The Return Of My Bloody Valentine

Seeing Curve on the Cuckoo tour was my scared straight moment w.r.t. wearing earplugs. I may not always wear them, but I do take them with me to shows just in case.

as a tinnitus sufferer, I do not recommend adopting the "one time won't hurt" attitude

http://www.amazon.com/Etymotic-Research-ETY-Plugs-Protection-Earplugs/dp/B0044DEESS/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1384021670&sr=8-2&keywords=earplugs Are these good enough? I've heard the free ones they give out are more protective but I don't know.

those Ety earplugs are what I use and in my opinion they're as good as you can get if you aren't going to have something custom made. they did the job for MBV.

Wow,I saw Curve at least three times, but I don't remember them as remotely unbearable. Nowhere near MBV a couple of years ago.

Most ear ringing shows I've seen otherwise were arena metal. NIN in 94, Metallica in ... 98?

crowded house, woodface era

Can't tell if that's a joke or not. I do know that volume is volume, and if Crowded House made your ears ring ...

Posted before I finally saw MBV: loudest band you've ever seen

4.5 hours!

I saw Swans in January at ATP Melbourne - they set up 18 amps on stage and 2 full kits, then laid into them with abandon in huge searing waves of attack. Figured I wouldn't need protection, set was loud and I could feel my clothes flapping a bit but it seemed just-barely-OK. After the set my ears were the most wrecked I've ever experienced, everything around me sounded like a broken radio for half an hour. Scared the hell out of me. Hearing seems relatively normal but I am sure the damage will show up in a few years - won't be taking that risk again.

I would not recommend seeing MBV without earplugs and I never wear earplugs (I probably should, but that's my lookout) - the only time I've worn them was when I saw MBV on their 1st reunion tour and I took them out during YMMR for a few seconds and it was ludicrous.

Loudest concert I ever went to in terms of ear-damage was JAMC in 1998 in Reading, it was a pretty small venue and I couldn't hear my own voice afterwards. I were a young lad at the time so I guess it didn't do any permanent damage.

wear earplugs, idiots

^^^

if you have any issues of any kind with depression I really, really do not recommend tinnitus because that shit can send you right over the edge

when i saw them in nyc in '08 you literally couldn't take the earplugs out, it was amazingly loud.

the other night in boston it was mostly fine, used plugs for maybe 10% of the show.

basically plan on using them, pay attention to your body and ears and how you feel. this isn't that complicated.

http://www.amazon.com/Etymotic-Research-ETY-Plugs-Protection-Earplugs/dp/B0044DEESS/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1384021670&sr=8-2&keywords=earplugs Are these good enough? I've heard the free ones they give out are more protective but I don't know.

These are what I had and they were good - they still changed the sound some, bit far better than regular foam ones.

Like I said above, after I lost one of my ETYs, I replaced it w/ a foam one and that ear definitely showed some damage -- hearing loss and ringing.

I don't get it, if earplugs are an essential precaution when seeing MBV then what's the point of playing so loud? All it does is enable idiots to permanently injure themselves. Or is knowing that you're in the midst of such loud volumes, albeit protected, part of the fun?

Simple answer - loud music hits your body as well as your ears

I don't get it, if earplugs are an essential precaution when seeing MBV then what's the point of playing so loud? All it does is enable idiots to permanently injure themselves. Or is knowing that you're in the midst of such loud volumes, albeit protected, part of the fun?

― jmm, Saturday, November 9, 2013 8:15 PM (4 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

imo a lot of their guitar tones are sort of contingent on being loud

Most of the show is not, imo, any louder than normal loud shows, but the long, loud bit in the middle of YMMR is meant to overwhelming and to be felt in your body. I loved it and I wished I could it at home.

xps

This opening band omg what is this

this feels like a State sketch

is it variety lights?

I think it's dumb mittens or something

drowning mittens

Maybe it was another band idk

No it was them bcz David Yow had a shirt that said "yow"

Yikes when they are on it this is one of the best live bands, even now. I have seen them suck though. Suck or best they are fucking loud.

Do earplugs - they crank the volume throughout the show so you can't really notice it. Beautiful but beastly.

Yeah I would do earplugs. There are bands that try and do an MBV-style "noise assault" and they flip on a few loops and walk off stage and let it ring and wooooh a large part of legitimizing it is the audience realization that yes this is real noise art and not just a bunch of guys that decided to let some noise go on instead of actually playing music and even that can be damaging and if I was in MBV I would make damn sure to try and make the loudest, most punishing noise ever, so yeah please do the earplugs.

Are they playing songs from the new album?

yes

I am pretty sure the "wear earplugs" conversation has been happening on this thread nonstop since like May or June.

"wonder 2" was incredible

So they play the same set every night?

It's a shame they don't play more from the m b v, Only Tomorrow, Wonder 2 and New You are gorgeous live.

xxp otm

This is sometimes referred to as the "holocaust section" or "volcano section", and usually lasted about 15 minutes, although there are reports of shows where it went on for well over half an hour.[2][3][4]

you're welcome

M b v is the pillow I lay my head on when I walk with my eyes closed

I was going to buy the vinyl yesterday but it was 46 dollars!!

otm

Soon to record a new EP, which means we won't hear anything from it for at least five years or so...

http://www.nme.com/news/my-bloody-valentine/78033

Still, good to know.

Hm, I feel a little bad that I was a bit dismissive of this earlier.

Well. I put the l.p. on at home but lasted about a minute.

maybe wasn't in the mood.

Walking through LACMA the other day and came upon this lovely 'Glider' reminder:
http://collections.lacma.org/sites/default/files/remote_images/piction/ma-31799650-WEB.jpg

Nice.

Forgot to mention it's Sam Francis 'Toward Disappearance' (1957)
http://collections.lacma.org/node/236868

uncanny
also a good Sam Francis, which is rare in itself

hey this album is pretty good!

says the guy who never listened to it before today for a variety of reasons

This fucking album.

yeah i mean

i know you all think i'm crackers but i'm really not sure this isn't their best one