Alan Walker Doesn't Belong on Monstercat | Hot Takes

Welcome to "Hot Takes" the series where I ask for your wild opinions and hot takes on mostly EDM topics. It's always a spicy one, but can you handle the heat this time?

0:00 - Intro
0:11 - Monstercat on YouTube
1:03 - Fake Outs Sucks
2:07 - Hardstyle is Boring
4:02 - Melodic Anything is the Best
5:30 - Trivecta
6:53 - Big Room House
8:39 - Alan Walker
10:34 - Golden Era

[cowcow]

Thanks for the commentary response! ❤️✌️

While I agree Golden Era of EDM should've been described as "Peak commercial era for EDM", that's not how I see things in the past 6 years, especially in commentary sections of big EDM charting channels like "Top Music Charts" and "EDM Charts". The term was often used to follow up their "EDM is dead/EDM nowadays sucks" insults, which made me sad and triggerred. 😟

Don't get me wrong, I will still acknowledge this Golden Era thing as long as it's used in a positive way. Trance music (1997-2001) will be a perfect example, since most of their fans remains supportive toward newer trance artists.

[CoGames_]

I find it funny that my parents do know Alan. He is good, sometimes okay and sometimes really good imo. Fun that he was on MCAT and cool he started is big journey on NCS. So he entered the both two big boys of labels

[sneakerjuice]

This channel is my favorite channel on this platform

[jeremysommer]

Euphoric Hardstyle is the kind of Hardstyle that has the melodies. Moreso than Rawstyle. Artists like Atmozfears, MYST, Wildstylez, and Refuzion are good sources to get that mix of melody and Hardstyle kicks

[TKCEDM]

Was not expecting to make a surprise cameo in this video LMAO

[mrtrader]

Wow i actually had similar thoughts abt AWs popularity, but none of his MC releases have been that great, but i mean hey, there are a whole bunch MC artists that have yet to put out smth good (Codd Dubz hehe) so i guess well just have to wait for it maybe hell be able to blow our minds if we give him a chance 👀

[mimexion]

Clearly whoever made that hardstyle comment has never heard of headhunterz , zatox, psychopunkz, and all of the other classics that really take hardstyle seriously and have innovative discography

[StaleMedia]

Progressive house should be called melodic house, and melodic house should be called progressive house.

[anteros__]

Curious on people's thoughts here but:

Someone told me they think monstercat is signing all of these 'big artists' because these artists like Steve Aoki, Alan Walker, and others have fallen far from the limelight and can thus be signed like other artists.


I won't state my opinion on this, but curious on what others think.

[hope.]

i was mad when i saw the title of the video.. i was like "Who the fk is this guy to say alan bla bla bla.. " sorry for thinking that but I'm very happy that you disagree with TrashDragon89.. i bet he's just another hater.. Alan walker is just I don't know but true.. he is BIG.. but he is also not.. idk..

[mcgrey_]

That trivecta album was so mid. Trivecta is far from anything lol