Too loud, walked off

[Stub Mandrel]

The only  name band* I walked out on was Black Star Riders.

 

What's the point of bringing back Ricky Warwick if the sound's too loud and so bad that what he's playing is indecipherable. 

 

I don't count Cornershop in their ramdom feedback era.

[casapete]

Black Sabbath, Hammersmith Odeon around 1977 IIRC.

Gut wrenchingly loud ( and also the worst rabble I’ve ever heard - sorry Ozzy ).

We lasted about 3 ‘songs’ before leaving. My hearing was still affected for a couple

of weeks afterwards. 

 

The Count Bishops at Dingwalls in London, late 70’s. Large banks of stacked Bose 802

cabinets for PA, and again my ears were assaulted by the harshness as well as volume.

Moved to the back of the room, just as bad so had to leave. 
 

 

[Skybone]

12 minutes ago, Stub Mandrel said:

The only  name band* I walked out on was Black Star Riders.

 

What's the point of bringing back Ricky Warwick?

 

I don't count Cornershop in their ramdom feedback era.

Fixed it for you. 😄

[Lozz196]

2 hours ago, Buddster said:

Can I cut this off a the pass, before it decends into another 'sound engineers are rubbish' thread. 

It's about amps/guitarists being too loud on stage and the fact PoliceSquad did the heroes thing, and walked off

A very good point there, in pubs & smaller venues with no FOH it’s only band members (and more often than not the lead gtr) to blame.

[Hellzero]

The 30th of October 2016, with a friend of mine, we went to see Dinosaur Jr at The Atelier, a quite small venue, in Luxembourg.

 

I stayed at my usual place with my pal, just before the mixing desk, and after the first track I turned to the venue sound engineer (who is always good) and told him to lower Jay Mascis a lot in the FoH as he was way too loud.

 

His response was unequivocal: "I muted him from the beginning, this asshôle is completely deaf and put his 4 amps on full blast, so he's louder than the FoH!"

 

We went to the bar, were the sound was half audible...

 

Awful gig for sure.

[jazzyvee]

I left the house band at a weekly pub open mic night after almost 2 years after the volume started creeping up and up especially when another guitarist was sitting in. I mentioned it to them many times about the volume and refused to turn my volume up. Eventually I left when nothing was changing. Not too many weeks after that they lost that gig as also the regulars had been complaining about the volume.  Another band took over the spot and they were even louder.

 

[Bluewine]

On 11/08/2025 at 04:06, Sean said:

If it's not a band where you can have a sensible discussion about things like volume, then it's not a band to be associated with. 

 

 

 

Agreed 100%.

 

Daryl

[police squad]

I never once turned up my bass at this gig on Saturday

I've been a guitarist in a 2 guitar rock band many times.

There is no need to keep turning up and up.

[Woodinblack]

From the Jam in weymouth, we went and sat in the hall outside, where it was quite a good volume.

 

In your position, seeing as I am wireless I would have probably gone and stood outside, maybe the levels were better there!