They garnered critical acclaim and commercial success in the years following, combining elements of house music with funk, techno, disco, hip hop, indie rock and pop.ДЄfter Bangalter and Homem-Christo's indie rock band Darlin' disbanded, they began experimenting with drum machines and synthesisers. Widely regarded as one of the most influential acts in dance music history, they achieved popularity in the late 1990s as part of the French house movement. But in this millennium, where the list of вЂњartists you have to see liveвЂќ is a short one and many genres arenвЂ™t well-suited for live viewing, hearing a live album as innovative, original, and timeless as Alive 2007 shouldnвЂ™t be taken for granted.Daft Punk were a French electronic music duo formed in 1993 in Paris by Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter. But with the bandвЂ™s disinclination for touring (they havenвЂ™t gone on tour since this release), it might just be as close as fans will ever get.Дaft Punk wasnвЂ™t the first group to produce a must-hear live album, and they certainly wonвЂ™t be the last. Put on some colored lights in a big dark room, crank up the fattest speakers you own, and, without much effort, you may trick yourself into thinking that youвЂ™re there, in Paris, rocking right alongside the robotic duo. The roar of the crowd doesnвЂ™t just announce a song change, it becomes a part of the composition, engineered into the fabric of the music to create a visceral experience. вЂњToo Long/Steam MachineвЂќ sounds most like the groupвЂ™s later work, expertly working a synth-infused shine into mix.Д«eyond the conceptual soundness of the album, Alive 2007 sounds incredible too, meticulously produced to feel, well, as alive as possible. Despite being comprised of earlier work, Alive 2007 is infused with some of the more futuristic sounds of their only studio album since (not counting the TRON soundtrack), 2014вЂ™s synth-infused Random Access Memories. Other highlights include the euphoric вЂњOne More Time/AerodynamicвЂќ and rapid-fire heavy-hitter вЂњPrime Time of Your Life/Brainwasher/RollinвЂ™ and ScratchinвЂ™/Alive.вЂќДЄlive 2007 represents the midpoint of Daft PunkвЂ™s career to date, released ten years after their debut album, Homework (1997).

Still, the albumвЂ™s misses come few and far between, and the low points are still infused with Daft PunkвЂ™s infectious energy.ДЄlive 2007 isnвЂ™t limited to Daft PunkвЂ™s discography, either, incorporating tracks from two of Thomas BanglaterвЂ™s side projects вЂ“ Stardust and Together вЂ“ on вЂњHuman After All/Together/One More Time/Music Sounds Better With You,вЂќ the ten-minute four-song showstopper that closes out the album. Some, like early track вЂњAround the World/Harder Better Faster Stronger,вЂќ are more interesting mixed than their individual studio versions, but others вЂ“ such as вЂњTouch It/TechnologicвЂќ вЂ“ remain better alone. No song stands on itвЂ™s own вЂ“ each track is a mashup of two, three, or even four of their songs, often pairing tracks from different albums.

ДЄlthough Alive 2007 follows in the groupвЂ™s vein of remixing past work, it differs in how they go about it. Even the duoвЂ™s TRON: Legacy (2010) soundtrack got the remix treatment with the following yearвЂ™s TRON: Legacy Reconfigured. Prior to 2007, their discography consisted of as many live and remix/compilation albums as it had original studio albums. Recorded on June 14, 2007, in Paris, France, as part of the groupвЂ™s вЂњAlive 2006/2007вЂќ tour, Alive 2007 showcases the duoвЂ™s originality, pairing songs from across their then-decade long discography into new arrangements, all presented with the quality of their studio work.Дaft Punk have never shied away from repurposing their own work. Sometimes, though, live albums stand among an artistвЂ™s best work.Дaft Punk вЂ™s Alive 2007 (2007) fits the bill, a masterclass in the concept of the live album that remains, ten years later, among the best work the French electronic duo has ever produced. For fans, live albums are a nice bonus, a different take on music they already enjoy but live releases arenвЂ™t as widely listened to as studio albums. Looking at an artistвЂ™s discography in retrospect, live albums often donвЂ™t stand out as particularly important works.

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