Over rated Old Skool tunes

[ste huxley]

Right what Old Skool tunes do you think are over rated??

You know the ones that say everyone loves/Rare uns etc etc

I gotta say somewhat contraversially, lol that

LAN - Get into my life

Is one of those tunes

Just doesnt do owt for me that much really, its OK tho

Sorry folks, **puts his flame proof outfit on**
Its only my opinion tho init


Theres others as well but this ones a good one to start with

So folks what are yours?

 

[Biskit]

You're probably gonna be sending me a bomb thru the mail, sorry peeps, this tune does absolutely feck all 4 me, even though I possess a copy........

BIT MACHINE - SOMEBODY REAL

(No, Im not sellin' it peeps)

 

[OldskoolDazed (al)]

TWIST - ill be there

L A N - get into my life

Bit machine - is shite

2 funky 2 - brothers and sisters

prefer the proper underground stuff - now n again an anthems ok

al

 

[Biskit]

TWIST - ill be there

Yeh Al, I'd av to agree wiv ya there, Ive got the tune, but that doesn't mean I like it!

How many times does ASHA have to get ripped off.

Pete Waterman has something to do with this tune! I may be wrong here, but if my memory serves me right, Pete Waterman played the piano for this tune, 'yes he's a shit hot pianist', but come on!!

 

[OldskoolDazed (al)]

tottally Asha is a work of art

totally spoilt by the said tunes - my kinda tunes were them played by dj vertigo - sasha -proper underground stuff and ill tell ya take some trackin down

al

 

[Biskit]

Tell me about it!! It's gettin' to the stage now, where young peeps hear the 'Twist' track, and think the piano is stolen from 'Bros & Sisters', when really its stolen from Asha.

 

[whatyadoinsucka]

great choice so far

got to agree with every single one

except bit machine, always thought it was moby
for a good 6 years, so naturally i now own a hell of a lot of moby 12"



mmm............one more

(got to be controversial)



young mc - know how


(i still love it, but hearing it at +6
just don't do it for me)

I only like it if its on my decks and i've got both copies goin''


lets make that 2 more

2, king bee (at plus 4/6)

SLOW IT DOWN........................................... minus 2
(the basslines sounds even better / Funkier)


ps great original idea for a thread

 

[Red Mancunian]

Well I agree with you there about Young MC, fella, I'm just glad you said it first!

*waits to be lynched by all the OSA crew* :S

 

[Mike]

Hmmm I think Young MC is OK, it's just overplayed, for some reason it's one of the only hip hop tunes that ever gets played in oldskool house sets (probably something to do with Paul Taylor!)
I dunno why this is though cos there's loads of other old hip hop tunes that could be played instead that are house tempo, it's just a matter of experimenting a bit.

 

[Shooms]

Young MC..... hmmmm well it is well over-used but I do like the instrumental as it can beef up good tunes with shite beats.

Really for me there are tunes between 88-92 are not really over rated as over-used.... they definately loose that 'hit' or impact if you think "Oh feck *yawn* - ASHA/Bizarre Inc/Young MC etc etc again"....

Having said that any tune that thinks it's underground but really isn't gets my goat

Felix, Red Jerry, Urban Cookie Collective (WTF ??), Capella (92 onwards), Snap (Rhythm is a dancer ??) etc etc etc - feck off & die !

 

[sweet sensation]

Well I agree with you there about Young MC, fella, I'm just glad you said it first!

*waits to be lynched by all the OSA crew* :S

Hee hee !! I agree too but I also agree with Shoomie, its not so much over rated but over played. I do thing Know How is a tune, but Im sick to death of hearing it everytime I go out

Personally tho I dont think much of Hyper Go Go - High :$

 

[whatyadoinsucka]

got to agree


many are great tunes

just overplayed

sound of eden / bizarre inc / zero b lock up /
jinny / kylie and visionmasters etc
etc


their are so many great tunes out their
and so when you go to these revivals / oldskool nights etc

i personally don't want to here the same tune over and over again



unless its sld 'gettin out' (i could listen to that all day)
plus their's the fantastic remix

 

[Dj Britalian]

Sorry, to argue,

i totally disagree with all of you,

i think all of the above piano tunes are brilliant, maybe it is because i am fairly new to all the piano thing (well 3 years) so i find most piano tunes wicked,

thats my opinion anyway,

ps.dont mean this in a bad way people

 

[sweet sensation]

I quite agree with things being over played. As there are more and more old skool nights happning, I am finding myself going to more and more of them and as much as I love every single night I go to, cos I just love strutting my stuff to old skool

its is nice to hear a DJ play tunes that you dont hear that often eg Recca, Ste H, Timo, Nathan, DJ Moose to name a few that I have head out more than once and play something different everytime (I mean no offence to any other DJ out there btw cos I do love hearing certain tunes everytime I go out eg Sweet Sensation, Screamer, Far Out, Bass Value to name a few)

So big up individuality and originality cos I like to be surprised nicely when I go out Altho I do understand that sometimes you have to play to a crowd, but IMO crowds need to educated cos there are so many tunes out there that dont get the justice and air time that they deserve

Sweet xx

 

[whatyadoinsucka]

IMO crowds need to educated cos there are so many tunes out there that dont get the justice and air time that they deserve



got to agree


some nights are just...................
PREDICTABLE

as the tunes are so obvious



I hope boxing day at gt will be different, cos am bringing some mates,

 

[Eddy Osborne]

Personally tho I dont think much of Hyper Go Go - High

Tell me about it mate I F**kin Hate that tune. 'Never let go' is much better!!!


Laterz Liquid E

 

[Danny]

tunes which make me cringe

tunes which get overplayed hurt my head.....

.....and in the same instance, certain tunes (even thou they are classics) make me cringe when they are played. while other people are screaming and smiling, and prancing around like pricks...... i am kicking, or even headbutting the nearest wall.

tunes which have this adverse effect on me include:

K-Klass - show me love (arrrrrhhhhh....that bludy piano!!!)
Jimi Polo - Better days

the next two are approaching the above stage:

bassheads - anybody out there?
k-klass - rhythm is a mystery


does anyone else have tunes that make em cringe when you can hear em coming in???

later

danny_r

 

[pacman]

IMO Theres 2 categories - The 'Over-rated and the Over-played' Now, most tunes I never tire of buit the ones I have heard FAR too many times include:

Bassheads - Is there anybody out there
Kylie & Visionmasters - Keep on Pumpin' it up
Young MC - Know How
Brothers In Rhythm - Peace and Harmony
Bit Machine - Somebody Real

Shame, cos I like em all.

Overrated =

LAN - Get Into My Life
Twist - I'll be there (If thats 'oldskool' then Im from Mozambique. it cant call itself oldskool cos its nicked a wicked oldskool piano)
Felix - Dont ya want my lovin


And theres more........

 

[Ed]

Have you seen the add for the new Euphoria CD- Fuck me some real stinkers on there, who ever compiled it was going to student discos not raves in 92.

Fair enough the line

'Im as serious as cancer when I say the rhythm is a dancer' makes me piss my sides laughing each time I hear it, but they weren't playing it at the raves I was going to!!


As for KKLass OOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHh Blasphemy!

Thats a beauty!!!!!

 

[RipleyPillwall]

I imagien the euphoria cd was compiled by dave pearce - he probably was playing that stuff. Who really eants a cd with DR ALban and 2 Unlimited on it???

I would have been killed if I had ever played those tunes and would have left a club if I heard any of them.

I can not imagien who will up buying that compiliation