I have to agree with many of you here. Paul was at his best but the self promoting is a GIVEN no question about it. I think he did have the REFLECTIONS album cover at every one of his shows recently for a reason. The guy is on tour promoting his album I believe.

It will be a matter of a short time before he is back to his club self. The man is a chemist just like any other DJ on the 1's and 2's (or Final Scratch for that matter) and he feels the crowd. He even takes requests from the TA's in the front with him. He is very understanding of the crowd. You have to be since this is your bread and butter.

Like the guys doing the video displays sucked ass. If I seen the Apex DVD logo one too many times that was it. George Lucas says a movie is "50% sound 50% visual" so is a stage event like this one and they blew it. Sure the lasers were cool but how many times did I happen to be in the dark trying to figure out WTF are they thinking? Many. You can't be off key with this kind of music or any for that matter.

Getting back to the music. I think people expected Paul to be in a more rhythmic mode. Like a matching set of socks. There are sets that people want him to do based on their interests and there are those that are based on his interests. When people don't get what they want they say he sucked. When they hear what he wanted them to hear that's where the expression is found of himself. Look at it as mass hypnosis.

Reflections is a state of mind for him. Just like it was for Sasha and Airdrawndagger. So people say "aw his album ain't like how he plays live". Studio albums and mix albums are like apples and oranges to quote a lame phrase. So the same with studio albums and live sets.

People should just go and listen and see what the artist is painting sonicly. Hear what he is trying to convey and let him take you to where he wants you to be. If you have high expectations and he doesn't meet them you will be disappointed with what he is showing you.

PVD was great. He first 3 hours were rocking, and then he did his hour of prog to calm things down a bit. His fifth hour he started playing trance again, but it was more like an hour of fillers and nothing really amazing.

In the first hour of his set, PVD played some really good remix of Crush. It had no vocals but Crush was there, and it sounded much harder than the original or vandit dub. He also played some crazy remix of 4 O'Clock in the Morning that I've never heard.

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Originally posted by DavidScott Can someone tell me who this guy is? Why are you so harsh? If you don't like it, great..why comment on Asian (And I am not Asian) people coming ot the club?? And the fact that you are a non drug user is all well and good..but that has nothing to do with the level of appreciation of the music. This is only my opinoin of course. I don't think this thread which should be a commentary about how great the show is should turn into rediculous bullshit

Can someone tell me who THIS guy is???

Comment on Asian is just an observation... Like saying - if you go to north pole, most of the folks you'd find there would be eskimos... It was only provided to reflect that A)Twilo had many asian visitors b)Roxy had many Asian visitors

So, relax or go bark up another tree. I'm sticking to my guns - PvD wasn't impressive - that's my opinion.

l8r

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Originally posted by hitokiri fat chance of it bein recorded

someone did

After all is stated, good and bad, I can fairly say that not too many of us would not be cued up once again to see PVD if he is playing again in New York in a couple of weeks, so I think point made. I enjoyed his gig @Roxy and can't wait for his return to NYC.

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Luis also played Locodice - Phat Dope Shit (saeed & palash rmx)

sick track!

did anyone catch my ID? Track right after Holding Onto Nothing, probably 30 mins into the set.

any ideas?

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that was crush(second sun edit)...erm at least i think
i think paul did
id
new order
clear blue
nothing
crush(ss edit)
something
crush(pvd edit)
then AUTUMNNNN

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nah def not crush--

I'll figure it out

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i think it was crush...u just did not notice it...its different then all the other versions

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paul also played nu nrg - the mind

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