Homework

Album 94 of 1001 Daft Punk - Homework Rating : 1 / 5 Favorite Track : The Last One More Electronic BS. Each song was literally the same thing over and over and over again. Doesn't qualify as music.

I've owned this album forever and it's definitely a classic. I do think Discovery is the better album, but I'm just happy Daft Punk is included.

Disappointed: I love Daft Punk and would do devious things to go to an alive concert but this just disappointed me. I could’ve left my computer half way through a song and gone to the loo to come back at the exact same segment, just got a bit repetitive. One of my favourite bands ever and probably their weakest record I’ve listened too.

Few hits, like 'around the world'. otherwise consistent, electronic-y music. Liked it but i wouldn't say 'omg i love it all the songs are great'

The ideal state for listening to this is drunk in a club dancing. Unfortunately instead I am stone cold sober, at home with headphones on. It makes great background music for doing other things, since it's repetitive and doesn't really reward close listening.

Hmm... where shall I begin with this? One of the greatest electronic/dance albums of all time, from one of the greatest electronic/dance duos of all time and a great starting point for anyone getting into the bleep-bloops. Of course that was the experience for me all those years ago, with the beginning of Daftendirekt still sending me into a bit of a funk before I'm inundated with radio missives, repetitive mantras, acknowledgements of the techno greats that came before them and much more. With the album literally called Homework, one can not only begin the journey of Daft Punk but make their own journey as well. I sure as hell did.

Heard it before?: No Enjoy it?: No, I understand its significance to the time, genre and music as a whole but that doesn’t stop from finding this very repetitive and boring. It’s a first though for letting me hear sounds that were genuinely irritating on my ears Favourite song: didn’t have one

Kind of obnoxious. I like their later stuff though, call me if that’s on the list

It was ok

Listened to 30 mim of the album. Good being busy music, i like it👍

Just doing my homework

Fun! Makes you want to dance. My second favourite release of theirs.

Housey fun!

Unfortunately a bit too "house" for me, especially compared to their later work, definitely prefer the later albums. Apart from Around The World, obviously.

Aaaa

Mira, cuando salió este disco tenía 16 años y no sabía nada. Creía que sabía mucho, pero nadie sabe mucho a esa edad. Nadie sabe lo que cree saber a los 16 años. Y a pesar de que alguna música electrónica había superado mis prejuiciosas barreras alimentadas por el rock de guitarras y "autenticidad", Around The World fue el ejemplo perfecto para pregonar que el rock de guitarras nunca sería igualado por la música electrónica. Por supuesto que estaba equivocado y por supuesto que años más tarde, aunque no tantos, terminaría escuchando Daft Punk sin culpas y disfrutando de este discazo. Igual me parece que es más largo de lo que debería. 74 minutos es mucho para mí.

I’m immediately much less forgiving of albums when they are so long. I love Daft Punk but this is far from their best work. It gets very repetitive after listening for a while.

Weird and fun. Wish I'd seen them live, for me is music to see live more than to play at home.

Não se trata da mesma coisa se repetindo, é sobre a energia, a vibe que passa. É claro que um pouco de variedade no som seria interessante, mas para um primeiro álbum, isso é bom. Eu diria um 8/10, muito bom.

Riktigt enahanda

Extremely repetitive and full of grating noises. Probably deserves a 1

Muy arriba, muy manija. Da Funk, qué temazo. Es para estar definitivamente no trabajando. No es un disco tan cerradito como los que vendrían después para mí, pero qué capos.

Los clásicos son clásicos

Seeeeeeeeeee

Not really punk, but definitely quite daft

очень стильная, насыщенная музыка под которую классно проводить время и тусить Вот не всегда хочется ее слушать, но когда возвращаюсь то пропадаю сильно 4+ алкоальбом: потихоньку пьешь егерьмейстер

Крепкое, но чересчур длинное. Это очень классная работа, которая открывает портал в ушедшие 70е. И то, как это было переработано... не без батиной помощи, конечно.

как будто есть предъява по лишним композициям, но список композиций субъективен

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Could have easily been the most boring album ever made, but they keep adding a twist when I start to get bored. It's a good one, but not their best.

A tech-house album with songs that are far too long is certainly something that can drive me crazy in a negative way.

Groovy. Probably a little too straight-up dance for me; not much variety, overlong songs (particularly when it’s one I don’t care for). Still liked it mostly. Best song: Around the World

as good as you would think

Me pone nervioso.

Electronica doesn't have to be repetitive

This is probably a 4 star album in reality, I tried to come with various justifications for giving a 5,and the one I keep coming back to is essentially a protest vote that Discovery isn't on here. But this still a great album in its own right - Alive, High Fidelity, Fresh, I could go on.

3.4/5 90s electronica

One of my favourite albums. It came out at a perfect time, I was just about to go travelling when Da Funk was released, it soundtracked the drive to the airport. A few weeks later I was able to hear them play a DJ set/perform at the New York Club Twilo to launch this album. Not just fantastic music but a lot of strong memories attached

I was the first guy playing Daft Punk to the rock kids. Everybody said I was crazy…we all know. This album is wildly impressive for a first time out. Even more so when you consider it’s almost 30 years old. I would argue this album helped solidify electronic music’s place in the mainstream. From here on you saw an explosion of great electronica leading into the 2000s. This isn’t Daft Punk’s best, but it’s super solid and never fails to get me inspired in my own experimentation with music. But boy oh boy if you would’ve put this on for me when I was a teenager, I probably would’ve left the room. This was the antithesis of everything I loved.

A dazzlingly well-formed, supremely danceable debut from a duo that only got better with time.

its just good!

Classic

In recent years I've really come around on Homework: great debut, great songs, great duo. You can tell they were looking to make a dance record here, it's way more suited for those euro parties they were playing at back in the 90's. THAT BEING SAID, I think this is the wrong Daft Punk album for the list. Discovery feels like it tops Homework as a full album experience with more purposeful songs. Also, sadly, Homework is too long. Regardless, Daft Punk are basically the gods of french house music: a subgenre of house that focused heavily on funk and disco grooves that were sampled for many of Daft Punk's songs. If we want to get into specifics, Da Funk and Around the World would be their breakout hits on this album, both of which bring different things to the table. The songs in between are worth listening to as a study on french house music (except maybe Rock'n Roll?). This is probably Daft Punk's most abrasive record at times so hunker down for that. Otherwise I think it's excellent.

