Hemispheres89

I've seen them twice; once last year when they opened for Mastodon (and was hooked ever since) and then again just last month on their own. Good music, good tunes, AMAZING stage performance. It's like a current Blue Oyster Cult/King Diamond combination... to me, anyways lol :P

If not, I HIGHLY recommend them. They are, to me, 3 very talented musicians (just like Rush), and their music gives off this extremely uplifting vibe with cheery tunes, and very thought-provoking lyrics. These 3 young men have only released 3 albums so far, but each one is a masterpiece. If you're a fan of 80's Rush, you will most likely enjoy this new, incredible band! :) So has anybody heard of them?

I personally LOVE the setlist. I would be tire dof going to see every rush tour just to see Limelight and Tom Sawyer getting played to death. Don't get me wrong, great songs. But when i saw this tour's setlist, I got more and more excited as I went down the list. I may have even drooled a little bit. That whole first set? UNBELIEVABLE! However, I may be one of the few here but i do NOT like the new album that much, nor do I particular enjoy the fact that 90% of the second set are songs from that album. Oh well though.

QUOTE (briremo @ May 24 2011, 08:19 AM) These are the ones I use for concerts They do a great job of elimating all the upper frequency distortion I experience. Everything comes through real nice. Still loud enough to enjoy! But which ones? Are all of the Hearos ear plugs the same? There's different types like foam, high fidelity etc. Foam are disposable, but the high fidelity is reusable and washable and has a cord attached to them.

I am about to buy a a pack of Hearos ear plugs off of Amazon so I have them for my next concerts. I have used the standard foam ear plugs in the past recently, and i have found that it's hard to hear all the instruments at the same level. I have heard that hearos are the best you can buy.. but i have a question about which one is the better buy for that purpose. Would the foam Hearos be sufficient? Or is there another type (like the reusable high-fidelity) that have decidely winning results? I want whatever ear plugs will make the concert the most enjoyable in terms of sound. Any help is appreciated..thanks!

Thanks for all the input, guys! I had my appointment this morning. I had ear wax removed, a hearing test, and a middle ear presure test that i will get the results back from later. My hearing is perfect apparently. My symptoms are simply caused by being overly stressed/anxious. I was told to do deep breaths and even yawns. When I do this now, the nausea subsides almost entirely. I just need to friggin RELAX!!! SO EXCITED! 7 hours until show time Which sections are you guys sitting in? I'm in sec 210

QUOTE (Unattractive Truth @ Apr 18 2011, 05:37 PM) Vertigo sucks! I had a serious bout a few months ago. Did your doctor give you exersizes to do (head motion stuff)? It really works. Hope you can rally and enjoy the show!!! I've actually seen the doctor last week and he has referred me to an ear, nose and throat doctor. That appointment is for tomorrow morning, coincidentally. I think mine is due to stress. To be honest, the nausea factor is more annoying than the vertigo itself in my case.. but I have seen firsthand just how bad it can be. My mom gets bouts of it all the tiem and she can't even stand up or barely open her eyes. Thanks for your comment

I've felt this way consistently for about a week now, and i'm a bit disappointed. It's hard to be excited and fully enjoy the show when you've got this on your plate. It's not so bad that I can't get up and go, but I do feel highly disoriented around a place taht has lots of objects/people. Hopefully it eases up alittle bit for tomorrow night! Who else will be going to the hamilton show?

