In the UK (rather more than in other countries I’m familiar with), being in a band is a socially acceptable occupation for a person who has no talent, and is too lazy to do a regular job, or at best does something constructive but mindless. It’s positively encouraged amongst prisoners, on the grounds that it’s less destructive than other things they might do on release. I expect the people who point prisoners and other disruptive kids in that direction live in quiet suburbs.
Bands with absolutely no musical talent have a tendency to substitute raw decibels. And certain pubs specialise in that kind of band. One such is the Tavistock Inn. Most Friday and Saturday nights, and sometimes during the week, they inflict misery on all around. They’re not actually very near me, but even with the windows closed (and it’s still shorts-and-t-shirt weather outside) and my own radio on, I get a pounding noise that makes a pneumatic drill sound positively musical by comparison.
Is there anything one can do? I try to save mindless and/or noisy chores such as cleaning the apartment for times when I can’t do anything else, but it doesn’t really help. Move house seems to be the only real option.
Little boxes’ progress « niq’s soapbox said
[...] They have one interesting feature: grass roofs. Apparently the eventual inmates won’t have access to the roofs; neither do they have balconies, which seems like a missed opportunity for a token little luxury. Neither do they have solar panels: another missed opportunity. And they’re going to suffer dreadful noise. No thanks. [...]
I was right again:-) « niq’s soapbox said
[...] If anyone thinks some of my rants (like here) OTT, it’s now official: muzak is torture, and people shouldn’t have to suffer it. Does that mean we can get effective action taken against those who regularly inflict it on people’s homes and the world at large? [...]
[UPDATED] In the thick of it, yet again « niq’s soapbox said
[...] noise isn’t as bad as it’s been in the past, nor as the yobs home, though it’s loud, amplified by the wall of the building, and much nearer than the yobs. But [...]
geoff said
I for one, enjoy the live music at the tavi. suggest you move house old boy.
Cost^H^HBenefit of not having a car « niq’s soapbox said
[...] do? The clincher is that Friday night in Tavistock is going to be miserable too, due to the local yobs club. So I’ve booked two nights in the Royal Hotel in Truro, and will travel down there on the [...]