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Second year at University, still the same.
I should probably clarify that I'm not talking about "students that are DJs", I've come across some that are quite good, I'm talking about "DJs for students", the sort that any place trying to attract "students" will hire.
Whether a DJ plays music you like is probably more down to personal taste more than anything else so it would be a bit unfair to rate a DJ purely on that. There are other factors though that you can rate them by.
Say for example:
The DJ is a God
Okay, you still might not enjoy the night if they play music you hate but even then you might still find yourself grudgingly impressed. Mixing, matching, scratching, they add a personal touch to the music you play rather than just a setlist, and will likely have a personal taste so you might hear music you've never heard before, or old favourites in ways you never imagined them. Rare and expensive though...
The DJ has taste
Okay. No fancy tricks like professional scratching and mixing and they might still play tracks you hate, but they've got a personal taste so inbetween "hits" and "classics" you'll come across some fresh tunes/beats that aren't necessarily so mainstream. Even if you think they've got bad taste, you can still respect them for having a taste of their own.
The DJ has no taste
Well, everyone has a taste but this DJ will set it aside for "work". A biological jukebox that will randomly play songs from a "setlist" (that compromises entirely of a set of "hits" and "classics" from a certain "genre") and might take requests. Can't be exciting but some people like their club nights to be kept simple and it's more about "socialising" than hearing new music. And you'll get on just fine if you like the music they play.
The DJ is a TlT!!
With all the deck skills of the tasteless biological jukebox, the DJ decides to "spice things up" by being a radio presenter wannabe. Saying stupid cliché things. This is forgivable inbetween songs but most aren't happy to leave it there - they start interrupting songs. If they just talked over the music in time to it, silly but musical. If they talked with no rhythm over the music then that might be a little annoying but ignorable.
Instead they cut out the music completely to say some retarded cliché.
"Put your hands up"
"Anyone here from Nottingham?"
"We've got xxxxxxx, yyyyyyyy, and zzzzzzz still to come so GET READY!!!!11!!!11111"
The more you love the song, the more you're into it, the more annoying it is when the idiot cuts it off to spew some stupid cliché.
So DJs for "student nights"?
Sometimes just tasteless (even then they still stick to the same "cheese setlist" - but I guess that's a clash with my personal taste rather than with them) but more often than not they're a complete TlT. To be fair, it's places with these muppets that tend to be more successful with the students so perhaps they're like it for good reason, and I know that I don't have to go to all these "student" nights. But when it's the night of choice for so many people around you... it can get annoying at the least.
Ironically, if a place does an "amature night", a showcase of "DJs who are students" there's a chance of genuine quality...
So do these cretins wind you all up as well or do you lot love this whole student "cheese" scene?
I should probably clarify that I'm not talking about "students that are DJs", I've come across some that are quite good, I'm talking about "DJs for students", the sort that any place trying to attract "students" will hire.
Whether a DJ plays music you like is probably more down to personal taste more than anything else so it would be a bit unfair to rate a DJ purely on that. There are other factors though that you can rate them by.
Say for example:
The DJ is a God
Okay, you still might not enjoy the night if they play music you hate but even then you might still find yourself grudgingly impressed. Mixing, matching, scratching, they add a personal touch to the music you play rather than just a setlist, and will likely have a personal taste so you might hear music you've never heard before, or old favourites in ways you never imagined them. Rare and expensive though...
The DJ has taste
Okay. No fancy tricks like professional scratching and mixing and they might still play tracks you hate, but they've got a personal taste so inbetween "hits" and "classics" you'll come across some fresh tunes/beats that aren't necessarily so mainstream. Even if you think they've got bad taste, you can still respect them for having a taste of their own.
The DJ has no taste
Well, everyone has a taste but this DJ will set it aside for "work". A biological jukebox that will randomly play songs from a "setlist" (that compromises entirely of a set of "hits" and "classics" from a certain "genre") and might take requests. Can't be exciting but some people like their club nights to be kept simple and it's more about "socialising" than hearing new music. And you'll get on just fine if you like the music they play.
The DJ is a TlT!!
With all the deck skills of the tasteless biological jukebox, the DJ decides to "spice things up" by being a radio presenter wannabe. Saying stupid cliché things. This is forgivable inbetween songs but most aren't happy to leave it there - they start interrupting songs. If they just talked over the music in time to it, silly but musical. If they talked with no rhythm over the music then that might be a little annoying but ignorable.
