Wow.....I smell lawsuit, Jim! Go get 'em! All the "loud"s I've attended were, generally, all-over loud, and it wasn't shriekingly painful. That T. Rex show was nothing but Marc's guitar turned all the way up with nothing but treble. Had he had another guitarist, and an "evened-out" bass, I don't think it would have been quite so painful!…
Wow.....I smell lawsuit, Jim! Go get 'em! All the "loud"s I've attended were, generally, all-over loud, and it wasn't shriekingly painful. That T. Rex show was nothing but Marc's guitar turned all the way up with nothing but treble. Had he had another guitarist, and an "evened-out" bass, I don't think it would have been quite so painful! But, having seen Aerosmith, myself (I'd say the "Toys" or "Rocks" tour), I can imagine ear drums are no match for Perry and his Marshall Army!
One cool memory of that show was the many scarves Stephen had tied to the top of his mic stand.....20 minutes out, you could see them barely move. At ten minutes, they started to rustle slightly; 5 more minutes, more noticeably....clearly a fan was now in play, and no, not one in the front row! At the point at which, for a minute they were nearly parallel to the stage floor did the anticipation swell, until they came out for the first number....wish I could remember what it was. It was a surprisingly effective and exciting entrance, using the scarves as a portent of the excitement to come!
I'm very selective as to music venues today. We have here in Atlanta a wonderful outdoor amphitheater at Chastain Park (seats 5,500 I think), and it is so much more pleasurable than any arena I've ever been in.
Wow.....I smell lawsuit, Jim! Go get 'em! All the "loud"s I've attended were, generally, all-over loud, and it wasn't shriekingly painful. That T. Rex show was nothing but Marc's guitar turned all the way up with nothing but treble. Had he had another guitarist, and an "evened-out" bass, I don't think it would have been quite so painful! But, having seen Aerosmith, myself (I'd say the "Toys" or "Rocks" tour), I can imagine ear drums are no match for Perry and his Marshall Army!
One cool memory of that show was the many scarves Stephen had tied to the top of his mic stand.....20 minutes out, you could see them barely move. At ten minutes, they started to rustle slightly; 5 more minutes, more noticeably....clearly a fan was now in play, and no, not one in the front row! At the point at which, for a minute they were nearly parallel to the stage floor did the anticipation swell, until they came out for the first number....wish I could remember what it was. It was a surprisingly effective and exciting entrance, using the scarves as a portent of the excitement to come!
I'm very selective as to music venues today. We have here in Atlanta a wonderful outdoor amphitheater at Chastain Park (seats 5,500 I think), and it is so much more pleasurable than any arena I've ever been in.
That amphitheater sounds like a great place to hear music!