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Posted by RapidFire on Jun-15-2006 03:26:

Paul Oakenfold - A Lively Mind

this is something to blast when friends are over and you just want mindless beats, almost completely ignoring the music in the background.
a couple of songs are very catchy and fun but overall its very lackluster. a few standout tracks and alot of filler. among the best:

Amsterdam (best of the lot)
Sex N' Money (catchy as hell)
Faster Kill Pussycat (vocals are quite delecious)
Set It Off (grandmaster flash...nuff said)
Not Over (excellent trancer)
Vulnerable (eerie melody)

so thats exactly half the tracks. 5.5/10. save your money, Bunkka was much better.

I wont bother critisizing the shit tracks. they speak for themselves.

Posted by Ted Promo on Jun-15-2006 04:10:

This Paul Oakenfold album reminds me a lot of this rock group called Monster Magnet. They were fucking awful, but every now and then you need to just put on some shit rock and blast it out just so you can realize how good everything else is. It's all about rage and contrast my good man, rage and contrast.

Posted by RapidFire on Jun-15-2006 04:14:

quote:
Originally posted by Demoted
This Paul Oakenfold album reminds me a lot of this rock group called Monster Magnet. They were fucking awful, but every now and then you need to just put on some shit rock and blast it out just so you can realize how good everything else is. It's all about rage and contrast my good man, rage and contrast.

hehe pretty much. but the tracks I mentioned are quite good, which means he had the potential to make a solid album. oh well, at least hes back on track with his Djing. shame he cant juggle both the DJing and producing.

Posted by krysx25 on Jun-15-2006 05:17:

pussycat track is decent ..

good for oakie to try n' something new ..

Posted by SPANIARD on Jun-15-2006 21:36:

Save the last trance for me is quite epic and does a good job on the dancefloor but I would never listen to it more than once. The rest well.....

Posted by RapidFire on Jun-16-2006 03:25:

quote:
Originally posted by SPANIARD
Save the last trance for me is quite epic and does a good job on the dancefloor but I would never listen to it more than once. The rest well.....

too bad its a ripoff

Posted by Dj_Es-Dva on Jun-16-2006 08:30:

i do like a number of the songs in particular, faster kill pussycat and my fave is ssave the last trance for me...but every song is ripped of another song...which is a shame. where does "Save the last trance for me" come from?

Posted by RapidFire on Jun-17-2006 00:05:

I think Blend Fourty 3. but dont quote me on it, I may have it mixed up with another track off Pvd's mixmag cd.

Posted by trance-ecj on Jun-17-2006 02:05:

this album is a joke

it's a crime people support this crap

oakenfold, what a fool. what a powerful, moving, and original piece of work...and by that i mean trash

Posted by Dj_Es-Dva on Jun-17-2006 08:16:

quote:
Originally posted by RapidFire
I think Blend Fourty 3. but dont quote me on it, I may have it mixed up with another track off Pvd's mixmag cd.

...what??? i love steve may, but blend forty 3 was a let down so i would be suprised if thats where its ripped from...i would actually be happy then lol

Posted by Dj Minaya on Jun-17-2006 09:37:

quote:
Originally posted by Dj_Es-Dva
...what??? i love steve may, but blend forty 3 was a let down so i would be suprised if thats where its ripped from...i would actually be happy then lol

Its pretty much an exact copy with some minor tweaks and a more trancey edge to it

Posted by Dj_Es-Dva on Jun-17-2006 10:01:

oh really...wow il have to listen to em both closely but i knew id heard somethign like it before.

Posted by Djshortcircuit on Jun-17-2006 20:45:

quote:
Originally posted by trance-ecj
this album is a joke

it's a crime people support this crap

oakenfold, what a fool. what a powerful, moving, and original piece of work...and by that i mean trash

hahahahahaha

I picked this up at the store the other day, had it in my hand, looked at the cover, looked at the tracks, put it back down a walked away. My experience with this cd... not so good oakie...

Posted by RapidFire on Jun-17-2006 23:24:

so did you actually listen to it?

Posted by the_bear on Jun-23-2006 21:43:

I havent picked up the cd yet, but heard quite a few of the tracks on his 17th EM, quite liked some of the tracks, although I doubt I'd go and buy the album, when I can here them mixed with some other good shit for free.

Posted by kankerkop on Jun-24-2006 19:01:

Posted by placebo on Jun-26-2006 13:46:

Oakenfold needs to retire, put up his headphones, and just quit. Seriously, everything on this album is a copy of an existing track. He can't even come up with his own ideas anymore. See kids, this is why you don't do coke.

Posted by Koogle on Jun-26-2006 17:38:

I've had a high regard for Paul Oakenfold up until hearing his new track Faster Kill pussycat..(shit trackname) its like listening to some chessy pop song or a Pink song...and some of the songs sound familiar to his past songs, which wouldn't have been a bad thing if his new songs were as good as his old stuff.

- Faster Kill Pussycat // utter rubbish, +cheesy music video
- No Compromise // bah
- Sex n Money // meh crap
- Switch On // just sounded like ready steady go.. just not as good
- Ansterdam // wasn't too bad, does get kinda repetitive
- Set it off // Wassup Paul repeat repeat... mega shit x5
- The way I feel ft ryan // not a bad track this one
- Praise the lord // absolute rubbish
- Save the last trance for me // fairly good trance one
- Not Over ft ryan // yeah not a bad one to listen too
- Vulnerable // not too bad either
- Feed your mind // an ok song

Mixed feelings about this album, its not all entirely bad, just has some really shit songs in it, his past albums I've felt all worked well in the album and it all sounded good thus making a better album. Don't think this album will get played a lot if at all.