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Post by jazzguy on Feb 13, 2020 12:46:28 GMT -5
Easily Ian Hunter w/Mick Ronson @ the Spectrum late 70s I think. It was so loud, when I went to the bathroom on the concourse w/the door closed I still couldn't take it
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Post by NoSoapRadio on Feb 13, 2020 13:19:31 GMT -5
The worst was a show we saw at a small club in Nantasket. Barrence Whitfield and the Savages were opening for another act that we were there to see. The sound guy was clearly deaf. Not only was the volume unbearably loud -- the sound just sucked. The high end was cranked up so much it was like ice picks to the eardrums. We went outside after a couple songs and waited for the main act. They must have brought their own sound guy because the other guy was gone and they sounded great.
The loudest was "Experience Hendrix" which was a Jimi tribute that we saw at the Orpheum in Boston back in 2010 featuring a bunch of guitar slingers including Steve Vai, Jonny Lang, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, and Eric Johnson. We were sitting in the second row just stage right of center. The mix sounded good and the performances were generally good -- just loud. The kick drums (there were two drum kits) were miked so close that I left feeling like I'd been kicked in chest for two hours. I swear that show is why I have tinnitus now.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 13, 2020 13:26:17 GMT -5
Little Feat at the Orpheum in Memphis. Leaned over to say something to my wife and she was asleep. It had been a long day.
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Post by Charente on Feb 13, 2020 13:39:24 GMT -5
I would say Motorhead at the Ulster Hall Belfast around 1980/81.
I was in the front row opposite the bass bins and I'm sure I've had tinnitus ever since.
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Post by HeavyDuty on Feb 13, 2020 14:42:15 GMT -5
Robin Trower, late 80s in the Hemmens Auditorium in Elgin, IL.
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Post by Chris Greene on Feb 13, 2020 15:24:59 GMT -5
I saw The Tubes in Sacramento once. My ears bled out.
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Post by jdawg on Feb 13, 2020 15:34:53 GMT -5
AC/DC at the Nutter Center in Farborn / Beavercreek Ohio in the 90s. Wife and I were side stage. They sounded great, just very very loud.
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Post by Lefty Rev on Feb 13, 2020 15:53:11 GMT -5
Another vote for Black Oak Arkansas. Until they were followed on stage by Head East, who were even louder (which I didn't think was physically possible!).
After trying to get through a couple of Head East's songs with my hands over my ears, my girlfriend and I left. This was around '78 at college (in the gymnasium on campus). Thankfully, I can still hear!
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Post by Auf Kiltre on Feb 13, 2020 15:59:35 GMT -5
The worst hearing damage I've sustained was at a club in suburban Detroit. I'm drawing a blank at the moment of the guitarist, a good player who was fairly popular in the 90's blues scene. Marshall stack and I must have been in his Celestion circle of hell hotspot. I've played in some loud bands and have been guilty of 'too loud', but this incident was worse that being right on top of a crash cymbal of a hard hitting drummer on a tight stage.
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Post by Duke on Feb 13, 2020 17:18:03 GMT -5
The Who
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Post by Seldom Seen on Feb 13, 2020 17:36:05 GMT -5
I've seen, 'er heard some loud ones but the loudest was Lou Reed at Abravanel Hall in Salt Lake City in the early 2000s. Lou and his band played loud enough to peel the gold leaf from the balconies.
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Post by Auf Kiltre on Feb 13, 2020 17:46:40 GMT -5
I don't know if that was meant to be funny but it was. "The Who" "Ha?"
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Post by BluzLvr on Feb 14, 2020 11:12:04 GMT -5
Not sure how loud it was, but when I saw The Steve Marriott All-Stars in the 70's the combination of the volume and his voice just pierced my ears. I was on the floor about 10 feet from the stage and I had to go out to the halls to give my ears a break. Next time I experienced that was Tesla opening up for Uncle Ted. I was down front about 10 rows back and Tesla had speakers on the edge of the stage facing directly at me. I reached in my pocket and found some paper, which I rolled up and stuck in my ears for ear plugs. Then I went to the first aid stand and asked if they had any ear plugs, which they gave me. Thank God. Ted was nowhere near as loud as Tesla and I actually took out the plugs for him. I had seen Ted back in the 70's though and he was LOUD. I wasn't up front, so it didn't kill my ears. Loud is one thing, but when you combine it with a high pitched vocal shrill, it'll get ya.
