I have no idea but I saw sabbath in '82. When dio talked to the crowd between songs, I put my hands over my ears. I had ringing in my ears for days after that show
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And the LOLs just keep coming!
Your's is perhaps the most pedantic post I have yet to see on TB. Thanks for allowing me to be a part of that.
You actually think there are people that believe Motörhead is a German word?
Also, I just typed Motörhead on a US keyboard. With the ö and everything.
Does Mötley Crüe get your cackles up as well? Sorry, I mean Moetley Cruee.
-shrug-
You pointed out "Moterhead," and then I explained to you why it's as right as typing it "Motorhead" would be.
If you don't want clarification, then next time I would suggest not asking, "What?"
Enjoy your evening.
You pointed out "Moterhead," and then I explained to you why it's as right as typing it "Motorhead" would be.
If you don't want clarification, then next time I would suggest not asking, "What?"
Enjoy your evening.
My very first concert, when I was 14 or 15, was Black Sabbath in a mid-sized venue -- around 1972 or 1973. I remember (1) the feeling of my breastbone rattling in my chest; (2) (2) not being able to recognize any song until it was nearly over, because it was simply impossible to discern individual notes or melodies; and (3) feeling enormously relieved when it stopped.
My dad brought me to that show. He really should have been awarded a purple heart for that.
My dad brought me to that show. He really should have been awarded a purple heart for that.
My Bloody Valentine. Insanely loud. They even give ear plugs to everyone as you enter the show.
I have to agree with the Motorhead comments. I saw them open for Alice Cooper in the mid / late 80's. Didn't know who they were or what they were playing but they were loud.
Riis
Riis
Heard the Ramones twice. Once at the Ivanhoe in Chicago when they first started to gain attention, probably 1978. Small club--maybe 50 people--but don't recall it being super loud. Heard them again in Washington, D.C. about two years later. Had front row center seats, but again don't recall super loudness.
Loudest I've heard, by far: The B-52's on their initial Rock Lobster tour in Washington, D.C. Medium sized hall. Those twangy guitars were pure distortion. Painful. Thought my eardrums were going to break. Essentially no hearing the next day. Ringing ears for several days.
As another poster alluded to, My Bloody Valentine allegedly has the same effect.
my experience, as I've seen
Van Halen
Motorhead
KISS
Sun O
and a host of other bands that were really effing loud, but I gotta say, loudest ever to my ears was
The Ramones.
late 80's through early 90's, their sound system was pretty insane.
I was glad to have lived through that period, but I always remember those Ramones shows as being the loudest I ever heard.
Van Halen
Motorhead
KISS
Sun O
and a host of other bands that were really effing loud, but I gotta say, loudest ever to my ears was
The Ramones.
late 80's through early 90's, their sound system was pretty insane.
I was glad to have lived through that period, but I always remember those Ramones shows as being the loudest I ever heard.
Oh, there was no question mark on the end of my "What", I now understand your confusion. I was not asking for clarification, it wasn't a question. But, thank you for the information that the correct spelling of Motörhead, a band name, is actually Motoerhead. Even though the dim-wit that put it up on the marquee spelled it Moterhead, which would still make it an incorrect spelling by your standards. Let me just end with the correct spelling of Motörhead is, indeed, Motörhead. Just as Led Zeppelin, Def Leppard, Ratt, etc. are all correct spellings.
Tschüß!
Apologies to the OP for OT content.
That wasn't the band. That was the screaming mass of hormonal twelve-year-old girls.
I remember hearing in the early 70s that Blue Cheer held the record for loudest.
I saw Ted Nugent at a ball park, front row center. His stage volume was the loudest thing I've ever (briefly) heard. My ears were totally done after about 45 seconds.
I've never seen my bloody valentine but I've heard they are pretty darn loud. I have seen a place to bury strangers, and no joy (2 modern shoegaze bands) and they were painfully loud. I definitely would have left and said screw the $20 I paid for the ticket if I happened to have forgotten earplugs.
However the loudest band I've ever seen is Swans. Even Louder than sunn o, and those are supposed to be 2 of the loudest modern bands from what I've heard
However the loudest band I've ever seen is Swans. Even Louder than sunn o, and those are supposed to be 2 of the loudest modern bands from what I've heard
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Great thread! I have seen many of the bands mentioned here. the ones for me that stand out had to be The Who, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Judas Priest, and believe it or not, the Black Crowes. Hell, now I put earplugs in while I'm cutting the grass... Just can't take loud noise at all anymore..
FINALLY someone mentioned Blue Cheer! Back in the day, they were supposed to be the loudest band in the world.
