Homework

And the concentration of electronica just continues to rise. That's a shame here, because I'm sure this album was significant. Daft Punk's debut surely would be important. But ignoring that, what's here is just not standout enough for me to be left with an impression. It suffers from the same issues I have with a lot of this genre, maybe more so here than in others. They build a musical idea one piece at a time, then they repeat that idea over and over again until the song is over. It's just so repetitive, to the point where the music is having the opposite effect on me, bogging me down instead of pumping me up. If you cut all these songs in half, then I maybe I'd give it another star. Highlight (Or really just a song that I knew before): Around The World

I hate being the guy that says their hit album is better but in this case I will...Discovery still wins for me. However, I can't say this album is bad since I still enoyed what I heard. It's their debut and you hear them getting their footing. Yes some parts are a bit too distorted, some repetitive, but overall its not awful. I'm hoping to encounter their Alive album (and Discovery ofc!) while going through this list 🤞🤞

Classic

3 sterne

Album No. 0197 on my list. I've had a brief but intense Daft Punk fan phase about six years ago, and my affection with the two french robots has faded a little ever since, even though I have to say I still find the two of them really cool. Too bad that they disbanded in 2021. Anyway, at the time, I was mostly a fan of their later albums ("Discovery", "Alive 2007", "Random Access Memories") and always found "Homework" a solid, but not a spectacular album. And this has actually not changed since. This is certainly an iconic house album, it was definitely highly influential and deserves its spot on the 1001 album list. However, I'm not much into "pure" house music in the sense that I rarely visit clubs and actually dance through the night, but rather enjoy this kind of music when it leans a little more towards the pop genre. I know this means I'm probably pretty dull, but that's just how it is. In that sense, "Discovery" to me is the superior album (and "One More Time" an all-time favorite - pretty dull, I know). I can appreciate "Homework" on an intellectual level and fully agree that it's a good album, it's just not my cup of tea. Too much pure dance music, too much repetition and all that. Anyways, I will add "Da Funk", "Around The World", and "Alive" to my playlist. 3/5 stars.

An enjoyable listen if like me you enjoy tasteful looped beats. It’s a little sparse, not many layers going on. I listened at work, and I’m not sure I could enjoy the whole thing without doing something else at the same time. I guess what I’m saying is that it functions great as dance music, slightly less so as an album.

Tein ruokaa ja fiilistelin. Unelmoin että oisin muutaman kaljan nauttineena tamppausbileissä, missä deejii ei soittas sekalaista kakkaa, viimesimpiä viraalihittejä, vaan tämmöstä kunnon kamaa.

Pitäs muistaa kuunnella enemmän Daft Punkkia

Will probably never listen to it again but wasn't bad.

Good.

After listening to this album, my mind feels… numb. I’m honestly not in the cognitive space to be able to write a review, but I’ll try anyway. Imagine repeating a bunch of sounds 100 times, and that’s what each song felt like. Now make a 1 hour 13 minute-long chain of these songs, and we get this album. It was so bad. Honestly, how does anyone like this!? I feel like I’ve been psychologically tortured. I’m gonna go put on a good song and try to regain as many lost brain cells as I can.

A 4.5 to be fair. One of those rare albums that is both timeless and very much of its time

Not for me

70% of music I love and adore would not and could not exist without this masterpiece of an album.

This is a fairly great house album. Yeah, I don't like the repetitive nature of this album, but everything else is top-notch. Not their perfected craft, but a great starting point.

J'aime beaucoup la discothèque

Around the world is a 5, rest of the album doesn't do much for me.

the boys

Punk Daft

Rätt hög variation i njutbarhet, men viktig såklart!

Det går absolut att klaga på att det är repetitivt och ibland låter som ett embryo av något som skulle växa sig mycket större live. Uppskattar absolut saker som de gjorde senare ännu mer. Går dock inte att komma ifrån att det här albumet är början på något stort och innehåller flera odödliga låtar, och "Around the World" med tillhörande musikvideo är ett otroligt starkt minne från tiden när det släpptes.

Överlag är det faktiskt inte bra. Det borde inte vara ett helt album, KANSKE en EP med topplåtarna. Tror säkert det mesta hade varit najs i ett DJ-set dock, vilket väl också är tanken.

Varför slutade de inte efter Around the World?? Obegripligt oljudigt efteråt.

Såhär, jag gillar Daft Punk i grunden och uppskattar mycket av det dom gör, men den här skivan är verkligen inte min grej. Around the world är fet, dock.

Brutal pounding. Pretty much unbearable.

So unexpectedly boring.

ouch

Daft Punk would go on to become legendary figures in their scene and beyond, so it’s interesting to go back to their debut and trace how their early style began to take shape. While the album can feel a bit repetitive at times, it’s very accessible and driven by strong, infectious rhythms. You can already hear the foundations of the sound they would later refine. The best tracks for me are "Da Funk" and "Rock’n Roll".

Not for me at all - it’s like every song has a great minute that’s repeated for a further five minutes, and then the next track starts. Favourite track: Da Funk

Honestly, this album is full of skips

Great music not my style

cool

Really good dance album

Stop the music and go home I repeat, stop the music right now

Daft Punk are great, but the greatest Daft Punk is not on this album.

I probably shouldn't have been but I was a bit surprised that the album is just the work of two DJs, rather than more traditionally crafted songs of their later albums. They have some interesting beats of course, but some really don't need to be that long (4 around the 7 minutes mark (not that I have anything against long songs as long as it justifies it)). I suppose if DJs are playing them to dance to though it makes more sense. Anyway, interesting enough, not quite my kind of music though.

Review - surprised this album's on the list. Second album definitely a classic but the debut is (while definitely a good album) much less good. They hadn't figured out how to pick perfect samples to build a song around yet, and relied less on samples with vocals for hooks, and used less vocoder vocals themselves. Which makes this more of a "pure" techno/house album than their later crossover pop work. It's still a very good album, and you can see through songs like Around The World the beginning of their later style and success. And I'm sure when it was released it blew most of the popular Euro house music out of the water. But I wish I'd been listening to Discovery instead. Rating - 7/10 Need to hear? YES

Different, but kinda the same as the dance music that had been floating around LA and New York for a decade prior. Good solid beats brought to the masses! 3

Boring, irritating, and it worried my dog.

Not for me, obviously good but just does nothing for me

I like Daft Punk a lot, and there are definitely a bunch of five star moments on here, but there's a bit of filler too. Really strange choice to include this over Discovery, I'd say; the latter is miles better.

There's this musical taste phenomenon in my house: my wife or daughter would like a song/artist/album and I wouldn't. I would be questioned as to why I didn't like it, then I'd make my commentary. And these two women would be LEGITIMATELY offended, as if I was critiquing their music tastes or saying something bad about them, not the music. As if they had written and performed it themselves! Today, ladies, I get it, and I'd like to offer my apologies. Reading these awful reviews about a pair of artists and an album I love so much just makes me sad and defensive. And that one guy saying if he wanted to listen to something repetitive that he'd just listen to his wife? Get a divorce, asshole. She's better off that way. ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5

It was amazing for reading or a rave!

