The LOUDEST concert you have ever been to?

Mr. Mister · **Posted:** Wed Dec 13, 2006 12:40 pm

boris
it was fucking awesome.

harry · **Posted:** Wed Dec 13, 2006 12:43 pm

Husker Du 1987 Variety Arts Theater LA - sitting about 20 feet from the bank of speakers I had buzzing in the ears for a week.

Mogwai 2002 Fillmore SF - had a painful back condition and the wash of the bass lines seemed to vibrate the bones in the spine and heal it

cemeterypolka · **Joined:** Wed Jul 13, 2005 12:40 am **Posts:** 3473

PopToddukkah Wrote:

I would have to say that mine is The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion at Metro back in 1995 or 1996 (I can't remember).

I could feel my eardrums vibrating and was experiencing natural distortion due to that hypervibration. Yes, it was painful. Very painful. Maybe it was just that I forgot my earplugs, but I do not thing that I have ever experienced anything like that.

And then he broke out the Theremin, and I was on my knees. Literally!
I had to leave the room a few times because it hurt so damn bad.

Not a good thing.
It could have, otherwise, been a helluva show.

i'd kill to see jon spencer. in any way shape or form. he's so fucking dreamy.

discostu · **Posted:** Wed Dec 13, 2006 12:51 pm

cemeterypolka Wrote:

i'd kill to see jon spencer. in any way shape or form. he's so fucking dreamy.

This probably doesn't help, but he played in Charlottesville in October w/ Heavy Trash.

harry Wrote:

Mogwai 2002 Fillmore SF - had a painful back condition and the wash of the bass lines seemed to vibrate the bones in the spine and heal it

This is bad ass.

cemeterypolka · **Joined:** Wed Jul 13, 2005 12:40 am **Posts:** 3473

i know. i was invited to go by a coworker, and i declined because i was going on a date with this douchebag and i'm pissed i skipped that to go out with a stupid boy. he's so annoying.
hfgjgfd

yeah. jon spencer is so fucking hot. and so fucking talented.

Aural Fixation · **Posted:** Wed Dec 13, 2006 12:56 pm

Secret Machines and Helio Sequence at The Troubadour -- 2003 or 2004

My ears rang for days!

Cotton · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 6:12 pm **Posts:** 17155

Ministry circa 1995.

Timixmas Wrote:

however PT, i am going to revisit that disc....maybe my tastes have changed. i havent listened to it since it came out.

I'd suggest strarting with a different album. Orange or even Acme

pollysix · **Joined:** Tue Oct 26, 2004 2:56 am **Posts:** 5174

harry Wrote:

Mogwai 2002 Fillmore SF - had a painful back condition and the wash of the bass lines seemed to vibrate the bones in the spine and heal it

Funny, I spent my whole Mogwai show with a serious backache.

For me:

Mogwai - I had earplugs with me but they were useless. I spent the whole show pushing them in further and further.

Spiritualized - tour for Let It Come Down - insane.

Loudest show I wish I could have seen: My Bloody Valentine.

Overtly loud doesn't impress me anymore. Ears tired... need rest.
My own band was pretty damn loud for a "spacey" band.

Z · **Joined:** Sat Oct 23, 2004 1:38 pm **Posts:** 7979

i saw jsbx at an outdoor festival, so it didn't seem like a really loud show. i did, though, hear "BLUES EXPLOSION!" enough to last a lifetime.

oh, and the ponys are terribly loud live. even outdoors i feel like it's too much. actually, i just think it's jered because one of his other bands, hot machines, is also really loud.

Prince of Darkness · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 11:41 am **Posts:** 11048

konono #1 was monstrously loud for being based around 3 kalimba players.

My whole body was stiff for a couple days from flinching repeatedly at certain frequencies.

Still, an awesome show.

Sketch · **Posted:** Wed Dec 13, 2006 1:11 pm

Santacide Wrote:

Timixmas Wrote:

however PT, i am going to revisit that disc....maybe my tastes have changed. i havent listened to it since it came out.

