Homework

Not a classic but ok.

Garbage. Not my thing AT ALL.

The first third was brilliant but then it got monotonous.

Given the seemingly random inclusions and exclusions in this collection, I'm happy to see Daft Punk was included, but also a bit mystified that we'd get "Homework" rather than "Discovery", since the latter has better songs and considerably better exposure, but I'm guessing the project's editors included "Homework" because it's their debut album. Too bad, as I'd have loved to listen yet again to "Harder, better, faster, stronger" as part of this project, but of course I can always do that on my own. I don't think I've heard much from this album outside of their big hits "Da punk" and "Around the world", so it was fun to hear more of their earliest stuff. The video to "Revolution 909" didn't really add much to a fairly benign song, but it was definitely an odd storyline in the video (a girl escapes the clutches of cops raiding a rave party after noticing what appears to be blood on the cop's collar but turns out to be homemade tomato sauce from his mother). Likewise, the Spike Jonze-directed video for "Da punk" was both weird and had seemingly no connection to the song (a fullsize dog-man wandering NYC with a boombox playing "Da Punk" at deafening volumes), and the same for the firefighter-fantasy video for "Burnin'". Thankfully, the hypnotic dance video for "Around the world" more than made up for the others, with amazing choreography and set work with a freakshow cast. I *did* find myself wishing that more of their songs weren't strictly looped instrumentals, with few if any lyrics/spoken word phrases/something non-digital (more "Teachers", less "Fresh"/"Rock-n-roll"). Given how much less dynamic this album is than their next one, it makes me wonder if the "1001 albums" editors felt compelled to include Daft Punk but weren't really all that enthusiastic about having to do so?

Enjoyed the first 10 tracks but started to get annoyed during"Rock and Roll"--not enough texture in the last tracks to keep me interested.

a really solid opening that lost its luster at the end

It should have been Discovery on the list, but this isn’t bad.

Enjoyable EDM.

fun

Każdy kawałek robi.

Nice album

F*ck i love Daft punk

THIS IS WHY WE DO THIS SHIT Highlights: - Rock N Roll - Revolution 909 - Indo Silver Club

started off fun but then the novelty wore off

Not my usual type of music but a nice change from all the 70s/80s rock in this generator. I felt out of place listening to this at my office/lab job but I think I would enjoy it at a rave. The length got to me a bit and I’d rank it 3/5 if it were under an hour

This is probably good if you're high, this ain't the music for focused work

Was cool background music

this is techno so I give it a 3

Couple of fun songs, and an hour of backing beats for real songs. No need to listen to this again

Dope as fuck

Couple cool tunes but overall too long and repetitive

If I was into Dance/Electronica, it seems this would be a goto album. But alas, it isn’t my cup of tea but respect their work/following

Homework is an album i really do like. I am fairly aware of some of the songs from this album mainly Da Funk primarily due to it's inclusion in Just Dance 3 but i never really knew that it would be this good. I genuinely think that this album has some seriously amazing sounding electronic elements from the regular bleeps and bloops that were nigh on everywhere to that more rough sounding electronic sound that could give the album a more rocking vibe. The vocals could be pretty hit or miss but the main issue that most people have to get around is the repetition. Despite that, this is still a really fun album and definitely one i enjoyed all the way through. Best Song: Da Funk Worst Song: Teachers

Not my cup of house.

Has some of my favs, though most of the album is more background droning than anything.

wel echt sick, maar vaak niet mn vibe

They have such a large reputation, and yet this album sucked. So boring to listen to; almost all of it is repetitive filler. Hope their subsequent album is better

Listened to this while playing Scholars of the South Tigris. I lost. This album takes me back. So many great Daft Punk moments...from Around the World, to Da Funk, and that other one...classics.

Day520 - i don’t know who can just listen to this. maybe it’s good for the club or a party

Not My Cup of Tea, pretty bland music.

Great album. 4 stars

Joyful, can't help but a boogie A couple of huge singles off this album gave some familiarity but it's a seamless journey through the album Top Track: Da Funk

The best kind of homework

Landmark album and still sounds as fresh as it did whennit came out.

Oh happy days. Party music that holds up.

Just a fantastic album. Had to play it a second time.

Always enjoyed Daft Punk. Music is clearly intended for late night bars/clubs and can be repetitive for that reason. They have the melodies to keep you interested.

They are one of my favourite artists. Rarely, there is someone who understands music like Daft Punk. Homework is a great album, a triumphant debut. Though it has its flaws, the signs of Daft Punk's genius are there, front and center. It gets 4/5 for me, only because the heights of Discovery are so high, that even some great albums are unable to reach it. With that said, I love this album and if it had been the only Daft Punk album, it would've been a 5/5.

ah. uzme li se u obzir da je ovo tek haus/dens album, on je jako dobar. koliko se sjećam, drugi je album još bolji. around the world vrh

I can see why this is playing in James Murphy's house, its fucking fire.

I really wanted to like this. I like the whole idea of Daft Punk and the music first identity last philosophy. But some of this was just plain boring. Rarely do I find myself needing a break while listening, but that happened on this record.

Such an interesting band. True pioneers in electronic music as seen on this album. What does it mean to listen to Daft Punk if you’re not dancing to it? The beat is such an essential part of what makes them great, but there’s also an almost Philip Glass-like sense of composition in these songs. Everything counts in a Daft Punk song. I was always afraid to let my punk friends know how into electronic music I was in the 90s, often feeling like I had to be one thing. Skip ahead to bands like LCD Soundsystem and low and behold, these things can be married to one another. Thanks in many parts to the contributions of this band and this album.

Discovery better be on the list, as it took this album, worked out the kinks and stepped it up on the hard hitting grooves. This one has too much distortion and heavy heavy bass. But was the precursor to something great.

