Artist – Album: Daft Punk - Homework
Released: 20th January 1997
Sounds Like: Daft Punk are playing at my house
Even when you’re slightly hungover on a sleepy Sunday
afternoon, shepherd’s pie in the oven and dressing gown and slippers on, Daft
Punk’s debut album Homework is a fun listen. Admittedly, there are more
appropriate situations to be in when giving it a try, like getting ready for a
night on the town or at a house party, but the infectious joy and exuberance of
the record works whatever you’re up to.
The biggest hits, ‘Da Funk’ and ‘Around the World’, were supported by excellently offbeat videos and
deservedly went on to become worldwide smashes. There are plenty of other
beauties here too; the groovy ‘Revolution
909’, the name checking ‘Teachers’
and the bouncy bassline of ‘Burnin’’ all
helped to make this album an instant French House classic.
If I had to make one small criticism of the album, I would
say that at well over an hour long it does begin to drag a little; the duo’s
excitement and multitude of ideas perhaps counting against them, when a little
reining in could have made it up there with the all-time best. That being said,
dance is a genre that usually works best in small doses or aided by large
quantities of alcohol, and so it was an incredible achievement to make this
effort so accessible and play-it-again-man. So don’t read too much into what I just said.
As
a piece of homework, I’d give it a B+ and a big red smiley face.
Albumaday... rating: 8/10
1. Daftendirekt
– 2:44
2. WDPK
83.7 FM – 0:28
3. Revolution
909 – 5:26
4. Da
Funk – 5:28
5. Phoenix
– 4:55
6. Fresh
– 4:03
7. Around
the World – 7:08
8. Rollin’
& Scratchin – 7:26
9. Teachers
– 2:52
10. High
Fidelity – 6:00
11. Rock
‘n Roll – 7:32
12. Oh
Yeah – 2:00
13. Burnin’
– 6:53
14. Indo
Silver Club – 4:32
15. Alive
– 5:15
16. Funk
Ad – 0:50
Listen
to ‘Da Funk’: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmi60Bd4jSs
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