Limelight - Back in the Day #2

[TheNyCsound]

ashamed to admit it but i was one of those young kids in caprice, bandana, and shirt off with my eyes rolling to the back of my head.chain smoking, teeth grinding,music pounding in my gut about to barf(those hits of x back in the days were no joke! lol ) with my arm around some cracked out club slut having the time of my life. holy shit how time flys. hot tube time machine anyone?

[MrXtc1973]

LIMELIGHT XTC XTC XTC XTC XTC XTC i just want to back for for night, maskarave disco 2000 shampoo room the xtc coke pot k the stain glass widows of saints on the walls and the music was CUTTING EDGE DRUG FUELED and AMAZING

House to start off then progressive house then deep acid house lending into hard trance then hardcore into gabba . NYC UNDERGROUND WE MISS YOU

[nativenvs]

@MrXtc1973 Brother I FEEL YOU!!!!!!!

[taffywindsor11]

wow

[ShogunSosa]

This place was amazing back in the day... I loved the way who ever was workin the door was selective about who got in... It kept the wanna be's out & all the true DEEP HOUSE heads partying hard!!! THE LIGHTS GO ON... THE LIGHTS GO OFF & DARKNESS FALLS ACROSS THE LAND..... BLACKOUT!!!

[Mooshstanggt350]

I went to Limelight on New Years Eve one year around 1995. It was off the fucking hook !!!!

[ForDoverUSA]

@Mooshstanggt350 yep, that was the peak. off the hook is right.

[Gcb2KT]

It sucks that I was born too late and couldnt expierence NYC clubbing in its prime:/ My older sis has told me stories about how she used to go with her friends to the Tunnel, Palladium, Limelight, Shelter and how shit will never be like it was in the 90s. Just from watching this I can tell the scene and the overall vibe was just better than the shit they have now. All I can say is fuck Rudy Guliani and his quality if life shit. He ruined clubbing in NYC forever:/

[purepisco]

I miss this place ! I'm glad and lucky to say that I have partied my ass off in the limelight :) it's a shame it's no longer a club : /

[caryncbreeef1969]

that cannot be lamer - can you imagine eating shitty mass produced pancakes where **((*(&&&(*( got a ()**_)((_(Y^^ from *&^%$%*() and a *&^% did a bunch of *&^()_ with *&^%*( then spent a sweaty hour on the dance floor listening to Keoki or Lord Michael? Beyond understanding.

[jiminykrooked]

soooo sad NOW ITS GONNA BE AN IHOP

[linusblackusrattus]

i just visited pacha on boris heaven and hell night. god, i want cry how bad it was comparing to limelight, tunnel, sound factory, bank, carbon, even roxy.... how is nyc still considered #1 when the clubs are laughable. I had more fun in chinese disco club in Xiamen then at pacha nyc. its so fukn sad. someone please invent a time machine and warp me back!

[timsaxm]

The first time I entered this place I said, "I've gone to hell...and I like it!!" Don't Dream it, Be it!!!

[OrangeCountyGirl88]

If anyone now in Los Angeles was part of this scene in NYC in the 90s...and feels like sharing stories...send me a message. I'm dying to talk to someone firsthand about what the era of Peter Gatien nightlife in NYC was like!

[GOODBYE1209]

DAMNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN GOD STRIKE ME DEAD IF I wasnt there this night

lIQUID KENNY K

PARIS

APHRODITE

DAMN THOSE WERE THE DAYS -WE WOULD LEAVE THERE AND HIT THE TUNNEL OFF

[inyourfacedouchebag]

DOA ROB GEE AND BONES KILLED IT IN THE 90S IF YOU LIKE IT HARD AND FAST

[captainugly1]

here in the D it was good beats not fashionista guidos we were about gettin HIGH and having fun pound those beats till the vibes kicked you right in and then just let go till 8am

[gosia68usa]

People knew how to have a good time!!! The good old days!!! The Tunnel also was the place to be!!!! People don't know how to party like we partied in NYC!

[free2drm]

Dance music back then was so awful. 

[ces5912]

I wish the club scene had this feel to it. I'm out in New Jersey right now, and the shit here's fucking wack! It's all guidos and swedish house mafia, and this is what looks A LOT BETTER

[HandbagMafia]

These new club cats have no fucking idea about the Alig LL days, Paladium, Roxy etc. These days dealers look 42 ways before they sell you beat stepped on shit, in early 90's dealers had fridge bags of dope, coke and K with scales and free tastes!! You new fish will never have a clue to what we had vs what you have today

[Bogeoner2]

@HandbagMafia

You just cracked me up .. because its true

[Scone54]

Unfortunately I missed the 90’s club scene, idk how it really was since I wasn’t there but the vibe seemed 1,000,000x’s better, it seemed like people we’re going out looking to have a crazy adventure, and escape reality, now everyones just concerned about being cool. Hipsters ruin everything.

