What music do Physicists listen to?

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The discussion revolves around the types of music that physicists enjoy, exploring various genres and personal preferences. Participants share specific songs, artists, and their experiences with music, including classical, rock, metal, and humorous songs related to physics.

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Main Points Raised

  • Some participants express a preference for classical music, particularly instrumental pieces without vocals.
  • Others enjoy genres like black metal for its skilled guitar work, while some find certain songs annoying, such as "Tubthumping" by Chumbawamba.
  • A participant notes a correlation between finger dexterity in musicians and skills in math/physics.
  • Several songs are mentioned, including "Doppler Shifting" by The Chromatics and "The Galaxy Song" by Monty Python, with some participants highlighting their accuracy or humor.
  • One participant shares their experience as a pianist and violinist, mentioning specific classical pieces they enjoy performing.
  • Another expresses a fondness for Pink Floyd, particularly "Comfortably Numb," and discusses the impact of music on their hearing.
  • Some participants mention a wide range of musical tastes, including metal, folk, and even humorous pop songs.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally share diverse musical preferences, with no clear consensus on a specific genre or song that all physicists enjoy. Multiple competing views on music styles and preferences remain present throughout the discussion.

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Participants' comments reflect personal tastes and experiences, with no formal conclusions or resolutions regarding the types of music physicists listen to.

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Individuals interested in the intersection of music and physics, as well as those curious about the personal tastes of physicists in relation to their professional identities.

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What are some songs that physicists listen to?

http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Aug06/physics.music.html" Richard Feynman playing bongos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKTSaezB4p8

I like classical songs, without sings/voice
Piano, classical guitaring ect..

I also like black metal, as it includes very skilled guitar solos and the good bands I've found do not have voice/singing in them (as opposed to that very angry death metal which is full of grunts and screaming... no thank you.

What kind of Piano songs do you guys listen to?
 
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vorcil said:
LOL
That's hilarious
thanks

No problem. :smile:
I always like to share that one.

Doppler Shifting by The Chromatics is also a fun one.
 
My physicist neighbor listens to that annoying song from Chumbawamba, Tubthumping.



Thanks
Matt
 
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Hmmmm... there seems to be a correlation between finger dexterity and math/physics considering that many Mathematicians and Physicists play instruments like the piano.

CFDFEAGURU said:
My physicist neighbor listens to that annoying song from Chumbawamba, Tubthumping.



Thanks
Matt


Oh Gawd
 
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Don't forget this one.

Monty Python's The Galaxy Song

http://www.gecdsb.on.ca/d&g/astro/music/Galaxy_Song.html"

I guess that would be more for Astronomers, but it's a good song and it seems to be quite accurate.
 
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I listen to a lot of Bob Dylan/ other acoustic folk.

Also, I will listen to select bands from "modern" (90's-2000's) rock.
 
Whatever music a particular individual physicist wants to listen to...
 
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Wecome to the Machine by Pink Floyd
 
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I play lots of amateur classical music (as those who've seen my "music room" in a recent Photo Contest thread might have guessed), mostly as a pianist and violinist (in orchestras and smaller groups like piano trios and quartets), and listen to the same. My favourites include Rachmaninov's second piano concerto and Bruch's 1st violin concerto (I've been "rehearsal soloist" with orchestra in both, although I haven't performed them in public).
 
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I love "A Momentary Lapse of Reason" but my favorite is the version of Comfortably Numb on Pulse. That is the best guitar solo ever. I think I lost part of hearing because of that one. LOL

Thanks
Matt
 
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<---- David Gilmour (from Pink Floyd) in my Av

damn, maybe physicists can be stereotyped after all.
 
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Welcome to the Forum, David.
 
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Loren Booda said:
Welcome to the Forum, David.

Thank you, I hope you don't mind that I'm fat and bald now from years of heroin use.
 
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As long as you can whale on that gutiar David, we don't mind.
 
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CFDFEAGURU said:
As long as you can whale on that gutiar David, we don't mind.

Three half-step bends, ghost bends, immaculate wah-wah pedal precision. I still got it.
 
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I listen primarily to metal, especially death metal and folk metal. But, I enjoy almost everything, even stuff like Soulja Boy (I think it's hilarious) and Tila Tequila (also hilarious). It's a goal of mine to go to a concert of every major genre/subgenre of music, though I still have quite a while to go. Thus far, though, I've had the most fun at death metal shows.

And since everyone else is saying it, I guess I'll mention Pink Floyd specifically :P Oh, I also play the guitar like several other people in this thread.
 

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