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What could be better than Villalobos? (pg. 16)
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| The Highroller |
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I don't understand why we can't have NYE parties like that.
NYE is always so for bookings in Toronto. |
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| Dior Homme |
| quote: | Originally posted by Cuzo
I ended up grabbing last call drinks to warm up at Ame (Charles Khabouth and Kubino brothers lounge/sushi bar?)with Gera, Swamper, Anita, Karlo's gf Natalie, and some other chick which was good fun fast drunk. |
Sounds like someone I know. But at least you had a plan B. |
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| StereoPrincess |
| quote: | Originally posted by Skipper
Aww thanks Frankie :)
My cat has a lot of fans I've learned! lol. |
the prettiest kitty i know! |
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| Lighthouse |
| quote: | Originally posted by The Highroller
Yikes, sucks to hear!
I really thought he would play well considering it was Sneak's birthday and all.
There was a snagging feeling at the back of my mind that the party could be a failure though considering it ended at 5am and it was at a venue like this.
Although I wouldn't want to stay out past 5am every night, it seems to me that the normal 5am end time in Toronto really limits the potential of big parties like this. I wish it was like it used to be with parties normally ending at 7am or later.
Finally, it's really weak that Ricardo would get get "distracted" and play a disjointed set for his North American fans considering it's his only North American date this year. Also, I've been hearing in reviews from around the globe in the past 2 years that Ricardo has really not been playing that well anymore.
Ricardo = washed up? |
Ricardo was horrible. Pretty much everyone who has heard him before agreed.
Apparently he's a 1 in 3 performer. 2 performances are brilliant, the other 1 sucks.
Too bad his Toronto debut was the 1 in 3 that sucks.
Such is life.
I hope the guys at Maison don't take this as a failed party. It was OK otherwise...and not a bad attempt at a first real DJ party. I hope they don't think they will always get burnt music wise when they get these slightly more obscure and cutting edge DJs in from overseas...that would suck.
They need to make other operational improvements too (wtf was up with that coat check???) |
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| jon jon |
| quote: | Originally posted by Lighthouse
I hope the guys at Maison don't take this as a failed party. |
LOL I really doubt that |
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| jon jon |
| quote: | Originally posted by The Highroller
I don't understand why we can't have NYE parties like that. |
to be fair, that's like a 'once in a lifetime' type of nye party (even by European standards)... |
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| Lighthouse |
| quote: | Originally posted by jon jon
LOL I really doubt that |
I know they made lots of money from the sold out night...but they can sell it out like that with guys like Guetta and Morillo or whatever too...
They could just swing that way and not be open to less commercially popular DJs in NA from the EU.
That would suck...I love the venues we have now but a change every now and then (crowd and venue) does a body good....if its done right. |
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| Dior Homme |
You know who really needs another shot at toronto with good promoters + sound + venue....
KING UNIQUE!!
Despite the failed promoting+crowd attendance that night... the music was sick! |
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| The Potter |
In hindsight, the moral of the story appears be that you should buy will-call tickets ;) Seriously though, due to the one-off nature of this event, it was all about minimising the risks, as with this type of irregular event, there are too many unknown factors at play. As much as I disliked it, this is why I made sure to over- , rather than under-dress, and got there early at 10:45. We breezed in through the side entrance, and were somehow given hand stamps which meant that we were able to leave at one point to grab a bite to eat at the 24hr Tim Hortons, and then bypass the que to walk straight back in :p
Musically, I wish Fries and Bridges had played during the peak hours, as they were playing some quality stuff, and crucially, kept up the consistency over a period of time, unlike the supposed headliners that followed. We were desperately waiting for the dancefloor to get less busy, which did not really happen until around 4am. On a positive note, we did not bump into any Jersey Shore meatheads.
Has anyone ever seen Villalobos dj when is not completely under the influence? How does his musical output vary? Maybe he performs well when he just strikes it lucky based on whatever random walk results from that night's cocktail of booze and drugs. Why is he sometimes happy to go into his own little world and play according to whatever heady effects the drugs and alcohol have on his mood, rather than reacting to the crowd's feelings? This could be why seeing him is such a rollercoaster ride in terms of quality.
For some of his loyal followers, the allure of seeing him play could be based on a kind of masochistic quest to catch him on a day that he is not terrible! Like with a manic depressive, maybe for these diehard fans who have seen him countless times, the pleasure they derive from his better sets is entirely relative to the kind of musical low that they felt on Friday. Compared with his peers, in absolute terms, maybe Villalobos is on occasions up there with the best; however, comparatively, once you factor in that his inconsitent performances may generate worse musical lows, then the relatively greater trough-peak gap between his best and worst performances may give a false impression of how great he really is.
I spoke to Sneak earlier on in the night and made the mistake of thanking him for bringing Ricardo to Toronto :D He was well on the way by that point, and said the after-party would be above a kebab shop on Peter and John...but that is not even an intersection! |
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| kotsy |
| quote: | Originally posted by The Potter
grab a bite to eat at Fries and Bridges |
mmm |
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| Nobbie Q |
| These 'big' djs shouldn't be given a free pass to play whatever they want when they do gigs. I didn't go, but happy I didn't judging from all the nonsense on this thread. The only reason why some are excusing his music is cuz he's RICARDO VILLALOBOS but if it was any other no-name generic DJ playing the same type of music then everyone would say he/she sucks. I've only heard RV's 300 minute long techno/minimal tracks and his videos on youtube but it still sucks that he was so trashed that he played all over the map...or maybe I just don't 'get it' cuz it's higher art or some bs. |
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| Skipper |
| quote: | Originally posted by Nobbie Q
These 'big' djs shouldn't be given a free pass to play whatever they want when they do gigs. |
lol. What?
I've seen Ricardo be fantastic. The night at Metropolis was one, Mutek piknic 2006 was another. |
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