January 20, 2007

Pearl Jam, the self-titled 2006 album--the elemental speeds


In 2006 Pearl Jam released a self-titled album, their first in the studio in years. ITunes, the Apple music site from which we downloaded this album, labels every track as “Alternative,” for those of you into the whole “what genre is this?” thing.

These are the elemental speeds for the songs of all 13 tracks on the album, as measured by agent 41:

track #1
song title= “Life Wasted”
meanspeed=141.90 beats per minute
meanspace=0.423 seconds per beat
meanemotion=mixed fast, 2.4 beats per second
meanpitch=605.45 hertz, 52 cents higher than D5=587.330 hertz, 48 cents lower than D#5/Eb5=622.254 hertz.

track #2
song title= “World Wide Suicide”
meanspeed=147.2 beats per minute
meanspace=0.408 seconds per beat
meanemotion=mixed fast, 2.5 beats per second
meanpitch=628.03 hertz, 16 cents higher than D#5/Eb5=622.254 hertz, 84 cents lower than E5=659.256 hertz.

track #3
song title= “Comatose”
meanspeed=197.5 beats per minute
meanspace=0.304 seconds per beat
meanemotion=mixed fast, 3.3 beats per second
meanpitch=842.78 hertz, hertz, 25 cents higher than G#5/Ab5=830.610 hertz, 75 cents lower than A5=880.000 hertz.

track #4
song title= “Severed Hand”
meanspeed=123.2 beats per minute
meanspace=0.487 seconds per beat
meanemotion=victory, 2.05 beats per second
meanpitch=563.52 hertz, 79 cents higher than C5=523.251 hertz, 21 cents lower than C#5/Db5=554.365 hertz.

track #5
song title= “Marker In The Sand”
slow sections--
meanspeed=86.6 beats per minute
meanspace=0.693 seconds per beat
meanemotion=renewal, 1.44 beats per second
meanpitch=369.44 hertz, cents higher than F4=349.228 hertz, cents lower than F#4/Gb4=369.994 hertz.

fast sections--
meanspeed=173.2 beats per minute
meanspace=0.346 seconds per beat
meanemotion=mixed fast, 2.9 beats per second
meanpitch=738.88 hertz, 97 cents higher than F5=698.456 hertz, 3 cents lower than F#5/Gb5=739.990 hertz.

track #6
song title= “Parachutes”
meanspeed=78.0 beats per minute
meanspace=0.770 seconds per beat
meanemotion=Bittersweetness
meanpitch=332.60 hertz, 15 cents higher than E4=329.628 hertz, 85 cents lower than F4=349.228 hertz.

track #7
song title= “Unemployable”
meanspeed=123.8 beats per minute
meanspace=0.485 seconds per beat
meanemotion=victory
meanpitch=528.08 hertz, 16 cents higher than C5=523.251 hertz, 84 cents lower than C#5/Db5=554.365 hertz.

track #8
song title= “Big Wave”
meanspeed=153.5 beats per minute
meanspace=0.391 seconds per beat
meanemotion=mixed fast, 2.56 beats per second
meanpitch=654.79 hertz, hertz, 88 cents higher than D#5/Eb5=622.254 hertz, 12 cents lower than E5=659.256 hertz.

track #9
song title= “Gone”
meanspeed=108.8 beats per minute
meanspace=0.551 seconds per beat
meanemotion=lust
meanpitch=464.23 hertz, 93 cents higher than A4=440.000 hertz, 7 cents lower than A#4/Bb4=466.164 hertz.

track #10
song title= “Wasted Reprise”
meanspeed=52.3 beats per minute
meanspace=1.147 seconds per beat
meanemotion=surreal
meanpitch=223.14 hertz, 24 cents higher than A3=220.000 hertz, 76 cents lower than A#3/Bb3=233.082 hertz.

track #11
song title= “Army Reserve”
meanspeed=89.2 beats per minute
meanspace=0.672 seconds per beat
meanemotion=renewal, 1.49 beats per second
meanpitch=380.76 hertz, 49 cents higher than F#4/Gb4=369.994 hertz, 51 cents lower than G4=391.995 hertz.

track #12
song title= “Come Back”
meanspeed=55.0 beats per minute, with prominent triplets
meanspace=1.090 seconds per beat
meanemotion=melodrama
meanpitch=234.85 hertz, 13 cents higher than A#3/Bb3=233.082 hertz, 87 cents lower than B3=246.942 hertz.

track #13
song title= “Inside Job”
meanspeed=106.7 beats per minute
meanspace=0.523 seconds per beat
meanemotion=lust
meanpitch=455.15 hertz, 58 cents higher than A4=440.000 hertz, 42 cents lower than A#4/Bb4=466.164 hertz.

Ian Schneider, with agent 003
meanspeed.com
January 20, 2007


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