[kj] OT: Loud Shows

[Alex Smith]

I think someone else raised the point, but a lot of times, it has more to do with the venue than the act. Wetlands here in NYC (since closed -- now an expensive furniture store) had its performance space in the back of a relatively tiny, concrete room -- the sound was so compressed, it was inescapably loud. Saw the Damage Manual there (among many others).

The White Stripes at Lupo's in Providence, Rhode Island two years ago was like standing in front of a jet engine.

Alex in NYC



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>From: folk devil <folkdevil_23 at hotmail.com>

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>Subject: Re: [kj] OT: Loud Shows

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>...Merzbow...ouch...

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>>From: "folk devil" <folkdevil_23 at hotmail.com>

>>Reply-To: "A list about all things Killing Joke (the 

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>>To: gathering at misera.net

>>Subject: Re: [kj] OT: Loud Shows

>>Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2007 12:57:40 -0700

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>>Has anyone mentioned the Young Gods yet?

>>To be honest I went to so many 'raves' that were maxing out the stacks 

>>through the 90s, loud bands became a distant memory....but loudest gig, 

>>gig, would be Young Gods, Motorhead...

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>>>From: Alex Smith <vassifer at earthlink.net>

>>>Reply-To: Alex Smith <vassifer at earthlink.net>,"A list about all things 

>>>Killing Joke (the band!)"<gathering at misera.net>

>>>To: "A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)" 

>>><gathering at misera.net>, "'A list about all things Killing Joke (the 

>>>band!)'" <gathering at misera.net>

>>>Subject: Re: [kj] OT: Loud Shows

>>>Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2007 15:33:05 -0400 (EDT)

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>>>I saw SWANS at the Limelight on the WHITE LIGHT FROM THE MOUTH OF INFINITY 

>>>tour (`91?), and they were indeed punishing loud. Before they came on, 

>>>Gira *DEMANDED* that the venue turn off the smoke machine that fed the 

>>>stage, or they'd cancel the gig.

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>>>Alex in NYC

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>>>-----Original Message-----

>>>From: Peter Moltesen

>>>Sent: Jun 12, 2007 2:38 PM

>>>To: "'A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)'"

>>>Subject: Re: [kj] OT: Loud Shows

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>>>Queens of the Stone Age – Wolverhampton Civic Hall 21/11/00

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>>>Loop – Digbeth Irish Centre 5/12/89

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>>>Motorhead – Hammersmith Odeon, Iron Fist Tour 1982(?)

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>>>Black Uhuru – London Astoria 1987 (ish) with Sly & Robbie

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>>>The Missus saw Swans when they played the Barrel Organ in Birmingham

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>>>Popular legend has it that chunks of plaster were loosened from the 

>>>ceiling it was so loud

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>>>Peter

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