In 2006 one of the world’s greatest electronic dance acts, Daft Punk, appeared at the Coachella Festival 2006, in California, USA. Their performance was stunning, phenomenal and basically blasted the crowd away.Later that year the two members, Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, announced the Alive 2007 World Tour through North-America, Australia and Europe. In that same period the guys mentioned an Alive 2007 DVD.
The year 2007 came and Daft Punk rocked the stages everywhere, which is actually an understatement. Not only the tremendous mash-up of their tracks, but the breathtaking pyramid booth and the synchronised wall of light as well, left no room for discussion: this is beyond anything else in the world of electronic music. The fabulous encore with some Stardust and reworks of Daft Punk’s own tracks came to a climax when the lights went down for just a moment after which the guys, or shall I say robots, appeared in their red contoured light suits just when the bass line pumped One More Time.
It all became clear: The music sounds better with Daft Punk.
In November 2007 the Alive 2007 CD was released, and also a limited edition that featured the encore. But… no DVD. Thomas and Guy-Manuel stated that “the online amateur videos of their performances were more compelling than anything captured professionally”. Possibly, but although those online videos are fantastic, they lack quality. That’s why a petition website was set up: to get Alive Tour footage in Daft Punk Quality. Unfortunately, there is none: not even elements of the show in, let’s say, DVD-quality were shot. So in order to get it we have to do something, we have to beg Daft Punk for another show: SIGN THE PETITION!
But first things first: DOWNLOAD THE ALBUM, with the encore, HERE!
Tracklist:
| 1a | Daft Punk - | Robot Rock | 6:28 | |
| 1b | Daft Punk - | Oh Yeah | ||
| 2a | Busta Rhymes - | Touch It | 5:30 | |
| 2b | Daft Punk - | Technologic | ||
| 3a | Daft Punk - | Television Rules The Nation | 4:51 | |
| 3b | Daft Punk - | Crescendolls | ||
| 4a | Daft Punk - | Too Long | 7:02 | |
| 4b | Daft Punk - | Steam Machine | ||
| 5a | Daft Punk - | Around The World | 5:43 | |
| 5b | Daft Punk - | Harder Better Faster Stronger | ||
| 6a | Daft Punk - | Burnin' | 7:12 | |
| 6b | Daft Punk - | Too Long | ||
| 7a | Daft Punk - | Face To Face | 4:55 | |
| 7b | Daft Punk - | Short Circuit | ||
| 8a | Daft Punk - | One More Time | 6:11 | |
| 8b | Daft Punk - | Aerodynamic | ||
| 8c | Daft Punk - | Aerodynamic Beats | 3:32 | |
| 8d | Gabrielle - | Forget About The World | ||
| 9a | Daft Punk - | Prime Time Of Your Life | 10:22 | |
| 9b | Daft Punk - | Brainwasher | ||
| 9c | Daft Punk - | Rollin' And Scratchin' | ||
| 9d | Daft Punk - | Alive | ||
| 10a | Daft Punk - | Da Funk | 6:37 | |
| 10b | Daft Punk - | Daftendirekt | ||
| 11a | Daft Punk - | Superheroes | 5:41 | |
| 11b | Daft Punk - | Human After All | ||
| 11c | Daft Punk - | Rock'n Roll |
ENCORE
12a Daft Punk - Human After All
12b Daft Punk - Together - Together
12c Daft Punk - One More Time (reprise)
12d Stardust - Music Sounds Better With You
And now the only thing I can do is drop the footage made by the Daft Punk fans at the Bercy concert and bow deep because this is one of the best live-recordings I've ever heard! ENJOY! (This is a playlist!)
