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| quote: | Originally posted by isoterra
quote from a recent post on TA.. doesn't require 2 braincells to work out who wrote it
i think it holds true here; not one of the opposing arguments has held anywhere near as much intellectual weight as mr inventor-of-mcprog's (  ) views... which to a large extent i agree with
i don't really LIKE being a fan of tiesto... since it involves getting lumped in with the mindless blind worshippers that don't know better (which unfortunately makes up >75% of his fanbase), and while he isn't consistant at all these days, i'll still download the odd set and go see him play if the oppurtunity arises. not hanging onto past glory or anything... moreso because there are still 'hits' among his largely hit & miss repetoire, and have enjoyed a few of his sets this year (ISOS4 not being one of them)
i've always found it hard to put my finger on exactly what it was that made his sets appeal to me more than all the other leading trance DJs but pio has summed it up quite nicely here.. kudos  |
Thank you, sir. 
| quote: | Originally posted by Aiwendil
Hello everyone, i'm a certified musicologist. When I want to listen to good DJ's I listen to good DJ's, and as far as the worst of the worst DJ's go, Tiesto is the best. Look at me, I bring new, interesting, and groundbreaking ideas to the floor. |
While I appreciate your snarkiness, these ideas are hardly new or even groundbreaking. They have been developed over the last 3 or so years with renowned musicologists in academia that wanted to do a hands-on and field analysis of the impact that trance and its leading artists had on the global edm scene....and they are highly influenced by a much wider scheme of the musicology theories of the last 25 years.
I know that it is hard for most elitists to swallow such a thesis that goes against their basic anti-mainstream principles, but to tell you the truth it doesn't matter. Most of these elitists (as well as most edm artists these days actually) don't even know how to read sheet music, let alone understand principles of music theory, counterpoint, harmonic progressions, rhythmic structure, musicology, etc.
Our analysis is subjective as we are dealing with relative values of post-modern art. But these theories are backed up by theory and fact, so take them as you wish.
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