Ugh. Can we do a metal album? I’m tired of sounding like a 14 year old atheist, but I just don’t know how much more pop I can do. And before the screeches of “this isn’t pop!1!1!” pierce my eardrums from miles and eons away, I realize that “pop” can sound diverse. I even like some of it, but of the radio songs I’ve heard from this group, I am dreading the next 73 minutes. Can I say my dog ate my homework? Daftendirekt - Whoa. Pretty funky. My biggest problem with this band is the repetition, and I can see that it’s going to be an issue right away. How’s this going to be over an hour? The beat itself here is engaging though. I’ll give them that. WDPK 83.7 FM - This isn’t a song. I got tricked. Revolution 909 - Is this something you’d listen to at home? This is what is playing behind a low budget fashion show or possibly, an even lower budget pornographic picture. I’m really glad I put my headphones on and sat down to listen to this. (I’m not) Da Funk - There’s a guy dressed up like a dog on the Spotify looping video thing. He appears to be waiting for a bus. That’s the best thing about this album so far. Phoenix - Remember Enzo Amore? He got accused of sexual assault and got fired from WWE, and then made one of the worst rap songs ever called “Phoenix.” It may have been stylized like PHOEN1X or some shit, but the point stands. From a purely comedic standpoint, I would have more fun there than I’m having here. Fresh - This isn’t even catchy? It sounds like a skipping record. Who is this for? Why is this happening? Where am I? Who are you? Around the World - Fuck You. Reminds me of a Zamboni driving around in an empty university hockey rink. Maybe because that’s when I’ve heard this song the most. Is this even danceable? Electronica for shut-ins. Rollin’ & Scratchin’ - errrm this describes me @ my eyes. Get it?? I’m disinterested AND tired. This is probably the best song to be fair. At least there is some grit. Take “best song” very lightly. It wore out its welcome in three minutes, but went 7! Teachers - Will this be a meaningful ballad about how our educators are underpaid and under appreciated? Oh. No, it’s another keyboard preset. I should’ve guessed that. You got me again, robots. High Fidelity - Holy HELL this sucks. Cut 3-5 minutes off of every song. Rock’n Roll - A new styling of rock and/or roll. Ooh. Terrible clapping sound effects. You spoil me. This one is actually so annoying I want to scream. I can’t skip anything, and I feel like I’m in a straitjacket. Why is it 7 minutes? Ce chanson est tres, tres mal. One of the worst things I’ve ever heard. Oh Yeah - Oh No. Burnin’ - AHHHHH. What are we listening to? A slide whistle sample over a generic beat. They’re making fun of you. Can you not see that? What if we produce the dumbest, easiest music ever made? I mean hey, beats working. Now they’re multi millionaires. Capitalism provides us so much value. Indo Silver Club - Maybe I can formulate a silver bullet and perch atop the grassy knoll. We’ll never have to hear Around the World again. Can you imagine such an enlightened future? Alive - Oh good they’re back from the dead! The silver bullet wasn’t enough. They truly are immortal. Funk Ad - The merciful end. The silence is ringing in my ears. NO DONT AUTOPLAY. As I was saying, the silence is beautiful. Nothing is repeating now. I can’t get over how uninteresting this was. It’s a barebones drum machine. There is very little variety in sound. It’s what plays before the concert. It’s air. They have fleeced an entire generation of music listeners. Those are my sentence fragments that break out for when I’m really annoyed. This album sounds like kids who have just discovered a free beat maker, goofing off in high school. Add the confidence to actually release those horrible sounds, and add vast critical acclaim (for some reason) and you have Homework. An album as depressing and infantile as its namesake. Maybe some cosmic dog can eat it out of existence. In the absence of cosmic dog(s), I will attempt to scrub this from my mind with good music over the ensuing hours. 0.5 HIGHLIGHTS: Well you see, there was that one song that went UNCE UNCE UNCE UNCE, but then there was that OTHER song that went UNCE *clap* UNCE *clap.* hmm so many options. Oh darn, we’re out of time!

I do own and I do like this album, despite the fact that it's not really my genre. Upon careful listening I see three reasons. 1 The music is based on the extremely sturdy disco four-to-the-beat of the seventies. Even I can dance to that. 2 This is real music, not just dance music. Interestingly, the book mentions exactly this (I never read the book before I make my review). 3 the extensive use of analogue synthesizers, adding to the second reason. The more extreme songs I like best. 'Around the world' is honestly very boring. The biggest problem: it lasts for more than 73 minutes. Oh dear. Never do that.

There has never been nor ever will be a time when I need to listen to this album all the way through. 1 star or F.

Enjoyable listen — background music, mostly. I did recognize "Around the World"

Very weird few songs, but apart from that, quite nice.

I kinda think they're overrated but what do I know? It's fun to listen to.

Dragged on a bit, but it was quite enjoyable, with a few high spots on the journey to the end.

Today i woke up and chose violence. I am very much of the position that everyone has different musical opinions and that is what makes this process great. However, the litany of people (obviously of one nationality) complaining that this is repetitive and not deserving of their place on the list is too long not to call out. This is a fucking 5 star album for a number of reasons. Firstly, its a brilliant listen. The tracks build with the force of a truck doing 100mph and hit you with the same energy, Using loops to build a soundscape that is intoxicating and hypnotic. Secondly, this album is an unmissable cultural waypoint on the electronic music journey that has exploded in the last 30 years and given so much to music lovers around the world (around the world). Discovery took this sound to the masses but this album sets the blueprint and ages better as it stands alone rather than relying what zeitgeist was prevalent at the time. A mutha fucking classic that is absolutely one of the albums you need to hear before you shuffle off this mortal coil and discover that god is actually 2 shiny helmetted french robots.

Electronic-Pop ever!

I’m not coked out enough to really dig this. Daft Punk could’ve used some creative control.

Incredible record. Love it

It’s ok

Far more interesting than anticipated. Great beats, excellent production, but also very dynamic in its tracks. Halfway through the record hits a dip though, Rollin' and Scratchin', Teachers, High Fidelity are just boring, and the record never fully recovers. The second half misses the energy of the first, perhaps because the record is too long as well.

Masterclass

Tbh other than Around the World I didn't love love this album

ja, da war schon einiges dabei

Awesome listen but its hard to beat Discovery and RAM. 4/5 Favorites: Da Funk, Fresh, Around the World, Around the World, Around the World

3.5 Stars groundbreaking album but kinda Underwhelming in the grand scheme of things

If this is what technology has gotten us, give me a dusty acoustic guitar and a shitty sounding harmonica, because in the wrong hands this is the result. To call this a difficult listen is an under statement, it wasn't hard to listen to, but it was difficult to hear the same thing over and over and over again. This was a test of endurance, where repetition is used to test the will and sanity of the listener, not unlike torture. Clearly, it might have had a different effect, if I was stoned, drunk and f*cked out of my head at a club or rave at 4 in the morning. Unfortunately, I don't listen to my music often enough that way.

naja ... vier da funk around the world

I have often been given the impression that I would like these, although I've never heard any of their music before. And I can sort of see why, but unfortunately not. They just don't have the je ne sais quoi of, say, Ozric Tentacles or The Enid. Sorry, not for me, but better than a 1. So 2 it is.

Way way way way way way way way way way way way way way way way way way way way way way way way too repetitive. And soooooooooo lonnnnnngggggg. And repetitive.

Boring. Why would anyone choose to listen to this bland excuse for electronic music?

Daft Punk is pretty good at what they do, but they don't make music that is made to be listened to. All the songs on this album are something to be played in the club; none of the songs really stand out on their own, save maybe a few. That being said, all of them are good music to dance to after getting piss drunk and high.

Daft Punk would eventually come to rule my heart, but the Homework era has always seemed like proto-daft punk to me. There are some bangers. Everyone knows Around the World. And I’m sure that this opened a lot of new doors when it came out. But, it’s better suited as background music due to its persistent repetition. Wake me up when it’s time to listen to Discovery.

Not my cup of drugs, I prefer their last album better. But I have nothing bad to say about it, it's alright

I actually expected better. I honestly only like Around the World

I wanted to like this album, and it wasn't all bad, but each track is pretty much an earworm--a single musical phrase that just repeats and repeats until you go insane, and not in a good way.

Might not be as good as Discovery or RAM but it's still fantastic!

Can be argued as the best electronic album of all time , an album that I’ve listened to countless times and never not enjoyed. As with all Daft Punk albums it flows so well and achieves its musical purpose. As I’ll be listening to this for many more years to come - it’s a 5.

Well, it's 90s dance music. And for that purpose it fits very well. But for all purposes in life this is simply boring. Boring. And again: Boring. And by the way, in the 90s nobody heard the music. They were all in some other sphere dancing and only felt the beat. So probably nobody had heard this album before it was put on this list.

Biggest discrepancy between the hit and rest of the album, ever. Around the World is a great, simple and incredibly groovy song that easily could have been 50-minutes long, because rest of the record is that bad. One amazing song, ten mediocre at best. I'll check the other Daft Punk albums out if curiosity, but I don't think it's going to be this bad. Nevertheless, 3 stars minimum for the hit from my youth.

Interesting that they picked this album and didn't put Discovery or Random Access Memories on the list. Personally, I like this the least of the three. With so many other artists questionably having multiple albums (looking at you, The Fall) this seems like a group that would have at least two.

