No matter what anyone says, look after your hearing people.
@ThePsiclone
Жыл бұрын
eh? WHAT? SPEAK UP!
@1027corbie
Жыл бұрын
You are absolutely right! I have tinnitus in both ears and it sucks. If you go to concerts, wear ear protection!
@cave1970
Жыл бұрын
yup ive had to buy a louder amp as i thought my amp was getting quieter but it wasnt it was my hearing :P
@gavinvalentino6002
Жыл бұрын
Tell me who my "hearing people" are and I'll check up on them.
@HB-wl8id
Жыл бұрын
You can't say the enough
@jonvia
Жыл бұрын
When a drummer says its loud, ITS LOUD!
@Megamando93
Жыл бұрын
poor dude looked scared of the stacks, with good reason 120 db is going to shred your hearing forever after one night, let alone for a tour.
@DaftFader
4 ай бұрын
You can barely even hear the drum set that's 1 mtr past the amps from 1 meter the other side of the stack!
@mintdragon9548
4 ай бұрын
Quietest place on any stage/set is right behind the drummer's monitor speaker (mine was always directly behind the stool). My dog used to curl up around my drum stool at practices when he wanted to hang with the band. 🙂
@DaftFader
4 ай бұрын
@@mintdragon9548 It really depends on the speaker set up. For example using a cardiod arrangement vs an endfire etc. set up will all have diferant back spill patterns. Some set ups blast the stage whilst others cancel out at the stage (and diferant set ups will beam or cancel out in diferant places more than others etc). Unless you're purely talking about monitor mixes for the stage and not taking into account the FOH system.
@mrfancypanzer549
Жыл бұрын
"An ear doctor would probably be amazed at just how well Lemmy can hear" Lemmy was a medical anomaly.
@TemazepamParty
5 ай бұрын
When Foo Fighters played at Hyde Park in 2006 there were loads of elevated speakers placed all around the field on top of pylons. When Motörhead came on early evening, thirty seconds into their first song (“Doctor Rock”) the speaker closest to us expired messily in a cloud of sparks and smoke. Just a perfect Motörhead moment…
@lb0178
19 күн бұрын
Well at the end it was 122. something db what do you expect
@Kotik_Kompotik.
5 ай бұрын
After my first Motorhead’s gig I went to my job next day still drunk and still with white noise in my ears. It was amazing experience. And nobody told me a word, cause everybody knows I was at Motorhead gig yesterday 😂
@nicknick1963
3 ай бұрын
My ears were ringing after I saw them play Aylesbury Friars in 1978,met Lemmy a year later at a p.a he was doing,got drunk on pints of wine, and he (driven by his chauffeur) gave me a lift home and signed my copy of overkill. I was 15 years old and completely starstruck
@simonperry8569
Жыл бұрын
All these people on here saying they permanently damaged their hearing at at a Motorhead gig like it's a badge of honour.
@iAMChrisCC
5 ай бұрын
Yeah I went to the 'Lights out over Europe' tour in 1991, Hammersmith Odeon, at the age of 19. My ears were ringing for 3 days afterwards and that probably fucked up my hearing a bit. I always wear ear plugs these days though - but it was an absolutely awesome experience.
@ChrisSmith-nw7be
4 ай бұрын
IT IS !!!
@thatoneguychad420
2 ай бұрын
@ChrisSmith-nw7be not really, I'd sooner not have ringing in my ears and having to lip read most the time. Not via Motörhead though, Lamb of god.
@MaskedRiderChris
Жыл бұрын
Oh, man! The loudest concert I ever went to, in my younger days, was Motorhead at the Engine Room in Houston, TX, in 2002, on the "Hammered" tour. I was maybe 30 feet (if that) from the stage, on the outskirts of the pit. When Lemmy walked onstage, he comes up to the mic and growls out "It's nice to be back in Houston, Texas," hit the bass once, and my hair flew straight back. No lie. Then the rest of the band started playing, and it was like 3 of the 4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse descending on that stage in very close proximity. My ears rang for days, the lights and sound flickered a couple times at the end of the set, Lemmy did his usual thing at the end of the gig (we all know what that was), and I wobbled out of there feeling like I'd been in a blender for 90 minutes. No. Regrets. At. All.
@Scarecrow6459
Жыл бұрын
Tried seeing him TWICE but it was in his ailing years :/ and had to cancel. What was that thing he would do at the end?
@MaskedRiderChris
Жыл бұрын
@@Scarecrow6459 At the end of the set he'd unsling his bass, pound on the back of it a bunch of times, then prop it up in front of his stacks with the pickups facing the speakers. Dogs would howl for blocks around, probably!
@elmoblatch9787
Жыл бұрын
You should have regrets because your ability to actually hear has been affected. Your wife despises you because she must repeat everything. Regrets. Yes. All. The. Time.
@theGovernmentHatesYou
Жыл бұрын
@@elmoblatch9787 maybe he’s happy because he can’t hear her
@dylanbasstica8316
Жыл бұрын
Motorhead haters: motorhead is just a bunch of noise Motorhead fans: yeah, so?
@BongMetal
Жыл бұрын
‘Höspital Löud’ would have been a superb Motörhead live album title. Rest in decibels Lem.
@tayzer22
Жыл бұрын
"my wife want's me to get hearing aids... she's tired of repeating herself..." That's not hearing loss, that's marriage.
@benohuigin4817
Жыл бұрын
WHAAAT?
@acardiac9041
Жыл бұрын
You Sir are a true Hero
@williampeterman5048
Жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣
@porcelina5834
Жыл бұрын
Haha funny i also hate my wife i am a proud wife-beater.
