FWIW, gone seem to be the days of what I'd consider "normal" church services. For example, my brother attends a church where they actually hand out ear plugs as you enter the auditorium - and trust me - they're necessary.
My wife and I attended a church for awhile where the music was so loud you couldn't even hear yourself singing.
In today's culture, "worship" seems to be more about rousing entertainment than it does anything else. Just my opinion of course, but it doesn't surprise me an iota that there are churches out there whose "services" are so loud they bother the neighbors - or violate local noise ordinances. It doesn't surprise me a bit.
That same church we attended? Not only did the production on stage drown out our singing, but they kept lighting so low you couldn't read your own bibles, and during prayers, they felt it necessary to play music, which we found very disruptive. Whether intended or not, we found it a church that, for all practical purposes didn't allow singing, didn't allow reading your bible, and didn't allow prayer.
A very weird [unintended?] consequence of today's modern church's desire to entertain those in the pews - and their desire to be entertained.
