Random Access Memories

Forever the music of the future

Another one of those albums I just assumed was in the main 1001 list. I’d still rank it below Discovery and the live album, but probably on a par with Homework. Listening back, there are so many great tracks Giorgio by Moroder, Instant Crush and Lose Yourself to Dance. As a big Strokes fan, Instant Crush is a standout for me, one of those songs that’s only got better over time. I’m still not convinced Get Lucky will ever fully shake off the “song of the summer” joke, but almost feels like a guilty pleasure now. Still, a brilliant addition to the user list.

Random Access Memories Is the final studio album by Daft Punk. It is certainly not their best one. On the previous album their music was fully evolved and this one does not add much to it. Of course it contains some good songs like the hit single “Get Lucky” and "Giorgio by Moroder". Too bad most of the orher songs are not of that level and are also much too long.

This album was an EVENT when it came out. I still remember it vividly. It 100% holds up too. Such an expansive and epic sound while still staying true to Daft Punk's roots.

Hard to believe this hadn't made this list before, harder to believe it's 13 years old. My wife bought it when it came out, and we listened to it a lot, for several years. It really is a great album. In retrospect it feels like a farewell to me, so much so that it makes me wonder if they knew, and if so why it took another 8 years to make it official. In any event, no notes really. Extra point, if it were needed, for a melancholy flashback to a couple of robots, interacting one last time on a desolate plain.

Rating: 10/10

Absurd that this isn't on the original list! Great addition.

This is another one of those albums that ended up radically formative to my music taste. I can't believe that before this record came out (I was about 14), I though electronic music was for hacks who couldn't write a real song or play real instruments. What a joke lmao. As for the album itself, it has become a modern classic for a reason. Embracing that disco vibe (hell, the great Nile Rodgers himself is here) ended up being very forward-thinking for the next 5 years or so, and the way they blend it with both modern and retro electronic sounds is just delicious.

An achievement of modern music wherein a trailblazing duo makes a final album that is effectively a love letter to their various influences. The disco of Nile Rodgers, the electronic music of Giorgio Moroder, the DJing of Todd Edwards, and a much greater mosaic of fantastic artistry across time. With these influences in tow, Daft Punk takes listeners on a journey through a wide range of music without every coming across as inconsistent or spreading themselves too thin. Each song tells its own story while also contributing to the larger story of popular music in the 20th and 21st centuries. It is, in its own way, the perfect encapsulation of the 1001 album list and what it strives to convey in its endorsement of the greatest that music has had to offer over the past 70 years. For this reason, Random Access Memories is a rich, detailed piece of music that surely stands the test of time. CONTENDER FOR THE LIST: I think so!

I love Daft Punk… and am more than happy to make room for this on the list. It’s the first album I listened to from Daft Punk. Discovery and Homework might rank a little higher but this certainly occupies a higher plane than a lot of the stuff on the list. No matter how old this gets it still feels like its from the future.

We're not making it out of the comfort zone with this one When Tron Legacy appeared on this generator, I wrote "3rd Daft Punk on this user list and still no R.A.M.? Is it not cool to like that album anymore, or... ...cuz I still like it..." well. Here's to 4th Daft Punk on the user list, and 5th overall When "Get Lucky" came out, I only knew one other song by Daft Punk by name, "Harder Better Faster Stronger". As sleek and commercial and ubiquitous as "Get Lucky" was, it got me paying attention to this duo. It wasn't until university a couple years later that I became aware of "Instant Crush", and I learned "Touch" from their little video announcing their breakup :( That fucking ragtime piano/brass combo in "Touch" is a shot of dopamine only rivalled by the choir at the end of "Touch" Anyway by the time I actually listened to RAM it was like 2022, but it was already so familiar-sounding, and not just because of its love for 70's dance music Perhaps that's why it's my favourite of theirs- at least tonight- even if the sounds of Homework and Discovery sound much more like *them*. I failed to appreciate how adventurous switching to analog and live instrumentation was at the time (think of all the dance-pop that was popular in 2013), but it really pays off here. HL: "Giorgio by Moroder", "Instant Crush", "Touch", "Get Lucky", "Doin' It Right", "Contact"

Disco, funk, electronic, soft rock, progressive pop. Un megahit. Un 4, venga.

ohh yeah

My feelings on this LP have grown more conflicted over time – it is a beautiful record, brimming with fun instrumentation and put together with exquisite care. However, it feels less and less like a Daft Punk record as time goes on, more an R&B record with some Daft Punk elements. The grit and raw passion of Discovery or Homework doesn’t filter down to the more conventional instrumental palette really, and it feels like there’s a creative disconnect between this LP and the outfit’s earlier discography. The commercial abuse of ‘Get Lucky’ and general pop culture saturation of some other tracks hasn’t helped either. Maybe I’m just bitter/sad about never getting to see these guys or enjoy more of their music, I just wish we had gotten a different swan song from the duo.

I liked this when it was new, but in retrospect it's too samy. Every song is good, but the album doesn't have enough variation. Pretty much the same funky disco groove all the time.

Overrated I’m afraid- discovery and homework clears

Real nice

I think I’m over Daff Punk by this album