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HorseRenoir posted:Have you tried "Part IV" by Fred Falke? Holy poo poo, this is solid! Thank you heaps!
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I've spun through RAM twice now. The first time it felt like I had my eyebrows perpetually cocked because things continually came out of left field, but once I managed to listen on decent headphones it blew me away. I loving love how "Touch," despite its supposedly hopeful ending, drops into Paul Williams pining for something more... then the album hops right into "Get Lucky." Not only is the six-minute "Get Lucky" everything I had hoped for, it fits perfectly thematically, especially when considering Pharrell's Collaborators video (in which he says "Get Lucky" is about two people connecting, one step beyond the "Touch" Paul Williams experiences). "Giorgio by Moroder" is fantastic. I noticed his interview's thesis is pretty freaking prevalent throughout the rest of the album. When the music drops all but the "click" when he mentions it, that was a sly little joke, but if I'm not incorrect that click is the backbone of "Doin' It Right" among many, many other little references. The album was a bit more melancholy than I was expecting, but then again I had no idea what to expect. I cannot wait to spend money on this.
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May 14, 2013 06:07
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwwIhs3dSOs They're going to have a hell of time doing this live.
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May 14, 2013 06:08
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Doin it right and MAYBE get lucky are probably the only songs that will be "dance" songs which is utterly mind boggling. The rest of them I'm not sure if i need to play ever again.
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May 14, 2013 06:17
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Predicted Pitchfork review 5.6.
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May 14, 2013 06:31
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As a huge fan of Daft Punk, I say this not necessarily as an indictment, but it kinda feels like: 1) Daft Punk made Homework. 2) Daft Punk got sweet masks. 3) Daft Punk develop a concept of "being" these robot personas. 4) Daft Punk make this album, and it's a concept of a pair of robot automatons fascinated with the emotion and funkiness of the disco era and being human. As a concept, I'm into it. As an album, I wanted more Daft Punk making Daft Punk music.
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May 14, 2013 06:32
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NESguerilla posted:Predicted Pitchfork review 5.6. No way. P4K has too much riding on it. They've got a cover story on the album coming out tomorrow and they've been posting video links to every little collaborator video leading up to the release. They'll grade it high, but they won't give it Kanye's perfect 10. They'll know that this album is humdrum and won't be able to admit it.
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May 14, 2013 06:33
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"Ethically, we've backed ourselves in a corner. A corner in a room full of corners."
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May 14, 2013 06:39
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I'm pretty much the least musically inclined person ever (the majority of the albums I own consist of what I'm pretty sure are the Australian government-mandated INXS and AC/DC albums), so someone remind me. Is Pitchfork considered decent in any way? I'm not sure how to read this discussion of them.
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May 14, 2013 06:43
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pathetic gbs homo posted:No way. P4K has too much riding on it. They've got a cover story on the album coming out tomorrow and they've been posting video links to every little collaborator video leading up to the release. They'll grade it high, but they won't give it Kanye's perfect 10. They'll know that this album is humdrum and won't be able to admit it.
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May 14, 2013 06:44
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Cleretic posted:Is Pitchfork considered decent in any way? I'm not sure how to read this discussion of them. They're great. They're also terrible. Seriously though, some of the reviewers are excellent and others are most definitely not. I tend to read it more for news than the reviews. het posted:I doubt that, though 5.6 seems low to me. I wouldn't be surprised to see something in the 6's though. I'd be surprised to see it over their standard 7.8 "this is good" rating though. I'm gonna call 8.2
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May 14, 2013 06:46
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Cleretic posted:I'm pretty much the least musically inclined person ever (the majority of the albums I own consist of what I'm pretty sure are the Australian government-mandated INXS and AC/DC albums), so someone remind me. Is Pitchfork considered decent in any way? I'm not sure how to read this discussion of them.
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May 14, 2013 06:49
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KrazyKosher posted:I really wanted to like this album, I did. But calling this album good is really going overboard. Look, I'm not trying to elicit any anger here, but 75% of the positive reviews of this album are people like you and me trying to talk themselves into being impressed. For all the production and collaboration that went into this album, all of the bells and whistles, its really just uninspired and boring. All their work to make a lifelike human album just made them sound purely mechanical, formulaic, and boring. Maybe they wanted to sound like soulless robots made this album, because that's the impression I'm getting. I'm really enjoying this album with each listen and I don't think its boring at all? I even like Touch which seems to be the most hated track on the album and I think it starts off amazingly well. E: I also don't really know what the "Daft Punk" sound some people were expecting. Is it Homework era? Discovery? HAA or Alive 2007? TRON??????? Like we all knew it was going to be a disco album with real instruments this time around. The REAL Goobusters fucked around with this message at 07:11 on May 14, 2013 |
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May 14, 2013 07:07
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I like everything besides Instant Crush. Just don't get into it for some reason.
