I’m not one to easily admit when i’m wrong about something, being the stubborn mule that I am. In terms of Kaleidoscope, I might have jumped the gun by writing off his latest album completely.
I went and saw the man himself play the Kaleidoscope tour in Sydney and it was the best rave experience I have had to date. The man knows how to put on a show. Never have I experienced such an awesome atmosphere combined, the most amazing productions and excellent track selection. Tracks that I absolutely detest on Kaleidoscope (Louder Than Boom) were AMAZING live. The crowd was loving every minute of it and so was I. The only downside is that Tiesto has a poor reputation for his mixing and track sequencing and it was very apparent on the night. Tracks did not transition properly and it really was the only thing I could pick on. That and the fact that Tiesto does NOT allow you to have bottle caps on your water bottles (I believe he has been pegged with bottle caps too many times in the past).
Go see Tiesto if you ever have the chance. Kaleidoscope isn’t something to be listening to at home, it has to be experienced live.
No bottle caps? he doesn’t allow glow sticks or LED lights to brought in either. I saw him in his 3 day concert in Los Angeles in November last year. AND the security wouldn’t let anybody sit down during the entire 6 hour concert.. I guess Tiesto doesn’t like cuddle puddles. ;]
I have to agree with the mixing of the show though, he could have mixed the tracks of kaleidescope, but he just let each track end and the next one start without any transition.