The Walkmen. Bad audio. Who is to blame?

i saw dino twice, once in an outdoor venue, once indoors. so loud. its funny, now mascis tours acoustic most of the time, so he doesn't have to have a van, just his car.

i saw built to spill in a small venue in pittsburgh. the back wall is (was) entirely too close, my ears hurt for like 3 days

Loudest shows, what?

Skinny Puppy, Too Dark Park tour, Ritchie Colliseum in College Park. At the board it was running 125-126 dB continuous. With ear plugs I had to stand outside for a while to gather my bearings.

Love and Rockets Hot Trip To Heaven tour at the 9:30. For some songs it was hear the BASS, hear the band between notes. Insane loud there.

The Jesus and Mary Chain in 1992 was pretty damn loud, too…I heard My Bloody Valentine in 1991 was so loud that people were actually going to the bathroom to stuff their ears with toilet paper. Seemed like for a while there bands were just loud as hell…I saw Helmet, Jawbox, and the Jesus Lizard all in the same week and they were all ear-splitting shows. Ministry too.

How about Iron and Wine? Man, are they loud!

My Bloody Valentine is the first show that comes to mind as one of the loudest ever at the old club. I remember being really pissed off at them because they were so painfully loud that it was impossible to enjoy what they were playing.

At the new club, Mogwai was definitely one of the loudest so far the first time they played here. Their engineer was seen "mixing", if you can call it that, while wearing those earmuffs like the airport runway workers wear, and they blew up a bunch of our gear too. Last time they were here wasn't anywhere near as loud.

Mogwai at the new Ottobar is the loudest show I've ever seen. I don't know what I would have done if NKOTBIE didn't bring a pair of earplugs for me.

MANOWAR!! WORLDS LOUDEST LIVE BAND!!

From the official bio:

When Manowar joined forces with a new label, they signed their recording contract in blood (becoming the first band to demonstrate their commitment this way). Their second release, "Into Glory Ride" featured the debut of Scott Columbus, a man so viscous with the sticks that standard drum kits simply fell to pieces under his awesome attack-hence the need for custom built, stainless steel drums.

Recorded and mixed in six days, Manowar's third album was titled "Hall to England." It heralded the band's debut tour of Great Britain. Not since the Vikings invaded northeast England in 878 had the isles seen such all-consuming power. The whole of Europe fell prey to Manowar with the "Spectacle Of Might" tour as the band slashed and burned their way across the Continent in support of their forth album, "Sign Of The Hammer." It was then that Manowar entered the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's loudest band.

RAAAAWWWWKKKK!!!

oh yeah and I think Explosions in the Sky is the loudest band I've ever seen…although City of Caterpillar, Ex Models and An Albatross all came close.

Originally posted by bunnyman:
The Jesus and Mary Chain in 1992 was pretty damn loud, too…I heard My Bloody Valentine in 1991 was so loud that people were actually going to the bathroom to stuff their ears with toilet paper. Seemed like for a while there bands were just loud as hell…I saw Helmet, Jawbox, and the Jesus Lizard all in the same week and they were all ear-splitting shows. Ministry too.

Saw MBV in 1992 at Hammerjacks. Wore plugs, needed plugs. They ended with You Made Me Realise and did 10 minutes of pure noise at maximum volume. First time I have seen that many people with hands on ears. Still was an amazing show.

Originally posted by walkie hearts you all:
MANOWAR!! WORLDS LOUDEST LIVE BAND!!

From the official bio:

When Manowar joined forces with a new label, they signed their recording contract in blood (becoming the first band to demonstrate their commitment this way). Their second release, "Into Glory Ride" featured the debut of Scott Columbus, a man so viscous with the sticks that standard drum kits simply fell to pieces under his awesome attack-hence the need for custom built, stainless steel drums.

Recorded and mixed in six days, Manowar's third album was titled "Hall to England." It heralded the band's debut tour of Great Britain. Not since the Vikings invaded northeast England in 878 had the isles seen such all-consuming power. The whole of Europe fell prey to Manowar with the "Spectacle Of Might" tour as the band slashed and burned their way across the Continent in support of their forth album, "Sign Of The Hammer." It was then that Manowar entered the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's loudest band.

RAAAAWWWWKKKK!!!

oh yeah and I think Explosions in the Sky is the loudest band I've ever seen…although City of Caterpillar, Ex Models and An Albatross all came close.

Manowar, oh Manowar. The guy at Thunderdome knows their engineer. When they did the Guiness record they had no audience, just a huge PA in an empty field. Kind of defeats the point, but still I have heard they are extremely loud.

MBV in 91 ranks up there among the loudest I've heard, a complete wall of noise, but the Butthole Surfers opening for the DKs in 85 at WUST is the only time I recall having to go to the back of a venue to be able to stand the volume.