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1.ATB is not experimenting...it is more than clear he is adhering to a formula. 2.You need to expand your horizon and listen to some other form of trance or progressive.If you already do,please indicate.Because if you did,you wouldnt fall head over heals into ATB. 3.The concept of cheese is arrived by the fact that the song in question is overly formulaic and grose,that it is more than evident,on first listen,that it has been produced for popular acceptance and for making bags of dollars.That is my definition,going by that,this album is cheesy.So the cheese-o-meter is always active in these forums and whenever ppl feel its been activated,they are going to post and express their concern to curb the enthusiasm. 4.I like the album nevertheless,some songs are addictive.But simply noting the fact that most songs on this album has vocals and are simple is indicative enough that ATB is going all out for the popular acceptance rather than breaking new ground.The songs also show no innovation from existing norms.He has gone by the textbook in creating vocal chillout tunes.So,claiming that he is changing styles and experimenting is unfounded. 5.Dont take arguements about cheese too seriously,after all,open your mind and you will realise they could be true. The main point of my post is to establish to you two things : This album is not groundbreaking and people will comment irrespective of whether it is their cup of tea or not.

I'll half-take back what i said earlier about "experimenting" but his style is nevertheless slightly different from album.

I do not believe that the inclusion of mostly vocal songs means that he is "going all out for the popular acceptance." Since when was vocals tied directly to favorable popular approval?

You are not getting my point too well.
I am simply saying that I like the album personally and I BELIEVE some people are over exaggerating on the fact that they do not like it as much and the result is the infamous cheese-o-meter which has actually more for comedic intention than a true reflection of how he/she rates the music.
I'll repeat again: this is what I beleive the others are thinking/doing/saying. I don't need your interpretation on this.

And please don't judge me from one little post in this forum--you can't and shouldn't.

Now I won't even continue claiming that I actually do open my mind more than you think because I have a feeling you might use that against me once again.

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Originally posted by [PCO]sigmanova i agree with most of your points Algenis but i disagree with one of them, namely #2. not trying to get into an argument but nowhere in his post did subtledreamer mention that he was head over heels into ATB...he was simply commenting that he liked the album... whether he was wrong in that ATB was experimenting on new sounds or not remains to be seen... personally i like this album, but i also listen to music from the likes of Deep Dish, Sasha, Tiesto, Markus Schulz, Armin van Buuren, and the list goes on and on...i hope that doesn't make me appear to be limited in my musical horizons but then again what do i know...

thank you for saying that.
i was simply commenting that i like the album.

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