Dave Meltzer
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The only vocals I like are Todd Edwards on Fragments of Time.
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The only vocals I like are Todd Edwards on Fragments of Time.
Agreed, but the other vocals don't bother me to the point of skipping the songs. They're fine, but Edwards is the only one who stands out.
Totally. I'd say the reason he looks pudgy in photos is due to his short neck length combined with a roundish "heart shaped" face:
His helmet is also fairly round and lacks the sharp jawline on Thomas' helmet, which can be unflattering from certain camera angles.
LOL
Megalosaro
Banned
You're like the third person I've heard say that. I was listening to the song with my dad and that is the first thing he said. My best friend showed the song to his mom and she was like "this is the best Steely Dan song since Hey Nineteen".
It's not a bad thing in my opinion. Steely Dan is fucking awesome. Fragments of Time is quickly becoming the underrated gem of the album in my opinion. Perhaps because it is the most conventional?
metareferential
Member
I've been listening to this album non-stop since release, and I find it incredible.
Finally listened to Horizon too, not bad, not bad.
Song of the record is Instant Crush for me. Mesmerizing.
But really, amazing record all around. I'm not that into electronic music, though. I've always liked Daft Punk a lot.
Finally listened to Horizon too, not bad, not bad.
Song of the record is Instant Crush for me. Mesmerizing.
But really, amazing record all around. I'm not that into electronic music, though. I've always liked Daft Punk a lot.
Yep, a clean really helped - much quieter now. Brand new vinyl needing a clean, who would have thought it.
Edit: Motherboard - oh yes
Gotta agree. I was driving my fiance to work on Sunday morning and it was incredibly cold and foggy and it was just amazing driving along with Motherboard cranked. Amazing atmosphere on that track.
Vipershark
Member
Vipershark listens to Random Access Memories.
All in all I liked 6/13 and actively disliked 2/13 (both just happened to be Pharrell's songs, and I like Pharrell :/)
The rest were listenable but just okay.
I guess the album is decent, but it's no Discovery.
I want the funky electronic party Daft Punk back, but I guess expecting them to keep the same sound after 12 years is a bit much.
- Give Life Back to Music - Decent song. A little boring, but not a bad song. Not my favorite by any means. The talkbox is kinda annoying, but old school sound, I guess.
- The Game of Love - ...talkbox again? Relaxing enough. Not really an interesting song or anything, but it's good for something in the background when I need to concentrate, I guess.
- Giorgio by Moroder - "...but everybody calls me Giorgio." Okay, this is the Daft Punk I've been waiting to hear! Oh, this jazzy part is nice! "...there was no preconception of what to do." AND THEN A MASTERPIECE HAPPENS
- Within - More talkbox. This song is pretty relaxing, though. It's not bad.
- Instant Crush - This song was okay, I guess.
- Lose Yourself to Dance - More like Lose Yourself to ZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. With a title like "Lose Yourself to Dance", I was expecting something along the lines of Robot Rock or One More Time (or at the very least Get Lucky) that I'd actually feel the urge to dance to, and not One Hit Wonder: The Song. COME ON COME ON COME ON COME ON COME ON COME ON is right.
- Touch - I like this song. It's pretty cool. I like the part where the choir comes in.
- Get Lucky - Ugh. This song is not good. Pharrell's vocals are weak and the fact that this is the lead single of the album (and The Song of Summer 2013) is pretty pathetic. Boring. The synth part at the end is the only good part of the song.
- Beyond - THAT INTRODUCTION. More talkbox, but the introduction more than makes up for it. Otherwise, the song is just sorta okay.
- Motherboard - This song is pretty cool. Good background music for concentrating on work.
- Fragments of Time - Eh. Listenable, but boring.
- Doin' It Right - Is that an 808??????? This song actually sounds like a Daft Punk song! Doin' it right indeed!
- Contact - Cool song. Good background music.
All in all I liked 6/13 and actively disliked 2/13 (both just happened to be Pharrell's songs, and I like Pharrell :/)
The rest were listenable but just okay.
I guess the album is decent, but it's no Discovery.
I want the funky electronic party Daft Punk back, but I guess expecting them to keep the same sound after 12 years is a bit much.
Afaik there's zero autotune.
That's a talkbox on Fragments of Time or I'll eat my hat. I listened to Frampton Comes Alive a lot so I can recognize a talkbox.
Side bar here: I was out both nights over the weekend in Toronto to 3 different bars, and I'm not sure if anyone else has noticed this, but holy shit is Get Lucky becoming a MASSIVE mainstream hit.
It played at all 3 bars I was at (one of them twice in the same night), which frankly isn't all that weird or interesting. What was however, was the reaction to the song. Every time it created a NOTICEABLE improvement in the vibe of the crowd, and many, many people were singing along to it.
Honestly, being in Canada (I'm sure maybe it's been different in Europe), I don't EVER recall seeing this for Daft Punk, outside of One More Time, though even that was a couple years after Discovery before it really caught on. (And yes, I'm that old and have been going to the bar for that long).
Felt so good to see.
