Paul Van Dyk - Reflections (ALBUM)

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Posted by waXology on Sep-09-2003 14:19:

Never forget sounds like a porno song.. hehe

im in love with reflections. but i must agree with most.. it it just doesnt hit the spot with me allthough it still is a musical piece of art.

Posted by St_Andrew on Sep-09-2003 14:20:

quote:
Originally posted by arturob
cause im #1 pvd-hype-whore!

LOL then i'm #2

OMFG I DIE!!!! OMG OMG OMG OMG!

seriously i think it is really good! maybe not better then out there and back but still one of the best i have heard! and of course pvd albums is getting better the more you listen to them!

OMG OMG OMG OMG

Posted by StalkerElmo on Sep-09-2003 14:25:

this album is totally the best..

time of our lives.. amazing

Posted by arj1o1 on Sep-09-2003 14:27:

first time i didnt liked time of our lives and refused to like an dlisten it

now i love it

Posted by arj1o1 on Sep-09-2003 15:31:

homage=ownage

Posted by xKaoSx on Sep-09-2003 21:29:

Sorry- He released all his good stuff at once and theres nothing left on the album to like- Its like a Housey-Chillout-Breaks cd.
Not fully mixed- some are track to track then like 3-4 songs are mixed (SORTA)

All you moron's who are starved for new music- just hype yourself up-
I would rather go buy out there and back again instead of buying this.

(Although I dont plan on deleting it from the HD- lol)

Posted by armandzadza on Sep-09-2003 21:47:

quote:
Originally posted by xKaoSx
Sorry- He released all his good stuff at once and theres nothing left on the album to like- Its like a Housey-Chillout-Breaks cd.
Not fully mixed- some are track to track then like 3-4 songs are mixed (SORTA)

All you moron's who are starved for new music- just hype yourself up-
I would rather go buy out there and back again instead of buying this.

(Although I dont plan on deleting it from the HD- lol)

Let me summarize your post:
1. The album sucks.
2. I am not going to delete it.

Posted by xKaoSx on Sep-09-2003 21:52:

quote:
Originally posted by armandzadza
Let me summarize your post:
1. The album sucks.
2. I am not going to delete it.

How am I suppose to let others on my FTP download it and form an opinion. Im only the messager.

Posted by armandzadza on Sep-09-2003 21:59:

quote:
Originally posted by xKaoSx
How am I suppose to let others on my FTP download it and form an opinion. Im only the messager.

One needs to download the whole CD to "form an opinion"?

Posted by xKaoSx on Sep-09-2003 22:09:

quote:
Originally posted by armandzadza
One needs to download the whole CD to "form an opinion"?

Actually Yes-
Theres some 13-15 songs on there- His current "releases"
Crush
Nothing but You
Time of Our Lives

All good- yes- but the rest of the songs on there- sound NOTHING like those 3 songs- doesnt flow worth a shit- random and all over the place. I mean- first 3 songs- goes from bangin hell yea- to a breaks housey version of Time of our lives then into some chillout crap song that i think my dead grandmother would hate. 4th song is OK- Then Nothing but you comes on - then its just random the whole way through.

What was he? Too lazy to mix the shit?

Posted by armandzadza on Sep-09-2003 22:29:

quote:
Originally posted by xKaoSx
Actually Yes-
Theres some 13-15 songs on there- His current "releases"
Crush
Nothing but You
Time of Our Lives

All good- yes- but the rest of the songs on there- sound NOTHING like those 3 songs- doesnt flow worth a shit- random and all over the place. I mean- first 3 songs- goes from bangin hell yea- to a breaks housey version of Time of our lives then into some chillout crap song that i think my dead grandmother would hate. 4th song is OK- Then Nothing but you comes on - then its just random the whole way through.

What was he? Too lazy to mix the shit?

It is very clear that PvD's target audience goes beyond the trance crowd. That's why you have a jazz tune (Like a Friend), a rock tune (the album version of Time of Our Lives), a hip-hop tune (Knowledge), and a number of chillout tunes (e.g., Buenaventura). If you are so limited in your musical taste as to want "banging tunes" only, no wonder you're disappointed.

Needless to say, mixing these genres into a continuous set is unnecessary. You want the tracks to stand out to accentuate the album's diversity.

P.S. By the way, there were two more tracks that were released previously: Connected, which was the B-side for Time of Our Lives, and Buenaventura, which was on the La Mano del Zurdo soundtrack.