I have no idea what to expect. Daftendirekt: 7/10 Pretty groovy. Da funk back to da punk baby. WDPK 83.7FM: filler. Revolution 909: 5.5/10 Not much to it. Da Funk: 5.5/10 Phoenix: 5/10 Fresh: 5/10 Around the World: 5.5/10 Rollin & Scratchin: 2/10 Teachers: 5/10 High Fidelity: 4/10 Rock N Roll: 1/10 Oh yeah: 3/10 Burnin: 4/10 Indo Silver Club: 4/10 Alive: 4/10 Funk Ad: filler.

3.5

Much better in album form, wasn't much of a fan previously but this was enjoyable

Ok, this is a low score for Daft Punk - but this album was too 90s for me. It sounds a lot like Fat Boy Slim, and Fat Boy Slim does Fat Boy Slim better. Some of the Scratchin' was outright unpleasant... However, Around the World is a A+ banger, that I loved in the 90s and I love now. Also, despite my complaints I was still vibin quite a bit throughout the listen. Mostly I am looking forward to getting to Daft Punks later albums.

Good working music with the steady beat.

I wanted to like this album. I have heard lots of great things about daft punk but have never heard one of their songs. This album ran the gamut of I really liked the song to I can't wait until this song is done. I listened to this while cooking dinner and definitely found myself dancing while cutting up veggies. Then the next song came up and I could not wait until it was done. I would certainly listen to some songs again, but not the whole album and I certainly would not buy this album. It did make me interested in hearing some other songs by the group.

The songs were kind of simple. But good. Around the world around the world around the word around the world.

Basic in terms of what we've come to expect from the artist, but a foundational debut that includes the steady beats and loops, house and techno vibes that set the stage for future releases.

This is their debut, of course it's not going to hit as hard as Discovery or RAM but it still has it's highlights. Overall, it's too repetitive for me. Latter half is great though, tracks like "Oh Yeah" and "Indo Silver Club" hit hard. Love the distorted stuff more than anything. Favourite tracks: Da Funk, Fresh, Rollin' & Scratchin', Teachers, Oh Yeah, Burnin', Indo Silver Club 3.5/5

It's called Homework. So I'm marking it as a D Minus. Must do better

A little too long (Rock n Roll, Rollin & Scratching should have been cut) for its own good, but good jams and a new direction for electronic music are clearly laid out.

It’s a good album, but I think it’s very long and it gets repetitive. 6/10

THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST OF ALL TIME OH MY GOD IM DYING I LOVE THIS ONE THANK U 1001 GEN FOR MAKING ME LISTENING TO THIS MASTERPIECE AGAIN

Would have given it a 5 if it weren't for burnin giving me a literal headache. Once that broke me out of my daft punk listening reverie it allowed me to realize that, while this is good, it's a bit disjointed and sounds more like a debut album rather than what we became to know as peak daft punk

I guess it's brilliant at what it's trying to do, but also not my thing

Daft Punk is undoubtedly an amazing duo in the history of electronic music but geez their debut really drags. I love parts of this album but as a whole it’s difficult to go from start to finish without needing a breather midway through. My love for Discovery, Random Access Memories, and Alive 2007 probably bump this album from a 3 to a 4 for me.

Good group just to long of the same thing

This album has never totally clicked with me, which I think is largely because of how it compares stylistically to 'Discovery', one of my favorite albums of all time. I think I'd like this a bit more if I could 'Men In Black' the rest of DP's discography from my brain.

I like the discovery album more, but this one is also on the top of the list

3.8 Not their best work

The first half of this album tells a story that feels like it’s taking place on the streets in a city where you hear the sounds of a really cool party going on somewhere almost distant. Then the second half is that party.

A personal favourite that I haven't heard in a while. I feel like it does drag just ever so slightly, but not too much. I'd personally give this a 4.5, but I'm okay with a 5.

I wanted to like this more than I did. It wasn’t bad, but got really really repetitive in theme and samples.

All the potential of a 5* classic album, but it's just so bloated.

Sweeeet, i have heard sun of this one

Not really my thing, but this is pretty undeniable

The music these two make is not really for me but even then, there are a lot of elements whose presence I cannot comprehend. Why are many of these tracks so long? Why do they wait so long before adding elements to the basic beat? And why do the samples continue to be played long after they overstay their welcome? I'm happy for Daft Punk fans that like this album, I really am, but I hope that I never have to listen to this album again. Best songs are Da Funk and Teachers. 4/10, many opportunities for improvement.

Kinda disappointed by this one. I’ve heard the big hits from Daft Punk but the only album I’ve listened to in full was Discovery, which was brilliant. I figured if this one is on the list over Discovery then it must be great. It does have its moments. Around The World is obviously a classic and I really enjoyed Alive but it was very repetitive at times and dragged on way too long for me. Top Track - Alive

2.5 - Meh

It was electronic music…

I am a fervent fan of electronica and its many sub-genres. And while I am a fan of their later works, particularly the TRON Legacy Soundtrack and RANDOM ACCESS MEMORIES, this album was very underwhelming to me when it came out in 1997 and after listening to it again today, my opinion didn't change. The only tracks worthy of appearing on any album at all is "Around the World" and "Da Funk", with honorable mention to "Teachers" because it was a sweet idea of shouting out all of their influences, but it ultimately doesn't groove. Even with "Around the World" being one of the stronger tracks on the album, the only version of it that I enjoy, and has lived in my collection for decades now, is not from this album, but rather from their live album ALIVE!. This particular album version of "Around the World" feels like it is about 2 to 2 and half minutes too long. Similarly, to me "Da Funk" has always felt like it should have been about 5 to 10 beats per minute faster than it actually is. I do enjoy that their music is not reliant upon lyrics at all, and that when words are used, it is primarily for their rhythmic value and not for their literal or figurative meaning. The production and engineering is solid, but the arrangements and dynamics, with the exception of "Da Funk" and "Around the World" don't vary much. Ultimately, I don't think this album should be on the list, at all. There were other 90s albums that were far more influential that could occupy this spot.

Tenho uma longa história com Daft Punk. Eles foram um dos primeiros atos musicais que realmente me capturaram, ainda na minha pré-adolescência, e o lançamento de RAM foi a primeira estréia de um álbum que eu conscientemente estava empolgado e engajado. A discografia deles é extremamente consistente. Eles não possuem sequer um disco ruim, e é o tipo de discografia que se você me disser que qualquer um dos álbuns é o seu favorito, eu irei compreender. Homework, em alguns momentos, já foi meu favorito. Certamente o álbum mais “raíz” deles. Aqui temos puro House, por bem ou por mal. Sim, as canções são repetitivas, mas esse é o propósito. Esse é o tipo de disco que você deve ouvir alto. Eu digo ALTO. Volume no 11, esquece os vizinhos. Tanto faz os vizinhos, você está ouvindo Homework. Você está ouvindo Da Funk, o mundo não existe mais. Mas mesmo que eu goste deste álbum e deste estilo, é impossível negar que sinto um pouco de saudade das simpatias mais Pop das obras futuras da banda, especialmente de Discovery. O estilo mais puro deste disco têm seu lugar, mas a sua exacerbada duração faz com que ele seja uma escuta mais difícil do que precisava ser. Bem, por sorte, podemos extrair as melhores faixas e ter uma coleção fantástica. 4/5

House, electr. dance, 1997 -> 2

Started off good but did get annoying towards the end. Scrapes a 3 by being Daft Punk.