Homework kom út á þeim árum sem ég mótaðist ónlistarlega. Ég keypti mér þessa plötu og hlustaði á hana aftur og aftur og aftur. Svo þróaðist tónlistarsmekkurinn minn í aðrar áttir en vá hvað mað hlakkaði í mér þegar ég sá þessa plötu á listanum. Ég skil alveg af hverju ég hlustaði svona mikið á þessa plötu. Algjört æði og eðalfílingur.

DAFT PUNK BABYYYYYYY. the debut album of one of the biggest names in electronic music, daft punk puts a futuristic, post-modern spin on european dance music. the music sounds like it comes from a rave inside an endless warehouse populated by robots. gritty buzzy synths, stabbing sampled plunderphonics and thumping beats make for an excellent electronic album. compared to discovery, this one has a more straightforward industrial and techno sound. homework for you. listen to this all the way through and write a short paragraph on why it's great.

Around the world sends this project to the moon for me. Everything else was just icing on the electronic cake.

3.5. Some very good tracks on here. I know their later works would score higher.

# 475 : 07/05/2025 : Homework I don't hate it. I found it utter rubbish, with no talent and with no reason for existence. I thought it was very ordinary, and way too long to listen to repetitive tippy tappy plinky plonky noises that go round and round for over an hour without any progression, theme or meaning. There was a couple of catchy tunes. but after the first minute of the track, you are like, next please.

Top 3 Songs: 1 - Around the World (7) 2 - Da Funk (4) 3 - Burnin' (13)

Das Album Homework wurde größtenteils in einem Heimstudio in Paris produziert, das von den beiden französischen Musikern Thomas Bangalter und Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo eingerichtet wurde. Die Künstler, die unter dem Namen Daft Punk bekannt wurden, prägten mit diesem Debüt maßgeblich die elektronische Musik der späten 1990er Jahre. Zu den bekanntesten Titeln zählen „Around the World“, „Da Funk“ und „Revolution 909“. Diese Stücke zeichnen sich durch repetitive Strukturen, klare Rhythmen und die Kombination aus House-Elementen und technoider Klangästhetik aus. Das Album bewegt sich stilistisch vor allem im Bereich House, wobei auch Einflüsse aus Techno und Acid House hörbar sind. Homework markiert den Beginn einer Karriere, in der Daft Punk sich konsequent vom Mainstream distanzierten und gleichzeitig zu einem international beachteten Musikprojekt wurden. Das Debütalbum wirkt heute wie ein frühes Zeugnis ihres eigenständigen Produktionsstils.

They were onto something.

Super fun and still remember how you couldn’t go a week without hearing this in the early 2000s.

Too repetitive / not enough drugs

Tried to enjoy this but felt like I was in a terrible bar in hackney wick dying for some lyrics. Obviously enjoyed around the world because I'm basic

Duh

I don’t get it. It’s cool dance music. But listening to an album of this? Cruel and unusual.

I like Daft Punk, but I think that a whole album is a lot to listen to in one go, especially when it's well over an hour long.

Not my thing. I feel like a lot of the music that I find annoying - and which is far more pervasive now than in 1997 - can be traced back to this. And yet that bassline in Around the World (which I have certainly heard before) is about the greatest thing ever.

There's songs on this that I really enjoy, so i thought I'd rank this fairly high, but it was long and got kinda repetitive. The songs I like, I love, a lot of the other stuff I felt like I was at a "get to it already" feeling.

It’s what is it is but it’s not the vibe for the drive to work on a Tuesday

Made it about 30 minutes in before I tapped out. That Rollin & Scratchin song gave me headache, and then I saw there was still another 45 minutes more to go. Fuck that. How come every god damn techno album has to be over an hour? These fucking songs are repetitive enough as is. Maybe you need be to high ass hell on Molly to make this shit enjoyable 🤷🏻‍♂️

I remember hearing "Da Funk" for the first time on our local "alternative" station and my mind was blown. You can make electronic music like that?! The only electronic I remember hearing on the radio before that was probably Underworld or The Prodigy.....or Chicago freestyle on our R&B (i.e. urban) station. I love how all of the tracks slowly build towards something. Sure some of it can sound repetitive, but as they add layers it makes the tracks incredible. 'Around the World' is 8 minutes long, with 3 lyrics, and never gets boring because SO MUCH is going on. These dudes are the masters and it's unbelievable that this is their first album. I could listen to this shit all day. If you dig this, check out their "Alive 2007" album - a live set they recorded with mash-ups, blends, and other easter eggs.

Fuck yes!

Not for me.

i am not into this kind of music and yet this list continues to have such albums on this list.

I don’t mind this music but this is the kind of music only listened to at a bar, club, or as background at a party.

Very good. Hadn't noticed how good the base line is in Around the World. Love: Da Funk Rollin' & Scratchin' Rock'n Roll Indo Silver Club

Yea, I don't care if this is repetitive. Easy to listen to while getting stuff done and you don't have to think too hard about anything. Just a good listen. 5/5

Overall solid. Enjoyed more than expected

Way way way repetitive. Giving a 2 because I assume it was important and innovative at the time but man it’s hard to get through. Why RAM or Discovery wasn’t chosen instead I’m not sure

4 stars because it’s a classic. Not my fav album tho

“What’s that?” “A sampler, which allows you to play a soundbyte over and over again.” “I see, and this knob?” “It’s a filter, it modulates the signal” “Ok, one more thing…” “That one changes the pitch…” “Ok, got it let me try.” “Here let me show you how to sequence another sample….” “Nah, I’m good…”

Kuuntelukelvoton

This was a 2/5 album until “Rock and Roll” came on. Now it’s a 1.

Meh. Not the worst electronic album on the list. But still just not a fan of this style of music. This might be one of the best electronic albums on this list. At least so far in my opinion. But it like all electronic albums just fall prey to ultimately being very repetitive. At least this one was a little more varied than most others.

When I saw this pop up I wondered if we needed another Daft Punk album on this list. We do not, especially one this long

The only Daft Punk album I would give 5*s to. And boy howdy does it deserve it. It's just wall to wall classics

I am an electronica junkie, and this album hits on all cylinders for me. "Da Funk" and "Around the World" are big hits that carry the album. "Revolution 909" and "Fresh" are good as well. Towards the end it kind of drops off.

Almost every electronic dance dj is influenced by Daft Punk, but very few can curate or craft an album even an ounce as good as their worst one. (Which to be clear is not this. Idk what is right now, but you know. Hyperbole)

Not for me

Parts of this album were classic, worth 5-stars. Other parts were unlistenable, worth 1-star. Let's meet in the middle with a 3-star rating! Liked Songs Added: Da Funk Around The World

A couple good electronic jams that are so catchy, but a lot that are super repetitive and forgettable.

3 estrelas

Im gonna cum

Great debut, I liked it a lot more than previous listens. Not as good as Discovery or RAM but not weak by any means. I would rate this a high 4 but scared there aren't any other Daft Punk albums so gotta give them a 5. Rating: 4.6

Just a very bad album one track an album does not make.

Not bad at all. I was tapping my foot along with quite a few songs. But I have to agree with what other reviews have said: this album is just very repetitive. Plus, I’m not the biggest fan of club sounds.

Here's a little math for ya Around the World × 33678 ÷ 800 parts of the same bullshit × Around The World a few more times + 8 ecstasy pills + 85 neon braceletes over ya body + at least 3 white lines in a row × Around The World a few more times = AROUND THE WORLD AROUND THE WOOOORLD!

