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Daft Punk: 'Alive 2007'

'You’ll have to imagine the giant neon pyramid, though'

Daft Punk’s ‘Alive 1997’, remains one of the best live albums ever – and that includes those made by ‘real’ bands with guitars and drums and stuff. A juddering 45-minute multiple eargasm, it documented Daft Punk exploding through the wall that divided rock music and club culture. This sequel, recorded in Paris in June, isn’t quite so revolutionary, but as a prolonged pop thrill, it’s peerless. Like its predecessor, the crowd noise is mixed high so it feels as if you’re in the midst of the throng. And because this isn’t your average rock show where the audience maintains a reverent silence during songs, people whoop all the way through, welcoming each riff like a footie crowd olé-ing the passes of a team 3-0 up. They even chant along to ‘Da Funk’ like some android army. One more time, we’re gonna celebrate. You’ll have to imagine the giant neon pyramid, though.

Sam Richards

7 out of 10

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danny ray 

Dec 3, 2007

How perverse that such a warm and vibrant live album should be made by french "robots." This is as good as dance music is ever likely to get.

alipritchardo 

Jan 30, 2008

daft punk still are one the best live bands of all time and one of the greatest groups of the last decade. The music is immense and you can hear the crowd loving it all the way. There is not much stay but....Daft punk know how to make the tunes and this is a album full of them, So if your a dance music fan..this is for you.

HystericalGemini 

Apr 8, 2008

Oh my, I can't stop listening to this album! It's so good! I love rock and electronica and Daft Punk is the perfect music to groove to. 10/10

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