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Originally posted by 8Wonders The obvious question is, you may disagree with his choice in ideas, or perhaps even I, but who is to say that the idea is less valid just becuase someone else doesn't agree with it? They are his tracks, he makes the music he likes. I would hardly say he has to make tracks to 'fit into the trend', he doesn't need tracks for recognition any longer. He's a name in his own right. So while people are so quick to jump the gun and call him a 'trend follower', have these people considered the fact that maybe and just MAYBE he likes the work he makes? I mean does that count for anything? Or should he make tracks so he can please people such as yourself? Why should someone have to sacrifice his own artistic integrity just so he can please a crowd.

Well if he likes making cookie cutter music, good for him. I don't see why I should respect him for that, though.

The thing is, now that he's established a name for himself he really doesn't even need to try anymore, and it really shows in his recent works. He can do pretty much whatever he wants and people will still buy it.

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For you to say that maybe perhaps he should work with someone else so he can 'bring life' into his tracks again is simply ridiculous and totally undermines him as an artist.

I don't know whether you've noticed it, but his best works have almost always been the tracks where he's worked in collaboration with someone else and/or remixed someone. That really tells a lot about his creative side.

And yes, this is only my opinion. No need to go there.

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I said it before, you may like or dislike his recent work but atleast he is 100% behind it.

So are tons and tons of other producers. It really isn't all that special.

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armin should fcuking retire from making music..

No. now please retire from TA.

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Originally posted by staticblue No. now please retire from TA.

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I think Armin and his ASOT show is what keept the scene alive...

Its not keeping it alive, its DIVIDING IT. Into two seperate camps. ASOT people and anti-ASOT people.

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Originally posted by Purple I think Armin and his ASOT show is what keept the scene alive...

He has done a lot for trance as a whole. People just don't want to fess up to that so in turn slate him for all of his hard work.

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Originally posted by Arsalan if you make a replica of the same track or anything remotley close to the new armin track, then you can talk shit

Please, spare the oldest "I really have nothing worthwile to argue with, so I'll just throw this in"-argument.

Anyone can talk shit... and right now you're the only person here I've seen talking shit.

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Originally posted by THE_Chris Its not keeping it alive, its DIVIDING IT. Into two seperate camps. ASOT people and anti-ASOT people.

The only reason there is a dividing line there is because you have people who are extremely against the show who split themselves from the scene. There is no such thing as ASOT trance, its simply a stupid name people give it just because they either dont like Armin or they don't like the tracks on the show. He is simlpy playing tunes he likes and tunes he doesn't necessarily like for his fans. And you can go anywhere in the world to listen to a trance dj's set and you will find "ASOT" tracks in those dj's sets.

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Originally posted by DOOMBOT He has done a lot for trance as a whole.

No one is denying that he's done a lot for trance as a whole. They're just saying he's not doing anything good for it NOW.

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Originally posted by Groundhog Boy No one is denying that he's done a lot for trance as a whole. They're just saying he's not doing anything good for it NOW.

He's one man. You can't expect him to sweep the genre up from it's feet all by himself. But that's not saying he has and still isn't doing something for the scene in a huge way. For those who want to slate him, I say go to his live show and see how the crowd interacts with him and how he interacts back. That is a dj who is really in it for the love and passion of the music and his fans. And if he is really only doing it for the money and fame like some people here like to say, then I say good for him because maybe when his dj'ing career is over he can become a hollywood star.

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Originally posted by Mr.Mystery Well if he likes making cookie cutter music, good for him. I don't see why I should respect him for that, though. The thing is, now that he's established a name for himself he really doesn't even need to try anymore, and it really shows in his recent works. He can do pretty much whatever he wants and people will still buy it. I don't know whether you've noticed it, but his best works have almost always been the tracks where he's worked in collaboration with someone else and/or remixed someone. That really tells a lot about his creative side. And yes, this is only my opinion. No need to go there. So are tons and tons of other producers. It really isn't all that special.

Notice in my original statement, towards the end, it said 'unlike other 'top' djs'. I wasn't comparing him to tons and tons of other producers, just the top guys that built their name from essentially exploiting others.

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