Sasha booed in Lisbon

[Kobe]

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I guess I'm in the so-called Sasha-can-do-no-wrong crowd. Here's the thing: it is not some preconceived disposition I take, I simply find that he is consistantly the best dj. Take the WMC sets from Space. I honestly love Sasha's set, didn't think much of the others. I didn't force myself to like it, I just do. Don't see why it should be any more complicated than that.

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In the event in question, I'm not so sure I agree with the stick-to-your-guns concept. While a DJ should stay true to his own particular style and sound, a large part of the DJs job is to move the crowd and if what you're playing is not working, you need to find what will work. It is all about the balance, never one or the other.

I don't know anything about Lisbon so I can't disparrage them, but I am sorry the night didn't work out. That said, one should not boo the entertainment for not playing what he wants to hear, there are many boo worthy things, but that is not one of them. Undoubtedly there were people there who where hearing exactly what they wanted to hear, but it was ruined by some drunken asshole booing in their ears.

[sakio pod]

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teenwolf

[miketpoto]

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im not even going to get started on this one.

Exactly!

[Kinetic]

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I don't know anything about Lisbon so I can't disparrage them, but I am sorry the night didn't work out. That said, one should not boo the entertainment for not playing what he wants to hear, there are many boo worthy things, but that is not one of them. Undoubtedly there were people there who where hearing exactly what they wanted to hear, but it was ruined by some drunken asshole booing in their ears.

The crowd over here is basically separated in 3 types : the majority, which is the people who attend mainstream events like this, likes the typical "portuguese sound"...funky, percussive, bass heavy and dark stuff, with tribal influences. For them DJ Vibe is God, his charts are the Commandments. This explains why a 2nd rate DJ like Luca Ricci was considered the "winner" of the night, with Sander Kleinenberg having great success too (but he?s not 2nd grade, he?s good, his sound is just right for these people). For you americans, I?d say that the New York sound typified by guys like Tenaglia and Calderone is very representative of this crowd and like all majorities, they?re blind and intolerant to anything else.

Then you have the minority, which is into the electro house sound, Tiga, Tiefscharz, Holden, Dahlback, Michael Mayer amongst others are their heroes and they never go to places like this, they all stay at the Lux club.

In between there?s the techno/schranz crowd, which is into DJ Rush and stuff like that.

Where does this leave Sasha? Nowhere.

Since he doesn?t have to know about this "musical food chain", he played what he believed his fans wanted to see, and like I said, the prog house lovers there said his set was amazing. So I believe that Sasha showed what an awesome professional he is, because even amidst a booing storm, he stuck to his style and showed how much respect he has for his fans, for the people that went there to see him in particular, by not going down the easy path.

[miketpoto]

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Very nice to hear

[rewing3]

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I found that hard to believe that sasha got booed but who knows. I guess maybe next time he needs to pick better records then.

[Kinetic]

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I found that hard to believe that sasha got booed but who knows.

It?s true: Everyone I talked to confirms this. And it wasn?t just a couple of people booing.

[hansh20]

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i knew it... sasha never goes wrong

[miketpoto]

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I started chanting HAIR CUT! HAIR CUT! at the end of the last Sasha and Digweed in NYC.... it didn't do any good either.

[Bryanw24]

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I found that hard to believe that sasha got booed but who knows. I guess maybe next time he needs to pick better records then.

I agree. I have seen the big name DJ's plenty of times, some hit and some miss, but I don't think I have ever seen anyone get booed. Well maybe James Lavelle but other than him I don't recall a crowd booing a DJ. I wasn't at this party so I don't know for sure and I guess anything is possible but it just doesn't sound like anything that you would see at a Sasha show or any "superstar DJ" for that matter.

[Bryanw24]

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It?s true: Everyone I talked to confirms this. And it wasn?t just a couple of people booing.

Maybe they were too fuct up and thought the flyer said SASH instead of Sasha.

[hansh20]

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I agree. I have seen the big name DJ's plenty of times, some hit and some miss, but I don't think I have ever seen anyone get booed. Well maybe James Lavelle but other than him I don't recall a crowd booing a DJ. I wasn't at this party so I don't know for sure and I guess anything is possible but it just doesn't sound like anything that you would see at a Sasha show or any "superstar DJ" for that matter.

you should come to mexico, it happens everytime a dj dont play psycho

[hansh20]

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in fact i have heard worst things than "hair cut!" or a "bu"... i have heard an entire crowd screaming "psycho, psycho,psycho!", can it be wors than that?

[Bryanw24]

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yea i can think of a few worse things to say. I actually think the "haircut" shit would be funny as hell

[miketpoto]

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in fact i have heard worst things than "hair cut!" or a "bu"... i have heard an entire crowd screaming "psycho, psycho,psycho!", can it be wors than that?

I dont think I'd want a crowd of mexicans to shout near me, let alone at me.