QUOTE(Fresh Prince @ Apr 10 2008, 10:20 PM)

I listened very carefully to the show tonight, because I had to come to terms with myself how I feel about the show
nowadays and whether do I still even like it.
Well it didn't start promising, the first few tunes sounded like singalong to me, and I have a feeling that this block
is used to lure new crowd with this pseudo pop house/electro tunes that I can't stand.
Not even the Nadia Ali tune could do it for me and I love her and neither did Oceanlab remix work.
It wasn't til 7th tune (almost 1h) that we finally hear the sort of sound Armin used to open with, the Elevation remix
was perfect and it should've been the show opener.
Then come the Alex M.O.R.P.H. and Armin's TOTW which although isn't terrible certainly isn't TOTW for me,
and I can't even see it having any business on the dancefloor except maybe to close the show because it comes
to a dead stop, it's sorta like Ballerina from year's back, either love it or hate it. I prefer the latter.
Skip to 10th song, Breakfast, it was the worst noise that I heard in a long time, it seemed to pick up with
an interesting breakdown, but it was just awful.
And then the 2nd hour and 180 degree turn, the real ASOT! pure bliss starting with Nitrous Oxide remix of RN tune,
Andy Blueman perfect to follow with and it's a massive tune even in remix, don't know which is better,
him or Daniel Kandi, in my opinion these 2 tunes should be tunes #2, 3 in the beginning of the show.
Followed by again great remix of La Guitara, I mean let's face it, the tune is brilliant so even a remix can't go wrong.
There's less of the famous guitar but it's miles away from 1st hour.
Dreas & Simon Patterson tunes to follow were great, instrumental and full of build ups & breakdowns again,
amazing stuff, I mean I may be illiterate when it comes to musical keys, but I definetly know what I like to hear
and this is it, but the best is yet to come, it started with Marco V's remix and great tune by Nic Chagall, but the
TOTW for me was definetly 17. Totel - Afterglow (R.E.N.O.I.S.E. Remix) WOW what an amazing tune and the journey
it takes you on with it's driving sound, I was out of my chair! Brilliant!!! That Alex Morph can't even compare,
this is trance!
Last couple of tunes slowed it down a bit but with just 1 vocal tune to finish the hour it's a perfect use of vocal,
unintrusive and less and I stress less, 1 out of 10 is just fine, great hour which I will definetly rip out of the show
and listen to again.
To top it all off an amazing classic sound by NU NRG, which I guess sounded bit dated in comparison but I wonder
what happened to them, well not that I followed their progress much anyway...
When I look at it from perspective.
Old show format used to be something like this:
20min. of progressive trance, 40min. of uplifting/melodic/euphoric trance and last hour was tech/techno and even house sometimes.
Now it's like this:
60min (too long) of pop/electro/house wannabe music that I can't get into at all and which only purpose is to sing along.
And clean cut here to 2nd hour of pure bliss energetic and uplifting and melodic driven trance.
Obviously format of the show changed completely (this is in regards to the ASO? thread) and I think I finally figured
what I like here and what I don't like. I'll just tune in at 8 o'clock from now on rather than at 7.
That's until trends change again I suppose...
you know your speech is fine and all but yes things change such as trends especially in music,
if your purist that's great but don't go around knockin' other peoples taste in music, and if formats change i would think it would be natrual for it too, things don't always remain the same,
in order to stay connected specially in music u must change as well as w/ his or anyones fans,
im not saying to change completely bc dj will always have their roots, but you can't expect for music to remain the same
listen at your own will and don't be so judemental about what armin decides to play..
i for one dislike ceratin dj'd but they produce really great tracks but that doesn't stop me from listening,
music is beautiful in all it's forms, weather its, trance, progg, house, funky, minimal, tech, such..
if i dont like something i wont listen and thats that..but im not gonna sit there and whine
and writte a full report about why im no longer a fan or choose not to listen..
there wil always be trends and w/ those trends music too will change..
im glad you shared your opinion, so know im sharing mine

thanks