I'd suggest strarting with a different album. Orange or even Acme

Yeah, those are the two I have. Like both much.

catswilleatyou · **Posted:** Wed Dec 13, 2006 1:15 pm

aerosmif

red · **Joined:** Fri Jun 17, 2005 5:34 am **Posts:** 5009

Z Wrote:

i saw jsbx at an outdoor festival, so it didn't seem like a really loud show. i did, though, hear "BLUES EXPLOSION!" enough to last a lifetime.

oh, and the ponys are terribly loud live. even outdoors i feel like it's too much. actually, i just think it's jered because one of his other bands, hot machines, is also really loud.

hot machines at subterranean was ridiculously loud, too.

Mr. Mister · **Posted:** Wed Dec 13, 2006 1:34 pm

cemeterypolka Wrote:

i'd kill to see jon spencer. in any way shape or form. he's so fucking dreamy.

i need to see some more JSBX myself. do they tour anymore? they played one show at CBGB's before it closed (i totally blew it and didn't go), but i've not heard any news about them in some time.

Rick Derris · **Posted:** Wed Dec 13, 2006 1:37 pm

Dude. I went to the airport and stood next to a jet engine.

It was so fucking punk.

jsh · **Posted:** Wed Dec 13, 2006 1:38 pm

Neil Young & Crazy Horse
Mouthus
Guided By Voices

Some unnecessarily loud.

pollysix · **Joined:** Tue Oct 26, 2004 2:56 am **Posts:** 5174

Esh Wrote:

Some unnecessarily loud.

It usually is.

Cap'n Squirrgle · **Posted:** Wed Dec 13, 2006 1:49 pm

Megadeth at the Fox in Atlanta, 1996.

I ushered. They called a bunch of us at home, like "could you pleeease come in" because none of the little old lady ushers wanted to do the show, for some reason, and they were short on people. LOUD. And surprisingly good.

Fugazi, The Masquerade in ATL, 1992?

This was "good" loud. I stood near the back, and the bass still thumped me squarely in the chest. Combined with that wall of sound from both guitars, it was an eye opener for a 16-yr old. I hadn't really heard anything that intense before... where "loud" meets "beautiful."

e-stone · **Posted:** Wed Dec 13, 2006 1:51 pm

pollysix Wrote:

Spiritualized - tour for Let It Come Down - insane.

yes! i saw them on this tour and remember it was crazyloud.

also, mogwai this past year.

paladisiac · **Posted:** Wed Dec 13, 2006 1:54 pm

they're all pretty damn loud. as a guess, i'd say filter way back in the day. ('95?)

harry · **Posted:** Wed Dec 13, 2006 1:58 pm

pollysix Wrote:

Esh Wrote:

Some unnecessarily loud.

It usually is.

Kids today... all wimped out.

pollysix · **Joined:** Tue Oct 26, 2004 2:56 am **Posts:** 5174

harry Wrote:

pollysix Wrote:

Esh Wrote:

Some unnecessarily loud.

It usually is.

Old people today... all wimped out.

harry · **Posted:** Wed Dec 13, 2006 2:02 pm

pollysix Wrote:

harry Wrote:

pollysix Wrote:

Esh Wrote:

Some unnecessarily loud.

It usually is.

Old people today... all wimped out.

Sorry? Couldn't hear what you said....

pollysix · **Joined:** Tue Oct 26, 2004 2:56 am **Posts:** 5174

harry Wrote:

pollysix Wrote:

harry Wrote:

pollysix Wrote:

Esh Wrote:

Some unnecessarily loud.

It usually is.

Old people today... all wimped out.

Sorry? Couldn't hear what you said....

eh?

Sex, Drugs, and Dave · **Posted:** Wed Dec 13, 2006 2:47 pm

has anyone seen part chimp? Apparently they bring on the volume.

I missed them when they opened for mogwai in NYC

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