Re: Subject: [Harp-L] Re: Loud extreme amps/ Subject Re: Jason Ricci Acoustic?

[fjm <mktspot@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

egs1217 writes:

> that for  some reason he finds JR&NB easy to listen to 
> precisely  because they DON'T go past that level into "painful".  

Time to drag out that old saw and say that the denial isn't just a river 
in Egypt.  The several times I've seen JR&NB the house volume was far in 
excess of 110 dB and anything post 85 dB sustained damages your hearing. 
 As bands go I've seen louder but I've also seen a whole lot quieter. 
I'm glad your love of the artist has somehow granted you a form of 
special dispensation.  Me a mere mortal, I'm sticking with my abstemious 
behaviours and 25 dB cut custom earplugs.  Of course I wear hearing 
protection to the movies.  Gillian Welch and David Rawlings didn't 
require any hearing protection to listen to 2 out of the 3 times I've 
seen them live.  The 3rd time I saw them at Chastain Amphitheatre which 
is a large venue and they were right at the edge.  Whether we know it or 
not we ALL have sensitive ears.  It's just a matter of time and 
exposure.  fjm