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Armin Only: Imagine 
Actors : Armin van Buuren
Studio : Ultra Records
by Ultra Records
Release Date : 2008-08-19
Publisher : Ultra Records
Availability : Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Number of Items : 1
EAN : 0617465178597
UPC : 617465178597
Avg. Customer Rating: (based on 4 reviews)
List Price : $21.98
Our Price : $13.79
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Spectacularly Amazing |
He's been voted the world's number 1 DJ two years in a row; he's toured the globe promoting his latest album Imagine and has now released his latest DVD. Armin Only: Imagine is everything that his parties are, in the comfort of your own home.
Filmed live at the first event in Utrecht on April 19 2008, there's one big room, 16,000 screaming fans and one very cool DJ, culminating in one supreme sight, sound and throbbing spectacle that leaves you breathless. The vibe from the crowd is electric and even just watching the screen you feel like you're right there with them. It's breathtaking, and every beat compels you to get up and dance.
For those who missed out on experiencing this mastery of sublime euphoria in the flesh, this DVD captures everything perfectly. If you were one of the enraptured tens of thousands in the world who joined the party, you'll be reliving every last sweaty moment in 5.1 surround sound.
Armin Van Buuren really is a remarkable talent. Every last beat, every last choreographed dance and every last note is performed to perfection. He's has been a leader in the world of dance music for years now with his solo and compilation albums - A State Of Trance and Universal Religion and his weekly radio show A State of Trance which is available through iTunes as a podcast.
You truly realise just how massive this man is when you hit Going Wrong where Chris Jones takes to the stage and over ten thousand people sing along. Also featuring in the spectacular is Eller Van Buuren, Armin's brother. He features in two tracks, the title track Imagine and also Zocalao which originally appeared on the album Shiver and featured Gabriel & Dresden.
Don't think that this marathon music event ends with the closing beats of the concert. The DVD is a two disc set. Included on the bonus disc is a behind the scenes look at where the concept came from, as well as the planning and logistics behind it all. There's also a photo report and the trailer which was widely available online in the lead up to this mammoth production. There's Armin Van Buuren's discography which showcases the massive amount of work this one man has generated. Not to be neglected are the deleted scenes - they are two songs which were filmed but not included in the overall concert. Elle De Graaf is sublime singing The Power Of Goodbye and Unforgivable is to die for.
`I'm fine without you now, I've given you, given you everything," sings Jennifer Rene in Fine Without You at the very start of the DVD and given us everything he has. He has given us multiple albums, he has given us so many live shows and now he has given us Armin Only: Imagine live on DVD so we can be enthralled again and again. He can be fine without us, but trance lovers will never be fine without him. |
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A Must have for every AVB fan |
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An amazing DVD that captures the Armin Only event in the best possible way through video. If like me you couldn't make it to the event, this is the next best thing. Track selection and mixing is awesome as always by Armin plus the lights, lasers and sound of the crowd going nuts all make the DVD a special audio-visual experience for trance lovers. Buy it NOW ! |
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This DVD is missing stuff |
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Armin is definitely my favorite DJ. Every performance on this DVD rocks. The only reason why I gave it 4 stars is because its missing the performance by Sharon del Adel singing In And Out Of Love. How do you not include that!!!!! Also they put the performances by Jaren Cerf and Elles de Graaf into the deleted scenes section. Why???? If anyone knows why they did these things plz let me know cause I think that is really weird. |
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Excellent job by Armin and Armada...once again |
The Ahoy 2007 DVD was by far one of the best trance home-productions ever made by any DJ or Electronic Recordhouse (even surpassing Tiësto's earlier works...which, in my opinion, have been superb). However, this 2-Disc set is absolutely perfect. It's just as good as what one expects from Armin's work, and may I dare say it's even better. The lights, the sound, the invited artists and Live performances, the production development...AMAZING.
The tracklist is available anywhere around the internet; a simple google search could get you the 31 tracks with title and artist name. Speaking of which, the selection is "The Works". You get a bit of the classic Armin [Shivers (although it's a new amazing remix by Alex M.O.R.P.H.), Rush Hour, Burned with Desire, Zocalo, and Sail...among some others] amazingly mixed and incorporated into Armin's new beats (Hold on to Me, Going Wrong, Imagine, etc...). Van Buuren also features some great new and complementary talent that goes perfectly along with the rest of his work. You'll be rocked by every face you've come to appreciate from Armin: Vocal-Trance, House-Trance, House, Progressive-House, Progressive-Trance...yeah, it's a perfect swirl of Trance and House.
The first disc is obviously the main presentation. Disc #2 is more of a Bonus CD. You get access to a very well prepared Behind the Scenes of Armin 2008, Music Videos, Deleted Scenes and Videos, and photos.
Armin fans, DJs, trance-heads, electronica genre admirers, or anyone who's just started building up their taste for delightful yet euphoric Electronic music, this is a MUST HAVE production. You'll have your headphones on for a while, as well as your stereo. Great play-on for a night or house party.
Long Live Armin. |
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