Green Day gone high tech

[alexandrez]

its just an inner ear monitor so they can hear the sound mix better. sometimes tre has a click track in his for songs like BOBD in order to lock on to the right tempo.

u mean for keeping in time with the backing track too, right?

because that's what it's for. also for whatername's backing track.

I liked it better when Tre had his massive headphones on during BOBD

in ear monitors are much more confortable and u can hear a lot better than floor monitors.

I think the great riffs and the great lyrics compensate for any way they wish to deliver them.

it's not like they can't play without it.

it's just better for hearing the band and yourself.

[Guest]

As explained by Patrick Stump:

Think of sound like a distance runner. Now imagine that you're playing music in a small club and the little runner has to sprint from your guitar to your amplifier to the mixing board to the PA speakers to the walls of the club and then run back to you. Sound travels very fast so in a small club this happens almost instantaneously and isn't noticed by the human ear. But think of how big a stadium is. Now imagine that same runner having to perform that same sprint on the scale of a football field. The runner will be arriving later than they would if they were in the small club i.e. the sound is getting back to you well after you make it. As I've said before, this is called delay. Now, in some stadiums delays can be whole seconds which can seriously throw off a musician's rhythm. Plus pitches can arrive late as well, making it hard to hear what key you're in or even what note you're singing. Plus you may be hearing two sounds at ones, the note you're playing and the note you played. That can be confusing.

We wouldn't want confused Green Day now, would we? (yeah, he's talking about stadiums, but it's the same situation)

[Juan]

That makes me questioning what I´ve been doing since years now: blasting loud music through the little earphones of my MP3 Player - and I already have tinitus. Probably not a good idea but I can´t resist

turn down the volume, it's easy

[14razorbacks]

I don't think in-ear-monitors protect your hearing? They're just like the stage monitors down by their feet, just amplified into their ears.

Earplugs are what protect your hearing.

[Whatsername868]

Actually, I think they're extremely smart to be wearing ear protection. Can you imagine losing your hearing and no longer be able to write, play, or listen to music? I read a quote in that Rolling Stone article that Billie Joe is music. I feel like if anyone in Green Day lost their hearing, they would almost feel like they lost their life along with it.

I used to think that people that wore earplugs to shows were silly, but lately I've been putting them in during bands sets that I don't particularly like (some of the opening bands that I didn't come to see). I'm pretty sure I've already lost a little of my hearing because of all the concerts I've gone to in the last four years, it sucks.

[my danish romance]

As explained by Patrick Stump:

Think of sound like a distance runner. Now imagine that you're playing music in a small club and the little runner has to sprint from your guitar to your amplifier to the mixing board to the PA speakers to the walls of the club and then run back to you. Sound travels very fast so in a small club this happens almost instantaneously and isn't noticed by the human ear. But think of how big a stadium is. Now imagine that same runner having to perform that same sprint on the scale of a football field. The runner will be arriving later than they would if they were in the small club i.e. the sound is getting back to you well after you make it. As I've said before, this is called delay. Now, in some stadiums delays can be whole seconds which can seriously throw off a musician's rhythm. Plus pitches can arrive late as well, making it hard to hear what key you're in or even what note you're singing. Plus you may be hearing two sounds at ones, the note you're playing and the note you played. That can be confusing.

We wouldn't want confused Green Day now, would we? (yeah, he's talking about stadiums, but it's the same situation)

But then I don't understand how Bruce Springsteen can play without them, he's a guy who plays stadiums for several months at a time, yet don't use those ear things.. So the volume on stage must be pretty huge, yet when he talks in interviews and stuff, he doesn't seem to have any hearing problems, but maybe he's just a good actor???

[Kate Austen]

This is such a silly thing to complain about. I mean honestly, who gets bothered that their fav band wears music plugs during a performance.

[alexandrez]

I don't think in-ear-monitors protect your hearing? They're just like the stage monitors down by their feet, just amplified into their ears.

Earplugs are what protect your hearing.

they do.

they are custom made for your ear. it blocks lots of noise from outside. but it wont be much of a protection if you are listening to loud stuff. =p

But then I don't understand how Bruce Springsteen can play without them, he's a guy who plays stadiums for several months at a time, yet don't use those ear things.. So the volume on stage must be pretty huge, yet when he talks in interviews and stuff, he doesn't seem to have any hearing problems, but maybe he's just a good actor???

i guess his music isnt as loud as green day's.

and the floor monitors are a good replacement for in-ear monitors.

[Trina]

That makes me questioning what I´ve been doing since years now: blasting loud music through the little earphones of my MP3 Player - and I already have tinitus. Probably not a good idea but I can´t resist

Me too =\

Yeah I only noticed on the Abbey Road thing and was suprised to see them wearing them.