QUOTE (Rush! @ Apr 6 2011, 05:04 PM) QUOTE (Hemispheres89 @ Apr 5 2011, 03:39 PM) QUOTE (Rush! @ Apr 5 2011, 12:05 AM) When I began playing drums I didn't wear earplugs but I soon realized what kind of damage it was having on my ears and how much my ears hurt after I'd finish. Same goes for a concert--the ringing in your ears may go away after a while but the damage has been done, and it's permanent. So now for the past 7 years or so that I've played drums I've worn earplugs every time I practice. And I always wear them for any shows I go to. I can only imagine how mad I'd become if I suffered from tinnitus. Earplugs are GOOD!!! If you play musical instruments, and even more so, play in a band, then ear plugs are paramount. Just ask Lars Ulrich from Metallica, who suffers from severe tinnitus that he started experiencing when he was playing in Metallica in his early 20s. He would awaken in the middle of the night to go turn off the TV, but it was in fact his ringing that woke him up.. the TV was off. Doesnt sound like a very fun thing to live with. But apparently, we are SOFTIES. Indeed they are. Too bad for Ulrich, that sounds like a horrible thing to deal with every day & night. And I'm ok with being a softie Me too I shouldnt let it anger me when I see others joking about it. Because what goes around, comes around.

QUOTE (treeduck @ Apr 5 2011, 03:43 PM) QUOTE (Hemispheres89 @ Apr 5 2011, 03:39 PM) QUOTE (Rush! @ Apr 5 2011, 12:05 AM) When I began playing drums I didn't wear earplugs but I soon realized what kind of damage it was having on my ears and how much my ears hurt after I'd finish. Same goes for a concert--the ringing in your ears may go away after a while but the damage has been done, and it's permanent. So now for the past 7 years or so that I've played drums I've worn earplugs every time I practice. And I always wear them for any shows I go to. I can only imagine how mad I'd become if I suffered from tinnitus. Earplugs are GOOD!!! If you play musical instruments, and even more so, play in a band, then ear plugs are paramount. Just ask Lars Ulrich from Metallica, who suffers from severe tinnitus that he started experiencing when he was playing in Metallica in his early 20s. He would awaken in the middle of the night to go turn off the TV, but it was in fact his ringing that woke him up.. the TV was off. Doesnt sound like a very fun thing to live with. But apparently, we are SOFTIES. I have tinnitus and it's fine it sounds like the remnants of the big bang! The voice of the universe is speaking to me!! Now get out of here with your ear plugs and maybe eat a few packs of them it might be nutritional! Unfortunately for you, this is a thread about ear plugs, so its not going anywhere

QUOTE (Rush! @ Apr 5 2011, 12:05 AM) When I began playing drums I didn't wear earplugs but I soon realized what kind of damage it was having on my ears and how much my ears hurt after I'd finish. Same goes for a concert--the ringing in your ears may go away after a while but the damage has been done, and it's permanent. So now for the past 7 years or so that I've played drums I've worn earplugs every time I practice. And I always wear them for any shows I go to. I can only imagine how mad I'd become if I suffered from tinnitus. Earplugs are GOOD!!! If you play musical instruments, and even more so, play in a band, then ear plugs are paramount. Just ask Lars Ulrich from Metallica, who suffers from severe tinnitus that he started experiencing when he was playing in Metallica in his early 20s. He would awaken in the middle of the night to go turn off the TV, but it was in fact his ringing that woke him up.. the TV was off. Doesnt sound like a very fun thing to live with. But apparently, we are SOFTIES.