[OriginalPinkbird]

@Scone54 I was there. People were still thinking about being cool. But the drugs helped take the edge off & helped certain popular people think they were as hot shit as their reputations...

If you didn't look right, they wouldn't piss on you if you were on fire. It didn't matter if you were nice.

[DANKANON]

Dont laugh

[StephenS1974UK]

Anyhows.

90s \o/ AVVV IT. We did.

Words cant describe.

[hollywood9810]

now this is real club music

[shaneresq]

What was the second song in this video? The one that kicks off the 1995 Main Floor segment? The dubbing voice with the creepy laugh is from a track in my day so anyone please advise????

[DANKANON]

@shaneresq Dont laugh

[shaneresq]

@DANKANON You are a life saver, Thanks!!!

[Kai0nTheMoon]

@shaneresq The song you want is Josh Wink - Don't Laugh

[migraine516]

NOW IT'S A MALL.

[blacklight0304]

This is when Limelite went bootleg and we all know that you know how many times the dj booth was moved around @ this time this  is totaly for the weak

[OhJamesBondYesh]

Its so sick that this is a mall now. What the fuck.

[deanthegrappler]

fleontrotsky - you are damn right. The drugs were a part of the fun. I wonder if u can still get K in the city these days or if it still goes around at the clubs along w/ Ecstacy? Now a days, u get search for everything which is understandable, but back then it never happend & everybody had fun .!

[deanthegrappler]

DamAgs3s99 - YOU ARE RIGHT! the kids these days don't know how to enjoy the drugs wisely.

[deanthegrappler]

DamAg3s99 - U ARE RIGHT..

[deanthegrappler]

i remember DJ Gonzo, Frankie Bones, Louie Devita.. they were the shit. Drugs were always a part of clubs stemming back from the disco 70's, but the drugs in this time got out of control because people got to stupid & greedy. God i would love to get some K & hit a night like that anytime. NYC club scene definitely isn't the same w/o these clubs. Does anybody know if there are Rave clubs in NYC that have similar atmosphere like the limelight. EMAIL ME IF SO!!

[deanthegrappler]

Man this was clubbing! 1999-2001 is when i was heavy into it,So much went on those days & the music was the best. i was 21yrs old in 99' I am glad i had the opportunity to go a few times at the limelight. I wish i had gone more often, who knew it would ever close down though.

[njcroboy1]

i smoked pcp in limelight with richard bay the talk show host from the 90s in around 96 i was only 16

[SAYCHEEEEEEEESE]

This looks so cool. I missed out on so much growing up in the mid west. BOOOHOOO :(

[aparnell1513]

what is the song at 2:45 ? who is the DJ/artist? I love that

[pb39374]

Does anyone know the name of the 1st song?

[sizzlemeat]

The first track is Rez by Underworld

[pb39374]

Does anyone know the name of the 1st song on here????

[marcobread]

DOES ANYONE KNOW THE MUSIC PLAYING IN THE BACKGROUND STARTING AT 54sec???

[pb39374]

It is called "Don't Laugh" by Josh Wink

[marcobread]

Thanks!! Have you ever heard of Deadmau5 ? if not check him out...

[damAg3s99]

I'm 16 and a huge lover of the rave scene. But seeing this...really makes me wish I was old enough to enjoy nightlife when clubbing was not just about the drugs. To be in places like Limelight and Tunnel when it was at its prime, damn that looked like a good time.

[fleontrotsky]

@damAg3s99 Man - the club scene was ALWAYS about drugs. The limelight was a veritable drug supermarket. Anyway, the drugs are part of the fun.

[damAg3s99]

granted. but kids my age are all about how fucked up they can get. not enhancing the experience through opening your mind through complete release of inhibition (taking in the effects and pounding music then just dancing the night away). but im not going to deny that the K wasn't passed around like it was a toy.

[frankiebr00klyn]

josh wink...

[wrestlerxx]

i lost my life in that club

[fagatorX]

Hardcore with Lenny D was my favorite night! I lived for thise night!

[fagatorX]

WOW! Warm fuzzy flashbacks! so many memories. and THE H.R.Giger room! It was like entering w whole new universe. The farthest you could get from this world and still be on this planet. Clubs will never be as good. The creativity that existed back then. I knew when a queen was working the door, this was a safe place to party. Not like the nuckledragers with metal detectors these days. They knew how to pick the right people to let in the party. It was an art form.

[yourchoicedj]

Damn, those were the days. There will never be another that club offer the experience that the limelight did. . . .

[frankiebones01]

banGin

[fireandhammer]

Oh what I would do for one more E filled night at Disco 2000.....or Tunnel.....or Nasa! How I miss all those DJ's SoulSlinger, Frankie Bones, Josh Wink, Adam X, Etc... Dimitry!

