Quote Originally Posted by llanwydd View Post
I remember a time when this would not have been an issue. Back in the 70s, most bands were louder than the audience. My ears would be ringing for a whole day after a Yes concert at Madison Square Garden the three times I saw them there. In fact, the crowd could hardly have drowned them out when I saw them in Orlando, FL in 2011.

You guys must go to some quiet concerts.
If you look at my original post that started this thread (which was more than a year ago), I was commenting on a James Taylor concert which had a lot of quiet moments. As you say, for loud shows this is not as much of a problem.