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What could be better than Villalobos? (pg. 3)
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| spiderpig |
| quote: | Originally posted by MikeyN
Do us all a favour and keep your birthday in Chicago. |
Uh, are you new?
1. Sneak lives here
2. Besides this party, have you ever been to his other ones?
Sneak's Bday Beats has always been one of the best parties each year he has it. Music, Vibe, everything is always top notch.
Before you make comments like that, make sure you know what you're talking about, otherwise you look like an ignorant idiot.
Fine, you had a ty time at this party, don't start knocking the guy. He brought Toronto a guy that ALL OF YOU have been salivating to see, it's too bad it didn't pan out.
This is what happens when:
a. you have a party in the district.
b. you get way too many promoters involved.
Sneak should have just kept it simple like the old days. |
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| rabbitjoker |
| quote: | Originally posted by spiderpig
Sneak's Bday Beats has always been one of the best parties each year he has it. Music, Vibe, everything is always top notch. |
You are right - I look forward to this event as a quality party every year. The outcome is consistent; good times, rockin' and sockin' house music.
This year was no differnent except:
1) Ricardo was off his game and there was no Ricardo/Sneak B2B (which might have contributed to Ricardo's challenges).
2) Early crowd was WAY different than typical Sneak Bday event.
Still had a fun night. I wish the 1:30-2:30 vibe could have kept up until 5 AM. |
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| spiderpig |
| quote: | Originally posted by LightsOut
Felt like I was in an episode of Jersey Shore.
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I guess this didn't happen then huh?
| quote: | Originally posted by CODE
For the Record, Maison in No Way will have there regualr crowd.
Maison isnt even open on Fridays so the Regular crowd is not present
and its only the people coming out for Riccardo and Sneak who will be there.
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| Vanos |
i inferred that comment was more related to the gheyness of his music correlated with chicago styles, aka "dont play that in to, keep it to chicago". im assuming he plays like chicago house/vocal house/disco house etc. which is really gay |
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| rabbitjoker |
| quote: | Originally posted by spiderpig
I guess this didn't happen then huh? |
In the 20 minutes I waited in coat-check at 11:15 I had 2 drinks spilled on me by fist-pumping juniors who couldn't contain themselves and their "totally awesome night bro" attitude. It's coat-check, relax...
Shortly thereafter pushy body-body dudes ("I have biceps, fear my too-small t-shirt and attitude") were roaming the middle of the dance-floor, elbows-high and sharply out, giving the evil "you want something?" eye to everybody they bumped into.
Post 3:30 the crowd was top: good times rodrigo. We just need to figure out how to filter out the big ego booze-hound tourist folks from these events. |
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| samhouse |
well what a shame. I'm so glad I decided to stay home last night!
I haven't seen negative reviews like this in a longtime.
Sounds like a show in the booth (Sneak passed out????) |
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| SPANIARD |
| quote: | Originally posted by rabbitjoker
Ricardo was good for 1h and then got distracted (by who knows what) |
Yeah, keep wondering... |
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| bcope |
| the last time i was at maison the sound system was great. surprisingly great, actually. i was taken a little aback. |
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| VDub |
| quote: | Originally posted by Vanos
i inferred that comment was more related to the gheyness of his music correlated with chicago styles, aka "dont play that in to, keep it to chicago". im assuming he plays like chicago house/vocal house/disco house etc. which is really gay |
Someone else who doesn't know the history and roots of our little scene??? |
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| patpicos |
while i didnt have the most memorable night....im a bit shocked at how harsh some of the reviews are.
To bash on the artists as garbage altogether is the harshest one imho. Ive seen both Villalobos and Sneak twice now....and while it wasn't their best performances, they certainly aren't garbage.
Anyone who's been to Villalobos@Metropolis and Sneak vs. Farina@Cobra can attest to that.
Getting into the club wasn't too bad. Got there at 12 in the online ticket pickup and it took roughly 15-20 minutes. I've experienced much longer. I didnt even bother looking at the line at the front of the club. Trying to get in w/o advance tickets is simply silly for an event like this.
Coat check took another 15-20 mins (thank god bunch of pple yelled coat check is @ capacity and left line....so i scooted to the front. The coat check definitely needed improvement....how hard is it to use a stick to put coats on the top bar.
The long line outside and at coat check were offset with no lines to the bathroom. Loose some...gain some. The bathrooms were quite nice and the attendants were hagglers like most clubs.
While the club was definitely over crowded, i still found it manageable to get from point A to point B. The dance floor was busy and the number of passer by were low in comparison to Guv. for example. I dont think the crowd was the worst. It was definitely a sexy crowd....and sometimes downright horny lol
Overall, i think the club is gorgeous. I had no problems with the sound system. Heck, i even standed in front of stacks and didnt need plugs. While having a Funktion-one system is nice, i think the club picked it more for its snazzy look than its quality. I didnt feel like the system was pushed to its full potential last night.
For the music, Sneak was ok. He wasnt madness like he was at Cobra last night. His best music was played while i was @ coatcheck unfortunately. Villalobos was very up and down. The trip down 80's lane didnt do it for me. Drop 1 or 2 tracks ...fine, but not the whole era. Especially that i cannot really relate to the music anyway lol. From 4-5, i think he was quite good. Overall though, i wish he had played more like @ Metropolis where he drop tunes with booty shaking bass lines and overall happy music. Last night, he played drugged out, stretch and downright weird stuff (think, last track....used to wind everyone down).
I was curious to hear Sneak vs. Villalobos, as weird it would have sounded. The two are a weird pairing tbh. I'd see more a Villalobos vs. Hawtin, vs. Loco dice, vs. Carola.
Friend's attendance was at max. Was great to see many i havent seen in a little while.
I'd definitely check out Maison again....I'll make sure to predrink tho. $7 a regular beer is steep. At least the beer is freezing cold, which i dont get very often in clubs! |
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| randallpink |
i'd have to agree that the system was off. im sure it can perform much better than that. i thought ricardo was pretty dissapointing but i actuaally very much liked fries and bridges set and most of sneaks set. i had a good time but i definitely think it could have been better.
i don't understand how someone who's considered such a good dj (villalobos) can't play a full set without getting distracted...? i dunno, i thought that was part of being a dj, but thats just me. if you wanna party, party, but don't over do it if you can't perform. i mean two or three hours isn't very long to keep your head in check. |
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| rabbitjoker |
| quote: | Originally posted by randallpink
i mean two or three hours isn't very long to keep your head in check. |
Agreed. I think part of the Ricardo myth is his "party" - which obviously backfired last night. |
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