Orite but bit repetitive. Nowhere near as good as discovery. Da funk is a standout

Theres repetition and theres too much repetition. This is the latter tbh. Theyve got better albums. Da funk & Around The World great. But think they got better at Radio friendly shizz later on.

Don’t get me wrong I like daft punk but my this was repetitive! Don’t get me wrong I like daft punk but my this was repetitive! Don’t get me wrong I like daft punk but my this was repetitive!

Enjoyable for a while but does get a bit annoying if you aren’t in the mood.

Skipped through most of this. Fun beats but way too repetitive for me. Sorry z

I've listened to this album a lot. It's too long but so it goes with Daft Punk albums.

It's unbelievable how long and boring this album is. I've always known Daft Punk as a dynamic and danceable electro-pop band—spacey, witty, and with a certain tongue-in-cheek attitude, even when their eyes are hidden behind those futuristic helmets. But this Daft Punk album is nothing. Take away the truly great "Around The World," and all that's left is utterly tedious garbage. As a fan of electronic music, both danceable and ambient, and especially of the Berlin School sound, I can only say this album is rubbish, regardless of what other reviews claim. The song "Around The World" is great, though.

Daft Punk were truly the greatest act to do what they did. I cannot think of many artists that were able to create a look nearly as iconic as the robots, and with the absolute quality of music they had to back it up they created this unquantifiable quality I truly think is unmatched. It's like fucking magic Admittedly, Homework predates Thomas and Guy's robot personas by a couple of years, but it does perfectly set the groundwork for not just their own sound, but also their influence on the world of electronic music as a whole. Plus, it's a damn good record in its own right. It's easy to label it all as overly repetitive, and I can definitely understand if it's your inclination to do so, but I really find if you can just give yourself over to it there's so much to enjoy. The duo really knows how to hone in on the right sounds, the right tones, and to create these small variations within the repetition to keep the energy flowing. The "french touch" is real, and it is alive on this record. With all that said, this is probably my 3rd or even 4th favourite record from Daft Punk, if we are including live albums, and it's mind boggling to me that this is the only one to be included on this list. With so many different editions made of the 1001 albums, and so much of the list being overly bloated with some artists almost full discographies, how is this Daft Punk's only showing? I really think an album like Discovery is necessary in showcasing their evolution, and solidification as icons within the industry. But whatever. Daft Punk forever Around the World, Around the World, Around the World, Around the World, Around the World Fav Track: 7 - Around The World Best Three Track Run: 3, 4, 5

Vraiment, c'était un très mauvais album. Personnellement ce projet m'as convaincu de penser que l'electro c'était qu'une mode de merde sur laquelle des groupes ont surfé pour se faire plein de thunes. Serieux qui écoute de son plein gré un son de 7min qui répete une boucle de 8 sec avec pour seules paroles "Around the world" ?? J'en ai marre de tous les pseudos intellectuels qui disent que "Daft Punk à tout changé" et que c'est un groupe de dingue. La vérité c'est qu'un album comme ça est tellement inaudible pour moi que j'ai prié pour que ça se termine. Une vraie daube.

You can tell the talent is there, but a lot of these songs go on too long for what they are and need better structure.

6/10 Single song great whole album TOO MUCH

Electronique, pas forcement l’album le plus convaincant des daft punk mais sans doute un des plus révolutionnaires. Rythmique assez redondante, loops de voix et de sonorités avec une vraie recherche musicale électronique. Un peu trop électronique a mon gout. 1er album, da funk permet e de lancer le groupe.

This is starting off v funny. Hit Da Funk and feeling a little more up my alley. And now we are starting to get a little too repetitive for my taste. I can see how this would have been very different at the time. I'm surprised to say I'm not going to save this one. I know "techno" is my genre, but I think it's just not got the grit I normally go for. It's not angry enough :D

I feel like I am listening to the z103.5 drive at 5 street mix. Not my fave, but there are some classics, though I am used to hearing much shorter versions of them when they're being mixed. Other notes: - Around the World is so much longer than I realized - Rock n Roll hurt my brain, and I hope to never hear it again - This whole album makes me feel like I'm in space in the 90s - Alive had me nodding my head a bit Easy listening, but overall not quite my tempo (iykyk). 2.5

Exactly as good as I wanted it to be after decades of knowing songs but never actually listening to a Daft Punk album, despite my enjoyment of disco and house. Every track was like crack to my ADD infested brain.

I love Daft Punk, but I don’t love this album. It gets a four only because it’s the only time I’ll get to rate a Daft Punk album.

My second album from the series "1001 albums you must hear before you die" Last year, I thought about starting listening to electronic music / music without words, because during any work it helps to concentrate. But I still couldn't find the style of music that I would like. Daft Punk saved me from this situation. I like to evaluate albums like this, where you just have to listen. Here you don't need to think about every line in the song, look for some metaphors, read translations or delve into the biography, here you just need to listen, just enjoy the sound. It turned out to be very easy to listen to. The kind of music I didn't know I needed. And as always: around the world around the wooooorld

album was underwhlming I didn't love it

A banger

Just brilliant. From start to finish

Man I don't really know The songs are kinda hit or miss for me. Some are pretty dope, others are "meh" I think 3 for now, might bump it up later

Le pongo eso por ser Daft Punk y porque había 3 canciones buenas

Pales in comparison to Doscovery, but you can hear the beginning of amazing work. I love a handful of the songs here, but as a whole album, it suffers. But I must say, this album is perfect to work to. I listened to the album twice while working and flew through the morning.

c’est pas mon préféré AT ALL, ça reste sympa mais ça vaut pas les chef d’œuvre d’après qu’ils ont fait quoi

It's a fun DP album but more dancy being their earlier stuff. I probably won't own a record of this but would listen to it again.

I really enjoy Daft Punk, and I went back-and-forth on whether this album was four or five stars. Ultimately I settled on 4; this still sounds like Daft Punk finding their footing with their sound. Some tracks are classic dance mixes, and others sound like generic club songs without much personality.

Didn’t make it through. I like electro and electronica music, and though they are pioneers in the field, especially laying in more DJ-type effects, this doesn’t improve upon the electro sounds of the 80s. The songs are made up of sound effects and so much longer than they need to be without any progression. No thank you.

Música de homem modeRRno, diferenciado. Fiquei trabalhando balançando a cabeça aqui. Chegou uma hora que ficou muito loucura, nem consegui me concentrar. Não é música pra ficar ouvindo de boa em casa, talvez na academia ou em baladinha mesmo. 2* pela estética e não combinar com meu estilo.