I'm glad they are now although I say they've already fucked up their hearing quite a bit...

It's kinda odd to see them wearing them though.

[Anja]

turn down the volume, it's easy

It´s not easy when listening to Green Day

[thenextsexpistol_mak]

It's more likely a television performance thing.

Also, did you notice, at the end of American Idiot (before the final chorus), Armstrong ripped his out?

link?

[Guest Hayley]

I don't see what's wrong with that. And I think that they don't use them in order to protect their ears but I think the need them so they can hear the sound better and in the way that the audience hear it.

[*Jade_Green_Day*]

That makes me questioning what I´ve been doing since years now: blasting loud music through the little earphones of my MP3 Player - and I already have tinitus. Probably not a good idea but I can´t resist

Yeah I have mild tinitus. Proper annoying at night sometimes, plus when I get back from clubbing they will ring for ages.

I'm trying to prevent any further damage now I've realised. I now turn things down more, and over the past couple of months I've noticed the noises are a bit fainter! So you must resist, or it will get worse!

I think it's good the guys are protecting their ears, and only noticed the ear pieces on Sunday when I saw their Abbey Road performance.

[Peter.]

YES, protecting hearing is probably why they're doing it anyway. I know I would, considering how fragile mine is.

Those in ear things are mainly because you get Monitoring in you ears and it's much clearer than normal monitors onstage.

I don't think in-ear-monitors protect your hearing? They're just like the stage monitors down by their feet, just amplified into their ears.

Earplugs are what protect your hearing.

Well, they probably wont have to have the volume as high if they have the in-ear monitors since they're in their ears and a lot of other sounds are taken out because of them...

I remember reading Billie Joe once said he liked stage monitors better and with no earplugs because he wanted to hear the audience..Also, when i was onstage with them, the volume wasn't very high, i had to take my earplugs out so i could hear properly.

[gdpunk2]

I believe they've been using in-ear monitors for several years now. It helps them to hear the mixes they need more clearly rather than relying on the monitors at the front of the stage. When they can hear more clearly - they can play tighter. So, the shows would sound better. Along with this it keeps the on-stage volume down, which is a must if you want to keep your hearing while playing.

Ask a completely stupid question, but what are these monitors at the front of the stage? and what do they do?

[Peter.]

Ask a completely stupid question, but what are these monitors at the front of the stage? and what do they do?

They are speakers that makes the artist hear what they're playing/singing.

[Astrid.]

^I have always asked myself what those speakers at the front of the stage were I never knew until now. But still a question about it. Right how I say this in english

Are they hearing the sounds louder or something like that?

Because now they have these ear-things. Does what they play come out in that? Or... I actually still don't get it so it seems

[Peter.]

^I have always asked myself what those speakers at the front of the stage were I never knew until now. But still a question about it. Right how I say this in english

Are they hearing the sounds louder or something like that?

Because now they have these ear-things. Does what they play come out in that? Or... I actually still don't get it so it seems

Yeah, those ear-things are mainly for hearing what they play. With those ear-monitors it's easy to give every member a certain amount of each instrument/vocal in their ear-monitors.

And by having these, the ones at the stage-floor is no longer necessary.

[Sharmellow]

I wouldn't blame them. If they lose their hearing, that means no more music.

[parinaz]

But I cant underdstand.:/

why should they do it? i mean is it neccesary so is it nice not to hear audienece?

[*Jade_Green_Day*]

^ I'm pretty sure they can still hear the audience. It just makes the harsh bass do less damage to the ears.

[Bryn]

All I think is ...Pete Townsend.

Hearing is a good thing.

My Grandma is deaf in one ear and nearly deaf in another adn it sucks. When we go to a restaurant she can not visit with the family because she can only here all the background noise, it covers everything up.

She has a hearing aid, but never wears it, she says it is really horrible.

[Peel Slowly And See]

The lesson here is: Bruce Springsteen's a god damned beast.

I wouldn't blame them. If they lose their hearing, that means no more music.

Beethoven.

[Eirik]

The lesson here is: Bruce Springsteen's a god damned beast.

Yeah, aaaaand, tbf, I think Patrick Stump is more easily confused than Bruce.

[Scotty Did]

watching the latest performances, I noticed that Billie, Mike, and Tre are using those ear things, which to my knowledge they haven't done before... I don't know why it bothers me, it just reminds me too much of a boyband kind of thing..I dont like it..somehow every artist but Bruce Springsteen and a few others are using them..

But on the other hand if it helps them to sing better and play better live, plus protect their hearing, then..

Who the fuck cares...

For some reason I do....

How pathetic...

They are inner ear monitors. you know those wedge things they have infront of the mics and shit, same thing. it's so the band can hear the rest of the band. the inner ear ones do the same thing but stay with each member