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Daft Punk are usually regarded as a 'dance' act but the truth is that, whilst they know how to make great house music, they long since transcended any trend or genre. I was lucky enough to witness them headline the Wireless Festival in Hyde Park, London as part of the Alive 2007 Tour and they ABSOLUTELY BLEW MY MIND!! I'm not just saying that for affect...I have honestly never seen such a great live show. Completely original and totally brilliant.

This live set consists of snatches of HOMEWORK, DISCOVERY and the under-rated HUMAN AFTER ALL (Daft Punk's three classic and ground-breaking studio albums) mixed and mashed up almost like a DJ set but better than any DJ set you could begin to imagine. And arguably, some of the tracks sound better live than recorded - more bass, more energy.

And by some stroke of crazy genius, this recording (of the show at Bercy in Paris in June 2007) truly manages to capture the noise, ferocious energy and sheer massiveness of the Daft Punk live experience. You just have to hear it and hear it loud.

Rating: 5 out of 5

I've been a daft punk for a while now and got chance to see them last year on their Alive Tour at Rockness festival!! It was amazing, i've never been anywhere where the atmosphere has been quite as electric! This album will forever remind me of that night! A masterpiece!

Rating: 5 out of 5

I've always been a huge fan of Daft Punk and have been looking forward to this for some time. It didn't disappoint! Great mix from start to finish, no bad tracks and the crowd noise just adds to the mix.

If you like Daft Punk or any kind of eletronic music this is a must own! Shame I bought this before I saw the ltd ed version which I will now have to buy as well!

Rating: 5 out of 5

This is such a brilliantly mixed and recorded album. Fast-paced and exciting, Daft Punk mix their tracks in a way that somehow manages to improve on the originals.

Expert use of crowd noise adds to the live atmosphere; it never gets in the way of the music. Turn it up loud and you'll feel like you're there, just superb!



Rating: 5 out of 5

I've always been more into bands like The Cure and Pink Floyd but every now and then i'll try a random cd from the dance section in a hope that one day i'll build up a nice collection. After discovering Gabriel & Dresden, Digitalism and SMD i thought i'd check out Daft Punk last week for the first time. Picked up 'Alive 2007' and stuck in on in car on the journey home. Let's just say my 20minute journey home ended up 45minutes as i didn't want to turn it off!
The first track is perfect to get you in the mood, and having now listened to the album versions i can say that these live mixes are seemless and perfect. Each song just rolls into the next and the vocals are let lose with perfect timing.
Highlights: usually i'd pick some..but the whole cd is amazing. It's is one of those rare cds you can play from start to finish with no fast forwarding and no track skipping.
A fantastic advertisement for this type of music...if people who did not like anything dance related heard this instead of all the rubbish that you often hear then they would likely have a change of heart!
It's just jumped straight into the top 5 cds in my collection!

Rating: 5 out of 5