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all i really remember was ben talking shit about boards of canada in my car and me seriously considering stopping and leaving him on the side of the road

Well.. Interesting night. As Nate already said we didnt get there until super late. It was nice meeting those of you I hadn't met yet and it was good seeing the rest of you again.

We got there about half way through Bad Boy Bill's set and from what I heard of it, before moving on to the other stage, i thoroughly enjoyed. Deep Dish easily made my night. It was my second time seeing them (well.. Sharam atleast) and once again I'm by no means disappointed. Cant wait to see them spin again. As some have said already, the sound setup on the mainstage was killer!!! I remember sitting on the bleachers and I could feel my clothes and even my armhair bumpin.

Tiesto was just not good. For a DJ of his stature he played like an amateur. It's pretty rare to hear mixing that bad. We actually ended up leaving early because it just wasnt doing shit for us. We could even hear the galloping kicks as we were walking back to the car. I'm definitely not planning on seeing him again.

Overall though I definitely enjoyed the night, even if it was a bit short. Once again it was good seeing/meeting you guys.

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Originally posted by Blake_Jarrell all i really remember was ben talking shit about boards of canada in my car and me seriously considering stopping and leaving him on the side of the road

that is hilarious. ben you are a fool!

i didnt get to hear that much since i was running around so much

in order of excellence: thought Junkie XL's set was the best, followed by dave clarke and surprisingly enough - bad boy bill (i wrote this guy off a long time ago). The Deep Dish set was easily the worst performance i ever saw from them - i didn't really get to be by 2nd stage that much so I pretty much missed Plaslaiko, Telefon Tel Aviv, Akufen and Juan Maclean. Didn't really get to hear much of Benassi's set but I dislike his productions just about universally - so my comments would be pretty biased anyways in regards to him.

a great night, but most importantly a great milestone in chicago's edm history and it felt very fortunate to be a part of it. great job done by pure

as for tiesto - i havent seen tiesto since 2004 and been making a conscious decision to avoid his every performance because the tracklistings over the past 2 years just looked like shit to me. was willing to give him a chance this time. 20 minutes into it - i was already clamoring to go home, it was just bad. got a ride home with some friends around 9:40 pm. did a small afters with a few people till about 5 am.

later saw the rest of the tracklist for him: lethal industry, flight 643, adagio for strings, traffic. 2 and 4 year old shit - embarassing.

rubin, great photos by you.

unfortunately i lost the nikon you gave me.

Re: Tiesto.. I have to be honest, I am rating him based on track selection - aside from his staples that I kinda zoned out of my mind, with the exception of the Lethal Industry rmx which was great. I am not basing it on mixing.. truthfully I wasn't paying much attention to the mixing. ;p

and that's generally how I felt about Benny before, but hearing his set was a nice surprise.

that sux about the camera, find it. ;p

yuris i am going to kill u

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Originally posted by Blake_Jarrell all i really remember was ben talking shit about boards of canada in my car and me seriously considering stopping and leaving him on the side of the road

haha i was totally messing with you...

as for the show:

the production was amazing. it was well-done all around. the sound was great and the staff was professional.

i enjoyed deep dish... tiesto was alright.

although the quality of a few of the performances might have been questionable to some, I have to give kudos to the production crew for throwing a great event.

looking forward to next year (hopefully)

woulda been nice to see dave clarke..hope he makes it back to chicago for a proper club night soon

glad everyone had fun while i was stuck working

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Originally posted by Blake_Jarrell mike monday - bhalobashi

i wish i wouldve been there just to hear that track on a proper soundsystem.

thank you yuris for changing my custom / avatar / location.

I wish the whole event would've been recorded..... I didn't make it. Im sad cuz if Benny Benassi blew the that place up, cuz I've never seen him.

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Originally posted by Aquadyne

best ever picture ever forever

i was wondering where that pic was. ha.

I thought Deep Dish was the best out there and then was Junkie, Benassi then Bad Boy Bill. Dave Clarke was bad and Tiesto sounded good with the intro but then I lost interest and left a bit early myself. Overall, it was an excellent event.

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Originally posted by neutron liar I wish the whole event would've been recorded..... I didn't make it. Im sad cuz if Benny Benassi blew the that place up, cuz I've never seen him.

yea me too.....DAMN!!!!

There's lots of reviews similar to mine over at Purefuture. The point of this is not to say "look I was right" - I just want you to see some more reviews. Especially look at what he says about Benny... SPOT on.

http://www.purefuture.com/talk/viewtopic.php?t=53785

and... it looks like I missed out not going to Vision for Benny afterwards... people are saying it was even better than his Purenation set

good times!!!!!.....the sound when Tiesto came on up front was horrible....but it sounded much better near the bleachers where i ended up for most of his set.......

Pure Review

Ok regaurding the show..

My friends and I drove all the way from Canton Ohio to see the show. None of us got checked at the door which rocked and made for a great night to start with. Junkie XL played the same songs he always does and rocked out doing it. When you have a good thing going run with it ehh? I had never seen Bad Boy live before and I was really impressed. His sets never impressed me much before but that night he was doin it for me. Deep Dish might as well have played their latest essensial mix and went home. I had wondered if they would and they did. No complaints at all SWEET set. I must admit i was a little sad though when the crowd didnt seem to know what P.A.T.T was at first :-( Not to meniton I seemed to be the only person in the crowd who knew what stevie nicks - dreams was... Finally, Tiesto. Judging buy his song selection alone he was in rare form, bringing back old tunes that just kick ass. As for his showman ship I would have to agree with the majority of you in saying it was some what lacking. Who leaves the decks that long 2 times.. I mean really. When it came to the sound I had been in the front row stage left all night so by the time Tiesto came on I couldnt tell the differance. LOL Anyone know if theirs going to be a release of any of these sets?