@gaugebar7567
Жыл бұрын
Harharhar wife bad talk too much
@hardedgednb7114
Жыл бұрын
Saw Motorhead at southport floral Hall in 1988 I was 16. Met Lemmy before the gig and he sent me the shop for 200 Marlboros got me in the gig for free and gave me £20 :) Top man.
@loftlegacy
Жыл бұрын
I once had a permanent shift in my hearing after a Motörhead show in Manchester. Another, in Blackburn, was so loud it made my vision blurred!
@VintageSG
Жыл бұрын
I made the stupid mistake of putting my head in a bass bin at the Leeds Queen's Hall, Iron Fist tour. I've had tinnitus since. Saw them on pretty much every UK tour after Iron Fist. My tinnitus never got any better ( or worse ). Damage done!. Wouldn't trade those memories.
@garryentropy
Жыл бұрын
@@VintageSG i put my head in the bass bins at leeds uni when motorhead played, was deaf for 3 days, good concert with slade supporting, around 1980
@mikehurley5052
Жыл бұрын
I saw Motorhead in Bristol 1982, 1 ear damaged for about 2 weeks, now have tinnitus in that ear.
@Vanetse
3 ай бұрын
@@VintageSGfuckin Darwin theory bud
@petergoddard1960
Жыл бұрын
'Everything louder than everything else' is an Ian Gillan quote from Made in Japan. At the time Deep Purple were in the guinness book of records as the loudest band on earth. Having said that, Motorhead's first tour was blisteringly loud. A ferocious wall of sound, there was almost a 'heat' you could feel in the sound. Hard to describe. Bloody marvellous.
@RiderOftheNorth1968
Жыл бұрын
I just got down here to say that! Ian Gillan back when he was the best vocalist around.
@petergoddard1960
Жыл бұрын
@@RiderOftheNorth1968 yeah, man. Him and maybe Paul Rogers.
@simonfuller7331
Жыл бұрын
it is indeed !
@halodust1304
Жыл бұрын
Not really his quote as such - Gillan was just repeating what someone else just said to him on stage. You can hear it quite faintly on the album. Sounds a bit like Ian Paice to me but it's hard to tell. Could have been anyone else in the band I guess! Whatever - it didn't originate with Motörhead's crew...
@petergoddard1960
Жыл бұрын
@@halodust1304 absolutely correct. I had forgotten that!
@crisgadelhart
Жыл бұрын
In 2007, i've committed the "mistake" of staying in the barrier, right next to the PA system during a Motörhead gig. It was the first gig testing the brand-new sound system of Fundição Progresso, the venue. I went deaf for a week, no joke. Totally worth it. Amazing gig, and i still have Phil Campbell's pick to This day. Lemmy and Motörhead will be sorely missed.
@l3thaldosage506
Жыл бұрын
I had a similar experience with CoC+Ministry+Melvins with Asheville's The Orange Peel. Fucking deaf!
@HillbillyHades
Жыл бұрын
@@l3thaldosage506 Ministry AND Melvins! That's a hell of a show.
@erockromulan9329
Жыл бұрын
What? Say that again I cant hear what you've typed 😁
@MrFrostien
Жыл бұрын
"Totally Worth it" Yeah right... loosing your hearing is no joke
@salsabilahmedshrestho960
Жыл бұрын
Consider yourself fortunate. It was serendipitous that you got your hearing back.
@PaulFJarnes
Жыл бұрын
Lemmy said it himself: "only way to feel the noise is when it's good and loud"
@gereonH
Жыл бұрын
Being a music critic I go to concerts for a living. I always have ear protection with me. Once your ear is damaged, it will not recover. And all those "little" damages add up over the years. I once had a great interview with Manowars Joey DeMaio over the phone and he invited me to their soundcheck and a beer afterwards. As politely and respectfully as possible I declined the offer and I explained him my fear for my ears. He said, that loudness is no problem with a high quality sound system - which is not true. If enough decibel hit your ear there will be damage. I did not argue but told him, I am too afraid to come. A few days later a woman called me on the phone, said greetings from Joey and said, he wants my postal address for he wants to send me something. I gave it to her an a few days later I received a big fan package, with DVDs CDs and autographs.
@ThePlanemadness
Жыл бұрын
Why not wear hearing protection at the soundcheck?
@gereonH
Жыл бұрын
@@ThePlanemadness Manowar goes above 120 db - I was afraid that even with hearing protection I would not feel safe.
@InVougeProductions
Жыл бұрын
Dude Manowar was too damn loud! Saw them at a house of blues and it killed my whole body being in that room
@MaskedRiderChris
Жыл бұрын
His legendary huge ego aside, I guess that means he respected your honesty?
@decespugliatorenucleare3780
Жыл бұрын
@@gereonH and you'd be mostly correct: there's no real solution for hours on end of excessive noise. I use ear muffs over earplugs, and I can still hear a subtle "weee" after really loud nights.
@fuddrucker74
Жыл бұрын
I saw motörhead at the "Everything Louder Than Everything Else" tour at The Chance, in Poughkeepsie ny. Lemmy, walked out and said, "We're Motörhead and we play rock and roll". And then it was just noise. No discernable notes. No tones. Certainly no music. Just noise. I put in ear plugs and could actually tell what the music was. I've never experienced anything remotely like that before or since. It was absolutely crazy.
@Oldtanktapper
Жыл бұрын
Yeah, went to see them once and it took a few minutes before my ears shut down enough to actually hear what the fuck was going on!
@MegaCityPatrol
Жыл бұрын
There's a bizarre macho culture around loud music and ear protection that doesn't make any sense, and I love rock and metal as much as anyone. If a band had a light show that shone lights at dangerous levels you would go -"That light show left me blind for three days afterwards! Awesome man!"
