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Originally posted by jon jon I do however find it counter-productive to have this "it's pointless, I don't give a shit what anyone thinks" attitude. That's what the fucking board is for!

I think he meant it more as he doesnt care what ppl think of the music/DJs he likes, as opposed to their opinions of music they like,
in which case i completely agree.

No one should really care about ppl's opinions about the music/DJs they like imo
Interesting to read, but nothing to care about

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Originally posted by TheVrk I think he meant it more as he doesnt care what ppl think of the music/DJs he likes, as opposed to their opinions of music they like, in which case i completely agree.

Yeah I realize that, but again, isn't that the point of the msgboard? Discussing open opinions, challenging ideas?

If you find other people's opinions (in relation to yours) so pointless, then why bother sharing in the first place?

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Originally posted by jon jon Yeah I realize that, but again, isn't that the point of the msgboard? Discussing open opinions, challenging ideas? If you find other people's opinions (in relation to yours) so pointless, then why bother sharing in the first place?

I don't find other ppl's opinions pointless at all, especially in relation to mine.....i actually find 'em really interesting.
I wish there were more threads that were mainly ppl's opinions/analyses of whatever mixes. ex. Danny Howells - Essential Mix thread
Those are the most intriguing to read imo.

Its just that these opinions would never influence any of my tastes, as they wouldn't yours i'm guessing.

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Originally posted by Adamo Lawler is not overated...if you think that then you were obviously not at TiL for his Toronto Residency opening night...

+1

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Originally posted by Dark_Archonis Something like that would not be possible in a city like Toronto, as Tiesto would quickly get mobbed by fans, and something stupid likely would happen.

You're kidding yourself. No one would recognize Tiesto here. Unless he went to a coffeeshop filled with TAs.

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Originally posted by Cosmic Fur ...aaand partly because I find the whole notion of "needing 6 hours for a set to start to get good" to be pretty amusing

lol

Ignorance is bliss.

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Originally posted by Cosmic Fur You're kidding yourself. No one would recognize Tiesto here. Unless he went to a coffeeshop filled with TAs.

+1. TAs live in a bubble sometimes

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Originally posted by Ravemontreal Once I took a piss in front of everybody at Stereo. Put the garbage under the mixer, and did it right there while people were dancing and screaming. people thought I was playing with the mixer but I was playing with my zizi.

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Originally posted by Enjoy a classic from the aria days: me: are you on TA? girl: uhhhh... im on speed

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Originally posted by TheVrk I don't find other ppl's opinions pointless at all

I wasn't talking about you, you were defending Justin's post.

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Originally posted by TheVrk Its just that these opinions would never influence any of my tastes, as they wouldn't yours i'm guessing.

That's not necessarily true, directly... probably not. But people's opinions on ANYTHING generally affect my take on any given subject. If even to better understand why people "hate" something only sheds more light on a topic.

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Originally posted by jon jon That's not necessarily true, directly... probably not. But people's opinions on ANYTHING generally affect my take on any given subject. If even to better understand why people "hate" something only sheds more light on a topic.

Thats a good point, I agree to a greater extent.
I guess thats one of the reasons i love reading opinions so much.

Ex. though, as much as I enjoy Matthew Dekay, no one'e opinion will make me like him any less,
but it will give another angle to the understanding of his sound/style.
That in itself is what gets me to analyze ppl's thoughts and in turn makes opinions so interesting.

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Ultimately, as your EDM listening hours total into the thousands, you raise the bar regarding what you consider to be 'impressive' (aka NOT 'over-rated').

After all this listening you carve out a sound that you like -- tracks/sets that are outside your comfort zone are automatically heard by you in a different way - you don't even notice it - Different how? Well, you'll be paying much more attention to it, making it even easier to pick out/reference/criticize what it is you don't like.

Enter the International DJ - hype and hype all over the place blah blah blah. You hear/attend a few sets and you just can't get enough, until you come across the first completely SHIT one and realize that there are limits to what they can do -- especially when it comes to pumping out an impressive tracklist/mix gig after gig -- this is their job, they can't innovate every damn night - all that matters is that the crowd in attendance enjoyed their outing.

That said, some of you need to relax on your dj/genre worship/hate and open your minds a little.

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Originally posted by Cosmic Fur But if I say I think Howells is overrated, that's wrong cause my opinion goes against your opinion?

No, you're wrong because one Essential Mix doesn't do Danny Howells justice. There's more to Danny Howells than what you've heard on that Essential Mix. And there's certainly more to him than what you'd even hear in a club. This is why he has so much respect among a few of us here, because unlike 90% of the DJ population out there he has a real depth to his sound that you only appreciate the more you listen to him.

On top of all this, your experience in listening to House is pretty limited, so more than likely you're not really appreciating him the way one should. It's like me listening to one mix by some D'n'B god and then saying "yo this guy is so overrated". Heck, that was my opinion on techno for the longest time, until finally I just "got it".