I had a neighbor that would come in from work very early in the morning, usually around one or two AM. Once home, he and his buddies would start the party, loud music, loud talking, drunkenly bouncing off of walls and such.

I had to get up around five in the morning and this noise was preventing me from getting my sleep before work. I tried speaking to him about this and he’d promise to keep the volume down — it never happened. After the third or fourth attempt it was time to fight fire with fire.

I had a 500-watt Kenwood stereo, four Pioneer PL-120 speakers, a Dual turntable and a nice equalizer. I introduced my neighbor to Moby Dick from Led Zeppelin’s live album “The Song Remains The Same.”

The bass response on the equalizer was cranked, the speakers placed face down resting just a few inches above the floor and the turntable set on repeat. I made certain to place the speakers over tiled areas so as to not allow the carpet to muffle the sound. He was serenaded by Zeppelin from 5:30–6:00 AM until I came in from work around 4:30 that afternoon. This went on all day, while he was trying to sleep, and for about a week before he raised the white flag of truce. He kept his music down and there were no more drunken parties at one in the morning.