I get why this music exists, but I don't really understand why anyone would listen to a while album of it in their home (unless they were a DJ that was previewing tracks).

Not the Daft Punk album I would personally choose to go on this list but still very good. I shall listen to it again. ...but it was too long. Of course it's repetitive -- it's electronic dance music, that's the point -- yet some of the songs towards the end are a lot weaker than the first two-thirds. They take forever to finish and don't sound nearly as good (possibly because my brain was so tired by the end). I could tell you which ones, due to the (admittedly well-done) segues. It was a chore to sit through all of it. Heard before: 'Da Funk', 'Around the World', 'Burnin'' 7/10. Nevertheless, it could grow on me.

Da Funk, Fresh, Around the World No reason for this shit to be 74 minutes. I did not have to listen to this headache inducing nonsense. Almost a 1 star but better than Limp Shitkit and worse than Pavement. Random Access Memories should have been on this list. Not this dog shit.

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It is criminal that the far superior DP albums Discovery and Random Access Memories are not on this list but this unpolished demo tape of an album is included. A repetitive, monotonous 75 minutes that should have been 30 max. The only songs I enjoyed were Daften, Da Funk, and Around the World.

I have sometimes complained in this project of electronic music that consists of endlessly repeated phrases, and that's really what this is, but this is done right and with a good dance beat. There is some nostalgia with "Da Funk" and "Around the World" that enhanced the listening experience today. All in all, this was a great album to do dreaded yard work while drowning out the noisy neighbors with my earbuds today. I'm so happy to finally get some Daft Punk in this project! They're the best!

I can totally appreciate some pure dance tracks! Although there was a track or two that reminded me a bit of fingernails on a chalkboard, overall this album was great.

I enjoyed the heck out of this dance party. Great fun!

I’ve not listened to this album in a long time and had forgotten how much fun it is! Each song has a clear style and theme and had me movin’ and groovin’. I’m still in love with Daft Punk!

very good, i prefer it over discovery

Daaamn

Too repetitive and long to be an enjoyable listen

Discovery is better, there are some cool tracks here, but a lot of the songs run too long and get a bit annoying.

Fuck me this is not Discovery. But too industrial for me but you gotta respect the range of these blokes.

Homework is a good Daft Punk album, but the songs are a bit repetitive. Discovery and Random Access Memory both do what Homework does better. Ultimately, if you want to hear these songs, I’d recommend listening to alive 2007 where the best songs of this album are remixed and integrated with other songs to cut down on the repetitiveness.

It's kinda nice listening to daft punk's first album.. that being said, it's just a bunch of phrases in a loop for 74 mins. Works well as bgm for studying/working out

Listened to this on the bus home, funky fun loved it

I didn't know that Daft Punk has been active since 1997🤔 but I think their 90s music is too techno for me, probably one of my least favourite genres 😅

Although this is already 26 years old - it sounds like it was released yesterday - stylish - timeless, grooving. A little long, typical of a 90s album, but it's a tight set of tracks. Had a great time listening to it.

This is pretty bad. A whole album of horrible music with a mediocre hit somewhere in the middle.

A really interesting beginning

Another debut album, akin to the Gorillaz, where I liked it less on a re-listen. Outside of a few of the singles, most of the Daft Punk songs I really love are on Discovery. It's good but not nearly as fleshed out as their later work. 3/5

Disappointed with this only one really good song

It's passable, started off good but fell off pretty quickly, not their best work.

Wow. Fantastic sounds! Not sure it is music, but it sounds great - especially with the headphones on. With headphones 4/5 Without headphones 2.5/5 Average 3.5

More of a Discovery guy myself

El primero de Daft Punk. Meh.

Not my type of music But still enjoyed it

This album is the progenitor to so many electronic acts and I’m pretty sure helped launch Daft Punk’s career. It’s another one I’ve listened to many times over the years and it holds up really well!

Dope production but very repetitive

A classic. This brings me back to grade 8, hanging out in Coal Harbour and getting into things we shouldn’t hahaha. Of course the known songs like Around the World and Da Funk are crowd pleasers (and remind me of MuchMusic dances!), but so many other songs get me excited! I am taking away one star only due to a few tracks that are way to beat repetitive for me. I need it to progress into new sounds or melody, not just tick tick tick for minutes on end. Great album though! Listen again: yes Purchase for my collection: yes Best Song: Revolution 909

Debuutalbum van het Franse house duo Daft Punk. Introduceerde het genre aan de rest van de wereld, o.a. door de megahit "Around the World". Tracklist is grotendeels instrumentale house en dance. Aardig debuut. leukste nummer: Da Funk De titel van het album leent zich van de productie: "the fact that we made the record at home, very cheaply, very quickly, and spontaneously, trying to do cool stuff" - Thomas Bangalter.

I really like this album even though it's not Daft Punks best. There's some bangers but some of the songs get a little bit repetitive without peaking. It's like they're building up to a payoff that never arrives. However when this album is great it's truly great. Songs like Around the World, Da Funk and Rollin' & Scratchin' are hard to not appreciate the sheer level of awesomeness and a start of Daft Punk's great career.

Very good!

Klassista Daft Punkkia mutta ei kuitenkaan niitten parasta

Every song was too repetitive and too long. (Over seven minutes for some of the tracks?!) I know that was the concept for French dance music, you don't want too much of a change, but I felt like there needed to be something else layered on top of each song at some point. There needed to be... more. To make it interesting. And it just wasn't there.

