Daft Punk - Robot Rock

[THK]

i loved their first album, i still liked their second one ... but this track smells like minimal amount of work still bringing in the cash ... rather boring

[Kriminal]

I've never liked them, I never understood the fuss over Homework, it was a bit shit in my humble opinion.

Homework was a rockin album, the others are very hit and miss tho. Brainwasher is the best from the new one.

[CypherOne]

we can agree to differ I guess

[realmacgeek]

well i have to agree that the new one is more repetitive than discovery, but neverthless there are some killer tracks on it..they should have made an ep out of it

[counterfeit]

Don't like the new album..
For me the best track they made was Rollin and Scratchin =Pure agressive/dancefloor killer, the ultimate track to shout, jump and bang your head on the wall..
Very minimal track but, it gets higher and higher and higher.......The rest is bullshit..

[CP]

I am a big fan but this lp sucks!

Andy Puleston is right this is a "a crushing disappointment":

http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/dance/review ... uman.shtml

[loachm]

... just listen to the "Sampled" Compilations (Vol. 1 - 4, available at Amazon). There - amongst a lot of other stuff - you'll find the sources for "Digital Love" and "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger". The way Daft Punk sometimes works could surely be called theft, but then again I'm very surprised how the produce very cool dance tracks from very boring records (Forgive me, George Duke!)...

[Katanaman]

This song is pretty good for the first minute or so but then it repeats itself over and over again. It's dull!

I like some Daft Punk stuff but they're overated. I mean, what I thought was their best song(Harder, faster, and a couple other words) turned out to sound pretty much the same as the original song they sampled. And with that in mind, I couldn't really get into their other tracks. Most of it seems like they have some cool melody to get started but never actually develop the song. It's usually enough to be fun to listen to in Clubs(although this robot rock track would bore the hell out of me) but not enough to make an album interesting.

[flex42]

they lost it...also, their mastering chain seems to be L1+L2+L3+L3...

[Count Feedback]

Ah yes, now the real discussion starts.

I'm glad to see people are being brutally honest.

When I first heard this album I thought people are either going to love it or hate it. It took a few listens for it to grow on me, but after tracking down the original Breakwater track - I have to admit, I was a bit disappointed with daft. After all, robot rock really is "release the beast" with a vocoder added on top. Find the original, and you'll see what I mean.

With that said, I still believe that this record has some awesome moments. And it definately sets a tone for their sound. Some people might say it's step forward, many say the opposite. I get the distinct feeeling that they're trying to set their own agenda with this release, and testing their fanbase while doing it. Is it their "Metal" album, or is it their "Metal Machine Music" album? Anyone who hears this album will quickly come to either conclusion. I love records that cause intense debate - it makes music exciting again.

(OK, time for geeky fan speculation...)
Who knows, maybe they're secretly working on a follow-up to "Human After All's" sinister tone. Something that's definately not for the "Discovery" crowd. Maybe that's all part of the grand scheme of things. I think the guys in Daft Punk would really be "daft" if they made this record for purely monetary purposes. A pop dance record it ain't.

I still think that Daft might have few suprises up their sleeves.

[Karen-K]

Hi all
I think Daft punk crew is still leading the house scene....but they also have to make new kind of things.
When the second album came out in France lot of people found it lifeless but it was just a different vision of electro-house.
Daft punk's first album was already different from their previous productions (remember their tracks on Soma)
The fact is Daft punk has invented the french touch with some of their friends (Zdar,Cassius, Van helden,MAW, Pedro etc...) now they have to make something new and that follow their creativity
This album is -for sure- commercial/mainstream, but it's also an evolution of their vision of the music.
If you want to appreciate their sound & music just read what they sample each time they make a new album; Also look @ the gear they buy and you'll be surprise, they most of the time, work with old school analog gears (thanks to e-bay).
About pure production, I think (but I'm not 100% sure) they do their mixes @ blanc francard in France (wich may be one of the best) and the mastering in other countries.
Usualy they work with top mastering enginers and they always work in hi-fidelity...I read in Trax that they still listen to their tracks on some old speakers (tainted JBL for example - sounds of the 80's )
So if you juge their tracks, you'll also have to look at their production team.
Anyway even if I don(t find this track "excellent" I think it's still a good demonstration of the dancefloor knowledge but as we sy in france "les gouts et les couleurs ne se discutent pas....)

Kisses
Karen

[flex42]

The fact is Daft punk has invented the french touch with some of their friends (Zdar,Cassius, Van helden,MAW, Pedro etc...)

err...no

[Entheogen]

The record is hilariously loud, to the point that I can't even FINISH listening to robot rock. -_-

[deastman]

I guess I'm just poorly informed, but I own all three DP albums, and didn't have the slightest clue that they sample from other people. I was under the misconception that they created everything themselves, except perhaps with the help of guest vocalists.

Now that I know the truth, it compounds my previous statements 100x! They just aren't very good.

[ericj23]

The fact is Daft punk has invented the french touch with some of their friends (Zdar,Cassius, Van helden,MAW, Pedro etc...)

err...no

so who did invent french filtered house ?