Well, good topic and now i share my xperiences
To put it in a nutshell: since i've discovered it, i love it!!!
Why? the bass, the beats and the melody.. ehh?
Ye, frankly, the bass, the vocals, the chill-feeling..all of you know this..
Of course i remember the great eurodance era in the 90's..my favors were 2Unlimited and Scooter.. Dj Bobo, Dr Alban, Mr President, lolll
Dance, rave, and kinda trance were mixed that time.. and after about in 1998..ATB and Brooklyn Bounce..oh yesss
I "discovered" (or heard) trance (which was really trance and not simply dance) at the end of 2001 but let's say the beginning was the summer of 2002. End of my studies and from september i moved to a dormitory far away from home and one of my room-mate always listened to Tiesto
..sometimes Kai Tracid and of course dance stuffs (for ex. Dj's@Work, Rocco, Dream Dance 'n Club Rotation albums etc.).
I borrowed some musix and step by step i knew some really big names from trance scene like AvB (oh yes,
Blue fear -my evergreen favourite by Armin, and of course
Communication ), Paul van Dyk, Corsten, Blank n Jones (but it was familiar earlier -i remember the videoclip of
Desire from 2002) later Oakey, Jon O'Bir, Fred Baker, Agnelli n Nelson, Thrillseekers, Lange, Airwave and sooooo on..
My 1st trance party was in 2003 in Hungary, when Blank n Jones and Agnelli n Nelson played, but my bud' and me were really drunk (damn, 38 celsius degree and it was open air...and our jagermeister.. :LMAO
, i haven't so much memories from the party.. so after i promised myself i dont drink so much during a trance party.. red bullz and waters are enough for me. and in 2004, my 1st Tiesto party..and soooo on.. but it's another story..
Anyway i've some original rock and pop albums.. and in this year i went to an Iron Maiden gig in Budapest.. i wore my iron maiden t-shirt of course..
And sometimes i listen to some drum n bass, goa, minimal, psy-gears, techno or just relaxing musix.
From about 2005 i listen to trance n prog music almost every day..my daily dose..
Ye, i need it...