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Daft Punk - RAM lOTl - They're nice robots, they chose to stay.
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John Rabbit
Banned
i just realized giorgio by moroder reminds me very much of the holy egoism of genius by art of noise. it's john hurt talking about composer claude debussy over music. the structure of the songs are very similar.
Really? Have you heard Strawberry Jams or MPP or Person Pitch? Those albums are stuffed with Beach Boys like melodies.
listen to animal collective... definitely some heavy beach boys influence there.
Yeah, his vocals are really weird. His section sounds like a stage play scene or something :lol the song gets pretty interesting after that.
Damn, Prince would have been great. Pharrell doesn't sound that good to me either.
mattiewheels
And then the LORD David Bowie saith to his Son, Jonny Depp: 'Go, and spread my image amongst the cosmos. For every living thing is in anguish and only the LIGHT shall give them reprieve.'
Yeah, "Feels" is actually a term Brian Wilson used to describe his songs, too.
MrGreencastle
Member
Touch and Motherboard are standouts for me. I love so many of them, it's hard to single out a specific track because to be honest I can't see myself ever listening to them outside of within the album's playthrough (the way it's meant to be listened to, in my opinion).
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
He literally sounds like Hugh jackman from les miserables.
Rabbit Clock
Banned
Really dig Doing it right. I may have to check out Animal Collective because I really like this guy's vocals.. Pharrell on the other hand, sounds pretty terrible in Lose Yourself to Dance. Luckily the robot voices are good in Lose yourself. He sounds good in Get Lucky though.
Discotheque
Banned
i have more problems with the moroder monologue than paul william's vocals. the latter make it sounds like a theater song and that's fine. plus it's great setup for that beautiful finale.
XANDER CAGE
Member
"Aggressive" is certainly not the word I'd ever expect to hear describing Panda Bear, least of all on Doin' it Right.
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
Banned
So awesome! Thanks!
Just got to Lose Yourself to Dance and am LOVING this album so far. So damn good and everything I hoped for.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
I dunno, his animal collective stuff can be pretty aggressive.
BlazingDarkness
Member
If I could edit the album, it would go something like this:
1. Give Life Back to Music - Keep it as it is, it's a great intro to the album
2. The Game of Love - same as above, it's amazing, I'm baffled this song doesn't get more love. Maybe it would be suited nearer the end of the album?
3. Giorgio by Moroder - cut out the first 2 minutes (of talking) I feel like that bit drags the song down, stops me from wanting to re-listen
4. Within - drop the whole song, it's pointless
5. Instant Crush - leave it as it is, it's super catchy
6. Lose Yourself to Dance - as above, it's a great track
7. Touch - remove all of Paul Williams hokey vocals, replace them with robots, it suffers like Giorgio does in that it doesn't lend itself well to constant re-listens
8. Get Lucky - great track, leave it alone
9. Beyond - super atmospheric, very accomplished sound, maybe it could be moved elsewhere in the album so it doesn't get lost?
10. Motherboard - this has some of the best sound of the album but needs some vocals to make it stick, otherwise it'll be forgotten - or maybe would make a good alternate intro?
11. Fragments of Time - Kill it with fire. It's trash, bin it.
12. Doin' it Right - cut out Panda Bear's harsh vocals and mix it up a bit, basically, replace it with the remix which is sure to blow the original out of the water
13. Contact - leave it as it is, perfect close - and I feel the most consistent of the longer tracks
1. Give Life Back to Music - Keep it as it is, it's a great intro to the album
2. The Game of Love - same as above, it's amazing, I'm baffled this song doesn't get more love. Maybe it would be suited nearer the end of the album?
3. Giorgio by Moroder - cut out the first 2 minutes (of talking) I feel like that bit drags the song down, stops me from wanting to re-listen
4. Within - drop the whole song, it's pointless
5. Instant Crush - leave it as it is, it's super catchy
6. Lose Yourself to Dance - as above, it's a great track
7. Touch - remove all of Paul Williams hokey vocals, replace them with robots, it suffers like Giorgio does in that it doesn't lend itself well to constant re-listens
8. Get Lucky - great track, leave it alone
9. Beyond - super atmospheric, very accomplished sound, maybe it could be moved elsewhere in the album so it doesn't get lost?
10. Motherboard - this has some of the best sound of the album but needs some vocals to make it stick, otherwise it'll be forgotten - or maybe would make a good alternate intro?
11. Fragments of Time - Kill it with fire. It's trash, bin it.
12. Doin' it Right - cut out Panda Bear's harsh vocals and mix it up a bit, basically, replace it with the remix which is sure to blow the original out of the water
13. Contact - leave it as it is, perfect close - and I feel the most consistent of the longer tracks
When i heard the album the first time i thought it was pretty great but i knew deep down i needed to get baked when i listen to it a second time, so i did. As i was listening to Contact i was so zoned out into the song, right after it finished the next song that played was One More Time from the Discovery album and for a few seconds i thought it was part of the same track, i had a rush of nostagia in my veins and IT BLEW MY FUCKING MIND!
If you ever get a chance to (or stream it on YouTube) for his concerts. His mixes are awesome.
Got a chance to go to a concert/venue with him DJ-ing and it was way too good.
superpickleman
Member
I love almost every track on the album. Weakest for me at this point would have be Instant Crush and maybe Within.
I need more time to digest the album though; I used to find Emotion insufferable and now it's one of HAA's highlights for instance.
I need more time to digest the album though; I used to find Emotion insufferable and now it's one of HAA's highlights for instance.
BlazingDarkness
Member
His vocals sound pretty coarse in contrast to the tinny sounds of the robots, it doesn't really fuse together very well - it sounds like two separate tracks plastered together.
John Rabbit
Banned
2nd listen now, at home. this album greatly benefits from good headphones or speakers with good bass response. i missed a lot of lower frequency when listening at work. it's still not amazing, but it's better.
killertofu
Member
That was fun, GAF.
Ugh, I wish I had brought my good headphones home
Ugh, I wish I had brought my good headphones home
The gaf-hop listening party was really fun! Also made me realize that there's not a single song I don't like, even if I'm not big on the panda bear track. This really is a top notch release filled with creativity, ambition and passion. Nice robots indeed, too bad they went off in their spaceship at the end.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Yeah you need good headphones for this. The production is too good for crappy speakers.
exactly. Plug room will be hype through the rest of the night
EDIT: eh...maybe I'm tired
Kanye ruins everything.
Listening session was amazing. Stick around for the best album of the 00s!
DEMON DAYS LIVE LISTENING SESSION!
DEMON DAYS LIVE LISTENING SESSION!
superpickleman
Member
It definately is.
Yup, I feel the same way. It seems people's favorites from this album are all over the place.
With Discovery, my favorites were Face to Face and Digital Love.
With the new album, my favorites are Instant Crush and Contact.
This man knows what's up.
I also love 4:05 to 4:40 on Giorgio. I was hoping this album would be totally funked out. I mean it is but sometimes the genre blending is too much.
John Rabbit
Banned
guys. the drums on beyond guys.
the drums.
the drums.
BlazingDarkness
Member
Maybe not harsh.. but his diction is kinda.. janky? The way he sings has an attitude behind it which doesn't sound good with the music.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
That's just his style. It's very abrupt.