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Daft Punk Break Up

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Re: Daft Punk Break Up

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Post by steve_adams_86 »

donatj wrote: post #14

I genuinely feel like listening to Discovery on my discman on the bus in high school helped define who I am as a person. On the one hand I find this news horribly disheartening, on the other hand I am thrilled to see them go out on top. They have never had a bad album, and I’m my opinion they only got better as they went. Godspeed you beautiful robots.

Oh man. Discman on the bus. Those words punch me right in the memory.

Likewise, I had a period of time listening to daft punk’s discovery that was fairly transformative. It completely, with no exaggeration, overhauled my understanding and appreciation of music.

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Post by cheschire »

thomas wrote: post #3

Part of me is always quite envious of people who cleanly close one chapter of their life and move on to the next.

I feel a deep respect for people who experience their 15 minutes and then choose to leave it or move behind the scenes rather than searching for that next addicting dose of fame.

Folks go on to become producers, directors, stage actors, video game voice actors, music label owners, teachers...

It always seems like an interesting story that I would love to know more about, and yet I feel that the act of learning more would itself tarnish their shift, and I try to respect them by digging no further.

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Post by pyrophane »

nicolashahn wrote: post #7

This completely sucks. I had a bucket list item to see them live. Definitely my most listened-to artist ever. Best of luck to their next endeavors though, I hope they both continue to make music.

Both artists are under 50. I would not be at all surprised if you get the chance to see them perform together again.

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Post by bitwize »

bjakubski wrote: post #16
sparkling wrote: post #11

I found their last few albums to be rather weak, lacking innovation. Who knows, maybe in a few years after a break they can get back together with a fresh mind and produce something great.

They've recorded a total of four albums (five counting the "Tron: Legacy" soundtrack)

Congratulations, you found the "everything they did after Homework sucks" snob.

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Post by olivierestsage »

bitwize wrote: post #25
bjakubski wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

They've recorded a total of four albums (five counting the "Tron: Legacy" soundtrack)

Congratulations, you found the "everything they did after Homework sucks" snob.

I think it's a little more complicated than that. Human After All was widely panned on release (and in my opinion remains very hard to listen to), but then was "rehabilitated" by the Alive 2007 live album. And Random Access Memories always felt like it lacked the energy of their earlier work, sort of like lounge music. Just one opinion, but not necessarily snobbery.

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Post by jjaredsimpson »

bjakubski wrote: post #16
sparkling wrote: post #11

I found their last few albums to be rather weak, lacking innovation. Who knows, maybe in a few years after a break they can get back together with a fresh mind and produce something great.

They've recorded a total of four albums (five counting the "Tron: Legacy" soundtrack)

I feel like Alive should count even though its not new material. It's so good and different take on their own tracks.

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Post by gdubs »

Daft Punk is one of the first band websites I remember — sitting in my college computer lab on a candy colored Mac. IIRC, it was a few “space men” on screen, and when you hovered over them it played sample loops.
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