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 Would constant loud music annoy you?

7/24/2015

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 A classically-trained pianist loved playing his favourite music. In his youth he performed the work of Beethoven, Chopin and Mozart. After his retirement, he used the keyboard to keep himself amused. Everyone loved to hear him play. Except his neighbour.

They used to be friends, but the 72 year-old UK man fumed when building work next door disturbed him from early morning 'till 10 at night. Things escalated, and his former friend retaliated by complaining about the loud music.

He was slapped with a noise abatement order banning him from making too much noise. Last week a court ruled he breached it by playing his keyboard. Six officers raided his home last week and confiscated his keyboard, three TVs, a laptop, four tape players, a megaphone and an ornamental gong from his home. The retired hotel manager, who is divorced and has no children, claims the authorities overreacted.

Abatement notices are served by local authorities when it is deemed that a noise problem amounts to a statutory nuisance. The notice may require that the noise be stopped altogether or limited to certain times of day. A spokesman for the council said: "As legal proceedings are ongoing we are unable to comment further at this stage." Source: Telegraph.

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 Well, firstly, how could he make any noise without his equipment? Maybe they return his property after the hearing. And secondly, how much noise can a neighbour be expected to bear?

The old man has my sympathy. He wants to amuse himself by playing beautiful music, which will keep his mind, and skill, active.

Their houses are abutted, leaving no space between them. Perhaps the neighbours should come to an agreement about certain times when the noise would be acceptable.

Um, I have to admit that a recent tenant in our block of four flats has just been rehoused. My neighbour on the lower floor constantly complained about her (and her male visitors) comings and goings, as well as the noise overhead.

Loud music at unsociable hours doesn't disturb me. On one side of our home, a public house used to employ live bands. Now converted to a shtibel (synagogue), wonderful music drifts into the peace of our neighbourhood at various times. I love the voice harmonies which come over microphones on special celebrations. But what if the music came over and over, day and night? I don't know if I could accept that so easily.

How would you react to constant loud music?





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Alana link
7/23/2015 08:25:13 pm

I grew up in public housing, and spent some of the early years of my marriage living in apartments (flats?). I've had the "almost nonstop music" issue a couple of times (along with loud parties still going at 3am when I had to be up at 6 to go to work, and other fun items). It's hard. For me: occasional. Fine. Nonstop? No. And I'm glad that the gong was "ornamental". Supposedly.

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Roy A. Ackerman, PhD, EA @ Cerebrations.biz link
7/23/2015 09:31:17 pm

Here, in the States, most urban places have noise ordinances. Which means almost anything goes between the hours of 8:15 AM and 9 PM. (Construction- and its associated noises AND vibrations- has shorter durations.) After 9 or before 8 in the morning, you can expect the sheriff or the police to knock on your door, asking ONCE to tone it down. (The second time, they are far less convivial.)

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Nick #thisyearinmusic link
7/23/2015 10:45:22 pm

It depends on what the music is and how loud/often. 90% of the time my neighbours are fine, but when it's Sunny my neighbours blare reggae really loud all day. What annoys me the most is that they really like bad music, if they were playing something better I wouldn't mind.

Part of me would like to know what my neighbours think about my music, actually I don't think I do...

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Ashley @ Life a la Carte link
7/24/2015 12:22:06 am

Loud music does get distracting for me and I do have a hard time falling asleep. And I can usually fall asleep to a lot of different things.

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Michelle Liew link
7/24/2015 12:28:04 am

I am a pianist, so I am with the old man. That aside, I think he may want to muffle his piano if the neighbors are at home!

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Salma link
7/24/2015 03:11:49 am

I think it definitely depends on the situation. But the authorities did seem to go over board in this situation.

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Sandy KS link
7/24/2015 03:45:10 am

Anything goes in my area, up until 10 pm. Than the noise ordinance takes affect. Even in the country if your noise is to loud and travels, say from a party. It will be shut down.

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Laurel Regan link
7/24/2015 05:51:08 am

I don't mind loud music, though some of the festivals that happen around here tend to go on until the wee hours of the morning, which can get tiresome.

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Anamika Agnihotri link
7/24/2015 01:20:03 pm

I would definitely mind if loud music is being played at unearthly hours. There is also an aberration when I mind loud music during the day. People organise religious gatherings and then the female crowd comprising of young and old scream at the top of their coarse voices into the microphones and loudspeakers in the name of devotional songs creating nuisance in the neighbourhood.

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Ajay Pai link
7/24/2015 09:23:56 pm

Music is to soothe the soul, not to bruise. I find it annoying.

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