So today I type in DI.FM to tune into GDJB prior to ASOT and am pissed to find out today on ASOT is a broadcast of a liveset from AMNESIA. I purposely took my lunch break an hour late to tune in and find out it's a rip of armin's set from Tuesday. BRUTAL.

If I wanted to hear a liveset from armin I would go see him in the club. ASOT is supposed to be the 'newest tunes selected, the hottest tracks in a row' not 'the most popular tunes over the past six mont that you've heard too many times'.

anyways, to make a long story short, STOP WITH THE LIVESETS unless they're actually LIVE.

Seriously, shut up.

Live sets are awesome. I cant wait to hear the one from Amnesia, get a feel for whats going on out there, and make me even more excited to when i get to go.

Armin does 52 ASOT shows a year, a few recorded sets is fine.

Please do not stop doing them Armin!

Partly agree with you. I'm not a fan of broadcasts like these cause you hear pretty much the tracks you hear for months already. Since I'm not a fan of Armin doing short sets on parties (basically banging out the big tracks and well known tracks for the crowd) we can pretty much guess what will be on. I rather see him in a club and I rather have new tracks every week as well but that's not possible cause of his schedule and private life.

Ofcourse the people who don't like this are way in the minority. The majority likes it and also people who can't see him live and there's also a group of people that can't complain basically cause everything Armin does is already awesome and already the best ever before even hearing it. And if the majority is happy, easy decision.

There has always been live sets on ASOT and there always will be. If you don't like it don't listen to it. While you mightn't like listening to live sets alot of other people do.

I would like to insult you very much, but I have to restrain myself here

People say they want the newest tunes every week, but Armin literaly does an ASOT EVERY WEEK! He constantly gives you new tunes to listen to. Even if 1 week a month was a live set you would still be getting far more new music than anyone else gives you to listen to!

Give him a break man!

Besides which, if you were lucky enough to have been to a gig which he then broadcasts you have an awesome momento of the night. Its great to hear back a set which you heard live!

Agreed, don't mind hearing a live set now and then once per 2 months or so is perfect imo

+1 . i agree !

Heaven forbid actually hearing club music being played and mixed in a club setting in the way it was intended to be.

The odd liveset is fine by me. OK, they may not be the freshest tunes around and you suspect they're usually used as a filler when Armin's a bit busy but, hey, he's not a machine and needs a break every now and then.

maybe next thursday you can invite Armin to spin in front of you during your lunch break

I have nothing against live sets. It is good to change something or to do something new sometimes 

good job milan. i bet that was hard wasn't it?!

but on topic...it's true what some people said. he does this show for the fans and he doesn't get paid to do it. so just be glad that he still does it after so many years. give the guy break, didn't you see how pissed off he was in that picture in the funny thread?

I'm losing my touch

well...get it back..!!

Ok gotcha. I thought ASOT was supposed to be made by me but ok.

Most of the tracks are unreleased and some tracks were only a few weeks or days old.

I really notice a change in attitude. A few years back it was no problem to play a good track more than once on ASOT. Now after 3 plays a track is considered 'old'.

Doing a liveset is considerably more work than just a regular 2 hour mix.

No more livesets then?

Armin

The more livesets the merrier. I prefer them over studio mixes anytime.

No No No .. this is only 1 Member Opinion .. Today's Live set was Awsome .. but armin , i have a request that all Members would like to say .. We need "TRANCE" not that crappy Electro and house ! something from 138 - 140 bpm ! its like "Above&beyond , Sean tyas , Aly&Fila , J O'C , etc"

Wow, Armin responded! Personally I like them and many others do too. Makes you feel like you're there and if you were there as someone stated before me it reminds them of being there. I like the livesets but that's just me.

Definately keep doing the livesets. Every now and then it's good to hear "massive choons" all together (as compared to a regular episode, where there's a higher chance of hearing more not-as-pleasent-tunes). With livesets you can't go wrong! Plus, look at the reactions for ASOT 359, I'd say many would agree with me on this one!
GuyFawkes is also right, but only half-right! While many of us would love to hear more of those >135BPMs, it's normal you play <135BPMs in a club! It's a live set after all.
But hey, maybe that's a idea you should try for a future ASOT: a full episode with only pure trance!

Cheers,
Cosmin

imo - live sets are great - catched spirit and atmosphere is one and only- no doubt of that, but it should be long more than 2 hours! its like watching movie just in the middle - if you know what i mean

i think you just hung yourself dude. there's constructive criticism and there's just plain out complaining and well, you kind of crossed over to complaining.

it's alright armin...can't satisfy everyone.

Hmm i think progressive trance should be played instead of house, it doesn't have to be 140bpm, it's good even at 132bpm or a bit lower.

Since Armin has found the time to read this forum I want to make a complaint about his recent sets. Well Armin plays great tracks, but the sets are lacking of flow. I enjoy each track individually not the set as a whole, like it should be with trance imo.