Not my type of music

Not my preferred Daft Punk era...

we makin it around the world with this one

So my jam.

Loved most of it, it felt very long by the end but you can’t deny the birth of a giant. I think I like later daft stuff more but a worthy debut.

Great debut album by Daft Punk. Has some great noisy tracks like “Rollin’ & Scratchin’,” “Rock’n Roll,” and “Burnin’.” Some great dance tracks like “Indo Silver Club,” “Da Funk,” “Phoenix,” and “Around the World.” It’s my least favorite Daft Punk album, honestly, but all of their albums are pretty great.

This is a good album, but it's an absolute tragedy that Discovery isn't on this list. It's just this album but better. Much more fleshed out and accessible. I think it's funny that these guys tried to make electronic dance music but accidentally ended up making music I listen to in the background at work. Checkmate Daft Punk.

Da Funk is insane. i like Phoenix. Around the World has grown on me. most of the other 80% of the album (standard release) is generically rhythmic fluff

Rating: 8/10 The debut for the masters of French House has the duo finding their footing with their "signature" sound, if they could have one considering Daft Punk actually has so much sonic variety in the progression of their career. While there are only a few songs that stand up to the all time greats that they would release later on, Homework must still be one of the best and most revelatory electronic records of the decade. The Revolution 909-Around the World run is excellent, and the repetitive length of the album only, just barely, starts to drag a little because a few of the songs in the back half aren't quite as good.

Kinda cool for a first album and definitely **INFLUENTIAL** and enjoyable to space out to and enjoy the beats, but all of that aside it's honestly not that sick 5.0/10

After a hundred some-odd albums, I'm reevaluating my rating structure. 1-2: wanted the album to end 3-4: made it through 5-6: enjoyed probably won't listen again 7-8: enjoyed would listen again 9-10: run that back Homework sits nicely on the above much of this list currently, with some big influence on the genre. 8 dogs out of 10 lizards

This definitely got played at your prom in the 90s.

Daft punk just tickles my brain

Such a distinct sound that I really enjoy but can't name why

Wish i could give half scores. This was good but not good enough to bump it to a 4. Stuff to throw on in the background.

Daft Punk should 100% be on this list, but Alive 2007, Discovery, and maybe even RAM should both be on the list before Homework gets added.

Classic!

And the movie is even better

Not for me. Didn’t listen to it all

Some flashes of brilliance but I don’t think I’ll ever be able to sit through the whole thing again

As one half of legendary UK and helmet wearing DJ duo Houmous & Chutney I’m really well placed to assess and review the work of Daft Punk. 4.2 7/16 Around The World

Daftendirekt - 2 Wdpk 83.7 fm - n/a Revolution 909 - 2 Da funk - 4 Phoenix - 1 Fresh - 2 Around the world - 3 Rollin' & scratchin' - 1 Teachers - 1 High fidelity - 1 Rock'n roll - 1 Oh yeah - 3 Burnin' - 1 Indo silver club - 1 Alive - 3 Funk ad - n/a

Remember when you'd put in a CD and it would skip? It would play the same thing over and over rhythmically. That's what a lot of this album felt like. The first minute of every song is like a CD skipping then it becomes a song. Good for specific moods or working but not so entertaining on its own. Other Daft Punk is better IMO.

It's always a pleasure to stick this on

Brilliant from start to finish

Good fun album, accompanied a long bike ride nicely. Still prefer the Alive albums. Felt like a fun mixtape.

You have been on absolute fire this weekend RGP ❤️❤️❤️ Tom.

I do like this and at the time played it a lot, it’s a 3 from me

Like, a lot of this feels like club vibes rather than actual tunes, but they are _aggressively_ vibey.

Turns out a whole album of Daftpunk is too much. Especially when two tracks made me feel like I was have a tooth drilled.

Just fun electronic. Already familiar with, I think there is another album I like more by this band, but around the world is undeniable

There are times when the endless repetition, beeping and booping come together to bring something pretty euphoric. There are times when it feels like the perfect background sound to whatever you're doing. There are times when it simply must stop. Must stop. Must stop. Must stop. Inevitably with 74 minutes of this, it's a mixed bag.

BANGER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Lovely, lovely, lovely. Homeworklogic.

I don't have a ton to say about Homework: but that's very much by design. This is music made for clubs and boiler-room raves: not exactly settings where you are standing around contemplating the elements of these songs. Homework is an album that wants to be felt, and I believe it succeeds in this endeavor. On the surface these songs almost just feel like slowly evolving loops more than proper compositions, but I think this is part of the magic trick here. These songs are repetitive, but they are meticulously engineered around deceptively simple, but utterly infectious grooves that have the power to keep you moving constantly. The palettes here are bouncy drums, creative vox, rubber basslines, and disco-y synth melodies (the sort that Daft Punk would delve deeper into later). I will say that Homework sticks a little too close to the form factor of house music for it to have the same pop crossover appeal of their later projects, but if you love dance music on any level, this is an easy album to enjoy. And, honestly, if you're dance curious, Daft Punk's approach to melody and structure here is relatively approachable, and a good step into the genre. I think there are a couple of weaker songs here, and I also think Homework is easily overshadowed by later Daft Punk albums, but Homework is still incredibly enjoyable, creative, and surprisingly detailed. The album easily stands as a great independent piece in Daft Punk's discography.

From the get go, I want to say how damn right blasphemous it is that this album (imo, their worst album and my least favourite) would make the list and Discovery wouldn't, the album that has a feature length music movie to accompany it it's so damn good. Sometimes I wonder if the author of this book had a screw loose. It's difficult to full pull these tracks apart when many of them don't have lyrics and those that do often repeat themselves. Homework, from when I first listened to it as a teenager, truly felt like a lesson in how finding a sound that "scratches that itch" in someone's brain and repeating it with only slight variation can -sometimes- make for something truly satisfying and just incredibly annoying at other times. "Revolution 909" and "Da Funk" for me have always scratched this itch, as do "Fresh", "Oh Yeah" and "Burnin'". Unfortunately "Phoenix", "Rollin' & Scratchin'", "High Fidelity", "Rock'n Roll" do not. "Indo Silver Club" and "Alive" both sit in a weird middle ground, with intros of both being slightly insufferable before boiling into something scratchy again. "Teachers" stands apart as something as catchy and funky as it is respectful to all of the artists that inspired Daft Punk; almost like a bibliography in song form. And like a Bib, it's a great trail of artists and music to follow yourself. "Around the world" although it's got that repetitive phrase to drive some mad, it has a more traditional lean with a bass guitar, drums, tambourine and synthesized keyboards that can be picked out. To put it simply, it has a lot more going on than most other tracks and does it well. Overall, whilst they are one of my favourite artists of all time due to literally every studio album after this one, I cannot comfortably give it anything more than this score.

very cool

House music is really not my thing. The beats are good but everything is so repetitive, I could only make it halfway through.

The day I listened to this album, I had work done in my bathroom. There was a fan going, and the vent for it ran through the hallway, into the room I work out of, to the window. The window was open for 2 hours and it was 25F out. The fan was going almost the whole time. It was loud. I think that's what made the passing of time with this album bearable, though. Because I knew that the album would end before the work. There HAD to be an end. But, oh, did this feel like an eternity.

