Reviews (page 7 of 11)
Inventive, just a little on the long side
🧑🍳🤌
Absolute banger
I don't mean to be a grouch...and maybe it was the mood I was in...but I just wanted this to stop. Annoying noises on repeat :(
Altijd goed
Proto electroclash, french nonsense. Bit cheesy at places but know what you're getting
Tracks range from "iconic" to "annoying" - these boys need an editor
I know these guys are legendary, and they have some really good tracks. They're one of the few electronica groups I can tolerate. But this genre is just never going to be my preference. There are quite a few good songs on here. I really enjoyed a lot of the more funk-based songs (I can't remember the names of any of them unfortunately). But there are also a lot of typical drum and bass songs that do absolutely nothing for me. There are way too many tracks on here. And why does every song have to be like 7 minutes long? How does something so annoying and grating as Around the World become one of their greatest hits? It's a rare example of a song that gets worse when lyrics are added (not that there are more words than the title). Like all electronica albums, I would only ever listen to this as background music while doing something else, and I don't really get the appeal of listening to this stuff outside the club. 3/5, would maybe round to a 3.5
Ehhh I wasn’t sold. While I do like Daft Punk, I am not a huge fan of House music. Da Funk is incredible but the rest of it kinda left me bored. 2.5/5
Was a blast to listen to this complete. To me, Daft Punk has earned their spot in history. I think the fun twists in the music elevate them above just house.
Great album. Some lesser-known tracks that I didn't enjoy as much as the main radio hits.
‘Homework’ is good, but raw, a bit repetitive. I’ve always felt it’s a bit undercooked, and overlong but there’s enough on it that makes it an essential listen. ‘Discovery’ is Daft Punk’s masterpiece for mine, however ‘Homework’ is still a nostalgic trip down memory lane that takes me back to my late teenage years, and the excitement I felt at the world of possibility before me as I approached and entered adulthood. Excitement which has long since been beaten out of me by the harsh reality of life.
A classic of the genera. Danced to it at the club many times.
Prior to Random Access Memories, this was my favorite Daft Punk album. While “Around the World” is definitely a highlight, “Da Funk” is my favorite Daft Punk track and easily one of their most underrated songs (maybe more forgotten than underrated, since this was one of their first singles, released 2 years before the album). The album feels like flipping through French house radio stations, which makes sense because Daft Punk didn’t originally intend to release all these tracks on one album. They aren’t really connected at all, but the way the songs are arranged really cements this as a cohesive album.
not for me
Everyone got gaga over these guys. Not my jam. If I'm going to listen to this kind of thing, I'll go back to Chic, but I'm in no rush. Good for what it is, I'm just not interested in what it is.
One of the classics of the 90s electronic music scene, and maybe the most successful French act in the history of recorded music. It's repetitive, sure, but by design. The music is for you to get lost in, and to get up and dance. The beats are all perfectly placed and the album has aged incredibly well compared to many of their contemporaries. Having said that, Daft Punk went well past these humble beginnings with two later albums, 'Discovery' and 'Random Access Memories', both of which are tragically missing from this list. Those albums deserve 5 stars, while 'Homework' should really get s 4. Still, it's Daft Punk and I can't miss the opportunity to give them a perfect score.
When it comes to French kids with synths, one will take Stereolab over these cats, who are obviously having fun, every time.
Nope. Gar nicht
first listen in entirety. cool but not my favourite daft punk album
i don't understand why this album was so long!!!! it was SO repetitive--and the repetition was constant! i understand why daft punk should be on a list like this because they were so revolutionary but for the love of god, why is the album so long? one positive thought i had was that this album sounds a bit like prince if he did electronic. but you know, it wouldn't have been so annoying.
This album was okay. But seeing as this was Daft Punk's first album, it definitely felt a bit primitive and a LOT repetitive. And considering how long the album is, that really is a lot of repetitiveness. There's only so much of this you can take. Definitely not the best that Daft Punk has to offer. I realize this has Daft Punk's hit "Around the World" on it, but even that is incredibly repetitive. I don't disagree with Daft Punk being on this project, as they are probably one of the most mainstream recognizable house acts in music. Seeing as this is the only Daft Punk album on the project, I feel like this slot would have been better put to use on their "Discovery" or "Random Access Memories" albums. Both are definitely less repetitive and more realized albums and are ultimately better reflections of Daft Punk's impact. This album gets a very low 3 from me, because though it is horribly repetitive, the beats are bops.
There only is one Daft Punk. That makes them unique. The only question that remains is whether it floats your boat?
While I respect the duo a lot, this really isn't that appealing to listen to. A lot of these songs are just a "press play" deal and let it sit for way too long. I get these are club/electronic songs, but it doesn't have to be so one-note. The basslines are pretty killer, though. They do have Da Funk. Just better enjoyed a song or two at a time in a more dynamic environment. Fav track: Around the World
Some good jams. Original Daft Punk with their signature sound.
Ok, but there is better out there.
