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Originally posted by Marc Summers Who the fuck mentioned oakenfold? He sucks... dick. He fucking pulls out of his ass crap mainstream bullshit like 'starry eyed suprise'. He licks balls, and he licks the balls of anyone who is holding up a check with five figures on it.

go to hell eat shit and die

Trance wouldnt have been this good had okey not been here...one of the pioneers of trance

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Originally posted by Marc Summers Who the fuck mentioned oakenfold? He sucks... dick. He fucking pulls out of his ass crap mainstream bullshit like 'starry eyed suprise'. He licks balls, and he licks the balls of anyone who is holding up a check with five figures on it.

Fool.

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Originally posted by Nayil go to hell eat shit and die Trance wouldnt have been this good had okey not been here...one of the pioneers of trance

Yeah just imagine where trance would be without superstar DJ's dragging it kicking and screaming into the land of commercialism...

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Originally posted by KaOtiK1 the show hes doing in la is at the la arena that fits 15k people and also if a guy can get 40-200 a ticket he must still be bad ass and still have a demand for him?

Ummm, Tiesto is definitely seen as a god in LA....not by those who are really into trance or in the know, but just the general cubbing scene....his status does remind me of Oakey a couple years ago....go to his events there and the age range of the crowd is scary...from the youngins (21) to people in there 50s....it's reallly scary.

Dave

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Originally posted by Axolotyl Yeah just imagine where trance would be without superstar DJ's dragging it kicking and screaming into the land of commercialism...

trust me sometimes u need it...and thats probably y ur here

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Originally posted by DaveT Ummm, Tiesto is definitely seen as a god in LA....not by those who are really into trance or in the know, but just the general cubbing scene....his status does remind me of Oakey a couple years ago....go to his events there and the age range of the crowd is scary...from the youngins (21) to people in there 50s....it's reallly scary. Dave

I think once you start pulling crowds like that, you could play any old shit and people would think that your still a god.

I've ony seen him once and while I wasnt particularly impressed, I wasnt horribly offended either. His set was about 1/3 trance, 1/3 boring as shite prog and 1/3 gay house remixes of rock and or 80s tunes. From what I hear, this is pretty standard for for the guy.

What can I say? The kiddies loved it and so did the bouncers...

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Originally posted by Axolotyl Yeah just imagine where trance would be without superstar DJ's dragging it kicking and screaming into the land of commercialism...

if you dont give Oakey his credit then u really ARE a n00b

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Originally posted by iammesol I've loved him since i found him. But in the last year, (ever since TIC2) he's been under more pressure than anyone should ever be under. The man needs a long vacation, and someone else to hold that dumb title.

oh come on... so much pressure. beatmixing (badly) and waving your hand for 2 hours, chargin 40'000 dollars for it. ditching your Top 100 DJ party because you're going to practice your magic tricks, and humming to a sound engineer so he can make your new track.

OMG... it's so tiresome!

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Originally posted by Axolotyl Yeah just imagine where trance would be without superstar DJ's dragging it kicking and screaming into the land of commercialism...

Even though Oakey helped launch trance into the mainsteam, I think he did it the right way. The reason for me saying this being, that he didn't really spin cheesy mainstream music at all. He actually pulled off making GOOD music popular and for that I seriously respect Paul Oakenfold.

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Originally posted by NuDarkBeat Even though Oakey helped launch trance into the mainsteam, I think he did it the right way. The reason for me saying this being, that he didn't really spin cheesy mainstream music at all. He actually pulled off making GOOD music popular and for that I seriously respect Paul Oakenfold.

Me as well. If it weren't for him I would never have heard of trance, I'd have still been listening to nu metal crap.

He's fallen, but so have pink floyd, metallica and a lot of great musicians. You don't see people saying "man, pink floyd suck, they're last album was crap" They say holy shit darkside is a trip. Quite a few people dislike metallica's last albums, but they still haven't lost respect for the guys who made One and Enter sandman.

That's what I'll figure for Tiesto and Oakie and such. I used be one who hated Tiesto, but not any more, Cuz I go back, listen to all those pre 2000 Gatecrasher sets and fall in love with him and Oakie again.

A shitty performance gets lost in history, but a great performance is legendary.

I mean a lot of people hate stuff when it gets popular. Which is pretty lame. I guess those people want to feel special, like they're the only ones listening to good music. So they hate popular stuff, cuz everyone listens, and listen to stuff very few people listen to, just cuz its unpopular.

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Originally posted by Axolotyl I think once you start pulling crowds like that, you could play any old shit and people would think that your still a god. I've ony seen him once and while I wasnt particularly impressed, I wasnt horribly offended either. His set was about 1/3 trance, 1/3 boring as shite prog and 1/3 gay house remixes of rock and or 80s tunes. From what I hear, this is pretty standard for for the guy. What can I say? The kiddies loved it and so did the bouncers...

Exactly. Get extremely famous and no matter how bad you are, kiddies will love you. I saw Oakey and he was absolutely horrid. I stood there most of the time in shock at how so many people were dancing like it was the greatest thing they've ever heard while chanting, "Oakey! Oakey!" It's not going to end with Tijs. The next person to hit number one will act the same (it's already starting with Armin, but that's another rant), and the person after will be the same, as well.

It's sad what fame and money will do to people who have the ability to be innovative, yet decide to cash-in and not risk losing their place.