Whitesnake Settle Hearing Damage Case
5th July 2010
Whitesnake have settled with a couple who allege that they received long term hearing damage from one of the band’s concerts.
The case goes back to Whitesnake’s 2003 ‘Mmmm…Nice Package Tour’ and a concert at Boston’s Orpheum Theatre. Maryellen and Kevin Burns claim that venue staff directed them to new seats closer to the stage – and subsequently closer to a large tower of speakers – because a piece of staging equipment blocked their view from their original seats.
In a statement filed with the court, a hearing loss expert claimed the speakers “had the potential to blast music at a volume anywhere from 2 to 22 times what is considered ‘acceptable exposure’ to the human ear.”
The couple claimed that they had been left with long-term hearing loss as a result of the concert and the band have now reached a $40,000 settlement in compensation.
Pollstar reports that as well as the hearing damage case, the genre in which Whitesnake operates was also discussed. In their Appeals Court briefs, the plaintiffs said that Whitesnake shouldn't be classified as a heavy metal band, arguing that the term pigeonholed “Mr. Coverdale’s talented voice …[and] classic rock & blues sound.”
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Gruß Yvonne
5th July 2010
Whitesnake have settled with a couple who allege that they received long term hearing damage from one of the band’s concerts.
The case goes back to Whitesnake’s 2003 ‘Mmmm…Nice Package Tour’ and a concert at Boston’s Orpheum Theatre. Maryellen and Kevin Burns claim that venue staff directed them to new seats closer to the stage – and subsequently closer to a large tower of speakers – because a piece of staging equipment blocked their view from their original seats.
In a statement filed with the court, a hearing loss expert claimed the speakers “had the potential to blast music at a volume anywhere from 2 to 22 times what is considered ‘acceptable exposure’ to the human ear.”
The couple claimed that they had been left with long-term hearing loss as a result of the concert and the band have now reached a $40,000 settlement in compensation.
Pollstar reports that as well as the hearing damage case, the genre in which Whitesnake operates was also discussed. In their Appeals Court briefs, the plaintiffs said that Whitesnake shouldn't be classified as a heavy metal band, arguing that the term pigeonholed “Mr. Coverdale’s talented voice …[and] classic rock & blues sound.”
gefunden auf Planet Rock
Gruß Yvonne
keep the freak flag flying!
DC hat neulich gepostet, dass man wohl schon einen neuen Bassisten hätte, aber noch keinen Namen nennen könne. Vielleicht, weil Neil Murray noch einige Verpflichtungen mit Monsters of British Rock hat ?? 
Ehrlich, wenn Neil zurück käme, das wäre mal eine gute Nachricht - wishful thinking? Dann würde ich mir sogar die neue Platte kaufen 