This is à work in progress album for me. RAM is clearly thé Best album for me
Finally an album I was excited to listen to. Enjoyable and some definite all-time hits on here. However, some of the other tracks fall a bit flat and get repetitive. I'm sure it'd be amazing live or at a club, but for just listening at home it doesn't translate very well. Still an above average album though. 7/10 (3.5/5)
club, bump, untz untz
Lmao probably one of the most influential house albums ever, though not my personal favorite from them it’s pretty damn good. 3.9
Ever since I can remember, I've always hated Daft Punk, outside of the tracks Da Funk and Technologic. Around The World, One More Time and Get Lucky are so basic and boring and I've never understood the appeal. I've tried numerous times to get into their music and the best I can muster up is a "meh." So, since this album has Da Funk on it, I was looking forward to it hoping I would like the other songs. After listening to the full album, I don't even know if I like Da Funk anymore. I started the album thinking, "this is ok, I'm sure it picks up and gets more interesting further in, maybe changes it up a bit." Nope. It's basically the same beat for the entire hour and 14 minutes. HOW IS IT SO LONG?! My boredom became hate and loathing during Rock N' Roll and stayed there for the rest of the album. I don't care that I'm going to catch hate for this but this album is not good and I'm tired of people pretending that Daft Punk makes good music. If this bothers or offends you, then you're probably basic and boring, because Daft Punk makes basic and boring music for basic and boring people. But that's ok! It's ok to listen to if you like hearing the same beat for 7 minutes and enjoy counting to 8 over and over again. There's nothing wrong with that, it's just not for me. I'm sure all of their other albums are on this list and I am not looking forward to being bored by those albums either.
Could just be me, but I don’t find Daft Punk as exciting or interesting as everyone makes them out to be. Their songs are often monotonous, repetitive blah. The only track I found notable on this album was Phoenix. The rest of it kind of blended together, some solid electro dance/house, some just plain boring. Maybe this was innovative in ‘97, but now it’s just pedestrian.
Around the World.
This album really makes you feel like you're going around the world.
probably very cool to run to but when listening to it normally it gets old after a while
Another album that is a great artifact of the moment. It's great dance/club music, "Around The World" is an iconic hit of the late 90's, the duo have made their legacy in EDM. Still, hard to listen to the entire album front to back in one go (when you're not dancing), repetitive beats are good for some focus but tiring after 10 tracks.
Fresh French House.
Sometimes I think it's brilliant and other times it's monotonous. Overall, even though EDM isn't my bag, I dig it. Might need to get a bit pear shaped and give it another listen.
重复重复。。。
Enkel bangers
I like most of this… Kind of feel like it’s a Composer/conductor Just picking and putting them together as he/she feels so moved… Not like it’s gonna be on the heavy rotation, but I’ll listen to some of this in the future.
So before I listen to an album, I usually read the Top 20 or so reviews to get a flavor of what I’m likely in for… I typically see a mix of 4’s, 5’s, and 1’s – which is fascinating in and of itself… When I checked out the reviews for Daft Punk’s “Homework” album, the top review was from someone who had typed “Around The World” about 200 times… That was it – that was his/her review, and I was like WFT??? Anyway, after giving the album a listen – which is really nothing more than interesting club beats, that are probably set to the perfect “beats-per-minute” pace that Ecstasy-loving clubbers prefer, I was still perplexed about that review about half-way in… Then – there it was, Track #7 “Around The World”, and after about a minute of the song, I busted out laughing out loud while working in my yard… Jesus, Mary, & Joseph – why even bother with lyrics if that’s what you’re going to do with them… Anyway, I hope that review remains the top review for years to come, and as for the album – just a collection of random club beats – with some being better than others, but it’s kinda hard to listen to 73-minutes of club beats, during the day – while NOT indulging in any sort of mind-altering substances… Only redeeming factor for me was the track “Alive”, as that one had by far more potential than any of the others… For what it was – it was well-done, so can’t give it a 1, so a reluctant 2 is what we’ll go with… Around The World, Around The World, Around The World… : ) Too funny!!!
This is my favorite flavor of Daft Punk, and is generally the album I go to when I'm in the mood for them
It's alright. I can see how it was quite groundbreaking, and you see and hear the references all over the place. It's just not my kind of music.
Was hoping I would like this more. Around the World was a throwback. Not a lot of standout songs.
I genuinely think this album might have made me go mad.
3+
Loved daft punk back in the day
Love this album!!!!!
Not the vibe I was looking for driving to work. No lyrics all dance/club beats, maybe one of them here and there before going out but couldn’t listen to the album fully again
Repetitive, monotonous sounds. Did not like
4/5. Quintessential house music. Despite mostly repetitive background sounds, it somehow never gets old and can still be enjoyed with an attentive ear without being annoying. The thing that makes Daft Punk not annoying is that every four bars there is always a new instrumentation or slight change that keeps you invested. The only downside really is the length of the album. I enjoy the long songs but it feels like there is some filler here that could be trimmed down. Otherwise, a necessary listen for any lover of electronic music.
The beats and sounds are good but EDM is really not my thing. I can dance along with it but after a while it just gets repetitive as beats and bass lines over and over. But I hate critiquing it too bad because that is EDM, so in that world they might be amazing, but to me its just meh.
It's pretty cool. I like the grooves and the beats and bass lines. It's good party music but not really good driving in the car music. Some parts are kind of repetitive in an annoying way that makes me wish somebody would turn off their car alarm. Da Funk is a cool song.
This takes me back to living in my first college apartment, and to the 90s EDM/rave culture. Wacky times! I love Daft Punk, but this album as a whole is a little lacking for me. Some of the tracks feel too repetitive and go on too long (and the album itself is long), but songs like Around the World and Da Funk are classics. I enjoyed it fine, but it’s not nearly as polished and interesting as their later work. Definitely not of the same caliber as Random Access Memories, or even Discovery, but it’s a fun dance party. Get me some glow sticks!
