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Foiltha posted:It might also be a play on Giorgio by Giorgio. I thought it was a play on Giorgio Armani's cologne "Giorgio by Armani".
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Yeah that version has the instruments mixed way down and a weird lack of bass sound. It could partially be my crappy apple earbuds but the bass seems almost completely absent for some reason.
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The Walking Dad posted:it is a much less interesting song than it could have been. This is a really weird statement that could be made about almost any song ever. I guess it means you don't really like it. I think it's a really cool, groovy piece of disco funk and I wasn't expecting anything other than that. I get chills when the vocoder comes in every time I listen to it, these guys know how to use one better than anyone ever. E: I have a feeling this will not be the best track on the album by any measure. I do agree its pretty straightforward but I like the poo poo out of it. Colonel Whitey fucked around with this message at 00:18 on Apr 18, 2013 |
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Anyone have a history of preordering stuff on iTunes? Like, if you preorder and a single is released, can you download it without purchasing the single separately?
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Apr 18, 2013 20:01
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Is the one they're selling the radio edit? If so that's pretty lame.
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Apr 19, 2013 04:19
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Popcorn posted:I've come to think Pharrell is the weak link in Get Lucky. It's not necessarily a problem with him or his performance, but the vocal melody is very bland. "Weeeeeee've... come too far..." Hmm, I actually really like the part you quoted. I think the verses about the Phoenix and stuff is the weak part. Then when he sings over the vocoder it actually sounds really nice. He sings on another track too right? I'll be interested to hear what that's like.
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Apr 24, 2013 19:09
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Wow I got a major music nerd boner when he started in on the chord progression talk. That's awesome that it sounds like they're trying to create a cohesive musical throughline in this album. I always like albums that aspire to be more than just a playlist of individual songs.
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Apr 30, 2013 17:39
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Rageaholic Monkey posted:They're keeping the mystery alive. We've all heard Get Lucky, now we aren't getting poo poo else 'til the album comes out. That way, we'll have 12 tracks that we've never ever heard to blow our minds with. Not to mention Gonzales gives a few chords of the 3rd and 4th tracks just to spark your imagination of what it's going to sound like. I do have some real bad aural blueballs at this point though.
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May 2, 2013 06:02
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Popcorn posted:It's astonishing. I've never seen anything like it for an album before, though I'm sure this isn't the worst the world's ever seen. Interesting to read the first overtly negative review. It does seem like the reviewer had very specific expectations for this album that it did not meet, however. I fully expect the rest of the album to be quite a bit more experimental and less "dance-y" than Get Lucky. However, if he's right and it's just a cheesy retread of old sounds that were left behind for good reason then maybe it won't be very good. I guess we'll just have to wait and hear it. I'm personally not any less excited after reading that review.
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May 9, 2013 20:39
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Holy gently caress, Daft Punk remixes of Daft Punk.
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May 10, 2013 23:14
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Can you do iTunes streaming on an iPhone?
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May 13, 2013 17:10
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Thanks for the grooveshark link. God the live drums sound fantastic. E: sorry JT, but Game of Love is sexier than anything on your album. Colonel Whitey fucked around with this message at 19:24 on May 13, 2013 |
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May 13, 2013 19:22
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I love the overall tone of this album. It's somber but groovy, emotional, and sensual. Some of Discovery had that but the way its used here is totally new ground for them. E: lol at Pharrell doing his best Prince impression on lose Yourself to Dance. In a good way though. Colonel Whitey fucked around with this message at 19:47 on May 13, 2013 |
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May 13, 2013 19:41
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AvidAcid posted:this album loving sucks Counterpoint: nope
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May 13, 2013 20:38
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Just curious, what was the general initial response to HAA? Did it start this positive and then cool off? Or was everyone pretty cool to it on first listen?
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May 13, 2013 20:41
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Slate Action posted:If I remember correctly, initial impressions were so negative that some people thought Daft Punk had leaked a fake, deliberately lovely album to mess with everyone. It took until Alive 2007 for people to really warm up to Human After All. Haha, wow. I knew opinion of it was pretty low until Alive 07, but I wasn't sure whether people tried to convince themselves they liked it at first. I guess not.
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Do we know who played drums on this? E: Wikipedia says JR Robinson of Off the Wall fame at least did the first track Colonel Whitey fucked around with this message at 21:11 on May 13, 2013 |
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My only real gripe with Touch isn't the cheese factor, it's Paul Williams' voice. I don't really like old guy singing voices.
