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Daft Punk - RAM lOTl - They're nice robots, they chose to stay.
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By the way, I need to ask: now that we know for sure this is not Daft Punk, then what the hell is it? It's pretty good!
Arozay
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My two favourite tracks both have something wrong with them 
Giorgio by Schwarzenegger has the interview section. Contact has the unnecessary ear rape.
Instant Crush is pretty good too, one of the few where the singing vocals work. Album could have used more samples throughout though. Too many collaborations kinda hurt it in the end.
Giorgio by Schwarzenegger has the interview section. Contact has the unnecessary ear rape.
Instant Crush is pretty good too, one of the few where the singing vocals work. Album could have used more samples throughout though. Too many collaborations kinda hurt it in the end.
killertofu
Member
Well the reactions are a lot more mixed in the previous few pages
My two favourite tracks both have something wrong with them
Giorgio by Schwarzenegger has the interview section. Contact has the unnecessary ear rape.
Instant Crush is pretty good too, one of the few where the singing vocals work. Album could have used more samples throughout though. Too many collaborations kinda hurt it in the end.
Well, the actual track starts after Moroder is done speaking. The 90 seconds before are mostly just an extension of The Game of Love.
Don'tBeWeird
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There are people on Gaf who love it and people who hate it. It'd be boring if everyone was the same, the differences in opinion make this thread fun.
Btw, I loved 808s & Heartbreak.
Reposting from last page because I think this may put things into perspective:
Comparing this to their older albums is a futile endeavor. It is an extreme and intentional departure from their old work. By their own accounts they were tired of that style. They wanted a change for a single album(or longer).
The albums don't even really fit into the same genre.
You can like the other ones better but I think a lot of the people who don't like this album expected homeworkdiscovery part 2.0 or something. That is a valid viewpoint though. Nothing wrong with that.
Same thing happened with 808s and heartbreaks. An album I also loved.
Comparing this to their older albums is a futile endeavor. It is an extreme and intentional departure from their old work. By their own accounts they were tired of that style. They wanted a change for a single album(or longer).
The albums don't even really fit into the same genre.
You can like the other ones better but I think a lot of the people who don't like this album expected homeworkdiscovery part 2.0 or something. That is a valid viewpoint though. Nothing wrong with that.
Same thing happened with 808s and heartbreaks. An album I also loved.
It's peeps expecting EDM, bangers, club hits and whatnot.
No.
http://a1.phobos.apple.com/us/r1000/000/Features/AlbumStreaming/RandomAccessMemory_DaftPunk.m4p
I think it is people expecting traditional daft punk. Sample heavy and a lot more electronic sounding tracks.
Good man. Same as what I'd rate it.
RAM is a much much better album than the derivative Tron Legacy soundtrack.
I'd put RAM in the same tier as alive 2007, but below Discovery and Homework.
MThanded, I feel like our tastes in music go hand in hand, awesome avatar btw always meant to say that. It was a long time ago, but I totally forgot that the 808s & Heartbreak thread was similar to this one terms of the mixed opinions ranging from being hated to absolutely loved.
Still a beautiful album, that I think will age well. Daft Punk always seem to get mixed thoughts on every studio album after Homework, people definitely had mixed opinions when Discovery came out as well.
Nah I already have it preordered.
I don't regret the purchase of my new shirt, can't wait for it to come by.electroplankton
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I'd like to know as well.
Thanks MT!
Don'tBeWeird
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I had a problem adjusting to changes in style on the new Phoenix and Deerhunter albums. I didn't like the new direction of those albums. RAM, on the otherhand, is seriously hitting the sweet spot with me. I still cannot comprehend how someone would prefer HAA over it, but hey, opinions.
I hope this isn't serious.
iAmMaximus
Member
It's a remix of a song called Tonight is the Night by Yellowire. Problem is, no one can find the actual remix.
People have to understand one thing: Daft Punk doesn't really do music for others or the fans, never have and never will. They do the music they feel like doing and aren't motivated by monetary gains. That's
why each album is so different from one another or why they did the Tron OST even though the pay wasn't very good.
Anyways I cannot wait to hear their remixes of this. If there's one group that knows how to remix and mashup songs it's them.
why each album is so different from one another or why they did the Tron OST even though the pay wasn't very good.
Anyways I cannot wait to hear their remixes of this. If there's one group that knows how to remix and mashup songs it's them.
Fleet_of_Foot
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I'm on my 7th listen now, mostly on good headphones. I guess I can see why some people don't like it, but I love it. I wasn't really a Daft Punk fan, either.
Instead of worrying about what's "cheesy" or what sounds like it's from the 70s, or what sounds like what you'd hear in an elevator or a supermarket, instead just ask yourself "Does what I'm hearing right now sound pleasant to my ears?"
Instead of worrying about what's "cheesy" or what sounds like it's from the 70s, or what sounds like what you'd hear in an elevator or a supermarket, instead just ask yourself "Does what I'm hearing right now sound pleasant to my ears?"
JetBlackPanda
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man this album is so good. I have listened to it about 4 times now. One thing that REALLY sticks out to me is how well it was produced. I mean.. my hell it sounds perfect.
Keru_Shiri
Member
I guess I'm among the few that was expecting/hoping to get Discovery pt 2 but is still loving RAM. It's a departure, for sure, but I really enjoy how deep and moody the tracks are.
Couldn't have put it better myself. After reading their interviews, I was expecting an album like this and was expecting to judge it for what it is, not for what I thought it would be.
Yeah the album's production and mastering is really great. I think this is something everyone can agree on.
I hate this critique because it's pretty disingenuous. It kind of dismisses the criticisms people here had of the album.
TONX
Distinguished Air Superiority
People have opinions, news at 11. Get off your high horse dude.
iAmMaximus
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A few hit and misses but overall really enjoying the album. Absolutely lost it with the vocoder in Lose Yourself to Dance. And Giorgio...MY GAWD <333
What's disingenuous about it?
I must be one of the few who loves the entire album. Totally hits all the right references and influences for me.
It's amazing how divisive all of Daft Punk's albums have been, not just RAM. Remember how many Homework fans hated Discovery (and still do) when it came out and wasn't a filter house record?
It's amazing how divisive all of Daft Punk's albums have been, not just RAM. Remember how many Homework fans hated Discovery (and still do) when it came out and wasn't a filter house record?
The majority of the critiques in this thread have focused not on expectations, but issues with the album as it stands.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Disregarding people's gripes with the music with "they intended it to be this way all along so you were just expecting wrong" is pretty disingenuous. You should be able to form an opinion about music without any pretext.
Well, both sides are doing it. "Oh if you like it it's because you haven't heard the good stuff from the 70s/80s" "Oh if you don't like it it's because you were expecting Discovery again"
in short, generalizations are bad
Stereogum is the site that ranks albums for a feature.
I only listened to it the once last night, but the standouts for me were:
- Give Life Back To Music
- Giorgio By Morodor
- Lose Yourself To Dance
- Get Lucky
- Doin' It Right
- Contact
yea, it's a good track and completely revels in that late 80's dance sound.
It's much better than the Panda Bear/Pantha du Prince song.
Yup. Instant Crush is also sounding better every time I listen to it.
Don'tBeWeird
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I love the entire album too. *High five*
And yeah, Discovery was very different from Homework.