Daft Punk Live-Seriously this time.....

first live album is superior

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41G0HOmrd6L._SS500_.jpg

The encore, on the night itself: that is one crowd going completely apeshit. *shivers*

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQUwlcFHGAo

Or this one:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkkTnstvmk4

lol

After being underwhelmed by the mp3s that had been floating around, I picked up the 2 disc import and am listening on headphones and am absolutely BLOWN AWAY. Really surprised and am wondering if the leak was even real or was a really bad encoding. I'm hearing all sorts of things and the crowd noise is perfect now.

Also, the encore on the bonus disc is AWESOME - slamming!

Yeah, there were several lousy rips out there at first and I stand by my initial enthousiasm :-)

I also bought the 2-disc version, and yes, it's fucking great. Best live album of at least 2007, if not the last several years.

OK, I've just confirmed that the first mp3s I heard listed as Alive 2007 are not the same recording as on the CD.

It's not even the same show.

The coachella show from 2006 was being passed around as Alive 2007 for quite awhile. The actual release is !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Totally, this is such a relief! Actually, the "Alive 2007" leak that I had wasn't anywhere near as good as the Coachella recording.

Where are you people getting the 2-disc version? I can't find anyone with it in stock, not even my Amazon preorder.

AHA (I AM INTERNET DETECTIVE)

If you are, like me, in the States, can't find the 2-disc version, and don't mind giving your email address (or a quickly setup Hotmail or whatever) to Satan, Wal-Mart of all people have it in their online store.

I picked up the only copy I saw at Amoeba Hollywood on Sunday night.

melbourne-ites, how many of you are going on friday? ALL my friends bailed on me, so I'm going on my own. Fuck missing daft punk.

I found my copy of the 2-disc version at the local Border's, it was their only copy though.

how's the book and the fotos in the 2disc-er?

I officially give up trying to look for the double CD version in local Belgian stores and am going to order it abroad now.

Virgin, either let us know it's limited edition or don't make a double CD version at all, if you don't like selling it.

Yeah, exactly- I was this close to full-blown panic mode when I realized Amazon wouldn't be able to honor a preorder I placed months ago and every other reputable shop in the goddamn world was sold out less than a week after the album's release. Or at least release the entire contents of the album in the non-limited format and confine the fanciness to the packaging.

I was assuming that "limited" meant "music industry limited" ie "not limited in any way whatsoever," finding out they meant it was a bit of a shock...

I just ordered it at amazon.fr where they did have it in stock. (.co.uk didn't)

how's the book and the fotos in the 2disc-er?

Honestly? Nothing too special. Nice, sold packaging... but the book is just a whole bunch of photos. No additional test or information, just tour photos. Nice tour photos, but really nothing you'll do more than flip through once.

test = text

If you're just looking for the music and can skip out on the fancy packaging iTunes is selling the whole thing for only about $11, I think. And it's in the iTunes+ format, too.

Amazon has it for 8.99.

woo... i thought i'd missed 1-2 songs of the set, but it turns out all i missed was the extended vocal intro and came in right when the music kicked in. sounds good.

melbourne-ites, how many of you are going on friday?

haitch is going, maybe hie thee to the mongrel thread?

i am going!!

...on the thursday night.

god that was good. the encore!!

The Brisbane schedule is a little weird. The gig runs from 4:30pm until 10:30pm (so you can tuck the kids in?) and then afterwards most of the lineup is djing around the corner.

Still, quite excited.

Finally, finally found a hard copy of the limited version and honestly, I kind of wish I hadn't. The music is wonderful, the encore is sublime, and the photos are nice; too bad they skimped on the part of the packaging that actually holds the damn discs. It's those supertight paper sleeves that are impossible to extricate CDs from without scuffing and scratching them all to hell. So out they come, ripped to .WAV for safekeeping, make my mp3s, and I will never remove them again because doing so will only damage them further. It's like if the first Durutti Column LP had the sandpaper on the inside.

im real happy with the live album

finally an official release...maybe we can see it on some critics list and give this tour even more crediility

This album is like the best comedy record of the year

[*Electronic fart*]
[Rapturous cheers]
[*ffffaaart*]
[Orgiastic applause with some tears and shudders]

I even like Daft Punk and all, but come on.

Thanks!

What were we thinking?

Should someone start a "ask Whiney G. for permission to like an album" thread?

I'm just trying to protect you. These are the warning signs of the robot invasion!

http://www.aintitcool.com/image/GiantRobot.jpg

They will conquer your cities

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/22/41515094_4d4cc94701.jpg

They will take your women!

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/22/32484717_0bc9477a7a.jpg

They will annoy your pug!

OMG, I had no idea, I thought they were singing about a http://i18.tinypic.com/6ydrnz5.jpg

He's riding two blimps across the atlantic ocean. that's how fucking big that robot is.

it's a rowbot!

Dogs abhor a vacuum.

Also Whiney, do you find all live albums to be comedic? Is cheering for non-electronic sounds less ridiculous?

i got the 1-disc version tonight. is this qualitatively much different from a creatively-mixed "greatest hits" comp? maybe crowd noise doesn't really do it much for me ... or the crowd is just mixed much lower than in "alive 97"?

they do an ill job on "steam machine" though. that keyboard line! sounds like fred falke's been giving lessons ...

apparently there is a 1-disc version out there with the encore? is it worth it spending the $$$ for 10 minutes + a video, though?

also apparently there's a japanese version that includes the bearbricks ...

yours for a mere 55 euros!!!