Daft Punk Album: “Alive 1997”

Wow. I bought this and was blown away.

OK, if you're expecting Homework all over again, you can forget it. If there's one thing I learned from this it's that when Daft Punk performs, they rip their stuff to shreds.

It starts off cheesey, give it until they start the real stuff, Da Funk and the Rollin' & Scratchin' parts will get you moving. Personally, I think this is worth the money just for the last ~5 minutes of it, where Alive is performed. If you thought the album version was amazing, all I can say is brace yourself. There's also, a lot of improv. Nothing to be worried about, it's all well within the lines of Homework-quality house and techno beats.

Well, the cheers of the people during the performance say it all, each song they introduce gets whistles and cheers.

This is a live recording from 1997, when HOMEWORK was released, this was a concert to promote it. First thing you should know, there is no tracklisting to this cd, it is just one track of all the songs on HOMEWORK remixed together. It runs for approx. 45 minutes. You might be thinking that 45 minutes is long to listen to, but it's never quite boring. Fans of Daft Punk will love it, hearing the originals is one thing, but when you listen to this CD you get a sense of being there in the crowd, as there is a lot of audience participation. At times it seems to slow down but it's always building up to a crescendo of funk that will make you want to dance and go crazy. Overall its a nice CD for hardcore Daft Punk fans, but not necessarily essential to own for casual listeners or fans.

I got this CD after owning Homework - and I loved it SO MUCH! Well, I thought - Live CD, from 1997 (same year Homework was released) Must be great! - well, it's pretty good I guess. I don't regret my purchase at all, let's just say it doesn't stay in any of my CD players as often as Homework does or Discovery will (ordered it; haven't got it yet; heard most of it). But it's pretty cool, still. It's kind of like a megamix of some Homework tracks and some original stuff just for this concert, plus the fans screaming and it's 45 minutes of entertainment. My only nitpick is that they didn't do Around the World - must have done this concert before they made that track - cause it's the best song in the world, it really is. =) Oh well, at least we hear Da Funk (the second best song in the world)!

If you aren't sure whether to buy or not, compromise and get it used for half the price - but it's worth getting new just for the neat lil stickers!! =)

This is one of the very few albums I've ever heard where people around me wonder what on earth is going on in my headphones whilst I'm listening. I can't tell you much detailed information about tracks etc, but I can tell you that it's impossible not to smile, nod your head, tap your feet and very difficult not to put your arms in the air.

It's blinding.

Live dance music at it's absolute best.

Brill .. arrived safe and sound in only a very few days .. even though it had to travel to Britain from the USA ... great service as always