Thieves!! These buffoons ruin the ambience of just about every city they wield themselves upon. They turn up with mega-dollar concert PA's, and blast the shit out of unsuspecting passers-by with their humiliating pre-recorded dribble. Look. I dont mind street performers, in fact, its a known fact they help commerce and shop owners by attracting/keeping people in retail areas LONGER and for the most part, entertained too. Some amplified buskers, usually musicians (as opposed to these clowns), can be quite remarkable, and although eccentric, utterly enjoyable and I appreciate their contribution. However- These fools are clearly only in it for the money, their music is a hidious rendering of a once respected folk idiom, even if they occasionally play LIVE. The impact of these cheese-pedlers is clearly completely counter to a productive, symbiotic artistic/business environment. People leave the area, Sales drop, Shop owners (rightly) complain, councils act, and LEGITIMATE street musicians get booted out of town as amplifiers, even tiny ones, are subsiquently banned locally from the city precints. And they have the AUDACITY to stand there on the street and ask you to take them SERIOUSLY!! These outfits are not only ethically bankrupt, but they are destroying the culture of street performance for others with their remarkable arrogance.
A pox on the artistic earth.