I wasn’t sure if I’d like this because so much electronic music is repetitive and either annoying or boring. While this was definitely repetitive, I’m surprised to say that I never got tired of it. There were some bad parts but I really enjoyed the majority of the album. Da Funk and Funk ad weren’t as repetitive so they were my favorites, along with the classic Around the World.

A classic- so many good songs thay get incorporated into future mixes across the techno/EDM genre. So many songs that are featured in the Alive album as well. Not without flaws- sometimes it gets a little dissonant for me. But strong album- great for putting it on and getting shit done

скажу честно, слушать это подряд нет сил. с уважением ко всем любителям хауса

Got some great stuff on here but slightly too long and muddled to be a 5 star one

Sé que estoy del lado incorrecto de la historia, pero este disco me pareció un tanto insufrible. Obviamente Around the World me gusta mucho, pero el resto de sus 73 eternos minutos de duración, me pareció una de las cosas más fastidiosas y repetitivas que he escuchado. Ni modo.

Bon, mettons les choses au clair d'emblée. Oui, "Homework" est important, oui, il a propulsé Thomas Bangalter et Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo sur la scène mondiale, oui, il a été un pilier de cette fameuse "French Touch" dont on nous a rebattu les oreilles pendant des années, faisant croire au monde entier que tous les Français se baladaient avec un sampler sous le bras et des lunettes de soleil la nuit. Faut reconnaître le taf : ces types ont débarqué avec un son neuf, mélangeant house, techno, funk et disco avec une fraîcheur assez déconcertante pour l'époque. Je me souviens bien de 1997, j'étais encore à jongler entre les platines de la radio et les bacs du disquaire. L'air du temps, c'était encore pas mal la gueule de bois post-grunge, l'émergence timide du post-rock, et l'électro commençait sérieusement à sortir de l'underground pour squatter les charts. Et là, "Homework" déboule. L'histoire veut que ce ne soit même pas un album pensé comme tel au départ, juste une collection de maxis, de "devoirs à la maison" (d'où le titre, malin !) bricolés dans leur piaule parisienne, la "Daft House". Ça sentait le home-studio, le système D, mais avec une ambition et une maîtrise sonore qui mettaient déjà une claque à pas mal de productions pros de l'époque. Chapeau bas pour ça. Les mecs ont passé, paraît-il, 160 heures sur cinq mois. Bon, OK, ça fait pas des journées de mineur, mais le résultat est là. Le truc, c'est que "Homework" a posé les bases de leur son : des boucles répétitives jusqu'à l'hypnose, des samples ultra bien sentis (parfois à la limite du légal, mais chut !), une basse groovy qui te chope par les tripes, et cette façon unique de filtrer, de triturer les sons. Des morceaux comme "Da Funk" avec son riff de synthé lancinant et son beat lourd, ou l'inoxydable "Around the World" et son vocoder minimaliste qui tourne en boucle ("Around the world, around the wooooorld…") sont devenus instantanément des classiques. Qui n'a pas vu le clip de Michel Gondry pour "Around the World" avec ses momies, squelettes et nageuses synchronisées ? Iconique, le bordel. Et puis t'as "Rollin' & Scratchin'", pur délire technoïde strident qui te décolle le papier peint, "Burnin'" qui transpire le G-Funk et la house de Chicago, "Revolution 909" et sa fausse descente de flics… Y'a une vraie variété, une énergie brute, un côté "on balance tout ce qu'on aime sans calculer". L'album est long, presque 74 minutes, avec des passages plus ambiants, presque expérimentaux ("Teachers", hommage à leurs héros, est plus un name-dropping qu'un morceau). C'est généreux, parfois un peu foutraque, mais ça a une sacrée gueule. On sent l'urgence, l'envie d'en découdre avec les codes établis. Alors pourquoi seulement 3/5, me demanderez-vous, alors que je reconnais son importance historique et son inventivité ? Eh bien, voilà le hic, mon pote : pour mes oreilles vieillissantes, biberonnées au post-punk rugueux, à l'indie rock dissonant, au métal industriel et aux explorations bruitistes, "Homework", c'est juste… trop house. Voilà, le mot est lâché. Je sais, c'est presque un blasphème pour certains. Mais cette structure 4/4 quasi omniprésente, ces rythmiques très "club", même si elles sont génialement produites, finissent par me lasser. Ça manque de la tension, de la noirceur, de la complexité tordue que je recherche souvent dans la musique. C'est brillant dans son genre, c'est indéniable, mais ce genre-là, la house filtrée, aussi funky soit-elle, n'est fondamentalement pas ma came principale. J'entendais ça tourner en boucle au magasin, ça passait à la radio, et même si je pouvais apprécier l'efficacité redoutable de "Da Funk" ou le côté hypnotique d'"Around the World", mon cœur (et mes oreilles) retournaient vite vers les guitares bruitistes, les atmosphères angoissantes ou les rythmes déstructurés. À l'époque, en 97, je préférais mille fois me passer un bon vieux Sonic Youth, le dernier Nick Cave, ou même me plonger dans les délires d'Underworld qui, eux aussi, faisaient de l'électro, mais avec une approche plus sombre, plus progressive qui me parlait davantage. "Homework", ça sentait un peu trop la fête pour moi, même si c'est une fête intelligente. C'est un album qui te fait bouger la tête, taper du pied, mais qui ne me retourne pas les tripes. Entendons-nous bien : 3/5, ça reste une note honorable pour moi. Je reconnait la qualité, l'impact, l'innovation. 3/5 c'est dire "OK, les mecs, respect pour le boulot, c'est propre, ça a changé la donne". Mais ça veut aussi dire "Désolé, mais ça ne deviendra jamais un de mes disques de chevet". C'est trop propre, parfois un peu trop lisse malgré ses moments plus abrasifs. Ça manque de cette fêlure, de cette imperfection sublime que j'aime tant dans le rock indé ou le post-punk. Donc, "Homework" dans les 1001 Albums ? Absolument justifié. C'est un jalon de la musique électronique, un album qui a défini une époque et lancé une carrière phénoménale. Mais sur mon étagère perso, il restera un invité respecté plutôt qu'un membre permanent de la famille. Trop house, les gars, désolé.

A lot of artists I love name check these guys but I just can't get into them. Some parts catchy, some boring and some irritating.

The two things I disliked about this album are the repetition and the length. The beats are excellent and prevent me from hating "Homework". "Da Funk" is my favourite track from the album. "Around the World" was a bit too repetitive with the song title being said over 100 times in 7 minutes. Even if I dislike this album, I love Daft Punk. 3 stars for Homework.

Great repetitive as a genre

iwie geil aber manchmal ah extrem nervig. 3.5.

I don’t mind Daft Punk, or this style of high-energy electronic music, but in small doses only. I found myself engrossed in the opening track, Daftendirekt, it was very sonically catching. The album went for a bit too long but it was decent, with 2 or 3 recognizable pieces.

ONE HOUR AND FOURTEEN MINUTES?! I'm willing to admit when I'm wrong...but this time I'm not. Cutting out a solid 20 minutes would dramatically improve this. I don't hate any of the songs, save for the impact Rollin' and Scratchin' had on me when it popped on and made me do a double take, but generally too long. That said, some of these songs are really great and even the dronier stuff would be good to run to or drive down an empty highway at night.

Not an album that I would just randomly throw on some day, but when the mood/activity calls (no more clubbing days for me, but gaming/work), it works damn well.