Good point there Cosmin. Most of us had positive things to say on that thread.

cool will do but guess only once in a while is good.
Just trying to see what everyone thinks.
I think it's cool to have a live show once every two months or so.



Armin

yeah said it too, once per 2 months is perfect

Totally Agree !

I think you should do livesets once every two months during autumn, winter & spring and do more livesets in the summer (once or twice per month maybe ?)

So we agree, 2 months it is!
Now, everybody cut their wrists and sign this with blood.

resign from LIVE set bah... no f*in' way! Only one thing ASOT should back to old formula 1h the newest... and 2nd h non-stop, but current system is also cool!

hope for some Ibiza set on August and closing set on september...

I love A State of Trance so please keep playing those live sets because they are amazing.

i was actually thinking about that. I really like reading all your comments guys.
Trust me, it's all "being taken into consideration" as they say.

And thanks for support once again! This forum is one of the reasons I enjoy doing ASOT.
I just like to try different things once in a while. Trying to keep everyone happy.

Armin

NUMBER#1 dj in the world and you come on here with that s*** . Have u seen Armin live?

Youre like the guy who came on here months/yrs ago saying Tiesto was better.... WHY are u here?

Dissapointing opinion expressing there. Like my grandma says..." Its all in your approach"

Live sets are awsome I dont care what anyone else says

They are insanely good most of the time

I'm still sticking to my wish of hearing an episode (also once in a while) with nothing but >135BPM trance. Can't think of anything else I'd like to change about the show right now.
Oh yes, maybe SEEING it live every asotday?

Hehe, seeing it live every Thursday (ASOT day) would be pretty cool.

Keep doin the Live Sets Armin! I always love a good live set.. i'd actually prefer if you threw down more classics, then always bangin out the brand new stuff.. last weeks ASOT was killer!

Can't wait for your extended set @ Guvernment btw!!

I think sometimes the system with 1h+1h is good when U don't have enough good tunes, but if U have more than 10 good tunes, more than 1h good tune then we have some kind of problem. Ofcourse you can play some of these next week but what if next week U will be have also more than 1h great new tunes that will be another problem. Hope, you know what I mean.

So, my suggestion is 1h the newest tunes selected and 1h non-stop in the mix if U don't have enough great tunes to show us and if U have more great tunes the 2hs show.

But really, important is stuff quality, don't matter how you would/should presenting it for us. It's all about A State Of Trance, huh?

Agreed there! That's what it's all about.

live sets are great! it almost feels like your there with the crowd!! and it's different from the regular show!
-hopefully the ny show on saturday is added to asot!! even though today is thursday! lol

You cant make everyone happy Armin...
It's just how this world works...
In summer its nice to hear once a month "live" set from Ibiza... its like capital of clubbing
Just continue what u r doing... u r doing well whatever ppl say. If it wouldnt be like that they wouldnt send u all those e-mail's and PM's and wouldn't post here on forum...
It would be nice to see you here more often... leave message here or there to let ppl know that u care ...

I agree with that! *Thumbs Up*

i agree!! whenever i come online, i always check to see if he came online... sometimes it gets boring but then when he does come online, it's great to kno he's reading people's comments and it finally feels like an armin forum!!

Yup yup! It does.

Definately!
I personally prefer listening to a live set, i always enjoy listening to an eclectic set of tracks from the classics to the newest tunes. So its nice to have a live episode of ASOT every once in awhile. I truly enjoyed today's episode and hopefully there's more of those to come

Especially when i'm in the mood to get up and dance



Perfectly said Akaishia

Bit late response, but here's my opinion:

1. That guy acts like the world has gone because you broadcasted your liveset. If he would've listened to last weeks episode then he should've known.
2. I definitely like livesets. Because I don't have the chance to see you that often live somewhere, I still can listen to your livesets. And let's face it, people know you because your DJ-gigs. (Well I do, Sensation 2003 it was, still get 'kippenvel' if I listen to that set )
3. Normal episodes of ASOT are seriously nice, but once in a while I like livesets too. As said before, once every 2 months would be good.



I know what you mean, but Armin doesn't have to play all good tunes out there. Then he would need 5 hours a week. If he has too many tunes for a week, he just picks the best of these good ones. Off course it's his own choice, because it's his radioshow.

Armin, just continue with what you're doing. There have always been people that complain and there always will be.

Reminds me of that quote from Allen Iverson:

"There may be one million people who love me, there may be 10 million people who hate me. What do I do? I go to battle for those 1 million people"

Or something like that

well said!!

I don't see it as "complaining". I know opinions sometimes sound harch but I try to see the constructiveness of it.

I'm keeping this forum alive (and public!) on my site to see what you guys think. I'm only human and I can't please everybody (duh!) but I like to read what you guys write. Weather "us" DJ's like it or not, we play music for each and every one of you so it doesn't harm to hear what you think.
It's up to me if I do something with it

Armin

i agree!! everyone is probably not going to like it so all listeners can do is suck it up and just listen~! if you give the song a chance, you might end up liking it!! all you can do is play your best and hope people will like it!