The Show That Officially Wrecked My Hearing

[Blaze]

I'm curious what age we all were during these shows. I was 28. RIP hearing.

That must be the magic age!

[HighPlainsDrifter]

I'm curious what age we all were during these shows. I was 28. RIP hearing.

22.

PS 'Forget the Swan' was transcendent. That whooshing jet engine-sounding solo. Goddamn.

[3legcat]

Red House Painters (full band) they started the set with a full band version of duk koo kim (koz hadn't started using the name sun kill moon yet) best version i ever heard. 2004ish downstairs at middleast club low ceiling and was parked right in front of loud speakers big sound system cripes, took days to recover.

[3legcat]

many many punk & hardcore shows...Black Flag, X, Ramones, Husker Du etc.

However the one I really remember doing permanent damage was mid 80's Jason & the Scorchers with the Georgia Satellites (brand new band then) opening. At the Paradise in Boston. Serious pain was inflicted. And while I can't blame my challenged hearing solely on this show, it certainly tipped me over to a new sensory low from which I have not ever recovered.

yah the Paradise was louder than The Channel.

[darkhorse]

Early on..

Quiet Riot & Armored Saint
AC/DC & Loudness (Japanese(?) metal band)
Dinosaur Jr

Most recently
Foo Fighters w/o earplugs

[track11]

Dino Jr. for sure. Stupid loud. I had plugz but still.
There were girls in the crowd looking around like they were going to explode.
I grabbed cocktail napkins, balled up a few pieces us and handed them out.
Works every time people!

It really is a fucking miracle I can hear at all. So many shows, right or left ear pressed up against the speakers on the stage.

[toddygirl]

Yeah, up until the past few years I was a fan of getting as close to the stage and speakers as possible. Ugggh. Can't hear for shiz.