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[PvD REVIEW] roxy 27.2.04 (pg. 12)
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| Sunshine79 |
and now DEEP THOUGHTS by Sunshine79...
haha. In actuality, nothing deep and enlightening to say about Friday night. I had a great time with great people. It was so much fun to party with Alex (dahippieman) & Jen from Florida, they are my new favorite people :D and Michi and Andreas and Rory and Arturo and the other TAs I don't see so often. It's nice to be surrounded by by people who love the music as much as yourself. The club was packed but not unbearable. We found a nice spot in the corner and took it over. I had a fantastic night out.
And that's my review of a night at the Roxy. My review of PvD is totally different.
Honestly, that's prob my least favorite set ever. I won't sit here and bash PvD, he's a great DJ. Even when he is "off" he is still amazing. But it didn't feel or sound like Paul all night. There was no journey, no amazing moments, other than hearing WE ARE ALIVE with hitokiri and Wheel of Steel < i love you guys, that track was for us! > . He never really brought me up and he didn't blow my mind. I felt like he wasn't putting his "fire" into it. Some tracks were good but they were so random. And I am so tired of hearing things twice. That makes NO sense to me! His encore was great though.
I love Paul van Dyk. I am not obsessed anymore (:p) and I didn't stand in front the whole time like some crazy groupie sweating my ass off. I danced to the music I love and had a good time... I guess I am just a little disappointed that PvD doesn't take my breath away anymore. I will still go to every show but I really feel like something is missing or something was lost... Or maybe PAUL is missing something. I don't know.
I hope Miami is different.
*Shouts to all the TAs and everyone I saw! See most of you in SoBe in a few days! |
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| Enervate |
the whole night was hard.. i loved it, it seemed as though the whole buildup was lead to holding onto nothing, which had the whole place jammin'
| quote: | Originally posted by Haunted
i died when he played holding on to nothing ;) that was a highlight
i think he went a little too hard though, but the last 3 hours were just amazing
i didnt get a poster,vlads a bitch
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| Enervate |
everyone was very pushy.. it was weird.
| quote: | Originally posted by sunnyval
gee, was i at the same party? I arrived around 11:30 and positioned myself in front to see pvds start..It was awesome music thruout the night and i agree with Lunasea about the techno pvd threw around 3am..awesome! BUT yes the big but, hardly danced all night. To compare with last nov the crowd was SOOO different i tried to find a spot in various areas to get my groove on and people were just pushing and shoving all nite long. My friends and I were so fustrated. i probably only danced 1/2 hr to 45 min total. I wound up leaving early because i didnt want to just sit and listen, It is torturous to me lol I needed to move. so i left at 3:30. It prob got better after 4 but couldnt wait for the place to empty out. hopefully next time PVD will play at a bigger venue. I also didnt see too many familiar faces I think I so 2 Tas. |
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| rubyriva |
Few words…
Wow…I wasn’t expecting anything from the evening: I really felt his sets from may 2003 and on were very weak and repetitive. Imo November 2003 set at roxy was really poor. Hadn’t seen him since then and wasn’t sure what to expect…
Got to roxy a little after 11 with greg and my sister Jessica, still needed to find my other sister Lara, but she wasn’t going to get there until later. the sound system sounded like absolute garbage when edgar v was playing, wasn’t feeling his set. paul came on right at 12, but first BPM presented him with America’s Favorite DJ award for 2003. then he proved to roxy why he won the award…
He BLEW me away. From the first track to the last track, he was relentless, and the crowd seemed to love every minute of it. I loved his sound through the first two hours: funky electronic dance music- fun to dance to and keep you moving, a bit of techno, breaks, and melodic tracks (without the CHEESE). there was a gorgeous track with piano and light vocals, maybe played around 1:15 – dying to know what this was. he really kept the energy level up all night long – the dance floor was still packed when he ended his set.
For the first 2 hours of paul’s set, we were a little distracted with the need to find my other sister. Realized how crowded the club was, and knew chances of finding her were relatively slim and gave up. Soo lucky to have bumped into her at the side bar around 2:30 and the party just elevated from there.
It was great to see a lot of familiar faces: ALEX, JEN, RORY – my fave pvd party friends!! Shout out to: Arturo, Bri, Alex, Andreas, Chris, Corey, Dennis (at the end!). And a few new faces too…it’s just so hard to really meet or talk to anyone for me during paul’s sets…#1 I can’t hear the other person and the real conversation is: “I can’t hear you, what??” #2 the music is sooo good I just wanna dance!!
So many great tracks played, sooo tired by the end of the night…lots of encores and I kept thinking this was going to be the last track, so I made myself dance, but then there was another track, and another one! Ending the night with dreaming into for an angel was the perfect end to an almost perfect night…
Just two complaints:
1. ROXY – please open another girl’s bathroom, the line and wait is absolutely ridiculous.
2. Crowd was a little pushy (but it was super crowded), and there were some major e-heads that made certain parts of the night very frustrating…
REALLY looking forward to WMC!! See you there!! :D
i believe he also played: TETRAFLUX - OKINAWA
until next time... |
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| kid nyce |
sorry alittle late on the review
well im guessing like everyone else in this thread (which i didnt read every post early this monday morning at work) everyone must of thought he pwned roxy it was great...lols here what i think
SOMEONE BLOW UP ROXY CUZ ITS A TY CLUB!
lols im sick of pvd @ roxy this @ roxy that @ roxy the club is boring
the visuals dont rock
the sound is barely par
and the people are the USUALS
gimme something i havent seen new yorkers
ok ill cease the pessimism
great to see some familiar faces
one who i havent seen in a LONG time was phazon(dennis) and always nice seeing arturo hope everyone had a great time, and even ruby^^ that was a surprise as well as greg(drizz) and lisa(klingklang) i was
:eyes: :eyes: nice seeing u guys hope u come out more =)
oh yea not to mention paul playing my request!
