What is so revolutionary said and done on 'Homework' that Telex haven't pioneered two decades earlier on with matters electronic dance?

Daft Punk surely made it revolutionary for the late nineties on the verge of a dozen retros; impressive and switching over into numerous pulsating extremes.

However, every robotic twitch, every stripped down groove frenzy here no matter how impressive and harsh - 'Homework' still sounds more like taking the piss out of everything, itself included.

Back in '96, you couldn't go to a French rave without hearing "Rollin' & Scratchin'" at least once in the evening. If there ever was one proper "rave classic" in France then, this is the one. So when people later found out that Daft Punk had signed to Virgin for the release of "Homework", they were accused of selling out and foreign DJ's playing "Rollin' & Scratchin'" to make us happy started to get booed quite regularly. Everyone was sick of hearing that same old Daft Punk track at every party, but little did we know how much more we were going to hear from them ! Just when we had our fill and were expecting a more insane track from them, we got quite the opposite: "Revolution 909", "Around The World", "Burnin'" and their remix of I:Cube's "Disco Cubizm" - 4 tracks that made them highly popular in the then-suddenly revived club scene and highly unpopular in the then-suddenly declining rave scene. I do believe there's a before and after "Homework", but most youngsters' biggest mistake is to believe that there was nothing worthy of interest before Daft Punk, and I happen to believe that it's just when techno culture was at its prime !

Love it or hate it, Homework has carved out a niche for itself in electronic music history. I remember when this album hit all the big stores back in 96, like Best Buy and Sam Goody. It was that "techno album" everyone was saying. I'm not sure how they were able to negotiate such a huge launch, but it became clear rather quickly that their appeal extended far beyond the underground club scene. As simplistic as this album is, there is a certain uniqueness that I've never heard since, from them or other producers. Maybe it's the nostalgia I get when re-listening years later, that certainly plays a role. But it's hard to deny the extreme funk in some of these productions. Even the massively overplayed 'Around The World' has a timeless funk that is impossible to deny. I don't recommend any DJ ever playing it out again, in their lifetime, but great for the bedroom jam session. 'Da Funk' and 'Burnin' are right up there in the category of techno-funk masterpieces too. But my favorite has to be 'Teachers' with its shout outs to the great producers before them, and that beat is just so freakin fresh. Breakdance music for robots.

Love it or hate it, Homework is a classic that will be heard by many future generations of techno-house lovers.

This album's importance in electronic music history may have only become apparent recently, nearly 10 years after its release, for it can be readily observed how commonly at least some aspect of the style portrayed here has been knocked off by other artists to freshen their own productions. Quite strange, considering it is an album that basically explores the past, ranging from disco ("Fresh", "Indo Silver Club") to Kraftwerk-esque minimalism ("Daftendirekt", "Da Funk", "Around The World", "Alive"). Combining an element of a more modern outlook on club sounds ("Revolution 909") and that something that makes it all Daft Punk ("Rollin' & Scratching", "Rock N Roll"), you have yourself quite a unique album and one whose importance should never be underestimated.

This album was my gateway drug to electronic music, and for that, it will always have a special place in my heart. That said, most of the tracks on here still appeal to me even though my musical tastes change with time. Many of the tracks are not quite as mainstream friendly as the big singles, but I find myself liking those too, especially Rollin' & Scratchin' and Indo Silver Club. While I wasn't as impressed with Discovery (though I did like Interstella 5555 a lot), this album is just a classic to me, and I love it through and through.

Stunning, stunning album. Proper thumping, warped minimal techno and house. When I first got it, I could only listen up to 'Around The World', while everything after that sounded too harsh and horrible. A year later, everything before 'Rolling & Scratching' sounded like disco music for pussies. Now I get it all - it's 100% man-music, and one of the all-time greatest electronic albums, if not THE greatest.

In my opinion, this album is really overrated. It definitely has some great tracks ("Around The World", "Da Funk", "Revolution 909"), but most of the tracks are plain and uninteresting - just beats and some weird sounds... Maybe it was inspirational back in 1996; maybe it really was the turning point for house music, I just don't know... But nowadays, this album does not sound fresh.
Daft Punk's second album, "Discovery", is much much better, but for some strange reason, it is quite underrated.

On initial listening, this album may come accross as not much, untill you realise that you've been listening to it constantly for a while, and it hasn't gotten boring...

The successful nature of this Album becomes apparent when you realise that it is the sheer subtlety of production on these tracks that lifts it above the rest.
This album contains some of the most sublime basslines committed onto a release.

Every track has it's place on this Album and is paced to give an excellent listening experience throughout the entire LP, every track is there for a reason and they lead into each other very well.

Well written, well compiled.
A classic study in compiling a coherent album - from start to finish.

Top shelf - All killer, no filler.

maybe there are 2-3 interesting tracks on it. the rest is boring garbage -just playing around with stupid beats, loops and filters. Nothing really special to it. Don't believe the hype!

Absolutely brilliant all the way through - this is the album that gave house a kick up the arse. I just wish someone would give Daft Punk a kick up the arse now. Talk about falling from grace...