I like Daft Punk, and I remember when the big singles from this album, Da Funk and Around the World, came out - I liked them a lot. But I can only take so much. For whatever reason, those singles didn't seem to wear out their welcome. But a lot of songs on this album do. A couple are cool and just right in length (Daftendirekt and Phoenix) but many are cool and just too long (Rock n Roll, Indo Silver Club). Others are just annoying from the get-go (Oh Yeah). These guys are great at what they do, but it's not quite for me - at least not for long stretches.

I like Daft Punk but this tested my limits. Among all the great work they've done, I have no idea why they chose this album. It is the definition of repetitive without any payoff. Almost feels like anxiety made music.

Heh. Robots.

i get why this album is important i don't hate it but i don't love it, probably won't listen to it again

Perfect album to test out my new subwoofer. Exemplary of the French house movement, it's danceable and simple yet rich in structure much like IDM that came before it. Most of the album sounds like distant club music playing downstairs. Has a very alien-sound that's both funky and groovy, especially due to its deep bass and unique style where it suddenly gets quiet and loud again. Lots of highlights here. You have the hits "Da Funk" and "Around the World", but so many tracks have something strange about them that you just have to wonder where they're going with this. Examples includes the industrial abrasiveness of "Rollin & Scratchin" and "Rock'n Roll" or the samplepaedic nature of "High Fidelity" and "Oh Yeah". The sounds are atmospheric and justify their lengths, with many tracks like "Alive" sounding very much like Aphex Twin. I was a huge fan of nearly every track. This is their most ambient album which has its merits, but it's crazy to see where they'll go with Discovery and RAM in making it catchier and more coherent.

Stupid album.

Great

The debut album by French electronic music duo Daft Punk, is a groundbreaking album that redefined the landscape of dance music in the late 1990s. Released in 1997, Homework is an essential record in the canon of electronic dance music, as it encapsulates the raw energy, experimentalism, and playful spirit of the genre's formative years. One of the standout tracks on Homework is "Around the World," a catchy and hypnotic anthem that features a repetitive vocal hook that is impossible to get out of your head. The track's mesmerizing bassline, robotic synth melodies, and playful use of samples create a fun and dynamic atmosphere that is emblematic of Daft Punk's style. Another highlight is "Da Funk," a gritty and funky track that features a distorted guitar riff, a driving beat, and a catchy melody that builds to an explosive climax. Throughout the album, Daft Punk displays a command of different electronic music genres, from the acid house of "Rollin' & Scratchin'" to the ambient textures of "Nightvision" to the Detroit techno influences of "Alive." Yet, despite the varied styles and sounds on display, Homework remains a cohesive and consistent record that flows well from beginning to end. Daft Punk's innovative production techniques, infectious rhythms, and playful approach to music-making shine on this album, making it a very fun listen.

I love daft punk. but I'm guessing many people are gonna hate this album on the first listen. It's very repetitive and gritty, and sounds nothing like the poppy Discovery. I honestly don't know how this became mainstream. I only got into this after getting into more chicago house and techno music. Definitely a grower.

What??? Hard no for me

There is zero reason for this album to be as long as it is. Rollin and scratchin and around the world are prime examples of songs too long for no reason. If you listen to a minute and a half of around the world and stopped that would be enough, no reason for it to be nearly 7 minutes. Repetitive and boring I guess I don’t get daft punk

Landmark dance album

Interesting

Not my favorite Daft Punk. It definitely has some shades of what was to to come, and shows these two know how to craft a beat, and loop, and occasionally a good hook, but not so much a song. I could see these tracks working in a club, but not so much an album. The repetition is grating. 2.5

Not my favorite Daft Punk, but pretty good. Everything kind of sounds like this now but I imagine that wasn't the case back when this came out.

This album is really cool a lot of the time, and is justifiably considered a landmark techno album. There are a lot of great songs on here, but there are also some songs (Rollin' and Scratchin' and Rock'n Roll, for example) that are really repetitive without much going on. The feel like filler, which is too bad because the album is otherwise pretty stellar 4/5, but a lower 4 than I would have anticipated

Of all of the Houses, French House is my favourite. Despite not being an avid listener of electronic music, I really enjoy Daft Punk. Repetitiveness is almost inevitable in EDM due to the buildup and layering that defines the genre, but there are ways to be "doin' it right" 😉. Pretty essential album, and provided inspiration for loads of other albums, artists, and musical groups "around the world". If I'm going to listen to house music, it is very likely going to be Daft Punk. Kudos to them for helping me like electronic & house music to some degree. Fave tracks: Da Funk, Around the World, Alive

I absolutely love Daft Punk - but when I saw that this album was 74 minutes long, I approached it with trepidation, thinking "ok their songs are great, but that's way too long to listen to repetitive EDM music in one sitting" Well I am happy to say I was wrong, those 74 minutes absolutely blew by, and not once did I ever think there was a song dragging on too long or that I was ready to move on to the next track. Daft Punk have this incredible way of building a beat throughout a song where they bring in new sounds one by one, and then let them linger so you brain adjusts to the new pattern. Then at the very moment where you have become adjusted and feel a wanting for some new stimulus, they grant it eagerly. It's like some kind of psychic DJ power. In my order of preference, I would say I prefer RAM to Homework, but I cannot deny the influence this album had, bringing House and EDM into the popular spotlight, something that has deeply affected Pop music ever since. Plus, this album is still a delight to listen to. Fav Tracks: Revolution 909, Da Funk, Around The World, Rollin' and Scratchin', Rock'n Roll

Good as background music while you work on something, but not something that I would just sit and listen to. It has some intriguing mixes and the music is fun.

GO FUCK YOURSELVES

Some good memories, ok album, I think it might really be a 2.5 star in my heart.

Fuuuck. So annoying. I don’t understand why people like this shit. It makes me want to pull my ears off. It’s like sitting with an annoying kid in class that keeps tapping on shit or something until you want to scream and punch him in the face.

I know these guys are talented, and that they brought dance music to a more mainstream audience. But I cannot get into this genre! Is it drugs? It’s drugs isn’t it? I need more drugs. Kraft Punk!

