Daft Punk ‎– Homework

I won't discuss the quality and relevancy of this album here & at this point in time - others did it far better and i guess it would take a while. One thing though : the "Shouts to" and especially "Respect to" listings on the sleevenotes are absolutely mandatory. Any kid digging music and inspiration through this album's sleevenotes (and also through the namedropping on "Teachers") will be hit straight by coolness and emotional/aesthetic shocks, and might have his life saved by music (and attitude) ; and i guess the robots deserve eternal credit for that simple fact (as a start).

It's 2011 and this album is every bit as playable as it was nearly 15 years ago. Da Funk and Around the World are the highlights of the album, but its just a completely well-designed release. I'm not even much of a house listener and I love this album. This is a good lesson on how to make an EDM album - no filler tracks, just good music.

Probably an all-time classic, and a must have for any self-respecting electronic music listener.

Lots of classic tracks on this album, my favourites being Revolution 909, Da Funk, Around the World (obviously) and Alive. The rest I can easily do without most of the time, though it makes for nice background music on hot summer days that you can sway your hips to idly. It's not the best or most radical Daft Punk album by far and it's obvious they have since long moved on from this sound but it's still a classic house record and a testament to their early sound.

here are the samples :
1.'WDPK 83.7 FM' / 'Da Funk': "Rock Bounce Roll Skate" (beat) performed by Vaughan Mason & Crew and 'I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More Babe' (drum break) performed by Barry White (uncredited).

2.High Fidelity': 'The Way You Are' performed by Billy Joel (uncredited).

3.'Indo Silver Club': "Hot Shot" performed by Karen Young.

4.Around The World : Good Times by Chic

5.Burnin' : Down To Love Town by The Originals

6.WDPK : Musique by Daft Punk

7. Teachers : Catch Me On The Rebound by Loletta Holloway (theory) , Head by Prince(drums) (theory) , I Want To Break Free by Queen (Theory.

8. Fresh : The Way you Are by Billy Joel & Piano man by Billy joel

9. Funk Ad : Da Funk by Daft Punk :)

Around The World is the only fairly decent cut. The rest of the Homework album is total CRAP!!!

Overrated and repetitive. electronica isn't repetitive utz utz like the haters say, but daft punk unfortunately brings their opinion justice.

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 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.