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Neil
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Posted: October 06 2006 at 05:30 |
The loudest gig I ever went to was "The Grand Mothers" at The Robin Hood 2 in Bilston. Napoleon Murphy Brock and the guys were going great and did justice to a load of old Zappa stuff but the sound was frighteningly loud in that small venue. I actually had to put my fingers in my ears on a few occasions; something I didn't even need to do at Motorhead gigs. Having said that I remember seing Motorhead at the Newcastle Mayfair in 1985. The gig was late starting due to technical problems and they eventually let us in for the end of the sound check. There were periods of silence while things were adjusted and then Phil launched into the intro to Overkill to test the kick drum on the PA. It pretty much drove us back against the far wall.
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Jared
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Posted: October 06 2006 at 06:01 |
Chameleon wrote:
Well, I'm going to a Who concert in October. I'll tell the results of that.
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I seem to recall that the Who entered the Guinness Book of Records in 1975 for the loudest ever concert (although I'm sure this has been superceded since..)
personally, I remember my first Gig, Manowar at Bristol Colston Hall in 1983 as being the loudest gig I attended. I remember not being able to hear anything at school the next day before coffee break, and the muffling continued for about 3 days!!
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Music has always been a matter of energy to me. On some nights I believe that a car with the needle on empty can run 50 more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. Hunter S Thompson
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JohnGargo
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Posted: October 06 2006 at 09:20 |
The concert that caused the most distress upon my hearing was when I saw Megadeth in Philadelphia. The opening act was Exodus (with their new, not so good, singer) and the sound guys must have rushed because the music was too loud and too distorted, and even though I knew the songs I could hardly make anything out. My ears rang for a week and a half afterwards and I seriously thought that I had received permanent tinnitus as a result. From now on, when I go to a small club, I'm bringing ear plugs.
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A B Negative
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Posted: October 06 2006 at 09:25 |
MOTÖRHEAD! I've seen them quite a few times now and they've been loud, but usually not too painful. Then one time I saw them at Glasgow Barrowlands and it was so loud I couldn't hear properly for a week. It was too loud to enjoy the music properly. Anyone who claims to enjoy music as loud as that needs to have both their head and ears examined!
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"The disgusting stink of a too-loud electric guitar.... Now, that's my idea of a good time."
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gr8dane
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Posted: October 06 2006 at 11:09 |
When I saw them in 72 on the Machine Head tour,my ears were ringing for days after.
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Meddler
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Posted: October 06 2006 at 11:11 |
Mono(J) are pretty much really loud at concerts. Just what i've heard. hope im not mixing anyone up.
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Posted: October 06 2006 at 11:14 |
The loudest gig I've ever been to was Ted Nugent at Hammersmith Odeon. We had to shut ourselves in the toilet and it was still too loud!
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Neil
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Posted: October 06 2006 at 12:13 |
There seems to be myth amongst lesser sound technicians that louder is better. You see it most often at small club and pub gigs. Loud is great if the equipment can take it but push amps and speakers too far and all you get is an incoherent mush that hurts the ears.
One of the most consistently good sound systems that I've heard has been the PA at the Cropredy Festival. Hats off too their sound engineer.
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Jim Garten
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Posted: October 06 2006 at 12:23 |
Heavyfreight wrote:
One of the most consistently good sound systems that I've heard has been the PA at the Cropredy Festival |
All the better for you to hear Chris Leslie's dulcit tones, eh?
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Stormcock
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Posted: October 06 2006 at 17:35 |
The first time I saw Motorhead as a youth they left my ears ringing for days. It was astonishingly loud, and since then I'd not seen / heard anyone louder until last year when I saw Hawkwind in a small venue with a low roof - they were ear splitting. It's definately all to do with the size of the place and if the sound man has realised he needs to turn it down from the previous nights gig in a big hall, or whatever.
Talking about the Cropredy PA, I have to agree the sound there is usually crystal clear, and much better near the front. I was there this year and it was fantastic as usual, although there were grumblings during Fairport's set when a section of the crowd on the right began shouting 'we can't hear Ric (Sanders)'. They soon put it right.
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Dick Heath
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Posted: October 06 2006 at 18:03 |
My loudest was sitting 2 metres from Gary Husband's drums, when part of
Allan Holdsworth group in the mid 90's not only deafened but had my
hair literally parted by a flying drumstick - ended as a trophy of that
night and now sits in front of me. Worst loud sound I heard was from
Pin Fairies at Kingston Swimming Baths - couldn't stand more than 30
minutes of the volume and the awful echoey acoustics.
