YTSEJAM Digest 6602 Today's Topics: 1) Chicago show - July 19, 2003 by "Kasper, Robert S. (EDP)" 2) Re: ear ringing by Nathan J Wilhelm 3) Re:the end records by Mariano Bugar=?ISO-8859-1?B?7Q==n 4) Subject: Re: ear ringing by "James R. McKenzie" 5) Re: Re: ear ringing by 6) Re: Re: ear ringing by WB Henderson 7) Re: Re: ear ringing by Andrew Coutermarsh 8) RE: ear ringing by "Alexis Ramos" 9) Correction by "Kasper, Robert S. (EDP)" ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2003 15:23:00 -0500 From: "Kasper, Robert S. (EDP)" To: "'ytsejam@torchsong.com'" Subject: Chicago show - July 19, 2003 Message-ID: Sorry for the late review of Saturday's FW/QR/DT show. The 'Jam comes to my work email, and I wasn't going in to the office on Sunday just to write about the show. :) We left Naperville about 6:00PM, but traffic on the Eisenhower bogged down and we didn't arrive at the Aragon Ballroom until 8:00PM. Let me just say this about the Aragon - it's a beautiful place to see a concert, inside it has the look of a Spanish castle courtyard complete with battlements on three sides and the stage at the front. Two huge stacks are suspended from the ceiling on either side of the stage, we just to the right of center stage about thirty feet from the front and the sound was incredible. Unfortunately we missed Fates Warning due to the traffic, and walked in just as Queensryche was taking the stage. This was my first time seeing QR live, and they sounded good enough although my buddy who has seen them a few times remarked later that the new guitarists weren't up to the level of a Chris DeGarmo. QR played a lot of older stuff from "The Warning" and "Operation: Mindcrime", as well as two from "Empire" and one or two newer songs I didn't recognize. The last QR album I bought was "Hear in the Now Frontier" and thankfully they didn't play any of the crap from that sorry excuse for a prog album. All in all they sounded pretty good, Geoff Tate still has some powerful pipes - although he kind of had a Rob Halford look going on with the bald hair and leather coat. Dream Theater kicked all ass as usual. They opened with "Metropolis, Part One" which got the crowd going wild. Portnoy kept gesturing to the audience and touching his heart, sort of like Sammy Sosa does when he hits a home run though there is surely no cork in Mike's drumsticks. "Another Day", "The Glass Prison", "A Mind Beside Itself", and "Only A Matter Of Time"... about this point I quit keeping track because I had slammed about 6 beers already. Suffice to say they were mind-boggling tight and sounded phenomenal. I was a little disappointed at the shortness of their individual set, but I guess Queensryche went a little long. Anyway they finished up their set and thanked the crowd, took bows to wild applause. The two-band finale was quite impressive. QR and DT started with Pink Floyd's "Comfortably Numb", with LaBrie and Tate going back and forth on lead vocals. Then on to "Peruvian Skies" with Tate on lead and LaBrie backing. Then "Take Hold Of The Flame" with LaBrie on lead and Tate on backing, finally finishing off the encore set with the Who's "Won't Get Fooled Again". I got the feeling the guys from DT were playing down to QR's level, although the drum jamming between Portnoy and Rockenfield was very cool on both sides. After the show our ears and heads were buzzing, so we sojourned to Philly's Best for some awesome cheese steaks and ran into some DT fans we had met at the same restaurant a couple of shows ago when DT was playing at the Vic Theater down the street. Not sure if they are Ytsejammers, but if they are reading this I say "ROCK ON!" Rob Kasper ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2003 15:45:44 CDT From: Nathan J Wilhelm To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: Re: ear ringing Message-ID: The last time I saw DT (Feb. 2002) I had that happen too. I was in the front row right next to the speaker and my left ear was messed up pretty good. It rang for about a week and then was plugged up on and off for almost six months. I got my ears checked in August and they told me I had some noise induced hearing loss. My ears have gone back to normal now, but I am definitley going to wear ear plugs from now on. Even if the music at a concert isn't so loud that it hurts your ears, it is still doing damage. I would recommend that if you frequently go to concerts that you should invest in a good pair of earplugs. I got some free through my school that are specifically made so that music is not distorted. They work pretty well. The ones I got are from http://www.etymotic.com Back to lurking mode Nate ----- Original Message ----- From: Alexis Ramos To: Multiple recipients of list Sent: Monday, July 21, 2003 10:49 AM Subject: ear ringing I want to consult something with you people. On saturday night I went to see a band at a club, and the music was quite loud as always. It wasn't the loudest I've ever heard, but it was quite loud. That night I didn't wear any earplugs (the music wasn't loud enough to make me feel like I was probably harming my ears), so when I left the place my ears were ringing (which has happened to me before whenever I've been listening to loud music). But I feel like the ringing this time might be different, because it hasn't gone away. I'm expecting it to go away sometime, but it hasn't disappeared yet. The other times my ears have rung like that, the ringing has disappeared. I really hope it does go away. Am I being naive in thinking that it will go away? Or did I damage my hearing on saturday night and the ringing will forever be there? I've almost always protected myself against loud music, so it's not like this was the result of constant punishment to my ears. I guess I'll just have to wait and see what happens. I mean, the ringing isn't unbearably loud, but it bothers me because I want it to be gone. