Customer Reviews

Alive 2007

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I've always liked Daft Punk, for me, but their albums never stay in rotation for more than a couple weeks without getting old. This live cd, on the other hand, is absolutely amazing-- I've had it for a few months now, and it still blows my mind.

You really feel the energy of the crowd in these songs, and you feel like you're right there if you close your eyes. I've heard the live show is "the best concert anyone has ever been, or will go, to", in the words of a friend. This album does a pretty good job of getting that point across.

The remixes of the songs are fantastic-- the melodies of different songs intertwine wonderfully. My favorites on the album are "Robot Rock/Oh Yeah" and "Television Rules The Nation/Crescendolls". Seriously, though, you won't find a fault with any of the songs. They're all great, easy to love, and even easier to dance to.

If you're a fan of electronic music, you HAVE to buy this. It's easily the best house/electronic album I've heard in a long time.

I saw Daft Punk's performance at Lollapalooza in Chicago. Between the light show, the music, and maybe 60,000 people going crazy on a beautiful night in Chi-town, this was one of the most incredible shows I have ever seen. Listening to this album (even though this was from the Paris show) is like going back to that night.

Been a long time Daft Punk fan. Only other time seeing them live was at a ghetto rave on the south side after Homework was released. From that tiny show to this world-class performance was quite a progression. Great to see them back in the limelight.

Alive 2007
In the wake of their 2007 international tour, Daft Punk releases "Alive 2007', a live recording of their performance in Paris. I can honestly say that, despite rarely finding time these days to listen to techo-style music, listening to this album was a thrilling experience. From what I've read, actually being at one of their concerts was downright incredible. In any case, for those of us who probably wouldn't know what to do with ourselves at a Daft Punk performance, we do have this sensational release. Close your eyes and get ready for the quintessential house/electronica mind journey.

I enjoy electronica music and I reviewed the Deadmau5 "For Lack of a Better Name" CD. Awesome album, by the way. Incredible! In any case, a rather pleasant series of comments followed including a few recommendations for selections which I might like. One of the Amazon reviewers, P Harper, said: "Gary! Gotta go with Daft Punk!!" Well, that's a good suggestion. Daft Punk appeared on my Amazon recommendations list several times and I appreciate the confirmation and the little boost.

In looking over the Daft Punk selections available, I decided to go with a set of Daft Punk Alive albums for several reasons. One, they were a good deal. Two, I've never been to a live electronica concert and my prospects of going are very slim. I'm 74 and would probably feel very uneasy at such a concert. I used to go to New Wave concerts (Devo, Blondie, Oingo Boingo, The Beat, etc) when I was in my forties and I really stood out then. Can you imagine a 74-year-old guy at a Daft Punk concert? Sorry, I just can't take that much attention. Well, in any case, I really love the music, it's great to listen to at home and the Alive discs give me a good feeling for what an electronica concert might be like.

The Daft Punk Alive 2007 CD is is overwhelming! It's one of the best live recordings I've ever heard irrespective of the genre of the music! Without question! It's just awesome! In a lot of ways it reminds me of a "Greatest Hits" album where your favorite band or performer presents all those songs which you have learned to love. The difference is that I've never heard Daft Punk before I bought this recording. I suppose it's a Daft Punk greatest hits assortment done up in bright new fashion especially for this dramatic occasion. The individual selections are masterfully chosen and seamed together into an almost continuous stream of melodic and dramatic music. It's real beat heavy and wonderfully melodic with a masterful blend of voices here and there. The sound is simply outstanding. Man, what more could you ask for?

The sound quality on this album is particularly good. I listen to it on a 100 watt per channel receiver with 7 speakers including two 12" woofers and an 80 watt powered subwoofer. It's minimal as far as high-end stereos go but it's quite sufficient for my aging ears. I usually play it at about half volume (quite loud) as I like to feel the music as well as hear it. The recording is just awesome. I'd guess it was recorded in some type of cavernous venue and it has a big, full, vibrant quality and I love the audience and the way it responds to the music. If you like good live recordings, this one is hard to beat.

