no more AC/DC

[Fanatical Meat]

First Motley Crue now AC/DC dammit.

http://consequenceofsound.net/2016/03/acdc-frontman-brian-johnson-ordered-to-stop-touring-immediately-or-risk-total-hearing-loss/

 

[Ns1]

what? they're on tour right now

//edit

oh damn, rest of tour postponed. Guess it was a good thing that I saw them last year.

 

[highland145]

They were on tour when I was 13. Hearing loss, "no shit" category of the day.

 

[IronWing]

Wouldn't total hearing loss improve the touring experience for them?

 

[Fanatical Meat]

It must have been the cannon(s) that did it

 

[CraKaJaX]

Not really surprised. Refuse to use earplugs during years and years of touring and this is inevitable. The level on stage must be like 150-200 dB?

 

[Ns1]

Not really surprised. Refuse to use earplugs during years and years of touring and this is inevitable. The level on stage must be like 150-200 dB?

from google

In the early 1980s these Aussie maniacs were hell bent on becoming the world’s loudest band, fueled in large part by Angus Young’s Gibson SG-powered wall of amps. During the Back in Black tour, the group turned in a series of concerts at a whopping 130 dB. Complaints from promoters, however, moved the group to drop things down a few notches to the mere bone-crunching volume they play at today.

 

[CraKaJaX]

Yea, exactly. The osha recommendation for noise exposure looks like 90 dB @ 8 hours.

https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=STANDARDS&p_id=9735

 

[Ns1]

having said that, they weren't that loud @ Dodger stadium, which was a disappointment. And totally needed more canons.

I hear System of a Down is (was?) ridiculously loud. Loudest band I've ever heard was AiC - so loud and so low.

 

[Fanatical Meat]

having said that, they weren't that loud @ Dodger stadium, which was a disappointment. And totally needed more canons.

I hear System of a Down is (was?) ridiculously loud. Loudest band I've ever heard was AiC - so loud and so low.

I live in MA, I have never seen the cannons in action. Damn you coconut grove fire!

 

[Ns1]

I live in MA, I have never seen the cannons in action. Damn you coconut grove fire!

Actually I didn't either, since they only broke them out in the last like, 2 minutes of the show, I had already walked out to beat the crowd; i heard them in the parking lot. FUUUUUUUUUUUUUU.

 

[Ns1]

holy shit, looks like rumors might be coming through - Axl Rose coming in to replace Brian Johnson on remaining AC/DC shows O_O

 

[DrPizza]

I know a few AC/DC fans who are relieved they got refunds. They aren't too thrilled with Axl. I agree with them. No concert would be better than "we got Axl so the show can go on and we can get more money."

 

[Crotulus]

Axl seems like such a bad fit with AC/DC. Besides, I thought Guns n Roses was all back together and about to tour.

 

[Ns1]

Axl seems like such a bad fit with AC/DC. Besides, I thought Guns n Roses was all back together and about to tour.

he's doing double duty; although GnR's come back "tour" is like 4 shows currently.

 

[twinrider1]

Ugh. Just so wrong.

 

[Ns1]

I'm glad I saw them at the end of 2015

 

[Crono]

That's what happens when you turn the volume up to 12.

 

[Anubis]

WTF wouldn't you wear plugs

 

[Sheik Yerbouti]

axl rose? wtf AC/DC... just stop and end on a fairly high note. You did well replacing Scott with Johnson, a switch to rose would be just fucking horrible. Grab a stray cat in heat, strap a mic to it and you'll save on $$ and headaches waiting for that bloated sack of crap to be ready.

 

[Eug]

I'd see Axl Rose in AC/DC, if only just for the novelty. And I suspect most AC/DC concert goers would go too.

However, I'd wear ear plugs.

 

[lk2500]

How about a new front woman?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3Yf_ErkN_s

 

[notposting]

Supposedly the hearing loss wasn't from being in the band (wearing in-ear plug/monitors), but from a couple times he forgot his earplugs while in his racecar. To the point of taking his helmet off and blood pouring out.

:O

Never saw them...wanted to, but never happened during my prime concert days for whatever reason, and once it got into the late 00's and on, I would look at the price and think "are you freaking kidding me?" and pass.

Meh.

 

[Eug]

How about a new front woman?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3Yf_ErkN_s

Reminds me of this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8e2fJfiddx4

 

[Crono]

Reminds me of this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8e2fJfiddx4