Discovery
by Daft Punk
  • Record Label: Virgin
  • Release Date: Mar 13, 2001
User Score
8.9

Universal acclaim- based on 555 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 515 out of 555
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 555
  3. Negative: 35 out of 555

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  1. BenS.
    Oct 4, 2009
    10
    A magical album that you can listen to and enjoy many times. Every track has its place and even filler tracks such as 'Voyager' are pleasant and intriguing. Particular Strength is found in the electronic synth solo of "Digital Love" and the catchy melodic hook of "One More Time" A Must have album in anyone's music library.
  2. NathanR.
    Jan 16, 2009
    10
    An extraordinarily fun album from beginning to end.
  3. SilverMan
    May 23, 2013
    8
    As Discovery, is a fine album. But as being the soundtrack of Interstella 5555, is an awesome album, one of the best albums of the decade
  4. ZachL.
    Mar 15, 2007
    9
    This is possibly the most underrated album I've ever heard. Don't be misled by the initial reactions of the critics!
  5. AlloS.
    Aug 23, 2001
    10
    Very Very very good
  6. JakeF.
    Jun 5, 2008
    10
    What an album. Watched Interstella 5555 and that didn't disappoint either. In my view one of the greatest, innovative albums of all time, with already classic songs such as 'One More Time' and 'Digital Love' featured. Apart from the slightly dodgy track 'Nightvision' Daft Punk have excelled themselves.
  7. TomM.
    Jul 22, 2002
    10
    You either like it or you don't, but if you do then you will never go back, just simpaly the best thing i have ever heard and it's brilliance will never be bettered, every element of each song can be felt as you listen.
  8. IanD.
    Aug 3, 2002
    10
    Its got to be the most inovative Cd of its time. Daft Punk has awakend a new world to the Techno Industry
  9. AdamR
    Nov 17, 2005
    10
    A great album with plenty of inspiration and variation.
  10. JakeR.
    May 7, 2008
    10
    This honestly has to be my favourite album from them all, they way it's put together, the movie aswell. Everything about it is just... perfect.
  11. GabrielN.
    Dec 21, 2008
    9
    I'm a song lover, i hate albums, but it happens that every song on this album is great, and some of them really brilliant! It's music that you can feel related to in a personal, intimate way. Very very underrated, best of Daft Punk, and probably one of the best albums ever.
  12. wordy_actions
    Jul 11, 2011
    10
    This is the album that made me realize I like dance music. Nearly every track is fun, inventive, and unique in the way it sounds. My personal favorites are the first and last tracks, "One More Time" and "Too Long". When I first listened to this album I didn't care for it that much, but it only took me one more listen to fall in love with the music. This is Daft Punk's best album, andThis is the album that made me realize I like dance music. Nearly every track is fun, inventive, and unique in the way it sounds. My personal favorites are the first and last tracks, "One More Time" and "Too Long". When I first listened to this album I didn't care for it that much, but it only took me one more listen to fall in love with the music. This is Daft Punk's best album, and should be in the library of everyone who enjoys music.… Expand
  13. Quentin112
    Feb 23, 2012
    10
    I LOVE this album!! It is realy realy amazing!!
  14. zeukin
    May 26, 2013
    10
    I've listened to this album so many times in my car. I can never get sick of it. Amazing amazing amazing. I even got my friends hooked to them. Particularly face to face is their jam.
  15. jkk454
    Dec 8, 2012
    10
    Amazing, Best dance album ever! Completly fresh and pioneers of the french house genre of music, and does not sound cheesy or bloated at any point.

