The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #165842 Message #3982781
Posted By: Mr Red
18-Mar-19 - 04:29 AM
Thread Name: The fine line between MUSIC and NOISE!
Subject: RE: The fine line between MUSIC and NOISE!
Mine are Etymotic Ear plugs, purported to preserve the high frequecies better than the soft yellow/pink barrels. Carry them at all times in case idiot fee the need to use speakerphone on the bus.
I found the bell-shaped ones worse that useless. For going to sleep at festivals I have 250** packets of yellow ones - they are secreted in knapsack, shoes box, caravan - you name it. Sometime necessary when overpaid fading pop stars turn up at Folk festivals in an effort to prop up their carreer.
FWIW We have evolved to treat loud noises as a danger signal, it invokes the adrenaline response, needed for fight or flight. In short, to some, moreso younger people, it is exciting. The aural equivalent of a roller coaster, and they don't loose money, do they?
** cheaper by the metric gross, and as an organiser an of ceilidh series I have plenty in case words are said, dancing needs adrenaline after all - the way we do it anyway.