Hell Is Other People's Music

niceguyrichy

"Hell," said Jean-Paul Sartre, "is other people." I'd qualify that slightly. People are fine; it's their music that's hell.

When I moved to New York my first year was sheer bliss; I spent my second in the inferno. Just one thing changed: A couple of dedicated techno rave kids moved in next door. They played the same trance compilation from the moment they came into the apartment until the moment they hit the sack, and even sometimes all through the night.

Everything I did from that moment on was accompanied by the monotonously "exciting" sound of the same Roland TR-909 kick drum. Even my DVD of Derek Jacobi in the BBC's classic serial I, Claudius was transformed into a kind of 140 bpm 4/4 "trance television." Robert Graves became Robert Raves.

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Falstaff

I know what you mean..I am a tolerant person to a point but when I hear RAP played at mind numbing thumping volume then its time to call the cops.
I hate techno, and since I dont use drugs or have a disposable income, I tend to value my sleep cause I have to work for a living. I dont know how many times I have had to talk to the landlord and the tenants that will not respect other people and to get something done.
99% of the people that dont give a damn are usually irreverant youngsters with too much time or too much money or have never had their asses beaten down by intolerant neighbors or family.
Parents or society need to teach their kinder to be mindful and respectful of others or face the consequence.
Just look at the music you hear thumping down any street at night whether it is in the hood or on the cold streets of a terribly cold and intolerant city like New York, but noise kills. It is a proven fact.
I dont recommend hiring a hit man or beating someones ass, even if it will solve the problem. Take the matter to the landlord, deal with the issue at hand, but dont act out of anger just yet, reduce your feelings to writing, approach the problem legally and find a comprimise. I am sure there are rules about noise in the apartment building you live in.
If retribution is necessary, you better make sure you know what your doing, because being a stupid asshole is not against the law in America, but lethal force without a warrant or legal sanction will get you into lots of hot water.