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I'm one of those who used to worship Tiesto and now sometimes bashes him, but I see what you're saying. I think there are a couple things in play with some of the NYC folks, but I'll only speak for myself.
* His sets are always pretty high priced, and he plays for only a few hours. Most of the other big guys who come through here play 4-6 hours, so when Tiesto plays 2-4 hours, we get annoyed. In Boston I'm thinking the clubs aren't necessarily open as late, so I assume you wouldn't be expecting sets that long?
* Other big daddy DJ's have, of late, gotten better and better in my opinion. PVD, AVB and Ferry all played multiple amazing sets in NY in 2006, better than I've ever heard them in some cases. On the other hand, Tiesto's last few sets here seem to have gotten worse (12/30 was better than last year though), his mixing and song choices haven't been the greatest, and he spends too much time slowing down the music so we'll all cheer for him. I think he puts self-adoration before the crowd's need for a great vibe.
* Tiesto promotes himself more (or better?) than other guys. He therefore gets labeled a media hungry pop whore. I happen to agree with this, but it's not a great reason to stop liking the music.
* I agree with you that it gets pretty harsh in here, sometimes I don't post an opinion if I think I'm gonna get creamed for it. People who see a shows in NYC are just likely more choosy than Boston, because we get more of these dj's than you. With that comes the cynicism you're seeing.
That said, don't take no crap from nobody, just enjoy the music.
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