Alive 2007

Great live record.

lets crack it open shall we..review wise i have the USAdistribution of this..and i paid $75 for it.the alive 2007 limited-E was out of print the day it was released..1. When you get the "disk" you are greeted with literally a cd jewel case sized, 1/2 inch think hard cover book, and its a book in every sense of the word, internal fabric based binding and all! On the cover is the alive logo and stuck to it is the blue daft punk sticker, luckily the sticker is one of those super easy removable ones. As for the cover its all gloss black and made really well. The back cover features a full track listing in "alive" blue. AND for once, the copy right info on the back does not threaten you within an inch of your life!!!2. Turn the cover to open it, on the back side of the cover is where disk one lives, happily resting snuggly in its matt black-thick paper-folder, and this folder thing is firmly bound to the cover...like a how a record would live in its sleeve. On the right is a page of high density black mat paper, its a good place to put the sticker by the way..turn the page to see the actual book.3. The book is actually pretty cool, filled with images of the stage, daft punk, the alien triangle and all its glowing glory, the concert setup and what not. Although for the cost of today, meaning the out of print cost..its not too spectacular, but for the original list price it was sold at.. yea i would say its a huge bonus. After the 50 pages...turn the final page to the back side of the back cover, This is where disk 2 lives. Again its snuggly living in a sleeve.4. To the disks!, side the disks out to view, the disks are like the cover, jet black with just the alive logo, and "daft punk Alive 2007". Its super simplistic and very cool. As for the CD-R it self, its of standard release grade, best to archive them as they are going to scratch easily, best they remain in the book FAR AWAY from high speed drives and car stereos.5. THE MUSIC, disk one is pure ear candy. 12 continuous meshed tracks covering over 20+ mixes, an entire concert from start to finish with the crowd. The opening track throws you right into the mix and primes you for whats to come. Towards the center things really start heating up with high speed -almost perfect mixes of all there major tracks, and towards the end you will rocking out with the crowd to last second. Sound quality is clear with great highs, mids and bass.I would say the CD achieves max allowed sound range..Owners of large stereos with subs shall very be pleased. Headphone wise lots of channel changes and ear candy..IE they should get an A for mastering.Disk two: EXTRA MIXES! and VIDEO! WELL WORTH IT! THEY SOUND AWESOME!!!video is very cool BUT! it does not show the giant triangle with its full projection screens on!!! its mostly of just the light show and the fans..THE JIST.One, i would imagine one would think its crazyto pay $75 to over $100 for this thing.Especially when its probably floating about on the net.but Alive 2007 LE is not about data on plasticits about the spirit of music..and the fact when you buy a CD or record you should get somethingconcrete for your money!!!! For those who went go see alive its well worth it, a memento from an Awesome Concert. For those who did not go, well its as close to it as one can get...i mean you pick it up and whoa..as if the giant triangle just planted it self in your front yard..IE OUT OF PRINT COOL TO THE MAX!

Daft Punk is a duo that I've only recently come to love for their ambition, creativity, and craft, but even then I can't say I've loved everything they've done. Much of their work, predominantly from their first and third albums, struck me as repetitive, boring electronic buzzing sounds that tend to play on a loop rather than evolve. This is not to say that their other work ("Discovery" and "Random Access Memories," specifically) doesn't strike my fancy, as my qualms don't nearly affect these albums as much. Perhaps it was just that Daft's more "house" offerings tended to just not mesh well with me.Then I listened to Alive 2007, and I finally get it.This album puts you right there at Bercy Arena with a raging crowd, a pulsing sound, and an intense, almost flawless greatest hits mashup of songs from Daft's complete history up to that point. Thomas and Guy seamlessly blend all of their work together into an hour-long medley that you won't be able to stop bobbing your head to, guaranteed. All of my issues with Homework and Human After All somehow just VANISH when you can hear the crowd cheering and moving to the beat, when the melodies of other songs compliment them so well. The meshing of songs that this duo manages to craft are so perfect that I can barely imagine listening to them any other way. Robot Rock? Can't listen to it without whispering "OH YEAH" to myself anymore. Rollin' and Scratchin' suddenly feels empty without a distant screech of "I AM THE BRAINWASHER."Daft Punk are masters of the house and dance genres, and this album is a pure testament to that. If you're a fan of any of their work or even disregard them as crazy robots* who just cut and paste the same 4 beats to make a song, give this a listen. You won't be disappointed.*Humans (after all).

This is absolutely fantastic album! It is like an orgasm for your ears. Daft Punk truly masters the art of mixing in this fantastic blend of all their past and current greats. I was at the July 27th Alive 2007 Concert @ Berkeley and this really brought me back to it. I relived the concert when listening to this CD. The crowd cheering, clapping, and singing along really adds to the ambiance of the recording. The One More Time / Aerodynamic mix was really something special and you could feel the energy of the crowd exploding! The deluxe edition is worth the extra money because you get this really nice case which includes a booklet with pictures from the Alive 2007 tour which featured the most amazing light show I have ever seen. And the second CD has such a great mix. When you pop the second CD into your computer it goes to fullscreen and you can watch the awesomeness that was the Harder Better Faster Stronger Alive 2007 performance live; it is even cooler because it is shot from close to a hundred angle (Daft Punk handed out video cameras before the concert and told people and then compiled and mixed them into this great video!).Overall this might be the best album Daft Punk has ever produced. I know that I love it more than any of their others (and I LOVE their others haha). I would recommend this album to anyone who is a fan of dance, pop, electronica, or music in general. It is a pleasure that your ear drums are begging for.This album is just harder, better, faster, stronger, and more technologic than anything you have ever heard and you need to show it some digital love at least one more time after you originally listen to it, because we are human after all, and not superheroes. It won't be too long before da funk leaves us and we are no longer alive. So let us robot rock!