December 27, 2006

John Mayer: 'CONTINUUM'--all speeds analyzed with meanspeed music theory


John Mayer released an anticipated album this fall called Continuum. We here at Meanspeed Music Trust calibrated the speed frequencies for each of the twelve tracks on the album. Reviews of the album have flooded cyberspace and beyond—and we hope to provide you with these speeds a new way of seeing and feeling what you are hearing:

Track #1-“Waiting On The World To Change”
a) meanspeed=88.1 beats per minute
b) meanemotion=renewal
c) meanpitch=375.83 Hertz
d) meanspace=681 milliseconds per beat

Track#2-“I Don’t Trust Myself (With Loving You)”
a) meanspeed=84.1 beats per minute
b) meanemotion=loneliness
c) meanpitch=358.62 Hertz
d) meanspace=714 milliseconds per beat

Track #3-“Belief”
a) meanspeed=101.4 beats per minute
b) meanemotion=natural
c) meanpitch=432.43 Hertz
d) meanspace=592 milliseconds per beat

Track #4-“Gravity”
a) meanspeed=124.1 beats per minute
b) meanemotion=victory, as a slow waltz
c) meanpitch=529.66 Hertz
d) meanspace=483 milliseconds per beat

Track #5-“The Heart Of Life”
a) meanspeed=88.0 beats per minute
b) meanemotion=renewal
c) meanpitch=375.60 Hertz
d) meanspace=682 milliseconds per beat

Track #6- “Vultures”
a) meanspeed=98.0 beats per minute
b) meanemotion=natural
c) meanpitch=417.95 Hertz
d) meanspace=613 milliseconds per beat

Track #7-““Stop This Train”
a) meanspeed=89.5 beats per minute
b) meanemotion=enthusiasm, as a sweet irony
c) meanpitch=382.04 Hertz
d) meanspace=670 milliseconds per beat

Track #8-“Slow Dancing In a Burning Room”
a) meanspeed=67.3 beats per minute
b) meanemotion=ceremony
c) meanpitch=287.20 Hertz
d) meanspace=891 milliseconds per beat

Track #9-“Bold As Love”
a) meanspeed=62.9 beats per minute
b) meanemotion=ceremony
c) meanpitch=268.43 Hertz
d) meanspace=953 milliseconds per beat

Track#10-“Dreaming With A Broken Heart”
a) meanspeed=68.6 beats per minute
b) meanemotion=ceremony
c) meanpitch=292.76 Hertz
d) meanspace=872 milliseconds per beat

Track #11-“In Repair”
a) meanspeed=72.8 beats per minute
b) meanemotion=grace
c) meanpitch=310.61 Hertz
d) meanspace=824 milliseconds per beat

Track# 12-“I’m Gonna Find Another You”
a) meanspeed=151.3 beats per minute
b) meanemotion=mixed fast waltz
c) meanpitch=396.50 Hertz
d) meanspace=397 milliseconds per beat

Ian Schneider Meanspeed Music Trust
December 27, 2006 USA

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