1. daft - 1.5 2. fm - 0 3. revolution - 2 4. funk - 1.5 5. phoeniz - 1 6. frezh - 1.5 7. uuorld - 3 8. rolling - 1.5 9. teacherz - 1 10. fidelity - 1 11. roll - 0 12. yeah - 0 13. burning - 0 14. zilver - 1 15. alive - 1 16. ad - 1.5

I feel that copious amounts of ecstasy might be needed to fully enjoy this record. Each track has the possibility producing one of following results: (1) scratch an itch I never realized I ever had in the first place, (2) make my brain hurt, or (3) come suspiciously close to having a seizure. Sometimes, all three can happen simultaneously.

Pretty good overall though repetitive and irritating as hell in some spots.

Da funk was such a huge hit and pushed electronic music farther into mainstream

Fun dance music.

I really hope this isn’t the only Daft Punk album on the list, while I think it’s arguable if not probable that Homework is the duos most important album I definitely do not think it is their best. The sounds and grooves on this album show a level of mastery rarely achieved on a debut album, a skill that the duo continued to perfect on their later releases. There are so many incredible tracks on here that are defining for the duo, Around The World, Da Funk, Fresh and Burnin’ to name a handful of my personal favourites. The main issue with this album is the group had yet to find the line between a driving hypnotic groove that builds over the course of a song, see Superheroes on Discovery as a great example, and a repetitive loop that, while neat, overstays it’s welcome without meaningful development during large portions of its running time. There are a number of instances on this album where songs are 2 or 3 minutes too long leading to a bloated unnecessary runtime. Still when the songs are good they’re incredible and there are enough great moments on here to leave a lasting positive memory. The sound design is timeless and still feels cutting edge to this day at points. Overall 3.5/5

i am so glad daft punk has gotten so much better since then because wtf is this. half of this album had me scratching my chin. Da Funk gotta be the best tho

68/1001 - Lots of TR-909 and repetition on this one. I heard Discovery and RAM are better albums from them and I'll give them a listen. Burnin' was kinda cool and saved it from a 1. I listened to Discovery and found it much better, probably a 4 or a 5.

Sounds like two printers fucking Edit: (02/02/26) I went back and listened to Discovery and Random Access Memories, MUCH better albums that made me like Daft Punk. Don't judge them based on Homework. Changing from a 1 star to a 2 star ranking because I like their other work.

This would hit so hard if I was on molly at a midnight rave in Paris, but I'm at my cubicle working in Excel. 3/5.

I asked a friend why dance tracks were so long. He told me that it's easier when DJ'ing as you have more time to mix and set up the next song. Fair enough, makes sense, but I didn't think it would be good for a whole album and maybe all radio edit versions of tracks would be better. I was so ready to rag on this album after looking at the length and some other reviews, but I enjoyed it. A hell of a lot more than I thought. There are certainly still a few duds. 'Around The World' is a perfect example of a 7 minute song that could be cut in half, the music isn't enough to carry the repetitive words 144 times, as well as a couple of others. In general though, there are enough iconic hooks and the music and melodies are absolutely catchy enough to carry the songs. It did feel slightly like the music equivalent of edging at times. You just wanted it to move on to the next bit, or build into something and explode into the drop, but I suppose that's not what house music is all about. Repetitive? Yes. To its detriment? Only sometimes. Overall I found this a very fun listen and I'd happily stick it on again any time and it makes me want to listen to more Daft Punk albums. A pleasantly surprising four.

Really good. Love the electronic aspects. Can see so many songs take inspiration from 2 men trying something different. Nearly every song is a banger and all follow a trend to keep it as an album.

Very different from what Daft Punk is usually known for, but still a very fascinating electronic album, not conventional even by today's standards

There's some boos. Very good. Four stars!

I was really excited to get some Daft Punk, but this album is a bit of a dud. 'Around the World' is a fantastic single and is deserving of its' plaudits. The rest of Homework is frankly boring. Every band has to start somewhere, and DP obviously went on to make some phenomenal albums after this, but this one is /stinky/.

This is better than than haters want to believe, but it's still a bit of a slog. Iconic hooks around here in what amounts to a great dance album, problem is EDM is inherently bad. Very repetitive only great on MDMA

'Da Funk' reminds me too much of being 17 and sneaking out of boarding school to go get fucked up at the local dance club, even though I detested the music but loved the drugs and alcohol. And then of being bombarded by 'All around the world' any time I was around people. It felt inescapable and still nearly 30 years later causes some sort of post traumatic stress. Besides all that, I can say that I appreciate the musicality of all this, but I have grown to become a big fan of repetition as a concept, in music in art or in life. And of great big thwomping beats that may induce headaches or nausea if played loud enough.

Too repetitive.

Pretty bad. I hate that whenever Daft Punk comes up in casual conversation, someone always needs to bring up Homework, as if it’s like an obscure, early work of Daft Punk that is really amazing. Yeah I’ve heard Homework, and Around the World is 7 minutes long, asshole.

Yuck

Epic

I'm not usually a fan of electronic music, but i do enjoy daft punk for the most part (whether that's because they made a more palatable version of electronic music or because they're good enough to transcend that prejudice is up to the scholars). like the other reviews ironically note over and over and over, it can be a bit repetitive, but i think they're overstating it. there's plenty of lows here, but also more than enough highs

6/10. Some good stuff but overall got boring in a lot of spots for me.

Oh my! I really like the last album they did together - Random Access Memories but jeez this one is a struggle, it’s so repetitive! At one point I had to tell the person with me why I was listening to it and I was sorry they had to endure it. Again? No thanks.

The bangers still bang, but too much filler and it gets lonely and boring long before the end. Definitely lived up to its title.

El mejor

This was sort of the background music to my day at work driving through rain that decided to turn into snow. It wasn't a bad thing on in the background I guess but not sure I'd put it on more or probably ever again. It sure went on for along time too

Such a fun album.

Some of this album I thought was really good, other parts I caught myself going to take my ear buds out because it was that bad.

I'd consider myself a fan of Daft Punk, albeit a casual one. However, this album was not great. Around the World brings me back to the days of playing NBA 2K13 on my PlayStation, so that alone gives it another star.

Daft Punk was a band I heard about before I heard, and thought I would love. Years later when I heard them, I was not impressed at all. I'm hearing this album and thinking the early buzz around this album probably was what gave me the positive impressions. I don't love this album, but it's SOOO much better than what I heard from DP in the 2000s, its a breath of fresh air. Some solid trip hop and acid jazz bits at times, (High Fidelity) but a few phoned in tracks (Teachers). They threw some spaghetti against the ceiling and bits of it are still falling to this day.

I'd probably give homework a 4 rather than a 5 based on its own merits, I like it but some tracks do wear a bit thin However given Discovery is not on the list, I will give this top marks as a proxy

Repetitive nonsense. Impossible to listen to in the home environment.

79/100. Homework by Daft Punk is the debut album from the French electronic icons and features some of their best early work. While I appreciate its influence, I personally prefer their later projects, where their sound became more refined. That said, this album inspired a whole generation of DJs and remains a landmark in electronic music.

They hadn't quite figured out their sound yet, but it a couple of the songs are classics.

AROUND THE WORLD AROUND THE WORLD

Another CLASSIC group. This record is not as good as Discovery but such a good electronic house/dance record. I think on the back half there are a few sample choices like on "Rollin & Scratchin" or "Rock n Roll" or "Burning" That really get grating over time but the rest of the album is straight fire. Phoenix and Revolution 909 being some of my favorite deep cuts and Da Funk, Alive and Around the World being great standout singles for the record. It only gets better from here which is saying something since this is a dang impressive debut. Honestly I had to go back and doublecheck years later from this review as I've been on a daft punk kick and this is the only record of there's on here? For shame.

