The Chat Thread

[Florestan]

Huh? I understand the typical snyprrr post better than that ... 

He might (just might) refer to them: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carcass_(band)

[mn dave]

He might (just might) refer to them: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carcass_(band)

[EigenUser]

I just moved into a new apartment and everything is absolutely perfect except the downstairs neighbors' music is wayyy loud (I can feel the bass in my stomach as I write this). I've very briefly seen them twice so far and they seem like nice people. I am a timid person. What should I do? I mean, I know I should tell them, but how should I put it as gently/politely as possible while still getting the point across?

I did start playing the finale of Mahler 7 very loud . Not that I realistically thought they could hear it, so really just to vent my frustration. I stopped because I didn't want to irritate the people above me.

[Ken B]

I just moved into a new apartment and everything is absolutely perfect except the downstairs neighbors' music is wayyy loud (I can feel the bass in my stomach as I write this). I've very briefly seen them twice so far and they seem like nice people. I am a timid person. What should I do? I mean, I know I should tell them, but how should I put it as gently/politely as possible while still getting the point across?

I did start playing the finale of Mahler 7 very loud . Not that I realistically thought they could hear it, so really just to vent my frustration. I stopped because I didn't want to irritate the people above me.

I'm not sure I want to encourage people to complain about neighbors who play loud music ... 

Wish I had a serious answer. You might at some point drop something heavy. I am serious; they might not realize how sound carries.

[kishnevi]

When you see them,  compliment them on the high quality of their sound system, especially  the subwoofer or whatever component it is that is responsible for the bass vibrations.*



*You will notice that I lay no claim to being an audiophile.

[ibanezmonster]

Bumper sticker I saw this morning:

"NRA- Sportsmen for Christ."

Ugh...

[mn dave]

Bumper sticker I saw this morning:

"NRA- Sportsmen for Christ."

Ugh...

Yeah, that's exactly what Jesus wanted: sportsmen.

[Karl Henning]

WWJBA?  What Would Jesus Blow Away?

[mn dave]

WWJBA?  What Would Jesus Blow Away?

[Jay F]

I just moved into a new apartment and everything is absolutely perfect except the downstairs neighbors' music is wayyy loud (I can feel the bass in my stomach as I write this). I've very briefly seen them twice so far and they seem like nice people. I am a timid person. What should I do? I mean, I know I should tell them, but how should I put it as gently/politely as possible while still getting the point across?

I did start playing the finale of Mahler 7 very loud . Not that I realistically thought they could hear it, so really just to vent my frustration. I stopped because I didn't want to irritate the people above me.

Not a good idea for you, IMO, to associate Mahler with noisy neighbors.

Also, it helps to play music with a beat if you want to annoy them back. I recommend New Direction, or any of the squealing, screaming, autotuned shit that passes for music today. You want to force them to pay attention to you, and nothing accomplishes that like the beat.

And put your speakers on the floor.

Or, maybe you could just talk to them.

[mn dave]

Not a good idea for you, IMO, to associate Mahler with noisy neighbors.

Also, it helps to play music with a beat if you want to annoy them back. I recommend New Direction, or any of the squealing, screaming, autotuned shit that passes for music today. You want to force them to pay attention to you, and nothing accomplishes that like the beat.

And put your speakers on the floor.

Or, maybe you could just talk to them.

I recommend Meshuggah. http://www.youtube.com/user/Meshuggah

[EigenUser]

Not a good idea for you, IMO, to associate Mahler with noisy neighbors.

Also, it helps to play music with a beat if you want to annoy them back. I recommend New Direction, or any of the squealing, screaming, autotuned shit that passes for music today. You want to force them to pay attention to you, and nothing accomplishes that like the beat.

And put your speakers on the floor.

Or, maybe you could just talk to them.

Well, if I was a real jerk I'd play the 3rd movement of Thomas Ades' Asyla . You know the part I mean.

It hasn't been nearly as bad as that one time though. I'll talk to them if it gets really loud again rather than having a country music and Mahler contest.

[Jay F]

I recommend Meshuggah. http://www.youtube.com/user/Meshuggah

Yeah. That'd do it.

[ibanezmonster]

I recommend Meshuggah. http://www.youtube.com/user/Meshuggah

Yes! 

[Karl Henning]

In general, I am content to let GMG be itself, and times change and all that.  I don't generally go nostalgic, but posting this reminded me how I do miss Brett and Luke.

[North Star]

In general, I am content to let GMG be itself, and times change and all that.  I don't generally go nostalgic, but posting this reminded me how I do miss Brett and Luke.

+1 to all of this.

[Ken B]

This might be the most illuminating article you read on Ferguson. http://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2014/08/ferguson-and-the-debtors-prison.html

[Jay F]

Well, if I was a real jerk I'd play the 3rd movement of Thomas Ades' Asyla . You know the part I mean.

It hasn't been nearly as bad as that one time though. I'll talk to them if it gets really loud again rather than having a country music and Mahler contest.

I hadn't heard that before, Eigen. Very nice. I bought a copy of the Simon Rattle version.

[EigenUser]

I hadn't heard that before, Eigen. Very nice. I bought a copy of the Simon Rattle version.

It's a great piece. It has the scope of a Mahler symphony with a 21st-century urban flair.

[mn dave]

My brain seems to want classical music lately.