Pink Floyd’s The Wall at 35 and Music & Science

Pink Floyd’s The Wall at 35 and Music & Science

Science Friday host Ira Flatow joins Sound Opinions hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot to discuss music and science. Then Jim and Greg dissect The Wall by Pink Floyd. The Wall (album) was released on 30 November 1979 almost 35 years ago. The movie followed in 1982. I have to agree with Jim and Greg’s statement that Waters had the creative genius that Gilmour lacked and Waters was nothing without Gilmour’s unique musical talent. In other words, they needed each other and Pink Floyd wasn’t as good after the split. They also discuss Wright and Mason’s contributions, just so you don’t think it’s all Waters and Gilmour. So have a listen. You might want to download the podcast.

References:

Your Brain on Jazz

Dr. Charles Limb from Johns Hopkins University discusses how jazz improvisation is like wordless communication, i.e., it uses the part of the brain for language. (see the PLoS One link within).

http://goo.gl/N5ExW5 via Science Friday

What Do Great Musicians Have in Common? DNA

Ira Flatow mentioned a study where twins were used to determine how much practice plays a role in learning to play an instrument vs. the genetic influence.

http://goo.gl/YK0729 via Scientific American 

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