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Bidd
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Posted - 2006/01/29 : 03:12:44
Right the title should have got your attention so a lot of people will read this hopefully.
Even though I love hardcore I've never had direct experience of it in clubs or raves etc. Anyway I had a random thought.
It seems that in R'n'B and commercial dance all the videos show clubs that are full of scantily clad hot women dancing in a very sexy manner. All the CD's have women on the front covers these days. It seems that sex sells in these industries a lot and I was wondering how the Hardcore industry is like with this because it seems to me that this industry hasn't followed this type of marketing, and I wanted to ask you lot who know a lot more than me how hardcore is marketed.
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T~
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Posted - 2006/01/29 : 04:17:45
In r'n'b its all about image, having fit girls all over the videos an that. An commercial dance has always had women dancing in the videos and on the CD covers, look at the new Clubland X-Treme Hardcore cover. With hardcore me an most people i know only buy it cus we love the music, theres no need for videos an i dont really care to much about the CD covers. its all about the music with hardcore.
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katie_is_krazy
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Posted - 2006/01/29 : 04:17:59
Hardcore tunes might not show sex realated themes on there music cover but most of there video's are based in clubs or do have alot of women half naked in them.
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jenks
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Posted - 2006/01/29 : 06:24:44
^^ How many hardcore tracks do you know that even have a music video? Dune - Hardcore Vibes springs to mind, but apart from that I don't know any...
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Chwhynny
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Posted - 2006/01/29 : 09:18:59
quote: Originally posted by jenks:
^^ How many hardcore tracks do you know that even have a music video? Dune - Hardcore Vibes springs to mind, but apart from that I don't know any...
Quite a few, actually:
2 Brothers On The 4th Floor - Come Take My Hand
2 Brothers On The 4th Floor - Fairytales
2 Brothers On The 4th Floor - Fly (Through The Starry Night)
2 Brothers On The 4th Floor - Mirror Of Love
2 Brothers On The 4th Floor - There's A Key
4Tune Fairytales - My Little Fantasy
B-Rave feat T-Bear - Happy Rave (David's Song)
Bluemchen - Bicycle Race
Bluemchen - Blaue Augen
Bluemchen - Boomerang
Bluemchen - Du Und Ich
Bluemchen - Herz An Herz
Bluemchen - Kleiner Satellit
Bluemchen - Nur Getraeumt
Bluemchen - Verrueckte Jungs
Charly Lownoise & Mental Theo - Fantasy World
Charly Lownoise & Mental Theo - Hardcore feelings
Charly Lownoise & Mental Theo - Stars
Charly Lownoise & Mental Theo - Streetkids
Charly Lownoise & Mental Theo - Wonderfull Days
Chiara - Guardian Angel
Critical Mass - Burning Love
Critical Mass - Happy Generation
DJ Paul Elstak - Don't Leave Me Alone
DJ Paul Elstak - Luv U More
DJ Paul Elstak - Rainbow In The Sky
DJ Paul Elstak - Rave On
DJ Paul Elstak - The Promised Land
Dune - Are You Ready To Fly
Dune - Can't Stop Raving
Dune - Hand In Hand
Dune - Hardcore Vibes
Dune - Million Miles From Home
Dune - Rainbow To The Stars
LA Style - Magic Trip
Lipstick - I'm A Raver
Nakatomi - Children Of The Night
RMB - Reality
RMB - Spring
Scooter - Back In The UK
Scooter - Endless Summer
Scooter - Friends
Scooter - Hyper Hyper
Scooter - Let Me Be Your Valentine
Scooter - Move Your Ass
TOTT - Get On Up
Just to name a few that I can think of instantly, there's lots more. You're right about more recent hardcore tracks, however.
As for the initial post...
Does EVERYTHING in life have to be associated with sex? Isn't hardcore good enough on its own? I think it's quite an achievement that hardcore survived without truly exploiting people's interest in sex, to be honest. I believe in the music. If I want to look at soft porn pictures, I'll buy a magazine instead of secretly ogling scarcely dressed ladies on a CD cover.
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whispering
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Posted - 2006/01/29 : 09:54:40
^^ Also:
Charly Lownoise & Mental Theo - Your Smile
Critical Mass - Dancing Together
Marusha - Somewhere Over The Rainbow
Technohead - I Wanna Be A Hippy
...and some newer ones:
RX - Frozen Flame
Re-Form - Mask Man
Sauna Boys - In The Heat (which sort of has sex innit ;))
Korsakoff & Outblast - Unleash The Beast
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Chwhynny
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Posted - 2006/01/29 : 10:26:37
quote: Originally posted by whispering:
^^ Also:
Charly Lownoise & Mental Theo - Your Smile
Critical Mass - Dancing Together
Marusha - Somewhere Over The Rainbow
Technohead - I Wanna Be A Hippy
Yep, I've seen all those! Didn't think of them immediately. Shame on me. 