    Highly recommended for any fan of electronic music, or anybody who loves good music in general
  16. Bryan5555
    Apr 9, 2012
    10
    Very underrated by conventional critics, this album is one of Daft Punk's finest and my personal favorite album of all time. Every single track is excellent and enthralling to listen to. If you loved it be sure to complement your experience by watching Interstella 5555.
  17. 3Dimensions
    Jun 29, 2012
    10
    Probably one of the best dance albums of all time, the album starts and ends with the same vocalists and really shows his vocal ability (the first song features an extensive use of autotune whilst the final track has a beautiful acoustic voice with backing vocals by the two band members). Every song is beautifully crafted and produced which shows how much emotion was put into the album.Probably one of the best dance albums of all time, the album starts and ends with the same vocalists and really shows his vocal ability (the first song features an extensive use of autotune whilst the final track has a beautiful acoustic voice with backing vocals by the two band members). Every song is beautifully crafted and produced which shows how much emotion was put into the album. Daft Punk's first album Homework was meant to be one of the most influential dance albums ever, but I think Discovery tops that.… Expand
  18. dante_finn
    Aug 13, 2014
    9
    Thos album is so cool. The sounds are steady and neat with some off-beats. The backgrounds are really sick(in a good way). This album though is sometimes included with a lot of auto-tunes that are compressed which may makes the beats repetitive but it does keep up with the rythm. And the styles are ranged with different genres.
  19. forestville
    Mar 15, 2013
    10
    Beautiful album, definitely one of the best in the history of music.
    There is so much that can be said of this amazing album, but instead of talking about it, you better hear what you really are going to marvel at this beautiful and unique album.
  20. asjklasjklas
    Sep 19, 2014
    10
    Though many could consider Homework or Random Access Memories their milestones—Homework for contributing to modern electronic music (and simply because it's their debut album) and RAM for its commercial breakthrough and refinement to an era of EDM where everyone wants to be David Guetta—Discovery is truly where it all began, in my opinion. Not just the beginning of Thomas Bangalter andThough many could consider Homework or Random Access Memories their milestones—Homework for contributing to modern electronic music (and simply because it's their debut album) and RAM for its commercial breakthrough and refinement to an era of EDM where everyone wants to be David Guetta—Discovery is truly where it all began, in my opinion. Not just the beginning of Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem Christo's robotic alter egos—caused by a September 9th, 1999 accident in their studio, ahem. But the beginning of an era where electronic music began again. Discovery could be considered a main highlight in the early noughties, with "One More Time" being noteworthy as one of the greatest singles of the decade and "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger" being sampled by Kanye West then remixed into their Alive tour, however, it's just a work of art in its own right, disregarding Pitchfork and all that praised it in their year-end lists.

    Technically speaking—if I spoke from my own fangirl alter ego, I'd simply say "This album is **** amazing" and nothing else—Discovery has a polished production that's almost insulting for the simple fact that it's samples layered upon samples, which would later end up being sampled by other artists. And yet it's all original in its own right, especially considering the obscurity of the samples chosen. It's obviously not a concept album, but to recommend single songs off of the album seems impossible, considering it'd strip the mood from when you listen to it on continuous play. From the sappy, feel-good vibes in its lead single and "Digital Love" to the funky, chill vibes in "Something About Us", it's astonishing how cohesive a dance album can actually be. To sum it all up, it's amazing, there.    … Expand
  21. idinahuiboi
    Feb 28, 2021
    10
    Where do I even begin with this album, wow.

    this album has always managed to surprise me every time I come back to listen to it, completely ahead of the curve when it came to sound in a age where electronic dance music was on the way out, this album always has me coming back.

    Daft Punk's greatest gift to the world!

