Mirage

This CD is amazing! in my opinion, I've enjoyed his ASOT 2010, but this on is even better. The songs are shorter than on his previous Artist Album 'Imagine'. Rock & Trance are my favorite Genres of music, & I liked that Armin mixed them together in some songs. All in all I think this is just another great album, from an amazing DJ. It's Worth IT!

Favorite Tracks:

#2. Mirage
#3. This Light Between Us
#4. Not Giving Up on Love
#7. Take a Moment

This album is way different than anything Armin has put out. It is more poppy than trance, which is ok. Not my favorite by any means, but it gave my ears something new to listen to that pushes the boundaries of music. The sounds are unique meshed with perfectly mastered vocals. The artists that he features all have respected vocal presence which provides each track with a new experience. Give this CD a listen or two and I'm sure you will enjoy.

Reasons why I didn't give 5 stars:
-No big build-ups that Armin usually produces
-No track with that bass line that gets my heart racing

Favorite Tracks:
"Take Me Where I Wanna Go"
"Orbion"

This CD will hold me over until the next Universal Religion.

ARMIN took a chance with this album and some people may not like it, I love it MIRAGE is one of my favorite song on the CD. I kind of seen what direction he is heading when I saw him live for his 450th show of ASOT at the Roseland Ballroom in New York.

This cd has alot of elements in it such as; OPERATIC, CLASSICAL and some rock drifts, I know that AVB will come out with a remix to some of his songs. I happen to compare his efforts to the likes of New Age Artist YANNI and I think he will soon be at his level so maybe surpass it. This man is a genius and if he wants trance or electronic music to go mainstream it would broaden alot of listeners who may not heard of this style of music. Why not go for it?

This man is not only a DJ/producer but now I consider him a performer this man has a classical background and he puts some these elements into his music that many people are saying to themselves did he do this?? This is why he is voted the best DJ for the past three years. I love trance because of him and I would like to see these so called HIP HOP DJ's try to do want this man does. In matter of fact HIP HOP and RAP uses simple beats compare to him. I think he can do hip hop and rap beats better then they could.

The song MIRAGE is quite impressive when he took some instruments like strings with live drums and a guitar rifts makes this song very interesting. I can see ARMIN taking bits and pieces of this track and remix it when he plays it live.

I see "Not Giving up on love" to be a monster dance track as well as "DROWING" these are two pretty good songs that I will assure you that he will remix. I have been listening to electronic music for over 35 years and been listening to trance for about 10 years and this man is the present and the future of trance. I could only picture what would happen if he can get a 25 piece orchersta behind him.

I decided to update this review to add that Armin Van Buuren is the best DJ in the world as I mentioned before the remixes will come out and it is now available via download at BEATPORT.com he has two songs out the remix of DROWNING and I do not know the other song I listened to a sample and came out very impressed. I am planning on going to the ELECTRIC ZOO 2010 festival this year just to see this guy from what I have heard from others who attend this event was that he brought the house down and the fans were asking for more. I believe that ARMIN is ready to perform in bigger venues, I would like him to play at MADISON SQUARE GARDEN in NEW YORK I think that he can sell out the place.

The singers that ARMIN used are just as good as those mainstream singers but they do not get the respect. Just to show you how much of an trend setter he is in the TRANCE community, he has a radio show that is broadcasted via Internet Radio called A STATE OF TRANCE (you can download it by going to A STATE OF [...]) ARMIN makes them available for all. He has been doing this for close to 10 years now and the 500th esposide in coming up soon.

He has his own record label call ARMANDA he has alot of tracne DJ's on his label and for those of you who has heard of PAUL VAN DYK he is also on his label.

What more can be said about this man? He is just outright awesome... Fot those of you who has never heard of him just but this CD and Univeral Religion and check him out on A STATE OF TRANCE and I think that you will become a fan too!!!!

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