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Daft Punk - Human After All >> REVIEW! <<
Well then, I just finished listening to Human After All. No, I won't tell you where I got it or give it to you. TA does not support sharing, blah blah. If you look hard enough you will find it.
Tracklist:
01) Human After All
02) The Prime of Your Life
03) Robot Rock
04) Steam Machine
05) Make Love
06) The Brainwasher
07) On/Off
08) Television Rules the Nation
09) Technologic
10) Emotion
The irony is, as Ishkur already pointed out: this is their most unhuman sounding album. Pure robot electro funk. A pretty far cry from Homework and absolutely nothing like Discovery. They're going to burn a lot of bridges with this album, particularly with the mainstream who loved One More Time and Around the World.
But do I like it? Hell yes I do. It's definately different but it's definately cool. They could have easily done another Homework or Discovery sounding album and pleased most everyone, but instead they've done something else. Props to them for experimenting, I say. And the experiments are mostly right on target.
I won't get totally in depth with each track, but I'll give you a general idea. The first four tracks are pure robot electro fuck rock. Vocorders and filtered guitars and trademark DP compressed drumkicks. They rock. Make Love is a laidback, groovy track laced with a nice piano. A lot closer to the old DP sound. The Brainwasher is fucking mental, that's all that needs to be said. On/Off is just a 20 second interlude. Television Rules the Nation sort of makes me think Da Funk, except with a more laidback riff, played with guitars. Technologic will make you go "wtf??" the first time you hear it, but it grows on you. Emotion is a nice laidback end.
All in all, I consider my face thoroughly rocked. I listened to this album with an open mind, and the knowledge that it wasn't going to be typical Daft Punk, and it was quite satisfying. As much as I love Homework and Discovery and would like to see them make another album in their typical french house style, I'm glad that they've tried something new and unique. They pulled it off, IMHO.
My only disappointment is that it's too short. About 45 minutes total. I wouldn't mind so much if it hadn't been 5 damn years since Discovery. I know that both Thomas and Guy-Manuel can sequence in their sleep with one hand tied behind their backs, so I don't see why it has to take so long. Quality over quantity, I suppose... but I still need more Daft Punk!
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