I first listened to this in a car ride home on car speakers while talking with my wife and it didn't really sound great to me. I then got home and tried again with headphones and it really worked well. The sounds are inventive yet familiar. It feels like it's always leading you to its next section that hits nicely when you actaully get there. I still don't love electronic music as a genre, but this was the best this playlist has given me. I also liked the "Homework" lore behind it as the two Daft Punk artists wrote this in their own home studio. Crazy that this is the group to put out Random Access Memory, as their sound will grow a ton over the next 15 years. My vacorites were Da Funk, Around the World, Rock'n'Roll, and Burnin'.
Proof that you don't have to play real instruments or write lyrics to get famous. This is not for me. I've never been a fan of house music and the repetition on this is mind numbing. Such a relief when it ended.
Every song on the album is fine, the majority of them overstay their welcome. I'm happy that they refined their sound and have greatly improved since this.
Daft Punk called this album Homework because they knew every electronic artist will be meticulously studying this. Masterfully made funky and fun dance tracks. Love this album, the start of an illustrious career
I don't see the big deal. It's just house music. Well made house music but house nonetheless.
Daft Punk got better with every album, with their final opus - Random Access Memories - being an utterly brillant masterpiece. That, however, means that going back to their beginnings makes it a bit hard to appreciate the tracks. There is definitely a funky spark there, but there is just not enough variation. The album sounds a bit dated, frankly, a clear product ofthe mid 90s. It's not bad by any means, but a far cry from what was to follow. 3/5
They were huge in Europe. Stay there
I’d like my hour and change back please. I was not going to rate any album less than a 2, but for this I’ll make an exception. This album did make me want to dance…out of da club and into traffic.
I enjoy the production of this. Gets a bit repetitive but the arrangements are interesting
The album was 1:15 and it could've been done in 45 minutes. The beats and techniques are good and sound but the songs drag on and are very repetitive for no reason.
Well I've listened to this album a bunch, it is a 5 star personal favorite. Even with personal favorite albums, I still relisten when they come up in this project and try to reflect on why they are meaningful to me. Most of the time, these are albums that were important to me in Highschool or College, which I expect is the case for most people. With Daft Punk, though, I didn't fully get into their music until Random Access Memories came out, which was after I graduated college and moved several states away to start my first full-time job. My friend (who was already a Daft Punk fan) and I would hang out on his porch in the summer, drinking and listening to their whole catalog, but this album and Alive '97 stick out in my memory. There is something raw and exciting in the tracks, which are minimalistic and primitive in comparison to the electronic music that was popular at the time (2013-2014). It's also bittersweet revisiting this album, and realizing that it was a decade ago instead of just a few years. Time comes for us all, and with most 5-star nostalgic albums, it's about the feelings.
Surpsringly I didn’t like this album too much. What I can say is that it has all of the daft punk sounds I know and love, but it’s just not as good as what they did later on. Because of this I give it a 3/5.
I really wanted to like this album but I can say with certainty that I did not. Insanely repetitive, not musical, and mostly annoying imo. Sad cuz I do like DP but just wasn't really for me even if it was innovative at the time.
Pre-robot Daft Punk, back when they were still very much house music. I remember dancing to “Around The World” at junior high dances and feeling so damn cool. BUT, most of these songs get pretty old halfway through them, especially in the second half of the album. Still, the difference between this and that Shamen album is light years apart. Yes, Daft Punk are awesome, but they didn’t get truly awesome until Discovery, in my opinion.
automatic 4 stars because it’s daft punk but agree that discovery is the elite album. if i’m in a daft punk mood and wanna hear any of these songs I’ll just go with the live 2007 album versions instead 🤷🏻♀️
So fun. Danced so the way through the album.
Only listened to some of it. Loved what I heard. Around the world is such a banger
It was just alright imo
Around the world around the world... Dit is zooooveel hetzelfde ik word er knettergek van. Wel twee keer geluisterd en het is best nice als achtergrondmuziek. Plus, hij was z'n tijd ver vooruit, daarom voordeel van de twijfel en toch drie sterren.
Ik had er wel moeite mee. tis echt een fantastisch album, maar sommige nummers zijn wel erg obscuur
Wow, this album aged poorly. I remember when this came, it was like hot potato and it was everywhere. Upon re-listening...yikes. It is waaaay tooo long... 76 minutes. It is unfortunately the time when everyone puts way to much music on cd. Quantity over quality. There are some redeeming qualities and songs, but yes, it's just not enough. The songs are just way too long, way too annoying (Rock N Roll and Burning), or just too monotonous (Around the World, Da funk). Highlights for me: Indo Silver Club, Alive.
Classic. Energizing. Makes you want to move.
I thought I'd enjoy this a lot more than I did
My favorite Daft Punk album is Random Access Memories but Homework is pretty great. Around the World and Da Funk are highlights.
I love Daft Punk, this album is intense in the use of electronic elements, which I sometimes struggle to listen to. It's kind of cathartic though, sometimes. Da Funk is a song I've listened to for a while, I love it. Some of the songs' structures are really interesting.
Very repetitive but was a good jam for a Friday at work
Not my thing. I feel like I need acid and some glow sticks to really get into this, but that isn’t going to happen any time soon.
I don’t know why but this album is very comforting to me. I don’t have a lot of experience with French house music but this hit the spot.
