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anyone here dig Daft Punk?


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They are good, I think.

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I'm a fan - Homework was a big deal when it came out, sounded like nothing else, and the videos were great. I was equally obsessed with Discovery, but that cooled off when my friend played me a disc of the songs that they built that one from, and the tunes were just too similar for me to continue thinking the guys were geniuses. Kanye uses that sample for "Stronger" pretty well.

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I remember around 95-96 when "Da Funk" was playing pretty much non-everywhere you went. pretty much the only dance track I can think of aside from Underworld- Born Slippy that got widespread rotation on your standard alternative radio.

 

honestly tho, is that all it took was a kanye sample to get these guys mainstream attention? they've been around for ages.

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honestly tho, is that all it took was a kanye sample to get these guys mainstream attention? they've been around for ages.

Not sure how you define mainstream, but I'm not surprised if a Kanye sample gives them more exposure - hell, a Dylan sample on a Kanye album would give Dylan more exposure at this point.

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Not sure how you define mainstream, but I'm not surprised if a Kanye sample gives them more exposure - hell, a Dylan sample on a Kanye album would give Dylan more exposure at this point.

 

by mainstream i mean going from DJing at club shows to headlining Lollapalooza and Coachella

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I don't think the Kanye sample had anything to do with that - I might be wrong though.

 

probably right. either way, they're on more people's tongues than they've ever been, which is rare for dance artists. they do wear their influences on their sleeves (kraftwerk/chicago house, etc) blown up to arena size, but its still good ear candy.

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I would consider myself a closet daft punk fan to the public. I dont think alot of peoeple appreciate there style of music so I tend to not bring it up...but I do love robot love jams.

I remember around 95-96 when "Da Funk" was playing pretty much non-everywhere you went. pretty much the only dance track I can think of aside from Underworld- Born Slippy that got widespread rotation on your standard alternative radio.honestly tho, is that all it took was a kanye sample to get these guys mainstream attention? they've been around for ages.
ooo how i love born slippy :thumbup
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i saw a shirt that said "all my friends love daft punk"

thats my feeling on the band exactly.

 

saw them at lolla though, coolest craziest show you will ever see, I saw the flaming lips a couple of weeks and walked out saying not even 1/10th of what daft punks show was

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the Kanye sample came after all that... they've been pretty fucking huge in the US in terms of live shows for a while now

 

I can't believe they are still going and so popular! When I was an old techno DJ I used to see em do live showcases back in 94 in tiny dingy clubs around UK,they havn't done much of note for a number of years but that live show does look good!

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On album? Kind of meh. But can you say best live show on the face of the earth?

 

 

 

Best? All I see is a bunch of shiny lights and two bobbing helmeted heads. The music is rather catchy, the lights rather bright, but it doesn't seem all that noteworthy. Maybe the best light show on earth.

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