Which of these was the last band you saw live

I pretty much take ear plugs to all gigs, it's usually only the jazz ones that are quiet enough for me not to use them. I have Kayo Dot coming up and assume that will be pretty loud.

Edited by Nogbad_The_Bad - August 15 2017 at 16:42

No, if Opeth was your last show then you made the right decision by voting for them. I wanted to include some of the bigger newer bands which is why I put them on there. I could have added Anathema too and Riverside but forgot. I would have added Porcupine Tree but they haven't toured in quite a while. The same thing with the Flower Kings I think.

Jethro Tull(either version)

I have permanent damage too but it's in the form of tinnitus. I had a hearing test recently and no significant hearing loss. They told me I'm in the normal hearing range. I couldn't believe that when the told me so my response was "what?" :) Actually, I've heard about people going deaf for a week or a few days or whatever but that wasn't the case with me. I do have to be very careful at concerts though and plan on getting musicians earplugs as soon as I can afford them.

Edited by AFlowerKingCrimson - August 16 2017 at 09:07

From this list it was the Steve Howe Yes.
 The last show I want to was Sir Paul.

AFlowerKingCrimson wrote: Why don't some of you go to concerts(and festivals too I'm assuming). Is it because you don't have anyone to go with, can't afford it or live in a remote area where prog bands don't play near where you live?

For me, it's a combination of reasons....

1. I want to protect what is left of my hearing.  After seeing hundreds of concerts and bar shows, I'm not willing to push my luck any further, plugs or not.  Music is too important to me to throw away my hearing on stupid volume levels. 

2.  I can't afford it.  Not only the prices, but the insane fees and parking charges downtown. 

3.  Today's shows are pretty formulaic.  In the day, you never knew what might happen at a show.  It's was mostly kids.  You could smoke while watching the show.  The light show was minimal, so the set list was fluid.  It was about the music, not the "show."  Now it seems like a bunch of middle aged folks on date night, dancing around to a carefully scripted Pepsi commercial.  Nothing worse than watching an old couple sing along to an old "hit" song knowing that they're both thinking about what they're going to do after this concert ends.  We should have known enough to leave concerts to young people.  Hope I die before I get old?  Never trust anyone over 30?  Maybe not.  But for God's sake, we should have let concerts remain the turf of young people. 

4. I don't much like crowds of people anymore.  I suppose mostly claustrophobia with a touch of misanthropy.  I'd rather watch a concert DVD in the comfort of my home, with my better half and my cat.  I can party without worrying about a DWI.  I can control the volume.  The sound is better.  I don't have to pay $10 for a beer.  I can pee without waiting. 

5.  My last concert, the Peter Gabriel show, was about as good as it gets.  Why not stop on a high note?   In my mind, I can go back to a certain shows in the early 80s -- BOC, Yes, REM, Sab/Dio, Van Halen, countless local and regional bands in the clubs.  Without the bullsh*t online ticket sales, I could camp out at the local record store, and pull a 3rd row seat for about $12.   The nights were so dreamy and memorable, the result of being young combined with a very different time.  There is nothing among major rock acts that can provide a similar experience any more.  My best shot would be going to see new, unknown bands at a local dive bar.  I might be able to catch the spark there.

6. Cell phones.  Really, people?   




Edited by Finnforest - August 16 2017 at 15:11

Nogbad_The_Bad wrote: micky wrote:  I'll never forget the Adrian Belew show at the Jammin' Java that left both Raff and I deaf for a week. Great show.. small venue... killer PA system haha. You know that does permanent damage, right?