Instead they cut out the music completely to say some retarded cliché.
"Put your hands up"
"Anyone here from Nottingham?"
"We've got xxxxxxx, yyyyyyyy, and zzzzzzz still to come so GET READY!!!!11!!!11111"
The more you love the song, the more you're into it, the more annoying it is when the idiot cuts it off to spew some stupid cliché.
So DJs for "student nights"?
Sometimes just tasteless (even then they still stick to the same "cheese setlist" - but I guess that's a clash with my personal taste rather than with them) but more often than not they're a complete TlT. To be fair, it's places with these muppets that tend to be more successful with the students so perhaps they're like it for good reason, and I know that I don't have to go to all these "student" nights. But when it's the night of choice for so many people around you... it can get annoying at the least.
Ironically, if a place does an "amature night", a showcase of "DJs who are students" there's a chance of genuine quality...
So do these cretins wind you all up as well or do you lot love this whole student "cheese" scene?
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Niddle wrote:
> Hence my investment in a pair of earplugs... I got sick of having my
> ears ringing for three days after every time I went clubbing.
I remember when I went to see Judge Jules in Derby a while back, I was very drunk and danced like an idiot all night - next day I was literally deaf and it took a week for my hearing to return to normal.
> Hence my investment in a pair of earplugs... I got sick of having my
> ears ringing for three days after every time I went clubbing.
I remember when I went to see Judge Jules in Derby a while back, I was very drunk and danced like an idiot all night - next day I was literally deaf and it took a week for my hearing to return to normal.
Smedlos wrote:
> The thing with "proper" DJ's is they play music far too loud
> in clubs - if you're on the dancefloor you can only stand it for 30
> mins or so before you have to move away.
Hence my investment in a pair of earplugs... I got sick of having my ears ringing for three days after every time I went clubbing.
> The thing with "proper" DJ's is they play music far too loud
> in clubs - if you're on the dancefloor you can only stand it for 30
> mins or so before you have to move away.
Hence my investment in a pair of earplugs... I got sick of having my ears ringing for three days after every time I went clubbing.
Smedlos wrote:
> I like dance DJ's and seeing Judge Jules or Dave Pierce is fantastic!
It is different, you get an energy off them, It's just nice.
If you ever get the chance (and you're into DnB), I suggest you try your hardest to catch DJ Marky if he's playing near you :)
> I like dance DJ's and seeing Judge Jules or Dave Pierce is fantastic!
It is different, you get an energy off them, It's just nice.
If you ever get the chance (and you're into DnB), I suggest you try your hardest to catch DJ Marky if he's playing near you :)
Shut up.
hair metal?
...Wrong. Growing hair long is what was done back then by just about all bands, just about any sort of rock.
... hair metal
Paradox: wrote:
> hair metal.
If you didn't realise, hair metal is the (Mostly American) stuff from the 80s which could best be described as watered-down metal with a glam rock image... not my thing by some way. Hard Rock, British Metal/NWOBHM, Thrash and Power Metal are far better listening. :P
> I bet you've got a skin-tight AC-DC top and a perm.
I've got a rather baggy AC/DC shirt, and had shoulder-length hair until the end of August when I was forced to have it cut or lose my job, it currently goes about half-way down my neck in terms of length.
> hair metal.
If you didn't realise, hair metal is the (Mostly American) stuff from the 80s which could best be described as watered-down metal with a glam rock image... not my thing by some way. Hard Rock, British Metal/NWOBHM, Thrash and Power Metal are far better listening. :P
> I bet you've got a skin-tight AC-DC top and a perm.
I've got a rather baggy AC/DC shirt, and had shoulder-length hair until the end of August when I was forced to have it cut or lose my job, it currently goes about half-way down my neck in terms of length.
hair metal.
I bet you've got a skin-tight AC-DC top and a perm.
I bet you've got a skin-tight AC-DC top and a perm.
Paradox: wrote:
> hair metal :-O
Not really, though I quite like Def Leppard's earlier, heavier stuff and don't mind the occasional song by Badlands, Girl or Winger. I'm more into proper old metal: Judas Priest, Metallica, Black Sabbath and so on.
> hair metal :-O
Not really, though I quite like Def Leppard's earlier, heavier stuff and don't mind the occasional song by Badlands, Girl or Winger. I'm more into proper old metal: Judas Priest, Metallica, Black Sabbath and so on.
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