I've admittedly never been the biggest fan of EDM music, but I do have to admit that I had a blast listening to this. This may be my new favorite album over an hour long (besides Lift Your Skinny Fists of course, that album is ungodly). I haven't heard this take that often but I'd honestly say this is better than Discovery. Sue me. Solid 9/10

Great electronic album. Looking forward to more of them.

найс, сохранил. очень хорошо подойдет для фона.

Based on get lucky I was hoping for a grove based album with some melodies. Not the case. Dance track instrumentals. Couple of fun parts not what I wanted. Fine record though.

Not for me

Daftendirekt 2.8 WDPK 83.7 FM 2.8 Revolution 909 2.3 Da Funk 2.4 Phœnix 1.7 Fresh 2.6 Around the World 2.3 Rollin' & Scratchin 1.8 Teachers 1.4 High Fidelity 1 Rock'n Roll 0.8 Oh Yeah 1 Burnin 1.1 Indo Silver Club 1 Alive 1.4 Funk Ad 1.5 Score: 1.74375

Did not enjoy.

Lmao at people complaining about the repetitiveness of Daft Punk's debut. It's sorta the point, but please God tell me that Discovery is also on here, because Homework really is an appetizer for the main course to come.

I think I subconsciously like this better because it is Daft Punk. There’s a lot of really great house on Homework including a few of their greatest and most recognizable songs. I still find the runtime of almost 74 minutes excessive - and I know that they went on to produce even better albums in the future.

Fint album med många bängers, snäppet repetitivt och långt.

Bizarre in an endearing way. Repetitive in an annoying way. A couple cool beats, but won’t need to listen to this twice.

I'm Betty torn on this album, as I feel there's some very strong material here, but I also feel that a good portion of the album is just tedious generic EDM of its era doing nothing new or interesting and just taking up space. If this album were tightened up a bit it would score much higher for me. Ultimately it does show how talented they are and paves the way for their later more interesting work.

The longer I listened to this album the lower the score I talked myself into giving it. I think Daft Punk was a major player in the early EDM scene and for the time, the music they were making was revolutionary. But with time to age, in an album format, it's just too repetitive and too lackluster. I still appreciate some of the hits like Around the World. But for every song I can jam out to there are at least 3-4 songs that are borderline annoying. 2.5 rounded up

This is simply a classic record. As a retired DJ, it’s hard for me to imagine a world without Daft Punk’s music. I genuinely believe there’s an argument to be made that this is the best electronic music record ever made. It really set the tone for a ton of house and techno ever since its release, even to this day. It’s really difficult to overstate how inspirational and influential it is. It’s full of the sort of songs that work just as well as background music while you’re working as they do full blast in a club full of people. It’s powerful and it’s just pure fun. 5*

I don't think Daft Punk titled this album as an instructional to how they imagined it being used, but listening to 'Homework' did indeed take me back to many late nights as an undergrad. Hello old friend. For me this is a great album to zone out and get things done to, which is frequently what I get out of an electronic album. I think "Around the World" and "Burnin", maybe "Indo Silver Club", are the only tracks that would really work on their own, but we are meant to rate whole albums, and as a whole album I think this definitely works. Some tracks are a bit annoying.

The first minute is good... maybe I could go 2. After that, it's drugs or nothing.

Their other albums are better, but this is still pretty good (3)

4.5

Daft Punk is playing at my house (my house) but it is most likely not going to be this album. This book seems to give preference to influential artists' early work given that is the first the general public hears of that sound. This is not Daft Punk's best album by any stretch of the imagination. If I HAD to hear a Daft Punk before I died, it would not be this one. I tapped my foot a lot with this album and the reviews I see where the repetitive nature of the songs are discussed are not lying. I like Da Funk and High Fidelity the most on here. Otherwise, it plays like an album of songs that weren't intended to be an entire album...which is what this is.

Classic

Letsgoooooooo

Always great

Thought this one was perfect at that time. Now i gave it another spin - not that amazing, still revolutionary

10/10

It's a classic with some absolute bangers, but it definitely drags, particularly towards the end. Still a solid 4 imho, but yeah. Discovery is definitely where it's at.

Not my cup of tea

Thoughts before listening: I like Daft Punk as much as I like any dance music. They certainly have some catchy songs, but the genre in general doesn't connect with me. "Da Funk" and "Around the World" are bangers so I'm glad to see those on the track list. Review: This is a very long album full of a music style I don't really love. At least not when sitting at my desk listening while I work...I'm sure this would be a blast to see live. There are a few pop hits on here that I enjoy and have quite a bit of nostalgia for, but overall, this just isn't for me. 3-stars because I get that its a very important album to people who enjoy this type of music.

Será muy bueno, pero a mí está música me cuesta mucho digerirla. No me parece armónica, no me produce ningún sentimiento

Some great songs on this album, but listening to them all together is a bit too much 3/5

???

Few good songs, hard to listen to, more of a vibe

средне

I actually think India has a point on this one. Bit too heavy on the robot sound-effects for me. Dare I say it... it's a bit boring? Some classics on there though, 'Around the World' and 'Da Funk' being the obvious good ones.

Rolling into work on a Thursday is not the way to listen to this album. Also hasn't aged well for a club night. Aptly named homework as sounds like a homework project for a year 9 music student. I could see myself dancing daftly to this, a little ironically; your dad after a few beers and you've taken him to a 90s nostalgia night. Is that the intention? Around the world and Da Funk are okay, but you're bound to switch it off eventually lest you're launched into a dystopian world where everything is infinitely looped.

1 star for the obvious tracks that are fun one time around. It’s like a computer had a breakdown.

Ten thousand years of nothing, then 'Around the World', and then another ten thousand years of nothing. Pass.

Daft Punk - Homework This is the first album from this website that I had actually heard beforehand (this is my 80th album). I listened to this years ago, way before the band would eventually break up. At first, I appreciated for how experimental it sounded at the time, but as time went by, I realized how crucial this was from their growth to what would eventually be the creations of "Alive 1997" and "Discovery). The album is really long but it offers a ton of new ideas to the table, although few of them might sound annoying at first listen and they do tend to over extend some of their songs here. Highlights on this album are "Revolution 909", "Da Funk", "Fresh", "Around the World", "Burnin'", "Indo Silver Club" and "Alive". I feel old the fact that in two years this album will turn 30 years old. Man, I miss Daft Punk so much, this is good. 1.- Daftendirekt = 8/10 2.- WDPK 83.7 FM = 5/10 3.- Revolution 909 = 9/10 4.- Da Funk = 10/10 5.- Phoenix = 7/10 6.- Fresh = 9/10 7.- Around the World = 9/10 8.- Rollin' & Scratchin' = 6/10 9.- Teachers = 6/10 10.- High Fidelity = 8/10 11.- Rock'n Roll = 5/10 12.- Oh Yeah = 7/10 13.- Burnin' = 9/10 14.- Indo Silver Club = 9/10 15.- Alive = 10/10 16.- Funk Ad = 7/10 FINAL SCORE: 7.8/10

Love Daft Punk. Somehow great for both background music at work and a wild night out

peak adjacent

While not my cup of tea - I did not mind this album. I think what I liked the most is every song does NOT sound the same. At all. It had a great mix of some 'real' instruments. I like the way some songs are darker/grungier and put your head down and close your eyes and just move to the music at the club and others are happy, hands up, smiling at your friends, laughing while dancing at the club lol. Good variation of sound/beats/etc. I can respect that. Overall pretty well produced and good dance music and I think they're pretty creative. Once again I love that all the songs do not sound AT ALL alike across the album. I appreciate that.

