Palpable Posted April 20, 2013 Share Posted April 20, 2013 oh how I've missed good Daft Punk. So good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kadosho Posted April 21, 2013 Share Posted April 21, 2013 I had the feeling DP was up to something. Eight years, can't believe its been that long now. 5/21/13 interesting date, might even hint towards what is next. Random Access Memories.. neato title Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JH Sounds Posted May 13, 2013 Author Share Posted May 13, 2013 I can't believe we're so close. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustin Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 Allegedly, the album in its entirety will be streaming on iTunes today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JH Sounds Posted May 13, 2013 Author Share Posted May 13, 2013 Allegedly, the album in its entirety will be streaming on iTunes today. Yup. iTunes Preview Stream is now available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psychowolf Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 http://grooveshark.com/#!/playlist/Daft+Punk+Random+Access+Memories/86439304 for those that dont like itunes heres a stream of the album. make sure its in track order cause the playlist is in the wrong order. due to listening to half of the album has made me want a real life copy of this album to hold in my hands and adore. really they have out done themselves. i frigging love it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modus Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 I don't.. understand half this album 0_0 wha.. dpunk got a little weird but it's cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psychowolf Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 I don't.. understand half this album 0_0wha.. dpunk got a little weird but it's cool. They were always weird thats WHY they are cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixto Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 tried to like it. wanted to LOVE it so bad. just too repetitive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackPanther Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 I must be one of the only people out there not feelin' this album. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flexstyle Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 I'm listening to it right now, and I really, really like it. Yeah, it's repetitive, but that's Daft Punk for you. The entire thing just flows together SO WELL, and it's so smooth...it's really good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rukunetsu Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 I must be one of the only people out there not feelin' this album. Nope, I'm not feeling it at all either BP. However, to each their own. I just feel like this was SEVERELY over-hyped. I'll have to pass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan Rex Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 Much more chill than I expected. I'm not too disappointed, but I agree that the hype may have been overblown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
relyanCe Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 Haven't given it a listen yet, but I kind of figured most people would be underwhelmed by the slow, smooth direction indicated by Get Lucky, especially in our almost-overly-produced contemporary music paradigm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Burns Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 Great production of course -- can't go unmentioned. But slow or not, the songs don't jump out at me. I understand the sound they were going for on the album, and I really like the Nile Rodgers riffs here and there, but I'm not feeling the tunes. Not yet at least. Digital Love still stands as my personal fav. I miss that celebratory sound. If at the moment you're looking for something to quench your thirst for that same sound, check out some Breakbot -- he's under the same label/manager situation that Daft Punk used to be under. Some highlights of his: , , Sweet Sensation, and . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zircon Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 Haven't given it a listen yet, but I kind of figured most people would be underwhelmed by the slow, smooth direction indicated by Get Lucky, especially in our almost-overly-produced contemporary music paradigm. To me, it's not at an issue of production values but just kinda.. lazy composition and arrangement for songs like Get Lucky. They picked the wrong 70s bands/artists to emulate, in my opinion. They should have taken a page out of Stevie Wonder's book: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhw_zbvxvb4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0eVf3ynZbw These have similar levels of old-school production and fantastic groove, but they are simply WAY more interesting in terms of melody, harmony, and arrangement... it's just not even a contest. And you can't tell me these grooves aren't amazing. If only Daft Punk did something more like this. I agree that this was way overhyped (even though I enjoy the hype), though I respect the band immensely for their goal of using more organic elements. I did the same thing with Identity Sequence, after all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cash Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 I haven't heard the album yet, I'm waiting until it's released. I enjoyed Get Lucky, so I expect I'll like the whole album. Since multiple people have said it, I have to say I dislike the term "overhyped". Someone please explain something to me. What is considered to be an acceptable amount of hype? What qualifies as too much hype? How do you measure hype? It always seems to be the people who were disappointed in some way that complain about too much hype. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audio fidelity Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 (edited) Geez guys! Give it a chance to grow on you! All good music should. Especially in the paradigm we're in with a hyped release like this! edit: Also...take a note this certainly aren't the finished masters. From the buzz at the end of the first track...someone definitely ripped these analog. So the real stuff will be that much sweeter. Edited May 13, 2013 by audio fidelity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixto Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 no way man! it's either immediately or never Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zircon Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 I haven't heard the album yet, I'm waiting until it's released. I enjoyed Get Lucky, so I expect I'll like the whole album. Since multiple people have said it, I have to say I dislike the term "overhyped". Someone please explain something to me. What is considered to be an acceptable amount of hype? What qualifies as too much hype? How do you measure hype? It always seems to be the people who were disappointed in some way that complain about too much hype. Again I actually did enjoy the way they hyped the album, with the collaborator videos and all, but I think they far overstated the uniqueness of the album. To me it seems primarily like old school Daft Punk (90s) with less electronics, more live instruments, more 70s influence. That's fine, and again I really like that they used live instruments. I just think that it is merely a solid album and not a true tour-de-force masterpiece... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audio fidelity Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 Just noticed that was you, Sixto, that said that. YOU would say that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperiorX Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 Yeah it's ok, not sure how I feel overall, but I'll need to listen to it a few more times once it's officially released. It is definitely a lot more laid back and chill than I was expecting, and definitely a lot different from some of the other Daft Punk albums. I think it's something that will grow on me when I'm in the mood for this style, but so far I wasn't blown away. There are a few songs I really enjoy though, particularly "Get Lucky" and "Give Life Back to Music". I honestly haven't heard much about it prior, so I can't really comment on it feeling "over-hyped" for me, because it wasn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleck Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 hello everyone I am opinions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Burns Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 (edited) I haven't heard the album yet, I'm waiting until it's released. I enjoyed Get Lucky, so I expect I'll like the whole album. Since multiple people have said it, I have to say I dislike the term "overhyped". Someone please explain something to me. What is considered to be an acceptable amount of hype? What qualifies as too much hype? How do you measure hype? It always seems to be the people who were disappointed in some way that complain about too much hype. You're right -- often hype can only be judged retroactively, based on people opinions on whether the product delivered. Also, "over-hype" is a bit redundant. My personal opinion is that you can think of over-hype as a marketing build-up that goes above and beyond its usefulness -- to the point where it's actually strangling the release of the product with expectations. Excess expectation is a double-edged sword -- it makes the product a ready-made conversation topic, but that prepped forum can then turn on the product when it doesn't live up to expectations -- which is the most common case with such high expectations as were set with this album's marketing. But rare is the case where over-expectation actually makes sales worse than it would have been otherwise. In my opinion this album is not good enough to be uber-successful by post-release word-of-mouth or recommendation, so the sales this album will have gotten in the short-term from over-hype is really the best sales strategy it had going for it at the end of the day. The downside is that they can't pull off this strategy again until they have a another winner like Discovery to follow-up. It's like a one-use power up. Now I'm rambling nonsense. I'm stopping now. Edited May 14, 2013 by Patrick Burns Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cash Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 (edited) Again I actually did enjoy the way they hyped the album, with the collaborator videos and all, but I think they far overstated the uniqueness of the album. I did raise my eyebrows at some of the praise of Daft Punk in those videos, so I get what you're saying. I don't see that as too much hype though. I can't really say anything else until I hear the album. In my opinion this album is not good enough to be uber-successful by post-release word-of-mouth or recommendation, so the sales this album will have gotten in the short-term from over-hype is really the best sales strategy it had going for it at the end of the day. The downside is that they can't pull off this strategy again until they have a another winner like Discovery to follow-up. It's like a one-use power up. A bit early to say that, isn't it? hello everyone I am opinions sup Edited May 14, 2013 by Cash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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