QUOTE (usb_connector @ Apr 4 2011, 08:54 PM) QUOTE (treeduck @ Apr 4 2011, 01:08 AM) QUOTE (Hemispheres89 @ Apr 3 2011, 11:44 PM) QUOTE (treeduck @ Apr 3 2011, 10:11 PM) Wearing ear plugs to a concert is like wearing a suit of armour to shag the wife in... Don't be so soft you ear plug freaks, you call yourself rock fans??? Wouldnt a true rock music fan take precautionary measures to protect their hearing so they can continue to listen to and enjoy the gift of music. Id think so. Music means nothing if you arent able to hear it. Well my ears are fine and I've never bothered with ear plugs... And what do you do with the wax-covered pellets when you're done? I hope you don't eat them! I just couldn't see myself plugging in my little yellow plugs at a concert and "rocking" out! You ear pluggers are just a bunch of rock softies, you'll be bringing furry slippers and a hot water bottle to gigs next... It's both frightening and maddening when your ears are still ringing for a full 24 hours after the concert. I do NOT want to go through that again. Call me what you will. If it saves me the madness of the constant ringing in my ears, then I can postpone checking into and asylum for another decade. This right here I like so many bands, and so many genres of music, and i like that I can come home after a stressful day and put on any song I feel like listening to, and I can enjoy it. Having said that, I do highly anticipate and enjoy concerts but i have realized that no single band is worthy of robbing me of my hearing. Just take a look at the musicians on the stage; most of them wear ear protection. So why shouldnt the crowd! I feel sorry for the people who have this: IT WONT HAPPEN TO ME! attitude. Hearing doesnt have unique variations among people, unlike a healthy diet to prevent heart attacks and diabetes. If your ears are ringing after a show, its causing you (and everyone else who was exposed to it) irreversible damage at the same rate. Its not a question of IF it will happen, its WHEN it will decide to creep up on you. I feel sincerely sorry for tinnitus sufferers, especially if they did nothing to deserve it. I have a close friend who has it and its driving him into severe depression. Most people take that for granted. And now, I have clogged ears (an inability to pop my ears easily) so I have some idea on how maddening ear dysfunctions can be. PROTECT YOUR HEARING, EVERYONE! AND ENJOY

QUOTE (treeduck @ Apr 4 2011, 12:08 AM) QUOTE (Hemispheres89 @ Apr 3 2011, 11:44 PM) QUOTE (treeduck @ Apr 3 2011, 10:11 PM) Wearing ear plugs to a concert is like wearing a suit of armour to shag the wife in... Don't be so soft you ear plug freaks, you call yourself rock fans??? Wouldnt a true rock music fan take precautionary measures to protect their hearing so they can continue to listen to and enjoy the gift of music. Id think so. Music means nothing if you arent able to hear it. Well my ears are fine and I've never bothered with ear plugs... And what do you do with the wax-covered pellets when you're done? I hope you don't eat them! I just couldn't see myself plugging in my little yellow plugs at a concert and "rocking" out! You ear pluggers are just a bunch of rock softies, you'll be bringing furry slippers and a hot water bottle to gigs next... It has nothing to do with being a SOFTIE. I just prefer clarity and lower volumes over a deafening sound that just hinders your enjoyment of the music anyway. When a loud concert first starts up, my ears are fine but by about halfway through, they start getting crackly noises because they have been damaged, and from that point onwards the music isnt as enjoyable. You want to keep doing that, go right on ahead. But you are still fairly young, it is gonna hit you 10 years from now.

QUOTE (treeduck @ Apr 3 2011, 10:11 PM) Wearing ear plugs to a concert is like wearing a suit of armour to shag the wife in... Don't be so soft you ear plug freaks, you call yourself rock fans??? Wouldnt a true rock music fan take precautionary measures to protect their hearing so they can continue to listen to and enjoy the gift of music. Id think so. Music means nothing if you arent able to hear it.

QUOTE (Xanadude69 @ Apr 3 2011, 09:53 PM) QUOTE (Hemispheres89 @ Apr 2 2011, 10:23 PM) And let me tell you, these foam plugs do NOT deteriorate the sound. Most of the time, people are mistaken into thinking that just because the music is super loud, it's super clear. This is false. Those decibels blaring out at the speaker are heavily focused on distortion so its a jumbled mess. The earplugs get rid of that distortion almost entirely, lower the volume to about 80-90 decibels, AND make each instrument sound clearer. So instead of dealing with a volume of a jet taking off, you are left with something along the lines of blaring music on your computer speakers at max volume WITHOUT headphones. Thats a good idea of what it sounds like. exactly! I can hear the concert BETTER with ear plugs in. I dont know about yours, but my particular plugs cut down the crowd noise to the point that a very loud collective cheer sounds like a dull murmur. Earplugs make you feel like the band is playing for JUST you with nobody else around. As a matter of fact, im gonna say for the record that i think ear damage at rock concerts can be more so caused by the crowd noise thn the actual rock music. Some peopel are non-stop highly energetic. By the end of a 3 hour Rush show, im exhaisted and these people keep screaming at the top of their lungs