It seems to me people have begun calling what once was melodic trance, uplifting trance. Is this correct, or is uplifting a different category?

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soz, my terminology may have been wrong. [as well as my poor spelling]

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Originally posted by Floorfiller isn't it all really trance? i say tomayto...you say tomato...

But then you are wrong. One always has wrong.

Nah. The category doesn't matter as long as the music is good. But I'd like to know.

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Originally posted by DJ Cinos But then you are wrong. One always has wrong. Nah. The category doesn't matter as long as the music is good. But I'd like to know.

well if you must know i think its people trying to abitrarily asign artists and tunes into genre categories and really just over complicate things...i think its stupid really...

If it has a melody, it's melodic.

Kinda obvious, is it not?

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Originally posted by Mr.Mystery If it has a melody, it's melodic. Kinda obvious, is it not?

Certainly, music with a melody is melodic, but that doesn't make it melodic trance.

To answer your question, DJ Cinos, melodic trance and uplifting trance are the same thing. For that matter, epic trance is too.

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Originally posted by starglider Certainly, music with a melody is melodic, but that doesn't make it melodic trance.

Yes, but trance music with a melody is melodic trance.

I think the whole "Melodic Trance" name is idiotic. How many unmelodic trance tunes have you heard?

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Originally posted by Mr.Mystery Yes, but trance music with a melody is melodic trance. I think the whole "Melodic Trance" name is idiotic. How many unmelodic trance tunes have you heard?

Well, there are progressive trance tunes with little or no melody, same for tech trance. But that's not the point -- it's called melodic trance because the focus of the track is the lead melody. I see your point, but the alternatives make even less sense. Whether a song is uplifting has no bearing on its genre, and epic is an even bigger misnomer, since its most pertinent definition is "surpassing the usual or ordinary, particularly in scope or size".

I think of uplifting trance as the more epic higher energy trance. Trance that is uplifting. I wouldn't classify hard trance as uplifting, but the more melodic, floaty trance (not cheese necessarily, but light).

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Originally posted by starglider Well, there are progressive trance tunes with little or no melody, same for tech trance. But that's not the point -- it's called melodic trance because the focus of the track is the lead melody. I see your point, but the alternatives make even less sense. Whether a song is uplifting has no bearing on its genre, and epic is an even bigger misnomer, since its most pertinent definition is "surpassing the usual or ordinary, particularly in scope or size".

Spot on.
That's why I just call it "trance"

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I wonder what adjective a bunch of clueless trance crackers are going to tack onto epic/anthem trance next. Oh, I listen to power angelic high-flying uplifting melodic boombastic idiot trance.

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