Being on my Uni's ENTS Committee in the mid 70's we had to
monitor sound levels in the halls used. One band hit 109dB 10 metres
from their main speakers (and one freak spent many band nights with his
head inside speaker cones)..... I think is was suggested Traffic were
pretty loud at 115dB - apparently like standing behind Concorde
as it took off - without getting scorched by the jets. We also had the
university's airport sound monitor research group in - geenrating noise
and determining tolerable levels in "volunteers. Be assured 96db of
12000HZ average white noise is painful in a 600 seater hall (empty)
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GoldenSpiral
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Posted: October 06 2006 at 18:05 |
Meddler wrote:
Mono(J) are pretty much really loud at concerts. Just what i've heard. hope im not mixing anyone up.
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\ I've seen dozens of metal bands live, and Mono was by far louder than all of them. They swell from almost silence to the most deafening racket. Awesome.
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the icon of sin
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Posted: October 06 2006 at 18:09 |
Ironically the first concert I ever went to was the loudest. It was a Black Sabbath tribute originally titled Slack Babbath, and since I had no previous experience my loud sound resistance just wasn't there. Being about 10 feet from the main speaker didn't help too much and I was phycially deaf in the ear closest to the speaker for a few days, with the ringing taking 2 weeks to subside.
A week after that I saw Daevid Allen's University of Errors (a band that should be on this site much more then Iron Maiden) and couldn't hear half the concert due to my right ear so sat in the same seat as the previous week, backwards...
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Zoot Allures
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Posted: October 06 2006 at 23:55 |
Vibrationbaby wrote:
Melomaniac wrote:
They may not be prog bands, but Slayer and Motorhead win in this category... | MOTOR HEAD WAS THE ONLY CONCERT I EVER WALKED OUT OF BECAUSE IS WAS TOO LOUD IWANTED TO HEAR THEM PLAY ACE OF SPADES IT WAS JUST TOO LOUD AND DISTORTED.
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Yup. Motorhead! Definately Loud I've seen Slayer 7 times and never found them to be excessively loud.
I found Tool's Lateralus show extremely loud but then again I'm startin' to get old and don't seem to need the volume jacked to 11 quiet as often.
Pardon, did some one say something???
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The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs. There's also a negative side. - Hunter S. Thompson
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Faaip_De_Oiad
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Posted: October 07 2006 at 03:07 |
The loudest show i've been too was only about a week ago, I saw Kayo Dot in a place that only holds like.. 35 people, And i was literally right between Mia Matsumiya and Toby Driver, any closer and i would have been inside of them. So tihs meand i was surrounded by all this stuff. and when they Played "Don't Touch Dead Animals" (the new song that usually makes people leave Mia told me) Was Frightenly loud and crazy. But it was awesome.
I bet Merzbow or Gerogerigegege could be the loudest. i mean Merzbow plays a defening high pitch screech for thirty minutes straight. then gets even louder later on.
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SolariS
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Posted: October 07 2006 at 10:42 |
The concerts that I remember being the loudest are Opeth and Yngwie Malmsteen. I was really in pain at the Opeth concert. I didn't expect them to be as loud as they were, but my hearing didn't really come back for about 2 days.
I'm going to see Mastodon tonight. I'm bringing earplugs for sure.
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moodyxadi
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Posted: October 07 2006 at 11:45 |
Man, if britney or Justin desire it, they can put the loudest concert ever. They have the MONEY to do it. So I think that we should ask this question looking for bands in the glory days. And the answer is clear: THE WHO and, after them, DEEP PURPLE.
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Aspiring hope
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Posted: October 07 2006 at 15:44 |
mystic fred wrote:
I seem to remember Deep Purple held the distinction of loudest group for some time...? I know they were once included in the Guiness book of records as the loudest band in the world.
.......louder than a poof's shirt!!!
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Yes, I too have seen it on a Guiness book, but I can't recall of which year. Could it have been 2005?
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Atavachron
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Posted: October 07 2006 at 18:09 |
I don't know...both the Who and Purple being the 'loudest band' sounds a little like mythologic spin, and out of date as well. Gotta be Motorhead; Monsters of Metal Tour, 1983 or so.
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Stormcock
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Posted: October 07 2006 at 18:18 |
Of the top of my head, Deep Purple were in the Guiness book in the early seventies as the loudest band, until The Who nicked the 'honour' around 1974/5 with their concert at The Valley, Charlton Athletic's ground. Since then, I don't know. I don't think volume is as much of an issue these days for live bands, it's more the sound quality that they're looking for, I hope.
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