Quote Originally Posted by Elle
im sure everyone on the hard trance board is just as passionate, but from my point of view, id rather not get involved in some of the heavier discussions, like they have on the techno forum, of course its good 2 have discussions etc, but i just prefer the atmosphere where everyones chilled with each other. at least no one starts bickering that way!
i suppose in an ideal world u want 2 get a balance between a bit of healthy argument and a bit of chilled out-ness!!

did that make sense at all? :?

also i agree with trance addict, ive only been on the scene about 3 ish years, although i do like techno & buy techno records that i like. maybe ill be more into it in a few years!
It kinda makes sense, so long as you're not suggesting we all let someone get away with something just for the sake of keeping it chilled. If you feel strongly about something you should always speak up I reckon.
That's the great thing about forums in general though, you can dip in and out of the conversations you want to and ignore the stuff that doesn't interest you.
I think you might just have hit on another difference on the techno forum though. Lots of techno music and it's producers/players really pride themselves on being different to everything else out there, being a bit more leftfield (in style, not the band) or more cutting edge so maybe that follows through into the way they think about things in general life. If you are attracted to a type of music that is cutting edge and radical, then you might have opinions like that in everyday life, so your bound to be fairly passionate about those things as well.

For example, techno and politics quite often go hand in hand. Check the Liberators for example. The Geezers new choon is an anti-war statement.
Anyone heard it ? 1..2..3..4....We don't want no fcking war.
Anyone old enough to remember the Crass original that the sample came from ? I think it was originally about the Falklands war so things obviously haven't changed much...
Do any of you reckon there will be any Trance anti-war choons ? Would you want ther to be any ?