@therideneverends1697
Жыл бұрын
yeah ive never understood it call me what you will im not going to make myself deaf, if i love music so much ive driven to a concert for it than i can certainly take the required 30 seconds to put in earplus to ensure i can keep enjoying it. "I love music so much im going to make myself deaf with sheer neglegence" seems, shortsighted
@1968joseph1
Жыл бұрын
Agreed. That saying that "if it's too loud you're too old" is crap. Lol pain is dumb
@ewardthebest
Жыл бұрын
WHAT??
@cool_sword
Жыл бұрын
Loud music is great until you realize you're in for a lifetime of EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
@seanlittle5547
7 ай бұрын
come on man live a little 💀
@mgmnfld3109
Жыл бұрын
I saw Motorhead open for Alice Cooper in St.John's, Newfoundland, Canada in '87. I heard something for the next three days that I'd never heard before, ringing or "tinnitus"...lol. The next day in high school was awesome, hungover AF and deaf as a post..lol. R.I.P. Lemmy, Fast Eddie, Philthy Phil and Wurzel. Thanks for the music and the memories. 🤘
@billyg9306
Жыл бұрын
I saw the same tour, couldn't tell what the 1st couple songs were, it was awesome. Hahaha
@peppino1961
Жыл бұрын
Lemmy was a real rock star, he lived life to the fullest.
@DazMan-mo8fk
Жыл бұрын
If you ever wanted a week of peace from your wife just go to a motorhead concert
@JimmyRJump
Жыл бұрын
Loudest shows I ever attended were AC/DC in October 1977 at the Thier-Brau-Hof in Kontich, Antwerp, Belgium; Ted Nugent in 1979 at Forest National in Brussels, Belgium and Manowar, at Hof-Ter-Lo, Antwerp, Belgium. The former two had our ears ringing for almost two days; Manowar had us feel sick because of too many pounding bass vibrations. Talking about an assault on the senses. Saw Motorhead for the first of several times at the Okapi basketball hall in Aalst, March 1980. Again at Maekeblyde in Poperinge on their Bomber '81 tour and then several times after in the Grand Duchy Of Luxembourg and a couple of venues in Germany. Met Lemmy first at said Maekeblyde and later played pool with him (both in a serious state of decomposition) at the backstage of the 1982 (I think) Reading Rock Festival. Fastway played there and also Twisted Sister and Lemmy was in attendance. As security I had an "access all areas" badge so, to quench my thirst (I'm from Belgium; we like our beer) I could access the VIP tents. Lemmy was one of the coolest guys I ever spoke with. Down-to-Earth fellar with a great sense of humor I could relate to.
@nickphillips1721
Жыл бұрын
I agree with you, about Deadly Teddly! I am from the Motor city and always knew that late seventies Nugent, live was at least 120 db's! Every time I have seen Motorhead, they sounded fantastic at the back of the house and not so much at the front! I think my ears are still ringing! We did not realize that our long hair saved a lot of us , but most of us, have damage on left side if played stage right or right side if on the left.............................I call it Marshallitis! lol
@fairwindsphoto
Жыл бұрын
I have been on the soundboard for Man-O-War before. 1989 in Colombus Oh at the Parliment Theater.......
@G.F.Browning
Жыл бұрын
I saw uncle Teddy last week and I thought it was just the venue (which it probably was too some extent I'd suspect) but maybe he was that loud. I mean I was twenty feet from the stage and I got my ears blown the fuck off
@rettekentet
Жыл бұрын
Gelukzak lol
@tomlauris
2 ай бұрын
I went to ACDC and I was almost glad when it was over, my ears were ringing for hours afterwards, probably from the cannons firing the 21 gun salute in my face 😬 Otherwise great concert
@MrCamel2humps
Жыл бұрын
I seen Motörhead and Megadeth in San Jose and I can confirm without a doubt, it was the loudest concert I’d ever been to. Been to hundreds of metal shows but nothing, I mean NOTHING was louder than Motörhead! My ears rang for days 👂🏻💥
@fabien4470
Жыл бұрын
Luckily it stopped. Mine ring for 12 years now...
@stephaneherringtoniowritin4986
Жыл бұрын
Same here🤣🤣Omfg,how loud were they?!!!
@afterburner2869
Жыл бұрын
All I can say is that Motörhead was the LOUDEST concert I’ve ever been to and I’ve been to a lot of concerts.🤘🏻
@Slugg-O
Жыл бұрын
Never saw them but had a friend who went to see them with a couple of guys from work. Said when he started the car to leave he kept grinding the starter because he couldn't tell if the engine was running. The loudest concert I've ever been to was Foreigner around 1998 - believe it or not. It was a private show for about 150 people and I was close enough that Mick Jones was handing me guitar picks instead of throwing them. Pain like a drill slowly cutting its way through my left ear and then permeant hearing damage after that. More than 20 years ago and a single hand clap still feels like an icepick in the ear.
@mnetzer6777
Жыл бұрын
Who would of thought, Foreigner!! That's cool!!!
@Slugg-O
Жыл бұрын
@@mnetzer6777 I know, right? Me either. I can't say it was "Motorhead" loud but I still have serious hearing loss in my left ear. I felt the damage during the concert and it was different. I knew it would not return.