Posted by tranceDJ on Sep-09-2003 22:41:

Just got finished listening to the album and overall it's pretty good, nothing that blew me away, but it still seems like a great album to me. In a year where there have been dissapointing albums (i.e. 'bt - emotional technology', 'chicane - easy to assemble'), PvD's album held up close to the hype. The album is a bit more diverse than past PvD albums, but this is good...it shows that he can do other styles and do them well. While this is not PvD's best album to date, it certainly will be one of the year's best.

Posted by xKaoSx on Sep-09-2003 22:45:

quote:
Originally posted by armandzadza
It is very clear that PvD's target audience goes beyond the trance crowd. That's why you have a jazz tune (Like a Friend), a rock tune (the album version of Time of Our Lives), a hip-hop tune (Knowledge), and a number of chillout tunes (e.g., Buenaventura). If you are so limited in your musical taste as to want "banging tunes" only, no wonder you're disappointed.

Needless to say, mixing these genres into a continuous set is unnecessary. You want the tracks to stand out to accentuate the album's diversity.

P.S. By the way, there were two more tracks that were released previously: Connected, which was the B-side for Time of Our Lives, and Buenaventura, which was on the La Mano del Zurdo soundtrack.

My music taste isnt limited- Just because I dont like a fucking song on the album doesnt mean I only like bangin shit.
The songs suck- Ok- So I really cant stand Jazz- Hip Hop is tolerable if I had enough to drink. I pretty much listen to everything-
He's just trying to go off and be all artsy and he should have stayed to form like Out there and Back. not all over the place- The only thing Reflections does for me is reflect on why I hate jazzy vocals

Posted by euphoria@aus on Sep-10-2003 02:06:

Posted by xKaoSx on Sep-10-2003 02:08:

quote:
Originally posted by euphoria@aus
if pvd took a dump on your head would you say "Geez Paul thanks for the lovely diverse hat"

LMFAO
Zactly.

Posted by tranceDJ on Sep-10-2003 02:12:

quote:
Originally posted by xKaoSx
My music taste isnt limited- Just because I dont like a fucking song on the album doesnt mean I only like bangin shit.
The songs suck- Ok- So I really cant stand Jazz- Hip Hop is tolerable if I had enough to drink. I pretty much listen to everything-
He's just trying to go off and be all artsy and he should have stayed to form like Out there and Back. not all over the place- The only thing Reflections does for me is reflect on why I hate jazzy vocals

LOL...some people just can't take having their favorite artist criticized in a bad way I guess. I personally like the diversity of the album, you wouldn't want it to be all the same...however if you think it doesn't flow, thats your opinion and whats the use in flaming you over it? People need to chill out sometime and not take it personally when someone says their favorite DJ sux or whatever.

Posted by armandzadza on Sep-10-2003 02:13:

quote:
Originally posted by euphoria@aus
if pvd took a dump on your head would you say "Geez Paul thanks for the lovely diverse hat"

1. Learn some grammar.
2. Learn some manners.
3. Learn some music.

Noob.

Posted by euphoria@aus on Sep-10-2003 02:19:

1. I'm posting in a forum not writing a novel.
2. You're being the n00b for flaming me, I was merely making a statement referring to Pauls quest for the $$$.
3. You have to realize that not the entire world worships PVD.

"Learn some music." << I'll stick with the grammar thanks.

Posted by armandzadza on Sep-10-2003 02:32:

You have to realize that not the entire world appreciates metaphores about crapping on one's head. If you weren't a n00b, chances are you'd more careful with what you say.

I really hate it when these forums turn personal.

quote:
Originally posted by euphoria@aus
1. I'm posting in a forum not writing a novel.
2. You're being the n00b for flaming me, I was merely making a statement referring to Pauls quest for the $$$.
3. You have to realize that not the entire world worships PVD.

Posted by euphoria@aus on Sep-10-2003 02:36:

Also not everyone appreciates being called a n00b, I'm sorry if my sense of humour offended you.

Posted by armandzadza on Sep-10-2003 02:43:

My bad for calling you a n00b as well.

P.S. No more flaming in this thread!

Posted by euphoria@aus on Sep-10-2003 02:48:

Agreed, we are all TA's after all.

Posted by Psygnosis on Sep-10-2003 02:49:

i just re-listened to PVD - Thats Life and it actually sounds awesome..wow...

close to being PVDs best songs, if all his songs were like this then i would be his biggest fan.

Posted by MadMats on Sep-10-2003 07:18:

Can someone help me post a tracklist with the info on wich versions of the songs that are used..

like is it the vandit dub or original of crush?

i cant find such a tracklist.

Posted by vmc on Sep-10-2003 08:22:

Once I downloaded Out There And Back before the release, loved it at first listen and finally bought it. Now I d/l'ed Reflections, I will purchase it but still it has to grow on me, it's not exactly what I expected and what I'm used to hearing from PvD.

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