I know this is Daft Punk and they are basically them when it comes this music, but I was bored. I didn’t enjoy and I just wanted it to end. I don’t think I listened to any of the songs through all the way. Overall, I was just bored by this album.

I enjoy Daft Punk and understand that they paved the way for house and electronic music starting back in the 90’s, that being said, this is their first album and it doesn’t have the catchiness that their next album has (I’m about 99% sure that will come up during this challenge). So while I do enjoy the genre as a whole and enjoy Daft, this album didn’t hit for me as much as I would’ve liked.

This is a childhood album. We would play this on repeat while playing WoW and other various games. As an adult I still enjoy some of the songs but about half the album is kind of just random noises. It was a groundbreaking album and they led a massive career off of it but my taste has moved on past this style music and I don’t quite get the same feelings from it as I used to. 7/10

I'm not the biggest electro guy, but you gotta respect Daft Punk. I was definitely grooving to most of the album even though it ran on pretty long. Good work background music for sure. The highlights for me were Da Funk, Around The World, Rollin' & Scratchin', and Alive. This falls at a High 3 for me. The long runtime and the filler songs take away from the high points that would've made it a 4.

i truly did not enjoy any of this xD i made sure to listen to every single track just to be sure and the only few seconds i enjoyed was when i could hear a synth similar to the one in baba o’reilly by the who. i’ve heard other daft punk stuff which has been a lot more enjoyable. congrats daft punk’s debut album for becoming my first 1 star rating.

3.5/5

This rules. Just funky beats and grooves. Even though some of the songs are long, the album doesn't drag. Spectacular.

Inte min bag

It’s a good display of potential but is very much front-loaded. Shoutout to all those nights trying to 5-star “Da Funk” on Just Dance.

Discovery makes this album feel less impressive than it was when it released, but that is not fair to Homework. This is a great album in its own right and its rougher sound gives it its own unique appeal.

You wanna know what EDM was all about in the 90s? Here it is.

Cool stuff. Lots of tracks pretty basic by today’s standards but more revolutionary at the time. Cool to hear.

Album tracks were heavier than the singles so not quite what I expected

Repetitive and boring.

I remember this album coming out. I thought it sounded like it came from another planet and I was inspired to install pirated versions of music production software that taxed my beige Pentium-powered PC so I could enjoy some knob-twiddling myself.

Super repetitive songs.

Was cool background music

The day before this I had David Holmes as the pick. For that one I commented that I found it a little boring. As a rock guy in general I put this in a broadly similar category of electronic / dj type music - I know this is probably horribly wrong for people who know the style. Well, this was very far from boring. I found my self bopping along as I was listening to it. I probably could have done with it being a little bit shorter.

I guess I really like electronic music, surprisingly.

Simple, achieves what it aims to. I'm impressed that you can make a song that circles back to the same theme for 10 minutes and it's listenable. Didn't feel like it's special though. But it's very good craftsmanship.

Mostly repetitive nonsense and random noise. I love it

Homework for homework, not casual listening friendly

Around the world is a good song as a stand-alone song, when you listen to it as part of the album its repetitive and boring as all songs on the album follow the same pattern. I know people adore Daft Punk, I have never understood why. This album in summary is dull, all the songs are the same with repetitive lyrics and very little change in gear. It’s just very boring. I have no idea how this made the list. Favourite song: Around the world Least favourite: Everything is just very meh and boring. Album artwork: Cool cover

This was everything I hoped it wouldn't be.

Great music for clubbing, which I don’t like. Terrible music for couch surfing, which I thoroughly enjoy. Each track sounds like they had one really good idea, but decided to exhaust that idea for 7-8 minutes until they were sure that everyone was annoyed

A few good funky moments but mostly repetitive filter sweeps that sound like a DAWless jammer with a Behringer 303 knockoff. How many times can I hear “around the world” in three minutes?

I see the appeal. Didn’t hate it but ultimately a lot of it was monotonous to my ears. Would enjoy live probably.

Why did Daft Punk choose to make the longest songs the most annoying ones? Like there are some legit good songs here, but the ones with the most annoying sound effects were like 8 minutes long. Honestly, I understand why this album is here, and Daft Punk are iconic, but they have better albums. Discovery and Random Access Memories are way better. I’d also put the Tron: Legacy soundtrack on here over this album. It’s arguably the best thing they’ve ever done. This album is the first, so of course it’s here, but it’s far from their best. Also… Around, and I cannot stress this enough, The World.

This annoys me more than i want to admit, especially as i quite like other records by Daft Punk.

is it just me or is this kinda mid? i guess this was one of those situations where they were literally pioneering the genre so it doesn't sound like we expect it to on a revisit, but ugh. this was a chore.

i was really excited to see this as my daily album, especially so soon after listening to justice's cross the previous week. after the first 15 minutes or so, i realized that the excitement had faded and i hunkered down for another hour of repetitive house music. this album is really a slog outside of the few singles. it's fine if you have it on in the background and just want to get into the zone, but for active listening it's positively mind-numbing. favorites: da funk, around the world, alive, funk ad

This is a great album! I listen to this type of music but it's not a primary for me. I understand why Daft Punk gained such popularity off of this one! 4/5. EDIT: I think I'm going 3/5. My previous assessment came halfway through the album. It gets a little esoteric deeper in.

Each song repeats the same lyric over the same beat over and over again. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. Stand-out: Da Funk

Terrific, supremely inventive, and catchy af. Doesn’t quite rise to the heights of its successor album Discovery, but wonderful all the same.

I've never had quite an appetite for Daft Punk, I'm not going to start now. It's... fine, there are moments for French house, in life, but those are not 74 minutes long. And while I'll happily listen to Laurent Garnier's "Unreasonable Behaviour", I think over the years I've figured out what's wrong with Daft Punk. The whole package, music and helmets and video is such an engineered, overdesigned product it's like it was conceived in a LinkedIn hustle post. There were whiteboards involved. Post-Its. "Target Audience Analysis". When this is playing I feel like I picked up the phone to find some pushy asshole trying to sell me a new insurance. But sorry, mate, I'm in the car right now, entering a tunnel, I can't hear y—

There are some classics in there as usual, but some of the songs are just too noisy and repetitive for me to enjoy fully.

Repetitive, annoying. A few songs were okay.

Never getting old, always new songs that strike differently. A masterpiece! 6/5

I thought some of the songs at the start were a bit boring but then it went into a direction I wasn’t expecting. Probably my favorite daft punk albulm out of the three I’ve heard Favorite song: Alive Least Favorite song: Phoenix

Very long and annoying (like an edm earworm) , also not my type of music "Around the World" is good, but only needs to be 3 minutes at most!!

Mostly annoying music

Its like I'm at an electrics festival on psychedelics... As a whole the albums was starting to give me a headache. Did however enjoy the one classic on there "Around the World".

Around the World.

love house music but listening to full house album is lowkey torture. music like this was not supposed to be consumed this way. still very good regardless

Now this is good electronica. No annoying Tarzan sounds or weak beats here. Da Funk is an all time banger. Alive is way cool. It’s too long which deducts a star but this is a solid album.

Ehhh. So I like the songs that I’ve heard before but every other song is so repetitive and like…boilerplate. Why wasn’t there 2001 album chosen. This is just so blegh. A lot of the electronic albums feel like that on this list.

A gamechanger album. And some great vids. So good.

