Discovery
by: Daft Punk
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Amazon.com's Best of 2001:
The French twosome behind Daft Punk, Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel De Homem-Christo, get away with an awful lot. They go around impersonating aliens and robots in their interviews, they put records out only once every three years, and they make music that evokes a million other artists--while not really sounding like any of them. The keyboard noodlings of Jean-Michel Jarre are in there somewhere, along with the otherworldly imagery and giant hooks of '70s rock icons like Boston or even Electric Light Orchestra. There are dashes of 1999-era Prince and oodles of new wave and disco cheese, from Harold Faltermeyer and Gary Numan to the Bee Gees, all set off with efficient house beats. So how have they managed to position themselves as electronic music's next great crossover artists? OnDiscovery, the follow-up to the 1998 worldwide smash Homework, the answer is obvious: they have no shame, and they know how to make us dance.
Starting off with the irresistibly hummable "One More Time," the record blows through a head-spinning array of styles and samples, creating a pop-culture stew of funky loops and dance-floor anthems. "Aerodynamic" eschews breakbeats for an Yngwie Malmsteen-ish guitar interlude that somehow ends up meshing in a crazy blend of stomping bass lines and hyped-up harmonics. "Digital Love" starts off silly and gets sillier, but the monosyllabic lyrics lull the senses just right, allowing the song's summery groove to grab hold with authority. "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger" is a resounding standout amidst the retro/Vocoder deluge that transpired after Cher's Believe turned the kitchy disco device into a worldwide pop music trend, spinning a clever groove around an ever-escalating string of computerized seduction. Everywhere on the record, gigantic beats are dropped with pinpoint precision, giving songs a momentum that transforms repetitive melodies into sudden revelations. The record's only misstep, the aptly named "Short Circuit" utilizes a keyboard riff that is nails-on-a-chalkboard awful, but it can't keep this from being one of the best records of 2001. --Matthew Cooke
The French twosome behind Daft Punk, Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel De Homem-Christo, get away with an awful lot. They go around impersonating aliens and robots in their interviews, they put records out only once every three years, and they make music that evokes a million other artists--while not really sounding like any of them. The keyboard noodlings of Jean-Michel Jarre are in there somewhere, along with the otherworldly imagery and giant hooks of '70s rock icons like Boston or even Electric Light Orchestra. There are dashes of 1999-era Prince and oodles of new wave and disco cheese, from Harold Faltermeyer and Gary Numan to the Bee Gees, all set off with efficient house beats. So how have they managed to position themselves as electronic music's next great crossover artists? OnDiscovery, the follow-up to the 1998 worldwide smash Homework, the answer is obvious: they have no shame, and they know how to make us dance.
Starting off with the irresistibly hummable "One More Time," the record blows through a head-spinning array of styles and samples, creating a pop-culture stew of funky loops and dance-floor anthems. "Aerodynamic" eschews breakbeats for an Yngwie Malmsteen-ish guitar interlude that somehow ends up meshing in a crazy blend of stomping bass lines and hyped-up harmonics. "Digital Love" starts off silly and gets sillier, but the monosyllabic lyrics lull the senses just right, allowing the song's summery groove to grab hold with authority. "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger" is a resounding standout amidst the retro/Vocoder deluge that transpired after Cher's Believe turned the kitchy disco device into a worldwide pop music trend, spinning a clever groove around an ever-escalating string of computerized seduction. Everywhere on the record, gigantic beats are dropped with pinpoint precision, giving songs a momentum that transforms repetitive melodies into sudden revelations. The record's only misstep, the aptly named "Short Circuit" utilizes a keyboard riff that is nails-on-a-chalkboard awful, but it can't keep this from being one of the best records of 2001. --Matthew Cooke
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- Classic Daft Punk Album...
This is by far the most cohesive album DP has put out during their career. I think that's what makes it stand out from their other albums, which tend to go all over the place sound wise. Still good albums, but not as good as Discovery.