This is an hour and 14 minutes of the same lifeless and monotonous dance beat. I can best describe this as unlistenable garbage.

Really liked this with some obvious standouts

Just never got the appeal of this lot and this didn’t change my mind. Was quite happy when it was over - eventually!

A great and influential album, with a real mix of dance styles. I think Discovery is a far better album as they perfected the sound but this is a solid debut, if a little too long.

We only bloody well went and did it, we got to 500 albums! Is that a celebration or just another mark on the wall of a prison sentence that we’re not even halfway!? Anyway, cracking album to bring up the milestone. House, funk, disco, techno all curated in that kind of effortless cool French artists often seem to manage. It all feels very sleek and clean. My personal faves are the dirty techno like ones like ‘Rollin and Scratchin’ and ‘Rock and Roll’. More than a nod to Laurent Garnier in those. Can’t fail to enjoy this (or not for all the effin miserable reviews on here, dance music is supposed to be repetitive kids, but so’s punk, just different instruments!)

In the 1980s, disco music was considered (undeservedly) about as trashy as most songs of Billboard's top ten are today. The members of Daft Punk didn't think so, and based their first album largely on samples from the genre, as well as breakbeat, techno, indie rock—everything that was popular in the 1990s. The problem is, it doesn't sound like a coherent album. Initially, the duo just wanted to release a few songs, but they found they had enough material for a double LP, so they decided to strike while the iron was hot. That's probably why for every catchy song they slapped on two long, repetitive ones. It's not such a big deal, though — after all, for the band, it was a trial run, literally "homework." They would release their best album four years later, but the authors of this book, for some unknown reason, decided to ignore it. You shouldn't do that.

I think this album overstays its welcome just a bit, but it put me in a good mood, and I really needed that.

Un’opera che ho trovato quasi tediosa nella sua ossessiva ripetitività e nella carenza di qualsivoglia evoluzione armonica; un esercizio puerile, caratterizzato da ritmi triviali orpellati da un collage di frammenti semantici sconnessi composti da frasi tipo I love Music, Life Is good, dance forever e altre stronzate con l'aggiunta di beat di una linearità sconcertante. Resta per me inspiegabile il culto che circonda questo disco.

I love Daft Punk, so this was a nice treat. I can definitely tell this was one of their earlier works, it sounds kind of unpolished and raw but I liked it nonetheless. Some standouts were Oh Yeah and Alive. I listened to the 25th anniversary version and I didn't notice until like halfway but I still listened and I enjoyed a lot of the remixes. Daft Punk was one of the first artists I actually started listening to but never really exploring deep, so I really enjoyed actually listening to another of their albums in full. 8.1/10

Daft Punk – Homework Homework is a "vibe-heavy" masterclass in bedroom production that hits "the brain just fine" as a background companion, even if it lacks the "vocal triumph" of my 5-star favorites. As someone who usually looks for "consciousness" and "technical chemistry," I found that this LP succeeds more as an atmospheric mood-setter than a deep "body of work." Tracks like "Around the World" and "Revolution 909" show "immaculate" technical simplicity, but others, including "Da Funk," tend to lose their momentum halfway through, making them prone to losing my interest. While it’s "pretty average" in terms of replay value for the full project, the handful of standout tracks make it a solid discovery. A "high-utility" 3/5 that serves its purpose without demanding a permanent spot in the rotation.

Another electronic music album I am not finishing. I managed to get halfway through it and got the ideia If I wanted to listen to this shit Id take my earphones off on my old gym (and electronic music is the reason I left that one and chose another instead)

Fue un revolcón en un año especialmente bueno para la música. Daft Punk aunaron electro-dance-comercialidad y tuvieron un éxito arrolador, desde el primero (este debut) hasta el último (RAM) disco. Tomando influencias de la eléctrónica, el funk (algo que ya había avanzado Jamiroquai por ejemplo) y ese toque francés, con un talento especial para hacer sampleados y una estética arroladora (más el misterio de su identidad). No es el mejor, Discovery o RAM lo son, pero da igual, son geniales. Play y a disfrutar. El éxito fue sin duda Da Funk, pero Fresh o por ejemplo Around the world adelantan ya lo que será One more time en poco tiempo. Rollin´& Scratchin´ se hace algo más repetitiva y Teachers ya no tiene el empuje de entonces. Burning u Oh Yeah me gustán más. Fun ad es una reversión de Da Funk. El disco es bueno, pero eso fue solo el inicio. Lo mejor estba por llegar.

Electronic music just isn't my thing, I feel like so much of it is too repetitive. I had some hopes for this album, because I like a lot of Daft Punk's songs (mostly from 'Random Access Memories'), but I'm afraid that a full album is still too much and that it got boring after a while. I liked "Around the World" and "Da Funk".

Influential album, from Influential band with influential music video from influential director

Not their greatest work.

I am not sure who listens to Daft Punk. They are referenced in other songs and in the media more generally but I don't think I have ever met anyone who just sits down and listens to them.

Don’t care for this.

Around the World is one of my favorite songs of all time and takes me right back to 1998 at the Buzz in DC. The rest of the album is good background listening, but nothing extraordinary.

I did not like most of these songs, the few I did like were still quite repetitive. There were a couple of songs that were quite grating which I really didn't like. Not great

I want this album injected into my bloodstream. But they have better albums tbh. Iconic electronic dance music.

Can be quite annoying. I have to say I did not like it

Kinda weird but I liked it.

very redundant, maybe good for the club but not to just listen to.

An album to be danced to, not listened to.

Jangly.

I appreciate but can’t tolerate the repetition.

Me gustó. No lo acabé

Lost the half-review I wrote last week. This is just not my kind of music. Its good for what it is, but insanely repetitive drum and bass kicking in my headphones gives me a headache, not enjoyment. If I liked this sort of thing it'd be a 4/5, for me personally 2/5. Wrong audience.

Exhausting.

this needed an editor to cut the runtime by half

Introduced so so so so many people to electronic music. Great record.

Daft Punk was one of the first electronic bands I got into, and as popular as Around The World was, I was more into Discovery, a truly remarkable record. Didn't give a lot of thought to Homework, but it's a fun record to reflect onto now as a Electronic musician myself (check me out at schles.bandcamp.com for avant-garde synth shit). Homework was a revolutionary album for Electronic music's impact on the world. Kraftwerk in Germany demonstrated the mechanical man-machine kind of sound, and Yellow Magic Orchestra in Japan showed a more colorful, creative approach if Kraftwerk was meant to be cold and calculating (but look at how much fun they have with their pocket calculators!). Daft Punk, in France taking influence from Chicago House, perhaps represented an accessible form of rave music to the masses. Indeed Revolution 909 is meant to be a statement of sorts against how the French government negatively portrayed people that went to raves vs rock concerts. Beyond that, Homework functions as a hallmark of electronic music's 90s sort of golden age. Reforming disco music and making it go harder, skipping formal songwriting and going straight into the groove of it. Homework functions as many things, and its eclecticism of its time has aged.........maybe not the best? It's very much an album that sounds like its time, something prone to the synthesizer tools of the time (for all the people complaining about it being repetitive, buddy you should learn how to use 90s sequencers). Daft Punk were doing something extraordinary, and easier to digest in the same groundbreaking way Aphex Twin was to the genre. Doing more with less with Around the World while also acting as an octopus for repetitive grooves (Da Funk) really does work well. but it also sounds so incredibly 90s. I don't think that means it is a negative version of the Seinfeld is Unfunny trope, but it can make the album feel cliche when it was something more than that. No but seriously how is Discovery not on this list?

