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Explaining Rave Culture To Americans article
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| enydo |
I mean, there's definitely a surplus of silly tweeners just discovering electronic music, so yes. The "scene" and everything is a bit diluted, and the corporate forces running these large-scale festivals have really gone with the stadium rock aesthetic.
Overall though, I think this is the start of something interesting. When you read interviews with artists doing circuits in North America, the reaction seems to be fairly positive. A lot of these younger people are either going to move onto the next "thing", or stick around with electronic music and help the scene flourish. The really hard thing with America is how big and disconnected the country is. You have LA, NYC, and the PNW, which is where a lot of lesser known producers and DJs tour through, while the rest of the country tends to miss out.
We'll see what happens. |
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| Deillon |
| Fun to read, however if taken serious the guy behind this article is a bit selfish. |
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| Looney4Clooney |
| rave culture was done pretty much everywhere by the end of 2000. People realized it is not sustainable and a culture centred around drugs will always fizzle rather quick. It still puzzles me how people manage to dress like people did in the early USA rave thing but ya, somehow someway, that dumb ass candy bull still pops its head. |
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| DOOMBOT |
| I can't speak for anywhere else but Philadelphia had some really good raves not too long ago. There still could be good ones going on and I just don't know about them because I don't seek them out like I used to. If anyone had ever been to a Deep Nights event in Philly, they'd know what I'm talking about. |
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| Looney4Clooney |
| they aren't really the same thing. You can't go back in time. even if you wear the same and do the same drugs and listen to similar music. What made raves somewhat cool was the fact that they were new and nobody knew about them and they were illegal for the most part. As stupid as everyone looked and most acted, you had a sense that there was something big going on. Now you just have idiots trying to replicate something that was stupid but people were too high to realize it. People have hindsight and should know better. |
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| DOOMBOT |
| quote: | Originally posted by Looney4Clooney
they aren't really the same thing. You can't go back in time. even if you wear the same and do the same drugs and listen to similar music. What made raves somewhat cool was the fact that they were new and nobody knew about them and they were illegal for the most part. As stupid as everyone looked and most acted, you had a sense that there was something big going on. Now you just have idiots trying to replicate something that was stupid but people were too high to realize it. People have hindsight and should know better. |
I disagree. For example, after I had been going to them and they weren't necessarily new to me, I began introducing other people to them who didn'tknow about them, so the experience was completely fresh for them. I don't think anyone now is trying to replicate anything other then just trying to throw a party and have a good time. You seem to have the "it was better back in my day" attitude, which is a shame because if you let that get to you, you'll never be able to enjoy yourself anymore when you go out to these parties today. |
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| Looney4Clooney |
it was better for the simple fact that you had no idea what the it was making it something a tad more exclusive and special. There is not a teen alive that doesn't know what a rave is. Even the use of E has become as common as drinking it seems. People understand djing. They know were to get the music, and know were to look online for the events. When you had to know somebody, had no access to the music and couldn't just go online and find events , it weeded out the retards and it was just better.
it is just not the same. There is no mystery left. No matter how hard you clap. |
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| sunsurge |
| quote: | Originally posted by enydo
The really hard thing with America is how big and disconnected the country is. You have LA, NYC, and the PNW, which is where a lot of lesser known producers and DJs tour through, while the rest of the country tends to miss out. |
Yeah, this is an important point. The communities must be more disparate stateside because of the geography. Whereas it is the norm to travel to and from events across the UK easily, jumping aboard the party bus to the midlands from London to events for example and seeing familiar faces. |
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| DOOMBOT |
| quote: | Originally posted by Looney4Clooney
it was better for the simple fact that you had no idea what the it was making it something a tad more exclusive and special. There is not a teen alive that doesn't know what a rave is. Even the use of E has become as common as drinking it seems. People understand djing. They know were to get the music, and know were to look online for the events. When you had to know somebody, had no access to the music and couldn't just go online and find events , it weeded out the retards and it was just better.
it is just not the same. There is no mystery left. No matter how hard you clap. |
I take it you are going back at least 20 years then? |
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| Looney4Clooney |
| 15 years or so for NA. |
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| DOOMBOT |
| quote: | Originally posted by Looney4Clooney
15 years or so for NA. |
You don't think people in NA knew what a rave was all about in the late 90s? |
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