I once put my ears right next to the speakers when SYL played Glasgow. My friends thought it was hilarious, so did I but damn what a migraine. Still, it was rock n roll.

And now you'll never hear the bass bombs on "Alien" ever again.

Probably lol. The headache made me puke.

Puking is also Rock n Roll, true Hendrix-experience!

Well, i dont wear ear plugs and i am paying the price. Im only 24 and i have permenant tinitus... and its the OH GOD KILL ME!!!! verson.
I seem to have a problem with one of my ears that it cannot hear the same frequency range as the other, plus both ears are more resopnsive to low frequency sounds. As a musician this means im preverbally fucked, especially when it comed to recording and mixing.

However i dont think loud music is all to blame, i have looked after my hearing i only have headphones at an acceptable volume (i can still hear the rest of the room/people talking to me) plus i dont play my hifi to loudly.

Oh well....

I once put my ears right next to the speakers when SYL played Glasgow. My friends thought it was hilarious, so did I but damn what a migraine. Still, it was rock n roll.

And now you'll never hear the bass bombs on "Alien" ever again.

What bass bombs?

earplugs don't stop bass bombs.

earplugs don't stop bass bombs.

You can thank Jesus for that one.

I went without earplugs at concerts and band practices for years. I'm sure I will regret it one day, but haven't noticed any significant damage as yet. However, I have smartened up and now wear earplugs to all metal events. It's just hard not to think about the damage being done when you're standing there subjecting yourself to 130dB of feedback...

There is going to be a whole generation of hearing-disabled people in a few years...

In past i didnt think much of them but since im going to gigs more these days their a possibly i might buy some.

One of my friends (who is a really decent sound engineer) told me that volume doesnt do the main damage, it is the distortion of the sound.

I use earplugs always at rehearsals, but never on gigs. Including other bands than mine ;D