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Post by maeln »

ntechau wrote: post #152

> I wouldn't discount the possibility of one-off reunion shows in the future I don't think Daft Punk are the type of artists to screw over fans by creating "Last Show Evarrrr" and "Final Reunion Tour (It's serious this time)" type shows. > I would not be at all surprised if you get the chance to see them perform together again. People seem to be ignoring the meaning within the video. The way he clenches his fist befo…

It's an excerpt from their movie Electroma https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0800022/ . I really don't know if we should look too much in the meaning of the scene.

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Post by Lio »

keiferski wrote: post #17

I always thought Daft Punk figured out the perfect solution to the how to be famous problem. Everyone recognizes their artist name and their artist costume, but virtually no one knows their real name or would accost them on the street.

I think that's part of the Kraftwerk play book that Daft Punk have previously acknowledged.

Obviously Kraftwerk's robots look like them to a certain degree, so Daft Punk have taken the on stage anonymity further but the anti-pop star thing is pure Kraftwerk.

There was famously only one way to contact Kraftwerk, via a phone at their studio with ringer mechanism removed.

If you had the number, only given out by their lawyer, you rang a preset time of day when the handset would be lifted... if you were lucky.

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Post by acomjean »

Mediterraneo10 wrote: post #45
keiferski wrote: post #17

I always thought Daft Punk figured out the perfect solution to the how to be famous problem. Everyone recognizes their artist name and their artist costume, but virtually no one knows their real name or would accost them on the street.

Several other musicians have done the same through mask wearing. Gene Simmons of Kiss was probably rarely recognized in public before, much later in life, he started appearing in television programs without his makeup. MF Doom, Sia, the list goes on.

bucket head: A guitarist with a bucket mask.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckethead

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Post by vmception »

spoonjim wrote: post #144
0xdeadbeefbabe wrote: post #110

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Really undermines the title "hips don't lie"

LOL. The way she moves her butt is so distinctive that if she just walks like a normal person that’s a disguise of sorts.

I recognize alot of people by how they walk, from behind

I could see that being a disguise

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Post by pmarreck »

ehsankia wrote: post #63
Mediterraneo10 wrote: post #45

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Several other musicians have done the same through mask wearing. Gene Simmons of Kiss was probably rarely recognized in public before, much later in life, he started appearing in television programs without his makeup. MF Doom, Sia, the list goes on.

Not everyone who wears mask ends up sticking with the anonymity though, I can imagine the pull of fame can be irresistible for some. Deadmau5 for example. Others have managed staying hidden just by not appearing anywhere, like Burial.

Had to google Burial.

My hipster inspection is way out of date.

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Post by 0xdeadbeefbabe »

spoonjim wrote: post #144
0xdeadbeefbabe wrote: post #110

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Really undermines the title "hips don't lie"

LOL. The way she moves her butt is so distinctive that if she just walks like a normal person that’s a disguise of sorts.

I apologize to UCLA for continuing to wonder if Harvard students would have discovered her.

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Post by jdminhbg »

freewilly1040 wrote: post #213
mytailorisrich wrote: post #120

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No, I mean people being drawn to the music, not the famous name (even if the famous name helped promote the band)

I wonder if this is a 2021 view of Gorillaz possibly being more famous than Blur at this point. Though, for sure there were plenty of contemporary Gorlillaz fans who didn't know anything about Blur.

Gorillaz have always been more popular than Blur in the US at least, where their only hit was Song 2.

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Post by greggturkington »

ragebol wrote: post #55
Mediterraneo10 wrote: post #45

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Several other musicians have done the same through mask wearing. Gene Simmons of Kiss was probably rarely recognized in public before, much later in life, he started appearing in television programs without his makeup. MF Doom, Sia, the list goes on.

Gorrilaz don't even both with that, just animation

Gorillaz are a virtual band. The humans are just their avatars.

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Post by dandersh »

Swizec wrote: post #81
buro9 wrote: post #33

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And with the added advantage that as they are electric they'd sound as good in the future as they did in the past. You wouldn't even know if it wasn't them under the masks. The counter point being that I saw Velvet Underground live and they sucked badly :D

I saw Guns’n’Roses at a festival in 2012 and ho boy did Axl Rose not age well. The Slash impersonator was kinda odd too – obviously great guitarist in his own right, all he needed was to own the fact he’s not Slash.

I'm guessing you're referring to DJ Ashba? One thing about GnR is they always had talented guitarists.

Yea Axl's voice definitely isn't what it once was. Corey Glover (Living Colour) is another singer from that time period whose voice isn't the same.

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Post by DrSiemer »

artursapek wrote: post #203
pfarrell wrote: post #190

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This essay [0] from Tim Ferriss really crystalized for me a lot about why fame is a drag. During my college years, one of my dorm mate’s dads was a famous Hollywood producer. He once said to me, “You want everyone to know your name and no one to know your face.” Taking it a step further, we could quote Bill Murray: I always want to say to people who want to be rich and famous: ‘try being rich first.’ See if that does…

Worst of all is being famous but not rich.

Steve-O from Jackass was world famous and pretty much broke at the same time after their first season.
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