@warshipsatin8764
Жыл бұрын
did you literally stand in front of a cabinet
@Slugg-O
Жыл бұрын
@@warshipsatin8764 Almost. The stack was sitting on the stage maybe 10 feet to my left. The stage was low enough for Mick Jones to hand out guitar picks instead of bending over, and I remember the stacks being pointed inward toward the center of the room because I had to turn my head to break the beam drilling through my ear drum. The show volume was actually mild but the encore went from "WOW this is great to WTF??? who killed the front of house guy? I'm 100% sure it was the encore that did it, and my own dumb ass for not getting out of the way, but in my defense I was lit like a Christmas tree by then and didn't GAF until it was too late. Foreigner. Who would have thought? .
@woopimagpie
Жыл бұрын
I saw Motorhead just the once, back in 1991. I got dragged to the show by a mate who said we'd regret it if we didn't. He was absolutely right. It was in the early days of a 15 year stretch in Sydney doing reviews for magazines (and my own leisure) and I was going to at least 2 gigs a week. By the turn of the century I'd been to over 3000, and many more since, so I'm no stranger to live music. That Motorhead gig was the LOUDEST show I ever went to. My ears were ringing for 3 days after. Man, it was like being assaulted for 2 hours. Like Slash said, it was almost violent. Phenomenal. Every time I see that mate who insisted I go with him I thank him. A few weeks later I heard this story about a tall English bloke in a hat and boots who had rolled up to a big bottle shop near me with a truck and wanted to buy a "case" of Jack, and there was some confusion over what he actually wanted, mostly (I guess) because of local terminology. A "case" to us is a box of 12 bottles, but no, it turned out he wanted the entire pallet, and his road crew had backed the truck up so the pallet could be forklifted into the back. He paid for it and off they went, presumably for the rest of the Motorhead tour. It had to be Lemmy, who else would do that? Fantastic stuff.
@travishabursky4362
Жыл бұрын
No one else but Lemmy would buy Jack Daniels by the pallet.
@garymitchell5899
Жыл бұрын
Utter BS
@garymitchell5899
Жыл бұрын
All of it BTW
@woopimagpie
Жыл бұрын
@@garymitchell5899 Aww, diddums is salty cos he never got to see Motorhead 😂😂
@GeFeldz
Жыл бұрын
I saw them live in Luleå, Sweden in the late 90s and i was standing in front of one of the giant towers of speakers right up against the barrier (very small venue, like 1000 people or so) and my hearing was almost gone after the gig. Good thing i was like 15, i got most of it back! After about three songs, Lemmy told the sound guys to turn it up and it was MENTAL! Should have used plugs, but the gig was awesome. Mikkey Dee's drum solo was fire! It's very cool they came to Luleå, a town of like 70.000 people about 100 miles south of the arctic circle.
@SALAMINIZER13
Жыл бұрын
Lemmy, Philthy Phil, Fast Eddie. All together now. Thank you for the memories. You won't be forgotten and will live on forever.
@edwardbenoit3890
Жыл бұрын
I saw that 1981 Blizzard of Ozz / Motorhead gig in Buffalo, New York USA. Lemme, Eddie and Philthy weren't well know in the States but my friends and I were in the know. 3rd row and truly louder than BOMBERS!!! Fan- fuckin- tastic!!!! Just 2700 people stupified with melted faces and the stunned look of a Religious epiphany!!! And Randy Rhoades as well!
@MotownGuitarJoe
Жыл бұрын
Saw the same tour in Detroit. Yep, your description is perfect.
@bassguitariscool9204
Жыл бұрын
Lemmy is the only bassist I’ve ever seen put a cigarette in between the headstock 😂
@JL-bs6yz
Жыл бұрын
Went to a Motörhead concert in the mid 80s. It was unbelievably loud. What a fun night
@albertsmith6717
Жыл бұрын
The band had to be wearing ear protection all through the years. It's no way anyone could take that much extreme decibel eardrum abuse even for a few years and still be able to hear anything.
@BongHuffingCaravan
Жыл бұрын
Mate listen to Phil at the 3min mark on he's says his wife gets tired of repeating herself to him that he needs hearing aids since all there amps are dialed up to 10 there was also an interview with Lemmy prior to his death along with Fast Eddie saying they don't use in ear monitors or plugs that they crank the shit out of there amps & PA systems just to see the reaction to the fans of how fucking loud they are & mate there one of the loudest bands ive ever seen live along with Deep Purple couldnt hear for bout two days after
@albertsmith6717
Жыл бұрын
@@BongHuffingCaravan Yes, I have been to many metal concerts and I learnt at the very beginning to wear ear protection. No one's ear drums could withstand the hundreds/thousands of extremely loud concerts without going completely deaf. Years ago i remember reading about the band Helmet, seems like they were hitting 130 decibels on stage. Didn't Kiss claim to be the loudest band back in the day? And Ted Nugent tried his best to blow eardrums out back in the day, he learnt the hard way in his early days without protection, he is deaf in one ear.
@rupe82
Жыл бұрын
@@albertsmith6717 Dave Grohl has never worn ear protection, he spoke about it on the Howard Stern show. He's practically deaf in one ear, the one closest to the monitors when he played in Nirvana and suffers from tinnitus.
@ttott0013
Жыл бұрын
Huh? I didn't hear you
@ttott0013
Жыл бұрын
Jucifer once said they were clocked at 120-140dbs
@mattwilson8298
5 ай бұрын
120 decibels is literally insane. My head would just explode. Which is what Lemmy would've wanted.
@haxan6663
Жыл бұрын
I first saw Motorhead on the Overkill tour. They turned everything up after each song. At least one person at the front was stretchered out! I have attended hundreds of gigs over the last 50 years. None have been as loud as that was.
@MontyCantsin5
Жыл бұрын
Brilliant!