[Techx]

@fireandhammer same here, nasa/shelter was awesome, spent many a night in the library @ limelight and rolling all over meeting new people and having the time of my life

[KoDccGalaxy]

limelight was good till the end

best moment had to be drinking with Gabriel & Dresden while they were djing

[nativenvs]

who remembers Future Fridays at the limelight with frankie bones and gonzo main floor...and at the end of the month Lenny D hardcore...shit was insane back then!! and can't forget the Full Moons ;)

[rayyzasharp]

God dam full moons were the shit. Don't forget Rob Gee, Repete at future shock.

[nativenvs]

Rob Gee was nuts bro...talking about slammin hardcore...had the killer mosh pit... Memories my friend..... such memories.... what happened????

Well, going to bring it back for me in July..proberly going to Trance Energy 09....Sick party

[NJstomp]

Holy shit, I forgot all about full moons. Best ever period!

[HEOHEN1BKLYNYC]

..double coated wit tha specs

[NYCEmpire]

@NJstomp Hah, you sick bastard. Funny thing is, on this thread, people may actually know what that is.

[drew040]

Limelight 90---94..Killer times!!!

[xCAGx77]

was Disco 2000 when gonzo dj'ed? that was friday or saturday nights, i cant recall which one.

[HazQuest]

The first Track is "Rez" by Underworld.

[nativenvs]

FUUUCK man I feel like crying...THOSE DAYS WERE MAGICAL..Limelight.. Tunnel.. Twilo.. SF..The BEST times of my life...These kids today don't know what real clubs are about...NYC will never have that Flavor again..

[spasticos]

You forgot ARENA ...

[jkl0ps]

I'm sorry you feel like that, its too bad you can't get down with all the awesome shit going on in NYC right now.

If I ever catch myself having a "kids these days" attitude it will be time to stop seeing live music.

[nativenvs]

LOL! let me clarify this for you ... While you were at home and mommy was putting you to bed with a warm cup of milk... Me and thousands of others were losing their fucking minds in the club scene back in the 90's ... We had about 10 clubs to choose from.. all the size of Pacha and bigger .. everything was better...better vibe... better music... better drugs .... altogether better scene ... sorry brother... you will never understand cause this was beyond your time ...

[fwahstatus]

@nativenvs :'(

[StephenS1974UK]

@nativenvs

Are you saying our ear was better then the Paradise Garage or Music Box?

Or, hell, late 80s Ibiza?

[ORACLE063]

@nativenvs Amen fucker!

[thepuppetstv]

@nativenvs right on fucker, you feel me?

[ForDoverUSA]

@nativenvs yep. It doesn't matter because they don't get it. that was the scene and a good one it was...Fucking A - or rather OD :)

[TheNyCsound]

@nativenvs lol well said sir

[mexman000]

this track in the begining is in the movie "vanilla sky". The club scene.

[dmrarch3]

I dated one of the caged dancer, I wonder how she is doing!!! Man so much fun at Limelight during the early 90s!!!

[nac1373954]

Ahhh those were the days when life was "easy". Did we forget the "cha cha lounge" people!?

[GlenysFeliz]

Where can I buy this track!?!?!?!

itunes sucks!!

[atrevidagg]

Dj Keoki friday nights...

[njweddingdj]

Miss the Limelight too....

[MayaMeows]

Wish I was old enough to have gone...

[bdc73]

thanks for posting this...

[Zorsha]

I wish I could have seen the Giger room...great memories of the rest of the place though:)

[cork82abn]

I spent so many nights at the limelight. Great memories, Disco 2000, hot body contest! histerical! SHAMPOO!

[GunNoMom]

Yeah, I loved the Limelight, disco 2000 was the best nights ever!!!!

[PERMAFRIED666]

what is the name of the first song played??  i must know!!

[optionb]

Underworld - Rez

It was also in the movie Vanilla Sky

[velvetmuzzle]

The Laughing Track - Josh Wink

not sure which remix, however

[blacklight0304]

Track is called spastic by plastick men well the one with the drums the other is called dont laugh by Josh winx on nervouse records

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[jenn606]

what is the name of the track with female vocals? And what group or artist? The track is KILLER!!!!

[electronictrip]

Cass & Slide - perception

[booba1976]

perception (cass & slide vocal mix). its on the limelight NYC cd

[LOG1CDS1GN]

omg i have never seen so many errors in one place before.  Plastikman's "Spastik" sounds NOTHING like that. And I'm pretty sure Josh WINK would be upset at you misspelling his name. So would the staff of Nervous Records.

The first track on this video, as has already been said 1000 times is Rez, by Underworld.

[optionb]

@LOG1CDS1GN

Thank you!

[blacklight0304]

spastic by plastic men

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