I'm sure I've told everyone on Substack by now, but BY FAR the loudest concert I ever attended was Motorhead in DC. I'm still not sure how I can hear today.
I'm sure I've told everyone on Substack by now, but BY FAR the loudest concert I ever attended was Motorhead in DC. I'm still not sure how I can hear today.
WHAT?!?! I’m pretty sure I heard some Hawkwind in the day, and, of course, could never imagine one of them (with the improbable name of Kilmister!) would eventually lead a ground-breaking (and ear-shattering) hard rock band!
And, no one in MY orbit, Andrew, believes me when I assert that the loudest concert I ever experienced was T. Rex in October 1972! Marc had his Paul cranked up, not only to what had to be 48 (forget 10….or even 11!), AND very little to zero bass response…..treble turned all the way up!
Lest you doubt, I’ve seen Led Zep in ‘70, several Black Sabbath and Deep Purple shows, The Who, The Ramones well over 2 dozen times….so, I know loud! I say, I KNOW LOUD!!!😁
Ohhhh yeah, I bet T-Rex was super duper loud. They were one of those proto-metal bands that insisted on being loud as part of their identity, and I think that was pretty new in the early 70s.. so speaker systems could be dangerously loud. I'm sure very few among us were thinking about ear damage and safety back then!
Nice! I am listening to Hawkwind today as I work.
I'm sure I've told everyone on Substack by now, but BY FAR the loudest concert I ever attended was Motorhead in DC. I'm still not sure how I can hear today.
WHAT?!?! I’m pretty sure I heard some Hawkwind in the day, and, of course, could never imagine one of them (with the improbable name of Kilmister!) would eventually lead a ground-breaking (and ear-shattering) hard rock band!
And, no one in MY orbit, Andrew, believes me when I assert that the loudest concert I ever experienced was T. Rex in October 1972! Marc had his Paul cranked up, not only to what had to be 48 (forget 10….or even 11!), AND very little to zero bass response…..treble turned all the way up!
Lest you doubt, I’ve seen Led Zep in ‘70, several Black Sabbath and Deep Purple shows, The Who, The Ramones well over 2 dozen times….so, I know loud! I say, I KNOW LOUD!!!😁
Good topic for a thread sometime!
Ohhhh yeah, I bet T-Rex was super duper loud. They were one of those proto-metal bands that insisted on being loud as part of their identity, and I think that was pretty new in the early 70s.. so speaker systems could be dangerously loud. I'm sure very few among us were thinking about ear damage and safety back then!