One of the greatest MTV Unplugged concerts: 10,000 Maniacs: Augustyniak/Buck/Drew/Merchant, elemental speed measurements

One of the best MTV Unplugged concerts was: 10,000 Maniacs. All songs are labeled “Rock” in the iTunes, in re: "genre."
The concert was recorded in 1993--we think the grooves stand the test of 14 years---that's what agent 009 and I think, anyway. This may have been Natalie Merchant's peak, or pre-peak, as she was amazing on her Tigerlily 1995 tour, after leaving 10,000 Maniacs at their peak.

All the elemental speeds listed below were measured by msdsa 009 with the aid of msa 41.

song title=“These Are Days”
composers=Natalie Merchant, Rob Buck
meanspeed=106.4 beats per minute
meanemotion=lust
meanspace=0.564 seconds per beat
meanphase=1.77 beats per second
meanpitch=454.05 hertz, 54 cents higher than A4=440.000 hertz, 46 cents lower than A#4/Bb4=466.164 hertz.

song title=“Eat For Two”
composer=Natalie Merchant
meanspeed=113.5 beats per minute
meanemotion=foreboding
meanspace=0.529 seconds per beat
meanphase=1.89 beats per second
meanpitch=484.13 hertz, 69 cents higher than A#4/Bb4=466.164 hertz, 31 cents lower than B4=493.883 hertz.

song title=“Candy Everybody Wants”
composers=Dennis Drew, Natalie Merchant
meanspeed=104.2 beats per minute
meanemotion=natural
meanspace=0.576 seconds per beat
meanphase=1.74 beats per second
meanpitch=444.58 hertz, 18 cents higher than A4=440.000 hertz, 82 cents lower than A#4/Bb4=466.164 hertz.

song title=“I’m Not The Man”
composer=Natalie Merchant
meanspeed=83.5 beats per minute
meanemotion=loneliness
meanspace=0.719 seconds per beat
meanphase=1.39 beats per second
meanpitch=356.17 hertz, 33 cents higher than F4=349.228 hertz, 67 cents lower than F#4/Gb4=369.994 hertz.

song title=“Don’t Talk”
composers=Dennis Drew, Natalie Merchant
meanspeed=119.9 beats per minute
meanemotion=victory
meanspace=0.500 seconds per beat
meanphase=2.00 beats per second
meanpitch=511.72 hertz, 61 cents higher than B4=493.883 hertz, 39 cents lower than C5=523.251 hertz.

song title=“Hey Jack Kerouac”
composers=Natalie Merchant, Rob Buck
meanspeed=129.9 beats per minute
meanemotion=mixed fast
meanspace=0.462 seconds per beat
meanphase=2.16 beats per second
meanpitch=554.08 hertz, 99 cents higher than C5=523.251 hertz, 1 cent lower than C#5/Db5=554.365 hertz.

song title=“What’s The Matter Here?”
composers=Natalie Merchant, Rob Buck
meanspeed=97.2 beats per minute
meanemotion=enthusiasm
meanspace=0.617 seconds per beat
meanphase=1.62 beats per second
meanpitch=414.89 hertz, 98 cents higher than G4=391.995 hertz, 2 cents lower than G#4/Ab4=415.305 hertz.

song title=“Gold Rush Brides”
composers=Natalie Merchant, Rob Buck
meanspeed=101.2 beats per minute
meanemotion=natural
meanspace=0.593 seconds per beat
meanphase=1.69 beats per second
meanpitch=431.90 hertz, 67 cents higher than G#4/Ab4=415.305 hertz, 33 cents lower than A4=440.000 hertz.

song title=“Like The Weather”
composer=Natalie Merchant
meanspeed=131.7 beats per minute
meanemotion=mixed fast
meanspace=0.456 seconds per beat
meanphase=2.20 beats per second
meanpitch=561.94 hertz, 23 cents higher than C#5/Db5=554.365 hertz, 77 cents lower than D5=587.330 hertz.

song title=“Trouble Me”
composers=Dennis Drew, Natalie Merchant
meanspeed=112.4 beats per minute
meanemotion=lust
meanspace=0.534 seconds per beat
meanphase=1.87 beats per second
meanpitch=479.73 hertz, 49 cents higher than A#4/Bb4=466.164 hertz, 51 cents lower than B4=493.883 hertz.

song title=“Jezebel”
fast sections—
meanspeed=120.0 beats per minute
meanemotion=victory
meanspace=0.500 seconds per beat
meanphase=2.00 beats per second
meanpitch=511.87 hertz, 65 cents higher than B4=493.883 hertz, 35 cents lower than C5=523.251 hertz,

slow sections-
meanspeed=60.0 beats per minute
meanemotion=sincerity
meanspace=1.00 second per beat
meanphase=1.00 beat per second
meanpitch=255.93 hertz, 65 cents higher than B3=246.942 hertz, 35 cents lower than C4=261.626 hertz.


song title=“Because The Night”
composers=Patti Smith, Bruce Springsteen
meanspeed=121.3 beats per minute
meanemotion=victory
meanspace=0.495 seconds per beat
meanphase=2.02 beats per second
meanpitch=517.49 hertz, 80 cents higher than B4=493.883 hertz, 20 cents lower than C5=523.251 hertz.

song title=“Stockton Gala Days”
composers=Dennis Drew, Natalie Merchant, Jerome Augustyniak
meanspeed=129.2 beats per minute
meanemotion=mixed fast
meanspace=0.462 seconds per beat
meanphase=2.15 beats per second
meanpitch=551.41 hertz, 90 cents higher than C5=523.251 hertz, 10 cents lower than C#5/Db5=554.365 hertz.

song title=“Noah’s Dove”
composer=Natalie Merchant
meanspeed=103.8 beats per minute
meanemotion=natural
meanspace=0.578 seconds per beat
meanphase=1.73 beats per second
meanpitch=442.80 hertz, 11 cents higher than A4=440.000 hertz, 89 cents lower than A#4/Bb4=466.164 hertz.


Ian Schneider
meanspeed.com
January 23, 2007