Wired All Wong, "Nothing At All," meanemotion=Natural--The iTunes Free Single Download of the week, genre: Alternative

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The iTunes Free Single Download of the week:
Group: Wired All Wrong
Song: “Nothing At All"
Genre: Alternative
Released: Novmber 21, 2006
“Nothing At At All” is described by iTunes:

“Wired All Wrong is the project of Jeff Turzo (‘God’ Lives Underwater’) and Matt Mahaffey, (‘Self’). “Nothing At All” is taken from their debut, ‘Break Out The Battle Tapes.’ This track shows that the group knows how to chop and stutter beats under a layer of scratched-up, dirty guitars. Vocally, the band alternates between unabashed angst and spiky hip-hop phrasing. This track is our free Single of the Week.”

The meanspeed frequencies for “Nothing At All” are:
meanspeed=103.0 beats per minute
meanemotion=Natural
meanspace=0.583 seconds per beat
meanphase=1.72 beats per second
meanpitch=439.667 Hertz, 98 cents higher than G#4/Ab4=415.305 Hertz, 2 cents lower than A4=440.000 Hertz.

Ian Schneider
Novemember 21, 2006
NYC

Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, "Glory Days"--meanemotion=foreboding, meanspeed=117.6--Tom Brady Nikeplus.com iTunes Playlist choice

photo of Japanese cover of Bruce's album courtesy of:
www.musicstack.com/.../glory+days


The final track, Track #22, on Tom Brady iTunes Athlete nikeplus.com Inspirations Playlist is a song called “Glory Days”, performed by Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band and listed under the Genre of: Rock, from his album ‘Born In The U.S.A.’

Tom Brady says:
“This is a song that plays after every home game we win. We’ve been lucky enough to hear it a lot and hope to be hearing it very often this fall.”

The meanspeed frequencies for “Glory Days” are:
meanspeed=117.6 beats per minute
meanemotion=foreboding
meanspace=0.510 seconds per beat
meanphase=1.96 beats per second
meanpitch=Hertz, 26 cents higher than B4=493.883 Hertz, 74 cents lower than C5=523.251 Hertz.

Ian Schneider
November 20, 2006
NYC

U2, “The Unforgettable Fire,”--from the Tom Brady iTunes Athlete nikeplus.com Inspirations Playlist

album cover photo courtesy of: www.perrific.com/cds/u.html


On the Tom Brady iTunes Athlete nikeplus.com Inspirations Playlist, track #20 is a song called “The Unforgettable Fire,” performed by the Irish rockers U2 and listed under the Genre of: Rock. The piece is found on the album called 'The Unforgettable Fire.'

Tom Brady says as to how he came to choose this for his Playlist: “They performed this song at the halftime show of our first Super Bowl with a tribute to 9/11. It has kinda become that team’s song. I see these guys whenever I'm within a car ride from where they are performing. They are right up there with the all time great bands.”

The meanspeed frequencies for “The Unforgettable Fire” are:
meanspeed=137.2 beats per minute
meanemotion=[mixed fast]
meanspace=0.436 seconds per beat
meanphase=2.27 beats per second
meanpitch=581.146 Hertz, 81 cents higher than C#5/Db5=554.365 Hertz, 9 cents lower than D5=587.330 Hertz.

Ian Schneider
November 20, 2006
NYC

The Rolling Stones, “Beast Of Burden”--Tom Brady: "They are launching their tour at our stadium-you better believe I'll be getting some great seats"

photo from the website devoted to the Rolling Stones:
www.rollingstonesnet.com/collecto.htm


Track #19 on the Tom Brady iTunes Athlete nikeplus.com Inspirations Playlist is a song called “Beast Of Burden,” composed by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, performed by The Rolling Stones, from their album ‘Some Girls.’

Tom Brady says this about the song:
“Gotta have them in your collection. They are launching their tour at our stadium and you better believe I’ll be getting some great seats to that show.”

The meanspeed frequencies for “Beast Of Burden” are:
meanspeed=100.9 beats per minute
meanemotion=Natural
meanspace=0.595 seconds per beat
meanphase=1.68 beats per second
meanpitch=430.494 Hertz, 62 cents higher than G#4/Ab4=415.305 Hertz, 38 cents lower than A4=440.000 Hertz.

Ian Schneider
November 20, 2006
New Jersey

Trick Daddy, “Sugar (Gimme Some)”--Tom Brady: "One of the first songs I listen to when I’m getting ready to workout”

photo courtesy of: www.rockonthenet.com/archive/2005/topsongs.htm


On the Tom Brady iTunes Athlete nikeplus.com Inspirations Playlist, track #18 is a song called “Sugar (Gimme Some),” performed by Trick Daddy and listed under the Genre of: Hip-Hop/Rap and is found on the album ‘Thug Matrimony—Married To The Streets.’

Tom Brady says this about this song:

“One of the first songs I listen to when I’m getting ready to workout.”

The meanspeed frequencies for “Sugar (Gimme Some)” are:
meanspeed=96.0 beats per minute
meanemotion=Enthusiasm
meanspace=0.625 seconds per beat
meanphase=1.60 beats per second
meanpitch=409.600 Hertz, 75.5 cents higher than G4=391.995 Hertz, 24.5 cents lower than F#4/Gb4=415.305 Hertz.

