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Originally posted by DuBam Hold on Mister, I didn't suggest a goddamn thing. I just pointed out the reason why it is what it is. And because SYSTEM-J wondered, and I've been wondering the same thing. I'd say that post of yours was pretty offensive, given the fact that it was totally uncalled for. MD whore? Gimme a break. Question, have you ever seen me bash trance as a whole? Thought so.

Ah my bad. I thought you were suggesting that it be limited to basically MD regulars.

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Originally posted by Neo95gt I like all types of music, I could give a shit about what the genres are. And to say that suddenly all trance is trash is ridiculous. Especially up until 2006. People were saying the same thing in 2006, going back to 2000. And you know what, in 5 years people are gonna be saying how bad trance sucks and how awesome it was in 2008.

That's a good way to look at it with regards to the labeling thing. I hate labels - good music is good music. But labels do exist so in light of that the music that is labeled as 'trance' today doesn't really hold a candle to the music that was labeled as 'trance' in the past. I think that is true of all music, even beyond EDM.

Hip hop for example is an obvious case. It, like trance came about as the coming together of other forms of music and remained innovative in its early days. It had an accepted golden era where mindblowing shit was released left and right and always seemed to one up what came before it. Then, it stagnated and rappers and producers all adopted a cookie cutter mentality. Little originality and innovation. This led to where we are now in hip-hop, with half hearted attempts at records and releases that would have been laughed at 10 years ago. The same is true of a lot of EDM, but trance is the worst offender. People will say that it merely has evolved, but it hasn't. It's stagnated like hip-hop, and will probably need to return to its roots to reinvent itself.

I'm speaking generally of course, there are still a ton of great tracks being released, it's just that the Armin Van Buurens and Above and Beyonds aren't really playing them anymore.

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Originally posted by Lebezniatnikov C'mon. It's a popularity test and always will be.

Congratulations... you understand what a poll is.

And congratulations... you understand the controversy that is facing every DJ poll that ever existed.

Also... congratulations.

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Originally posted by Fledz Ah my bad. I thought you were suggesting that it be limited to basically MD regulars.

Haha, no. Glad we got that settled

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Originally posted by KAKAAKlol mouseaddict.com

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Originally posted by RJT Wow. People still listen to and enjoy Steve Porter? Did he stop playing bad music poorly and get his shit together and I somehow just didn't hear about it?

Porterhouse on Sirius 38 is ownage.

lol armin.

I think the reason that the top 5 basically stays the same is that lots of people have 3 or 4 DJs and can't immediately think of another one they really enjoy when they are voting, so they just put in a big name to round it out.

At least that's what I'm telling myself

I voted Deadmau5 #1 strictly for the irony lols, as I hardly take this poll seriously. Seeing him Top 10 is pure hilarity. Next year we should see to it that he gets no votes, and has one of the biggest fall-offs in TA DJ Poll history!

Edit: Also, perhaps to save all this bickering and maybe create some genuine suspense next year, why not have an entry named Tiestin van Schulzenyond and automatically give it the #1 position?

Last edited by Sykonee on Oct-25-2008 at 03:30

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Originally posted by Swamper 128. Abel Ramos

alright, which one of you guys did that?