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Originally posted by MrMiyagi ill argue with his remix of "Appears" by Ayumi Hamasaki... that song is totally a sleeper w/out the vocals...

yes i loooooooooove this song. but i cant say it is a vocal track tho. defintely a sleeper cuz i havent heard armin play this once, and i would die hard if i did.

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Originally posted by Mr Game+Watch Ooh, is that the Guvernment in your picture? I didn't like the dust.wav vocals but Sound of Goodbye's vocals were awesome, Burned With Desire is very good too... Song For The Ocean could do without the vocals, I mean the song is amazing as is, the vocals don't really add anything to it...

yes it is. i drove up to michigan to visit a friend of mine, then we drove to toronto to go to the guv. the venue is incredible. and i think the video for wyclef & the rock - it doesnt matter was set in the guvernment as well.

Most Armin tracks with vocals have been pretty impressive imo. But I agree that Sunburn's vocals just plain suck.

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Originally posted by netw3rkd anybody ever notice that? i dont know one tune of his with vocals that sound good...though the vocals always have a good meaning, but they just dont work well with the song...especially his stupid vs things he does on ASOT

Ok folks, what we got here is a CRACK smoker!!

How about Iio - Rapture

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Originally posted by hooknife Ok folks, what we got here is a CRACK smoker!! How about Iio - Rapture

Not his production, but yea it's a good remix. I like the Sunburn vocal mix over the non-vocal. It's because I heard the same bassline through Dust/Dub.wav and to have it repeated in Sunburn without new vocals could have been a big mistake.

Burned With Desire + Never Wanted This. Total chilled vocal ownage.

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Originally posted by Cobalt Armin+vocals=suck Burned With Desire Sky Falls Down Yet Another Day Wait For You Stay (Heck, all of the 76 vocals) Armin+vocals=rock Sound of Goodbye Dust.wav Too Late To Turn Janeiro Time is the Healer

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Originally posted by Cobalt I'm not even going to try to address the total absurdity of that comment. I respect opinion, but this just transcends that consideration. The Sound of Goodbye is, at this point, a trance classic.

i suggest you take heed of your own advice. sound of goodbye sucks all forms of goat balls, and i respect trance, but this transcends that consideration.

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Originally posted by jizza i suggest you take heed of your own advice. sound of goodbye sucks all forms of goat balls, and i respect trance, but this transcends that consideration.

When the Sound of Goodbye came out it was massively received by DJs and listeners alike. It stuck around in charts for years and even broke into mainstream playlists. In the grande scheme of things it is the most successful track Armin has produced.

You might say "popularity doesn't mean anything," and you might be right, but Sound of Goodbye is also beautiful in its own right. The vocals are perfect for the tone of the song, and I've failed to see any other production that captures the mood it does. It is powerful and uplifting, despressing and moving.

As for you trying to insult me, I don't downplay opinion for every track at all. Plenty of people love Burned With Desire, and that's fine. I don't. But anyone who claims that Sound of Goodbye is the "worst song" Armin has produced really needs to get checked.

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Originally posted by Cobalt As for you trying to insult me, I don't downplay opinion for every track at all. Plenty of people love Burned With Desire, and that's fine. I don't. But anyone who claims that Sound of Goodbye is the "worst song" Armin has produced really needs to get checked.

dude, i wasnt trying to insult you. everyone is entitled to their opinion which is what makes this forum great. within that opinion, it can encompass any form of critique in which they feel or believe even if they say sound of goodbye is the 'worst' armin.

obviously me trying to be witty has been taken the wrong way, you get that sometimes when you try to be a smart arse. just stick to your own convictions and dont worry too much about having to justify yourself...

you wanna kiss and make out... err.. i mean make UP

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Originally posted by jizza dude, i wasnt trying to insult you. everyone is entitled to their opinion which is what makes this forum great. within that opinion, it can encompass any form of critique in which they feel or believe even if they say sound of goodbye is the 'worst' armin. obviously me trying to be witty has been taken the wrong way, you get that sometimes when you try to be a smart arse. just stick to your own convictions and dont worry too much about having to justify yourself... you wanna kiss and make out... err.. i mean make UP

Well meh.

This always happens to me. I take the forums waay too seriously sometimes.

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Originally posted by netw3rkd anybody ever notice that? i dont know one tune of his with vocals that sound good...though the vocals always have a good meaning, but they just dont work well with the song...especially his stupid vs things he does on ASOT

Just to prove that i do have some respect for Armin to all those who label me as Armin-hater, I actually believe that his track "Wait For You (Song for the ocean)" is a decent track. I like the lyrics, and i think the production is not bad either. Yes it does sound a bit like PVD "For An Angel" for first minute and a half, but hey.. what can you do?

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