Comments on: Hard Haunted Mansion!

By: Digit4lM0nster

Digit4lM0nster — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:06:07 +0000

Bah. If Daft Punk were still touring and were able to show at HHM their audience would have been bigger and better and more friendly. When I saw them live it was such an awesome crowd. So much happiness and positive energy. (kinda hippy-ish there, but true.) When Daft Punk releases their fourth studio album this year the Justice hype will die down for a good long while.

By: Tom UK

Tom UK — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 00:04:08 +0000

What is the whole Justice phenommenon??? I just checked my music collection – 37 Justice songs and mixes; most listens of any of them is seven. They’re horribly over rated and by those figures obviously haven’t caught my attention either – i’m thankful someone agrees with me!

Great blog!

By: Dan

Dan — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 00:58:53 +0000

Buddy i know exactly what you mean about Justice, having seen them in chicago this march. the crowd was packed, and the closest thing do dancing or having a good time was to get grinded on from every angle. HOWEVER! i had a chance to see Justice during Amsterdam’s 5 Days Off festival, and let me tell you — the crowd was great, and people don’t pack in like in the US, they give each other room to dance. It was far more enjoyable than an american justice show. (even luckier, Erol Alkan djed after Justice for 2 hours). All in all, American crowds tend to absorb the trends and make dance concerts uncomfortable, but European crowds know what they’re doing.

By: admin

admin — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 21:39:02 +0000

Thanks for the support, Newjack! I’m jealous of your Chicago location, hehe. Hope NYE goes down hard!

By: NewjacK

NewjacK — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 18:06:35 +0000

Awesome awesome blog….just stumbled upon it this morning at work! I agree that Justice has gotten out to the masses and some of the fans at shows now are getting ridiculous. But they are still Justice and they still amaze me every time i see them! Can’t wait for NYE in Chicago this year when they come to the Congress Theatre!!! Gonna be insane!! Again, love the blog!!

By: Z

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 04:56:13 +0000

Same Soulwax set can be found/downloaded here:

http://www.newmixes.com/creamfields_2008-essential_mix_live-sat-08-24-2008.html

By: Ifer

Ifer — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 19:24:08 +0000

Loved your opinion of HARD. I was there too and it looks like we were at all the same stages, except we fell for the “DAFT PUNK is playing inside” rumor and missed some of Simian. You didn’t mention anything about Boyz Noise, did you end up catching any of their set?

The entire night, I kept getting blown away. Wasn’t it A-M-A-Z-I-N-G. My legs were sore from dancing for days.

By: admin

admin — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 07:11:10 +0000

Again, not trying to find fault with a band. Just expressing my difficulties in enjoying them in a live and social setting. I prefer not to be pushed around in a mosh pit when I’m dancing, and that’s what bothers me. They aren’t there to enjoy the music. They’re there to fit in.

By: lionel

lionel — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 02:04:35 +0000

I’ve been to a few justice shows and yeah, I can confirm there are people there that don’t try as hard as the rest of the crowd, people that might not be raving as much as everybody else. what’s wrong with that? they’re at the show to be at the show, just like you and everybody else. somebody trying to start a mosh pit at a justice concert makes him a douchebag? xavier jumps into the crowd at the end of the show from time to time.

personally, I think if the music is good that should be enough. justice spun one of the greatest sets I’ve ever heard in toronto, and no matter how many people were there checking out the hype for the first time, I had absolutely no problem enjoying the fuck out of the show and the community of everyone dancing, whether you think they meant it or not, was all the community I needed.

you said you found it hard to enjoy justice – when you don’t enjoy an artist, you’re exactly not thinking very highly of them. maybe I could’ve phrased that better.

don’t get me wrong here, your blog is pretty cool and I’m not here start internet battles, I just have a problem with blogs being up their own asses trying to be the first to not like something, and trying to find fault with a band’s show just because its crowd isn’t cool enough reeks of that.

By: admin

admin — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 01:31:41 +0000

Wowww dude. Way to pull a John McCain and take everything I said out of context. I never said anything about me not liking Justice. I agree with you. They have indeed produced some of the best music of the decade, and I respect them to the highest degree for that. My point was merely that it’s difficult to be around other people listening to the same music (ie. live shows and frat parties) when it’s clear that they don’t even enjoy what they’re listening to, and they just stand there, taking away from the unity of the experience. I can certify that if you’d been there with the rest of us, you’d agree. I personally witnessed a shirtless douchebag try to start a mosh pit at a Justice show, and it’s that attitude that I’m complaining about, not their music. They take away from the community aspect of music.

And when did I ever say anything about thinking less of Justice? Did you even read what I wrote? Or are you just trying to boost your ego?

pfft. haters.