How old does a track have to be for it to be called a CLASSIC?

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Posted by theqlogic87 on May-27-2014 14:19:

How old does a track have to be for it to be called a CLASSIC?

How old does a track have to be for it to be called a CLASSIC? I'll say 4 years from present day..

Posted by Scoops on May-27-2014 14:24:

5 years....

then again, if it still getting significant play, its not a classic...it would be an anthem

Posted by Trance-M on May-27-2014 18:49:

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Originally posted by clay
depends on what year we are in as all classics are from the 90s. like right now its like 15-24 year old. when i first started hangin on TA it was like 5 years.

What's a >24 year old track called?

Posted by Scoops on May-27-2014 19:31:

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Originally posted by Trance-M
What's a >24 year old track called?

vintage...?

Posted by SYSTEM-J on May-27-2014 19:38:

There isn't a mathematical formula for determining classic status. That said, the appropriate timespan seems to proportionally increase with the overall age of the scene. In the early '90s when rave and club culture was still nascent, a track from two years back could be considered classic. Now the scene is pushing its 30th birthday and anything less than a decade old feels somehow wrong.

Posted by kosmotika on May-27-2014 20:17:

I usually call anything from the "golden era" 1990-2001 a classic. I hardly even think of stuff after that as being anything though there are undoubtedly many great tracks since then, but very few I would call classics save some tracks like Insigma - Avalon (Midway Mix)

Posted by planetaryplayer on May-27-2014 21:10:

What about instant classics :0

Posted by rubez on May-28-2014 11:59:

i think it just has to be old enough for its style to be out of date when compared to contempory stuff, and it will stand out for this reason.

Posted by lectronicphonic on May-29-2014 03:16:

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Originally posted by planetaryplayer
What about instant classics :0
Definitely agree on this one. Songs like "Xpander" by Sasha and "Punk" by Ferry Corsten were at the time considered instant classics. The same can be said for *cringe* Clarity or Levels. Age isn't the primary factor.

Posted by rubez on May-29-2014 15:58:

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Originally posted by lectronicphonic
Definitely agree on this one. Songs like "Xpander" by Sasha and "Punk" by Ferry Corsten were at the time considered instant classics. The same can be said for *cringe* Clarity or Levels. Age isn't the primary factor.

though, if they didn't stand the test of time, were they really ever 'classics'?

xpander, sure. but punk, whilst effective for what it set out to do, is now a cheeseball.

Posted by Mattsanity on May-29-2014 16:02:

slightly off topic but I dislike when elitists say the term old school only applies to the 80's and early 90's. I'm in my mid 20's and for me, 1999 music is old school music, and I have no problem saying that.

Posted by lectronicphonic on May-30-2014 02:05:

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Originally posted by rubez
though, if they didn't stand the test of time, were they really ever 'classics'?

Still don't agree 100%, but agree to disagree I suppose.