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<blockquote data-quote="drew gandy" data-source="post: 56682" data-attributes="member: 880">Re: Earplugs and loud bandsIt seems to me that the hearing protection lobby of the past 15 years is now paying off.&nbsp; Pete Townshend&#039;s testimony got through to a younger generation of rockers.&nbsp; When I played in bands I found that any drummer on an acoustic kit was a little too much for completely bare ears and I wore plugs most of the time.&nbsp; Mind you they were usually 15 db musician type plugs or the lightest foam jobbies I could find.&nbsp; And, I do have to diverge a little from some of the rant attitude here.&nbsp; Although there is a lot to be said about good drummers who know how to play with dynamics, there are sounds from the drum kit (as well as guitar amps) that are only achieved when hit with enough intensity. To get those sounds it&#039;s gonna be loud.&nbsp; I ended up filing this issue in the same folder as the automobiles/bicycles/pedestrians conundrum.&nbsp; They don&#039;t really work that well together but it&#039;s what we have to deal with. Rock bands are loud; sometimes much too loud for the room or the occasion but rock &amp; roll is here to stay.&nbsp; Further, think of this scenario.&nbsp; If the band has one member who insists on playing loud then the rest of the band might have no choice but to turn up to match (and put in their plugs to at least protect their own hearing) and move on with the show.&nbsp; After all, they&#039;re in the band to play music, not play politics.I&#039;m just offering some counterpoint.&nbsp; To move back to the other side of the aisle.... bands that play too loud are probably the biggest reason that live music isn&#039;t more popular.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="drew gandy, post: 56682, member: 880"] Re: Earplugs and loud bands It seems to me that the hearing protection lobby of the past 15 years is now paying off. Pete Townshend's testimony got through to a younger generation of rockers. When I played in bands I found that any drummer on an acoustic kit was a little too much for completely bare ears and I wore plugs most of the time. Mind you they were usually 15 db musician type plugs or the lightest foam jobbies I could find. And, I do have to diverge a little from some of the rant attitude here. Although there is a lot to be said about good drummers who know how to play with dynamics, there are sounds from the drum kit (as well as guitar amps) that are only achieved when hit with enough intensity. To get those sounds it's gonna be loud. I ended up filing this issue in the same folder as the automobiles/bicycles/pedestrians conundrum. They don't really work that well together but it's what we have to deal with. Rock bands are loud; sometimes much too loud for the room or the occasion but rock & roll is here to stay. Further, think of this scenario. If the band has one member who insists on playing loud then the rest of the band might have no choice but to turn up to match (and put in their plugs to at least protect their own hearing) and move on with the show. After all, they're in the band to play music, not play politics. I'm just offering some counterpoint. To move back to the other side of the aisle.... bands that play too loud are probably the biggest reason that live music isn't more popular. [/QUOTE]

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