myspace.com/jessenoah Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 who was the LOUDEST band you ever saw live? Zep? Deep Purple? The Who? im curious, did the volume enhance, or ruin your concert going experience? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Robot Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 International: Deep Purple, closely followed by KISS Australian: Cold Chisel - check them out my international friends. Now defunct. Cold Chisel were louder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpm Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 Once saw The Ventures, Blue Cheer and Jefferson Airplane on the same bill. The Ventures were, by far, the loudest, followed by Blue Cheer. The Who, Cream - neither were near as loud as The Ventures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLiveSoundGuy Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 Well if you "Youngins" would read a little more, it's in the Guiness Record books. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loudest_band_in_the_world#Decibel_records For me it was a toss up between, ELP at the Chicago Amphitheater 1978 or Pink Floyd Animals tour at Soldier Field in Surround Sound about the same time frame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 It's a toss-up between AC/DC on the "If You Want Blood...." tour. Not so much because they had so much backline but because it was in a relatively small hall so it was way over the top. Otherwise Blue Oyster Cult at around the same time. Too loud is bad. I couldn't hear properly for three days and didn't always realise I was shouting at, instead of talking to, people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homz Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 The answer to this question has as much to do with the venue as it does the band. In Indianapolis there was an arena where the Pacers used to play called Market Square Arena. Every band I have seen there had my ears ringing for 3 days, but (believe it or not) I think the loudest was Journey in about 82. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepblue Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 Thats easy... Queen. Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto....1980 or 81 cant recall. I lost about 80% of my hearing for 2 days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeRom Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 AC/DC hands down. And when they threw 4 cannons on top of that ...WHEW! The walls shook! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichCI Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 It's a tossup between The Ramones, **** Dale and Pantera. I've been to a lot of shows by bands who are loud as hell, but those three were insane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChanMan Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 Easy one for me. Jethro Tull on the Stormwatch tour @ the Municipal Auditorium in Nashville. So loud it gave me a headache. Great show, though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluemoon Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 Judas Priest was pretty loud in the early 80s. The brought a Harley on stage and then stuck a microphone in the exhaust pipe while revving the engine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Californiaman Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 Easy one for me. Jethro Tull on the Stormwatch tour @ the Municipal Auditorium in Nashville. So loud it gave me a headache. Great show' date=' though![/quote'] I saw that tour in Los Angeles. It was loud, but not too loud. The Who is the loudest I've ever heard. But right up there with them were the Foo Fighters at Irvine Meadows during the Lalapalooza tour. I told David Grohl that their band's sound tech had them dialed in perfectly and the only louder band I've ever heard was the Who. He liked that and said he'd let his sound guy know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FennRx Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 acdc on the current tour. i saw them at conseco fieldhouse in downtown indy, which is a decent sized venue. i actually thought i had sustained hearing loss because my ears were ringing 5 days after the show. way louder than any metallica, ozzfest, slayer, metal show i have ever seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L5Larry Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 Three immediately come to mind: Johnny Winter at a nightclub show. Dave Mason at a casino club show. Both these concerts I went into the bathroom to get toilet paper to stuff in my ears. I have since started taking a pair of those little foam earplugs to Rock & Roll concerts (when I remember them). The most recent ear drum abuse I took was at a Steely Dan concert in a 5000 theater. The most unbelievable "house" sound system I've ever heard was at the Hard Rock Theater in Orlando, Florida, inside one of the theme parks (Universal I think). I've been to a couple private parties there and heard both bands and DJ'ing through the system. Not only LOUD, but clear as a bell. The bass and kick drum would rattle your rib cage, and the other frequencies were balanced out perfectly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col F Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 Mountain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djroge1 Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 BTO - Huntsville, AL. Small club sitting stage left about 15 feet from one of their PA speakers. Robin Trower - Huntsville, AL. Small (different one) but sitting in the back. Ted Nugent - Rockford motor speedway (78/79?). It had to be loud because it was outdoors with a huge crowd. I remember an old advert for Ted - He used to use 6 super twin reverbs and 6 dual showman enclosures which is enough to give his audience a taste of WWIII Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slogold Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 Pink Floyd....The Wall @ Oakland Coliseum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowdiddley Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 Huh? Say again? I saw Black Sabbath in the early 70's and they were billed as the loudest live rock band. I also saw the Who around '76/'77 and they were much louder than Black Sabbath. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky4 Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 Bands used to come and play in a small arena here. I remember seeing Styx in the late 70s. The high notes from the keyboards went through my head like a nail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grampa Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 I think the band was Blue Cheer and it was in a concrete walled warehouse. Double loud. The worst though was probably the Tubes in concert and it was the first and maybe last time I suffered with highly amplified drums. My ears were a disaster for many days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AXE® Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 ZZ Top Cumberland Co Arena ... Tryxx. <---;) The Point Nantucket ZZ Top .... On the bill.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSG_Standard Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 Rush and REO Speedwagon in the old Sam Houston Coliseum in Houston in the late '70s...smaller arena, bad acoustics...my ears are still ringing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howlin4Hubert Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 Cheep Trick - Six Flags Great Adventure, New Jersey (unbelievably loud) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CincinnatiSi Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 I don't know if this old timer enough....saw .38 special in '83 in the old Hersheypark Arena. My ears were ringing for hours after that one. The guitar was piercing. The dual drummers were pretty cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brundaddy Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 Either Motorhead or AC/DC. Ears rang for over a week after each. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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