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Paul Oakenfold was a huge disappointment. Granted, I really didn't expect him to go off because he didn't the last two times that I saw him, but I sure as hell didn't expect the man to walk off the stage in the middle of his set. WTF? Yes, he did have a good set, but honestly...I have heard better sets than that. He was all over the place. His mixes weren't clean and they didn't flow as well as you would expect from a big name. He spun trance, house, breaks, progressive. I understand that he was a little annoyed in the beginning because of the sound issue (feedback from the mic) but that got fixed and he had 2 1/2 hours after that to come back. He started to build once and it came back down. Then he did it again and after Naked Angel I really thought the man was just going to go off. We were all anticipating it. Nothing. He exited the stage. He was done. For those of you that don't think it was a big deal...would it help to know that he was brought in there to spin from 12am - 3am and gave no indication whatsoever that he was going to end early? He basically told the guys on the stage that he wasn't into it and that he was "done" spinning. What? That place was packed wall to wall...with every hand in the air...on a freakin Tuesday night. That place was a madhouse and the vibe was insane. Never mind that this is days before WMC and was right after two big shows (Sasha & DJ Santana). Is he crazy? He started to build up with phat ass trance and then excused himself to a side room to go hang out with some groupies. Sorry if I sound bitter, but I honestly feel like he disrespected the AMP and our town. He could have at least made up an excuse or said something to us. You don't just stop spinning at 2:15am when the club closes at 3am and let some breaks DJ from NY come on to finish your set. Liquid Todd seemed like a nice guy, but what was with the old school disco breaks? Horrible ending. He cleared the dance floor and killed the club. The vibe in the club diminished within 5 minutes. You could feel it and you could see it. I'm sorry, but if I was hired to do a show I would give the people what they paid for. I would blow the roof off the club. I would make sure that people talked about it for weeks. They will talk about this but it will be negative. A ton of us (a lot of them being DJ's) were all off to the side in a VIP area (props to Painted Puppy) and everyone kind of just looked at each other like "are you kidding me?". Just this past Friday night Sasha was at the AMP. People might not have liked Sasha's sets back in Dec and Feb (because of the house) but the man at least goes off and gets into it. I didn't see him on the 27th, but he spun house back in Dec and even though I didn't love it I have got to give him props that he went off. He spins until the lights come on and then asks if he can spin "one more". Then of course you have my best friend, DJ Santana, who had way more stage presence up there spinning on the 28th. I will continue to love and support Tiesto, Ferry Corsten, and Paul van Dyk....and of course my best friend, DJ Santana. These guys are still about the music and they all put on awesome shows. All of them just go off when they spin. They are so into the crowd and into the music. You just feed off of their energy and enthusiasm. Hey AMPHITHEATER...bring us Tiesto, Ferry Corsten, and Paul van Dyk! I have never seen Armin van Buuren live but I defintely would love to see him too!
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