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May 13, 2013 22:02
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I have no doubt whatsoever that some stuff from the Tron sessions ended up on Motherboard. E: man, the Todd Edwards track really disappears up its own rear end when you realize he's singing about the recording session he is currently participating in. It's got a kickin rad vocoder solo though. Colonel Whitey fucked around with this message at 22:21 on May 13, 2013 |
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May 13, 2013 22:16
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Deadbeat Dad posted:Game of Love needs more love here though. If anybody loves Something About Us, you should love this song too. Hell yes, I loved that track instantly. Also I don't get the hate for Instant Crush, that's a really catchy song.
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May 13, 2013 23:13
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Wario In Real Life posted:I love when people get personally offended that other people don't share their particular tastes. It's this plus people trying to argue from a place of objectivity. It's never "I liked/disliked it because..." and it's always "this is great/terrible because..." And sometimes even the 'because' is left out entirely.
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May 14, 2013 00:07
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Popcorn posted:
For someone who wants people to stop with the ad hominems you sure know how to deal them out. I'm just saying that the contentiousness over Internet opinions tends to stem from trying to prove some anonymous person wrong instead of engaging in any kind of productive and amicable discussion. The first few people who were critical of the album in this thread basically just blurted out an opinion in a way designed to provoke an angry response. It's a problem not at all unique to this thread and I feel like I'm just shouting at windmills here so I'm going to shut up and go enjoy the album now.
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May 14, 2013 00:46
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Iraff posted:I think chracterizing every negative reaction as "designed to provoke an angry response" is the bigger problem that happens in basically every thread. Like why is "This album loving kills" with no explanation more acceptable than "This album is garbage" with no follow up It's not and that was basically my entire point. I specifically pointed out the first few critical posts in this thread. Go back and read the first few critical posts and you'll see what I mean.
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May 14, 2013 00:56
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Ras Het posted:no it isnt, its poo poo dads say Not saying you're doing this but your post reminded me...I'm kinda amused at how often people are comparing this album to "adult contemporary" and "mom/dad music" and poo poo like that. It's kind of a weird criticism because it doesn't address the music itself in any meaningful way, it's just an easy way to categorize it as unhip and therefore bad.
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May 14, 2013 19:28
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ManoliIsFat posted:Well its that the music is dated and appeals to pretty bland sensibilities. It's the part where people sit around and make judgment calls about other people's taste in music like this that rubs me the wrong way. Its just a dumb way to talk about music (or anything at all) and leads to arguing. If you don't like disco and don't want to listen to a disco album, just say that, but nobody's said yet why the music they made is for people who like bad music.
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May 14, 2013 20:35
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ManoliIsFat posted:I ADORE disco. I'm not a head or anything, but I've got a very healthy appreciation of the genre (the real stuff, not The Beegees). This stuff is bland even compared to the end-of-the-era, mainstream cashin disco stuff. I mean, i don't even know HOW people are calling the vast majority of this album disco, it's soooooo sloooooow and jammy. Well, fine, I'm just urging people to talk about the music itself when they criticize it, not the people who like it.
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May 14, 2013 20:44
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I kind of love how they jarringly drop a house track Bangalter made in 97 at the end of the album and kind of dress it up with live instruments. I will just say that while I adore this album, I do hope they haven't completely abandoned the EDM aesthetic they're so good at.
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May 14, 2013 20:57
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het posted:Dude I very much like disco and the first thing I did after listening to this was to go listen to some to remind me that I actually liked it :P Actually yeah I will admit that I'm not very familiar with disco. That's not really central to the point I was making though.
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May 14, 2013 21:00
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ManoliIsFat posted:Your point was about "don't pass judgement on other people's tastes in music", which seems to translate to "don't hate on music, ever". You said "if you don't like disco, don't listen to this album" and what I and a couple other people in this thread are trying to say is "we DO like disco, we hate this album because it's lame and has all the vibrancy of a lukewarm fart, not because we hate old sounding stuff" That's really not what it translates to. It translates to "don't be a dickhead when you don't like something others do" and vice versa. I used not liking disco as an example of why someone might not like this album. If I was erroneous in the comparison then fine, but its irrelevant.
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Which ones did DP do?
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Present posted:Haha yeah. That quote is really dumb. Not a musician, but isn't the concept of harmony at its base about notes that sound pleasing to the ear when played simultaneously? So he's literally giving lovely advice. Guys, don't worry about making music that actually sounds good! That is the concept of a certain type of harmony, but no, that does not apply to all harmony, and what he is saying is not bad advice for a composer at all.
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