Info about Rock Concerts
Rock Concerts – The Best and Worst
Rock concerts are popular band performances of rock bands inspired by the rock and roll genre of music. Basically the rock bands in rock concerts consist of at least 4 members to play the electric guitar, electric bass guitar and drums and a vocalist or in some bands, the one playing the electric guitar is the lead singer of the band. In other bands, there could be more than one electric guitar player and when this happens, the other does the rhythm and the other plays lead guitar.
Rock concerts have some associated social history. This started in the 1950s when some American bands experimented on fusing the genres of country music, swing and blues thus the birth of “rock and roll.” It was Alan Freed, a DJ and concert promoter, who coined this term and he was responsible for arranging the first rock concerts in the US and since then became popular in many places of the world.
Rock concerts involve dancing, shouting, singing that have been popular to the audience. Musicians would even play their instruments wildly and display acts that greatly make the audience scream in thrill and excitement. Yet some of the rock bands choose to focus on the music and avoided flashy display of instrument playing.
In the history of rock concerts, the top 5 best rock concerts that the crowd have loved and couldn’t forget were the concerts of The Beatles last August 1965 in Shea Stadium, New York City where over 55,600 audiences had gathered and screamed for the concert. The concert of Jimi Hendrix in August 1969 in Woodstock, New York was attended by 30,000 fans. Pink Floyd’s performances in 1980-1981 had also wowed the crowd for the visual theatrics. George Harrison’s fund raising concert for Bangladesh in 1971 at Madison Square Garden, NY was also memorable. U2’s concert in LA in 1987 where they performed an impromptu concert on the rooftop of a liquor store was one of a kind.
Mass fainting in rock concerts can’t be avoided and is a common phenomenon. This has been observed during the time of Elvis Presley and the Beatles. Most of those who fainted are those of the younger age. This was caused by fasting due to a rush of attending the concert, long hours of standing, being trapped in a massive crowd, panic attacks and hyperventilation.
But what’s the worst thing that the audience could get out of a rock concert? It’s ear damage or hearing loss. The decibel levels in rock concerts are very high. And prolonged exposure to this kind of noise with very high levels of about 110 decibels can damage the ear permanently as the bones in the middle ear as well as the nerves get affected. Decibel levels over 80 are considered dangerous. Thus, health concerned officials have suggested and recommended that the use of earplugs must be followed. In fact, since the 1960’s, most musicians have worn earplugs too. Concert goers should not stand in front of the huge loud amplifiers and should not forget their own earplugs to prevent their ears from being damaged.