Daft Punk - Random Access Memories

[Key]

Originally Posted by RVCA

yes i listened to a bunch of disco nostalgia accompanied by vocoder auto fellatio, what about you?

Well that's why I asked. "Vocoder auto fellatio" really doesn't make sense when talking about RAM. I mean...I don't know. Keep in mind i'm one of the people who doesn't understand most of the negative reviews about the album.

[RVCA]

did you hear what they did to poor Julian's voice?

like, the robot voice is so corny in this album that it reminds me of Eiffel 65. it's not even "acceptable disco-corny", it's just bad-corny

[Key]

Originally Posted by RVCA

did you hear what they did to poor Julian's voice?

like, the robot voice is so corny in this album that it reminds me of Eiffel 65. it's not even "acceptable disco-corny", it's just bad-corny

To be fair, it is a Daft Punk album, not a Julian Casablancas album. So I don't really have anything to say for that.

I don't think it's corny at all, I find it to be exactly what Daft Punk have been creating since they started.

[Mojo]

It's also what you come to expect from Daft Punk though, isnt it? It's not like they have never done that before.

[RVCA]

Originally Posted by mojopinuk

It's also what you come to expect from Daft Punk though, isnt it? It's not like they have never done that before.

i think you're talking to me but the key difference is context; prior albums were house records, where electronic overmanipulation actually kind of made sense. vocoder-rape just doesn't work with half-baked disco IMO

[Engine]

Originally Posted by RVCA

i think you're talking to me but the key difference is context; prior albums were house records, where electronic overmanipulation actually kind of made sense. vocoder-rape just doesn't work with half-baked disco IMO

Interesting take. I love that description.
It totally works for me though. Like many, I'm fairly addicted to the album.

[Mojo]

See, for me, it's more than half-baked disco and so any vocoder use just makes what I see as a good disco/pop record sound more like trademark Daft Punk. I'd find it odd if they didn't use it.

[RVCA]

Originally Posted by mojopinuk

See, for me, it's more than half-baked disco and so any vocoder use just makes what I see as a good disco/pop record sound more like trademark Daft Punk. I'd find it odd if they didn't use it.

Yes but that's like saying... okay, imagine if The Sword transitioned to indie pop for their next album. Except they kept the sick metal riffs, because listening to The Sword would be odd without sick metal riffs, right? But would indie pop actually sound good with sick metal riffs? I ****ing doubt it. It's using a tool on a medium where it doesn't really belong.

[Key]

Originally Posted by RVCA

Yes but that's like saying... okay, imagine if The Sword transitioned to indie pop for their next album. Except they kept the sick metal riffs, because listening to The Sword would be odd without sick metal riffs, right? But would indie pop actually sound good with sick metal riffs? I ****ing doubt it. It's using a tool on a medium where it doesn't really belong.

Yes, but that's not the best example seeing as Daft Punk have been known to do things a bit different. The Sword have never really gone away from their sound, whereas a lot of Daft Punk's music has some significant difference, which is why I wasn't too bothered by the way they went with RAM.

[Mojo]

Originally Posted by Ki

Yes, but that's not the best example seeing as Daft Punk have been known to do things a bit different. The Sword have never really gone away from their sound, whereas a lot of Daft Punk's music has some significant difference, which is why I wasn't too bothered by the way they went with RAM.

Well, I don't think this is true but I do think Daft Punk have made a far more significant shift in their sound and personally I feel it works. I don't feel that the use of a vocoder or anything else has hurt the transition or the output.

RVCA and myself have a tendency to see eye to eye but I think this will have to be an exception. It's a fair point to make if thats how he feels, and given the mixed reviews and feedback I don't think he's short of people to share his opinion with. I just don't agree with him.