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May 14, 2013 07:09
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pathetic gbs homo posted:No way. P4K has too much riding on it. They've got a cover story on the album coming out tomorrow and they've been posting video links to every little collaborator video leading up to the release. They'll grade it high, but they won't give it Kanye's perfect 10. They'll know that this album is humdrum and won't be able to admit it. They will still get off on slamming it. I'd bet my shoes (swapping out the word eat with bet just in case I'm wrong) it doesn't score better than a 6. Geirskogul posted:I like everything besides Instant Crush. Just don't get into it for some reason. I'm guessing it's because it features the most god awful vocal effect I have ever heard in a song that isn't J pop. I don't even know why they had him guest on the album if they were going to just completely ruin his voice. Also, that guitar(?) solo in the middle sounds like someone taking a dump into a trumpet. veni veni veni fucked around with this message at 07:24 on May 14, 2013 |
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May 14, 2013 07:16
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Most reviewers have been fairly positive though? Are we not allowed to like it anymore?
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May 14, 2013 07:25
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This is the Jamiroquai album I didn't know I wanted.
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May 14, 2013 07:29
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NESguerilla posted:They will still get off on slamming it. I'd bet my shoes (swapping out the word eat with bet just in case I'm wrong) it doesn't score better than a 6. but seriously, I bought shoes recently, so let's just call this a gentleman's bet.
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May 14, 2013 07:29
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somnambulist posted:Most reviewers have been fairly positive though? Are we not allowed to like it anymore? My comment was in regards to how predicable I think pitchfork is and has nothing to do with the quality of the album. Like whatever you want to like. het posted:DADDY NEEDS A NEW PAIR OF SHOES Good call because they are stinky old Vans with holes in them. I am eagerly awaiting the PF review now though, because I have convinced myself I have the power to predict their reviews. 5.6! veni veni veni fucked around with this message at 07:33 on May 14, 2013 |
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May 14, 2013 07:30
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I bet this gets at least a 7 point something on Pitchfork. No way it will get a 6, poo poo it might be even more because of Panda Bear, Giorgo Moroder and crew.
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May 14, 2013 07:33
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Anywhere other than itunes streaming this? Itunes just takes a crap and wont buffer. Took 5 mins just for the itunes Daft Punk page to load. Christ.
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May 14, 2013 07:35
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Production wise, the album is absolutely solid. I don't think a single instrument or sound is used on more than one song. Every noise, every instrument, and every vocal all meshes together perfectly on a song-by-song basis. That being said, half of the album is exactly what I was hoping for (a callback to the disco and funk of the 70's that seemed to inspire early Daft Punk sounds), and half of the album is a sad robot musical. I really feel that some of these songs would have been better without the robot voice, but even then... they just fall short and feel bland. But when the album shines through? It's a loving supernova. Other than that, it's just a sad robot musical.
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May 14, 2013 07:42
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They're really good at pissing off people, Human After All was a million times worse then this. I played Discovery in college like nobodies business, then human after all came along and EVERYONE thought it was fake, and then when it wasn't, people were like o_________O alive 2007 changed everything, made people appreciate the album more. (I loved it personally, but Discovery was better) There's going to be 8539058305830850583058 remixes from the album, so I think it'll grow on people as the material settles in and people remember it for what it is, and not what it isn't.
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May 14, 2013 07:49
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I'm betting they'll play it safe and give it a 7.3. High 6 or low 7 at least. That's what I'd throw at it. Mediocre but not the worst thing I've ever heard. Doin' It Right and Contact are the best tracks on the album.
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May 14, 2013 07:56
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Photex posted:I'm on a cruise and I literally just dropped a poo poo ton of money to grab this to listen to in the Bahamas Wario In Real Life posted:Seems wasteful. Couldn't disagree harder if I had an automatic disagreeing machine turned up to 11 with the knob broken off.
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May 14, 2013 07:59
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Listening to this in the Bahamas sounds absolutely wonderful. Does seem like an album that would benefit from the right setting like that. Also, have come to the conclusion that I only really dislike/am indifferent to 2 songs on the album: Motherboard and Contact. If anyone has any good reasons to like those songs, other than listen on a good sound system (which I plan to do ASAP), please inform me.
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May 14, 2013 08:02
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Just heard it...pretty dull, not saying I need an album of bangers but I was expecting way more than overpolished AOR disco-lite.
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May 14, 2013 08:07
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crankdatbatman posted:Seems like my major Daft Punk fan friends have been pretty meh after listening to the stream. If they actually used the term "pretty meh" to describe anything, ever, I would stop hanging out with them.
