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[jamieson87]

I love how fun Touch gets in the middle.

 

[Jzero]

I like the album. It kind of sounds a bit indie.

 

[Red Blaster]

Its paying tribute to music from that era. And that is what is so neat.

i think what those citing 70s/80s dance music mean is that ram doesn't really do anything interesting with those influences and merely regurgitates them in pretty conventional/dull ways

 

[Kaizer]

Dat Motherboard is SO GOOD.

 

[XANDER CAGE]

I have no idea how they're going to top this.

I just hope that, whatever they do, they don't return to the weird cynicism of the Human After All era.

 

[DR2K]

Far from it. Its a funky chilled out soundtrack. Really 70's/80's and I love it. Its very chilled.

I'm not a big Daft Punk fan, but get Lucky led me to believe it would be a different kind of album with fun music, catchy beats, etc. . . this just sounds like something you'd listen to in a coffee bar ordering you favorite herbal tea and what not. Not my type of music, but get lucky was awesome.

 

[MNC]

I definitely need to keep relistening a bit. It definitely is Daft Punk, but it still needs to grow on me a bit.

 

[Fjordson]

so are some of you just not famliar with the popular music of the 1970s and early 80s?

No? Completely aware of popular music from that era..

Fragments Of Time is the worst song on the album. Do we all agree?

One of my favourites.

 

[Kyaw]

Guys, remember that Daft Punk are doing some remixes of the songs too.

Read it in a magazine interview or something. Can't quite remember which one.

NVM - FOUND IT:

http://www.reddit.com/r/DaftPunk/comments/1e37h7/daft_punk_pete_tong_interview_thread/

 

[RoKKeR]

I love how fun Touch gets in the middle.

C'mon c'mon c'mon c'mon.

Edit: Shit, that's Lose Yourself to Dance.

 

[jett]

i think what those citing 70s/80s dance music mean is that ram doesn't really do anything interesting with those influences and merely regurgitates them in pretty conventional/dull ways

It most definitely does not do that. This album is pretty unique to be honest.

 

[MThanded]

Those bluegrass like sections in fragments of time really make the song.

 

[Meier]

I am listening to the iTunes stream so I don't really know what track is what (other than Get Lucky), but it's pretty boring really. I'm not hugely impressed despite being a fan of theirs since the 90s.

I like this song that just came on though.. I guess it's Fragments of Time based on MT's post. Reminds me of Hall & Oates, hah.

 

[Ken Masters]

11 songs deep in this album, pretty average so far

 

[Addi]

I love how Giorgio by Moroder ends with the click track it started with

 

[caramac]

Couple of avatars up for grabs if anyone wants them.

 

[Sanic]

...screamo?

Yes. Or, in a different frame, It's like the house/techno equivalent of a bad Linkin Park song.

It's just noise.

 

[overcast]

How do you not "lose yourself to dance" when listening to that track? So funky man..

 

[MThanded]

If people dislike the album, they can say why. Isn't that what album threads are for, to hear the different opinions?

Saying you don't like it is fine. Getting on a pedestal and implying people who do like the album have never heard anything from the eras that definitely influenced the album is another.

 

[Error]

Touch is my favorite so far. And like I suspected the album version of get lucky destroys the radio edit.

 

[Courage]

Couple of avatars up for grabs if anyone wants them.

I love this one. Using it for now.

 

[MattDoza]

Those bluegrass like sections in fragments of time really make the song.

Never expected it either. Very cool.

 

[slightconfuse]

The middle of motherboard is insane i like it.

dat water

 

[Frustrated_me]

"My name is Giovanni Giorgio, but everybody calls me Giorgio" *synths kick in*

So so good..

 

[Kaizer]

Couple of avatars up for grabs if anyone wants them.

Thanks!

 

[flippedb]

I'm downloading it from iTunes now. Will report back.

Edit: You guys basically got my avatar split lol

 

[jacobs34]

Anyone else get the feeling that these guys finished Contact and said, "well we aren't going to top that, let's try experimenting with other sounds/ideas for the rest of the album."

 

[JetBlackPanda]

If people dislike the album, they can say why. Isn't that what album threads are for, to hear the different opinions?

I agree but people dropping "have you guys ever heard music before" is lol

 

[Courage]

I'm downloading it from iTunes now. Will report back.

Edit: You guys basically got my avatar split lol

With softer edges

 

[Prez]

It's a good album, but it's not that exciting to me. You guys are missing out on tons of awesome 70s funk (which some tracks remind me of).

 

[Wynnebeck]

Yes. Or, in a different frame, It's like the house/techno equivalent of a bad Linkin Park song.

It's just noise.

So then what did you think of Short Circuit? Since ya know, that was just circuit noise.

 

[flippedb]

With softer edges

Mine is shinier.

 

[slightconfuse]

diggin what fragment of time has going ofr it.

nice funky/bluegrassy beat

 

[Jitters]

i think what those citing 70s/80s dance music mean is that ram doesn't really do anything interesting with those influences and merely regurgitates them in pretty conventional/dull ways

Derivative doesn't equal bad, to me. If you can make good tracks, make good tracks. Like Foxygen and Savages. I actually think this album manages to use its influences in a unique way. It sounds like a music from a bygone era, but still like Daft Punk.

I would say my main problem with the album is that some tracks linger for a little too long. It kind of make the whole album feel a little bloated. Like that Chromatics album from last year.

 

[hobz360]

I think the people who are disappointed were expecting more EDM-type of song/music/beat.

Listening to Touch for the 2nd time. What an amazing track it is.

 

[Error]

Am I the only that thinks get lucky is one of the weakest tracks in the album? I don't know if I'm burned out on it, just sounds so conventional compared to the rest.

 

[RoKKeR]

Man, that extended Get Lucky intro. So groovy.

 

[Jafku]

This album is amazing so far.

 

[Kaizer]

SHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEIT @ CONTACT! My mind wasn't prepared for that. At. All.

 

[Dicer]

Am I the only that thinks get lucky is one of the weakest tracks in the album? I don't know if I'm burned out on it, just sounds so conventional compared to the rest.

I don't think it's weak, but it is the "safe" song....

 

[Courage]

Least favorite song everyone? Probably Within.

 

[Error]

Man, that extended Get Lucky intro. So groovy.

I dont even understand why they took that out of the radio edit.

 

[flippedb]

I downloaded the stream. I'll split it up and carry it on my Clip+, that'll make the wait till release bearable.

 

[Sanic]

So then what did you think of Short Circuit? Since ya know, that was just circuit noise.

Haven't heard it. I'm talking just within the context of this work, songs like touch and beyond get that astral feel while injecting some life into it. Contact just feels like a weird song for the album.

 

[Fjordson]

Least favorite song everyone? Probably Within.

Doin' It Right. Or maybe Get Lucky actually. It's a catchy enough single, but I find it boring compared to the other songs.

 

[SnakeXs]

Can it be streamed via iOS?

 

[AstroZombie]

Least favorite song everyone? Probably Within.

Within isn't that good and it's sandwiched between two amazing tracks.

 

[Courage]

I dont even understand why they took that out of the radio edit.

Same, they could have cut out the chorus repeats and just include that. Makes the track much more enjoyable.

 

[Error]

I don't think it's weak, but it is the "safe" song....

Yeah I agree, don't get me wrong it's still a good song.

Oh man Beyond is so good, this album is so chill.

 

[CriginsMcJuggs]

WOW end of motherboard