Nope, there is nothing about this album that I like. Most tracks sounded as if someone put a 1980s dot matrix printer (you know the kind, with the paper that was all attached and you had to pull off the perforated hole sides) in a rave club and proceeded to print out War and Peace at different speeds. Nope! Fuck waterboarding a person...you want to torture someone? Make them listen to this entire album
Not bad
It's been a while since I listened to "Homework," and I found myself wondering why it's been so long. There's a lot of great, funky grooves, and Daft Punk show how deft they are at taking what could easily be an entirely too repetitive loop and using it as the backdrop for a complex musical collage. From "Daftendirekt" to "Around the World" you just kind of get lost in the beats and textures... then I got to the back half of the album and was reminded why I don't put this on. All that carefully considered composing and production from the first half gets thrown out, and the tracks seem custom made to feel like an ice pick in my brain. Just the shrillest stabs, the most clipped drum/bass sounds, and almost monolithic recordings made me want to turn this off. I suffered through and am no better for it. The first 7 tracks would be a 5 star EP, as an album, nah.
I love them but this album has too much noise on the early songs
Da Funk Around the World
Epic
This is a great album, easy five.
Not as good as Discovery but still a classic house album
not my fav daft punk but they got da funk lol. I like the transition sounds of waves crashing i feel like in in ibitha :p a little repetitive but these r the kinds of sounds i DO like lol :D Around the world around the world around the WOOOORld
No much into house music but this is pretty good
Around the World is a timeless bop. The rest of the album felt a little like kids trying out Garage Band for the first time.
Only good song is Around the World
Infectious beats that stick with you. Must be listened to with a proper speaker or headphones. Not every track is a banger but it's clear why they were so popular in their heyday.
- Heard their second album before but not this one - Enjoyable, but overly long and incredibly repetitive - Good background music
Nice club music
Great album
90s Rave music :)
No! This music literally gave me vertigo and made me nauseated. It was probably groundbreaking in 1997, but now I just lump it in with all the EDM music thumping from the site of the Electric Daisy Carnival which is too close to my home!
When it's good it's very good but the back half especially gets repetitive and more damningly quite grating. Dance music is at its best when you can zone out and get lost the music. Rock and Roll destroyed that for me. Glad I listened but I'll still to Discovery or RAM if I'm feeling the punk.
Decent
not my cuppa
Very good 👍
a bit too much daft and not enough punk in all seriousness, though, I would rate it 3.75 – but I might just round it up. normally I reserve the 4 star rating for albums that I will intentionally listen to again (at least in part) and this might not be one of them. nevertheless, it was a really enjoyable listening experience. the album is full of cool sounds and is a very solid first output. people who complain about the repetitiveness would be the same people demanding "songs with lyrics" at a techno club
Long hypnotic tracks. I like most of it but some of the sound designy tracks are too out there for me
French homework just hits different. Daft Punk can evoke such unique emotions, wish those two little robots were still together.
I definitely prefer this album to their later stuff - less commercial/pop
Mchk mchk. Charming but a little monotonous.
Crap! I don't really like house, this was boring and pointless noise
Eh
I hated it
Where have you been all my life?
Tedious, monotonous
Noisy
It’s good yeah actually a better listen than I thought honestly but not something made for me 4/5
Not the biggest dance fan but enjoyed this. Will listen more
Not much into repetitive dance music. I do remember "Around the World" though
I'm simply unable to listen to this mush of redundant computer beeps and boops for 1h 14min. Some catchy melodies of the more popular songs are at first quite pleasant, but most of the time overstay their welcome. Cannot entirely judge this album for now as I haven't listened to its entirety, but enjoy a different kind of beep boop more. So I'll give it a neutral 5,5/10
Beep boop robot music but this time actually good
I love Daft Punk. What those 2 guys could do with music was incredible, and I love so many of their songs. Homework was the album before they really hit the groove with every song being amazing. This doesn't have many great songs, and in my opinion one of the worst songs of all time "Around the World", too repetitive, way too long, it's horrible.
Just greatness. For a double LP, this album NEVER has a drop in quality, and that quality is GREAT quality. It’s well produced and catchy. It feels less track based than an album like Discovery but it gives this album its own great style.
Nice
I mean its okay but more could have been
It'd make for a really good night dancing through it all. Alive, Fresh were my favorite new discoveries on it.
Repeatative but the beats are solid and a throwback to EDM from the 90s
Daft Punk is the standard for all modern edm music. They elevated edm to a higher standing with what could be done with sampling and music production. Their love of disco and European discotheque culture made others pay attention and appreciate it more through their use of it. If their was only one Edm album on this list, it would be this one.
Not for me. Most of it I just don't get. Gets better after Around the World, especially Rollin' and Scratchin'. The end is a bit boring again.
Not exactly my favorite Daft Punk album. This one’s probably more suited for people who frequent techno dance clubs. Daft Punk still rocks though.
I didn't think I would like Daft Punk. I don't think I would just sit around listening to the album because I tend to like music with lyrics and more of a melody, but I thought it had good beats and would make good background music for coding, cleaning, cooking, or something along those lines.
Headache Inducing.
The alive 2007 remixes are miles better. Too repetitive for its own good, but the start of something good
This was the first Daft Punk album I have listened to. Many of the pieces are catchy, but they are a bit repetitive. Did I mention that some of the pieces were a bit repetitive, in a self-repeating, repetitive kind of way. All in all, it was ok. This was the first Daft Punk album I have listened to. Many of the pieces are catchy, but they are a bit repetitive. Did I mention that some of the pieces were a bit repetitive, in a self-repeating, repetitive kind of way. All in all, it was ok. This was the first Daft Punk album I have listened to. Many of the pieces are catchy, but they are a bit repetitive. Did I mention that some of the pieces were a bit repetitive, in a self-repeating, repetitive kind of way. All in all, it was ok. This was the first Daft Punk album I have listened to. Many of the pieces are catchy, but they are a bit repetitive. Did I mention that some of the pieces were a bit repetitive, in a self-repeating, repetitive kind of way. All in all, it was ok. 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I know their more recent alumna but had never listened to this before. It’s alright I guess. Toward the end of the album I thought to myself, “that was pretty good,” while not realizing I was less than halfway finished. It really drags on. Perhaps if I was listening to this while dancing in France in 1997 I would have enjoyed it more.
