PLEASE no OAKENFOLD!!!!

[kingdumb]

so aparently hes tryin to make a comeback or whatever!

he was at edc this year (fail)

AND

was at this years Nocturnal Festival (also flopped)



iam just not a big fan anymore


yeah i bet he was EPIC like wayyyyyy back when


just PLEASE no oakenfold, keep him and steve aoki at home!
bring someone NEW fresh and EXCITING other then old washed up djs from the 60's rave scene bahahaha


......AND hes not that geat to look at!

[Suffacated]

Were you at EDC this year?

[ARBJORK]

so aparently hes tryin to make a comeback or whatever!

he was at edc this year (fail)

AND

was at this years Nocturnal Festival (also flopped)



iam just not a big fan anymore


yeah i bet he was EPIC like wayyyyyy back when


just PLEASE no oakenfold, keep him and steve aoki at home!
bring someone NEW fresh and EXCITING other then old washed up djs from the 60's rave scene bahahaha


......AND hes not that geat to look at!

WHAT ABOUT SOME TIESTO ???? HAHAHHA
The following interview is so hilarious!!! LMAO

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[orbit]

trying to make a comeback i thought he was never gone.


what if he plays live? you know, with lot of lasers, balloons and fireworks.

[Leeartlee]

Oakenfold circa 1998: Very fresh

Oakenfold 2000 onward: Has made Vegas his new residence (speaks for itself)

[nationocean]

he played a very decent, danceable set at coachella 2006.

i have seen him lots and lots of times and he's hit or miss, but still rather have him play than many of the other djs that play. nothing wrong with the guy at all.

also, kingdumb sounds like he's 17 or something.. ughs.

[CrimesceneCookie]

Unholy Trio of Suck:

Tiesto
Oakenfold
Paul van Dyk

fuck I remember when all 3 of those assholes were booked for coachella...
Worst Sahara Ever

[Devin the Dude]

Oakenfold clearly does not belong on that list.

[HAMMERHEAD]

it hurts my heart to think that those are who most of the world sees as the face of edm.

[daftsquirrel]

i LOVED oakenfold in middle school...i saw him at edc for the first time and i was so excited but i ended up leaving in the middle of his set. such a let down.

Oakenfold circa 1998: Very fresh

Oakenfold 2000 onward: Has made Vegas his new residence (speaks for itself)
^this is so true

[Leeartlee]

Unholy Trio of Suck:

Tiesto
Oakenfold
Paul van Dyk

fuck I remember when all 3 of those assholes were booked for coachella...
Worst Sahara Ever

While I agree with your general attitude, you left Armin Van fucking Burren off your list of sucakge, which is a quasi fail

[Devin the Dude]

you're kidding yourself if you don't like Armin's Live performance, though.

[guedita]

Unholy Trio of Suck:

Tiesto
Oakenfold
Paul van Dyk

fuck I remember when all 3 of those assholes were booked for coachella...
Worst Sahara Ever

Hey guys, I guess I'm wondering what specifically is so abhorrent about these DJ's/or them coming to Coachella. Their music turned me on to EDM way back in the day, and of course there are newer and better styles going on that I would rather see in the Sahara. Is it the crowd they attract, the poor quality of their live performances, or just the outdated-ness that is turning everyone off? I've never seen any of them live, so I'm just wondering....I certainly wouldn't consider paying $70 for Tiesto's solo tour right now, but I'd rather have him do a set than Steve Aoki. Thanks for your responses, I am intrigued!

[BROKENDOLL]

A quasi fail? Is that better or worse than an EPIC fail?

[heyeric]

a classic oakenfold set is always welcome, i guess he's just not competing with new artists as well as some expected. i thought his set rocked at edc.

[heyeric]

you're kidding yourself if you don't like Armin's Live performance, though.

armins live performance and the production value of his events are amazing.

[Leeartlee]

I just think that trance, in its current mutation, is fucking awful. I used to love the stuff too. But I've seen everyone of those guys either at festivals or in a club and they just plan suck.

And the sad thing is, trance doesn't need to be relegated to a shitfest. But DJ's like Armin and Tiesto have made it really hard to redeem it.

Also, even in my raviest of days, I never liked Armin. I've always thought his crescendos are uninteresting snooze-a-thons

[Suffacated]

i thought his set rocked at edc.

BD and I know it did :thu

[jgafs]

was in Vegas for a bachelor party and we were staying at the Palms (Place).
Went to some megaclub there and low and behold, Oaks is the resident dj.