Lots of fun, despite taking a nap in my car for a bit after Junkie XL. Loved Junkie, Deep Dish and gotta agree with Topher that Tiesto was a decent guy, along with DD, though talked to them more at Spybar. Missed hearing most of the acts and seeing most of y'all while running around but was certainly a great time and hope that Pure holds another event like this next year. The event at Spybar with Deep Dish was cool, though very packed.

Juliet, I was actually trying to get you a VIP badge, but it took about a half hour to peel one off and then I couldn't find you, so I wound up adding it to the collection in the meantime.

Blake, kinda heard your set, though in the trailer it sounded like Godzilla & King Kong mating since it was making the whole thing vibrate and moving boxes on the table, but I'm sure it was great.

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ot to meniton I seemed to be the only person in the crowd who knew what stevie nicks - dreams was...

yeah, it's only been played and caned to death for the past 18 months. everyone around me was singing it. were you in the bathroom when they dropped it?

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When you have a good thing going run with it ehh?

oh absolutely, that's why tiesto played pretty much the same set at every show from 2002-2003. it's the pinnacle of artistic genius

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Finally, Tiesto. Judging buy his song selection alone he was in rare form, bringing back old tunes that just kick ass.

absolutely. nothing does it for me like hearing 4 year old mediocre tracks that have been beaten to death. it makes my night.



actually, i will go out on a limb and say that deep dish was possibly the worst performance i ever seen from any artist.

Even though my ears hurt like hell for being in the front the whole time and my knees hurt like hell from standing ten hours straight I certainly had an amazing time.

We got there just as Blake was finishing up, I wish I had seen a little more of him. However, Justin Long played just about some of the coolest music I had ever heard, I wouldn't have minded more from him.

Benny Benassi's set was the most fun for me. He was having a lot of fun with the crowd. The best song of the day for me was the Pink Floyd song. Also it was fun when he played Love is Gonna save us and Who's Your Daddy.

Not a big techno fan but I enjoyed Dave Clarke, the crowd didn't seem into it nearly as much as Benassi though. Regardless, he played some sinister sounding stuff. He wasn't my favorite nor did he look all happy and working the crowd like Benassi but I'm certainly glad I had the experience of listening to him.

Junkie XL was good as well. I liked that whole thing he did with Red Pill Blue Pill, having fun with the crowd. I loved hearing Talk and I liked that song also about "throught the lens of a camera" or whatever song towards the end of his set.

Bad Boy Bill certainly had one thing going for him. His dancers I loved hearing the banging electro fart bass so close to the speakers but after a while I get a little tired of that. A little too B96ish for me. I don't need to hear Yeah Yeah and Put Your Hands Up for Detroit together in the same set. But he played Cirez D - Punch Drunk so I can't complain.

By the time Deep Dish came on the crowd was huge. It was less of a dj set and more of a rock concert feel. Being in the front row that was fine with me. The first time Party All the Time was played the crowd went nuts. Especially the guys in the "My Girl Likes To PATT" shirts. Deep Dish was a blast. I don't really like "This Is Miami" but the remix they played was awsome. The crowd certainly liked "This is not Chicago". Deep Dish was probably the highlight of the event.

Tiesto...was ehh. I wish he had played a little more uplifting trance. I don't like that hard edged tech-trance crap. Dave Clarke played much better harder edged stuff. I wish he played Viridian - Sunhump (Richard Durand Remix) from his recent essential mix. JOC - Elevator Dance-Off is a pretty darn good song, good to hear that, also the Leon Bolier song.

Adagio for Strings, Lethal Industry, and Traffic all in the same set? Well I guess that's ok for the fan boys but I think he could have done better. The crowd was crazy though for him (except D Rek haha). And I really could have done without that Jesus shit on the screens. That's what I thought, now you can flame me for such a big post.

haha yuris. You know, after having some time for the whole experience to "sink in"... I am beginning to realize what was the pinnacle of the whole day for me. It was when Benny threw down the Pink Floyd remix. The first time it hit - that was the height of the whole day. It was one of the best music experiences of my life. And, it has forced me to change my rankings on page 1. For the 3rd time.

edit: I'm getting goosebumps just thinking back about it and re-envisioning it right now.

after letting it sink in more and more and evaluating deep dish's set - i cant possibly imagine shittier programming or track selection. after seeing what they can do last year during their soundbar residency, this show was a downright embarassment. not even chasing cars could save it.

as for pink floyd - the wall. to be quite honest - i didn't really care for the pink floyd track. as a matter of fact i am getting sick of rock classics being remixed whether it's Queen, Fleetwood mac or Pink Floyd.

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Originally posted by TranceArmstrong Benny Benassi's set was the most fun for me. He was having a lot of fun with the crowd. The best song of the day for me was the Pink Floyd song. Also it was fun when he played Love is Gonna save us and Who's Your Daddy.

Nice man, I made my post before seeing yours, honest. :P

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