I was always pretty much indifferent to him, even before he got big and “sold out” (no inherent fault of his though, his music just wasn’t a style that I cared for). However, I was able to see a full set of his when he headlined a night at Ultra Music Festival last year and my respect for him as a dj increased immensely. Although I still didn’t care for some of his music selection, his mixing was impeccable, even rivaling some of the best I’ve seen. I then began accepting the notion that he may actually deserve the top 5 DJ Mag placement. I don’t know what the popular opinion of the DJ Mag rankings is around here, but I’ve never had a problem with them until this year.
To sidetrack on that for a moment, moving the rankings from a DJ Mag voter system to a Facebook system was a horrible move. Whereas the original system limited voting to those who are already knowlegable about and love EDM enough to register with DJ Mag, the new Facebook system opens voting to, namely, the 14 year old girls who “liked” Guetta on Facebook because they heard his name on the radio and now receive messages from him asking them for their vote. Imagine how the Academy Awards would be if based on a similar system.
Back to point, although I didn’t agree with his taking the #1 slot this year, I was still looking forward to seeing another set of his as he performed at the DJ Mag award show… which he, as anyone who saw it can attest, completely bombed, thoroughly disappointing me, and confirming the suspicions of many others who did not have as positive of a view of him.
All said, I suppose my opinion of him is still a bit indifferent. Based on his UMF set, it’s comforting to me to know he does at least have a decent amount of skill and technical ability. On the other hand, every new “David Guetta ft. (insert pop star)” track crooning “I love you so much baby,” or rapping “I want to do you baby” makes me a little more cynical.