    1993 - 2021
  22. LukaszK.
    Mar 18, 2007
    0
    SHIT SHIT SHIT SHIT SHIT SHITSHIT SHIT SHIT SHIT SHIT SHITSHIT SHIT SHIT SHIT SHIT SHITSHIT SHIT SHIT SHIT SHIT SHITSHIT SHIT SHIT SHIT SHIT SHITSHIT SHIT SHIT SHIT SHIT SHITSHIT SHIT SHIT SHIT SHIT SHITSHIT SHIT SHIT SHIT SHIT SHIT I hate this music but my daft brother listen this fucki'n music
  23. yrcrazy
    Mar 5, 2012
    10
    An absolutely outstanding album , the best electronic artists of all time.Cosmic , happy and beautiful , you cant not like this album.Possibly the best album of the 21st century
  24. SumitSumbria
    Jun 2, 2016
    10
    This is an iconic album which has revolutionised music, particularly in Electronic, Dance, Disco, Club, House genre. Listed among the 30 Greatest EDM Albums of All Time by Rolling Stone at No 8 (The 1st positiom is also claimed by Daft Punk's gem "Homework"), it opens with clud friendly "One More Time" the unfolds into "Aerodynamic" and then other tracks. "Something About Us" is the mostThis is an iconic album which has revolutionised music, particularly in Electronic, Dance, Disco, Club, House genre. Listed among the 30 Greatest EDM Albums of All Time by Rolling Stone at No 8 (The 1st positiom is also claimed by Daft Punk's gem "Homework"), it opens with clud friendly "One More Time" the unfolds into "Aerodynamic" and then other tracks. "Something About Us" is the most soulful moment in the album. The autotuned vocals even add to its beauty.
    Esential tracks - 1st 4 tracks
    Jewel of the album - "Something About Us"    … Expand
  25. than_Q
    Jun 18, 2016
    4
    The album is sincerely unimpressive. The feature songs are great in there own right (including 'one more time' 'Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger'), however every other song is just repetitive and annoying. For the first 4 songs you will enjoy the album but it just breaks apart afterwards and becomes a complete mess. For a 15 song album by such a critically acclaimed band, I expected more,The album is sincerely unimpressive. The feature songs are great in there own right (including 'one more time' 'Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger'), however every other song is just repetitive and annoying. For the first 4 songs you will enjoy the album but it just breaks apart afterwards and becomes a complete mess. For a 15 song album by such a critically acclaimed band, I expected more, and I definitely did not receive any enjoyment whatsoever.

    Discovery was essentially an attempt to bandwagon the rest of the songs with the hits that Daft Punk had made, and it does a terrible job of doing so. The album essentially represents the era that it came from, full of annoying and repetitive phrases that try to make you go insane simply by playing the same (excuse my french) **** over and over expecting it to get better, but it doesn't. I suppose that you could say it was good for it's time, but I don't think that human intelligence had gotten that low in the 2000s.

    Don't buy this album, seriously, it's pathetic, maybe if you're a really hardcore fan of Daft Punk you would enjoy this album, but I didn't.    … Expand
  26. vGuy
    Feb 24, 2021
    10
    It's Discovery by Daft Punk. Am I supposed to say anything else here? Just listen to the album.
  27. Hendo250
    Apr 10, 2021
    8
    this album is a 8 this album is a 8 this album is a 8 this album is a 8 this album is a 8
  28. WilliamL
    Jan 10, 2005
    10
    My favourite album of all time.
  29. JeffreyU
    Jul 10, 2005
    10
    this is the best electronica album on the market hands down.
  30. HugoN
    Sep 2, 2006
    10
    The more I listen it the better it gets! It succeeds when trying to take me to the 80's. One the best works of our Robo-friends, definitively a must-have for all the fans n' freaks into the electro-beat. I think im gonna listen it all over again right now..
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#4 Most Discussed Album of 2001
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#17 Most Shared Album of 2001

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Metascore
74

Generally favorable reviews - based on 19 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 19
  3. Negative: 1 out of 19
  1. AllMusic
    Apr 3, 2013
    100
    Daft Punk are such stellar, meticulous producers that they make any sound work, even superficially dated ones like spastic early-'80s electro/R&B ("Short Circuit") or faux-orchestral synthesizer baroque ("Veridis Quo").
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  2. CDNow
    70
    Matching Homework in quirkiness, buoyancy, and club-ready freak-beats, Discovery combines the best of what Daft Punk has to offer: mid-'80s synth-pop ("Digital Love"), sleazy euro-funk ("Harder Better Faster Stronger"), shake-your-booty electro-metal with spacey guitar effects ("Aerodynamic" -- Basement Jaxx meets Eddie Van Halen), and minimal, big-beat tunes that Underworld wishes it would have thought of first ("Superheroes").
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  3. Rolling Stone
    60
    Not enough of this album delivers on the promise of [lead single] "One More Time."
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