What was YOUR best year for raving?

[grover]

88-89

got to be 88-89 for me although i didn't actually go to a "rave" until 1989..........they only had acid house parties and warehouse parties where i was in 88

 

[lastnightadj]

Re: Re: What was YOUR best year for raving?

Whilst not wishing to be a pedant, doves first appeared arse end of 90.

LOL - 'tings take lickle bit longer to get to Bournemouth

 

[nathan]

Re: Re: had to vote

Totally agree wiv you Nath, wasn't 94 f*ckin superb!! I really did enjoy myself, the clubs n the tunes gettin chucked out left, right and centre!! A very top year!!

shit mustn't forget the man like john pleased, chris and james, jeremy healy, blocko, rampling etc.

al mackensie was wicked at the garage in mansfield as well

 

[digthemusic]

Re: Re: What was YOUR best year for raving?

Whilst not wishing to be a pedant, doves first appeared arse end of 90.

90 was deffo the best year for me. People still had the bollox to break into Warehouses, it was when you first got a long period of total consistency (biscuits, new yorkers and of course the aforementioned dove amongst others). More importantly it was when the piano turely became king.

Lol spot on there jonno especially the biscuits.

digthemusic

 

[pauly p]

end of 90 and most of 1991.

Changed my life.

 

[chris.b]

deffo 89 for me

 

[Myk]

I voted 89 (although to be more exact it would be late 89 early 90, Konspiracy, Thunderdome. Strawberries, Ohms and Smilies) an all just coz it was the year my eyes were really opened :| , nothing then came close untill late 92 to summer 93, for some reason I had a blinding almost none-stop 8 months party in that period. Still 89 takes the biscuit

 

[lastnightadj]

C'mon people - we can do better than 28 - get voting!!!

I really want to see those fingers working

 

[Bobleeno]

91 deffo got me going. Likes of Dennis the menaces and doves. The years before we were into A Cid, strawbs in the warehouse in Leeds, and it was in Monroes that told me i was takin the wrong thing! In 91 the choones got me well hooked and i just couldnt stay out of Lancs, cos the folk in there were well more into parties. Then it all blended into a big mashed up haze in 92.

Its a toughy between these years, but gonna say 91.

 

[Konspiracy]

Which year have you enjoyed the most (so far)? - I'd go for '89 (Oh - the innocence of it) closely followed by '91 (Hello Doves)

Voted 89. I'll never forget walking into the Hac for the first time and gawping at all the nutters. I was a changed person overnight. Oh for one more night on them podiums

Can I vote for 90 and 91 too...Mr Dove, I salute you

 

[Mig]

92 for me - the Hooligan X was in full effect. Quote from the man MC Lee whilst mcing to Richie Havens:-

"Come on Scotland - Going back to your roots
Scotland Roots
Bonnie Prince Charlie Roots
Robert the Bruce Roots etc etc

FAAAAYERRRR!!!!!!"

What the f**k??? good times though, that shout will always stick in my mind, we couldn't dance for laughing but he was the man and mr paterson always the played the quality choonage. Followed them up and down the country quite a bit in the years gone by. Aaah memories

 

[wildpitch]

91 for me I reckon, top action tunewise and with the other, as most of you have said. Tough choice to be honest though as the two or three years either side of that were wicked too, and they all kind of blend a bit.

 

[pauly p]

92 for me - the Hooligan X was in full effect. Quote from the man MC Lee whilst mcing to Richie Havens:-

"Come on Scotland - Going back to your roots
Scotland Roots
Bonnie Prince Charlie Roots
Robert the Bruce Roots etc etc

FAAAAYERRRR!!!!!!"

What the f**k??? good times though, that shout will always stick in my mind, we couldn't dance for laughing but he was the man and mr paterson always the played the quality choonage. Followed them up and down the country quite a bit in the years gone by. Aaah memories

Deffo was the man "Who`s rockin!"

 

[blue jammer]

I can't decide between 1988, 1989 and 1990, they're all fantastic years for me, if only I could revist them..

Well I did the other night, in a spiritual, special kinda way, but I won't divulge anymore


Edit:

I voted 1990, fuck it, M.V.I.T.A were ace for me in 1990, that's done it for me

 

[jude]

91 for me !!

It has to be 1991, this year changed my life for good, in 92 we moved to holland and partied with spiral tribe in the squats, two years later we moved back to england, everything had changed. But definately 91 the whole scene was rocking, liverpool, warrington and manchester, people new how to party!!! everything was fresh and hedonism ruled happy days

 

[RabbitCity]

1996 For me when i started going
MAXIMES Back to the old skool

 

[Debsdoesdallas]

Deffo 96

All my years av been proper top but the best was prob 96... i met a load o mad eds from round the midlands and life took a turn for the betta!

 

[Dj Ben Fisher]

mine would have to be 1996 & early 1997

dont think i missed one ultimate revival / revival session / national anthem @ life @ bowlers in them years . . wild wild nights . .

 

[RabbitCity]

mine would have to be 1996 & early 1997

dont think i missed one ultimate revival / revival session / national anthem @ life @ bowlers in them years . . wild wild nights . .

DID YOU EVER USED TO GO THE NORTHAN INVASION NIGHTS COMPULTION
NIPPER/STU ALLEN/DJ SHEILDS/WELLY..E.T.C.
ALL ROOMS OPEN/DODGEMS..?

 

[Dj Ben Fisher]

DID YOU EVER USED TO GO THE NORTHAN INVASION NIGHTS COMPULTION
NIPPER/STU ALLEN/DJ SHEILDS/WELLY..E.T.C.
ALL ROOMS OPEN/DODGEMS..?

lol fella . . i only missed ever missed bout 7 nights at bolwers from 96 onwards . .

when it was LIFE

then when they chnaged it to COSMIC ( lol ) for two nights i think it was

then seduction's

then timeless's

then compulsions

then compulsion and helter skelters


couldnt get enough of that place me . lol