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I don't believe it yet. But I can see the logic. They're kind of in a Half Life 3 situation with regards to Random Access Memories. At this point, there's almos

I don't believe it yet. But I can see the logic. They're kind of in a Half Life 3 situation with regards to Random Access Memories. At this point, there's almost no way imaginable they could top it, and anything they do come out with will probably be compared unfavorably.

symlinkk 6y ago
I thought RAM was already on the downturn. They peaked with Discovery and Alive 2007 in my opinion.
- agumonkey 6y ago
  RAM felt producer nostalgia based, legend namedropping and such. The daft spirit was gone to me.
  - sincerely 6y ago
    I mean, it’s basically the album version of “Teachers” off Homework :P
- YorickPeterse 6y ago
  I always felt RAM wasn't so much a downturn, just too different from their past work (which was the reason I liked them so much). I suspect the reason is the duo simply wanting to do different things. After all, they've been Daft Punk for almost 3 decades.
- arcticfox 6y ago
  Everyone has their own opinion on the content, but RAM won the most prestigious Grammy Award. From a recognition perspective there's not really anywhere to go but down.
  - symlinkk 6y ago
    Grammys are a joke. In 2014 Macklemore’s album “The Heist” beat out Kendrick Lamar’s “Good Kid Maad City” for best hip hop album.
    - nwienert 6y ago
      Please, it hurts to think about.
- me_me_me 6y ago
  Alive 2007 is my absolute favourite. I often think that 2007 remixes are better then the originals. I remember my mind was blown when i first heard #3 Television rules nation / Crescendolls, when it transition back to Television with a drop... absolute masterpiece of electro music
- pram 6y ago
  Human After All was already on the downturn. To me RAM sounds like an Air album, not a Daft Punk album. I don't consider that a bad thing though.
  - giantrobot 6y ago
    I thought I was the only person who thought this. Greetings thought sibling. Also not a bad thing, I like Air just fine but I expect an Air album from them, not Daft Punk.
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- geenew 6y ago
  The Tron soundtrack on the same order as Discovery and Alive 2007. Felt much more like Daft Punk than RAM, IMHO.
usrusr 6y ago
I absolutely did not expect another album, at least not anytime soon, for precisely the same reason (well, I didn't put it in the hl3 metaphor). But this official breakup announcement still breaks my heart, despite not even having listened to them that much. They could have just left their costumes standing, as the gleaming pop-house god reservists that they are (except while temporarily leaving reservist status) and silently move on to doing other projects, as they've always done. Really wonder what triggered the announcement. My guess is either heavy disagreement, perhaps about retiring the bots and continuing as Thomas and Guy-Manuel, or the total opposite, becoming aware that they were likely fading out of those roles forever and deciding that the bots deserve to go with a bang.
- turdnagel 6y ago
  Also wondering what it is - my money is on them wanting to go their own way, which they've done in the past while keeping the robots going (they put out a lot of solo material in the late 90s / early 00s) - but I guess it's different this time as its been so long. I just want new sample-based music. Fancy synths and orchestras sound awesome, but IMHO they are almost unmatched when it comes to chopping up samples and making incredible, emotional, catchy music out of it.
- ficklepickle 6y ago
  I don't know how much meaning you can take from the farewell video. But, to me, it looked like one of them couldn't go on anymore.
  - usrusr 6y ago
    Good point. If, hopefully not, it was something like a sudden health issue, sampling that movie scene would be the single most awesomely daft punk way to announce it.
  - matmann2001 6y ago
    The farewell video is a clip from a prior work of theirs circa 2006, so I'm not sure how much can be translated from the clip to the real world circumstances behind the breakup. Of course, their selection of this clip to make the announcement in lieu of anything else could be construed as some sort of statement. Part of me wants to know everything, part of me prefers the mystery.
remir 6y ago
To be honest, I thought the (secret?) purpose of RAM was to give them good material for sampling so they could release other album.

symlinkk 6y ago

I thought RAM was already on the downturn. They peaked with Discovery and Alive 2007 in my opinion.

agumonkey 6y ago
RAM felt producer nostalgia based, legend namedropping and such. The daft spirit was gone to me.
- sincerely 6y ago
  I mean, it’s basically the album version of “Teachers” off Homework :P
YorickPeterse 6y ago
I always felt RAM wasn't so much a downturn, just too different from their past work (which was the reason I liked them so much). I suspect the reason is the duo simply wanting to do different things. After all, they've been Daft Punk for almost 3 decades.
arcticfox 6y ago
Everyone has their own opinion on the content, but RAM won the most prestigious Grammy Award. From a recognition perspective there's not really anywhere to go but down.
- symlinkk 6y ago
  Grammys are a joke. In 2014 Macklemore’s album “The Heist” beat out Kendrick Lamar’s “Good Kid Maad City” for best hip hop album.
  - nwienert 6y ago
    Please, it hurts to think about.
me_me_me 6y ago
Alive 2007 is my absolute favourite. I often think that 2007 remixes are better then the originals. I remember my mind was blown when i first heard #3 Television rules nation / Crescendolls, when it transition back to Television with a drop... absolute masterpiece of electro music
pram 6y ago
Human After All was already on the downturn. To me RAM sounds like an Air album, not a Daft Punk album. I don't consider that a bad thing though.
- giantrobot 6y ago
  I thought I was the only person who thought this. Greetings thought sibling. Also not a bad thing, I like Air just fine but I expect an Air album from them, not Daft Punk.
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geenew 6y ago
The Tron soundtrack on the same order as Discovery and Alive 2007. Felt much more like Daft Punk than RAM, IMHO.

usrusr 6y ago

I absolutely did not expect another album, at least not anytime soon, for precisely the same reason (well, I didn't put it in the hl3 metaphor). But this official breakup announcement still breaks my heart, despite not even having listened to them that much. They could have just left their costumes standing, as the gleaming pop-house god reservists that they are (except while temporarily leaving reservist status) and silently move on to doing other projects, as they've always done. Really wonder what triggered the announcement. My guess is either heavy disagreement, perhaps about retiring the bots and continuing as Thomas and Guy-Manuel, or the total opposite, becoming aware that they were likely fading out of those roles forever and deciding that the bots deserve to go with a bang.

turdnagel 6y ago
Also wondering what it is - my money is on them wanting to go their own way, which they've done in the past while keeping the robots going (they put out a lot of solo material in the late 90s / early 00s) - but I guess it's different this time as its been so long. I just want new sample-based music. Fancy synths and orchestras sound awesome, but IMHO they are almost unmatched when it comes to chopping up samples and making incredible, emotional, catchy music out of it.
ficklepickle 6y ago
I don't know how much meaning you can take from the farewell video. But, to me, it looked like one of them couldn't go on anymore.
- usrusr 6y ago
  Good point. If, hopefully not, it was something like a sudden health issue, sampling that movie scene would be the single most awesomely daft punk way to announce it.
- matmann2001 6y ago
  The farewell video is a clip from a prior work of theirs circa 2006, so I'm not sure how much can be translated from the clip to the real world circumstances behind the breakup. Of course, their selection of this clip to make the announcement in lieu of anything else could be construed as some sort of statement. Part of me wants to know everything, part of me prefers the mystery.

remir 6y ago

To be honest, I thought the (secret?) purpose of RAM was to give them good material for sampling so they could release other album.