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This was actually my first Trance party outside of the MD/DC area, so the whole Philly experience was new to me. Having gotten lost it was a bit scary, but I had a friend come along as navigator so it wasn't terribly bad. On top of that, the traffic isn't anything like it is in DC, and the Philly people tend to be less stressed out in general. I actually got free parking cause some dudes just let us have their spot in a paid lot. WOW. Take that DC! I've just finished recovering from the road trip, so now I can finally say a few things about the night.
I'm not really a progressive house/trance kind of guy, so to say that Mark Poppa's set was bangin' is SAYING A LOT. My highlights were when he dropped Blueberry, Xpander and Clear Blue. I never thought I'd ever hear Blueberry at a club, EVER. GREAT JOB Mark!
The only other club I can compare Pure to is Glow in DC. In terms of vibe, courtesy, stress level and pricing Pure wins hands down. My friend and I were in shock when they let us bring in a camera. That would never happen at Glow. On top of that, no stupid bouncers kept us waiting unnecessarily in line (not that there was one), and we weren't searched down as if we were there to blow the place up. I guess part of that has to do with the fact that it is primarily a gay club during the week, but I'll get into that later.
Tiesto never disappoints. That's just a fact of life I've come to accept. His track selection was just off the hook, and his mixing technique clearly demonstrates how he is world class. Just on a side note, he actually came wearing a nice shirt for once. The simple fact that he kept it epic Trance most of the night was in and of itself a gem. Aside from "Silence" (4 years old), it was all friggin' new material. I have to admit I didn't like the way he began and ended his set. Rather than start off with some complete crowd builder he mixed right into Poppa's set, so if you were merely listening you would have a hard time deciphering when Tiesto actually started. After Tiesto was done, and he scratched out of "Adagio for Strings" and simply ended it right there. I think you could tell from the crowd's reaction that they were pleased with his performance. As soon as Tiesto took off, it appears all the straight people went home. That left me and my friend surrounded by a few hot girls and a sea of gay sailors. After having so many guys making out at once and a big black guy try to dance with me, we had to bust out!
I guess my biggest pet peeve of the whole night was the person in charge of lights (I couldn't tell if it was a girl or guy). For 80% of Tiesto's set he/she left the strobe light on continuously. What a HEADACHE!!! I had to leave the dancefloor because I felt like I was going to have some sort of seizure.
Overall, pretty good for a first-time out-of-state experience. I'll try to post pictures later when they are developed.
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. met amanda also, who stalks these boards and doesn't post. joey, good seeing a familiar NYer in philadelphia. nice meeting u jose! and it was good to see some of my younger friends at penn having a great time at pure.
if you know what I mean? Pappas dropped a ton of priog bombs last nite... and when Tiesto came on, he continued with the prog for a few tracks, before getting back to his tech and fluffy sound. Will write more later... and Tiesto took plenty of pictures in the "back room" heh.
Ok.... here's some of the tracks Mark dropped, incase some of you wanted to know... in no particular order:
