Norah Jones, Not Too Late--The elementary speeds viewed through meanspeed music theory

Norah Jones in concert, April, 2003


Not Too Late is the third album by American jazz and pop singer Norah Jones, released by EMI in Australia on January 27, 2007 and by Blue Note Records in the United States on January 30, 2007. It was produced by Lee Alexander, a songwriter and bassist on Jones's previous albums (Come Away with Me and Feels like Home), and it features guest appearances by organist Larry Goldings, singer-songwriter M. Ward and Kronos Quartet.

The elementary speeds of each of 14 tracks on the album were measured as:

Track #1
song title=“Wish I Could”
meanspeed=146.4 beats per minute
meanemotion=waltz
meanspace=0.410 seconds per beat
meanphase=2.44 beats per second
meanpitch=624.55 hertz, 6 cents higher than D#5/Eb5=622.254 hertz, 94 cents lower than E5=659.256 hertz.

Track #2
song title=“Sinkin’ Soon”
meanspeed=92.1 beats per minute
meanemotion=enthusiasm
meanspace=0.652 seconds per beat
meanphase=1.53 beats per second
meanpitch=392.85 hertz, 4 cents higher than G4=391.995 hertz, 96 cents lower than G#4/Ab4=415.305 hertz.

Track #3
song title=“The Sun Doesn’t Like You”
meanspeed=111.9 beats per minute
meanemotion=lust
meanspace=0.536 seconds per beat
meanphase=1.86 beats per second
meanpitch=477.32 hertz, 40 cents higher than A#4/Bb4=466.164 hertz, 60 cents lower than B4=493.883 hertz.

Track #4
song title=“Until The End”
meanspeed=62.3 beats per minute
meanemotion=ceremony
meanspace=0.964 seconds per beat
meanphase=1.04 beats per second
meanpitch=265.67 hertz, 26 cents higher than C4=261.626 hertz, 74 cents lower than C#4/Db4=277.183 hertz.

Track #5
song title=“Not My Friend”
meanspeed=74.4 beats per minute
meanemotion=grace
meanspace=0.807 seconds per beat
meanphase=1.24 beats per second
meanpitch=317.30 hertz, 33 cents higher than D4=293.665 hertz, 67 cents lower than D#4/Eb4=311.127 hertz.

Track #6
song title=“Thinking About You”
meanspeed=61.9 beats per minute
meanemotion=sincerity
meanspace=0.969 seconds per beat
meanphase=1.03 beats per second
meanpitch=264.21 hertz, 17 cents higher than C4=261.626 hertz, 83 cents lower than C#4/Db4=277.183 hertz.

Track #7
song title=“Broken”
meanspeed=106.7 beats per minute
meanemotion=lust
meanspace=0.562 seconds per beat
meanphase=1.78 beats per second
meanpitch=455.16 hertz, 58 cents higher than A4=440.000 hertz, 42 cents lower than A#4/Bb4=466.164 hertz.

Track #8
song title=“My Dear Country”
meanspeed=147.6 beats per minute
meanemotion=waltz
meanspace=0.407 seconds per beat
meanphase=2.46 beats per second
meanpitch=629.64 hertz, 20 cents higher than D#5/Eb5=622.254 hertz, 80 cents lower than E5=659.256 hertz.

Track #9
song title=“Wake Me Up”
meanspeed=108.3 beats per minute
meanemotion=lust
meanspace=0.554 seconds per beat
meanphase=1.81 beats per second
meanpitch=462.21 hertz, 85 cents higher than A4=440.000 hertz, 15 cents lower than A#4/Bb4=466.164 hertz.

Track #10
song title=“Be My Somebody”
meanspeed=138.7 beats per minute
meanemotion=[mixed fast]
meanspace=0.433 seconds per beat
meanphase=2.31 beats per second
meanpitch=591.81 hertz, 48 cents higher than A4=440.000 hertz, 52 cents lower than A#4/Bb4=466.164 hertz, 13 cents higher than D5=587.330 hertz, 87 cents lower than D#5/Eb5=622.254 hertz.

Track #11
song title=“Little Room”
meanspeed=122.3 beats per minute
meanemotion=victory
meanspace=0.490 seconds per beat
meanphase=2.04 beats per second
meanpitch=521.95 hertz,96 cents higher than B4=493.883 hertz, 4 cents lower than C5=523.251 hertz.

Track #12
song title=“Rosie’s Lullaby”
meanspeed=121.7 beats per minute
meanemotion=victory, as a waltz
meanspace=0.493 seconds per beat
meanphase=2.03 beats per second
meanpitch=519.32 hertz, 87 cents higher than B4=493.883 hertz, 13 cents lower than C5=523.251 hertz.

Track #13
song title=“Not Too Late”
meanspeed=88.2 beats per minute
meanemotion=renewal
meanspace=0.680 seconds per beat
meanphase=1.47 beats per second
meanpitch=376.35 hertz, 27 cents higher than F#4/Gb4=369.994 hertz, 73 cents lower than G4=391.995 hertz.

Track #14
song title=“Sinkin’ Soon”
meanspeed=90.0 beats per minute
meanemotion=enthusiasm
meanspace=0.667 seconds per beat
meanphase=1.50 beats per second
meanpitch=384.00 hertz, 64 cents higher than F#4/Gb4=369.994 hertz, 36 cents lower than G4=391.995 hertz.


Ian Schneider
meanspeed.com
January 31, 2007

Katharine McPhee's debut album: Elementary speeds of all twelve songs

American Idol Judge: Paula Abdul


Katharine Hope McPhee, born March 25, 1984, is an American singer who was the runner-up to Taylor Hicks on the fifth season of American Idol in 2006.

She recently released an album called: Katharine McPhee.

The elementary speeds of every song on Katharine McPhee’s debut album are:

Track #1
song title=“Love Story”
composers=Corte Ellis Kara Dioguardi, Katharine McPhee, Nate Hills
meanspeed=111.1 beats per minute
meanemotion=lust
meanspace=0.540 seconds per beat
meanphase=1.85 beats per second
meanpitch=474.16 hertz, 29 cents higher than A#4/Bb4=466.164 hertz, 71 cents lower than B4=493.883 hertz.

Track #2
song title=“Over It”
composers=Billy Steinberg, Josh Alexander, Ruth Anne Cunningham
meanspeed=84.9 beats per minute
meanemotion=renewal
meanspace=0.707 seconds per beat
meanphase=1.42 beats per second
meanpitch=362.33 hertz, 63 cents higher than F4=349.228 hertz, 37 cents lower than F#4/Gb4=369.994 hertz.

Track #3
song title=“About You”
composers=Kara Dioguardi, Katharine McPhee, Nate Hills, The Clutch: Balewa Muhammad & The Clutch: Candice Nelson
meanspeed=118.5 beats per minute, as a waltz
meanemotion=victory
meanspace=0.506 seconds per beat
meanphase=1.97 beats per second
meanpitch=505.55 hertz, 40 cents higher than B4=493.883 hertz, 60 cents lower than C5=523.251 hertz.

Track #4
song title=“Home”
composer= Kara Dioguardi
meanspeed=73.0 beats per minute
meanemotion=grace
meanspace=0.822 seconds per beat
meanphase=1.22 beats per second
meanpitch=311.47 hertz, 2 cents higher than D#4/Eb4=311.127 hertz, 98 cents lower than E4=329.628 hertz.

Track #5
song title=“Not Ur Girl”
composers=Corte Ellis, Kara Dioguardi, Nate Hills
featured performer=Brook
meanspeed=109.9 beats per minute
meanemotion=lust
meanspace=0.546 seconds per beat
meanphase=1.83 beats per second
meanpitch=468.73 hertz, 9 cents higher than A#4/Bb4=466.164 hertz, 91 cents lower than B4=493.883 hertz.

Track #6
song title=“Each Other”
composers=Corte Ellis, Kara Dioguardi, Nate Hills
meanspeed=76.1 beats per minute
meanemotion=grace
meanspace=0.789 seconds per beat
meanphase=1.27 beats per second
meanpitch=324.58 hertz, 73 cents higher than D#4/Eb4=311.127 hertz, 27 cents lower than E4=329.628 hertz.

Track #7
song title=“Dangerous”
composers= Corte Ellis, Kara Dioguardi, Nate Hills
meanspeed=143.1 beats per minute
meanemotion=mixed fast
meanspace=0.419 seconds per beat
meanphase=2.39 beats per second
meanpitch=610.76 hertz, 67 cents higher than D5=587.330 hertz, 33 cents lower than D#5/Eb5=622.254 hertz.

Track #8
song title=“Ordinary World”
composers=Emanuel Kiriakou, Lindy Robbins, Walter Afanasieff
meanspeed=67.2 beats per minute
meanemotion=ceremony
meanspace=0.893 seconds per beat
meanphase=1.12 beats per second
meanpitch=313.55 hertz, 13 cents higher than D#4/Eb4=311.127 hertz, 87 cents lower than E4=329.628 hertz.

Track #9
song title=“Do What You Do”
composers=Damon, Harvey Mason, Jr., James Fauntleroy II, Makeba Riddick, Robin Tadross
meanspeed=100.0 beats per minute
meanemotion=natural
meanspace=0.600 seconds per beat
meanphase=1.67 beats per second
meanpitch=426.67 hertz, 46 cents higher than G#4/Ab4=415.305 hertz, 54 cents lower than A4=440.000 hertz.

Track #10
song title=“Better Off Alone”
composer=Austin Carroll
meanspeed=120.0 beats per minute, as a waltz
meanemotion=victory
meanspace=0.500 seconds per beat
meanphase=2.00 beats per second
meanpitch=512.00 hertz, 62 cents higher than B4=493.883 hertz, 38 cents lower than C5=523.251 hertz.

Track #11
song title=“Neglected”
composers= Kara Dioguardi, Katharine McPhee, Nate Hills
meanspeed=72.0 beats per minute
meanemotion=grace
meanspace=0.857 seconds per beat
meanphase=1.17 beats per second
meanpitch=298.67 hertz, 29 cents higher than D4=293.665 hertz, 71 cents lower than D#4/Eb4=311.127 hertz.

Track #12
song title=“Everywhere I Go”
composer=Babyface
meanspeed=75.0 beats per minute
meanemotion=grace
meanspace=0.800 seconds per beat
meanphase=1.25 beats per second
meanpitch=320.00 hertz, 48 cents higher than D#4/Eb4=311.127 hertz, 52 cents lower than E4=329.628 hertz.



Ian Schneider
meanspeed.com
January 31, 2007

Measure Of A Man, the debut album by Clay Aiken: Elementary speeds, viewed through meanspeed music theory

Measure of a Man is Clay Aiken's debut album, released on October 14, 2003, five months after the conclusion of the second season of American Idol. The album debuted at #1 on the "Billboard 200" and was, with 613,000 copies sold in its first week, the highest-selling debut for a solo artist in 10 years. It received RIAA Double Platinum.

Below are the elementary speeds of all ten songs on Clay’s debut:

Track #1
song title=“I Will Carry You”
composers=Dennis Matosky, Jess Cates, Lindy Robbins
meanspeed=93.5 beats per minute
meanemotion=enthusiasm
meanspace=0.642 seconds per beat
meanphase=1.56 beats per second
meanpitch=399.02 hertz, 30 cents higher than G4=391.995 hertz, 70 cents lower than G#4/Ab4=415.305 hertz.

Track #2
song title=“The Way”
composers=David Diegel, Enrique Iglesias, Kara E. DioGuardi, Steve Morales
meanspeed=74.0 beats per minute
meanemotion=grace
meanspace=0.811 seconds per beat
meanphase=1.23 beats per second
meanpitch=315.73 hertz, 25 cents higher than D#4/Eb4=311.127 hertz, 75 cents lower than E4=329.628 hertz.

Track #3
song title=“When You Said You Love Me”
composers=Darren Hayes, Rick Nowels
meanspeed=128.0 beats per minute
meanemotion=victory
meanspace=0.469 seconds per beat
meanphase=2.13 beats per second
meanpitch=546.13 hertz, hertz, 74 cents higher than C5=523.251 hertz, 26 cents lower than C#5/Db5=554.365 hertz.

Track #4
song title=“No More Sad Songs”
composers=Jimmy Harris, Shep Solomon, Wayne Hector
meanspeed=79.3 beats per minute
meanemotion=loneliness
meanspace=0.756 seconds per beat
meanphase=1.32 beats per second
meanpitch=338.37 hertz, 48 cents higher than E4=329.628 hertz, 52 cents lower than F4=349.228 hertz.

Track #5
song title=“Run To Me”
composers=Chris Braide, Desmond Childe, Gary Burr
meanspeed=63.8 beats per minute
meanemotion=ceremony
meanspace=0.940 seconds per beat
meanphase=1.06 beats per second
meanpitch=272.37 hertz, 69 cents higher than C4=261.626 hertz, 31 cents lower than C#4/Db4=277.183 hertz.

Track #6
song title=“Shine”
composers=Lindy Robbins, Pete Gordeno, Reed Verteiney
meanspeed=76.0 beats per minute
meanemotion=grace
meanspace=0.789 seconds per beat
meanphase=1.27 beats per second
meanpitch=324.27 hertz, 71 cents higher than D#4/Eb4=311.127 hertz, 29 cents lower than E4=329.628 hertz.

Track #7
song title=“I Survived You”
composers=Jeff Franzel, Jess Cates, Ty Lacy
meanspeed=59.9 beats per minute
meanemotion=sincerity
meanspace=1.00 second per beat
meanphase=1.00 beats per second
meanpitch=255.61 hertz, 59 cents higher than B3=246.942 hertz, 41 cents lower than C4=261.626 hertz.

Track #8
song title=“Perfect Day”
composers=Danielle Brisebois, Jimmy Harry, Shep Solomon
meanspeed=72.8 beats per minute
meanemotion=grace
meanspace=0.825 seconds per beat
meanphase=1.21 beats per second
meanpitch=310.44 hertz, 96 cents higher than D4=293.665 hertz, 4 cents lower than D#4/Eb4=311.127 hertz.

Track #9
song title=“Measure Of A Man”
composers=Cathy Dennis, David Siegel, Steve Morales
meanspeed=82.2 beats per minute
meanemotion=loneliness
meanspace=0.730 seconds per beat
meanphase=1.37 beats per second
meanpitch=350.65 hertz, 7 cents higher than F4=349.228 hertz, 93 cents lower than F#4/Gb4=369.994 hertz.

Track #10
song title=“Touch”
composers=Cathy Dennis, David Eriksen
meanspeed=106.1 beats per minute
meanemotion=lust
meanspace=0.566 seconds per beat
meanphase=1.77 beats per second
meanpitch=452.59 hertz, 48 cents higher than A4=440.000 hertz, 52 cents lower than A#4/Bb4=466.164 hertz.

Ian Schneider
meanspeed.com
January 31, 2007

iTunes Free Download + Single of the Week=Azzido da Bass and Jonny Blake + "Lonely By Your Side," meanspace=469 milliseconds between beats

This week, as last week, as the week before that, iTunes released its “Single of the Week.” This single comes, as you know, as a free downloads from Apple’s site.

