Is Anthems Over-rated?

id say RA is OR

something cannot be over rated unless its rated in the first place and in capitains case he has never been to an anthems event, therefore making this thread a waste of my time and useless.

that is all

over-rated no, overpriced for what you get 100%

same price as a rave with multiple internationals and the locals all get paid there usual prices, beats me

but i guess people are paying for the brand which has been developed.

I haven't been to an anthems night...

*scratches head*

Not sure why, think it's always just worked out i've had something else on.

fuck me! ziff you aren't a bunch of whingey, nagging bitches! If it affects you that much, then simple. Don't fucking go! Get ya kleenex and stop ya whining already

Yeah!

*pounds fist on table*

:yawn:

Peeps let me re-itterate.. this is not an attack againsts anthems as an event nor the promotion of said rave..

I was simply curious as to the attraction of it.. and especially what draws so many young people as Pratty so rightly stated did not actually get into the scene with this music...

Nice post Noddy.. was wondering why missmullet was refering to me as Morgs..

fuk, wat happened to the days when a party was a party and was rated based just on that!

personally, regardless of whos on the bill, how much it is, who promotes it etc if i know a party WILL be tops (which for me, anthems is consistantly a top nite) il be there..


This post has been edited by slide: Jan 1 2006, 04:54 AM

I think anthems is an easy, accessable way for some of the younger crew to slide themselves into the beginning of the rave scene for them...

Just like how it used to be easy to convince a bunch of 19-20 yo non-raver friends to go to heaven on a saturday night but probably not so easy to convince them to go to earth and probably even less easy to convince them to go to rise...

I know a few people now for whom anthems was their first rave, they dont GAF about paying $20 for no internationals cos they dont really know that much about the music, but what will get them thru the door is slick, and most importantly, welcoming marketing as well as a safe bet that the night wont be a fizzer....

"Just like how it used to be easy to convince a bunch of 19-20 yo non-raver friends to go to heaven on a saturday night but probably not so easy to convince them to go to earth and probably even less easy to convince them to go to rise..."
-muzza

That is so true, I had a shit of a time trying to get together a crew of my school mates to go to raves in the early 90's. They were into bands, and techno was shit! Nowadays it is them going to Enchanted saying how good raves are.
Arrrgh the frustration!!! At least they have finally come round.

Saw the topic heading and then thought 'did Morgz write this?' remembering his comment at Kosheen after I said I went to Anthems the night before... and yes, onya Morgan ;)

I don't think Anthems is over rated at all. Sure, I wasn't out raving when these tunes were doing the rounds in clubs, but doesn't mean I don't appreciate them. And to tell you the truth - the music is just happier, more melodic a lot of the time and I guess that's the attraction for me :)

The reason I go to most Anthems events? The tunes and then coming a very close second - the people. I've always had an awesome time. Be it the Ark or St Pauls... It's nice to see some more mature people there (tell you the truth Morgan, I don't really ever see little 18 year olds there that often - it's usually an older crowd). Everyone is always there to have a good time, remembering the tunes and in a lot of cases it's the only time they head out anymore - so it's a good catch up night in general :)

The Anthems crew - be that Paul or anyone involved in that 'other' website, do an awesome job. A well promoted concept that's doing damn well - however that is and however people might want to bag Paul out about it. People turn up, people have an awesome time, hasn't seemed to turn people off from what I can see. Meh.

Who cares if you get flyers in the mail (notice a lot of the time Enchanted... Earth... etc gigs are also in there..?) - it's called marketting. When they start ringing me at 6pm during my dinner tho and start asking me what telephone company I'm with want me to change to their new Anthems teleco, I won't be impressed >:| :lol:

all part of world domination cammy :) (wen we catching up too btw??)

said it before, il say it again -anthems / pauls marketing works... and dam well at that.
he`s filling the ark every thursday night for venus already after a few months (500+) and packs out st.pauls with an all local line up.
and their always top parties.

i'm with slide/cammy on this one largely - I like attending anthems events as i like the music & people - let's face it it's about the only event you get to hear happy hardcore played in adelaide anymore, apart from the set or 2 you might get at enchanted/WE

But last year the hardcore set/stage at enchanted/WE was much harder and less happier than in previous years with less cheese anyway

I think anthems events still have their place in adelaide - even tho the politics between groups of people (promoters included) that dislike each other seems a bit too childish at times.

Slide is right - you've gotta be impressed with Paul being able to pack out anthems parties every few months with an all local lineup and a totally up for it crowd.

If the happyhardcore & real early rave sounds (like pre 95) ever dissapears from these parties I think i'd stop going

This post has been edited by jjcoolaus: Jan 10 2006, 06:40 PM

holy shit

the system ad and HMC at the ark feb 24th!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Personally i've thought the best parties used to be thrown by IP (Instantaneous Productions). I'm glad though that there are still promoters putting on "that" sound. I'm keen to get back into raving in Adelaide - cause i've missed it like anything.

There'a a simple message for those that don't like certain parties - don't go.
But don't shit on others if they do want to go.

Nothing wrong with older people wanting to go to raves - we created them! It is a shame to think that the scene could ever split based on age. Imagine it: "Rave >30 need only buy tickets" blah
It's is and always will be about the music. Just ask my stereo - it's the happiest piece of equipment i own :grin:

We are forgetting about the core essence of raving - UNITY