RIP Daft Punk :'(

All Daft Punk gets a 5 from me

Daft Punk always sounds so good they really do have something special it’s just…… 74 minutes…. It’s so much Daft Punk……

5/5

Demasiado largo, demasiado relleno

Cool

Daft punk bump

good electronic sound. I liked it.

I understand it was their first album (so an "exciting debut by a new artist!"), but they've done better. To be frank, I find a lot of the songs on here kind of boring -- they just go on and on. I happen to like trance, so I don't have a problem with a song that's just "four on the floor" and repetitive (e.g., "Alive" is very repetitive, yet good). But some of these songs just aren't that catchy. Some are really good, but a lot are not. Spotify's streaming stats back that up. Looking at Spotify streaming stats, there's only two songs off of here that make Daft Punk's top 10... and the rest of the songs aren't even really that close. (Admittedly, Spotify stats are skewed for songs that came out after Spotify became mainstream, but a Daft Punk album that came out four years after this one, still well before Spotify, has many more streams.) Daft Punk has better albums.

Relatively mellow edm

Decent trance club music. Could make some cool remixes on a DJ board, but probably wouldn’t listen just chillin.

The kings of electronica. Great background music, but not my type of music to listen to on the regular.

listened to again it really does hold up

Not Daft Punk's best album imo, however, still a classic listen and their use of lyrics as a tool for the music is always something super interesting to me.

It was a pretty easy listen. Started off weird with first 3 songs, then it jammed. Would listen again.

Banger

A bit dry and repetitive. Alright as background music, but I found myself checking how much longer until it was over.

God I love this record. It’s brilliant and perfect. I so wish I had seen them live. It is even more impressive that they totally surpassed this triumph with their following album.

A much rawer and more experimental debut for the duo as compared to their follow-up efforts – the acid house/French touch influences aren't so much tinges as stains all over the album. The progressive layering of each track into something greater than its parts would take a backseat to cinematic bombast when 'Discovery' rolled around a few years later, but here it's easy to see the pair synthesizing the surrounding musical era (even giving a few facets a nod on 'Teachers') into something uniquely their own. Definitely overlong in terms of track arrangements, and not every sample/melody/beat combo hits, but an interesting retrospective nonetheless into an act that would come to dominate the electronic and house scenes down the line.

Daft Punk's "Homework" is a classic album that defined an era of electronic dance music. It features iconic hits like "Da Funk" and "Around the World," which still sound fresh and funky decades later. However, upon re-listening to the album, it becomes apparent that these standout tracks overshadow the rest of the album. While "Homework" was groundbreaking at the time of its release, it doesn't quite hold up to the test of time. The sound is dated and the tracks can feel repetitive or formulaic. That being said, there are still some hidden gems to be found. "Revolution 909" has a catchy beat and "High Fidelity" is a funky instrumental track that showcases the duo's musical skills. Comparing "Homework" to Daft Punk's more recent album "Random Access Memories," it's clear that the latter has a more polished and cohesive sound. "Random Access Memories" is a masterclass in production and features collaborations with a wide range of talented artists. It's an album that can be enjoyed from start to finish, while "Homework" has a few standout tracks that overshadow the rest. In conclusion, while "Homework" may not have the same staying power as some of Daft Punk's later albums, it's still a classic that paved the way for electronic music as we know it today. The standout tracks are still funky and fresh, and the album as a whole is a fun and nostalgic listen. It may not have the same listenability as "Random Access Memories," but it's still worth revisiting for its place in music history.

probably good

Around the World is so good that it saves it from getting just the one star. Surprised at how little of this I enjoyed.

Weird one. Sounds like a lot of singles, some great, some average and some fillers.

So I can’t say that electronic music is my favourite genre, not anything that could be found playing in night clubs. But Daft Punk have always had this catchy beat about them, somehow able to make the head bob or foot tap in any situation. Again I probably couldn’t think of any time when I would actually listen to this album, and ata well over an hour it is far too long. But it isn’t terrible. It’s not something I’d be adverse to having in again. I just can’t imagine that I would.

I'm a big fan of Daft Punk and recall being really excited when I first heard Da Funk back in the 90s, with the bizarre music video adding to the mystique of the sound. This album has a few standouts but definitely has the rawness that debuts often do, and that is just what holds this back from being a solid 5 stars for me

lite smågött men alldeles för långt och tråkigt.

3/5 I was sadly disappointed. I didn't know there were so many songs on this album I didn't know, and now I know why. I was sure that the first Daft Punk that came up was going to be a 5/5. 😕 I didn't have the word for it but now I know they are probably a singles band. I'm holding out for Discovery which i know is better, although maybe it's a bunch of singles in one? #Sad

Painful to be honest. Had had high hopes for this but it just went on and on and on and on and on... Clearly a singles band.

House music with less melody and no soul

Quite good! Very great atmosphere for dance music. Quite easy listening too. Not much of a dance music person. Daft punk hits a little different.

Classic! F around the world

seems intense. I Give it one star. something about the noise of the service. It's just not the vibe for when I'm generally pretty high strung during my job anyway.

Good but their best was still to come.

A bit too much in the pure dance music camp for me - there are bits of this that I love, but there's just way too much repetition for me to want to listen to it, and I don't have the fond memories attached to it that others do. I just don't need to hear them say Around The World in autotune 144 times over the course of 7 minutes. The bits which aren't overly repetitive and have a bit of musical depth to them are really good - I love Da Funk and Fresh - but Christ the bits that don't are horrible - Rollin' & Scratchin' is the worse, but there are others too. Will give it a three on the strength of it paving the way for a lot more (including their own work that I prefer).

Not my jam but get that they are talented and innovative

Too repetitve. I like electronic music and I'm a big fan of Tqangerine Dream, but this is electronic baby food for the ears.

Early Daft Punk with a house music vibe from clubs, i hadnt realised they had an album as far back as 97. There's only one commercial track around the world, but generally something that is playing and you'd move with in a club rather that sit down amd listen to as an album, if that makes sense. I've always liked Daft Punk, but feel their later stuff is more where they got their foothold on style of sound they produce.

