Terzo album per i Daft Punk dopo 4 anni di assenza, e per la prima volta nella mia vita ho provato un pò di delusione per questo favoloso duo.
"Human After All" è un buon disco, ma è impossibile paragonarlo con i capolavori "Homework" e "Discovery": uno perchè pecca di originalità, e due perchè risulta a mio modesto parere troppo quadrato (solo 10 canzoni per 45 minuti di musica).
Decisamente inferiore, poi, quello stacchetto di 10 secondi ("On/Off") a metà suite, mi fa pensare a una scarsa originalità d'idee (cosa che non mi sarei mai aspettato!).
Ma dopo aver elencato le note negative, quali sono quelle positive?
Innanzitutto la visione del Daft-Rock, che è del tutto originale e che non avevano mai provato prima (forse una volta in "Digital Love"), e la sonorità del tutto minimalista che fino ad ora non è stata mai cosi accentuata.

Ma analizzo le canzoni una ad una:
La prima è "Human After All", che da il titolo all'album e che contagia subito l'ascoltatore con le sue vibrazioni Tech/Rock.
"The Prime Time Of Your Life" è secondo me una di quelle tracce chiavi, forse perchè fino ad ora nessuno aveva mai sentito niente di simile ( eppure si nota una certa influenza Elettro-Prog. Bella davvero!).
"Robot Rock" è la bomba Daft-Rock come vi avevo già parlato, e "Steam Machine" rappresenta la macchina demolitrice Techno, che spacca e contagia se mettete le casse a palla.
Ma non sapevo che anche i robot facessero sesso ("Make Love"): insomma che vogliono dire, che a volte certi congegni sono più eccitanti delle urla di Jessica Rizzo!
"The Brainwasher" è un altro pezzo Techno che senza esclusione di colpi lascia stecchiti, e con "Television Rules The Nation", ispirato agli anni '80, danno il loro messaggio più evocativo. Già, perchè la televisione regola la nazione!
"Technologic" è il pezzo House ed "Emotion" è il pezzo epocale finale. Un pò noioso.
Bel disco, ma si poteva fare meglio.

Elenco tracce testi e video

01   Human After All (05:19)

We are human after all
Much in common after all
We are human after all
Much in common after all

We are human after all
Much in common after all
We are human after all
Much in common after all

We are human after all
Much in common after all
We are human after all
Much in common after all

We are human after all
Much in common after all
We are human after all
Much in common after all

Human, human, human, human
Human, human, human, human
Human, human, human, human
Human, human, human human after all

Human, human, human, human
Human, human, human, human
Human, human, human, human
Human, human, human after all

Human, human, human, human
Human, human, human, human
Human, human, human, human
Human, human, human after all

Human, human, human, human
Human, human, human, human
Human, human, human, human
Human, human, human after all

Human, human, human, human
Human, human, human, human
Human, human, human, human
Human, human, human after all

Human, human, human, human
Human, human, human, human
Human, human, human, human
Human, human, human after all

Human, human, human, human
Human, human, human, human
Human, human, human, human
Human, human, human after all

02   The Prime Time of Your Life (04:23)

03   Robot Rock (04:47)

Rock, robot rock
Rock, robot rock
Rock, robot rock
Rock, robot rock

Rock, robot rock
Rock, robot rock
Rock, robot rock
Rock, robot rock

Rock, robot rock
Rock, robot rock
Rock, robot rock
Rock, robot rock

Rock, robot rock
Rock, robot rock
Rock, robot rock
Rock, robot rock

Rock, robot rock
Rock, robot rock
Rock, robot rock
Rock, robot rock

Rock, robot rock
Rock, robot rock
Rock, robot rock
Rock, robot rock

Rock, robot rock
Rock, robot rock
Rock, robot rock
Rock, robot rock

Rock, robot rock
Rock, robot rock
Rock, robot rock
Rock, robot rock

Rock, robot rock
Rock, robot rock
Rock, robot rock
Rock, robot rock

Rock, robot rock
Rock, robot rock
Rock, robot rock
Rock, robot rock

Rock, robot rock
Rock, robot rock
Rock, robot rock
Rock, robot rock

Rock, robot rock
Rock, robot rock
Rock, robot rock
Rock, robot rock

Rock, robot rock
Rock, robot rock
Rock, robot rock
Rock, robot rock

04   Steam Machine (05:20)

05   Make Love (04:50)

06   The Brainwasher (04:08)

07   On/Off (00:19)

08   Television Rules the Nation (04:47)

09   Technologic (04:44)

Buy it, use it, break it, fix it, trash it, change it, mail upgrade it,
Charge it, point it, zoom it, press it, snap it, work it, quick erase it,
Write it, cut it, paste it, save it, load it, check it, quick rewrite it,
Plug it, play it, burn it, rip it, drag it, drop it, zip unzip it,
Lock it, fill it, call it, find it, view it, code it, jam unlock it,
Surf it, scroll it, pause it, click it, cross it, crack it, switch update it,
Name it, read it, tune it, print it, scan it, send it, fax rename it,
Touch it, bring it, pay it, watch it, turn it, leave it, start format it

