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Paul Van Dyk - Reflections
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SaM
I just bought Paul Van Dyk's new cd reflections, but it isnt what i thought it would be. With him being the 2nd best DJ on this site, hes songs arnt really that trancy( unless my definition of trance is different)

Does this cd get better the more you listen to it because atm the cd isnt very appealing to me.

Whats your thoughts?
teo
since ur in training i dont blaim u for not using the search button..but i really hope not every single new ta who buys the album will come and tell how dissapointed he is.
olafbj
SaM there are many styles within trance .. maybe PvDīs not yours. I liked the album, think there are many good songs there, f. eks. Time Of Our Lives, Knowledge, Connected and my personal favourite Nothing But You. give it another listen. yeah itīs not an epic album .. but a good album .. IMO ;)
Dumba
words of wisdom :)
Protege
Yeah, reflections isn't his best, so check out his other albums you might like those better. Btw, PvD isn't the 2nd best DJ on this site he's the 2nd best DJ in the world (although people like myself would argue differently)
Dumba
It's all down to preference, if everyone liked the same artists and tracks it would be dull!
X-Multiply
There were a couple tracks I liked, but overall like yourself I wasn't impressed. For me, there is nothing like a live PVD set. Grab some of those and you'll like what you hear.
trance-ecj
I've asked this before, and because I like to be annoying, I'll ask it again:

WHERE THE HELL IS THE LP?!?!?!?!
Trancesend
you dont need the LP, all the best songs you can get as singles 12"s
TiKiGoD
^^Good call. Yea, I think there are definitely a few of these posts now... lol

WestCoastTrancin'
i honestly think that this is the album of the year as well as PvD's

greatest artist album ever! he blends so many amazing styles

together (e.g., trance, rock, hip-hop, trip-hop, breaks, house,

downtempo, etc.), and does a MIGHTY DAMN fine job of it!

i can understand the logic of those of you who purchased this

cd and expected to hear another all-out anthemic 'trance'

album (e.g., OTAB and TPOD) would be dissapointed, but

trust me, give this album another listen, and i gurantee that

about 85% of you will have different feelings towards it. the

majority need to venture off into diff. styles of music and not

just confine themselves to one genre. just listen to the track

'that's life,' where PvD and John McDaid state:

quote:
Life isn't made so everything's right, life isn't

made so everything's bright, life isn't made so

there's always light... but that is alright. Life

isn't made like you and i, life does not always mean

to cry... sometimes we wonder what's the meaning

of... (a million more times), life.


what this means is: obviously PvD can't satisfy the majority of you

with what he has put out, but t:gsmile::gsmile: bad, that's life!

p.s.: there are many awesome trancy tunes on 'reflections' which are

being neglected by the majority (e.g., 'crush' feat. second sun

[which is produced by PvD, hence that it is the vandit dub],

nothing but you [which most of us are already famaliar with by

now], 'reflections' [possibly the best song of the album?],

'homage,' 'never forget' [which isn't a trance tune, but has the

sickest synths of the entire album imho!], 'that's life' [which has

one of the most beautiful melodies i have ever heard], 'connected'

[which has now gained world recognition], 'spellbound,' and last but

not least... jj (jan johnston's) best vocal track on the album,

'kaleidoscope'). with that said in mind, i don't know why

there would be any reason to dislike this picasso-like made

album.

Score: Flawless 10/10

...i hope you enjoyed my essay! :gsmile:

-reZ
TiKiGoD
I did, thanks...:tongue2
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