@shanebrady3450
Жыл бұрын
Physical ear pain starts at 130 decibels, it was louder than that at a Joe Satriani concert in 1998, it took about five days for my normal hearing to come back. All the toilet paper was gone, people were stuffing it in their ears because the three bands were all painfully loud from start to finish, the security had lots of thick cotton wool blocking their ears. I was six rows back from the stage and it was a seated indoor concert.
@DerpPals
Жыл бұрын
i lost it at "seated indoor concert"
@jimjudge8877
Жыл бұрын
Right, I’m not going mad. Besides Motörhead, of course, I keep telling people that one of the loudest shows I’d ever been to was Joe Satriani. Couldn’t believe how painfully loud it was! 😂
@TankdozerCavalry
Жыл бұрын
The amount of musicians who have hearing damage is staggering. Hearing damage isn't cool and doesn't make you enjoy the music more. It will PERMANENTLY decrease your enjoyment of life and music. Phil Campbell is here complaining about having trouble hearing the mix even when standing next to stacks on a stage and how his wife wants to get him a hearing aid because he can't hear her anymore. I'm not even half the age these guys, never went to concerts or loud venues, never worked in industry and I somehow managed to get permanent hearing damage. It's no fun at all. Not only do I have tinnitus, I also can't hear as well as undamaged ears. PLEASE Mind your sound exposure. Taking good care of them will allow you to truly hear more and enjoy more of the music for longer in your life. You only have only one set of ears and they're more delicate than you think.
@mikeangelle1406
Жыл бұрын
saw Motorhead in 1984 in Toronto . I lost part of my skull due to the volume of the show. It was worth it.
@darkstar4494
Жыл бұрын
Which part?
@AramK
Жыл бұрын
When concert is too loud it’s actually pretty gross experience. Everything blends in and it’s just sht at that point.
@Mithranos
Жыл бұрын
Confirmed. I saw them with Slayer @ Harpo's Detroit Mi. At some point I jammed TP in my ears but it was too late. Lying in bed I truly learned the meaning of "ringing in the ears". The ringing was so loud I couldn't sleep. INSANE!
@mikesmith8187
Жыл бұрын
I saw these guys around 1980 at the Hammersmith Apollo, it was so loud that my ears are still ringing to this day!
@jimmanycricket3756
Жыл бұрын
Saw them at my local entertainment venue about 15 years ago and I couldn't hear much for about 4 days after. It's no lie that they were the loudest band on earth
@deedeecapone
Жыл бұрын
I feel very priviledged of having seen Motörhead several times. I couldn't speak for days after the show from screaming my heart out. My ears rang for even more days from their wonderfull harmonic sound and it all made perfect sense! I've seen many of the greatest artists,bands or whatever , even in many different genres but nothing compares to Motörhead.
@ElCapitan88
Жыл бұрын
I saw them 3 times. Wish I had seen them more times.
@ianfraserkilmister5608
Жыл бұрын
My first gig at age 11 was Motörhead at The Glasgow Apollo around 1982-83. Anvil were their support. I’m proud to say this.
@danielmarshall4587
Жыл бұрын
Phill Campbell's guitar strap, outstanding what a GEEZA.... Great vid cheers.
@oopsydaizi3s824
Жыл бұрын
Saw slayer on the final tour and my ears rang for 4 days after
@cuttlefisch
Жыл бұрын
Saw them on that tour in Manchester with Anthrax and Lamb of God. Loud as fuck.
@TT-df9hp
Жыл бұрын
Consider yourself lucky the tinnitus wasn't permanent, it's an horrible affliction to live with.
@oopsydaizi3s824
Жыл бұрын
@@TT-df9hp Does it get worse over time?I’ve tried to be careful and always use earmuffs around power tools but I’ve got this ringing in my ears right now and it comes and goes
@DrJ-hx7wv
Жыл бұрын
I saw this same tour in Pittsburgh. It was partly outdoors, so that controlled it. We were also way in the back. My son said his ears hurt, but mine didn't. It was tolerable
@TT-df9hp
Жыл бұрын
@@oopsydaizi3s824 Mine hasn't but I've only had it for 2 years.
@rmccaw7
Жыл бұрын
This is painful to watch. Hearing loss is no joke.
@urareknaw
Жыл бұрын
Been front row at Motörhead in Christchurch. Couldn’t get any better right? Went looking for a poster after the concert. Ended up partying with Lemmy and the new guys and Pete Gill. Far out man Lemmy is one of the most incredible people you can ever hope to meet. Loved him like my favourite Uncle.
@gmanhirt8818
Жыл бұрын
Manowar and Motorhead together was a show for the ages People were practically passing out. The venue was the size of your living room Awesome experience
@projectoverland5264
Жыл бұрын
First Motorhead gig I went to out of maybe a dozen but it stands out. Manchester in the 80's. The International I think. About 3 songs in there was a pressure wave in my ears that came from front and hit like a shockwave. I drove home, stereo on, windows down, Motorhead playing. Sat at a stop light and a police car pulled up and said turn the music down, its late. And I replied and he said "Don't shout at me" and I said "but it's not loud officer, I can hardly hear it." and was getting quite forceful and said "Just stop shouting at me" and I was really confused and then he stopped and said "Hang on - have you just been to a concert and who have you just been to see?" and I'm like "Motorhead" and he just laughed and said "you've gone deaf you d**khead, drive home safe". Best Motorhead gig was Exeter supported by Saxon. What a night that was.
@Midian974
Жыл бұрын
120dB OMG !!!! That band is so loud !!! Thank you so much
@johnmlln9982
6 ай бұрын
Every Motorhead show was louder than the last. It was awesome.