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May 14, 2013 08:12
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pathetic gbs homo posted:No way. P4K has too much riding on it. They've got a cover story on the album coming out tomorrow and they've been posting video links to every little collaborator video leading up to the release. They'll grade it high, but they won't give it Kanye's perfect 10. They'll know that this album is humdrum and won't be able to admit it. Pitchfork gave a ton of advertising to M.I.A. shortly before her third album dropped, and they still trashed it.
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May 14, 2013 08:14
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an skeleton posted:Listening to this in the Bahamas sounds absolutely wonderful. Does seem like an album that would benefit from the right setting like that. Man, Motherboard and Contact rock. I would love to listen to both of them on my sennheisers parked right here  I will say my biggest problem with Contact is the fact that its VERY uhhhh, grainy. I wish i could tone that down just a bit.
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May 14, 2013 08:16
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I feel like out of the two, Motherboard will grow on me. Contact just seemed silly. I thought it was going to be the one House Banger of the album, but it was not that. Not saying the album necessarily needs one, but still.
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May 14, 2013 08:26
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somnambulist posted:They're really good at pissing off people, Human After All was a million times worse then this. I played Discovery in college like nobodies business, then human after all came along and EVERYONE thought it was fake, and then when it wasn't, people were like o_________O Sometimes I think I should eliminate myself from DP conversations because I think Human After All was their best studio album and the hits from discovery (other than Harder Better Faster Stronger)just sounded like 90's poo poo that aged really poorly. veni veni veni fucked around with this message at 08:47 on May 14, 2013 |
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May 14, 2013 08:28
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NESguerilla posted:They will still get off on slamming it. I'd bet my shoes (swapping out the word eat with bet just in case I'm wrong) it doesn't score better than a 6. I'm surprised a lot of people accused "Doin' it Right" of being a Panda Bear song snuck onto a DP album when "Instant Crush" exists. That's a Strokes song through and through. bonzaisushi posted:I will say my biggest problem with Contact is the fact that its VERY uhhhh, grainy. I wish i could tone that down just a bit. It's so out of left field. But you've gone everywhere else on the album why not do the biggest ear destroying crescendo ever again Intel&Sebastian fucked around with this message at 08:38 on May 14, 2013 |
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May 14, 2013 08:34
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^burtle posted:This is the Jamiroquai album I didn't know I wanted. Agreeing with this. fragments of time could get dropped anywhere into Rock Dust Light Star and no one would know the difference at all. Edit: After reading the Rolling Stone review I do credit Instant Crush for being outside of the box for JC. I wonder how robo-tortured the performance really is. Intel&Sebastian fucked around with this message at 08:53 on May 14, 2013 |
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May 14, 2013 08:47
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chime_on posted:I liked it all right, but it was pretty disappointing on a first listen when measured against my expectations. I guess I assumed that they were going to take this cast of legends and has-beens and work them into some grand artistic vision, but really they just made a decent midtempo space disco record. That's all well and good, but for my money it's not nearly as interesting as an actual 70s space disco record because it's way too high budget and slick. Whoever said it seemed like something you'd find in the 99-cent bin was pretty on the mark. It's like when you pick up some late 70s/early 80s Motown record by some no-name, and it sounds like a million bucks but it's ultimately pretty bland, and you never really put it on, and every so often you come across it when you're browsing your collection and you're just like "oh, yeah." I think if you know who Todd Edwards is outside of "Daft Punk collaborator" you're probably too clued in to like this album. I mean there is really no reason to get as hyped over this as some people in this thread are getting other than you don't listen to any other funk, disco or house and rely on Daft Punk records for your fix.
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Tokyo Slutty Gal posted:I think if you know who Todd Edwards is outside of "Daft Punk collaborator" you're probably too clued in to like this album. I mean there is really no reason to get as hyped over this as some people in this thread are getting other than you don't listen to any other funk, disco or house and rely on Daft Punk records for your fix. Name some good funk and disco
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Grawl posted:t What up, bro! Loving the album. Found a 320 kbps leak and it's been on repeat for the last hours. Also got it on my phone to listen to it all day at work tomorrow and whenever I leave my computer for the rest of this year. All the tracks sounds great in my ears, but Giorgio and Contact really takes off. Doesn't seem like they're ever going to land either, and I'm totally okay with that. Can't wait to review it tomorrow! Can't wait to destroy the engine on my turntable either. It'll be the best reason to upgrade and everything will be pure bliss.
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I can hear the compression with my Koss Pro/4AA headphones and my Sennheiser HD480s, but the bass on the Koss is amazing. Use some cans to listen, even at 192kbps.
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May 14, 2013 09:16
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Who ever imagined we'd hear a non-sampled slide guitar on a Daft Punk album? This poo poo is crazy
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Woo. Just got an email saying my record has shipped. From the UK... to Australia. God I hope it doesn't take long.
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