Loved it great tunes sound even better when they are blasting

Super album! A great blend of techno and house that was ahead of its time when released. Some of the tracks sound brand new today.

A few great songs on this. They definitely refined their sound on their following albums.

Slightly repetitive but oh so fun. I really love some of these songs!

Beep Beep Boop Boop

Electrónica. Monótono y repetitivo

I totally understand some people finding this really grating, with tons of repetitiveness throughout, but damn some of these beats are good. I've had some solid head-bopping going on here. It is really long though and there's plenty of tracks that don't cut it. Overall, generally happy with this.

Sure these songs should be shorter, but they’re so damn enjoyable I can’t complain, the deep bass and beat of Detroit techno slowed down to give house music funk and pulse. As minimal and repetitive as punk, but definitely not daft.

A historical record for the "French Touch", and for electronic music in general. Less flashy and impressive than their subsequent album, "Discovery", but probably more endearing and/or fascinating. Four stars. Number of albums left to review: 658 Number of albums from the list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens: 170 (including this one) Albums from the list I *might* include in mine later on: 82 Albums from the list I will certainly *not* include in mine (many others are more essential to me): 96

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9/10 - Great album, bit strange at points but it is always made up for

fucken great for distracting myself from my anxiety LOL, cleaned my room with this album on and enjoyed it tbh, favourite is fresh

I love some of these songs SO MUCH.But most of it is complete filler

Sometimes it's the right place and right time that heighten listening experience. This is reverse though.

"Homework" is the debut album from the French electronic music duo Daft Punk (Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo). It is credited with giving French house music world wide attention and it became a huge commercial success in the ensuing years. The duo began by presenting a demo to DJ Stuart MacMillan at a EuroDisney rave in 1993. Their singles increased in popularity. The songs on this album were originally considered to be released as separate singles until they had more than enough material for an album. In 1996, they were signed to Virgin Records after a bidding war. One article described this as " a bridge between the club styles to burgeoning eclecticism of big beat." OK. "Daftendirekt" kicks things off and is a live performance from Belgium. Distorted vocals. Dance beat. "Revolution 909" was the fifth single and adds multiple percussion sounds to the dance beat. There's more of a groove with the keyboards. "Da Funk" is where you really hear the Chic influence. Described as funk and acid and as Chic meets eletronica. That's fair. Supposedly about having dumb fun???? I like the scratching at the end. Right in the middle of the album is their hit "Around the World." A keyboard driven melody. More Chic-like grooves. The repetitive robotic vocals of "around the world." A special mention to "Rock'n Roll" for its irritating sounds. As some of you know, I appreciate some songs that irritate. We get quick laser and zipper sounds in "Burnin.'" One of their earlier singles is "Indo Silver Club." More house with the beat. The album ends with "Funk Ad" which is a reverse clip of "Da Funk." Pretty cool. It's was hard to listen to this album given how big and widely played Daft Punk is. As an album, it comes across as it is, a compilation of singles. I like their big hits to a certain extent and I appreciated their irritating songs. A long album at 73 minutes. Obviously, their influence would continue to grow for the next twenty years.

Ganske bra, god vibes men er sånn album jeg hører på i ett strekk, uten å single ut en sang

Discovery is way better

Very listenable. Great background music. Made me want to move around. Basically this album feels like it accomplishes everything it set out to do. 4.5.

Well, if youve read some of my previous reviews you'd think I'd dislike this. 1. Intended for dance floor 2. Repetitive. 3 Over an hour long Wrong. Its bloody ace. 4

Loved it, I can see why they became iconic. Album saved!!

Couldnt do it. Only 2nd album I couldn’t finish. Too repetitive, too long. 7 minutes of Around the World? Come on. Maybe if I was in my late teens/early twenties. Roger Murtaugh here, I’m too old for this shit.

No soy fan de lo completamente electrónico, me gusta más lo que conozco de Daft Punk cuando incorporan a algún cantante o algo así

their weakest album Ive heard first half isn't bad though

odlican

idk why this album was included and not discovery or random access memories.

Demasiado "intenso" para un lunes in the morning (ONB) Funky y espacial, me ha gustado (ONN). Ritmito bueno para empezar la semana (LNM)

Great debut from a band that expanded on the electronic music sound.

The album is a mix of funky and fun tracks like "Da Funk" and "Around the World," which showcase the group's unique blend of house and techno music. However, the album also has some slower, more repetitive tracks that may could not hold my attention.

I’m glad I listened to this once and enjoyed some of the tracks. I think this album would best be experienced as intended on the dance floor.

I'm familiar with some of their bigger songs, but admittedly electronic music isn't really my thing. However I was really looking forward to checking their music out and giving it a chance. However I am severely disappointed. I hate hate how repetitive the robotic voice samples are, it drove me crazy. I'd rather just have the music by itself. It is their debut album, so I would still give their other discography a chance if given the opportunity. Around the World is the best song on here.

Started out great, even though it was repetitive everything had a good beat. But you can only do that for so long. Still good.

Around the world!!

Never been to a dance club as my concerts are usually heavy music. So I haven't really been present where this style of music would really be at it's most relevant. And I certainly don't want to gatekeep but I have never understood how Daft Punk did well on the radio. Having said that, I liked this album. I recognized a few bars here and there and I enjoyed listening to this. I also have a soft spot in my heart for freshmen records that really knock it out of the park. And this seems to be one of those.

Instant 5 Hmmm... Wait, nevermind this isn't Discovery. 4 Yea I remember why I never listen to this one. 2

Insuperable

awesome

beeboop

Really cool

I'd have to be in da club in order to enjoy any of these songs. But I get it. Da Funk is instantly recognizable anywhere you are. I wonder how people would behave it this was playing in an elevator.

I thought the first half of the album was pretty strong, with Da Funk and Around the World really standing out. Then it took a turn at Rollin' & Scratchin' and I wasn't getting into the beat/vibe as much, it seemed a lot more experimental and was getting away from being a cool multi-layered driving dance track. Still, an interesting listen.