One More Time - Everyone and your mama has heard this song...has a real celebratory feel to it, and it utilizes auto-tune in the format it was made for. I still find it hard to believe that the sample of "More Spell On You" by Eddie Johns wasn't used ... Read More
Rating: - Short Circuit is one of my favorites
The Amazon review and a few others dislike the song Short Circuit on this album.It is one of my favorites.It is a song that leans slightly more toward Daft Punk's experimental sound side.
Without the experimental sound element and the slight distance in their music, Daft punk would be one of the many, more common bass drum thump-thump-thump club artists.
The whole album is great.
Rating: - The History of Popular Music circa 1970-2000 is Magnified and felt within this album every Listen. Past,present,future classic.
There is something to be said about the detail and perfection that went into producing this album. Whether it be the samples or the layering or the hooks and song structure reminisent of previous classic albums from past Generations, Daft Punk needn't make an album this perfect again...unless they want to. I don't doubt they couldn't but why?
There's a reason we haven't had a New Full-fledged album treating from them since Human After All...they obviously are still drawing in their ever growing ... Read More
Rating: - Great album
This album is just great.It has a theme, the cover looks cool, and every song is amazing."Discovery" is THE perfect title; It's very disco influenced and Discovery was the name of the space ship in 2001: Space Odyssey.There's a lot of samples but they added so much around them that you can't complain about sampling on this.I remember first watching this CD go into my car CD player and being completely blown away.I didn't do any of my homework that night.Just laid on my bed wandering around ... Read More
Rating: 
- Generic Asian Techno with STUPID guitar solos!
Boy, the Asians are at it again. From the people who bring you Honda racing, Rice, and World of Warcraft...
This is generic and pointless techno at its worst! Not only does it have silly beats and love songs, but they also have a guitarist who plays solos! And the solos are disgusting!
For good techno listen to anything on MTV or the Spice girls!
- Classic Daft Punk Album...This is by far the most cohesive album DP has put out during their career. I think that's what makes it stand out from their other albums, which tend to go all over the place sound wise. Still good albums, but not as good as Discovery.
One More Time - Everyone and your mama has heard this song...has a real celebratory feel to it, and it utilizes auto-tune in the format it was made for. I still find it hard to believe that the sample of "More Spell On You" by Eddie Johns wasn't used ... Read More
- Short Circuit is one of my favoritesThe Amazon review and a few others dislike the song Short Circuit on this album.It is one of my favorites.It is a song that leans slightly more toward Daft Punk's experimental sound side.
Without the experimental sound element and the slight distance in their music, Daft punk would be one of the many, more common bass drum thump-thump-thump club artists.
The whole album is great.
- The History of Popular Music circa 1970-2000 is Magnified and felt within this album every Listen. Past,present,future classic.There is something to be said about the detail and perfection that went into producing this album. Whether it be the samples or the layering or the hooks and song structure reminisent of previous classic albums from past Generations, Daft Punk needn't make an album this perfect again...unless they want to. I don't doubt they couldn't but why?
There's a reason we haven't had a New Full-fledged album treating from them since Human After All...they obviously are still drawing in their ever growing ... Read More
- Great albumThis album is just great.It has a theme, the cover looks cool, and every song is amazing."Discovery" is THE perfect title; It's very disco influenced and Discovery was the name of the space ship in 2001: Space Odyssey.There's a lot of samples but they added so much around them that you can't complain about sampling on this.I remember first watching this CD go into my car CD player and being completely blown away.I didn't do any of my homework that night.Just laid on my bed wandering around ... Read More
- Generic Asian Techno with STUPID guitar solos!Boy, the Asians are at it again. From the people who bring you Honda racing, Rice, and World of Warcraft...
This is generic and pointless techno at its worst! Not only does it have silly beats and love songs, but they also have a guitarist who plays solos! And the solos are disgusting!
For good techno listen to anything on MTV or the Spice girls!
