Just one small section of the infamous “Wall of Sound,” the PA system used by the Grateful Dead. Image courtesy of http://mlkshk.com/p/7AU6
This subject is a tough one for a former rock-and-roll soundman to grapple with, but apparently the Hard of Hearing suffer intolerably in loud noise environments. Well, there goes the concert career.
Anyway, a few days ago we posted an article that was originally published in the New York Times, regarding this issue. Here’s the follow-up “letters to the editor” page.