Re: is anybody else getting tired of people whining about drum and bass.. "these days
Gotta be honest...I agree there are too many people grumbling about it - take a bleedin hike! DnB now is very similar and completely different to what we were hearing 10 years ago - but isn't that why we like it so much? How many other types of music have evolved so many times into so many different sub-genres and yet is still recognised almost immediatley by the one tag - 'DnB'? For example - I played my show on nakedbeatz earlier this week and very smoothly moved from playing tracks like Twisted Angel, Salvation, Neo Remix and such like into Mr Happy, Solitary Native, tracks from Future Sound Of Cambridge 3 to various jump-up, dancefloor smashers, rolling techy tunes, grimey darkside tracks - all types of jungle/dnb - or whatever you want to call it! So blending the lot can be done but it just goes to show that within the DnB generalisation there's something for everyone! You may well listen to such a set and dislike some of the tracks and love others - in fact, you may listen to a purely jump-up or liquid or tech-step set and like and dislike tracks! The music has evolved to become one of the broadest genres around with something to suit every mood. Your personal preference is something which I respect if you know the music but if you take the bland outlook of it being 'not like it used to be' I think you've probably not delved deep enough into it to realise that you will find something you like.
Sorry about the rant! I suppose the message is that if you liked Jungle back in the day then there will still be certain new tracks which really grab you.
Peace.