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2003 19:32:45 -0300 From: Mariano Bugar=?ISO-8859-1?B?7Q==n To: "ytsejam@torchsong.com" Subject: Re:the end records Message-ID: > I ordered (5) cds on Wednesday the 16 and received them Saturday the 19. Not > too bad for standard, free shipping. They shipped everything Priority Mail. Hi! I believe they ship Priority in the US for orders of three CDs and up. I shop regularly there and their service is top quality. I live in Argentina, so the cost of shipping is quite an issue, but their low rates are really a bargain -even via UPS it is worth it (two days to get CDs from Salt Lake City to Buenos Aires, against any time from two weeks to two months). Cheers, Mariano NP: Ark, Burn The Sun ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2003 23:11:54 -0400 From: "James R. McKenzie" To: Subject: Subject: Re: ear ringing Message-ID: <011401c35000$0373ab00$bf18b03f@personallwkx9s> Some more questions to ask: Is this ringing more like a very light amount of pressure than a sound or noise? Does it seem to be affected when you yawn, cough or sneeze? Does it sound kinda like when you have a head cold and your voice echos in your ears. > > Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2003 07:36:19 -0700 (PDT) > From: Alexis Ramos > To: ytsejam@torchsong.com > Subject: ear ringing > Message-ID: > > I want to consult something with you people. On > saturday night I went to see a band at a club, and the > music was quite loud as always. It wasn't the loudest > I've ever heard, but it was quite loud. That night I > didn't wear any earplugs (the music wasn't loud enough > to make me feel like I was probably harming my ears), > so when I left the place my ears were ringing (which > has happened to me before whenever I've been listening > to loud music). But I feel like the ringing this time > might be different, because it hasn't gone away. I'm > expecting it to go away sometime, but it hasn't > disappeared yet. The other times my ears have rung > like that, the ringing has disappeared. I really hope > it does go away. Am I being naive in thinking that it > will go away? Or did I damage my hearing on saturday > night and the ringing will forever be there? I've > almost always protected myself against loud music, so > it's not like this was the result of constant > punishment to my ears. I guess I'll just have to wait > and see what happens. I mean, the ringing isn't > unbearably loud, but it bothers me because I want it > to be gone. > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! > http://sbc.yahoo.com > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2003 11:12:03 -0400 > From: "Gary M Gettier" > To: > Subject: Re: ear ringing > Message-ID: <007901c34f9a$74b03a10$143a1bac@ACAB2K10> > > > charset="Windows-1252" > > > What does the ringing sound like? Is it a high-pitched sound? Like the > sound a TV will make when its on? > > Also, before I used to wear ear plugs regularly, I remember that feeling > after a show, that hissing sound in my ears. According to what I've > read, at that point, hearing has been damaged if only slightly, and > nothing can get it back. > > I have a constant high-pitched sound in my right ear. This is called > tinnitus. Mine is faint, and can only be heard when its quiet. Honestly, > I don't think its from concerts, but it could be. I think it has > something to do with my jaw, but its not annoying enough that I've ever > bothered to have it checked out. > > -- Gary > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Alexis Ramos > To: Multiple recipients of list > Sent: Monday, July 21, 2003 10:49 AM > Subject: ear ringing > > > I want to consult something with you people. On > saturday night I went to see a band at a club, and the > music was quite loud as always. It wasn't the loudest > I've ever heard, but it was quite loud. That night I > didn't wear any earplugs (the music wasn't loud enough > to make me feel like I was probably harming my ears), > so when I left the place my ears were ringing (which > has happened to me before whenever I've been listening > to loud music). But I feel like the ringing this time > might be different, because it hasn't gone away. I'm > expecting it to go away sometime, but it hasn't > disappeared yet. The other times my ears have rung > like that, the ringing has disappeared. I really hope > it does go away. Am I being naive in thinking that it > will go away? Or did I damage my hearing on saturday > night and the ringing will forever be there? I've > almost always protected myself against loud music, so > it's not like this was the result of constant > punishment to my ears. I guess I'll just have to wait > and see what happens. I mean, the ringing isn't > unbearably loud, but it bothers me because I want it > to be gone. > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! > http://sbc.yahoo.com > > ---YTSEJAM FILTER: Rest of message skipped because of attachment > > ------------------------------ ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2003 11:13:48 +0200 From: