from wikipedia: Merritt suffers from a hearing condition known as hyperacusis; any sound heard louder than normal begins to "feedback" in his left ear at increasingly louder volumes. This has largely influenced the reserved live setup of The Magnetic Fields, which usually consists of acoustic instruments and little to no percussion. Merritt also wears earplugs during performances, and typically covers his left ear when the audience applauds
Wow, you totally blew my mind & im not kidding! I ALWAYS was like, “WHAT THE F?!” Like why isn’t there hardly ANY live performances?! And now, it makes sense & I watch closely on his performances & sure enough, ear plugs and/or hand covering hit ear, or the ol’ finger in the ear canal. That sucks like A LOT, but truly helps preserve the perfect beautyness, of his amazingness & that VERY distinct voice of his! #TheMagneticFields #TheGothicArchies
2020 and I still regret, not having gone in a small audience performace of the Magnetic Fields in my city, Barcelona, in March 1998.I was so young...We love you Stephin.
I can't beleive the studio version of this and most everything else on 69 Love Songs is blocked in Australia! So glad the live renditions are still available to us heartbroken Aussies
@goonsackmask I already own all the Magnetic Fields albums. Their songs from 69 Love Songs being unavailable in my country is upsetting because it makes sharing the music with friends harder. I've found my friends are more likely to click a simple youtube link to hear a song rather then go search and download it themselves.
from wikipedia:
Merritt suffers from a hearing condition known as hyperacusis; any sound heard louder than normal begins to "feedback" in his left ear at increasingly louder volumes. This has largely influenced the reserved live setup of The Magnetic Fields, which usually consists of acoustic instruments and little to no percussion. Merritt also wears earplugs during performances, and typically covers his left ear when the audience applauds
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Wow, you totally blew my mind & im not kidding!
I ALWAYS was like, “WHAT THE F?!” Like why isn’t there hardly ANY live performances?!
And now, it makes sense & I watch closely on his performances & sure enough, ear plugs and/or hand covering hit ear, or the ol’ finger in the ear canal.
That sucks like A LOT, but truly helps preserve the perfect beautyness, of his amazingness & that VERY distinct voice of his!
#TheMagneticFields
#TheGothicArchies
He should be grateful, luckier than Ludwig Van was....
We all should be, nothing to ever take for granted, forever
@@pendragonU ...he should be grateful for having an agonising hearing condition?
2020 and I still regret, not having gone in a small audience performace of the Magnetic Fields in my city, Barcelona, in March 1998.I was so young...We love you Stephin.
Saw them in San Francisco this year. He sounds exactly the same. Twas a good show.
I would KILL to see them live.
lord lord what an artist.
Saw them last night in Seattle. It was a blast.
Merritt sings like an angel 💕
great quality thanks!
I can't beleive the studio version of this and most everything else on 69 Love Songs is blocked in Australia! So glad the live renditions are still available to us heartbroken Aussies
Why is it blocked? That's terrible.
I'm owner of the 69 love songs album :)
@RiskGraveTV you can buy the cd or download it
I am so fucking jealous of Stephin's voice :|
love this - shit is real
@irishmissionary Notice how Stephin covers his ear during the applause? He's got some hyper-sensitivity in there or something.
You know how I know this shit´s real?
It gives me anxiety, that´s how I know.
@goonsackmask I already own all the Magnetic Fields albums. Their songs from 69 Love Songs being unavailable in my country is upsetting because it makes sharing the music with friends harder. I've found my friends are more likely to click a simple youtube link to hear a song rather then go search and download it themselves.
@haileystars it was louder on my computer than at the show!!! I actually got shushed by the person in front of me!!!
@RiskGraveTV plus man there not all banned i got heaps of songs from that album up now
@RiskGraveTV upload them yourself?
@goonsackmask Really? Good to know, but be careful, they may get taken down.
@ProfToke420
good! :)
haha -just messin' - but yeah, The Magnetic Fields shows are QUIET, man!
Ear dammage is one of the worse thing in the world...
Admitted alcoholic.