That tracklist looks amazing. Thanks!

also, i never gave attention to this armin remix of 24 longest day... heard it today, is so cool

99 was its peak and after 2003 it became pure shit, most of the time. Beginning of the end of great trance era. Tiesto, Armin, Markus? What a talentless shit with 4-note melodies and boring vocal. FTS. Back then I fully moved to hardtrance/dance, its was like a breath of fresh air.

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Originally posted by Ranz 99 was its peak and after 2003 it became pure shit, most of the time. Beginning of end of great trance era. Tiesto, Armin, Markus? What a talentless shit with 4-note melodies and boring vocal. FTS.

edge factor rules.

It was all about Oakenfold's Creamfields. What other trance DJ mix has ever gotten nominated for a Grammy?

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Certainly not the first peak, but this was one of the last years where the elite trance DJs were still playing good music.

I love this set

I agree with the people who say 1999, if you had to choose one year. I think Paul Oakenfold Creamfields 1999 is a good example of the trance that was around at the time. But that is mainly personal taste.

It is a difficult question because Trance to me is so varied. It is hard to choose one year, other than personal taste because different styles were popular different years. For example, the Goa mix, 1994 was really cool for its' time and place and is different than the other era's such as progressive trance, tech trance, uplifting trance, electro trance, vocal trance, ect. I think there are classic tracks all across the past 25 years or so.

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How the fuck can a track sound objective?

Also, without commenting on the set itself, there's no way in hell it should be considered the first peak of trance.

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I always enjoy those end-of-year mixes, if not for the sheer technical brilliance of them.

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Originally posted by Sykonee It was all about Oakenfold's Creamfields. What other trance DJ mix has ever gotten nominated for a Grammy?

I think everything post 'Another World' was an attempt to gain pop traction, and it's funny that he got the Grammy nod with his least pop-friendly mix (and his last good one, for that matter). You'd think that something like 'Bunkka' or to a lesser extent 'Great Wall' would have been more likely to get that kind of acknowledgement. Maybe they just decided in 2004 that it was time to include him, and nominated whatever in-stores-now Oakenfold compilation just happened to be out that year.

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Originally posted by Kilixpree coldharbour sessions 2004 has some great tracks from this label (if you want)... simple by pinkbox special is so beautiful

Coldharbour Sessions 2004, Miami '05, Ibiza '06, Amsterdam '07; a consistent three year run of quality compilations before it all devolved into the unlistenable mess featured week after week, year after year.

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Originally posted by Paradox Lost I think everything post 'Another World' was an attempt to gain pop traction, and it's funny that he got the Grammy nod with his least pop-friendly mix (and his last good one, for that matter). You'd think that something like 'Bunkka' or to a lesser extent 'Great Wall' would have been more likely to get that kind of acknowledgement. Maybe they just decided in 2004 that it was time to include him, and nominated whatever in-stores-now Oakenfold compilation just happened to be out that year.

It's because 2004 was the first year there was even a category for 'Dance/Electronica' at the Grammys.

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Originally posted by Sykonee It's because 2004 was the first year there was even a category for 'Dance/Electronica' at the Grammys.

Yeah, I looked up the nominations for that year. One of those things is not like the others...and obviously included simply because the name had to be there.

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