Not as good as I thought it would be, some of the repetitive parts were too long and didn't build towards a crescendo in the way I think they thought it did.
I was expecting a little more variety within each song. Daft Punk are touted as “the” electronic club duo, so inevitably there would be an explosion of creativity throughout the album. The problem is, it’s a pretty long album (74 minutes), and with some tracks lasting more than 7 minutes, the one-chord, one-bar, one-idea repetition can get a little stale. Still, I thought it worked excellently as “empowerment” music. The lengthiness and repetitiveness of many of the tracks made me feel productive, like I needed to do things and do them now! Aw yeah!! The electronic instrumentation - primarily synth-based - is honestly really cool-sounding for its time. With more solid song structures and less perpetuity, this album could easily be a 4/5 or higher. Key tracks: Indo Silver Club, Rock’n Roll, Around the World, Da Funk
Thumpin’ Pumpin’ Electronic & Happy
This felt like the background music to a video game that never built up to a boss fight...
This album makes me think of Gabe and his dreamscapes. Needs more glowstick as well.
Hits and misses. Sounds like various versions of fight music. I could workout to some of these tracks... or I could take some E and thoroughly enjoy them. IDK.
el tema principal, bien luego se vuelve un poco estridente
i get why this album is important i don't hate it but i don't love it.
Hard to believe that they were around in the late ‘90’s. Fun album w/a couple songs I’ll probably download
Around the World.
Can't go wrong
Not my usual style but Daft Punk is a staple of its genre, 5/5
Gut aber ich war ja nie so gehypet
Good
3.5 it’s dance music. Nobody knows if it’s good or bad. It just is.
- Started strong. Not an EDM fan, but I can see the appeal - This high wore off...multiple tracks were tough to get through. - Continually reminded me of where Daft Punk would eventually end up, but that just made me want to listen to that music instead.
Not for me
Gefällt mir nicht.
No doubt, a pivotal album for DJs everywhere, emphasizing simple, repetitive patterns of drum beats, base notes, and effects. However, far too repetitive for my liking.
An onslaught of repetitive 90's French house music that is almost interesting. Beats are grating, cyclical, and way too long. Daft Punk is a respectable pillar of the techno genre, but their later efforts are much more listenable in a casual setting. This album as clearly meant to be experienced in a club, not in my office on a rainy Monday morning. Stand out tracks (actually listenable) include "Da Funk", "High Fidelity", and "Alive".
Da funk back to the punk, come on Da funk back to the punk, come on Da funk back to the punk, come on Da funk back to the punk, come on Da funk back to the punk, come on Da funk back to the punk, come on Da funk back to the punk, come on Da funk back to the punk, come on This album of deep cuts from DP help me to appreciate them as true 90s deep house / French house artists. While the lower BPM compared to true house works well with the hypnotic DP style, many find the repetitive nature of many of their songs a bit hard to stomach for 5-7 minutes. DP may be one of the absolute worst perpetrators of the 3 minute house song drop lead-up - as someone mixing songs live I might appreciate that, but as someone not on MDMA with strobes blasting into my eyes, I don't. Further, after the drop they don't quite hit the requisite dark house evil serrated sound that you need for a vampire disco with blood sprinklers. When DP sticks to the funk, they shine. I often find it very difficult to place DP songs into playlists, and believe that it could be due to... huh... w-what's ha... Around the world, around world Around the world, around world Around the world, around world Around the world, around world Around the world, around world Around the world, around world Around the world, around world Around the world, around world Around the world, around world
Real talk a lot of the sounds on this are a style of dance music production that I don't like, the harsh sounding stuff doesn't work for me in this context. But otherwise an absolutely SMOKING HOT album, so good and they just got better and better
Maybe not their best album but still pretty good.
Zu viele langweilige songs.
Irgendwie schade, war eintöniger als erwartet. Die bekannten Hits von dem Album sind mit Abstand die besten. 2,5.
Soundtrack to the men's room in Hell.....Really? This is a must hear album?....Why?
Hard to listen too.......
Amazing album
It's not perfect album. There are better Daft Punk music out there, but this album was much needed. You can already here the early brilliance and genius of these guys. Homework had to become before the rest. And the rest is history. 4.5/5.
2.5. Pretty cool ideas but a lot of the songs just seemed like noise to some extent and were just boring.
not my thing but i can appreciate it for what it is
probably goes hard at the club
Horrible
It's so easy to identify good techno / EDM / dance music just by hearing bad techno. This is good because it isn't bad. Daft Punk and electronic music aren't my lane of enjoyment, but I listened to this whole thing. And enjoyed it. 4/5.
I hate music that repeat itself
I like daft punk but this album sucks
- ik it’s daft punk but if i have to listen to one more minute of this album i’ll probably cry
Tbh album would be much better if they would shrink it by 3-5 times. It's like i'm hearing the same second for a trillion of years. 2.5. Favourite song(s): "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, 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"
I see a lot of people saying it seems repetitive, and I get that. But at the time, this felt like a game changer. So influential in the development of house and dance music
Wenn's passt
Not my style. I didn’t like it
Not super familiar with this genre so I'm not gonna have anything super intellectual to say about this album, but I thoroughly enjoyed it. Would LOVE to party to this but it was also perfect for deep cleaning my apartment. Honestly makes me want to get more into EDM.