@don.richard8823
Жыл бұрын
Oman luv this thanks bro for posting this motorhead fu-king rules! 🎙️💀🎸
@nova136565
Жыл бұрын
Seen Motorhead a few times. Always great. Always loud but the one show that literally made my ears ring for a couple days was Scorpions at the Summit in Houston maybe mid 90's. Don't remember which album tour but was EXTREMELY LOUD !!!
@Reaper-3000
Жыл бұрын
At least Slash has that head of Hair to protect his ears
@skoobs6051
Жыл бұрын
I did security for the Motorhead concert in Melbourne, Australia in 1991. Even with ear plugs I was deaf for a few days! We were positioned at the front of the stage, in front of the barrier. You could feel the music hitting you like waves in the back. The only other bands concert, that I've attended, that was that loud was the AC/DC world tour in 1988 in Melbourne, Australia. I still remember the cannons and bells sound hitting your chest.I was deaf for a week after that. Just constant ear ringing lol
@oliverpura9876
Жыл бұрын
What is cool about a band that ruins people' s hearing? I saw the Who at Long Beach Arena about a few weeks after Who's Next and Townsend was so loud . I was on a lot of acid and meth tabs and it was so hot and packed up front that people sere passing out and I would be off the ground and fighting for air. They stopped the show to push back the crowd but the " atmosphere" was so powerful and overwhelming people kept pushing. Townsend said to turn everything up to max volume to force us back and it all turned to white noise and vibration for two hours. My ears rang bad for about ten days.
@sladebeefknuckle8615
Жыл бұрын
I went to see Anthrax and Motorhead at the Manchester Apollo, about ten years ago. Anthrax were loud, but Motorhead were LOUD. I was about twenty feet from the front of the stage. My brain was bouncing around my skull from the noise.
@Rick-pi9zn
Жыл бұрын
The thing is, when Lemmy couldn't get the proper volume in the soundcheck, he was probably completely right... He was actually hearing something completely else. If the whole band has to compensate their hearing loss to get the right sound, that means the audience gets a shit sound vise versa. In respect to their Legacy, the whole thing is kinda dumb if you ask me. The frequencies kicking back your hair are just the bass and are not that sensible in the ear, but there is no reason for midrange or treble at THAT level. And btw, to all the guys showing off with how long their ears rang after the show...If your ears literally rang for several days, it didn't get any better after that, the tinitus just stopped but the hearing loss stayed.
@ChadHargis
Жыл бұрын
I'm really glad most musicians these days value their hearing and take appropriate measures to protect it. Most of my gigs use in ear monitors the seal the ear canal. Mine work very well and I can barely hear someone talking to me with them in. So I can play a gig with a loud PA and rock the house all while the sound hitting my ears is not at a damaging level. The loudest concert I ever attended which my wife an I ended up leaving because it was so painful......was an Elton John concert. It must have been just where our seats were, but it was so painfully loud that the sound distorted in your ears. Wish we'd have had ear plugs.
@darkstar4494
Жыл бұрын
Getting stuck at a show without ear plugs is the worst.
@rot_studios
Жыл бұрын
This. I don't get why any musician would _not_ care for the condition of their ears. How the fuck are you going to make or even enjoy music without them -.- Same goes for people going to gigs as well.
@0dinsson
Жыл бұрын
If you forgot to bring proper ear plugs, stuff pieces of paper tissues in your ears. If you don't have paper tissues, someone at the concert almost definitely will. So if you ask people politely, you will probably get makeshift hearing protection for free at any concert.
@darkstar4494
Жыл бұрын
@@0dinsson maybe if you soak them in water to make a seal. Wad of paper is not helpful for reducing dB from high levels in my experience.
@theproductwhisper9378
Жыл бұрын
I saw Motorhead three times, all of them in Australia. 84/91/04. Yes they were loud. Seriously loud. They had a glorious type of volume that was like an assault, a total bludgeon. Brutal. But I have to say, I found their volume to be very, very specifically mid-range volume. there is a comment in this video from one of their sound guys to this effect. I always thought it was structured around Lemmy's bass sound, the way he strummed alot of bass lines with chords, it added to their wall of sound. Somewhere on KZitem, there is a quote from Malcolm Young in 1980 saying he thought there was only one band louder than AC/DC and it was Motorhead. It might be true with Decibal readings held up close to the stage, but Motorhead's type of loud was distinctly different to my ears from other bands version of loud and I think that added to their sense of sheer noise.
@geoffreypiltz271
Жыл бұрын
Saw them in '78 0r '79 at the BBC Radio Theatre at Haymarket, London. The tickets were free for these radio broadcast gigs and a lot of the audience didn't know any thing about the bands they were there to hear. When Motorhead started half the audience left straight away, one quarter went to the front to bang their heads and the remaining quarter were quite literally pinned to the back wall by the force of the sound. The headbangers down the front kept yelling at Lemmy to turn it up louder and he refused as being too dangerous to their hearing (the theatre was very small and close to suffering structural damage!) Happy days!
@brianorakpohit
Жыл бұрын
I saw Motörhead I think 4 or 5 times. The first time was Christmas 89, I was still at school. Hammersmith. I specifically remember a physical life to the sound. It moved your hair and physically hit you. My shoelaces needed tying, so I did that, came back up and it hit me all over again. Harder than before. It was quite something. Character building stuff.
@mcfcguvnors
11 ай бұрын
phil speeding his nuts off cant keep still
@oscargarciahinde4247
Жыл бұрын
I went to a metal fetival around 2002-2003 here in spain, and many big names played that weekend: iron Maiden, Dio (RIP), Saxon, Hammerfall... However, there are only two gigs that I can explicitly remember from that weekend due to the insane fucking loudness: Immortal and Motorhead. Both bands were so loud they got imprinted in my mind forever. Funnily enough, both bands were trios. Just three dudes playing so fucking hard and loud that you just couldn't even think of anything other than what was going on onstage.