He was pretty fucking good. Granted I was drunk and hooking up with an Aussie chick, so I might be biased to greatness of the evening.

[menikmati]

I'll take trance over shitty overplayed electro any day of the week.

[CrimesceneCookie]

Oakenfold clearly does not belong on that list.


How on earth can you differentiate? Oakenfold is so disgustingly horrid, that I'm convinced only 14 year old girls and the guys who want to screw them like him. The last time I had to endure him was opening for Underworld at the Hollywood Bowl, and his cheesefuck trance was so fucking terrible and pandering that I wanted to throw shit at him.

Oakenfold doesn't deserve to spin at a garage sale much less a massive, but it's all the trance retards want these days.

And the fact that a bunch of Ed Banger cunts stole the term "electro" for their flavor of the month trendoid shit is no reason to be any more accepting of trance bullshit.

[Leeartlee]

I'll take trance over shitty overplayed electro any day of the week.

You can't possibly mean that. You would honestly rather listen to Above and Beyond than Boys Noize?

[Drinkey McDrinkerstein]

how bout some DJ ALICE?!?! woop woop

[Leeartlee]

Oh shit, pulling out all the stops are we? How about some Art of Trance or Ayla?

[Drinkey McDrinkerstein]

i guess this isn't trance, but i'd jam it out to some UTAH SAINTS

oMLCrzy9TEs

[Botrocker]

The Utah Saints are whats up!

[dorkfish]

You can't possibly mean that. You would honestly rather listen to Above and Beyond than Boys Noize?
god, in a heartbeat.

[gaypalmsprings]

I haven't seen Oakenfold since the last time he appeared before Madonna at Coachella. Bring him back.

[Ardentbiscuit]

Oakenfold is doing fine, he has Perfecto nights in Vegas.

He spins there at least once a month.

[nbvcide]

No Oakenfold, No Tiesto, No Armin, No Armand, No Forsten, No Benassi

Coachella 2010.

[Devin the Dude]

whatever. i'm saying, Oakenfold is not as shitty as Tiesto or Armin. amirite? maybe even just by a tiny margin?

bleh. let's kill this thread before it gets depressing.

[nbvcide]

i was just sayin no to any of em at Coach..

but yes, Oakenfold is not as shitty as Armin or Forsten or Armand or Tiesto.. by a tiny margin.

[SoulDischarge]

I'll take trance over shitty overplayed electro any day of the week.

Eh. I'm the opposite. I'm sick of electro-house, but for awhile it was decent stupid fun. Trance, on the other hand, I've never been able to tolerate and had been a large stumbling block in me coming to appreciate non-IDM electronic dance music for a couple of years. Oakenfold's set at Bonnaroo was terrible. It sounded exactly like something you could hear on a weekend at Rage in West Hollywood. Regardless of whatever relevance the man might have once had in promoting whatever scene, he's settled into 'just-a-paycheck' mode. I don't know how anyone can enjoy that.

[Egull]

No Oakenfold, No Tiesto, No Armin, No Armand, No Forsten, No Benassi

Coachella 2010.

I would be down for Benassi.

[malcolmjamalawesome]

how bout some DJ ALICE?!?! woop woop

Or how about some Alice Deejay for that matter?

nHd71U5RHNI

[malcolmjamalawesome]

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[malcolmjamalawesome]

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[gaypalmsprings]

No DJ Obama

http://fobbdeep.com/images/djobama.jpg

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_77zlDThTArk/SamSQB0MCXI/AAAAAAAAABk/djMhqQ5IZWY/s400/DJ+Obama.jpg

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[travolta]

YxEjENrSdV0

bC-rsrTWC8A IMO

[Leeartlee]

Or how about some Alice Deejay for that matter?

nHd71U5RHNI

Oh, I totally mixed those two Alice's up. I think we'd all be Better off Alone than to have Oakendouche at Coachella.

[erikua]

Oakenfold circa 1998: Very fresh

Oakenfold 2000 onward: Has made Vegas his new residence (speaks for itself)

Prince had a residence in Vegas before Coachella... and Prince had to be one of the best acts Coachella has ever landed. Not to say Oakenfold is anywhere near the caliber of Prince.. but just because someone has a residence in Vegas does not necessarily discredit them.

[Drinkey McDrinkerstein]

Alice Deejay is who i was referring - thanks for the protip MJA

[Leeartlee]

Prince had a residence in Vegas before Coachella... and Prince had to be one of the best acts Coachella has ever landed. Not to say Oakenfold is anywhere near the caliber of Prince.. but just because someone has a residence in Vegas does not necessarily discredit them.

