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ArkyBeagle
on Oct 26, 2016
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Noisy Coworkers And Other Sounds Are A Distraction...
The Who were the loudest band in the world for a very long time. but Pete Townsend attributes headphones in the studio for most of his hearing loss.
hasbroslasher
on Oct 26, 2016
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Until Pete Townsend gets a medical degree I'm disinclined to just take his word for it.
ArkyBeagle
on Oct 27, 2016
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I'll take r-squared loss for 40 dB, Alex :)
foobarian
on Oct 27, 2016
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Given Keith Moon's love for explosives I wouldn't be surprised if their pyrotechnic stunts helped this along too, like the accidental overdose of gunpowder in the bass drum on The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour.
wiredfool
on Oct 27, 2016
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One of those drum explosion incidents was credited with the deafness in one of his ears. (IIRC, been a few years since I saw the documentary)
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