Awful. Just a bunch of electronically produced noise.
Confirmou que me rendi não apenas a importância como também para a qualidade das composições.
Gran debut de Daft Punk, con el que sientan las bases del funk-house, heredero de las primeras fusiones entre la música funk y la música disco, llevándolo al terreno de la electrónica. En el encontramos ya clásicos de la música dance como "Da Funk", el tema que personalmente más me gusta.
Första halvan av albumet är riktigt starkt. Andra halvan mer oklar och sämre. Svag 4a!
bra skit! inte deras bästa album, men vilket band!
Peak:ar höööögt med helt otroliga låtar, men däremellan är det låtar som helt enkelt inte håller måttet. För komplexa. Men, det får bli en fyra för jag kommer nu lyssna mer på daft punk
Mycket mycket bra
7/10 I've always liked Discovery more
Can’t believe I got through a full hour of this. Absolutely dreadful, no idea why people seem to rate them. I’m actually annoyed at how much praise this pile of shite has got
Soooooo long. And repetitive. Sounds we're good but doesn't help when it loops over and over again!
this album holds up.
no thoughts just vibes
I was gonna rate this 5 stars but the later tracks really don't hold up as well, will round 3.5 up though
Love their music, but listening to a full album isn't my jam.
Better daft punk albums imo. This is good but seems a bit basic compared to others and maybe there is reason behind it.
This album is like “what kind of music would 70’s bots roller skate to?” It’s wacky, easily accessed like disco, totally wants flashing lights like a laser show, and might be just the thing on a cold, dull, January day. Do I find technical perfection? Nope. Do I find genius lyrics? Also nope. Can I completely get why it’s included? Yep. Is it understandably fun? Also yep.
Zu technolastig, die späteren Alben fand ich besser
It was fine. I don't really have the vocabulary to appreciate jazz.
I really enjoyed this although I wouldn't call it earth shattering. Maybe it was innovative to the pop crowd of 97 but it does feel a bit generic now.
Great album for going out I think, time and place for sure. I think it could also be class to run to. Overall enjoyed.
Yay! Excited to listen to this one! Ok, never mind.
It actually sounds very good I’m just not one to listen to a repetitive beat for more than 2 minutes without any change 😭 but still I did expect it to be good bc daft punk
fave track: revolution 909 final thoughts: cunty af
this was such a cool listen. i liked the electronicy feel present throughout the album, especially whenever vocals were utilised on tracks like around the world. only major problem is the run time, when you have songs that rely heavily on loops and have them go on for 7 minutes, you start to go a little insane. and it's not like this problem was present on one track, it was quite a few, accumulating in a 74 minute runtime, not the best feeling tbh.
Always love me some Daft Punk, and this has got some good songs on it like 'Revolution 909', 'Around the World' and 'Da Funk'. But it also has some very very bad songs like 'Rollin' & Scratchin'', 'Rock'n Roll', and a ton of songs that are quite dull or just not very exciting. This is definitely my type of genre of music, and I do think Daft Punk introduced a new sound to the genre, but there are just too many songs that aren't good for this to reach higher ratings. Has to be a 3 for me.
I had really high hopes for this album so was a little bit dissapointed. It was still good though but my main issue was that it was a bit long. It was however the perfect album to listen to while working from home on a Friday (homework, get it?). It has some great hits and many of the songs hit just right being above monotonic noise and actually being good. Alive and Rock'n'Roll were my favourite songs I hadn't listened to much before. It's main negatives was that it was too long and it didn't feel coherent. A weak 4.
Cool dance party album
Ok
I respect the impact they've had but not for me
Love this album but too long
Very coolio
whatever man everyone knows this album, it rips but who cares
8/10, very fun and good workout music
Eh, definitely not my thing. To me, this was awful.
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Catchy, different, and creative… but the track list and songs felt too long at times. Overall enjoyable but wouldn’t listen to again.
So many boots, so many cats. I did like this better now than when it was released, but I don't see myself on this carousel again. Da Funk was cool.
I like more mainstream Daft Punk. Listening to some of this raised my anxiety a bit.
Pretty fun album. Da Funk and Indo Silver club were bangers.
I can understand why this album was influential, and I can see how listening to some of this tracks in a club setting in the late 90s could be a great experience. However, I was listening to this on my way to work and found it repetitive and uninspiring.
I was regretful I had ears
Not my favorite
I enjoyed the first half of the album more. Overall, great experience, I felt like I really was doing homework (hehe) for the later Daft Punk albums by listening to this one :)
You can dance to it. It's not music for airports; this is music to invoke a certain physical response — to raise your heart rate and encourage your body to move. Outside of this intent I don't have much use for it, but within that scope it's good enough for the job.
Must try harder, better, faster and stronger.
it certainly *felt* like homework
iconic
Not for me
Say heck no to techno. I'm sorry, I want to love DP, but I just can't get into it.
this doesn’t deserve to be on this list. literally nothing special
muy tecni
Not really into dance music, but some of those felt like classics so it was aright
Some of this was fine and some of it was ass. 2.
I'm pleasantly surprised! I'm not into this genre, but this was a fairly decent example, though it feels like it's soooooo long. Standout track- Around the World.
