Hey why are turntablists better 'technical djs'??

Because they can pull off tricks with turntables that would leave your average trance DJ crying in the corner.

On the other hand, there's a huge difference between technical ability and the ability to entertain a crowd. On the purely technical side, turntablists piss all over most of the 'regular' DJs, On the entertainment side, well, that's up to you to decide.

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*insert random Q-Bert/Mixmaster Mike/DJ Craze-vid here*

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why does dj mag always have trance djs at the top of the rankings?

Well your regular turntablist comes on stage with an act he/she has been working on for a while (correct me if im wrong). But your trance DJ is more anonymous in what tracks he/she plays during the set, trance DJ's set would go for alot longer.

Dont think you can really compare the two.

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Originally posted by nankervis why does dj mag always have trance djs at the top of the rankings?

Because, once again, it's a popularity poll rather than a list based on quality.

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Originally posted by basd Because, once again, it's a popularity poll rather than a list based on quality.

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"If a DJ plays bad music it doesn't matter if it's played on 7 decks, EFX, FinalScratch and the spoons, it will still be bad music. It doesn't make you more creative." -- Surgeon

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Originally posted by sandstorm03 quote: "If a DJ plays bad music it doesn't matter if it's played on 7 decks, EFX, FinalScratch and the spoons, it will still be bad music. It doesn't make you more creative." -- Surgeon

+++111.... you need to have the ch00ns to have the fans,
good ch00ns = good show. end of story, well if they are mixed right.

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Originally posted by kfergs +++111.... you need to have the ch00ns to have the fans, good ch00ns = good show. end of story, well if they are mixed right.

ch000000000000n

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Maybe I should have said "technical skills" instead of "quality", since quality can be defined in so many different ways, subjective to everyone's opinions. Doesn't make the DJ Mag list less of a popularity poll in my book, though.



On a side note, no, I did not remove the quote in my sig because of this. I still agree with it, it's just that I thought it was time for something different (i.e., my three favourite records of the moment).

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d&b session 20090519
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http://www.g4tv.com/videos/index.html?video_key=8991

http://www.g4tv.com/techtvvault/fea...h_DJ_QBert.html

...watch the videos.

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