@TheEnglishImpatient
Жыл бұрын
Saw them in ‘97 in Ipswich, England… pretty small venue. It was so fuckin’ loud, I couldn’t even tell you what songs they played. Like being in a boxing match against pure noise, getting pummelled around the head and ribs. Absolutely brutal (and so much fun!).
@TheMusicmak3r
Жыл бұрын
I saw Motörhead at the Gigantour with Volbeat opening and Megadeth headlining. Motörhead had the wall of sound out of all 3
@Twobarpsi
3 ай бұрын
Loudest show I was at was Fear Factory arouns 2010 era. I was at the FOH mixing board, and it was hitting 132dB in spots!
@georges617
Жыл бұрын
Everyone on stage has to cover their ears due to the ear rape and Lemmy's like: "That's perfect, just a bit more." RIP, you legend
@mrmott44
Жыл бұрын
Variety Theater Cleveland OH. Literally brought the roof down from loudness.
@mochans
4 ай бұрын
I was at that show. Stuck cigarette butts in my ears it was so loud.
@Improveng1
Жыл бұрын
A good mate of mine saw Motorhead headlining a well known festival, and when I asked him what they were like he said that they were very loud and very crap. I, personally, have more respect for my hearing and wouldn't cross the road to see them.
@flddoc2
Жыл бұрын
I saw that tour at Masonic Temple in Detroit. I was in the 2nd row stage right. Motörhead was so loud after the 4th song I couldn’t distinguish individual notes anymore, it sounded like heavy machinery. One of the greatest shows of my life.
@sjk8273
Жыл бұрын
I first saw them on the Bomber tour (Newcastle City Hall). Yes, it was ferociously loud, but TBH the sound quality was awful. There was an article in Sounds saying that even their sound engineer didn't know which song they were playing. Saw them again on The Ace Of Spades tour (Mayfair, Newcastle) and the sound quality had improved enormously. Good times!
@nicksundby
Жыл бұрын
Just so you know, tinnitus wrecks your life.
@randymcrandy8066
Жыл бұрын
2003 saw Motor Head and some other bands in a 3000 person venture. I’ll never forget when the drummer first kicked the bass drum. It was exponentionslly louder than the first two bands. Like how in the fuck did they get that much more power out of the subs? Then Lenny hit some notes and I can’t remember the rest of the night. It was literally so loud I was in fight or flight mode.
@elcee4556
Жыл бұрын
I’ve seen Motörhead 2 times. One in 2008 Metal Masters tour with Sabbath with Dio and Judas Priest and Mayhem Fest 2012 with Slayer and Anthrax. Those venues were open space but wow Motörhead is definitely on my top 5 loudest bands i’ve ever seen. Pure badass rock n roll.
@oldfriend327
Жыл бұрын
I have seen Motorhead two times. They were great. Honestly though I don't remember them as being "ultra" loud. Loud for sure though as both times were outdoor. I was in the very back though both times I saw them. Out of all of my concerts though, the vast majority of were hard rock and heavy metal in more than thirty years, The Prodigy, Hellyeah, and Motley Crue were by far the loudest. So loud in fact that I had to leave to go to the very back of the facility. Then out into the smoking area which was outside of the hall just to give my ears a break. This was with earplugs too.
@RJW14
Жыл бұрын
Man I'm so happy I saw them when I could. it was a banging show.
@jerk5959
Жыл бұрын
Was it loud?!
@Cimmerian415
5 ай бұрын
First time I experienced a Motörhead show was in 1980 on their Ace of Spades tour, at the Old Waldorf in San Francisco. Ranger a.k.a. Night Ranger had opened for them. I had a Motörhead ache for a week and my ears are still ringing from that show. So loud. So good.
@claudevieaul1465
Жыл бұрын
I've played some seriously loud gigs (the bassplayer had 1800W for himself at full blast, ánd 2 guitarists with JCM800 stacks at max) but I don't think we ever got thát insanely loud.... 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤘 I've been using professional hearing protection for decades - I can't recommend them enough!!
@darkstar4494
Жыл бұрын
Are you talking about IEM, or custom noise reducers that preserve high end frequencies?
@TheRealMarxz
Жыл бұрын
LOL that bass player resembles me - was in a band with two guitarists that both played through full stack Marshall customised super bass and super lead and even rehearsals were a nightmare with each trying to outdo the other, I had a 400watt MarshalL solid state bass head playing through a 4x10 super bass cab and was being demolished no chance of hearing myself even standing less than a metre from my cab... so upgraded - I chanced upon a used 1400 watt hybrid bass amp custom made for the bass player of "Mark of Cain", plugged in to a couple of 4x12 quad box, and either a couple of 15's or a 1960's Marshal 1988 (18" speaker) yeh lets just say once the two guitarists started "who's the loudest" dick measuring contest I'd just crank it up and smash them volume wise then slowly bring it down to a more manageable volume if/when they did the same. had a few venues where the front of house guy would not even have me in the mix
@claudevieaul1465
5 ай бұрын
@@darkstar4494 I can and do use in-ears, but the protection comes from custom molded reducers - the filters in there are great, and quite linear too: drops volume levels all across the board by about 27dB!
@badituderocknroll6016
Жыл бұрын
loudest gig ever went to, MotorHead at the Family Inn Sydney Australia, 84, my head seemed like it was going to explode. The Inn got closed down that night and fair dinkum,, it had cracks in the brick walls, true story.