I definitely prefer letter iteration of the band

Usually like daft punk, but only their melodic pieces. Def do not like this album

It all gets to sound a bit samey after a while. The standout tracks (Da Funk, Round The World etc) are excellent, but a single album would have been much better.

I like some of the Daft Punk I have heard but wasn’t really impressed by this album.

Interesting production values but the music does not really grab me - just my personal tastes I suppose....

As repetitive as daft punk can be, there's something about it, something playful maybe, that still makes it fun. It slips in an out of the background. Around the World woke me up, for instance. It works for me.

It's amazing that Daft Punk got so big considering that this offering seems so rudimentary in parts, little more than repetitive bass and percussion. Maybe we were more easily pleased back in 1997? I certainly was, but then again, I was twelve.

I enjoyed this more than I expected. There's something about a lot of the tracks here that remind me of the music you'd hear when you're waiting for some dumb game to load on your phone. Does that make sense? Probably not. And, of course, Daft Punk probably influenced all of that stuff. For dance music, it felt like there was at least a sliver of fun to be had here. But man, I didn't come close to finishing the record let alone listen to disc 2 of the anniversary deluxe edition. I got to number 11 and there were still five songs to go. I like to think at least someone at the record label said, "D.P., we love you guys. We do. But let's go with ten tracks. It's a solid even number. That's like a good hour of dancing and people will be so high they won't know if the DJ just puts the record on repeat and plays all ten tracks again for hour number two. They'll love it. So, what do you say? Do we really need all 16 of these? Cause I gotta be honest, some of them - I can't tell the difference. It's just the boom boom boom boom. Which is great. It's great! Visionary even. But how about it... you can keep the helmets. But let's make it ten. Eh?" And Daft Punk just said, "Fuck you." in French. Rest is history.

Haven’t listened to these guys in a while. First time listening to the first album. Think my tastes have moved on, but still good to hear something different.

Bangerzzzz

Not my favorite Daft Punk album but still earns its stars.

An absolute classic 5/5

Amazing besides around the world but won’t take away the five

These are the kind of albums that throw me when I go to rate. I waffle between rating based on it's merits or rating based on my tastes. I'll probably lean toward the latter, which means that while I may think an album is great and really well made, the rating won't reflect that if it's not something I want to come back to. All that said, this album is incredibly cool. Great beats, unique sounds...just a fun, cool and lively vibe overall. But it's not somehting I can stay engaged with for 74 minutes. A lot of the songs drag on and on...and I get it...that's part of this genre. You get absorbed into it and it takes you somewhere different, lets you escape. It's just not the vibe that really grabs me. There's a lot of vibe music, drawn out, repititive that I really love (Kurt Vile is a huge one). It's just different elements that do it for me. Homework is very good, just not for me.

Love Daft Punk...this album gets a little long at times. Has some absolute bangers for I feel it has never resonated with me from a full album standpoint. 3.5/5

love around the world, and a good album, but a bit tedious

Very repetitive, but fun in a party context

I love the first three or so tracks of this; the false starts, the growing menace of the throbbing bass drum. It's like trying to find a party at 3am, and then it finally kicks in. I think the rest of the album isn't quite the best party in the world, it's a bit too long, but it's still pretty damn good.

I have never listened to this whole Daft Punk record, and it's a lot of Daft Punk--the CD era really churned out some albums that are way too long. I enjoyed this a ton, but it was tough to get though it all the way.

Revolution 909 - Da Funk - Around the World. A great debut for the french duo.

È l'album che mi piace di meno fra quelli dei Daft Punk, ma è comunque un esordio col botto.

Littéralement avant qu'ils soient cools

il ont âgés comme du bon vin j'imagine

3.1

Četvorka samo zato što mi je Discovery malo bolji

Zašto ja ovo prije nisam u cijelosti poslušao?

Why haven’t I listened to this before?!

I'm sure it's good. It's just not my kind of music

bangers after bangers

Not their best work, but still good by Daft Punk standards.

5 stars - very formative album for me as a preteen/teen

Honestly, at times I found this borderline unlistenable. Around the World is not good enough to carry this album, especially at a whopping 74 minutes in length. I expected to like this, but I struggled to get through it over a period of several days to the point where it completely stymied my progress on this journey. I'd really just like to move on at this point. Standouts: Around the World, I guess?

Terrible. At first, I thought I'd give an extra point for the flow of the album, but the songs got worse and worse. It reminds me of those times trying all the sound of a cheap keyboard while playing a pre-programmed drum beat. They should have named the song "Around the Worst".

Daft Punk at their clubbiest. Kinda hard to rate, because it’s a good collection of tracks that work miracles when they’re properly mixed in a dj set, but as an album this lacks the flow and cohesiveness of some of Daft Punk’s later, more disco-oriented albums.

Can't really go wrong with daft punk(I mean they're known around the world), wouldn't say it's my favorite daft punk album but still just a solid album

This is not my favourite daft punk album, but it has some bangers

Never really go into this one, I get why now. All the elements and sounds are there and many of these songs get remixed into perfection later in their carreer on Alive. But at this stage.. hard to enjoy, bar a few exceptions

Litt for langt og blir litt uinteressant i lengden

Although 'Around the World' is a one star song on its own, this is only a good record. It could have done with being 10 or 15 minutes shorter and is just too 'house' for my tastes to be given a 4 or 5.

2 decent singles doesn't hide the other 1 hour's worth of repetitive and dull excrement that is commonly known as House music

Some bangers but a bit too long

Once upon a time, in a Paris bedroom, two longtime friends made an album that would bring French house to the masses and change electronic music forever. Homework isn’t Daft Punk’s masterpiece (that would be 2001’s Discovery), but it shines like a raw-cut diamond, displaying the duo’s knack for selecting and manipulating samples to create something entirely new and irresistible.

Very very interesting

Liked the classic Around the World, but otherwise not really my thing. Nice bass on most songs, but that's about it that appealed to me.

one of the most important albums ever made, its influence heard around the world, it still sounds fresh to this day, 25 years later. the textures and the shape of the music, the mastery of the synthesizer and dance music, its all so addicting — daft punk were truly so ahead of their time, they are missed. hopefully we can get a reunion tour at some point.