It played at all 3 bars I was at (one of them twice in the same night), which frankly isn't all that weird or interesting. What was however, was the reaction to the song. Every time it created a NOTICEABLE improvement in the vibe of the crowd, and many, many people were singing along to it.
Honestly, being in Canada (I'm sure maybe it's been different in Europe), I don't EVER recall seeing this for Daft Punk, outside of One More Time, though even that was a couple years after Discovery before it really caught on. (And yes, I'm that old and have been going to the bar for that long).
Felt so good to see.
Doc Holliday
SPOILER: Columbus finds America
Love this album!
Best tracks
Doin' it right
Contact
Lose yourself to Dance
Get lucky
Giorgio
Least favorite
Fragments of time-just sounds way too old for me. It's like every bad 70s song rolled into one.
Best tracks
Doin' it right
Contact
Lose yourself to Dance
Get lucky
Giorgio
Least favorite
Fragments of time-just sounds way too old for me. It's like every bad 70s song rolled into one.
PhoenixDark
Banned
Get Lucky and Lose Yourself To Dance would have worked with a better singer. Get Lucky isn't a bad song, but Pharrell's karaoke vocals feel so bland compared to the energy of the track. Lose Yourself To Dance has such a nice guitar riff, I love the bass too...but it's ruined by the vocals. For such a funky track you need some equally funky vocals, not some that sound like placeholders; I can't imagine Niles Rogers hearing those tracks and thinking the vocals worked. Imagine Prince singing both of these songs, then cry at what could have been 
Touch, Motherboard, and Giorgio are the only songs I think are great. Fragments of Time is a good track, sounds like an Eagles song. Doin It Right is alright but it kind of just drones on without reaching a climax, which is the same complaint I have with Contact. It sounds like the middle of a Meddle era Pink Floyd song, that buildup that comes before the awesome closer; only here there is no awesome closing segment, it just ends.
The talk box tracks largely feel lazy to me, and would benefit from different vocals; they make Game Of Love sound like game show music, or elevator music you'd hear at Studio 54. Within is just weak. Overall the album isn't bad but falls into the pitfall many throwback albums do: an inability to capture the energy of the music being replicated. You can't have funk without funky good vocals for instance, and a singer who can catch or ride the groove. Same applies to disco, a genre that was always populated with very good singers, especially female singers; this album would work better with a strong female vocal somewhere, definitely on Get Lucky (if Prince wasn't available).
Touch, Motherboard, and Giorgio are the only songs I think are great. Fragments of Time is a good track, sounds like an Eagles song. Doin It Right is alright but it kind of just drones on without reaching a climax, which is the same complaint I have with Contact. It sounds like the middle of a Meddle era Pink Floyd song, that buildup that comes before the awesome closer; only here there is no awesome closing segment, it just ends.
The talk box tracks largely feel lazy to me, and would benefit from different vocals; they make Game Of Love sound like game show music, or elevator music you'd hear at Studio 54. Within is just weak. Overall the album isn't bad but falls into the pitfall many throwback albums do: an inability to capture the energy of the music being replicated. You can't have funk without funky good vocals for instance, and a singer who can catch or ride the groove. Same applies to disco, a genre that was always populated with very good singers, especially female singers; this album would work better with a strong female vocal somewhere, definitely on Get Lucky (if Prince wasn't available).
Ok this is pretty damn awesome, a friend of mine just send me this:
DAFT PUNK MEDLEY | PIGEON.
it's a medley of different Daft Punk tunes, worth watching. Very well done.
DAFT PUNK MEDLEY | PIGEON.
it's a medley of different Daft Punk tunes, worth watching. Very well done.
Yea man, I always give fresh vinyl a quick destatic run down and cleaning. Most new stuff has built up a small static charge and in packaging a lot of paper flakes from the boards fall into the paper sleeves. A quick brushing fixes that tho.
James Sawyer Ford
Member
Amazing album.
Cannot believe the hate for "Within". Spectacular song. Sorry if you guys only want nothing but dance tracks.
Favorite track on the album is either Beyond or Within.
Cannot believe the hate for "Within". Spectacular song. Sorry if you guys only want nothing but dance tracks.
Favorite track on the album is either Beyond or Within.
Vipershark
Member
I think my favorite track is probably Touch, followed by Giorgio by Moroder followed by Doin' it Right.
i figured this would be the best thread to ask. does anyone know where i can buy a copy of "together" by together (dj falcon & thomas bangalter)?
it was a roule label release, and i've managed to acquire a cd copy of "so much love" by together, so i assume this got a cd release as well. i can't seem to find it for purchase anywhere, whether it is vinyl, cd, or lossless digital download. the endgoal is to have a lossless file in my itunes, so the lossless/cd versions would be preferred.
it was a roule label release, and i've managed to acquire a cd copy of "so much love" by together, so i assume this got a cd release as well. i can't seem to find it for purchase anywhere, whether it is vinyl, cd, or lossless digital download. the endgoal is to have a lossless file in my itunes, so the lossless/cd versions would be preferred.
