serious question from newfaggy-chick. :curiously:

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Originally posted by Mmanu Tiesto killed trance. I now dub thee,.... TiestoAddict Forums

http://bit.ly/2q2AGA3

it would be appreciated if u guys tell me Tij's prime and its reasons (tunes, sets, awards, logs of TA...)

cheers!

What do you mean by 'peak' ?

Try looking into Tiesto - Fly. It’s arguably his finest work and represents the pinnacle of his production.

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Originally posted by Lews What do you mean by 'peak' ?

refer 2 u! there are too many measures...
since I am typical "EDM" generation, I regarded him as an old guy who loves colabs... hehe ‚ƒ‚ˆ‚�‚Ž‚‡‚… ‚�‚™ ‚–‚‰‚…‚— ‚�‚Œ‚š

Well, you're not wrong. He's 50 years old and he loves collaborations.

His peak was around 2004. Not to say he was has his best just that he had his peak exposure in that year when he released his Just Be album and played in the Olympics.

I couldn't give a shit about awards, exposure or even his mixing, because I never liked him as a DJ. But I'll always have a bit of nostalgia for his In My Memory album, and I defy anyone to tell me Suburban Train and Obsession aren't absolute belters.

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Also, it's quite terrifying to think the OP wasn't even born when that album came out, but she's still 18 years old.

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Mixes:
> Maximum Elevation [Progressive House]
> DI.FM 26th Anniversary Guest Mix [Progressive House]
> Live @ Dance:Love:Hub London, 11.10.2025
> Higher Peaks [Progressive House]
> Dance:Love:Hub Afterparty (The Return) 23.11.24

Like these sets? Come see me play live at Kibosh in Manchester: https://www.instagram.com/kibosh.mcr/

I guess Tiësto In Concert to Parade of the Athletes seems like the correct range, or 2003 and 2004.

And my phone just autocorrected his name to include the umlaut, so while he may be many years past his peak, it still seems like he’s doing just fine.

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It was all downhill after he abandoned Da Joker.

(seriously, anything before Tiesto In Concert, his true Shark Jumping moment)

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Originally posted by Sykonee It was all downhill after he abandoned Da Joker. (seriously, anything before Tiesto In Concert, his true Shark Jumping moment)

ahh Forbidden Paradise! now that's prob "forgotten paradise"...

https://youtu.be/-4NA9_pvSAk

http://trance.nu/v4/interviews/dj-tisto-tijs-verwest

Why do people consider 2003-2004 his 'peak exposure' ? Those albums barely charted and it's seriously difficult to imagine many people outside the world of trance and trance music forums had any idea who he was at the time. 'Adagio for Strings' never even hit #1 on Billboard's Dance Singles Sales chart.

It wasn't until 2010 that a song of his first hit the Billboard Hot 100 and it was 2014 when he finally was in the UK top10 and had two songs in the Billboard Hot 100. Based on chart appearances, 2014 was his peak in popularity.