What's up with the whiney dudes lately? Man-struateing?

Obviously it's that time of the month.

MadPooter, on 09 September 2013 -  8:25 PM, said:

<br><br>Ha Ha. Never take on a lawyer unless you're a lawyer (or practicing law in some form) I suppose.

::laughs:: Naw, lawyers are full of shit, man.

Krisper, on 09 September 2013 - 1:09 AM, said:

yep, I knew I made a mistake joining here, whirly, i'll take my last check on the way out.

Mr. Hoosteen, on 10 September 2013 - 2:54 PM, said:

You're really basing your opinion of the entirety of the forum on one person's post?

MadPooter, on 10 September 2013 - 5:34 PM, said:

I admit I went too far on that post, but i'm just getting annoyed at the MULTIPLE posts that are calling this shit. To call it shit, is too extreme, sure I agree that the album may have some bad parts, but it's not a shit album, it does have some good songs, like GBLTM, GbM, LYTD, Contact, I would say Get Lucky but I hate it now, but it's probably the lack of electronic and the slow relaxed songs that you guys call it shit, but really it is a good album, with some bad flaws.

Mr. Hoosteen, on 10 September 2013 - 4:08 PM, said:

Peoples' reactions are their own, and peoples' opinion on music will differ. While multiple people have called out this album as wholly lacking artistic value, there are a number of others who have praised it. In all honesty, I'm somewhere in the middle, but clearly more toward the former category. There is *nothing* new in this album--they recycled certain sounds of past decades and they did it well, but many of us remember Daft Punk for what they were, and were hoping for a return to that.

If you want to deny what Daft Punk was and what it might be, sure, go for it. But you shouldn't be surprised when people call out old material wrapped in new packaging for what it is.

You made a big mistake Mr. Hoosten. You showed your weakness, your days on this forum are numbered.

iguanapunk, on 11 September 2013 - 10:40 PM, said:

Don't know about that, Iggy... You're still here

Mr. Hoosteen, on 11 September 2013 - 7:54 AM, said:

There are only a couple of people on this forum who don't like this album, they looked rather alone in the ongoing debate, so I added my tiny bit of weight to their side. Saying it's shit is an over-exaggeration. I know it has a lot of quality to it, but I can't stand any of it. Sure there are some groovy sounds on the album, but it's just not Daft Punk to me. Every time I hear one of these new songs I cringe. They are probably making a packet of money from it, it's on the friggin radio, TV, everywhere, they bought themselves a hit album, whoopee.

Csar, on 11 September 2013 - 10:19 PM, said:

I have no weakness!

iguanapunk, on 11 September 2013 - 11:31 PM, said:

porn?

ThePumisher, on 12 September 2013 - 12:21 AM, said:

How did you...

I did actually give it up for 3 months, and it was easier than I thought. I had read into the negative effects of porn and wanted to remove those neural connections I had made because they can affect your personal life. Unfortunately I got dumped and found solace in porn again . Read more at http://yourbrainonporn.com/

iguanapunk, on 12 September 2013 - 7:56 PM, said:

Daft Porn?

mikl, on 14 September 2013 - 12:24 PM, said:

Anything goes.

Mr. Hoosteen, I am witholding your check! Take a breather, and join us again when the heat dies down a little bit. ;)

I know a fair amount of those disappointed are people who would, or have at one time previously, called themselves Daft Punk fans. I think that is why the debate is so... spirited. Obviously there are no squabbles regarding production, mastering, engineering - that is something everyone seems to be in agreement on. Would you (the disappointed folks) say the disappointment comes from not liking the direction this album has taken the band in? Or does it come from expecting better or hoping Daft Punk would have been a sort of savior from this mainstreamification of electronic music we are currently witnessing?

Or is it all just purely a matter of musical preference/opinion and the album has lost it's luster or simply just doesn't do it for you? It seems some mind sets have changed since this thread's inception. I know some of these points were brought up and are now buried in discussion but I'm curious as to what triggered the disappointment or was it a gradual change of opinion.

iguanapunk, on 06 September 2013 - 7:25 AM, said:

In short, I would agree with this:

mikl, on 06 September 2013 - 8:33 AM, said:

But to further explain how I get to this answer, I would say I'm convinced that the success of this album is driven solely by it's marketing.

It's in the same breed as Black Eyed Peas, Bruno Mars, Justin Timberlake, etc. All these artists are driven by a extremely strong marketing campaigns. The target demographic for these artists is typically from ages 16-36. Outreaching to women over men at a rate of about 2:1. This group of people is not necessarily the most music savvy, and is comfortable in liking things that are "popular" and or "trendy".

But thats not to say Daft Punk hasn't created it's own street credit before going into this new album. They've been a hot commodity ever since their extremely successful pyramid tour. I would say that the hype of that pyramid tour, by it self, elevated them into the mainstream media. As a result you have Disney knocking on their door for a soundtrack to Tron 2, and then what I presume was a bidding war between Virgin and Columbia to contract their new album. Columbia won, and probably paid a huge price. But Columbia knew they could absolutely cash in on the demographic above by merely injecting the Daft Punk brand with a massive marketing campaign.

It's funny because both my Sister (30 - Female) and my Cousin (29 - Male) now like Daft Punk. Neither of them listened to their music prior to the Pyramid tour. I'm pretty sure my sister doesn't know what the pyramid tour was, and my cousin only knows of it because of word of mouth when he attended his jam-band festivals (his wannabe "hippie phase"). It wasn't until this new album did they sit down and listen to a full Daft Punk album. Now why is this?

It's fine if you like this album. But your kidding yourself if this is some sort of masterpiece or groundbreaking album. The positive backing behind this album is artificial.

Bosco, on 20 September 2013 - 4:07 AM, said:

So what? Is it a bad thing? No it isn't. Feel sad about not being the only fan overseas anymore? Those kind of arguments have always made me laugh

How many people know nothing about the chemical brothers but galvanize or hey boy hey girl?

Bosco, on 20 September 2013 - 3:07 AM, said:

Ugh, you are talking utter rubbish here I'm afraid. They are not comparable to Black Eyed Peas etc in terms of musical talent, but only in commercial success. What's the problem with a marketing campaign? It was tastefully done and achieved the desired result. That's no reflection on the quality of the music. If you actually listen to the album without your dogmatic projections then maybe you will hear it for what it really is.

You're basically saying you don't like it because other people do... I used to be like that when I was an angry teenage music snob but you grow out of it. At least be honest about how pathetic and childish a point of view like this is, even if it the path you choose to follow.

Are you saying I and others on this board only like the album because of the marketing?