This week:
song title= “Lonely By Your Side”
artist= Azzido da Bass and Jonny Blake
album=(by single only)
genre according to iTunes=Electronic
reviews so far= ‘be the First Customer to write a review’

The elementary speeds are:
meanspeed=128.1 beats per minute
meanemotion=victory
meanspace=0.469 seconds
meanphase=2.13 beats per second
meanpitch=546.42 hertz, 74 cents higher than C5=523.251 hertz, 26 cents lower than C#5/Db5=554.365 hertz.

agent 19.3
meanspeed.com
January 30, 2007

The Showman of Our Generation, Barry Manilow: 'Greatest Songs Of The Fifties,' a meanspeed music theory view of speeds of each track

The Showman Of Our Generation, Mr. Barry Manilow, c. 1979


Barry Manilow, known in the industry as “The Showman of Our Generation,” released an album in 2006 called: Greatest Songs of the Fifties in 2005 on January 31, 2006. A significant album for Barry Manilow, it finds the Showman taking on songs that were popular in his youth. The project also marked Manilow's return to his former label, Arista, with the company's founder, Clive Davis, setting the singer up with 1950s pop classics much in the way that the savvy businessman steered Rod Stewart in the direction of jazzy standards in his successful The Great American Songbook project. The album was a huge hit in the United States. It endered the Billboard 200 at No. 1, giving the second chart-topping album of Barry Manilow's career. His only other No. 1 album was Barry Manilow Live, in 1977. This is also the highest-debuting album of his career, selling over 150,000 copies in its opening week.

Below are the elementary speeds to each of the 13 tracks on The Showman’s huge comback album.

Track #1
song title=“Moments To Remember”
meanspeed=84.0 beats per minute
meanemotion=loneliness
meanspace=0.714 seconds per beat
meanphase=1.40 beats per second
meanpitch=358.40 hertz, 44 cents higher than F4=349.228 hertz, 56 cents lower than F#4/Gb4=369.994 hertz.

Track #2
song title=“It’s All In The Game”
meanspeed=75.0 beats per minute
meanemotion=grace
meanspace=0.800 seconds per beat
meanphase=1.25 beats per second
meanpitch=320.00 hertz, 45 cents higher than D#4/Eb4=311.127 hertz, 55 cents lower than E4=329.628 hertz.

Track #3
song title=“Unchained Melody”
meanspeed=74.0 beats per minute
meanemotion=grace
meanspace=0.811 seconds per beat
meanphase=1.23 beats per second
meanpitch=315.73 hertz, 45 cents higher than D#4/Eb4=311.127 hertz, 55 cents lower than E4=329.628 hertz.

Track #4
song title=“Future Lovers”
meanspeed=115.0 beats per minute
meanemotion=foreboding
meanspace=0.522 seconds per beat
meanphase=1.92 beats per second
meanpitch=490.67 hertz, 88 cents higher than A#4/Bb4=466.164 hertz, 12 cents lower than B4=493.883 hertz.

Track #5
song title=“It’s Not Easy For Me To Say”
meanspeed=72.6 beats per minute
meanemotion=grace
meanspace=0.827 seconds per beat
meanphase=1.21 beats per second
meanpitch=309.56 hertz, 91 cents higher than D4=293.665 hertz, 9 cents lower than D#4/Eb4=311.127 hertz.

Track #6
song title=“Love Is A Many Splendored Thing”
meanspeed=82.1 beats per minute
meanemotion=loneliness
meanspace=0.731 seconds per beat
meanphase=1.37 beats per second
meanpitch=350.27 hertz, 4 cents higher than F4=349.228 hertz, 96 cents lower than F#4/Gb4=369.994 hertz.

Track #7
song title=“Rags To Riches”
meanspeed=77.1 beats per minute
meanemotion=bitterswseetness
meanspace=0.779 seconds per beat
meanphase=1.28 beats per second
meanpitch=328.83 hertz, 96 cents higher than D#4/Eb4=311.127 hertz, 4 cents lower than E4=329.628 hertz.

Track #8
song title=“Sincerely/Teach Me Tonight”
meanspeed=77.0 beats per minute
meanemotion=bitterswseetness
meanspace=0.779 seconds per beat
meanphase=1.28 beats per second
meanpitch=328.53 hertz, 94 cents higher than D#4/Eb4=311.127 hertz, 6 cents lower than E4=329.628 hertz.

Track #9
song title=“Are You Lonesome Tonight?”
meanspeed=80.0 beats per minute
meanemotion=loneliness
meanspace=0.750 seconds per beat
meanphase=1.33 beats per second
meanpitch=341.33 hertz, 60 cents higher than E4=329.628 hertz, 40 cents lower than F4=349.228 hertz.