@alanhearne6733
Жыл бұрын
Saw them in Sophia Gardens in Cardiff in the early '80s.. I thought that my eardrums were perforated 😖🥰😍🤩
@georgewaters456
Жыл бұрын
saw motorhead in Long Island. with ManoWar opening, during the Rock and Roll eat the rich tour. ManoWar had loads of amps on stage, like up to the ceiling, motorhead shows up with their gear, it was not nearly as much as ManoWar had, the roadie is setting everything up, Lemay comes out and turns all the knobs on all the amps up all the way, shit I heard locusts in my head for like the entire following week !!
@danneeson7056
Жыл бұрын
May 1981 Toronto Motorhead played two shows in one night with Anvil opening at The Danforth Music Hall. Attended both shows and could not hear very well for the next eight days or so.
@puddleduck279
Жыл бұрын
I saw motorhead live and they were that loud I couldn't even tell what the first 2 songs were, it was just noise until the 3rd song and my ears must of gotten used to it then because I could hear the songs, it was brilliant and we were all shouting at each other on the train going home because we were deaf! Loudest band I've ever heard!!
@stephaneherringtoniowritin4986
Жыл бұрын
Same here,my memory is driving home afterwards, and we didn't even bother conversing, because the ringing in the ears(which lasted around a week!) was so intense!!! How the band managed to endure this night after night is amazing, but I guess the old ears just get used to it...😅🤟
@herecomesaregular8418
Жыл бұрын
The band are all wearing hearing protection. People that go to these shows would be wise to do the same. It makes zero sense to suffer permanent hearing loss just to see a show.
@stephaneherringtoniowritin4986
Жыл бұрын
@@herecomesaregular8418 I was younger then,and quite oblivious to just how loud the band would actually be in a live scenario! However, you are correct, ear plugs would have been a great idea back in the day watching Motorhead! Perhaps they could have sold some on the merch stall?🤣🤣🤘 Too late now,and thankfully Iam not deaf(!) even though the band had a bloody good try in rendering me so!!!
@markuswolter6703
5 ай бұрын
Remember my first concert with them. Opening band on stage, everybody was lined up directly to the stage...when they were done, a curtain on the stage was lifted and the marshalls of Motorhead were visible and the whole front row took 2-3 steps back because they knew what was coming.....had a blast and def ears for 2 days...
@jamesbarker9895
Жыл бұрын
Saw them at Nautica Pavillion in Cleveland opening for Sabbath (that terrible album Forbidden). We were dead center, 3 rows back, and after about 20 minutes I had no idea what song they were even playing. You could actually feel a concussion hit you from the drumming.
@prangbro
Жыл бұрын
Makes good TV but it’s kind of a shame to see insane loudness being fetishised and made light of. Tinnitus, Hearing Loss and Hyperacusis are no joke!
@SuperMcgenius
Жыл бұрын
Even with earplugs back in the 90s my ears are still ringing the next day, my body was beaten by the sound
@joegillam1497
Жыл бұрын
I saw Motorhead a couple of times back in the day. And Metallica and Nirvana. The loudest band I ever saw?...Queen!
@zmm454
Жыл бұрын
Queen was fucking loud that’s right
@grindfreakmike5754
Жыл бұрын
I doubt they were louder then Motorhead.
@joegillam1497
Жыл бұрын
@@grindfreakmike5754 Well you'd doubt wrong.
@TheEightSeven1
7 ай бұрын
The only reason motorhead shows were loud is because lemmy and friends were deaf af,I dont blame em. 😂
@erickvalencia2016
Жыл бұрын
I saw them on McAllen texas at the end of 90s they were LOUD (so liud my ears never fully recovered) and i loved it
@paulhebblethwaite7168
Жыл бұрын
I saw the original Motorhead in '81 at the what was then The Cornwall Colosseum. Deaf for 12 hours then ringing in the ears for three days. Loved it!!
@sprobablycancr4457
Жыл бұрын
WHAT?
@rustyshackleford5704
Жыл бұрын
Saw Motorhead at the Docks in Toronto with my late brother and it was one of the loudest shows we'd ever seen. Next day still couldn't hear anything
@florisbackx1744
Жыл бұрын
Great material for the long awaited Spinal Tap equal!
@blakkno666
Жыл бұрын
What a lot of people dont realise is, yes Motorhead were loud but it's sounds more because there's no scoop in the frequencies.. they're all turned up. The amps mid, presence etc all up and I've stood next the the pa desk at one of their shows and even on the desk graphic all the frequencies are up rather than the 'U' shaped scoop you might expect... That's why it tore through your ears so much!
@scottwallace5239
5 ай бұрын
First concert i ever went to was Motorhead in bournemouth, back in 2009/10 or around then, a bit fuzzy on the year, but i was 13/14 at the time and i remember my ears ringing for probably a couple of days afterwards, worth it though
@saturnus423
Жыл бұрын
i wish i could see all the unedited footage of the scene where lemmy is playing through his rig as the camera guys are on stage
@unclebobbyb700
Жыл бұрын
“But you do get used to it” Yeah that’s what going deaf is
@Johnny.1965
Жыл бұрын
2008, voodoo lounge, Harrah's casino Kansas City Missouri, front row, couldn't hear right for about three days...also caught two guitar picks from Phil Campbell.
@justinkantner7162
Жыл бұрын
I saw Motorhead open in an Arena, it was deafening. I saw them headline at a Club, it was even louder.
@mattdad8429
Жыл бұрын
My sincere respect to anyone that saw Motorhead in a club. That had to have been brutal (in a good way)
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