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Airdrawndagger overrated IMO (pg. 3)
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| Spydar |
| quote: | Originally posted by DJ PíO
I say this because I'm a classical musician and a music student, and everytime I show ADD to a professor or another person knowledgeable in music they always react with the same awe and disbelief: "You mean this is not a work of some famous composer?, Amazing!".
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Maybe they do this to laugh with you behind your back?? Cynical perhaps? I know i would do so :D
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Airdrawndagger is not for the dancefloor, it's music candy for the brain. It makes most other prog productions seem banal and trivial. This is the album that will be remembered for ages to come as the masterpiece classic of the progressive dance movement. Mark my words.
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I'd say if had to choice a masterpiece of the progressive dance movement , i would chose Sasha GU013 or MMII or Maybe Northern Exposure series...and progressive dance movement ?
Lol , where is the dance?? |
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| DJ PíO |
| quote: | Originally posted by TranceSeeker
LOL mate I respect your opinion on that but I guess u haven't listened to northern exposure...THAT'S what I call a candy for the ear. And I mean From the start till the end, add compared to northern exposure is crap...take this with some salt & pepper.
But northern exposure is really 10X better then this one, it starts off and doesn't let you go till the end...add starts off well, and after 4 tracks the mix completely falls apart...
Dunno if u already heard ne, well if not, listen to it and enjoy ;) |
The Northern Exposure series is also genius, I can't deny that. But imo they all pale in comparison to ADD. ADD is so much more than a mix album that is progressive house/trance, it really can't be categorized anywhere. It will get better with time, you'll see. A true classic. |
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| DJ PíO |
| quote: | Originally posted by Spydar
I'd say if had to choice a masterpiece of the progressive dance movement , i would chose Sasha GU013 or MMII or Maybe Northern Exposure series...and progressive dance movement ?
Lol , where is the dance?? |
Well, it's funny that you ask "where is the dance"? MMII and Sasha GU 13 are all awesome, but still, they're just awesome DANCE music albums. Aidrawndagger trascends from that, i said progressive dance b/c we all know where Sasha is coming from and there are many danceable tracks in the album (ie. Wavy Gravy, Bloodlock, Fundamental etc.)
But still, there is something magical about the album that maybe just a few people can see.... |
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| TranceSeeker |
| I can understand you excitement, but I'm sorry mate, it doesn't do anything for me, for me it failed...and I'm trying almost 2 months now to get into it....:) |
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| DJ PíO |
| It's cool. After reading this thread i personally think that Airdrawndagger is very UNDERrated. ;) |
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| tranceman78 |
| I personally like ADD, but it had to grow on me. It's not something I would play while driving 70 mph down the freeway, or something I would play at a party either. I listen to it while studying, writing papers, or sometimes I just lay back and chill to it. I think some people like to bash it because it was made by a famous dj, and that's the "popular" thing to do. |
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| Chittle |
| quote: | Can't say that ADD wouldnt have been as
good if Sasha hadnt put his name on it, it wouldnt have gotten as much attention as in
"Its SASHAs new album!" but I would still have liked it.
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Is it so hard to believe that there are a lot of people who genuinely like this? That being said, it's true that the album has gotten much more attention because of Sasha but there's nothing wrong with that. And I also think that because it's done by "Sasha" people might be a bit more willing to give the album a chance to grow on themselves.. I mean, I wasn't all that impressed after the initial spin but I wasn't ready to give up on this album so easily after all that waiting... and I'm glad I didn't. Album of the year, period. |
I agree with both of these points. I think that because of Sasha's reputation with the album, it does warrant a second listening at least. I firstly, havent heard all of ADD, so Im not going to try and give a review of it. Im simply going to add my experience; Sasha - Wavy Gravy to me was one of the most talked about tracks for many a year, and after hearing it for the first time, I wasnt impressed. However, afew more listens later, and I was appreciating what a great piece of music it was. And so, I feel the same may be applied to ADD. While not spectaular at first, it reserves the right to soddomise you in the arse after six listens.*
*I thoroughly reserve the right to call ADD "e" in front of its friends after hearing it, and get all my bigger mates to beat it up during lunchbreak. |
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| liquidxxd |
| it does come in singles, if you buy the 3x12 vinyl set of the album, i think it comes with less tracks though, 1 less i think, i only have the vinyl album, pretty good if you ask me |
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| davinox |
bah.
ADD is a pretty good album, but this masterpiece and "ahead of its time" stuff is crap.
you want a masterpiece? A CD totally ahead of its time?
Hallucinogen - Twisted
released in 1995
beats the out of ADD. |
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| Dmatrox |
| quote: | Originally posted by TranceSeeker
No flaming plz, but am I the only one who dare to say add is way overrated. The album doesn't flow well enough to keep my attention throughout it, so everytime I listen halfway through it I just put it off cuz it bores me. Just wanna say most tracks on it are quality but the album in his "whole" is very dissapointing imo.
I think if the album wasn't done by "Sasha" not even 1/4th of the people who like it now, would have liked it...
Just my opinion.
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I heard this album is made as a single track album and not as a mix...So I put my words back then, he'd better just put all the tracks apart then, like bunkka, I always thought it was a "mix". |
YES!! way overrated. If this CD came out under an unknown artist or lesser known artist, it would be like 7/10 imo.
Whenever some people hear the word "sasha" or "paul van dyk" or "paul van dyk" they usually think of perfection (kinda)
Sasha has become such as popstar word and image imo.
the album airdrawndagger was not something i would speak highly about. But some speak highly of the album because its SASHA. some of the tracks were okay, but it was mostly atmospheric and deserved to be shelved with an ambient collection since it had very soothing sounds. |
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| keke |
| This Album requires Musical brain to fully understand !! Yeah sure this ablum isnt for dance floor but perfect for chill down !! Amazing album !! Its not Overated at all IMO |
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| DJ PíO |
| quote: | Originally posted by keke
This Album requires Musical brain to fully understand !! Yeah sure this ablum isnt for dance floor but perfect for chill down !! Amazing album !! Its not Overated at all IMO |
Alas, the believers! :disbelief |
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