To: Subject: Re: Re: ear ringing Message-ID: <20030722091348.OFDJ1451.amsfep15-int.chello.nl@localhost> what is the use of listening to music and wearing ear plugs ? > > van: WB Henderson > datum: 2003/07/21 ma PM 07:19:51 CEST > aan: Multiple recipients of list > onderwerp: Re: ear ringing > > Alexis Ramos wrote: > > Am I being naive in thinking that it > > will go away? Or did I damage my hearing on saturday > > night and the ringing will forever be there? > > Allow a couple more days before you panic - I went to a Rush concert > several years back where the ringing lasted for close to a week, > getting steadily quieter as time progressed. It was that show that > scared me straight in terms of earplug usage. Wear 'em! > > Brian > > [NP...Voivod - Killing Technology] > > ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2003 06:38:56 -0400 From: WB Henderson To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: Re: Re: ear ringing Message-ID: >what is the use of listening to music and wearing ear plugs ? The plugs help ensure you'll be able to listen to music some other day. If your plugs are decent enough, there's surprisingly little difference in sound quality. I've used wax ones for the past few years and even with them, it's very easy to forget you have them in. Brian ============================================= WB Henderson email_address_removed ============================================= ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2003 08:17:10 -0400 (EDT) From: Andrew Coutermarsh To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: Re: Re: ear ringing Message-ID: On Tue, 22 Jul 2003, WB Henderson wrote: > >what is the use of listening to music and wearing ear plugs ? > > The plugs help ensure you'll be able to listen to music some other day. > If your plugs are decent enough, there's surprisingly little difference > in sound quality. I've used wax ones for the past few years and even > with them, it's very easy to forget you have them in. Brian's right. Concerts are far too loud nowadays (well, I suppose they've ALWAYS been too loud). A good set of earplugs will reduce the volume without affecting the frequency response, thus ensuring that your ears aren't damaged by the sheer loudness and that you still get the quality that the sound guys are trying to give you. Of course, that wouldn't have helped when I saw DT in Columbus a few weeks ago. They had the worst sound I've ever heard from a band, but I think part of that may be because I was on the floor and directly in front of a speaker cabinet. Still, the mix seemed awful, and while I don't know what it sounded like out on the grass, I can't imagine it sounded much better. ------------------------------------------------- Andrew Coutermarsh - http://www.acvox.com/ Email Address: andrew at acvox dot com ------------------------------------------------- If it's raining, a cute thing to tell a child is "God is crying." If they ask why, another cute thing to say is, "Probably something you did." ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2003 08:11:46 -0400 From: "Alexis Ramos" To: Subject: RE: ear ringing Message-ID: > What does the ringing sound like? Is it a high-pitched sound? > Like the > sound a TV will make when its on? Exactly. It's not a loud noise, but it bothers me because I know I could have damaged my hearing. > > Also, before I used to wear ear plugs regularly, I remember > that feeling > after a show, that hissing sound in my ears. According to what I've > read, at that point, hearing has been damaged if only slightly, and > nothing can get it back. That's what I'm afraid of. And it pisses me off because I know I should protect my ears, yet didn't do it that time. > > I have a constant high-pitched sound in my right ear. This is called > tinnitus. Mine is faint, and can only be heard when its > quiet. Honestly, > I don't think its from concerts, but it could be. I think it has > something to do with my jaw, but its not annoying enough that > I've ever > bothered to have it checked out. > These days I've had that noise in my ears, I've craved for some kind of noise all the time in order to cover up the sound. If it doesn't go away, I'll get used to it, but I'll be disappointed with myself for having allowed it to happen. > Allow a couple more days before you panic - I went to a Rush concert > several years back where the ringing lasted for close to a week, > getting steadily quieter as time progressed. It was that show that > scared me straight in terms of earplug usage. Wear 'em! I hope it does go away gradually. I still haven't lost my hope. And funny you said that about a Rush concert, because I had that exact same experience the only time I've seen them. That's probably the loudest concert I can recall. Alexis ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2003 08:47:32 -0500 From: "Kasper, Robert S. (EDP)" To: "'ytsejam@torchsong.com'" Subject: Correction Message-ID: In retrospect, it was "The Great Debate" and not "The Glass Prison" that DT played off of 6DOIT in Chicago Saturday night... Rob Kasper ------------------------------ End of YTSEJAM Digest 6602 ************************** === Contributions to ytsejam: ytsejam@torchsong.com === === Send requests to: ytsejam-request@torchsong.com === === More information at: http://www.dreamt.org/local/ytsejam.php === === Brought by the ghost of ytsejam@arastar.coms past === === Reach the owner of this list at: ytsejam-owner@torchsong.com ===