I really appreciated the way u analysed why people "hate" Paul Oakenfold , i have to say that i am one of them , but still , he doesn't deserve to be the best dj in the world

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Oakey is god he blew the pants off tiesto @ Creamfields


dazza

DiscoJoe,
I've seen Oakie 8 times now, and i couldn't have said it better myself.... thanks!

In all fairness to the Oakie haters, however, their leader, Twilogoddess, is not here right now.... she is in IBIZA seeing Oakie live, so she can critique and tell us how he fudged up when she gets back, lol.....

-ABT-

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Peace.

I wouldnt say personally oakey is the top dj in the world, even if apparently he gets the most money. But he still is good, and is still popular or he wouldnt get payed what he does.

I would love to be in his position, obviously i would change a few things, but he can still lift a crowd

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Just remember I never said he was the best I said he was the biggest. For me personally I love listening to his sets over the internet but I just have no idea what he's like live.

His superb live discojoe he really gets the crowd going


dazza

now that is a TRUE tranceaddict. excellent article mate. so very true.

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Thank You and Goodnight

discojoe

I couldnt of said it better myself

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Keepin' It Gangsta

i do appreciate the article.
but i must say one thing to comment on it. when you said that if people wanted to hear nsync as a dj you should play it... i could not disagree more. one problem these days is that people are making trance and trying to be a dj because they want the money and the life, not because they love the music. first, that is doing two things. it's flooding the record stores with absolute shit that some 14 year old made with his computer. now this is not some idea that i pulled out of my ass. I always chill and talk to the owner of one of new york city's best known record stores. vasquez is a regular there, talla has come in, jules has been there, any dj even remotely close to the city knows it. The owner was telling me how he hates how much crap people are producing. he said he hasto go to the distributor and sort through about 300 records a sitting trying to find a few good ones to order. Second, it's bringing about these djs who don't care for the music, they just want to live the style. they sit in clubs and blast out sandstorm. I have a friend who does this so trust me this is not a joke either.

you should be a dj because you have a deep love of the music. because if you go more than a few hours with out some trance you start hearing the melodies ringing in your ears. I once went a week vacation with limited access to a radio and i was practically dreaming about trance. being a trance addict is not a career, it's a way of life. I go each week record shopping in the city and spend all my drinking money on records. not cuz I wanna be a dj, but cuz i love the music. if that love some day gets me a job spinning, then good i'll be one happy person. but if it doesnt, then ok i'll still be spending any spare time i have jammin on my tables, and pickin up every amazing record i hear.

sorry to rant, just my opinion. I hate how the scene has become soo godamn commercial. The best djs are the ones who keep it all underground, they find their style of music that they love and they keep it up until the world catches on. not a dj who changes his style to what the world is catching onto at the time.

enjoy the long weekend guys

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Well Oakenfold's new album sux!

The Oakenfolds haters aren't going to be convinced by your moronic analysation. We've based our views on our experiences.
We don't THINK he sucks we KNOW he sucks. I don't like anything to do with the guy. His mixing skills, his musical taste all suck. He's just an overhyped and overpaid DJ. And he doesn't have any redeeming factors. Every time he comes to Dallas he's failed to convince me otherwise.

None of ya'll lame "Oakie" supporters are going to change that. So shut up and move on!