Ian Schneider
November 20, 2006
North Brunswick, New Jersey

Rush, "Tom Sawyer"--Tom Brady: "When our quarterbacks run on to the field. Gets me excited every time." meanemotion=Renewal, [mixed fast]

First two bars shown courtesy of:
www.stetina.com/articles.html


Track #17 on the Tom Brady iTunes Athlete nikeplus.com Inspirations Playlist is a song called “Tom Sawyer”, performed by the Canadian band called Rush from their album ‘Rush: Spirit Of Radio-Greatest Hits 1974-1987.’ Tom Brady says this about the song:
“This is a great tune that they play when our quarterbacks run on to the field pre-game. Gets me excited every time I hear it.”

The meanspeed frequencies for “Tom Sawyer” are:
Slower sections:
meanspeed=87.2 beats per minute
meanemotion=Renewal
meanspace=0.688 seconds per beat
meanphase=2.18 beats per second
meanpitch=372.184 Hertz, 11 cents higher than F#4/Gb4=369.994 Hertz, 89 cents lower than G4=391.995 Hertz.

The meanspeed frequencies for “Tom Sawyer” are:
Faster sections:
meanspeed=174.5 beats per minute
meanemotion=[mixed fast]
meanspace=0.344 seconds per beat
meanphase=2.91 beats per second
meanpitch= Hertz, 11 cents higher than F#5/Gb5=739.988 Hertz, 89 cents lower than G5=783.990 Hertz.

Ian Schneider
November 20, 2006
North Brunswick, New Jersey

Ozzy Osbourne, "Crazy Train"--Tom Brady: "As we lowered our 3rd banner he popped out of a helmet performing the song...a great memory."

photo of Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath after the lowering of the third New England Patriots Super Bowl Championship banner kind courtesy of:
www.boston.com/.../gallery/09_08_05_pregame?pg=7


On the Tom Brady iTunes Athlete nikeplus.com Inspirations Playlist, track #16 is a song called “Crazy Train,” performed by Ozzy Osbourne and listed under the Genre of: Rock. The piece was composed by Ozzy Osbourne, B. Daisley and R. Rhoads and is found on the album ‘Blizzard Of Oz.’ Tom Brady says as to how he came to choose this for his Playlist:
“The best intro song of any team in any stadium. He came to our home opener last year and we lowered our third banner [as NFL Super Bowl Champions: the New England Patriots], and as a surprise popped out of a helmet performing the song while we ran on to the field. A great memory.”

The meanspeed frequencies for “Crazy Train” are:
meanspeed=137.6 beats per minute
meanemotion=[mixed fast]
meanspace=0.436 seconds per beat
meanphase=2.29 beats per second
meanpitch=587.275 Hertz, a frequency within one cent of, or virtually identical to D5=587.330 Hertz.

Ian Schneider
November 20, 2006
North Brunswick, New Jersey

Carl Off’s masterpiece ‘Carmina Burana,’--Tom Brady: "the song they play when the team is in the stadium in the tunnel"

photo courtesy of: www.amazon.ca/.../offer-listing/-/B00001P4RG/all


Track #15 on the Tom Brady iTunes Athlete nikeplus.com Inspirations Playlist is the first movement of the composer Carl Off’s masterpiece ‘Carmina Burana,’ called “O Fortuna.”
What do I mean by masterpiece? Well, I listen to Carmina Burana quite often at my home studio and love playing it for guests. Typical reply: “OH!!! This is that music from the movie ‘The Omen’ or ‘The Exorcist’! " (though it is not, some of the same haunted sounds are familiar). Truly, when you hear a sample of what might sound like an obscure piece of music you may say to yourself: “AH! That is where that music comes from!” The piece is in operatic mode, and is a classic in the mode of what Casablanca or Godfather II is to movies, or what Ali is to boxing or what ’60 Minutes’ is to television: a classic so perfect that one thinks: this had to be.

Carmina Burana has been recorded 1000s of times and the tempo for each section of any version, including this one by the London Symphony Orchestra & Richard Hickox is controlled by the conductor with speeds so variable as not to have one meanspeed–especially for O Fortuna, where the speeds/tempi literally cross the spectrum of audible music from 40 beats per minute past 300 beats per minute.

To me, if you’ve missed this one, it is like being a rock and roll fan and saying you never heard of “Jumping Jack Flash” by the Rolling Stones—almost beyond music, Carmina Burana is a wildly original, awesomely powerful piece of classical music written in the early 20th century. A comparison again: Mussorsky’s ‘Pictures At An Exhibition’: too original to be classified, a rare MUST.

It, the, is no surprise, then, when Tom Brady says this about this section of the piece:
“This is the song they play when the team is in the stadium in the tunnel waiting to be introduced. It gets the whole place on their feet.”

We at the Meanspeed Trust are not in the habit of actively recommending pieces of music where the message is, candidly: hey, check this out, or you will be missing out on one of the finest pieces of art ever created.

This link may help.: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orff.

Ian Schneider
November 19, 2006
NYC