Loud!!!!

[finbarr]

King Snake Roost, Sydney Trade Union Club, Level 2, New Years Eve '87/'88.

My ears have never been subjected to anything so loud in all my life. If anyone here is familiar with Charlie Tolnay's guitar sound (Leaping Lindner, i'm looking at you ) you'll understand what i'm talking about. The noise he made that night literally caused me to lose balance several times.

 

[Leaping Lindner]

King Snake Roost, Sydney Trade Union Club, Level 2, New Years Eve '87/'88.

My ears have never been subjected to anything so loud in all my life. If anyone here is familiar with Charlie Tolnay's guitar sound (Leaping Lindner, i'm looking at you ) you'll understand what i'm talking about. The noise he made that night literally caused me to lose balance several times.

Very good! I actually never saw King Snake Roost but saw Grong Grong a couple of times........WHAT? WHAT? I CAN'T HEAR YOU!

 

[materamagic]

I have been reading Neil Young's book "Shakey" where a metal fan described a Young show in the late 80's as the loudest he has ever experienced in his many loud rock experiences.

 

[Brown Bottle]

Slayer and Biohazard at Festival Hall in 1993 (I think).

Suicidal Tendencies show in Perth (1994?) was pretty bloody loud as well.

 

[Mofra]

Rollins Band, Mark of Cain & Warped had a pretty load gig at the Palace - I remember being disappointed at the mix for Mark of Cain, too much guitar not enough rythym section. Deftones at the Palace were loud too - again a shytty mix.

Loudest would the Warped 7 nights of sin at the Nth Melb Townhall (my favourite pub) - basically a room smaller than your average living room, Marshall stack for each axe, to walk from one side to the other you had to walk between the guitarists & the drums.
It was the only gig I've ever been to where ear plugs were handed out free before the gig started.

 

[GhostofJimJess]

Alice In Chains/Suicidal Tendencies at The Palace in 93 was way freakin' up there.

But the loudest I've ever heard was I Spit On Your Gravy at the POW sometime around 88. I reckon they did it that loud just for a hoot, rather than for any real musical justification. I swear there would have been dogs in Brisbane that heard that gig.