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brandonsfacepodcast t1_j6ia9kn wrote

Reply to comment by Radagast-Istari in A revisit to Random Access Memories by Daft Punk. by Radagast-Istari

I am a huge dance music fan. Been so since the early 2000s. In 2013 when RAM dropped it was not what I, nor anyone expected. That being said, it's anything but dull. It's like you listened to the first minute of these tracks and skipped it because it's not something that can be played at a rave. Giorgio By Moroder alone is 9 minutes of masterful building and progression, and even includes a prelude of spoken word by Giorgio describing how dance and electronic music progresses.

Will these tracks ever really get played in a sweaty warehouse like Rock'n Roll? No. But that is entirely the message with this album. You're entitled to not like it, but I'll die on the hill defending this album as anything but dull and "unspectacular".

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Radagast-Istari OP t1_j6ic1zy wrote

I have listened to that album 4 times in ten years time.

But maybe it's a case of falling in love at first listen. I have had the same with Arctic Monkeys. Always a humongous fan of their early works, and never really listened to the more recent works until The Car. But man, what an album! And it's jazzy and soft as hell, unlike their early works, but I will forever defend The Car as long as I live.

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brandonsfacepodcast t1_j6ihna5 wrote

The Car is great! I actually reviewed it on my podcast. It's actually a great comparison to RAM, as it's music that an artist put out that is so different from their early work it's a bit jarring.

I'm unsure of how you listened to RAM; however, I highly recommend you download the FLAC files, throw on your best set of headphones and just actively listen to the whole thing front to back. I'll leave you with a quote from the album

>Once you free your mind about a concept of harmony and of music being correct You can do whatever you want

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