Buy it, use it, break it, fix it, trash it, change it, mail upgrade it,
Charge it, point it, zoom it, press it, snap it, work it, quick erase it,
Write it, cut it, paste it, save it, load it, check it, quick rewrite it,
Plug it, play it, burn it, rip it, drag it, drop it, zip unzip it,
Lock it, fill it, call it, find it, view it, code it, jam unlock it,
Surf it, scroll it, pause it, click it, cross it, crack it, switch update it,
Name it, read it, tune it, print it, scan it, send it, fax rename it,
Touch it, bring it, pay it, watch it, turn it, leave it, start format it

Technologic
Technologic
Technologic
Technologic

Buy it, use it, break it, fix it, trash it, change it, mail upgrade it,
Charge it, point it, zoom it, press it, snap it, work it, quick erase it,
Write it, cut it, paste it, save it, load it, check it, quick rewrite it,
Plug it, play it, burn it, rip it, drag it, drop it, zip unzip it,
Lock it, fill it, call it, find it, view it, code it, jam unlock it,
Surf it, scroll it, pause it, click it, cross it, crack it, switch update it,
Name it, read it, tune it, print it, scan it, send it, fax rename it,
Touch it, bring it, pay it, watch it, turn it, leave it, start format it

Buy it, use it, break it, fix it, trash it, change it, mail upgrade it,
Charge it, point it, zoom it, press it, snap it, work it, quick erase it,
Write it, cut it, paste it, save it, load it, check it, quick rewrite it,
Plug it, play it, burn it, rip it, drag it, drop it, zip unzip it,
Touch it, bring it, pay it, watch it, turn it, leave it, start format it

Surf it, scroll it, pause it, click it, cross it, crack it, switch update it

Lock it, fill it, call it, find it, view it, code it, jam unlock it,
Buy it, use it, break it, fix it, trash it, change it, mail upgrade it,
Charge it, point it, zoom it, press it, snap it, work it, quick erase it,
Write it, cut it, paste it, save it, load it, check it, quick rewrite it

Surf it, scroll it, pause it, click it, cross it, crack it, switch update it,
Name it, read it, tune it, print it, scan it, send it, fax rename it,
Touch it, bring it, pay it, watch it, turn it, leave it, start format it

Buy it, use it, break it, fix it, trash it, change it, mail upgrade it,
Charge it, point it, zoom it, press it, snap it, work it, quick erase it,
Write it, cut it, paste it, save it, load it, check it, quick rewrite it,
Plug it, play it, burn it, rip it, drag it, drop it, zip unzip it,
Surf it, scroll it, pause it, click it, cross it, crack it, switch update it,
Name it, read it, tune it, print it, scan it, send it, fax rename it,
Touch it, bring it, pay it, watch it, turn it, leave it, start format it

Buy it, use it, break it, fix it, trash it, change it, mail upgrade it,
Charge it, point it, zoom it, press it, snap it, work it, quick erase it,
Write it, cut it, paste it, save it, load it, check it, quick rewrite it,
Plug it, play it, burn it, rip it, drag it, drop it, zip unzip it,
Surf it, scroll it, pause it, click it, cross it, crack it, switch update it,
Name it, read it, tune it, print it, scan it, send it, fax rename it

Buy it, use it, break it, fix it, trash it, change it, mail upgrade it,
Charge it, point it, zoom it, press it, snap it, work it, quick erase it,
Write it, cut it, paste it, save it, load it, check it, quick rewrite it,
Plug it, play it, burn it, rip it, drag it, drop it, zip unzip it

Lock it, fill it, call it, find it, view it, code it, jam unlock it,
Surf it, scroll it, pause it, click it, cross it, crack it, switch update it,
Name it, read it, tune it, print it, scan it, send it, fax rename it,
Touch it, bring it, pay it, watch it, turn it, leave it, start format it

Technologic
Technologic
Technologic
Technologic
Technologic
Technologic
Technologic
Technologic

Technologic
Technologic
Technologic
Technologic

10   Emotion (06:58)

(Emotion x410)

Emotion x124

(Calculated data 1 soft "Emotion" approximately every second through entire song, loud "Emotion" approximately every 3 seconds starting at 0:40 till end)

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Altre recensioni

Di  Giubbo

 Le similitudini con Discovery ci sono eccome, ma mancano totalmente le idee.

 Il cantato robotico alla kraftwerk è fin troppo presente e rompe i coglioni.


Di  daftroby

 "Ragazzi che geni!"

 "È un disco dedicato a loro due, robots punto di riferimento della dance moderna."


Di  Jack_85

 Solo due robot potevano creare un lavoro così.

 Un gran bel vaffanculo a tutti coloro che non riescono a cogliere la genialità di cui è piena ogni canzone.


Di  Ilpazzo

 Lavorare con la spazzatura in maniera geniale è il loro lavoro!

 All’inizio dici 'che palle, è sempre lo stesso loop', ma giorno dopo giorno non puoi più farne a meno.


Di  Il Tarantiniano

 I Daft tornano a stupire con un disco dal sound fresco, corposo e più aggressivo.

 Human After All è la rivincita dei Daft Punk, un lavoro che distacca gli stupidi teppisti dalla loro zona confort.