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Jared 
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 Posted: October 06 2006 at 06:01 |
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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that the Who entered the Guinness Book of Records in 1975 for the loudest ever concert (although I'm sure this has been superceded since..)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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Neil
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Posted: October 06 2006 at 05:30 |
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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.
Edited by Heavyfreight - October 06 2006 at 05:31
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When people get lost in thought it's often because it's unfamiliar territory.
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Drew
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Posted: October 05 2006 at 20:41 |
THE_POLE wrote:
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YES
or An** C**t. (even though they may not even be considered a band) 
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heyitsthatguy
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Posted: October 05 2006 at 20:39 |
MANOWAR. It's in the record books 
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THE_POLE
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Posted: October 05 2006 at 20:38 |
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Strapping Young Lad
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Pseud0
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Posted: October 05 2006 at 20:37 |
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lol at manowar playing at 163 db, no way
Edited by Pseud0 - October 05 2006 at 20:38
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Vodkagunblast
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Posted: October 05 2006 at 18:33 |
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Sunn0))) isn't a band. They produce oscillating low frequencies that drone seemingly endlessly until their set is over, at which point half the people boo and the other half clap because they're conditioned to do so.
I just saw them at the Fillmore in SF...yeah they're pretty loud but nothing too bad.
I mused to my friend that if I were in that band I would commence to release an album every day of the year for the entireity of my career with them. The thing you could do is have a concept year...an album a day, and then on just one day have an album of incredibly dynamic music.
DROOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEBRUMMMMMMMMGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSDDRRRRRRRRROOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESHHGGGGGGGGCHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
Edited by Vodkagunblast - October 05 2006 at 18:41
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Minimalist777
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Posted: October 05 2006 at 18:18 |
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Probably Sunn0))), Earth or Boris. I heard from an aquaintance of mine who went to a Sunn0))) concert, that your eyes are forced to look upwards due to the vibrations, no way for them to look downwards, and that there were loads of people in the back vomiting profusely.
Edited by Minimalist777 - October 05 2006 at 18:18
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WWOSD?
What Would OliverStoned Do?
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proggz
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Posted: October 05 2006 at 17:50 |
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pure reason revolution at summerns end 2006 ridiculous,had to sit up on the toilet sounded good there but the vibrations were weird lol!!!!!!
proggz
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Posted: August 16 2006 at 12:36 |
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I saw Kiss in '74 just after Hotter Than Hell wass released. Stood on my chair in the 4th rown about 30 feet from the wall of Marshalls on Paul and Ace's side of the stage. Started my down the road to permanent hearing loss.
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sm sm
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Posted: August 16 2006 at 12:19 |
Kiss in their Creatures of the night tour proclaimed themselves as the loudest band.
They were and it hurt my ears, forcing myself and many other to go to the washroom and stuff toilet paper in their ears
Motorhead were loud but not to the point of causing pain.
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Norbert
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Posted: August 16 2006 at 10:57 |
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How about Manowar? They claim themselfes the loudest.
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crimson thing
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Posted: August 16 2006 at 08:29 |
....just to go to the other extreme (and just how much further off topic can one go?..  .), the most well-mannered, if not perhaps the quietest, rock concert I went to was also at Hammersmith Odeon. The band was 10cc (post split), and it's the only time I've ever seen everyone in the audience sitting quietly, not standing and shouting, and bestowing polite, but genuinely appreciative, applause at the end of each song. Bizarre, but a good concert nonetheless...
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"Every man over forty is a scoundrel." GBS 
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pero
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Posted: August 16 2006 at 07:55 |
I one of Woody Allen film he was in New York with a young woman and the band was playing so loud that he asked her:
Do they take hostages after the gig
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Apsalar
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Posted: August 16 2006 at 07:21 |
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For me personally it would have to the "lightning Bolt" Concert I went to, I have never been to another concert so noisy and agressive. Seriously about three quarters of the way through the set things really started to get physically painful!
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NutterAlert
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Posted: August 16 2006 at 07:02 |
I totally agree with everyone who has cited Motorhead. Seen them twice and only just survived both encounters. At one of the gigs a group of us were shouting LOUDER to see just how far they would go. Lemmy, ever the gentleman, told us to f**k off.
On occasions Hawkwind have been very loud (dependent on their mood)
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Abstrakt
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Posted: August 16 2006 at 03:07 |
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Black Sabbath Played incredibly loud
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pero
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Posted: August 16 2006 at 02:57 |
1. Black Sabbath
2. Deep Purple
3. King Crimson - 21 century from "Earthbond" is the loudest and the best for me.
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Angeldust
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Posted: August 16 2006 at 02:10 |
Dinosaur Jr.! 
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Abstrakt
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Posted: August 16 2006 at 02:08 |
My friend went to a motörhead concert without earplugs 
He couldn't hear much for a week.
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