Tiesto Review in Chicago 06/26/04
Whats up everyone!!
I have been reading all the posts from TA for quite awhile and I must say this is a great site. I was so pissed at Tiesto's performace in Chicago that I thought this would be the perfect time to give everyone a update about the night. This is copy of a post I put on Tiesto's web site as well.....
I must say to my very very sad disappointment that my favorite DJ in the world Tiesto came to my home town of chicago last night only to suprise me and the people of Chicago with a very uninspirationed and unenguaging show. I was hoping to hear Tiesto play some beautiful trance and high energy songs; similar to his DJ sets in Ibiza , his DVD set, songs from Just Be and ,aybe Nyana. However, Tiesto( surprsingly) for 2 1/2 hours just played very simple hard beats. It was only at the very end of the show ( the last 45 min) that the Tiesto that has inspired many did show up. I am not sure why Tiesto played the way he did in chicago. I personlly feel that he should stick and feel confident in playing the songs he plays in Europe in the States as well. I just felt that he might has changed his style when he was playing tonight beleieving that the Chicago crowd would like hard beaty stuff. Tiesto is a fantastic DJ when he inspires and creates a level of passion and energy in his music. I am not sure if Tiesot himself is just losing his passion and energy for the music or if it was just a bad performance. I just hope that Tiesto is reading this message and realizes in his heart that his performace in chicago was a a poor show and not a true reflection of his outstanding artistic and music ability. Please come back to Chicago again but this time be true to yourself and change the music scene and culture in this city for the better; dont infer or seek advice from other people at the club on what to playand/or falling prey to the dogma that since chicago is known for house music that hard beaty stuff is the only stuff people listen to hear or will enjoy. Your music and your performances in Europe are amazing. A true artisic expressing feelings and passion in the music you play. Please come back to show not only Chciago but America what Tiesto and Dance Music ( a new classical music for this era) is really about.
Best,
Dave P.
P.S. I was the person at your Chicago concert holding the Just BE Album cover on the right hand side of you. I was wearing black glasses and a light pink shirt.
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In response:
Tiesto did look and act very tired. I just think in the future if Tiesto hopes to contiune to gain popularity and maintian his fan base he should only schedule gigs for shows he feels he can perform up to his standard. I personlly think the touring around the US in each city in a month was an extremly ambitious project which ultimely lowered the perforamce of Tiesto and his music selection. In the future Tiesto or other dj's should just pick a few very large venues and just play theior hearts out instead of this current trend of visting tiny club to tiny club.This is true with Paul Van Dyk as well. It would have been worth the extra $$ and time to drive to Washington D.C. to know that the real Tiesto would show up. It just really sad ( not only with Tiesto but with other dj's) who over book themselves to the point where their dj'ing and artisitc talent become lowered. I persoanlly think the attempt to focus on trying to make money as quickly as possiable without reguard to the music quality and experience will ruin an artist's career. I was hoping that a DJ like tiesto would not fall prey to such a philoshoy but it seems that this "greed" for $$$ is universal amongst the "more talented" dj world. I just would like others to sympithize with those of us who for some time were eager and excited to see Tiesto in concert in Chicago but were ultimetly disappointed. And Ill be very honest with you , tiesto is not the only dj. I spent big $$$ to fly to central park this past friday to see Paul Van Dyk perform in Central Park only to see and hear a very tired and unispired performance. Obviously PVD's performace angered me more because of the $$$ I dished out to see him live but like I said this menaltity now to travel all over the world in such a small amount of time to quickly cash in on a trend imo has effected what I saw as a moment to really push electronic music ( especially in america) in a direction which would be appericated by many people. I envisoned a day when electronic music would be seen a true and expressive form of music today. A combination of music's old and musics present. Electronic music to me was oone which created a universal level of energy,passion, and emotions unlike any other music expereinced since the time of classical music. It was fitting to see DJ's and labels from Europe begin this new trend in music since it was these countries which also gave us classical music. I think in Europe this trend is still alive because of the performaces and exposure to this music. Just look at the Tiesto DVD . Obviously in this perforamce he didn't look tired or just quickly come to the conclusion that tommorw Ill be playing in a dome. Tiesto carelly planned this event and planned the set for a certain energy levles. A really showing of what electronic music is about.Here in america our hope was for dj's like Tiesto and Paul Van Dyk to break down walls and show the uninformed clubbers and laymen/women that this music can give someone a natural high and take someone to an elevated state of being. that this music should not be associated with drugs, or ravers, and should be seen a musical form. But with performances like Tiesto's in Chicago this June this day when artist and music are finally appericated at this level will take awhile to a culturally accpected in the States. Muisc should always be about passion and love. When this is lost , no matter which musically form we are taking about the music suffers! An interesting example is Hip hop. In its early stages this music form was an extension of energy and passion for the african american community. However, as its popularity blossumed $$$ and greed took hold and artists and labels were created not out of passion or love for the music but to exploit this trend of following in hip hop. and it has ruined the current sound of this music. Listen to any music that you love and you can hear the passion, the orginallyity, and feel the energy it provides. AS A DJ one is supposed to find music which encompasses this , reguarless if its 145 bpm or 87 bpm. The DJ was to be a composor of life , selcting and discriminating music which opnly provided this sound unpressured by record labels and $$$. A true form of artisitc expression and freedom. This said can we honestly say after Tiesto's Chicago performace exibited this? The obvious answer is no. A man being driven to play everywhere to make $$$, now hoping to sell more dvd's to make more $$$, and playing tracks from his record label wiht the hope to continue to make more $$$ is not at all like the man that I did admire and love . If Tiesto is reading this please follow your heart and do what you think is best for you and the music.
This said I still love the music Tiesto has made that has touched so many in a special way. It was just sad to see a man who I admired for some time come to my hometown and gie the perforamce he did. I hope a revisit to Chicago this summer can mend my heart
P.S.
I agree with the comment about Vision. What a horriable place. The crowdedness was expected but the rudeness of the staff was unexpectable. All I wanted was for Tiesto to sign an album cover I carried with me the whole show and they are just pushing people around yell at them to get the f*#$ out!! Outragious.
Last edited by Dave Piazza on Jul-12-2004 at 14:36
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