Track #10
song title=“Young At Heart”
meanspeed=87.0 beats per minute
meanemotion=renewal
meanspace=0.690 seconds per beat
meanphase=1.45 beats per second
meanpitch=371.20 hertz, 5 cents higher than F#4/Gb4=369.994 hertz, 95 cents lower than G4=391.995 hertz.

Track #11
song title=“All I Have To Do Is Dream”
meanspeed=95.0 beats per minute
meanemotion=enthusiasm
meanspace=0.632 seconds per beat
meanphase=1.58 beats per second
meanpitch=405.33 hertz, 57 cents higher than G4=391.995 hertz, 43 cents lower than G#4/Ab4=415.305 hertz.

Track #12
song title=“What A Difference A Day Makes”
meanspeed=75.1 beats per minute
meanemotion=grace
meanspace=0.799 seconds per beat
meanphase=1.25 beats per second
meanpitch=320.26 hertz, 17 cents higher than D#4/Eb4=311.127 hertz, 83 cents lower than E4=329.628 hertz.

Track #13
song title=“Beyond The Sea”
meanspeed=94.1 beats per minute
meanemotion=enthusiasm
meanspace=0.638 seconds per beat
meanphase=1.57 beats per second
meanpitch=401.32 hertz, 40 cents higher than G4=391.995 hertz, 60 cents lower than G#4/Ab4=415.305 hertz.



Ian Schneider
meanspeed.com
January 30, 2007

Madonna's Confessions On A Dance Floor, in its entirety: Self-congratulations, well earned, expressed in music and speed

Madonna’s Confessions On A Dance Floor fascinates me from a speed point of view. To me, it is her, well, Eminem album or Mary J. Blige album—deservedly so, I think. All three: came from literally nothing, trailer parks, donut shops and nasty urban areas to do, long story short, what everyone told them was an impossible pie-in-the-sky dream, and even as a celebrity, being daily kicked in the teeth in words in gossip, on tv, online.

So it is no surprise to me that the age of forty-whatever, Madonna is self-proclaiming victory. Of twelve tracks, Meanspeed music theory expressive categories, or, put simply, “meanemotions” of victory, speed range=119-128 beats per minute (“bpm”), make up eight tracks. There is a song of Enthusiasm aptly titled Push, and three songs at a speed we have just been calling mixed fast—anything over 128.

The title of the last track tells it all, Like It Or Not tells it all: she is saying in song after song: you all have trashed me, but look who is still on top? Who destroyed the odds? As Eminem: what are the chances of some white dude from a trailer park becoming a rap mega-mogul be? One in a trillion? Agent 19.5 is on a special mission and was due to report on Mary Blige’s take on the Madonna on the dance floor issue, but the satellite went out—it happens.

The elementary speeds of the songs on the album are:

Track #1
song title=“Hung Up”
meanspeed=125.0 beats per minute
meanemotion=victory
meanspace=0.480 seconds per beat
meanphase=2.08 beats per second
meanpitch=533.33 hertz, 32 cents higher than C5=523.251 hertz, 68 cents lower than C#5/Db5=554.365 hertz.

Track #2
song title=“Get Together”
meanspeed=124.0 beats per minute
meanemotion=victory
meanspace=0.484 seconds per beat
meanphase=2.07 beats per second
meanpitch=512.00 hertz, 19 cents higher than C5=523.251 hertz, 81 cents lower than C#5/Db5=554.365 hertz.

Track #3
song title=“Sorry”
meanspeed=133.0 beats per minute
meanemotion=mixed fast
meanspace=0.451 seconds per beat
meanphase=2.22 beats per second
meanpitch=567.45 hertz, 40 cents higher than C#5/Db5=554.365 hertz, 60 cents lower than D5=587.330 hertz.