Ok, but Vegas has also been the home to Celine Dion, Elton John (post Bernie Taupin), Barbara Streisand, and the late, fat, Elvis.

[chairmenmeow47]

i'm ashamed to admit that alice deejay at the nile in 2000 was one of the best parties i ever went to. wall to wall people and not a soul wasn't dancing.

i also admit to dancing to oakenfold at coachella in 2006. as much as he usually sucks, i didn't think he was that bad for the few minutes we were over there.

[Leeartlee]

i'm ashamed to admit that alice deejay at the nile in 2000 was one of the best parties i ever went to. wall to wall people and not a soul wasn't dancing.

i also admit to dancing to oakenfold at coachella in 2006. as much as he usually sucks, i didn't think he was that bad for the few minutes we were over there.

2000 is just within the thresh hold of it being ok. 2001, you might have to be shunned.

[chairmenmeow47]

ha ha ha, hey now, at the height of my rave days, better off alone & the launch were probably the two most frequently played tracks, what can i say!?! and back in my life is still a cute song :x

[paganman7]

You can't possibly mean that. You would honestly rather listen to Above and Beyond than Boys Noize?


Doesn't that suggest that Boys Noize is "shitty ass electro"?

Boys Noize is top shelf electro.

[Leeartlee]

I didn't mean it like that. I'm just not aware of who makes "Good" trance now a days.

[erikua]

Ok, but Vegas has also been the home to Celine Dion, Elton John (post Bernie Taupin), Barbara Streisand, and the late, fat, Elvis.

And your point?

Accomplished artist.. do I like the artist you mentioned? Not at all. Would I pay to go see them? No. But to take away what they have accomplished as artist/entertainers is a little foolish of ya.

[mittens4kittens]

To each his own I say. That being said, Sasha and Digweed make everyone mentioned in this thread so far look like clowns.

[Donaldj]

Doesn't that suggest that Boys Noize is "shitty ass electro"?

Boys Noize is top shelf electro.

Have you heard his new album? It isn't very electro at all. It sounds way more tech-house/techno to me.

[mittens4kittens]

To each his own I say. That being said, Sasha and Digweed make everyone mentioned in this thread so far look like clowns.

except for boys noize of course

[gaypalmsprings]

NO aphids twins

[orbit]

he used to play some ok dnb.

[kingdumb]

i say YESSSS to Ferry Corsten and ABOVE AND BEYONDDDDD pweaze

[malcolmjamalawesome]

i'm ashamed to admit that alice deejay at the nile in 2000 was one of the best parties i ever went to. wall to wall people and not a soul wasn't dancing.

i also admit to dancing to oakenfold at coachella in 2006. as much as he usually sucks, i didn't think he was that bad for the few minutes we were over there.

Don't feel bad about this. I think it's fair to say that even the biggest piece of shit DJ can occasionally pick out the right tracks to get a bunch of people who intentionally went to a club or rave or some other event in which dancing is inherent to dance.

[malcolmjamalawesome]

And for the record, I would fucking jump up and down if Alice Deejay played.

[Leeartlee]

And your point?

Accomplished artist.. do I like the artist you mentioned? Not at all. Would I pay to go see them? No. But to take away what they have accomplished as artist/entertainers is a little foolish of ya.

My point is a simple one: Vegas is the culmination of everything that sucks about America and if you set up shop there, you become part of that problem

[Suffacated]

My point is a simple one: Vegas is the culmination of everything that sucks about America and if you set up shop there, you become part of that problem

Your point is nothing more than your opinion. Saying that: Vegas is the culmination of everything that sucks about America and if you set up shop there, you become part of that problem shows that you have a very narrow mind and don't get out much.

[HAMMERHEAD]

And for the record, I would fucking jump up and down if Alice Deejay played.

i shamelessly agree.

[Leeartlee]

Your point is nothing more than your opinion. ...shows that you have a very narrow mind and don't get out much.

This whole thread is about opinion. That opinion started with one person saying, "No more Oakenfold". I'm giving reasons why this is a valid argument. And honestly, if you want to defend why Vegas is some valid outlet for artistic expression, then go ahead. But me hating Vegas is not me being narrow minded. It means I don't like that city, period.

[ficklecycle]

I saw Oakenfold at EDC 07. He was aight.

[MantisMel]

Throw back.... Uhm yes....

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[Leeartlee]

It's a fine day is awesome for one reason and one reason only:

Kirsty Hawkshaw did the vocals on it, which were subsequently used in Halcyon + On + On. Fucking brilliant on Orbitals part.