I can appreciate your concern. Youngsters don't seem to understand the consequences of extremely loud music. I love to crank it at times, but I keep it within reason. I went to see Ozzy Osborne a few months ago and it was LOUD. If I ever go to another rock concert again, I think I'll bring some earplugs and my SPL meter, just in case.
The next day was a little rough at work. I have about 5 years on you, but felt the same way.
I went blind from one of those. Good thing it was temporary.
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I think you should just stay home and enjoy some nice Lawrence Welk ... and prune juice.
I saw Wishbone Ash in about '83- my ears were screwed up for about three days and I shoved paper towel in during the first set. That was freakin loud and it was a pretty good-sized place. I did sound for a local band and a guy from another band sat in one night. First thing he did was come over and tell me to crank his channel up so everyone could hear him. Well, in a small club and the fact that he was playing through a Peavey Mace, this was totally unnecessary. It was also completely annoying to me and EVERYONE else in the club. The other guys playing guitar were using a Marshall 18W combo and a Roland JC-60 and using the PA to get the right level because they understood that they weren't playing the Fillmore.huh?..............did you say something?...I don't hear so good.I wear earplugs always for opening acts and any time I go to a show that I am not getting paid to mix.My ears are my paycheck so I must take care of them as should everyone who goes to see live music.I myself have 2 pairs or custom molds that I use every time.I cannot stress enough the damage that can be done from a single concert if its mixed too loud.I hate to see that as well.At Coachella last year My Bloody Valentine was 133db at peaks and the soundguy was laughing and there were kids in the crowd.I was pissed to say the least.The old metal guy who mixed them had to be deaf and all I could think about was the poor crowd are getting pummeled by 1k to 14k at 133db and I had to leave.The sound engineers who were house guys for the PA company were saying that they felt that even with ear plugs in they got some damage.......point of the story= Don't go see My Bloody Valentine if you value your hearing......
I just hope they have Alvino Rey! Now dat's some nice playin'! And the Lennon Sisters! Vat a bunch of beauties!I think you should just stay home and enjoy some nice Lawrence Welk ... and prune juice.
Who the hell is Lawrence Welk? Why would I want to listen to him? And, what's prune juice got to do with this thread.I think you should just stay home and enjoy some nice Lawrence Welk ... and prune juice.
what about the band ? seems these days the speakers are more towards the crowd. but back in the day, the bands stood right in front of the stackshuh?..............did you say something?...I don't hear so good.I wear earplugs always for opening acts and any time I go to a show that I am not getting paid to mix.My ears are my paycheck so I must take care of them as should everyone who goes to see live music.I myself have 2 pairs or custom molds that I use every time.I cannot stress enough the damage that can be done from a single concert if its mixed too loud.I hate to see that as well.At Coachella last year My Bloody Valentine was 133db at peaks and the soundguy was laughing and there were kids in the crowd.I was pissed to say the least.The old metal guy who mixed them had to be deaf and all I could think about was the poor crowd are getting pummeled by 1k to 14k at 133db and I had to leave.The sound engineers who were house guys for the PA company were saying that they felt that even with ear plugs in they got some damage.......point of the story= Don't go see My Bloody Valentine if you value your hearing......
Back then, they didn't have a choice because PA systems like the ones we have now didn't exist. Public Address meant "make the speaker audible to the crowd, but not so their hair and scarf blow backward like the guy in the Maxell ads". They had no way to deal with 16 channels of anything and 24 channels just for the drums would have been completely out of the question. A large venue system can have two 48 channel boards and some bands use all of them. Cream and other bands from those days had Marshall, Ampeg and HiWatt stacks and only the vocals came through the PA at that time. This is also the reason most of the old rock stars are basically stone deaf. Now, with in-ear monitors and good isolation, the musician doesn't need extreme volume just to hear their instrument or voice over the drums and let's face it, in smaller clubs, the only reason a PA is needed is to match the level of the
or if you value your reputation as a man.point of the story= Don't go see My Bloody Valentine if you value your hearing......
And we aren't talking about "mellow" concerts. The last 3 shows I went to were Evanescensce, Porcupine Tree and Nine Inch Nails.
