(For that special someone, here you go.) You have no idea how many people are in love with this group. Some might say they're mainstream, some might not care of what they say, because in the end, you still have to say their music is awesome. It might not be your taste, but even if, hear them out. You might change your mind and hear their songs. This awesome group is called Daft Punk.
Daft Punk is an electronic music group originating in the early 1990s but gaining popularity amongst the public around the late 1990s. It consists of French born Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo(1974) and Thomas Bangalter(1975). They first met in a secondary school in Paris and had created a small indie band with another classmate of theirs. They have made a rock n' roll band and played gigs. They had a negative review which stated "a bunch of daft punk." And that is where they got their name from, they liked it since it sounded unique. Their classmate left for unknown reasons and when he did, Guy-Manuel and Thomas messed around with drum machines and synthesizers. That is the formation of the Grammy Award winning duo, Daft Punk. Now, onto the review!
"Homework" 1997
I have to say, early Daft Punk is where its at. The songs are a bit repetitive, but thats how most house music is, it's intentionally for clubs and raves. Repetitive, but every now and then, they change it up a bit, that's why I like this album. Da Funk and Around the World are probably the most recognized songs in this album. Other than those 2 singles, other songs in this album are great. Notable songs in this album that are worth listening to areRevolution 909 (which has a music video that should be checked out), Phoenix (which is a bit repetitive, but if you play this at a club, no one cares, they'll just dance!), Around the World (I'm pretty sure some of you have heard this song. This also has a video with great choreography, it should also be checked out), Rollin' & Scratchin' (Another song for the club), Rock 'N Roll (Personal favorite of mine, nothing to do with the genre though), andBurnin' (yet another song that has a video that, again, should be checked out.) Overall, this album deserves a 8 out of 10. Most of these songs are a bit repetitive, but still enjoyable.
"Discovery" 2001
I have to say, this is one of my favorite albums of all time. Not just because the songs in this album are amazing, but they all make up a story, and that story is the movie "Interstella 5555." If you have never seen the film, then you have no idea what you've been missing. The entire movie is the Discovery album, in order, to form a story about an alien band kidnapped by a mean old music agent just to use their music in order to get the fame and fortune himself. As the movie continues, the music keeps on going. It goes from the first song One More Time, to the last song, the 10 minute epic,Too Long. This album has to be the best from Daft Punk. It has great singles that everybody knows, including One More Time,Aerodynamic, Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger, and Short Circuit. Other great songs includeSuperheroes, Digital Love, and actually, the whole album is just great. If you want to buy this album, then go ahead, it's worth it. But I do recommend watching the movie "Interstella 5555" to understand the story Daft Punk are trying to say in this album. Overall: this album deserves a 10 out of 10. I can't get enough of how great this album is.
"Human After All" 2005
Daft Punk themselves say this is their favorite album out of the other albums. I can see what they mean, this album is pretty good, not going to lie. I still prefer Discovery, but this album also takes the cake. I didn't like some aspects, though. The use of vocals in most of their songs, I'd rather music of that genre without any lyrics, just bass, treble, and sound effects, because that's what techno and any other form of it should sound like. Well, here are other songs everybody knows, Robot Rock and Technologic. Every other songs are excellent for this album. Even if I don't like this album in particular, but hey, still give it a chance, it's awesome. My personal favorites are Human After All, Make Love, Television Rules the Nation, and Emotion. 4 songs out of the 10 tracks in this album is pretty bad, but hey, some people might love this album, and I can see why. Well, this album might not be what I expected to be, but I still like it. This album is an 8 out of 10.
Overall, I give this group a 9 out of 10. Why? Because they're just that awesome. If they made more albums, then you will for sure love them even more. They might be a tad mainstream when it comes to that type of genre, but who cares, honestly. There's good mainstream, when it doesn't even matter, and there's bad mainstream, *coughNicklebackcough*. Recent news, Daft Punk will be doing the soundtrack for the movie Tron: Legacy. To wrap it up, you should listen to this group. If you don't like this type of music, then you're just missing out.
Until next time, goodbye.
(P.S. This review was for that one special person. She told me to review a favorite artist of hers, and she told me to do Daft Punk, so, knowing this month is Slipknot month, I squeezed in a day just for her so she and you guys, my readers, can read something other than Slipknot. You can say this is a small break from the Slipknot infestation.)
(P.S.S. Slipknot Part III will be out soon, so expect that to come out. If you don't read the Slipknot reviews, then whatever, your lost.)
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