Love the 'Food example' Marc.. it's very loaded subject this, all I'd like to say Is I expect to hear 'The Impressions - you ought to be in Heaven, every time I go out!!
The only thing I don't like is what I call the yo yo effect, which basically means the DJ plays good dance record, we all run to the floor to give our all, followed by a 'Conway Twitty' record, and clears the floor, followed by another good dance record, followed by said 'Twitty' record, and the night becomes less a dance night and more a exercise in changing the channel on the tv...
so the moral of my meander is, is if you are a DJ, keep it consistent, remember tempo, try to think about what record goes with what, don't yap over the records like that Terry Jones bloke and say no to Conway Twitty.
keep it Real!!!
Mal.C