Gary Peterson

We all know the album is great. But the 2CD limited edition is worth every extra penny/ounce of time you spend tracking it down. It comes as a beautiful glossy book, with 50 pages of photos, and an amazing bonus disc featuring the encore (Human After All and Music Sounds Better With You!). BUY THIS.

Fan of electronica/techno? Stop thinking about it, just click the buy button. You won't regret it.

Absolutely incredible album. Some of the most incredible & action packed techno I've ever heard, staying just short of the too-repetitive line that a lot of techno/electonica can cross. As this is a live recording, the audience reactions add even more to the experience.

Anywhere you need a little musical pick-me-up, this is it. A serious test for your sound system as well. A total mind-trip. A+!

This is absolutely fantastic album! It is like an orgasm for your ears. Daft Punk truly masters the art of mixing in this fantastic blend of all their past and current greats. I was at the July 27th Alive 2007 Concert @ Berkeley and this really brought me back to it. I relived the concert when listening to this CD. The crowd cheering, clapping, and singing along really adds to the ambiance of the recording. The One More Time / Aerodynamic mix was really something special and you could feel the energy of the crowd exploding! The deluxe edition is worth the extra money because you get this really nice case which includes a booklet with pictures from the Alive 2007 tour which featured the most amazing light show I have ever seen. And the second CD has such a great mix. When you pop the second CD into your computer it goes to fullscreen and you can watch the awesomeness that was the Harder Better Faster Stronger Alive 2007 performance live; it is even cooler because it is shot from close to a hundred angle (Daft Punk handed out video cameras before the concert and told people and then compiled and mixed them into this great video!).

Overall this might be the best album Daft Punk has ever produced. I know that I love it more than any of their others (and I LOVE their others haha). I would recommend this album to anyone who is a fan of dance, pop, electronica, or music in general. It is a pleasure that your ear drums are begging for.

This album is just harder, better, faster, stronger, and more technologic than anything you have ever heard and you need to show it some digital love at least one more time after you originally listen to it, because we are human after all, and not superheroes. It won't be too long before da funk leaves us and we are no longer alive. So let us robot rock!

The CD is so good and full of everything I liked about Daft Punk that I went out and got put on the list about info for the next tour. This is one of the best live cds to come out of electronica in a long time.

Daft Punk's live album gives me cause to reflect on the nature of 'live' electronic performance, so that's where I will begin. When you consider the amount of production time for each of these tracks - the hours in the studio, the mixing, the editing, the tweaking - how could a band hope to recreate the same music live, on the fly? Furthermore, what does one do when the physicality of the performance is restricted to pushing buttons and manipulating computers?

Daft Punk doesn't really attempt to play much of their music live, as is typical with live electronic performances, but their answer to the above questions is to creatively mix their own tunes together, almost as if it was a DJ set. In essence, this IS a DJ set, but it features only one band, both artists are there, and they have complete access to their entire sample set, which allows for a heightened combinatorial possibility. An excellent example is the layering of Aerodynamic on top of One More Time. It works so well you would think the songs had been conceived together.

Other live touches include some extra filtering and extended, or at least different, arrangements. Since it's likely that the tunes are broken down into the usual sample groupings (e.g., bass, lead, chords, beats) they can bring these in and out of the mix at will, which allows a measure of variety. These can all be manipulated with additional effects, such as the aforementioned filtering or delay.

Overall, it's a very successful live album for the above reasons, but also because they do a great job integrating crowd noise. It gives one a great sense of the actual experience, minus the sweaty dancers, which is, depending on your personal preference, either a good thing or a bad thing. Kidding aside, it sounds like an amazing performance and definitely makes me want to catch Daft Punk next time they make it to the USA. That's probably the highest recommendation I can give a live album.

The best $9 you'll ever spend on music (IMHO). Saw them in concert in Brooklyn, NY. Ready to see them again!