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I'd have to disagree. Actually, I consider Airwave overrated -- it's a great track, but it's not the best trance song in existence. Incidentally the Rank 1 vs. Dutch Force Mix deserves more credit than the original... but I digress. Apart from Airwave the lesser known Rank 1 release from the same era, Black Snow / The Citrus Juicer, doesn't get much recognition and is very good. Moving forward, Many Miles Too Soon was lauded upon its playing and while the final release saw some criticism of the vocal content one can't ignore the fact that it was a huge track. Besides, the Deep Dub got rid of the vocals and demonstrated their talent in a less anthemic domain. Awakening was for the most part critically acclaimed, but what strikes me most is that none of the singles I've mentioned sound anything like each other. In a world where one-hit wonders can't seem to resist milking their big anthem for everything's it's worth it's refreshing to see that Rank 1 have not followed suit. Such Is Life and Awakening may not be the two best trancers in the world -- but they're no Airwave clones either.
I won't say much about remixes but I think most people would agree that their takes on Superstring, Cry and Reachers Of Civilization speak for themselves. Finally, while these three are quite similar they've shown they can do it differently with their Dreamland edit. Seems like a pretty successful project to me, all things considered. 
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Rank 1...what's the big deal?
