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Originally posted by Tranc3 Ask yourself this though: are you listening to the music because you enjoy it, or because you enjoy the status it has?

People should listen to music that they enjoy!

What is there to be embarassed about?

Trance is not just music, it is a state of mind.

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Yeah, but I say f-ck them all and blare it out your windows.
Thats what I do, at least.

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It's only an embarassment around people that don't know what trance actually is.

Trance has definitely become a dirty word, probably due to all the crappy pop acts. Maybe you should just word it differently - try and summarise the music you like without using the word "trance" and you'll be fine.

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Originally posted by DOOMBOT I love it when the first question I am asked when someone realises or knows I like trance is, "Oh my gawd, do you do ecstasy?"

I get that all time......

Or a lot of times, people will make fun of me cause I like trance and always try to explain to me why it sux, etc. I pretty much just let it go in one ear and out the other. The way I figure is that if all they can do is just make fun of the music I like, then they got nothing good to say about the music they like. So their music must be crap too.

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Originally posted by hybridh22a1 Is liking Trance an embarassment where you are???

Yes, infact everyone here in SoCal seems to love their gay ass HipHop and Rap and R&B, now this stuff called Regeaton has taken over.

I for one am NOT a fan of mainstream music, because half of it isn't good.

Rich

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It's not dance unless its Eurodance!

I'm not embarassed to admit that I like trance. Neither is there a need to be embarassed for liking it.

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In my neck of the woods, house prevails above all else. There is also a healthy dnb and breaks scene down here in Bangkok. Trance is almost non-existent. But the hatred is not as direct as open as probably other places around the world. Most people stick to the music they like but they don't complain about other genres that they dislike. Of course, there's always the elitist cockwanks.
However, psy-trance is popular at the islands and there is quite a following in Bangkok as well.
Sadly, there is only one place that hosts regular psy-trance nights twice a week on Wednesdays and Fridays.

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A few of my buddies that are all about rap like to rag on me for trance etc. I tell them they are stupid; their rap music was made with the same machines and computer programs used to make the trance I listen to.

Who cares what anyone says if you're a trancehead in a negative way?? People can dislike it, but people that hate on it and dont give it credit arent 1337 enough for trance to begin with.

To me...trance is exclusive. Its for a few people who escape the never-ending bullshit that comes with American (for me anyway) "popular" music.

I'd rather have unique exclusivness rather than "be like everyone else" on the bandwagon.


In Colorado, where Im stationed, people are more open to trance. They still prefer their mainstream crap....but usually respect and appreciate trance.

Kentucky however...lol. All the young white kids here think they are black. So trance is "that gay techno shit". I still blast it everywhere I go though. Fuck the masses.

I'll Never stop lovin the trance

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Lot's of my friends like hardcore and hardstyle. This is very popular in Holland. I like it too, I like to go to hardstyle-parties, but I go for the energy and to get rid of my anger i guess

But noone really likes trance, they call it "for sissies" , "sleep-music" , "can't dance to it" , "has no energy" etc. etc.