How old does a track have to be for it to be called a CLASSIC? I'll say 4 years from present day..

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5 years....

then again, if it still getting significant play, its not a classic...it would be an anthem

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Originally posted by clay depends on what year we are in as all classics are from the 90s. like right now its like 15-24 year old. when i first started hangin on TA it was like 5 years.

What's a >24 year old track called?

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Originally posted by Trance-M What's a >24 year old track called?

vintage...?

There isn't a mathematical formula for determining classic status. That said, the appropriate timespan seems to proportionally increase with the overall age of the scene. In the early '90s when rave and club culture was still nascent, a track from two years back could be considered classic. Now the scene is pushing its 30th birthday and anything less than a decade old feels somehow wrong.

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I usually call anything from the "golden era" 1990-2001 a classic. I hardly even think of stuff after that as being anything though there are undoubtedly many great tracks since then, but very few I would call classics save some tracks like Insigma - Avalon (Midway Mix)

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What about instant classics :0

i think it just has to be old enough for its style to be out of date when compared to contempory stuff, and it will stand out for this reason.

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Originally posted by planetaryplayer What about instant classics :0

Definitely agree on this one. Songs like "Xpander" by Sasha and "Punk" by Ferry Corsten were at the time considered instant classics. The same can be said for *cringe* Clarity or Levels. Age isn't the primary factor.

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Originally posted by lectronicphonic Definitely agree on this one. Songs like "Xpander" by Sasha and "Punk" by Ferry Corsten were at the time considered instant classics. The same can be said for *cringe* Clarity or Levels. Age isn't the primary factor.

though, if they didn't stand the test of time, were they really ever 'classics'?

xpander, sure. but punk, whilst effective for what it set out to do, is now a cheeseball.

slightly off topic but I dislike when elitists say the term old school only applies to the 80's and early 90's. I'm in my mid 20's and for me, 1999 music is old school music, and I have no problem saying that.

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Originally posted by rubez though, if they didn't stand the test of time, were they really ever 'classics'?

Still don't agree 100%, but agree to disagree I suppose.