Favourites: 1. Around the World 2. Da Funk 3. Alive It's good music to play at a club, but apart from that there are only a few songs worth listening to outside of a club setting. Still has solid beats however.

Expecting better

After Alive 2007 or so, folks probably don’t have a fixed memory of Daft Punk ever not being the robots, but once upon a time they were just two French DJs, anonymous as anyone else. In the context of “electronica” and all that, Homework really stood out for its house-indebted minimalism and patience, whereas the big beat acts had the bombast of hip hop and rock. Which is not to say the one is better than the other, but across genres, I found myself gravitating towards Underworld, Bedhead, DJ Shadow, and Daft Punk, all groups that foreground deliberate pacing but weren’t without their moments of colour or maximalist expression. Anyhow, they’ve never topped this, much as I enjoy Discovery and the live albums.

*I didn't realize DaftPunk was this straight up house music at their start *Obligatory 3 for house music- it's not painful to listen to, but I don't get enough variety to get to a 4 or 5 with how much each track repeats beats and words.

I’ve listened to Daft Punk’s Discovery and Random Access Memories quite a bit, but I’ve never listened to Homework before. I never think to name either one of those albums when I’m discussing my favorite music, which is a shame, because I listen to them fairly regularly, and I always enjoy both of them. While looking at the track listing to Homework, I recognize “Da Funk” and “Around the World,” but the rest of this album will be new to me. I’m excited to listen to this album today, and I’m hoping I enjoy it as much as the other Daft Punk albums that I know. I enjoyed Homework, but it’s a bit short of a five-star album for me. Rhythmically, I thought Homework really excelled. These songs had some incredibly catchy beats, and I enjoyed the bass sounds that Daft Punk used when crafting these songs. Melodically though, Homework just didn’t offer much, at least not on a consistent basis. Most of these songs were pretty long, and while I don’t mind their repetitive nature, I just wish there had been a better sense of melodic development on this album. As much as I enjoyed the rhythms on this album, some of these songs were pretty forgettable to my ears without catchy melodies. While I do generally enjoy electronic music, I thought that Homework was lacking a bit of heart and soul. Despite my misgivings about this album, I still thought it was very good, and it’s certainly incredibly influential. From a technical aspect, I don’t know much about electronic music, but for my money, Daft Punk’s name is pretty much interchangeable with the terms ‘house’ and ‘techno.’ These guys are so damn good at crafting music that they’ve pretty much become synonymous with these genres for people like me. Despite only putting out four studio albums, Thomas and Guy have had a massive impact on popular music, due to their ability to craft dense atmospheres with their music. As far as Homework is concerned though, “Da Funk,” “Phoenix,” “Around the World,” “Burnin’,” and “Alive” were the best parts of this album. I didn’t mind the more abrasive sounds that Daft Punk used on this album, but I think they’re at their best when they don’t use rough edges in their music. Homework might not be the best album in Daft Punk’s discography, but it’s a groundbreaking album, and something every music fan should experience at least once.

I really struggled with this. When Daft Punk are good they are great but all the repetition on each track of this album basically gave me a headache. Even something like Around the World, which I had thought I was fond of, drove me to distraction. At least I wouldn't have any problem following the lyrics if I wanted to sing along. But actually I found I just wanted to escape the relentlessness of it all. Decided to go 3 rather than 2 based on recognising the status of the band for their career overall might be warranted and the idea that I might have been having a bad day.

A classic collection of dance beats from the masters of the French touch. Objectively, this album is pretty loose and far from the perfection of 2001’s Discovery. But since Discovery is inexplicably absent from this list, Homework gets a tentative 5 stars in its stead.

there are bangers but its just so long

Had to skim this one. Couldn’t take the full dose of repetitive loops. Maybe this is considered good for the genre, but I don’t get it.

Muy bueno aunque levemente gede

Listened to this while doing Homework - shocking, right? Honestly, loved it for background noise!

Slightly repetitive in style of dem l but the bangers are banging

Maybe I just don't understand it, but this was homework to get through. Why is it so repetitive??? It sounds like an 11 year old kid just played around in garage band.

Not my thing

It made me tired

Under the right conditions sure, but generally this music doesn’t do it for me.

Alive 2007 is a much better album! This one is fine, just a lot of skips and really not their best work. Discovery is an all-time dance album and Alive 2007's genius is in infusing and elevating those tracks with the great bits from this album that work, and discarding the 40-60% of Homework that doesn't.

Homework indeed! Like liner notes for Alive 2007, which is at the top of my wish-I-were-there concert list.

I listened to the first few tracks and it was le boring

At the end of the day, I like Daft Punk but listening to an entire record of theirs is punishing.

Give me RAM and I’ll give you 5 *s… while the pop and dance instincts are great for me it just misses the storytelling and the highs and lows

the album that got me into electronic music as a whole back in 2024. one of my favorite albums ever. 5/5

I thought I quite liked Daft Punk... This album almost persuaded me otherwise...

Okay, a little bland by today's standards

Full of intriguing sound, though little minimal and stagnant of an album for my tastes, but it stands as an appreciated foundation for music-to-be Cool-sounding yet mind-numbing and it kind of forces itself into the background

I hate to say it, but this was a little TOO daft and not enough punk.

My friend made fun of me for listening to daft punk on a casual Tuesday night. I had fun.

Not a wasted second on this

It definitely had some innovative beats and really interesting sounds, and I can't even say that I hated it as background noise. It's just not my thing.

Fabulous french

Loved it had a lot of fun

I see why people like it but repetitive beats can only do so much when you're sober. Especially when this thing goes on for over an hour.

Synthy, energetic, and fun. Got me amped up for work in the morning. Made me feel like I was cooking. Good energy all around. No lyrics but who needs those for a good time.

This album woukd hit while being drunk or even tipsy. Not my favourite album from Daft Punk.

it's (of course) not as good as discovery but since it is their debut, it's alright. but its still a 3.5 for me cause discovery impressed me too much and this album didn't impress me much apart from around the world and da funk, although i know debut albums are always weaker than later works. 3.5/5

Banger! 4/5

Bits are fun but it’s very repetitive

I liked a couple of songs on here, but the album as a whole got pretty tedious pretty quickly. It's too brash to be good background or relaxing music and it's not fun enough to make me want to move around. A disappointing no-man's land of an album.

i don't think ive ever listened to a daft punk song before so this should be interesting -lowkey giving poggers but maybe cool? -kind of making me anxious -around da worrrrrl around da worllll okay this is low-key driving me fucking crazy WHY is this song 7 mins -i hate this teachers is my least favorite song ever bad 1/5

skipped the first song after looking @ lyrics I LOVE A GOOD BLENDING INTO THE NEXT SONNGGGGG revolution 909 sounds like at universal studios the fast and furious part of the studio tour and ur like listening to the party from afar. love it. WAIT WHY THIS KINDA BOOGY MAKING ME GROOOOOVE sooooo glad that daft punk left the challengers soundtrack to trent reznor and atticus ross. this album gives me a headache and is definitely no cure for the sunday scaries. turn ts off. however i would however love if i was older and enjoyed clubbing bc then i may enjoy this.

Some catchy songs but not on the same level as Random Access Memories

I started out strong on this, loving the beats and the energy, and very quickly got tired of it. I'm sure there's more nuance to someone who is a big fan of this genre, but by the end I was exhausted and barely able to tell songs apart. Went from a 4 to a 3 about halfway through for me. Frankly the 3 feels generous.

- niinkin leezendery bändi kuin daft punk on niin ei tää eka levy koskaan oo koko mitaltaan iskenyt - sen verran siistejä soundeja tässä kyllä on että aina välillä toivoo että olisi elänyt 90-luvun lopun pariisissa - kyl tää ny silti ansaitsee kehut, onha täs hyvä meno ja toi satiininen levynkansi on kyl cool

An undeniable classic and excellent debut from the hall of fame duo. In my opinion they only get better from here, but Homework is an awesome album, if a bit long for a single listening session of music like this.

I had never listened to homework the way god intended, I think I could appreciate the overall result but it was a little too dense for me. Seriously made me question how much I actually love daft punk if THE debut album made me a little bit tired after a while... STILL i can recognize how this is so so so so so important

Again, I have to respect it for what it is, but my goodness I couldn’t wait for this to be over. I felt like I was under attack.

To repetitive

Daft Punk the best thing to come from France since the Revolution in 1789! Daft Punk is my favorite Electronic Duo/artists, for real. Out of any electronic genre, house, techno, EDM, whatever, they’re the ones that stand out to me. I mostly listen to Random Access Memories and Discovery, but Homework is still a fun album. It just doesn’t have the variety of Random Access Memories and, in my opinion, it’s trying to do some of what Discovery does, just not as well. Still, there are some generational bangers on here like “Da Funk” and “Around the World”. And please for the love of god can somebody destroy any and all traces of "Rock'n Roll". That song is horrible. 7.5/10.

1.5 - not for me

daft punk is old as fuckkkkk what the hell

I'd rather be one of the 22 victims at Ariana Grande's concert bombing than listen to this again

Thought this would be cooler and less annoying

Too shiny for me. And too precise

I prefer music

yay!

Flat Eathers hate to hear Daft Punk come on at the club.

Not sure how much I actually enjoyed this! It was a lot more repetitive than I remembered - I love electronic music that evolves gradually, but this didn't get me today! Giving it another star in case it's a monday mood thing lol! :)

Imagine how incredible it must have been to see the robots live. Long live Daft Punk

Pretty disappointed with this one. I had high hopes because I listened to Discovery for the first time recently, and I know I can’t fault for making one of the greatest albums of all time and their debut album not be able to live up to that, but it certainly set the bar high. Repetition is fine if the music is interesting or at least pleasing to the ear. Much of the album was not. Around the World was great though.

👎🏻

I know I want to like this band, and at the start I quite enjoyed the first two songs. I ran to this album over two mornings and it was good tempo music. But, it all just felt a bit 'sameish' as the album went on. Yep, I know I shouldn't everything to be a melody filled half an hour. And, it offered moments of variation... A guy I knew used to pass around a bottle while playing Around The World. It's a high 3, so let's go 4. 4 stars.

This album is like living on a distant planet in a far away galaxy. Intergalactic warfare ravages the universe, and to make matters worse a team of scientists have just confirmed your planet's sun is about to supernova, and there is no escape. Faced with the twilight of existence, society decides to throw one last huge party and go out on a high. It starts well, inhibitions have been cast to the stars, and everyone is going wild. But it turns out the scientists put a decimal point in the wrong place, and the supernova is five days away, not five hours. Nobody wants to just have an end of the world party and then go back to work for a couple of days before death, so you all agree to soldier on and keep partying up until the end. Your space drugs have worn off, and you're experiencing a come down like never before. You have almost reached the stage where you welcome the end.

Unless you are at dur club, I don't really know who this album is for. Around the world is a great tune if you've had the assistance of some 3rd party substances. But in the car or having a cup of tea, its pretty meh and same same. We get it, around the world. And the rest, just loops of the same drum beat. And that Rollin and Scatchin song has to be one of the worst tunes ever made. Its like they put a drum loop behind my 2001 56k modem as it tries to download LinkinParkAndLimpBizkitLiveHiddenTrack.mp3.exe from limewire.

I can only stand so much and only if I’m running or something repetitive or distracting, but don’t want to give it a 2.

Don’t care for electronic, but they do it well

I love Daft Punk, but I had not heard this before and I understand why. It’s fun, but definitely very repetitive. Came out way before their other popular works, which makes sense to me. A real building block and foreshadowing of what was to come.

My deeply ingrained 90s know-nothing-at-all-about-music-but-snooty-about-it-anyhow brain feels like I should think this album is beneath, but I don't. It's fun (non-compulsory).

Okay, so I was enjoying it all the way until I hit Rock n' Roll. Something about that song just tanked the rest of the album for me. Still it's not enough to bring it below a 4 star. A solid album.

Tää on musta hyvällä tavalla housea popularisoiva pläjäys. Atw:n musavideo on mieletön. Myös yksi parhaista pyöräilylevyistä! 4/5

Tästä se alkoi! Mikä sääli ettei parempi Discovery ole listalla, mutta on tässäkin monta erinomaista hetkeä.

4,5

Overall Rating - 3.22/5 (6.44/10). Not my usual style of music, but this is good House music.

I bought this album on the strength of ‘Around the World’, back in the days of MTV2 being swarmed by Indie music it was something that perked my interest. However, like all Daft Punk albums, there is a lot of filler. Bangers held together my mediocrity.

Great

Pas leur meilleur album selon moi mais quand même quelques Bangers cultes comme Around the World, et quand même très très cool par ailleurs

Album banger de DP ! Plutôt en fond d’ambiance

Je m'attendais à aimer davantage mais c'est clairement pas mon album préféré des Daft Punk, quelques pistes sympa mais je peux pas mettre plus que 3/5

Okay album. I’m guessing this is better for dancing than listening to.

Great album. Not my style. Probably won’t listen to again.

An absolute drag to get through. The songs range from coma-inducing repetition to nail-on-a-chalkboard abrasive sounds. Not a fan at all. Standout Trank: None.

I love Daft Punk, but this is not their best work.