I don't think there's a CD release of Together.
There's some vinyls on sale in the Discogs market: http://www.discogs.com/sell/list?release_id=8094&ev=rb
I'm pretty sure you're right. The part that uses the talk box sounds much different in comparison to any of the vocoder tracks.
hmm...ok thanks! i'm asking one of the sellers how much he'd charge to ship to canada.
HarryHengst
Member
Literally better than the album.
A friend described the album as T-pain walking into a 70s porn and i guess its the best description i've heard.
Carbon fibre brushing didn't shift it. Ended up glueing it as I do with all my used records. It visibly made a massive difference in the run off groove and the after rip is so much cleaner than the before.
I love the music, but the vocals should not have been vocoded or whatever it's called. The piano gets into this beautiful melody and then this warbling digital voice comes over and it really doesn't fit at all. They should have married the piano to a strong singing voice, not a the limp processed voice.
I still enjoy the song, but the vocals are a weak point on it (as they are on most of the album).
Matt_
World's #1 One Direction Fan: Everyone else in the room can see it, everyone else but you~~~
I'm not really into Daft Punk or dance music in general, but I'm actually liking what I've heard from this album. It's probably the use of live instruments that does it for me. EDM is too rigid and repetitive for my tastes, but I can dig disco.
I can see why fans of prior Daft Punk don't like it though. It's totally a throwback album to more analog days. I'm surprised (and pleased) to hear it's getting love on the dance floors. If dance music starts using live instruments again, I might actually learn how to dance and hit up some clubs.
Also, love the art direction of this album's artwork and marketing, which is what got me interested in listening to it in the first place.
I can see why fans of prior Daft Punk don't like it though. It's totally a throwback album to more analog days. I'm surprised (and pleased) to hear it's getting love on the dance floors. If dance music starts using live instruments again, I might actually learn how to dance and hit up some clubs.
Also, love the art direction of this album's artwork and marketing, which is what got me interested in listening to it in the first place.
im too nervous to do the wood glue thing. I hear that the end product usually ends up great, but yea, feel like I'm risking too much with that. Maybe if the record was legit fucked I'd give a crack, but new stuff, naw.
A little bit OT, but the solo in Fragments of Time reminds me of Digital Love's solo, and now I can't get that fucking brilliant song out of my head. And now I'm back to Discovery for the day.
The first five tracks of Discovery are just full on haymakers with no sign of letting up:
One More Time
Aerodynamic
Digital Love
Harder, Faster, Better, Stronger
Crescendolls
The first five tracks of Discovery are just full on haymakers with no sign of letting up:
One More Time
Aerodynamic
Digital Love
Harder, Faster, Better, Stronger
Crescendolls
Mmmh, True. It does sound like a talkbox on that one.
Instant Crush sounds like autotune imo.
Yeh, except there's basically no auto tune on the album. Your friend needs to learn what vocoder and auto tune are.
I practiced on about a dozen junkers before I got it down right. I use a Stanton TT to spin the record, clamped down with a hockey puck. Use a credit card to spread the glue and then a little pull tab of dried glue from a previous gluing stuck on. Don't catch the label and leave a good gap in the run out groove.
Leave 24 hours then peel. It generates a lot of static but the carbon fibre brush gets rid of most of it.
I have a DIY record vacuum cleaner but the glue does a better job. It can pull out mould, dirt and stubborn particles.
Once I got really confident then I know I can glue anything without damage, including some quite valuable releases I bought back in the 90's.
In total I've glued about 600 records in the last couple of years without any issue.
Someone needs to kidnapp Prince and force him to record the lines to Get Lucky and Lose Yourself to Dance
good idea, but i believe the point was to keep the vocalist anonymous and de-focused. i completely disagree that disco had fantastic vocalists. disco was very much about flashy production techniques, and most hits were sung by session musicians. in fact most german disco artists were good looking people who lip-synched.
i love most of this album, its obviously made to be listened as a whole piece, though the disco tracks can work as singles.
That's the thing I don't like about a track like Get Lucky... too much focus on the vocal. All they needed to do was mix it down a little more and it would've been far better, IMO.
jeez louise, yea i dont have nearly that much equipment. i do have a couple tower of power albums i could practice on. ill have to see.
Daft Punks RAM synthesizer.
Doesn't that refer to the one I posted. It seems to fit the description.
Oh, I don't know. I've never seen the synth mentioned in the article. If they're so secretive about stuff, I don't know if any of these images are of the actual synth. But your photo does fit the description.
It's so interesting because I consider myself a lover of just traditional, instrument based music, so really getting into Daft Punk over the last fewmonths has been a crazy change of pace. Where as I I could pluck my way through most songs I listen to. I have not the slightest clue of how this music is made. Those pictures above blow my mind.
Ew, what? May as well be a completely unrelated song.
Lord British
Member
Just popping in to say I love absolutely every track on this album both individually and as part of the suite. It's wonderful.
Ken Masters
Banned
First thought the album was a 2.5-3/5 after initial 2 listens, after many more spins I'd upgrade that to a 4/5 album