Has the potential to be repetitive and become tiresome, but it manages to leave a lasting impression, and perhaps the pros outweigh the cons. Big Yuzo Koshiro vibes.
the first french album not about paedophilia
A very fun, upbeat electronic dance album. Will definitely have on for backyard games!! A very fun vibe!
Not my jam at all...
Nicht ganz angehört, trotzdem ganz solide
Not high enough for this level of repetition
I feel bad even rating this one, as I knew it was not for me.
Belter
3/5 - This was okay but nothing compared to Discovery
A high 3, it's great but feels like a prelude to the discovery album, it sounds like they're still developing their sound here.
OMG - I am LOVING this! It's taking me straight back to my college days.
I know a lot of tunes off this one. Some decent jams but overall it's pretty mid. Some tracks like High Fidelity and Oh Yeah are pretty grating, and Burnin' is downright obnoxious -- can't make it through it.
Brings back some memories from my high school years
Daft Punk: the answer to the question who made AI music before the invention of AI? The samples used for this album essentially make up 2/3 of this entire 1001 album list. This audibly got a loud “YES!” when it appeared
Drum machine for working out. Not music
Great album. I love dance music. Some bangers in here. The first 2 thirds are better than the last third. This album is an excellent choice to put on when performing long physical tasks
Some decent songs on it, and I can definitely see it's impact on the music scene. But a lot of tracks feel a bit grating to listen to outside of it's presumably intended context: in a club. I'd imagine I'd enjoy the album a lot more in that setting, with the songs being mixed together live.
So this was a great discovery sitting in my office yesterday. I felt like that if I was in a club with a hot girl, I could actually dance to this music, and dance well. Thats obviously unrealistic, but the music transported me there. Great beats and sound...ultimate headphone experience. Solid album top to bottom. Probably only one song I felt like was "filler". Was shocked after reading they almost didn't release this as an album. Would have been a five star if Up all night to get lucky was on here.
Daft Punk brings zen to electronic house music. Their hypnotic repetition is soothing. All of my love to this album, definitely the best robot guys in the game.
Classic. I was so stoked to be served Daft Punk on day 2.
Quality old school electronic tunes
I just don't get it
Not my cuppa.
i gazed into the windowsphere til the trickle of funk disposed itself from my ear hole. the toe tapper's cave. i stared at the seaslime drifting in the everlapping shoreline and descended. i was smothered in smothered in smothered in smothered in smothered in smothered in smothered in smothered in smothered in smothered in smothered in smothered in repetiton. i allowed the spray into my ears so it may trickle once more.
This EDM beast is like Shakespeare meant for the stage, and feels like it would only work live. Its extended repetitions feel a bit like a stuck vinyl, making it challenging to fully embrace. Even my deep love of a bloodhound with a broken leg can't make me muster any affection for this album. NUMBER OF BANGERS - 0 STAND OUT TRACK - Around the World (but it needed to be at least 4 minutes shorter!)
Was a lot of fun. Enjoyed the track ‘Fresh’; it got me super hyped up for the day. Great sounds, was probably an important release for its time
Oh My God, the horror that was the 90's. No
Loved this one, was dancing around the flat like an antibody under the microscope gelling around for bacteria to munch. Have seen some footage of D-Punk back in the day mixing records and stuff and can hear in the album all the stuff they must have sampled and put together.
Words please
Not as enjoyable to me as DJ Shadow or the pop/dance fusion of the Per Shop Boys. “Da Funk” has a hint of where they will go with “Get Lucky.” **
Had to skip Rollin' & Scratchin' after bit because the sound got a little too repetitive for too long, also Rock'n Roll for the same reason. Overall enjoyed some of the tracks but probably wouldn’t listen to the whole album again.
I’m sure it’s good, but not my cup of tea. Am patiently waiting for it to finish so I can relisten to the recommended album from yday (funeral).
Good beats. Would be nice music to get in the mood before going out. Fav songs revolution 909, phoenix, fresh, high Fidelity, alive
01) Daftendirekt - 8,5 02) WDPK 83.7 FM - 6,0 03) Revolution 909 - 10,0 04) Da Funk - 10,0 05) Phoenix - 8,5 06) Fresh - 8,5 07) Around the World - 10,0 08) Rollin' & Scratchin' - 8,5 09) Teachers - 8,5 10) High Fidelity - 8,5 11) Rock'n Roll - 7,0 12) Oh Yeah - 7,5 13) Burnin' - 9,0 14) Indo Silver Club - 8,5 15) Alive - 8,5 16) Funk Ad - 7,5 TOTAL: 8,44 (84/100) Ah, mon Dieu, finally something from when I was young :-P I loved french house/electronica acts of the late 90s and early 00s like Air, Daft Punk, Cassius, Modjo, The Supermen Lovers, Stardust, Bob Sinclar, Martin Solveig... and then David Guetta came and ruined it all :-/
Da Funk and Around the World remain bangers. The rest felt like homework - dull and repetitive and rarely groovy.
Da Funk and Around the World would be on the soundtrack of my freshman year of college, and bring back the best of memories. The rest of the album felt like a Rorschach; at first the simple repetitiveness felt like a way to free my mind in the abstract. Then with a crying baby it felt like an endless way to torture me.
Boring and repeatable. Songs are 2x too long.
Surprised that I liked it
no
I like Daft Punk but I'm not huge on house/electronic. This was a decent listen: the track list flows perfectly and I liked the thematic radio segments. And of course "Around the World" is a stone-cold banger.
