State of Trance Yearmix 2011

What a fantastic reproduction of 2004’s Year Mix; this compilation took me back and is a great representation of how awesome Armin Van Buuren is. As another reviewer pointed out, the tracks on the album are not the full songs- they are just around 2 minutes or so of the “meat” of each classic and seamlessly mixed with the proceeding and subsequent song. This may not sit well with listeners as the regular State of Trance collections were mixed with more or less the entire song. Regardless, I still think it’s a worthwhile purchase for a high-fidelity version of the mix that was streamed over a decade ago. Definitely recommended.

Fantastic remake of Episode 182. I did notice, though, that the tracks "Hello Strings" and "Clear Blue" are missing OR have been cut from the final mix. But maybe I'm nitpicking here, the overall mix is fine and it just sounds wonderful!

The mix is great. Armin makes most tracks sound fantastic by including the excellent sections of even bad tracks in this mix, making the mix generally sound great overall. The introducing tracks sound good.

Been waiting for this one for a couple of months... every time I went to order it, it was sold out! Well worth the wait though, this is Armin in top form. These 2 CDs are absolute art.Should not be missed!

Only one word to describe this yearmix; flawless. Endless onslaught of songs that bring your mind to another place. Perfect yearmix.

Awsome

"A State of Trance: Yearmix 2011" by Armin Van Buuren is a good two cd set that contains forty-seven tracks on the first cd and forty-two on the second. I had the good fortune of seeing him in concert (back in Novemer 2011) and listening to these two cds is the next best thing to that. There is definitely something for everyone in this collection ("Cosmic Gate" is one of my favorites). "A State of Trance: YearMix 2011" is an excellent purchase for those who enjoy any songs mixed by Armin Van Buuren and/or a trance compilation featuring various artists.

I'm probably gonna get flamed for this from other AVB fans, but I want to caution others thinking of buying this CD. From the other 5 star reviews I was eager to get this one, but was really disappointed. First, yeah there are something like 40 tracks, but each one is about a 2 minute clip, which isn't nearly long enough for the structure and mood of a trance track to mature. Second, it plays like a Best Of compilation, which are notorious for lacking the congruence of an original album. Third, several of the tracks are from ASOT 2011, chopped into little pieces. So you're better off getting that one, which, by the way, is superb. Fourth, practically every track has vocals, and most of the lyrics and voices are pop angst, not the angelic fantasy non-sense that is the hallmark of trance. If you dislike vocals in trance, especially ghetto wailing of irrelevant lyrics, pass on this collection. Fifth, and probably worst of all, the mix is terrible, almost insulting. It sounds like Armin set up a generic backline (beat) and pulled it way to the front to hide the seams as he haphazardly mixed the little snippets behind it. The result is a string of uninteresting interrupted melodies hung on an uninspired monotonous percussion that blares out like a noisy 9-year-old.Sounds like Armin just phoned this one in.

I have every ASOT mix since 2006. Armin became my favourite Trance DJ ever since Tiesto lost it. The 2011 compilation is really quite disappointing, and is the worst of the mixes to date. The background beat to much of the album is what could best be described as "noise", with an uninspiring collection of songs (albeit the songs are not entirely his fault). His usual brilliance of mixing in the best bits of good songs is seen only a few times throughout this album unfortunately. Let's hope the 2012 album returns to the brilliance of the 2008 mix...

I listen to the radio via Freeview, and the had a trance night, which had a link on to the Trance on YouTube, so i mossied over there, and loved what i heard....so much so i pre-ordered this cd. Absolute rocking!! Love it. Not too trancy, but enough so it doesn't sound too pop!

Love all Armin van Buurens remixes and this was the very first one and I really enjoy listening to it.Thanks as always to Armin van Buuren

Great CD for Trance lovers it's always in car been blasted out. Every Trance Music lover should have this CD.

My favourite ASOT album. Played regularly for 5 years, and still find it awesome.