On one hand there's not enough dance music on the list. On the other, this is too monotonous. There's only a few highlights. Favorite song: da funk

I think this goes really hard. Rock’n Roll was kinda rocking and rolling me. Not their best but a great listen

Cool sounds and undeniably french

perhaps the most nostalgic album for me - I listened to this obsessively and it was for me a marker of 'cool' music that for example an older brother would listen to... it is def the second best album in their catalog but I do think the basslines go really hard and i love exactly the texture of the 909 bass ... so ya this one is a winner for me

classic

Playing catch-up on old albums, and I agree with the sentiment of previous reviews. While this is really catchy and super enjoyable, HOW did they not include Random Access Memories to this list?

This album stopped being fun about 30 minutes in and then just kept on going. What a waste of my time, similar to most of the homework I’ve done in my life.

I can always appreciate an aptly named product, fuck that was a bore. Not to mention annoying af. Teachers hit tho I won’t lie

Given all the other electronic music on this list, I'm a bit surprised its taken this long to get a Daft Punk album. Even more surprised we are getting their true debut instead of their breakthrough "Discovery." I do love Daftendirekt as an opener -- doesn't really do a ton, but sets a great mood / groove out of the gate that bleeds through the following interlude like an open radio stream. Revolution 909 does serviceable dancefloor/disco made to keep a crowd moving. Da Funk is the first to _really_ command attention. A very Daft Punk snyth sound (bordering on vocals) opens the track to a live atmospheric backing, before stripping all background elements and cementing around a pulsing drum and bass step. This song absolutely fucks start to finish. Fresh is a really enjoyable one over headphones -- the synthtones paired with the sample of waves crashing is surprisingly uplifting and relaxing. I'm into it. Ah man Around the World will always bring me back to a simpler time of watching skate videos in my friend Thomas's basement. Something in particular about this song is tied to that specific point in time. And for that I cherish it. The song itself, I find borderline obnoxious if I'm being completely honest with myself, but hard to deny why its so damned catchy. Those wispy synths paired with the fat looping basslines are like magic. I like the press of Rollin' & Scratchin'. Just a good ole fashioned layering style song, but here each successive layer is more and more rewarding. Oh Yea takes things a much deeper direction than I was anticipating. Hip-hop in nature, but the 808s are so blown out it is almost caricature. Oh wow, I love Alive -- that synthwave sort of sound to the synths calls to a different era and is just so bright and poppy and wonderful. I know I've listened to this album before, but it has been a while. Gotta say this has more variety and depth than I remembered. While I maintain that Around the World is low-key annoying, I really enjoyed Da Funk, Rollin' & Scratchin', Oh Yeah, and Alive. That said, this album is wayyyy longer than it ought to be -- felt like a few tracks could have been trimmed without much loss. For that this falls firmly into 4 terriroty.

Torn between a 5 stars or a hard 4.5 stars. Awesome album, sick for it's time. I'm going to give it a 5

Feels like a pretty raw sounding electric album with loads of memorable hooks that I was certainly bopping to. Definitely falls into that early electronic category of some of the most repetitive music of all time, but they did a good job with innovative sound after innovative sound.

Love me some Daft Punk, but this album ain't it. Never really dove into early stuff but this is just some house that I really can't get into. There were some songs on here that straight up gave me a headache. Looking at you Rock n' Roll, that song needs to be deleted from the catalog. Da Funk and Around the World still are great. But the album as a whole was not very great

If this is on here then Discovery and RAM better be. Not saying this album is bad in any way, just that those are top tier. This album definitely shows the flashes of what's to come, just a bit more drawn out. Solid album even if it runs a bit too long. Was bouncing around working to it.

Has this album when it came out; really only ever listened to a handful of tracks when I owned it. It’s not terrible, but I’ll likely not revisit it-I’d give it 1.5 stars if it was possible.

Just goes in circles. Around the world, you might say.

3.9 aptly named for revising to faves: rollin n scratching, around the world

Not for me, I just don't get the whole electronic thing

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good debut album for Daft Punk, overall electronic music still doesn't quite do it for me, but Daft Punk might be the exception where they make it interesting enough for me to not get bored

Homework is where it all began — and what a debut. Daft Punk’s first album is a gritty, pulsing, endlessly creative slab of French house that still sounds fresh decades later. It’s rawer and more underground than their later work, but that’s part of its charm. Every track feels alive, like it’s coming straight from a smoky club at 3 a.m. The opening track “Daftendirekt” sets the tone with a hypnotic groove that pulls you in immediately. “Rollin’ & Scratchin’” is a full-on sonic assault — distorted, relentless, and completely addictive. “Burnin’” is another standout, with its funky, loop-driven build that could soundtrack a night drive through a neon-lit city. “Indo Silver Club” and “Alive” bring in that trance-adjacent energy — both tracks feel like something you’d hear on a modern episode of A State of Trance, blending rhythm and atmosphere in a way that’s pure Daft Punk. And honestly? There’s not a bad track here. It’s one of those rare albums where every song earns its place. I had no idea this was their debut, but of the three Daft Punk albums I’ve heard so far, Homework is hands down my favorite. It’s raw, innovative, and effortlessly cool — a blueprint that launched an era. Favorite song: "Rollin' and Scratchin'"

My most listened to album of all time- and only a few weeks into my 1001 album run! Not for everyone, but definitely for me. Great album to get lost in.

Listened to it while running. Not sure I could listen to while doing the dishes

not their best this is a really good house album

I’m sure their sound is different and interesting, but it was just too repetitive for me.

Not my thing.

fun but not my thing

Not every song is great, but all in all very good

agree with my friend ilconfo

Album was fine. Not the best for just listening casually at home. A few of the songs were recognizable. 3/5 Probably won’t listen again

Solid but not my favorite DP album

Great album! Daft Punk series the bar for so much electronic music to come out in the following years. An absolute classic of the genre.

French Electronic Dance duo Daft Punk’s debut, Homework, is oft hailed as a fun, cool and classic EDM record by some. Others find it less interesting and overly long, with repetitive beats that might be better suited as background music. As is often the nature of these types of discussions, the truth lies somewhere in between. Though Daft Punk would certainly hit higher highs on subsequent albums, like Discovery or Random Access Memories, I think it bears repeating that Homework is a solid record. (There, I’ve created a review solely based off the keywords found in the reviews on this page. In fact, you could say l just remixed all of your reviews… Who’s the Daft Punk now? Huh?)

dr. dre is in the house, yeeeah a hell of a debut album - probably closer to a 4.5 for me. some of the tracks are a bit too repetitive to justify their lengths, and musique should definitely be on here, but otherwise, homework ticks all of my boxes. fun, catchy, and makes me wanna move. i think it’s really tragic that daft punk’s true masterpiece (imo), discovery, didn’t make the cut for this list. daft punk is dead. long live daft punk.

Five stars. NO question!

Amazing. 🪩 💃 🕺🏼 can’t believe this is 97. Makes me wanna rave still.

Aaaaargh

Nostalgic. The launch of a movement and something great. But this was still a club record. Some great hits, but it's loooong.

Oh yeah, teachers does it for me all the time. 6*

It's another overlong and repetitive album which, in terms of essential listening to the general listener, a couple of tracks would be sufficient. It's not a particularly bad album but it's also not that interesting.

The stand out tracks were the singles from the (probably too long) album, which are great in isolation, but all together with the rest of the album tracks seemed to lose some of the magic.

Kinda have a love hate with daft punk, quite often they miss and it becomes a kinda mulchy pop electronica. But when they hit they hit hard. This album has all that in it.

Nice work mes amis x