Originally posted by Lews
It wasn't until 2010 that a song of his first hit the Billboard Hot 100 and it was 2014 when he finally was in the UK top10 and had two songs in the Billboard Hot 100. Based on chart appearances, 2014 was his peak in popularity.
Yeah, but he didn't win DJ Mag's Top 100 DJs poll in those years, and everyone knows that's the only real barometer of popularity.
Mokuyoujima
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Originally posted by Sykonee
Yeah, but he didn't win DJ Mag's Top 100 DJs poll in those years, and everyone knows that's the only real barometer of popularity.
but now that DJmag poll is just a list of moneytakers. I know some Asian bookers determines famous DJs fee by that rankings. (Prob cuz they don’t know much about EDM.w4nk3rz.) well, I WILL NEVER VOTE AXWELL. dykwim XD
btw Top 100 DJ 2019 sponsored by UNICEF!!!??? wtf
Cyberio
I would agree 2004, number one three times in a row. Just Be and Olympics was a milestone in his career.
lacksesepsotygh
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Originally posted by Zak McKracken
I believe Tiestor peaket around 2007, just look at the number of pages on this thread:
I'd say the period from 2000-2002 was his peak for me. Suburban Train, Silence remix, and the first 3 ISOS CDs.
SYSTEM-J
Out of a bit of the aforementioned nostalgia, I've had his Essential Mix from 2001 on this evening, since he plays just about all of the club tracks from In My Memory over the course of it.
I can see loads of trance fans creaming over it on the Youtube comments, but man, he does nothing for me as a DJ. Even back then when he was playing "proggy" stuff as he does in the first half of this set. He just doesn't really mix tracks. There's no blending, there's no building, it's just getting from A to B as quickly as possible. And when he does leave the melody in for 30 seconds, it's invariably out of key. I suppose that's trance DJs for you. He might once have been a good club DJ, as I've heard loads of people say he used to smash it back then, but not at home on the headphones.
Xavi
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Originally posted by Lews
Why do people consider 2003-2004 his 'peak exposure' ? Those albums barely charted and it's seriously difficult to imagine many people outside the world of trance and trance music forums had any idea who he was at the time. 'Adagio for Strings' never even hit #1 on Billboard's Dance Singles Sales chart.
Because he played at the Olympic Games and would have got MANY times more global exposure from that compared to Billboard?
Also purists say that top 40 charts are not such a "credible" way of measuring a dj's success ;-)
Tangil
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Originally posted by SYSTEM-J
Out of a bit of the aforementioned nostalgia, I've had his Essential Mix from 2001 on this evening, since he plays just about all of the club tracks from In My Memory over the course of it.
I can see loads of trance fans creaming over it on the Youtube comments, but man, he does nothing for me as a DJ. Even back then when he was playing "proggy" stuff as he does in the first half of this set. He just doesn't really mix tracks. There's no blending, there's no building, it's just getting from A to B as quickly as possible. And when he does leave the melody in for 30 seconds, it's invariably out of key. I suppose that's trance DJs for you. He might once have been a good club DJ, as I've heard loads of people say he used to smash it back then, but not at home on the headphones.
I disagree. Tiesto played with inventiveness, not in his mixing style but in his track selection. Have a listen to his Club Eau and Dutch Dimension sets from 2001 and Gatecrasher NEC from November 2002. Great mix of techy stuff and uplifting trance. Compared what some of the other big name trance djs were playing there's a lot more drama and atmosphere in these sets which carries through at home.
SYSTEM-J
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Originally posted by Tangil
Compared what some of the other big name trance djs were playing
That’s the crucial part. I think the vast majority of big trance DJs were pretty crap even when Trance Was Good. I know Tiesto’s big thing was playing some techno in with the unicorn fluff, and he does a bit of it on that aforementioned Essential Mix. There’s a Dave Clarke track in there and Smoke Machine by X-Press 2. Again, probably very effective in a club, but I don’t find it that interesting to hear a trance DJ play the odd techno cut now and again.
ArmyGuyDan
after 2010 he became a sellout
Ted Promo
Just got word he finna peak here again in a min. Double-dropped sorta . Right up the ass.
RTP
Suburban Train for me - I don't think he ever got better afterwards
that was probably recorded 2003 / 2004 - close to his peak