TILLMAN UHRMACHER - ON THE RUN (OCEAN TO SHORE)
and of course the Arrola - Dreaming encore...gotta love it when people are still dancing when the lights are on and they cant help but turn the lights off again! party on people =) |
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| arturob |
| omg. i loved roxy this time!!! it was great! |
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| BitchBoyNYC |
| quote: | Originally posted by kid nyce
sorry alittle late on the review
well im guessing like everyone else in this thread (which i didnt read every post early this monday morning at work) everyone must of thought he pwned roxy it was great...lols here what i think
SOMEONE BLOW UP ROXY CUZ ITS A TY CLUB!
lols im sick of pvd @ roxy this @ roxy that @ roxy the club is boring
the visuals dont rock
the sound is barely par
and the people are the USUALS
gimme something i havent seen new yorkers
ok ill cease the pessimism
great to see some familiar faces
one who i havent seen in a LONG time was phazon(dennis) and always nice seeing arturo hope everyone had a great time, and even ruby^^ that was a surprise as well as greg(drizz) and lisa(klingklang) i was
:eyes: :eyes: nice seeing u guys hope u come out more =)
oh yea not to mention paul playing my request!
TILLMAN UHRMACHER - ON THE RUN (OCEAN TO SHORE)
and of course the Arrola - Dreaming encore...gotta love it when people are still dancing when the lights are on and they cant help but turn the lights off again! party on people =) |
Blow up Roxy. LMAO!!! You really think the club is that bad? Anyway, regardless of the club itself, what did you think of the track selection? |
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| jurel |
| quote: | Originally posted by kid nyce
sorry alittle late on the review
well im guessing like everyone else in this thread (which i didnt read every post early this monday morning at work) everyone must of thought he pwned roxy it was great...lols here what i think
SOMEONE BLOW UP ROXY CUZ ITS A TY CLUB!
lols im sick of pvd @ roxy this @ roxy that @ roxy the club is boring
the visuals dont rock
the sound is barely par
and the people are the USUALS
gimme something i havent seen new yorkers
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why do you keep going if you think it sucks too much, and if its the same crowd? i could never understand people who bash on the place and keep going. :rolleyes:
personally, i have a blast regardless because PVD knows how to rock a crowd. Roxy's sound qual that night, i agree with others, wasn't up to par as before because there had to be something wrong.
The 3-4AM techno-type he threw down was incredible..
When he played Above & Beyond - no one on earth (gabriel & dresden remix) near the beginning.. that set my mood for the night :D
pz |
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| ShellSh0ck |
HMMMMMMM....i really don`t know what to say about pauls performance, it was tooo random for me, there was no flow at all, but i had sooo much fun meeting everyone(arty, bri, dani, indy, jon, lee, vladi, jay aka THE BREAK lol, alex, etc. pp.) and in the end he caught me with his encores like FACE 2 FACE...i die for this tune. it was also great hearing deeks remix once again! :)
andreas and i missed this "bass in your face" feeling the whole night. we would give him a B- .
greetz Michi |
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| kid nyce |
| quote: | Originally posted by jurel
why do you keep going if you think it sucks too much, and if its the same crowd? i could never understand people who bash on the place and keep going. :rolleyes:
personally, i have a blast regardless because PVD knows how to rock a crowd. Roxy's sound qual that night, i agree with others, wasn't up to par as before because there had to be something wrong.
The 3-4AM techno-type he threw down was incredible..
When he played Above & Beyond - no one on earth (gabriel & dresden remix) near the beginning.. that set my mood for the night :D
pz |
this is exactly what i am saying...
i might reconsider my $40 investments towards pauls preformances since the roxy isnt my place to chill
i mean please understand where i am coming from, the way i see it and to be completely honest, i think paul seriously s on ny when he comes to play ever since twilo closed...his only exceptions are soundfactory, arc, and central park. THAT IS IT! every other gig has been average. do you think you can have a room moving to Jonsey - Independance @ roxy? thats strictly a twilo song lols thats when u know paul is playing for you...
im sorry for being so skeptical its just that after learning what wmc is about, attending parties outside of nyc, i've grown to learn that nyc doesnt receive the true heart of all DJs, that they come here and play to what they believe NYC would like. i dunno nyc has become to mainstream oriented so much so that djs alter their trackselection to fit what they think NYC would like! another .02 of me |
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| wallflower |
what's so wtf? about it?
i do think late August would be better for it
Prepare to get cooked by the summer sun :p
And only 1.5 hour or so of and the lasers and whatever else is in the lightshow |
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