Raves better now or then?

A constant post from old ravers on the Fantazia forum is that parties are just not as good as they used to be back in 1992... Well is that true? In some ways 1991/92 was very special. The scene still had an underground / cool to be involved feel and then it hit the national press which made you feel part of something big. There was definitely a special buzz around, the music/tracks were new and being played for the first time, the sense of discovering something together was good. Another plus was their were less restriction and health and safety rules, (though this changed rapidly), this enabled events that were double the capacity and therefore felt rammed...

On the minus sides this meant they probably were not very safe at times (though fortunately their were very few accidents that I can think of). Technology has now moved on and you now get visually far more for your money than just a few strobe lights. Video screens, 3d graphics were just not around in 1992, you could not watch the DJ on a screen mixing whilst he played.

People moan now about the amount of kids in events, but back in 1992 there were hundreds of under 16s at each event, Scratchmaster Techno was only 14 when he started MCing! Just remember old ravers you were young once and would have said what are all these old people doing around, lol, I'm old to now, so everyone looks younger to me.

So come on Rave is a vibe and state of mind, praise the new generations, without them there will be no scene in the future, let them discover it for themselves and decide whether it is good. Have fond memories but like your gran don't tell everyone it was better in my day.....