| Alive 1997 | ||||
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | 1 October 2001 (2001-10-1) | |||
| Recorded | 8 November 1997 | |||
| Venue | Que Club (Birmingham, England) | |||
| Genre | House | |||
| Length | 45:33 | |||
| Label | Virgin | |||
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| Daft Punk chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau |  [2] |
| NME | 8/10[3] |
| Q |  [4] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [5] |
| Sputnikmusic | [6] |
| Uncut | [7] |
Alive 1997 is the first live album by Frenchelectronic music duoDaft Punk, released on 1 October 2001 byVirgin Records. It contains a 45-minute excerpt of a live performance recorded duringDaftendirektour atBirmingham'sQue Club on 8 November 1997.
The album was generally positively received by critics.Alive 1997 peaked at number 25 on theFrench Albums Chart.
The album was initially released online as part of the Daft Club service. Early pressings of the Daft Punk albumDiscovery contained a card that would allow access to the Daft Club website containing remixes and the live recording. The Daft Club service ended in 2003.[8] The performance at Birmingham's Que Club[9] was considered by Daft Punk to be one of their favorite live sets at the time of its release.[10]
Alive 1997 prominently features elements of "Daftendirekt", "Da Funk", "Rollin' & Scratchin'" and "Alive" from theirHomework album. There are also prominent elements ofArmand Van Helden's "Ten Minutes of Funk" remix of "Da Funk".[original research] The live performance also contains elements of what would later become the track "Short Circuit" featured inDiscovery.[11][self-published source]
Alive 1997 contains the 45-minute excerpt as a continuous track. The physical releases contain no tracklisting. The CD and vinyl packaging included a set of Daft Punk stickers. The layout for the album was done byÅbäke, and the photography by Serge Paulet.[9] In 2022, the album was reissued for the 25th anniversary ofHomework.[12]
Reception toAlive 1997 was generally positive upon release. John Bush ofAllMusic noted how "radically different" the live versions of Daft Punk's tracks are compared to the originals, and that the release accurately captured the energy of the stage show.[1] Fiona Reid ofHot Press felt that the audible audience enhanced the record, making it reminiscent to sound effects heard inHomework.[10] AnNME review calledAlive 1997 "an immaculately executed product", expressing that it was preferred over the "sleek sophistication" ofDiscovery.[3] Sputnikmusic also felt that it was superior to the duo's later live albumAlive 2007, in particular highlighting the singular continuous flow of the 1997 performance.[6]Q calledAlive 1997 "45 minutes of breathless electronic excitement"[4] whileUncut wrote that it "has a shrill rawness that vividly captures a night of sweat-stained gymnastics".[7]
Adapted from theAlive 1997 liner notes.[9]
| Chart (2001) | Peak position |
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| French Albums (SNEP)[13] | 25 |
| Chart (2021) | Peak position |
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| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[14] | 157 |
| Chart (2022) | Peak position |
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| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[15] | 97 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC)[16] | 29 |
| UK Independent Albums (OCC)[17] | 20 |
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