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Re: Daft Punk Break Up

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Post by blackearl » Mon, Feb 22, 2021, 4:10 PM UTC

greggturkington wrote: post #77

Mediterraneo10 wrote: post #45

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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.

DOOM (all caps when you spell the name) even had other people play sets for him because the mask worked so well (according to rumor and REALLY convincing video w/audio)

I believe it's more than just rumor - https://pitchfork.com/news/hannibal-buress-was-an-mf-doom-im...

Re: Daft Punk Break Up

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Post by jnsie » Mon, Feb 22, 2021, 4:11 PM UTC

ThePadawan wrote: post #73

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 mean, they are both well known artists with other projects in their own right. They even published songs with their real names. If you wanna talk "you have no idea who this is but an incredibly prolific artist", I want to put forth Max Martin [0]. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Martin

Wow, that's pretty incredible. Thanks for the good read!

Re: Daft Punk Break Up

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Post by dylan604 » Mon, Feb 22, 2021, 4:12 PM UTC

geek_at wrote: post #88

cognaitiv wrote: post #18

Best Daft Punk show I ever saw was Lollapalooza with LCD Soundsystem opening on the nearby stage. LCD Soundsytem closed with “Daft Punk is Playing..” and Daft Punk emerged in a pyramid and absolutely melted our faces.

wait Lollapalooza is a real event? I honestly thought the simpsons episode made fun of the music event scene

Wow. You must be really young, or from a sheltered lifestyle. I remember skipping school to attend the first couple of shows, and then continued in college. Seems to my memory that the 'palooza festivals re-energized the whole music festival concept, as there were many more annual festivals that came through town after. I still have the t-shirts that I can't wear, but refuse to throw out.

Re: Daft Punk Break Up

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Post by usrusr » Mon, Feb 22, 2021, 4:13 PM UTC

aphextron wrote: post #38

I don't believe it yet. But I can see the logic. They're kind of in a Half Life 3 situation with regards to Random Access Memories. At this point, there's almost no way imaginable they could top it, and anything they do come out with will probably be compared unfavorably.

I absolutely did not expect another album, at least not anytime soon, for precisely the same reason (well, I didn't put it in the hl3 metaphor). But this official breakup announcement still breaks my heart, despite not even having listened to them that much.

They could have just left their costumes standing, as the gleaming pop-house god reservists that they are (except while temporarily leaving reservist status) and silently move on to doing other projects, as they've always done.

Really wonder what triggered the announcement. My guess is either heavy disagreement, perhaps about retiring the bots and continuing as Thomas and Guy-Manuel, or the total opposite, becoming aware that they were likely fading out of those roles forever and deciding that the bots deserve to go with a bang.

Re: Daft Punk Break Up

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Post by JansjoFromIkea » Mon, Feb 22, 2021, 4:14 PM UTC

schwartzworld wrote: post #50

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 went to a smashing pumpkins show and was so turned off that I stopped being a fan. I have met several others with the same experience

What was the issue? Was it the length of the show, the aura of Billy Corgan (and his horrific aesthetics), renditions that somehow made the original versions worse?

Guy was obviously talented but I don't think he's the best judge of his strengths. There's a couple of songs from Adore and Machina where the music videos manage to make the songs drastically worse for me.

Re: Daft Punk Break Up

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Post by dylan604 » Mon, Feb 22, 2021, 4:14 PM UTC

toyg wrote: post #65

TheOtherHobbes wrote: post #52

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Phil Collins did a "First Finale Farewell Tour." Then followed it with a "Not Dead Yet Tour."

Tina Turner has had quite a few "last" tour. And I'm sure there are plenty more. People can always change their mind.

Eventually, everyone needs money again.

Re: Daft Punk Break Up

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Post by spectaclepiece » Mon, Feb 22, 2021, 4:14 PM UTC

I heard this story which I’m not sure is true but could very well be. Apparently two guys claimed to be Daft Punk in Ibiza and racked up massive bills everywhere before splitting. Needless to say that didn’t make them very popular there before everybody figured out what had happened.

Re: Daft Punk Break Up

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Post by mytailorisrich » Mon, Feb 22, 2021, 4:15 PM UTC

toyg wrote: post #58

ragebol wrote: post #55

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Gorrilaz don't even both with that, just animation

Damon Albarn was already famous by then.

It took me some time to discover that Gorillaz was his band.

That's a great proof of talent, isn't it?

Re: Daft Punk Break Up

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Post by saalweachter » Mon, Feb 22, 2021, 4:15 PM UTC

schwartzworld wrote: post #50

buro9 wrote: post #33

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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 went to a smashing pumpkins show and was so turned off that I stopped being a fan. I have met several others with the same experience

Since I don't go to live shows, I tend to just have the disappointment of finding out that I only like some of my favorite bands' albums, because the arc of their own musical careers doesn't match my own tastes.

Why can't performers just stay the same forever, producing a never-ending sequence of similar but distinct works?

Re: Daft Punk Break Up

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Post by 0xdeadbeefbabe » Mon, Feb 22, 2021, 4:15 PM UTC

spoonjim wrote: post #76

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.

You might be surprised how little of a “disguise” can make you unrecognizable. Shakira took a history class at UCLA and just by not wearing makeup and using her legal name Isabel, nobody recognized her (or if they did, they didn’t say anything). The “Shakira” you see on TV is such an artificial construction that someone seeing her without any of the artifice has no idea it’s “her.”

Really undermines the title "hips don't lie"