I think the only show I have ever been to that seriously affected my hearing was Sonic Youth. I went with a friend and we stupidly stood right next to a speaker. The feedback was intense, and the show was in an especially old concert hall that has since been torn down. "Teenage Riot", when I heard it live, seemed to float above the crowd, who didn't dance as much as bob gently. The overall feel of the song matches its lyrics - it just keeps going, which is what, I guess, was Sonic Youth's message about teenagehood. As someone who has since spent over a quarter century spending the majority of my time with teenagers, I can attest that they, collectively, are a force that can't really be stopped. I like the fact that the band was moving into their thirties when this record came out. It makes me think that sometimes, adults have essential insight into what it means to be a teen. They've thought about it longer. Sonic Youth really got inside my head and were able to take the angsty energy of my adolescence and give it a sound - a sound that could fuel songs well over five minutes and a double album of music that didn't ever wane.