Various Artists - Best of Trance, Vol. 5

A Perfect Trance Playlist! Album Description

Trance??

I have no idea how this Comp. is supposed to be Trance. This is a far cry from Trance, even house style. Listen to the sound clips before you buy. Its just plain ole tired house music. If you are looking for House with more a "Techno" feel, so to say, then try the Webster Hall "Tranzworld" Series. I believe a box set is avaiable for the series. Even though it starts at the mid 90's, and works its way up through the years, its still a great comp. and house music really hasnt changed a hullva lot since that time period. (at least I dont hear much diffrence expect it has seem to get more "poppy" November 7, 2006

yummy.

i must disagree with a lot of the people on here.
i really enjoyed this cd.

benassi, armin, 4 strings, van dahl, dj sammy, tiesto,
plummet, lmc, aurora, qed, lasgo...
i mean how can you go wrong? i mean seriously!!

i do however, agree that these songs aren't NEW.
so it was a disappointment in that aspect.
but if you haven't heard this music,
which i know a lot of you haven't had the oppurtunity.
then i would definitely give it a listen. May 2, 2006

Best of Trance Rewiew

Unfortunately I have to agree that this compilation is outdated. A lot of these so called trance tracks are more mainstream euro-pop than Trance. If you really want to listen to some awesome trance then take a look at the Trancemaster compilations. Full length tracks that reflect the true essence of today's trance music. September 22, 2005

Robbins needs to dig deeper...

The main problem with Robbins Entertainment's own "The Best of Trance" series is that it has never been too representative of the genre beyond whatever is the hit of the week on dance stations. It does not try to reach out and put on tracks that were at one point in time major milestones in the Trance genre. Most of the tracks on this compilation are only around 1 year old (tracks 2 and 15 being the exceptions.) In fact, some of the tracks on this compilation should not even be labeled as "trance". The sound is either too much like house or contemporary dance music ( LMC vs. U2's "Take me to the Clouds" being a prime example.)

Another qualm that many listners will have with this disk is that none of the songs are mixed, which hampers the 'trance' experience greatly. While on one hand it is better that they are not since you get the complete song (in an alebiet radio edited format), it still makes you feel like you are listening to a VERY STANDARD compilation.

For what it is worth, "Best of Trance Vol. 5" captures most of the air wave/common place club hits of the 2004-2005 era in a decent nut shell. It could have been better, featuring more creative trance tracks for listeners who do not like female vocal driven songs. But for the most part, Vol. 5 is listenable, and for the most part, can indeed be qualified as a trance comp. September 10, 2005

this is not trance

This is not trance. It is a compilation of garbage. All real trance lovers are not even looking at this cd. For all of you lost people who think this might be a good cd, try something else. July 8, 2005

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