The second five star 1997 album in a row. Yesterday it was a Dandy Warhols album I was unfamiliar with, today it's Daft Punk's Homework, an album I know well and love.
It's great, but it isn't perfect. This made waves, but not nearly as much as their next few records. This just feels like the precursor to Discovery, which I think is just a better-made album. All the same, Homework really shows that Daft Punk did their Homework when making this and made something really special. Favorites are Daftendirekt, Da Funk, Around The World, and Rock'n Roll
house music is boring! and this was a particularly boring example!
Life’s greatest regret is not being born 10-15 years earlier to see this live in my prime
This one don’t stop. Love the full-techno daft punk on this album. Da funk is my favorite but I like every song on this album
This is a great reminder as to why I didn't like listening to Daft Punk until Random Access Memories
A classic, I think essential album that anyone who likes music needs to listen to, as there is a lot of fun ideas and producing techniques on here. Not Daft Punk’s best work imo. Drums even for a house music album are too overdriven. Album seems to not have a ton of coherency and seems like there is some filler in there especially at beginning and end of album. This feels like a typical first album to me, lots of fun ideas, ground work to what makes Daft Punk fantastic is being layed but lacking some coherency as a full knock out album. 3.3/5.
Sitting at the lab and pipetting does not do this album justice. I am paying it too much attention to enjoy it. There are no ear worms or memorable motifs; I instead feel like my eardrums are being assaulted by an amorous android. Techno lights and at least three shots in a club setting is required to enjoy this. Background noise while writing could also match it.
This is the music they play in hell. Repeating the same words over and over again and short repeating loops is crazy-making.
I don’t think this is meant to be listened to recreationally while driving around doing errands.
If you like a song and it is repetitive, it is great, because you will find yourself with a sound you like on repeat. However, when you do not enjoy the sound, then the track will feel like hell. This is what happens with this Daft Punk album. "Around the World" is iconic, and some other songs bring a great tune with it. However, other songs feel like a pain in the ass. 1. Daftendirek - 1/5; works as an intro but I despise it as a stand-alone song. 2. WDPK 83.7 FM - 1/5; could have easily been part of the intro. 3. Revolution 909 - 2/5; could dance to it mid-session, but not a great feel to it. 4. Da Funk - 2/5; I am staring to feel that this album is not going to live up to the hype I was giving to it. Another good mid-session track, but nothing great about it. 5. Phoenix - 3/5; Finally some little nice touch to it! 6. Fresh - 3/5; Got my head bobbing, nice mental trip to the Summer. Uplifting mood. 7. Around the World - 5/5; Legendary. 8. Rollin' & Scratchin' - 2/5; Too repetitive with no appeal to me. 9. Teachers - 3/5; Lyrics like the outro of a reggeaton song lmao. Sounds better though. 10. High Fidelity - 2/5; I am liking this approach more, it's groovier. I need a twist in structure at some point. 11. Rock'n Roll - 1/5; nah this ain't it. Painful. 12. Oh Yeah - 2/5; unimpressed. 13. Burnin' - 3/5; niiiiiiiice. 14. Indo Silver Club - 3/5; repetitive, but I felt it. I am enthusiastic about the end of the album. 15. Alive - 2/5; not much to add about. 16. Funk Ad - 1/5; unneeded. Total sum: 36/80. Average: 2.25/5. Overall sensation: 3/5. Expected Marc rating: 2/5.
Quina putíssima merda més grossa. Sóc incapaç d'entendre com aquesta gent és tan popular. Vaya conyàs d'àlbum. No sé si ha envellit molt malament o no estic fet per música d'aquest estil però joder vaya pila de merda. Lorenzo expected rating: 3
NO! ??? music???
90s foundational electronic. So cool
Could not get through it. It started off good, but then got incredibly repetitive. Add in the harshness of a couple tracks and I was done.
Couldn't really listen to any of the tracks without skipping before the end. Annoyingly repetitive. Around the World is a highlight only because I like the music video; I still had to skip it though. Got to Rock'n Roll and DNF
fav
3.5
Class album very funky but bit repetitive
Ich kann mich damit nicht anfreunden. Die Musik macht mich echt aggressiv. Ist absolut nicht meins.
I sure do miss Daft Punk. These guys are fire and this album is no exception.
I just can't do super repetitive music in general. Regardless of genre. This was tough for me to get through tbh.
Tolles Album.
nekem nem annyira jön be ez a daftpunkos stílus, elég unalmas, de van benne pár jó minta
Needs to be listened to at loud volumes for full effect. Definitely not my thing.
First reaction: oooh! I've never listened to this in full! During listening: oh wow, this is a much longer album than I anticipated. Great beats. The transitions between songs are really smooth. Around the world and da funk are familiar. After listening: for me, this feels more like a dj set than an album. I find it a bit monotonous at times and I'm not sure I would actively listen again. This went on for a long time. Research notes: this was their first studio album. They gave their demo to their first record label at a rave at eurodisney which feels very French
Genre: House Instruments: 3/5 Modern Translation: 4/5 Dance Potential: 2/5 Listening Location: woodworking in the garage Favourite Song: Around the World Made me feel: Enthusiastic and irritable. Respect the artists for doing something different in 1997 but the songs are so long and get repetitive! Around the World is a classic but don’t feel like I could dance to any of the others.
Christmas 97 - I bought this album for my brother. Unsure exactly why, but it was a hit and got a lot of spins. I like some techno/dance as background work music, but I don’t think they’re great for sitting down and listening too.
2.9