I used to have no time for electronica. “That’s not music, it’s just noise,” I’d say. Then I gave it a chance. Turns out I like it, too. This album is great. I came into it pretty blind. After the first six songs I thought it was fine, but didn’t have a signature/memorable track. Then Around the World came on like John McClane. “Welcome to the party, pal.” After I finished it I went back and re-listened to the first six songs with new ears and Da Funk stood out. The driving beat(s), catchy - and, yes, repetitive hooks, and solid grooves were exhilarating. And I can assure you don’t have to be on ecstasy or at a dance club to enjoy this. I was walking my dog in the bright sunlight at first, then making dinner for my family. I can easily picture listening to this while on a cross country flight, or doing taxes, or doing 100 other things.

Everybody’s complaining about it being repetitive as if it’s not a dance album

I’ve listened to Discovery before, but nothing else by Daft Punk. Discovery was fantastic and probably top 100 albums ever—arguably the best dance album ever. The album starts off strong, with this weird opening that seems to bubble and build through a swamp until it forms itself into a distinguishable beat. Just past the minute mark, it does get repetitive, but by the two minute mark the sound has warped once more into the original murkiness. Cut about ten seconds or so from this song and it’d be perfect. It then seamlessly transitions into Wdpk, which gives a great radio announcer-style introduction, before transitioning once more into Revolution 909, with a pulsing beat and sounds of people talking and police sirens—which fade into some fantastic EDM. The following songs are equally as catchy, with Da Funk being the main standout. Fresh has a nice build to it, with the sound rising in and out of murkiness so naturally that you barely even notice when it starts to change. Then there’s Around the World, the first with distinguishable lyrics, which honestly ended up being a bad thing, because if I hear “around the world” one more time (one more time, we’re gonna celebraaaaate~) I’m going to explode. Rollin and Scratchin has some…rolling and scratching. It makes the whole thing much more interesting because the music does get very repetitive, and this adds a fresh sound to it. Oh Yeah is the first song to use vocals in a way that isn’t annoying as hell. Then Burnin has a cool, zipper-like sound to it. Indo Silver Club has an intro I recognize from somewhere but can’t quite place…driving me crazy. Then Alive is pretty good. Funk Ad is good as a closer, but it also feels like a bit of an afterthought—like, “oh, this album should have an ending track—lemme make one real quick.” This album is definitely at its strongest using dynamic production, and at its weakest trying to incorporate distinguishable voices and lyrics. Overall, it’s a debut—it shows some awesome talent but it’s inexperienced. Recap: Favorite songs: Da Funk, Fresh, Rollin and Scratchin Least favorite songs: Around the World, Around the World, Around the World, Around the World, Around the World, Around the World, Around the World, Around the World, Around the World, Around the World Comparisons: N/A (Idk enough about this kind of music) Rating: 3/5

So foundational and it’s quite clear that they were literally doing their homework on what would ultimately be a genre and era defining sound for their albums to follow.

Was vibing all the way through. Very influencial record even if their other two albums are better.

Nothing like the good old daft punk funky beats. Absolutely banger of an album. A very fun listening experience. 5/5

Each song removed one star. When I reached 1 star, the monotonous beats made me so dumb that I couldn't count anymore. But eventually I have become so dumb, so that I liked oh yeah and burnin .....star star

Daft Punk Confirmed!!!

Well, this was actually annoying. One ok track, the rest just needed to stop.

You can't deny Daft Punk are titans of house music. This normally wouldn't be my thing and I groaned when I saw the play time of 1h 15, but my toes were tapping the whole way through!

5/10

This was good - I love Discovery but this didn’t quite hit the same for me. Felt a little overlong as well. A very strong collection of tracks though and a solid 3.5 album for me.

Not my thing...

Daft JUNK.

ОООО, Дафтыч на подходе, ну посмотрим-посмотрим, что там у нас.

I like daft punk but not that much. I like Digital Love but this album didn't have many charmers like that. Even Around the World, whcih i guess is one of their big hits, is just annoyingly repetitive to me. Still pretty good though.

Never listened to much Daft Punk before (really only songs by other artists where they feature on the background track). Glad that was the case. This was pretty bleh from the start. The first track pretty much kept saying "choose your deal masala the fun pack" again and again. Phoenix had this irritating buzz thing going on. Rollin, High Fidelity, and Oh Yeah were just plain annoying. And then there's Around The World. I've heard of the song before, the whole joke about how Daft Punk got everyone to listen to them say "around the world" over and over for 7 minutes. Figured there had to be something in it to make it interesting. Nope, it was the dumbest song. And why are all the tracks so damn long? You could cut each one into a 30 second sample, and you would lose barely anything. Only decent tracks were Teachers and Da Funk. These guys really are daft. Best song: Da Funk

SEMINAL WORK FOR THE BOTS WHAT AN INTRODUCTION

too much beep boop screech...sorry this gave me a headache

4.

9/10… french house / electronica / *1997

why am i throwing ass in this coffee shop rn

Such a vibe, can’t help but groove when you listen to it. 👏🏻

Great to electronic/dance album.

This album will always be a classic, especially in the realms of electronic and house music. It seems like Daft Punk approached Homework with a more serious, straightforward mindset. While much of their later music adopted a fun and playful tone, this album stands out for its innovative and ahead of its time approach. The serious tone and groundbreaking production give it a longer shelf life compared to the more whimsical music that can eventually get old.

around the world around the world around the world around the world around the world around the world around the world around the world Daft Punk is excellent in small doses or if you're in an altered state of consciousness. Sober, alert, the listening experience starts to drag a bit.

Fav Song: Da Funk Not my favourite Daft Punk album but still pretty good. I think some of the more DJ tool-ish songs get a bit repetitive though.

2/5

Never really listened to Daft Punk other than on MTV and the radio but man were they everywhere growing up. This is a solid album with some good bangers. The quality of the sound is exceptional.

(insert dancing gif)

p812. 1997. 2 stars. Well produced but tedious 90s electro/dance music. Background music for nightclub scenes in any post 2000 B movie.

A ton of fun classics and although it tails off at the end this is still fun all the way through.

Banger - 4,5

Ahhh… none of their good stuff on here I’m afraid.

I feel like this was a bit ahead of its time for late 90’s techno. It was good, but not yet the greatness that Daft Punk would turn out to be. Although you can certainly hear that coming.

Actually found this very annoying. Repetitive and jangly. A few good songs in a sea of mess

cool

Class

Classic dance love me some daft punk

The thumping beat, the weird arrangements and the repetitive lyrics. Not for me.

An album I bought at the time, I remember loving the singles but hitting skip a lot. With this listen, things have not changed. My dislike of house is probably greater now than it was back then. Probably my least favourite electronic music genre. Still, a couple of standout tracks make it worthwhile. 3.5 rounded down Heard before? Yes Owned: Yes: 31/121 (25%) Will I get? No

I don’t know why but Daft Punk is the one techno/club band that I really enjoy. Maybe it’s because every second of their music feels intentional instead of aimless beeping and booping. Maybe it’s because they’re French and most other club music I’ve heard is British

Repetitive but catchy