One band whose live concerts I really used to enjoy was called Shave the Monkey. Their performances were full of lively energy and were certainly not quiet. Then they changed, the line-up changed a little but also they had a new sound engineer. I went to one of their concerts at a concert venue where I had previously seen their original line up. The artists new line up was still a very talented group but now the sound was cranked up so loud it was no longer enjoyable the lyrics were lost & it was no longer music it was just a painful noise. After mentioning my concerns to the organisers I ended up voting with my feet & leaving.

I agree that sometimes the problem is the band, & sometimes it is the venue but there are a lot of times when the sheer volume of the amplification is just too much & destroys performance rather than enhances.