Just thought of some more:
Captain Hollywood Project - Find Another Way
Charly Lownoise & Mental Theo - Just Can't Get Enough
Charly Lownoise & Mental Theo - Party
Critical Mass - Believe In The Future
DJ Paul Elstak - Get This Place
DJ Paul Elstak - Unity
Flamman & Abraxas - Good To Go
Flamman & Abraxas - I'll Be Your Only Friend
Flamman & Abraxas - I Need Love
Juggernaut - Ruffneck Rules Da Artcore Scene
Mark 'Oh - Fade To Grey
Mark 'Oh - Love Song
Mark 'Oh - Randy (Never Stop That Feeling)
Mark 'Oh - Tears Don't Lie
Mark 'Oh - The Right Way
Music Instructor - Friends Will Be Friends
Music Instructor - Hands In the Air
Music Instructor - Hymn
Nakatomi - Sing
Scooter - I'm Raving
The Party Animals - Atomic
The Party Animals - Aquarius
The Party Animals - Hava Naquila
The Party Animals - Have You Ever Been Mellow
The Party Animals - We Like To Party
The Party Animals - Whatever
T-Marc feat Vincent - Strings Of infinity
Tokyo Ghetto Pussy - I Kiss Your Lips
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katie_is_krazy
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Posted - 2006/01/29 : 10:57:28
If ya aint seen many hardcore video's then you cnt be looking in the right place's you will find most of them on MTV dance thats were i seen them all.
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Underloop
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Posted - 2006/01/29 : 11:24:11
quote: Originally posted by katie_is_krazy:
If ya aint seen many hardcore video's then you cnt be looking in the right place's you will find most of them on MTV dance thats were i seen them all.
huh? Tracks such as?....
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whispering
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Posted - 2006/01/29 : 11:33:55
quote: Originally posted by katie_is_krazy:
If ya aint seen many hardcore video's then you cnt be looking in the right place's you will find most of them on MTV dance thats were i seen them all.
Yes... 10 years ago. There havent been hardcore played anymore in a long time.
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katie_is_krazy
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Posted - 2006/01/29 : 11:37:35
Brisk & Ham - Angle eyes
Liquid Child - Diving Faces
King Ace - Darkside of the moon
Stu Allan Remix - Forever
Stu Allan - Stil Belive
Ect ...
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Chris B
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Posted - 2006/01/29 : 12:30:42
quote: Originally posted by Underloop:
quote: Originally posted by katie_is_krazy:
If ya aint seen many hardcore video's then you cnt be looking in the right place's you will find most of them on MTV dance thats were i seen them all.
huh? Tracks such as?....
she's just getting hardcore confused with bouncy house. Can't say i blame her they sound the exact same apart from the speed and it is artists like breeze and styles etc on the vids.
Thats what i reckon the confusion is anyway, loadsa people seem to call bouncy dance hardcore nowadays or all the kids at my college do. got asked if i thought a commercial version of 4 am was good hardcore the other day, people are confused and it's easy to see why.
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katie_is_krazy
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Posted - 2006/01/29 : 12:37:16
yes maybe your right but most of them tunes come the hardcore c.ds like hardcore heaven2 and hardcore nations 2 and there have ben a cople that is on the gategrasher classics c.d aswell
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Mortis
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Posted - 2006/01/29 : 12:46:22
quote: Originally posted by katie_is_krazy:
yes maybe your right but most of them tunes come the hardcore c.ds like hardcore heaven2 and hardcore nations 2 and there have ben a cople that is on the gategrasher classics c.d aswell
Just goes to show how blurred the line between Hardcore & Trance/Dance ect has gotten. When you can mention hardcore cd's and Gatecrasher in the same breath.
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katie_is_krazy
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Posted - 2006/01/29 : 13:01:28
there practically the same though there only difference would probably be gategrasher classics is more tune then word
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Chris B
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Posted - 2006/01/29 : 13:02:21
quote: Originally posted by Mortis:
Just goes to show how blurred the line between Hardcore & Trance/Dance ect has gotten. When you can mention hardcore cd's and Gatecrasher in the same breath.
totally understandable to me anyway, when i was first into hardcore it was so different to dance/trance there's no way you could get it confused. Nowadays im sure i would be if i was just getting into the scene.
Anyhow katie welcome to the site hope you enjoy your time here
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