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expatbrit

And don't get me started on the subject of noisy bikes! Many a time have I been enjoying a nice quiet bit of Mozart in the car when up pulls this 500 decibel monster beside me, reving away, completely drowning out eine kliene nachtmusik.

Why? I ask! Why must these pot-bellied desperado's break neighbourhood windows as they pass through? Why must these Viagra-fuelled ZZ Top wannabees compete with each other to have the loudest exhaust?

What happened to quiet understatement? What happened to gracefully swishing along country roads?

Expatbrit

Edited by - expatbrit on 25 July 2002 12:45:31

jack2

ve9, you made some excellent points, but in actuality, from what I have read, it is the sound level, measured in decibels (db) which is used as a guide to determine how loud sounds are and how they can affect hearing. Though midrange and high frequencies can sound much more 'ear-splitting' than those boomy lows associated with powered subwoofers, the actual db level produced by a sub can cause hearing damage as well under certain conditions. For example, in an article about hearing in Sound and Vision magazine, an account was related in which two guys were setting up a subwoofer, and one guy was close while the other guy accidently cranked up the sound of the 1812 Overture's cannon blasts. The guy near the sub experienced pain that could be the precursor to hearing damage. Granted, these were cannon blasts and not ordinary music, but nonethless a subwoofer produces low frequencies and damage can result if the sound is too loud.

LDH

Yeah, damn those niggers and gooks!!!!

We all know good ol' Southern White boys don't do nuffin' to make their neighbors miserable. Why, they's jes Good Ole' Boys!

LOL!!!!

ENJOY!!!

PS, I enjoy ALL forms of music and yes I crank my rock as loud as my rap. Nothin' like Limp Bizkit making the house/car rock. Except maybe for Outkast making the car shake.......

Now *HERE'S* a novel suggestion......If the loud music bothers you so much, why don't you contact your city council person and ask them to put it on the agenda at the next City Council meeting? And--*you* can actually *GO* and do something about it.

Now I know this goes against your JW indoctrination of just BITCHING about something, but hey, you're an apostate now. Do it the right way.

ve9gra

jack2: It's not the same type of damage. If you constantly hear very high pitched sounds, the "hairs" on your ear drum will die and then shatter, thus making you loose a range of frequency (usually in the female vocal range, odly ) which is something that happens over time.

Where as if you suffer from damage from a sub, it'll more than likely be a tearing of your ear drum, which happens on the spot. And unless it's a very quick pop (like the one you described), the person won't leave the volume high enough for that to happen as the pain threshold will be reached way before the tearing occurs...

The whole point to this was only that a person with blaring earphones (don't get me started on those) is more likely to incure damage/hearing loss over time than that 'punk' kid blasting his sub.

Edited by - ve9gra on 25 July 2002 13:32:19

Cassiline

I live on a military base. The military has rules concerning noise discipline. The rule is that your music must not be heard more than ten feet from your car or home.

The funny thing is the disciplinary actions taken. When soldiers get caught violating the rule, they must get dressed in their Class A (Military Dress Uniform) which is completely made of wool and polyester, a very uncomfortable pickle suit (its green).

Now they are required to stand outside all weekend, all day, in front of the PX (military department store) handing out copies of the policy, you guessed it, about noise discipline to everyone that enters the store including everyone that they know that might be shopping. A rather embarrassing situation for a military person.

So if you ever go to a military base and see someone handing out policies dressed in their pickle suit, kindly take the policy, point and laugh.

Valis

Could someone comfort me or help explain the appeal of this pervasive sub-culture? The depravity of it all makes me feel so hopeless sometimes.

A JW could not have said that better......First of all the term pervasive and subculture don't go well together. If its pervasive then surely it is a distinct culture that is wide spread and not subordinate to another....Rap/Hip Hop are originial US/American creations. Much like Jazz and should be accorded some respect from us. Kids w/loud stereos are nothing new, and as our technology progresses, the will get louder and find new ways to show off, much like the early hot rod freaks and the Harley riders that take the baffles off, just for shits and grins. So what is the hopeless part? That you have no control over other's lives and the forms of expression they choose to employ? Better watch out for that my friend...its a slippery slope from there. I can feel ya about the noise levels though, as it does get a bit much when they drive by in the wee hours of the morn. I'm hoping that is your real concern. Diverstiy is the key to a better world you know....

IMO rap dallied in the "gansta" phase much too long and lost almost all of the positive, unique voices from its golden age. there are a few left but their popularity is miniscule in comparison with the gansta/playa/playboy/millionaire-wannabe rappers that are currently popular. and, hip hop lover that I am

13...Check out the new Nappy Roots CD....some good original stuff there...especially Songs 6, 9, 12, 19, and 21 the remix of song 6 that includes POD

Sincerely,

District Overbeer

13th_apostate

Overbeer: I have caught a few nappy roots videos and was considering trying

their CD. the last rap CD I bought was expansion team by dilated peoples.

I didn't like that one as much as the first one. I am patiently waiting

for another roots CD. I also bought AOI: Bionix by De La Soul not too long

before expansion team. I think I liked Art Official Intelligence better.

I'm just getting old. ;is the new blackilicious any good?

will

DakotaRed

For those who believe it is their right to blast the rest of us off the planet with your favorite music, may I also remind you that just because you enjoy it doesn't mean the rest of us do. If you wish to ruin your hearing, do it in your house or with earphones. If we all just do as we please, why not allow smoking in all public areas again? Afterall, don't smokers have their rights too?

Smoking is harmful to others just as excessively loud music is harmful to others. Does the fact that you like it that way make it less offensive to others?

When I get into a kids new low rider at work, after bearing the pain in my lower back from basically laying on the ground and rolling into the drivers seat, I hate it when I turn the key on to start it up and feel half my brains coming out my ear from their stereo being excessively loud.

Do the rest of us a favor. If you really have to have it that loud, wear earphones.

Lew W

Watchtower Decruit

PS: the above is not intended as a defense of smoking, just an illustration

NewWay

Me-ism, plain and simple, but then that's part of the 'look at me, everyone' message found in a lot of 'music' today. Whatever you do, don't get me started on RAP 'music'!

amac

is the new blackilicious any good?

Yes. I can't stop listening to Make You Feel That Way w/ Sean Lennon.

If you haven't already, get anything by Jurassic 5, Del The Funky Homosapien, Hieroglyphics, or Awol One.

And for those of you who say Hip Hop is not music, that is just foolish. Just because you don't like it, doesn't mean it is not music. And no, I'm not the biggest hip hop fan, it is a minority of what I typically listen to.

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