A couple of songs were familiar. Did this album change house music and mixing? Most likely. Do I need to listen to 73 minutes of it? I do not.

Dance

Surprisely dull, around the world is far too long, much better stuff out there by this duo

I understand how giant of an influence daft punk has on music but at the same time I didn’t think this album needed to be over an hour long. Around the world is obviously the best track but I just can’t gel with the rest of it. Overall kinda disappointed

I like Daft Punk but this is not the album to choose.

It was good,wish there were vocals

House Music: One of the few things the French do right.

Classic!

metkaa vingutusta ja vängytystä... debyytti albumi, hyvä sellainen, ehkä top 3 daft punk albumeista (heillä on yhteensä neljä studio allbumia) joo on tosi hauskaa kun on muhvellettu ääni ja se hiljalleen tulee selvemmäksi kuin siirtyisi toisesta huoneesta...jossa basso ja rumpali kuuluu....musiikki huoneeseen... jossa selvempi äänenlaatu....tosi hieno efekti taas kerran... hyvää työtä... rollin n scratching paras viisu...

Lekkere muziek, waarschijnlijk best vooruitstrevend. Helaas dat elektronische muziek al snel wat ouder klinkt. Soms ook beetje lomp hard. 4*

I’m excited to listen to this! I really like the Daft Punk I’ve heard, but it’s been a very long while since I listen to an album all the way through. For some reason, I thought one of my favourites (Robot Rock) was on this album. I was wrong. Songs I already knew: Da Funk, Around The World Favourites: Da Funk, Around The World, Phoenix This hit the spot many times for me. Several times I found myself with goosebumps, wondering when and how certain chords would resolve or how long I’d be teased. The beats are great throughout, and I love the rubber synth. The best songs on this album were 10 out of 10 for me. However, I did find there to be a fair amount of filler dotted about. This is the kind of album where you find your favourites, and then tend to skip the others because they don’t add much to the experience. Overall, I would still consider this to be a great album despite the lesser songs included. An easy recommend for people who enjoy EDM.

Levyn ilmestyessä en lämmennyt ko. orkesterin tuotoksista alkuunkaan. Nyt 25v myöhemmin ihan lepposa levy ja kuunteli hyvällä fiiliksellä läpi. Tämän(kin) levyn synti on turhan pitkä kesto. Muutaman biisin olisi helposti voinut tiputtaa pois ja kokonaisuus olisi pelkästään parantunut.

Hittien jälkeen jää käteen aika paljon junnaamista ja jumittamista, vaikkakin paikoin hauska funkkailuelektropoppi saa pään ja torson nytkähtelemään

Was really looking forward to listening to this album, but was quite underwhelmed.

While I feel that Daft Punk didn't fully realize themselves until the warmer human sounds of Discovery. They paid their dues and put in the homework (heh) of crafting tight and near immaculate house music. Few artists have been able to achieve commercial success and artistic integrity like Daft Punk, from the cheeky origin of their name, iconic robotic alter-egos and music that sounds like two obsessives working their absolutely hardest to perfect their craft. House music isn't my thing, and I'll fully admit that the singles off the album remain my favorite, the whole album is made for a sweaty dancing mass, not casual listening, and for those purposes it excels. The craft that would exemplify the rest of Daft Punk's career is burgeoning and can be clearly heard. The driving synth lick from "Da Funk" is instantly addictive, the auditory hypnosis of "Fresh", the T H U M P I N G through the entire album and introduction of the robot voice as an instrument on "Around the World" Yet these ideas, while great, are simply stretched out a little too long, a byproduct of the era and genre, but too my ears it's still a smidge archaic and a bit more brevity would improve the album on a whole. Some tracks like "Phoenix" and "Fresh" are just too sparse for my taste and would benefit from being filled out a smidge more. Overall a 7/10 album, Homework is simply a victim of Daft Punk's later success and I'd simply overshadowed by what was to come. It's well worth visiting however to find the gems here from the beginning of one of the greatest musical projects of all time.

Well, what is to be said about a set of turgid one phrase songs that presumably have some vague interest if you are off your tits on E at a club in 1999. Listening to it is one of the most painful experiences I have had in this escapade. Utter rubbish that a child can now do on Garage Band.

I didn't like this album, the sounds are too repetitive and make me feel uncomfortable. i guess it's because of my ADHD and the need for novelty. However, I always liked this song ("Around the World") from this band, included on this album, and I discovered a new one that I enjoyed: Da Funk. So not all is lost.

When he said “around the world” it really hit me

I was wondering where the DP was. Glad to get this one first. I expect more. Some of this is a bit repetitive but the enjoyable earwigs on here more than make up for it.

favourite song: around the world least favourite song: rollin' & scratchin' not really my sort of thing but can imagine it would be great if i wasnt sober.

Not so much an album as a dj mix in the form of an album. Two stellar singles and some great rhythms, but they'd nail that 90s elusive beast 'the great dance album' next time round.

Not a fan!!

Nice background music

My least favourite Daft Punk album, but still 5 stars of course. (Or so I thought, afterwards listened to Discovery - this time liked Homework better.)

During my first listen the songs initially felt a bit too repetitive, but I started getting more into it when Around the World kicked in, and of course the Indo Silver Club is probably still my favourite Daft Punk track. With the second listen I was into it from the start and enjoyed it throughout. A love letter to techno/house/disco.

Superb house album, though too monotonous at times for 5 stars. Personal favourite: Rollin' ans Scratchin'.

I used to think “Around the World” was obnoxious. Nowadays I quite like it, it’s very tasteful compared to “Rock’n Roll”, a painful listening experience. This year marks 25 years of Homework, and to commemorate this anniversary I award 2.5 stars. HL: “Da Funk”, “Around the World”, “Alive” October 12, 2022

Well you know, Daft Punk is great and all. There is still quite a lot of what I almost always find tedious in EDM... squelchy synthesizer sequences, repeated one thousand times. I realize it’s kind of the point but it treads a line with me and this one crossed that line a little more than some of their later work.