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Post by GmanNJ on Feb 14, 2020 15:42:10 GMT -5
Saw a show with Alice Cooper (loud) Dangerous toys (Loud) Metal Church (louder) and closed with Judas Priest- OMFG Loud! Rob Halford rode onto the stage with a Harley and just gunned it for about 5 min -it was the quietest part of the show
Was in a small venue so everything reverberated including my head for the next couple days
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Post by Joe Potts on Feb 14, 2020 19:50:18 GMT -5
Deep Purple with Rod Stewart and the Faces, 1971 or 1972.
Rod was pretty loud, but bearable. Deep Purple was insanely loud.
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Post by babsobass on Feb 14, 2020 19:57:42 GMT -5
Foreigner, just a couple of years ago. Was in the first few rows and the volume was deafening. I had ear plugs which saved me. Otherwise, I would have had to leave. Styx played afterwards and was surprising less intense. Still loud, but more bearable.
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Post by Bbendfender on Feb 14, 2020 23:21:40 GMT -5
The Guess Who in Wichita, KS back in 1972.
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Post by plaidsabbath on Feb 15, 2020 12:19:25 GMT -5
Ministry @ The Aragon Ballroom in Chicago circa 1996.
Not a huge venue...maybe 5,000 capacity. Ministry's PA system probably had enough firepower for an outdoor stadium show. Crystal clear with punishing subs. I'm sure that show caused my male pattern baldness.
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Post by MoJoe on Feb 15, 2020 17:47:49 GMT -5
Mother's Finest, early 90s. Those mofos gifted me ringing ears for years. Great gig none the less..
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Post by jhawkr on Feb 15, 2020 18:55:49 GMT -5
Brian Setzer! I swear! In a small 1920’s built theatre. PA had 2 full speaker arrays. It was painfully loud. I wished I had brought earplugs.
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Post by larryguitar54 on Feb 15, 2020 19:24:26 GMT -5
John Mclaughlin and the Mahavishnu Orchestra at NewPaltz College Gymnasium around 1970.
Funny you would mention that. I was going to say the same thing assuming I would be referring to an obscure band to younger folks. I attended an outdoor show in Orlando circa '72 excited to see John. But it was unbelievably loud even for outdoors. I believe it knocked jetliners out of the sky. Another loud show recently was Buddy Guy at the Kravis in West Palm Beach about 2 years ago. He was running his Polka Dot Strat through a twin pair of dimed Chicago Blues Box. He was great but honestly it was painful at time.
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Post by insanecooker on Feb 15, 2020 20:08:27 GMT -5
I always carry and wear earplugs in concerts. Even then, if I feel it’s too loud and my phone registers more than 100dB or so, I just walk out. I have done that to Death Cab for Cutie at the Brixton Academy in London, surprisingly.
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Post by jonnyblooz on Feb 15, 2020 20:13:24 GMT -5
KISS, 1977.
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Post by mikedetorrice on Feb 15, 2020 23:48:47 GMT -5
The loudest was either McKendree Spring (and their piercingly loud electric violinist) opening for Badfinger at the fieldhouse of L.T.H.S. in LaGrange, IL, or Head East opening for Dave Mason at the fieldhouse of N.I.U. in DeKalb, IL.
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Post by MJB on Feb 17, 2020 9:37:03 GMT -5
More labs this week to check liver function. Endoscopic ultrasound won't happen until next week.
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Post by nawlins dawg on Feb 17, 2020 16:24:27 GMT -5
Went to see Joe Walsh in ‘76 or so - opening act were “The Babies” or some such thing. Their volume was punishing in the extreme - my ears rang for three days
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Post by rok-a-bill-e on Feb 19, 2020 10:26:11 GMT -5
In 1972 Deep Purple was recognized by Guinness book of records as "world's loudest rock band". I caught that US tour. Ear plugs required. I took them out for a moment and it felt like getting hit upside the head.
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Post by tahitijack on Feb 19, 2020 17:06:08 GMT -5
Back in the day a good friend was a VP with Caesars Palace. We got together with the wives for ski trips to Tahoe/Heavenly a couple of times each winter. On one trip he got is in to see Lynyrd Skynyrd. Wow. We were given ear plugs at the door. They were playing that room like they were playing an outdoor stadium. The bass was so loud you could feel it in your chest. After 30 minutes of shouting to each other we bailed and had a nice dinner.
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Post by slacker 🐨 on Feb 20, 2020 15:53:41 GMT -5
The Guess Who in Wichita, KS back in 1972. I give up. Who?
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