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Originally posted by BloodlustShaman i know. Oakenfold rocks I am listening to the 06 E.M. right now he rocks!! this guy is great I actually love the 06 E.M. much more than many of his other stuff. Paul Oakenfold still rocks, I listen to his radio show all the time I havent missed 1 single episode.

I second that...the guy is a legend.

However, there's no doubt his 'live' skills have deteriorated over the years but there's many reasons for that; age (he's over 40 now so his hearing has taken a battering over the years), personal life (getting divorced probably didn't help), lifestyle (constant jet-setting all over the world is bound to affect performances)..plus there's drinks and drugs (not sure if he does either but some of his mixing suggests he does!)

His current 'Sirius' Perfecto On Tour shows have been amazing...in fact, I'd go as far as saying that the mixing is back to his best but I seriously doubt they are the sets he plays live as every single time I have seen him play for the past few years, the mixing has been awful.

I think too many people forget all the good things he has achieved and helped to bring to dancefloors around the world for the past 20 years. They tend to concentrate on 'selling out' accusations too easily but you can't blame the man for accepting money can you? Many other big name dj's do the same week in, week out for silly amounts of money and lets be honest here, if YOU were offered those kinda contracts, you'd sign without blinking However, I do think he should limit his workload and concentrate a bit more on delivery more quality rather than quantity. If he's unable to deliver top quality live sets on a regular basis, then perhaps its time to hang up his headphones and maybe stick to the studio and his non-music related interests as there's a chance he will be remembered for all the wrong reasons and that would be a huge shame.