I thought this album would never end

Some very interesting bits, some very repetitive bits

Missing the energy of the live album but fun to here the tunes in their original form.

Love it! Great beat, great bass, not too repetitive. It's daft, punk!

211125 19:51 2.5

dong ci da ci....

Ooh, look at me, I'm a french robot with a shiny metal helmet and I make repetitive tippy tappy plinky plonky noises that go round and round for 74 minutes without any progression, theme or meaning. Je ne impressed pas. Rating: 1.5/5 Playlist track: Da Funk Date listened: 23/09/22

"hot mix of P-funk, disco, acid frequencies, and hip-hop-style sampling... club bricolage; immediately brand new and yet utterly retro" according to the book, and who am I to disagree?. Still sounds great 25 years on, but as I recalled maybe a bit too long, and would be improved by dumping a few weaker tracks.

Officially a daft punk fan

Ce band a été tellement copié et cité. J’aime mieux discovery, mais cet album est excellent quand même.

Un peu long comme album, mais un essentiel du groupe. Je ne pourrais pas dire si c'est eux qui ont créé ce style, mais c'est certainement eux qui l'ont rendu le plus populaire.

love this shit 10/10

Of course some classic bangers on there, but I really enjoyed some of the lesser known tracks that I haven't heard in a while

Rollin and Scratchin Rock n Roll Burnin Alive

ouf...

very repetitive songs. some are just awful but early for their time. want to give it a 1 but giving it 2 bc it’s daft punk

It wasn’t as good as I thought it would be.

Not for me thanks

Makes the whole house shake and bump. A monster of a record. A glorious release, full of the potential in techno, full of memorable tracks and major builds.

Although not as good as Discovery or Random Access Memories, Homework is still a very solid album and has some absolute bangers, like "Around the World", "Da Funk" and "Phoenix". However, since it is a debut album, it definitely suffers from early installment weirdness, and it is obvious that the Daft Punk duo hasn't found a style yet. Still, this album is quite good, and a must in every party. I miss Daft Punk... :(

Some interesting sounds, with a lot of slow burner songs. Became too repetitive however, and the album was a good 20 minutes too long. Around the World my favourite song.

Not my cup of tea. Really repetitive. Surprisingly alright to work to though.

Bit too electronic/repetitive for me

Fantastic house record. You can tell its a bit earlier for them, but its just great!

I like daft punk, but not this album. I know it’s their first so it’s gotta make the list, but I think the later stuff (discovery and human after all) is more creative and interesting. I’m typically not excited by electronic/loop based music, but as far as that stuff goes they are probably the best. Really found myself struggling to make it to the end of this one I truly hate anything with a house music feel (Phoenix) There are a couple quintessential daft punk moments (da funk)

This was hard to listen to. If I’m on drugs, I can see why this would be fun. But listening to this album not in a club is kinda ridiculous. Maybe for working out? Just not my cup of tea.

Fantastic album

Hope y’all did your homework! 4/5 Great debut album. It’s disco moderné . Hopefully y’all revolved around the word enough to put the punk back to the funk. Standouts: Revolution 909 Da funk (great music video too) Fresh Around the world Rolling and scratching Teachers High fidelity Burnin Alive

Not great tbh. Very repetitive, I don’t really see the point. Their hits in isolation are grand, but a full album? No thanks.

Groundbreaking, house/edm album. Around the world is the most recognized track off the album.

I did not vibe

It's got some great moments but does get a bit repetitive and is about 20 minutes too long

around the world, around the world

Good

I’m afraid Daft Punk’s debut album doesn’t have the staying power of Random Access Memories. There were some parts where I just didn’t feel it, and I’m sad for that. That being said, there are some sparse strong points on this album that show where Daft Punk will go in the future. “Fresh” and of course the famous “Around the World” particularly stand out to me as hits from this album.

I can see how this would be influential and genre defining but it was too repetitive u

Not really my cup of tea. Not saying it's bad, this type of music just doesn't resonate with me.

House can be so boring unless you are in the vibe on the dance floor. This is the opposite. Radio playable. Stuck in your head. Simple but on another level.

A very lengthy 16 track - 74 minute album. Great album overall but by far not their best. There are a few main standouts, but there's just something lacking throughout. Perhaps it may be knowing their latter works or that they went into their record deal thinking they were just making a bunch of singles, there's a definite lack of cohesion throughout the Homework. Best: Da Funk; Around The World Worst: Teachers

Too much punk for me. Not my style.

As it turns out, this is great music to listen to while playing Risk of Rain 2. Those French robots sure know how to make some catchy beats! They also sure know how to make the worst song ever created ("Rock'n Roll")! I say that with love, because the three duds on this album (that song, "Teachers" and "Oh Yeah") are so bad that they're funny as fuck, and I enjoy that. "Da Funk" is super funky, "Around The World" is my sleep paralysis demon and "Burnin'" was playing while I won the aforementioned game of Risk of Rain 2, and I couldn't have done it without that. (Insert a whole paragraph of "Around the World" here)

Listened Before? N This one is not really my style. I do like a couple of the songs but they get old pretty quickly. Added to Library? N Songs added to playlist: Arond the World

Listened to on 8/21/22 2/5 Favorite song: around the world The theme of this album was chaos and lack of cohesion. While the beats would be perfect for a club - I’m pretty confident every song was just repeating the same noises which I did not enjoy

I wanted to like this album a lot more but there’s definitely some weird filler throughout. Around the World is such a jam though.

Daft Punk is one of my favourite artists, I dont think homework is their best but it put them on the map

This is just dance music and it all sounds the same - nothing remotely memorable. Pointless if you don't dance. No melody, just a beat.Great if you're off your tits but otherwise useless - why is it on this list? Whoever curated this list needs a rethink; ehy should I listen to this?

All tunes sounds more or less the same. Never found out why DF could become so big. Ok, when they invite special guest vocalists to join them, but on their own… overrated

Pretty good, prefer their later albums though