If you think it's bad here, you should check out this Atlanta forum: http://lunarmagazine.com/forum/

I won't even post there for fear of castration or crucifixion, you decide which is worse.

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Where was there any attack



And lol @ lunar. That's what you get when you put a bunch of old and jaded hedonists together.

If the majority of people in ATLTA don't want money wasted on A&B coming into town, then I think it's our prerogative to go ahead and say that.

Fuck the internet for being so free, ya know?

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I'm not so sure the majority vote on here is not to bring them back. I know of a few other people who haven't said anything yet who would love to see them back. I know some of you guys think your say counts more than others, but it really doesn't. And how is it wasting money if you don't go? The people that want to go will be glad to pay money. I considered it an attack for someone to come in here mention a totally different artist for no reason. At least the guys that started out saying "meh" were contributing without being too negative. But yeah, you guys think you have the final word on everything. I respect others people's opinions, but obviously some of you don't and it's annoying.

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Originally posted by PVDfan07 And how is it wasting money if you don't go?

It's money that could be spent on bringing, say, Laurent Garnier into town.

Obviously there is money spent on shows, not just what you pay at the door.....

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Originally posted by PVDfan07 I'm not so sure the majority vote on here is not to bring them back. I know of a few other people who haven't said anything yet who would love to see them back. I know some of you guys think your say counts more than others, but it really doesn't. And how is it wasting money if you don't go? The people that want to go will be glad to pay money. I considered it an attack for someone to come in here mention a totally different artist for no reason. At least the guys that started out saying "meh" were contributing without being too negative. But yeah, you guys think you have the final word on everything. I respect others people's opinions, but obviously some of you don't and it's annoying.

Where are you getting that we don't respect your opinion, and think our opinion is more weighted?

And ffs Zack, if you don't like that other people post in a thread, get off the forum (you know, public domain where anyone can say anything?). I'm not quite sure what is wrong with you today, but I know you're a whole lot more mature than this.

Sam, you're telling me to get off the forum? How am I being immature? How many people on this site attack people's taste in music and they aren't ever called immature? I am merely a little irked that people are suggesting Laurent garnier is more deserving than A&B to be here. Who is anyone to say that? I'm not even trying to say anything against him or anyone else someone may mention. I never said people can't state their opinions, it's just on this site, people do more than just state an opinion.

And you still have yet to show me any examples of us giving more than opinions...

And yes, unless you learn how it works here, this place is always going to piss you off. If it does so, why stay?

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Originally posted by PVDfan07 Sam, you're telling me to get off the forum? How am I being immature? How many people on this site attack people's taste in music and they aren't ever called immature? I am merely a little irked that people are suggesting Laurent garnier is more deserving than A&B to be here. Who is anyone to say that? I'm not even trying to say anything against him or anyone else someone may mention. I never said people can't state their opinions, it's just on this site, people do more than just state an opinion.

I am not attacking you but your comment that you made saying " Laurent Garnier doesn't even deserve to be mentioned in the same sentence as these guys." is just silly. Laurent Garnier has done so much more for dance music then Above and Beyond. He is what Legends are made of. His history spans so much its not even funny.

During the late 1970s Laurent Garnier discovered clubbing with his brother in Paris, where his family lived. He loved disco but also listened to all other contemporary musical genres: reggae, funk, punk... At the age of 16 Laurent was already interested in clubs and DJs and had started recording and mixing music on basic tape recorders.

In 1984, Laurent started working as a waiter for the French Embassy in London. He stayed there for a year and a half before moving to Manchester in 1986. England was a revelation for him, as he discovered the booming UK house scene and started DJing.

In 1987 he discovered the Haçienda club in Manchester and met Mike Pickering the resident DJ. Chicago House and Detroit Techno became very popular, and Garnier started mixing at the Haçienda club under the name of DJ Pedro. Garnier becomes one of the first Europeans to begin mixing American house music in Britain, Garnier was one of the prime cogs in the late-1980s Madchester scene. His DJing at Manchester's Haçienda club provided an inspiration for The Stone Roses and Happy Mondays to begin adding house rhythms to rock music.

In 1988 he went back to France to fulfill his military obligations. He also spent some time in New York where he meets Frankie Knuckles. Garnier shifted his attention back to France in the early 1990s, running the Wake Up parties at the Rex Club in Paris for three years, also mixing in clubs like le Palace or le Boy, DJing in rave parties and gradually moving into recording as well. For the FNAC label, Garnier released "French Connection" and the Bout de Souffle EP; after the label went under, though, he formed the F Communications label with Eric Morand (a friend who had also worked for FNAC). He often also DJed at "Open all hours" at London's Ministry of Sound on Friday nights, in the early and mid 1990s, (one such set had a music press journalist enthusing 'Laurent Garnier is the best DJ in the world!') and is currently resident at The End, playing all night long.

His first LP, Shot in the Dark, came in 1995. His second, 30, appeared in 1997 and included one of Garnier's best selling singles, "Crispy Bacon". 30 was followed by the retrospective Early Works. After trotting the globe with multiple DJ appearances during the late 1990s, Garnier returned to the production realm with Unreasonable Behaviour, released in early 2000, which features one of Garnier's best known songs, "The Man with the Red Face". Garnier released an EP in 2002 and his latest full length album, The Cloud Making Machine, in 2005. His most recent album is Retrospective, a best-of which collects both his original work and remixes, including some vinyl-only or previously-unreleased tracks.

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We will get Above & Beyond back. I spent the entire week with them when they were in Atlanta last time. They love Atlanta and are really into playing here again. I was super impressed with them from a professional perspective and their technical competency. These guys just love what they do and are all about Atlanta. The only thing dissapointing last time was the turnout. They are definitely a top DJ performance in the world and I was very surprised by the light turnout. We had to change the date of their show last minute, but I really think they will bring a massive turnout when the return. Hopefully, we can bring them in soon. Thanks for the feedback.

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Originally posted by PVDfan07 Above and Beyond should come back for sure. Laurent Garnier doesn't even deserve to be mentioned in the same sentence as these guys.

You're absolutely right. To do so would be an extraordinary disservice to Garnier.

Seriously though dude, get a grip. No one was attacking you until you started attacking everyone else first.

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