Track #4
song title=“Future Lovers”
meanspeed=124.0 beats per minute
meanemotion=victory
meanspace=0.484 seconds per beat
meanphase=2.07 beats per second
meanpitch=529.07 hertz, 19 cents higher than C5=523.251 hertz, 81 cents lower than C#5/Db5=554.365 hertz.

Track #5
song title=“I Love New York”
meanspeed=128.0 beats per minute
meanemotion=victory
meanspace=0.484 seconds per beat
meanphase=2.07 beats per second
meanpitch=546.13 hertz, 23 cents higher than C5=523.251 hertz, 77 cents lower than C#5/Db5=554.365 hertz.

Track #6
song title=“Let It Will Be”
meanspeed=130.0 beats per minute
meanemotion=mixed fast
meanspace=0.462 seconds per beat
meanphase=2.17 beats per second
meanpitch=554.67 hertz, 1 cent higher than C#5/Db5=554.365 hertz, 99 cents lower than D5=587.330 hertz.

Track #7
song title=“Forbidden Love”
meanspeed=118.5 beats per minute
meanemotion=victory
meanspace=0.506 seconds per beat
meanphase=1.97 beats per second
meanpitch=505.44 hertz, 39 cents higher than B4=493.883 hertz, 61 cents lower than C5=523.251 hertz.

Track #8
song title=“Jump”
meanspeed=119.0 beats per minute
meanemotion=victory
meanspace=0.504 seconds per beat
meanphase=1.98 beats per second
meanpitch=507.73 hertz, 47 cents higher than B4=493.883 hertz, 53 cents lower than C5=523.251 hertz.

Track #9
song title=“How High”
meanspeed=120.0 beats per minute
meanemotion=victory
meanspace=0.500 seconds per beat
meanphase=2.00 beats per second
meanpitch=512.00 hertz, 62 cents higher than B4=493.883 hertz, 38 cents lower than C5=523.251 hertz.

Track #10
song title=“Isaac”
meanspeed=133.0 beats per minute
meanemotion=mixed fast
meanspace=0.451 seconds per beat
meanphase=2.22 beats per second
meanpitch=567.45 hertz, 40 cents higher than C#5/Db5=554.365 hertz, 60 cents lower than D5=587.330 hertz.

Track #11
song title=“Push”
meanspeed=96.0 beats per minute
meanemotion=enthusiasm
meanspace=0.688 seconds per beat
meanphase=1.60 beats per second
meanpitch=409.60 hertz, 76 cents higher than G4=391.995 hertz, 24 cents lower than G#4/Ab4=415.305 hertz.

Track #12
song title=“Like It Or Not”
meanspeed=120.0 beats per minute
meanemotion=victory
meanspace=0.500 seconds per beat
meanphase=2.00 beats per second
meanpitch=512.00 hertz, 62 cents higher than B4=493.883 hertz, 38 cents lower than C5=523.251 hertz.


Ian Schneider
Meanspeed.com
January 29, 2007

Weird Al Yankovic, "White & Nerdy" meanemotion=grace, meanspace=839 milliseconds per beat

"Weird" Al Yankovic


Yesterday I received an email from a Meanspeed Music “long time listener, first time caller.” This music lover, who will be the proud owner of a pair of Meanspeed Official Boxer Shorts, went on to say: “Love the way you're branching out, and here’s one I’ve been wanting to see awhile--$1.99 to you, sir, if you don’t agree: Download the video—the video, not the single—of Weird Al’s ‘White And Nerdy.' Love to see that, plus, I know others do too!”

The elementary speeds of Weird All Yankovic’s White And Nerdy, a song from his album STRAIGHT OUTTA LYNWOOD are:
meanspeed=71.5 beats per minute
meanemotion=grace
meanspace=0.839 seconds per beat
meanphase=1.19 beats per second
meanpitch=305.10 hertz, 11 cents above D4=293.665 hertz, 89 cents below D#4/Eb4=311.127 hertz.

Ian Schneider
meanspeed.com
January 29, 2007

Mary J. Blige, 'Breakthrough'- Let pain make you stronger lest it kill you, and you will prevail-- Speeds of the album

Mary J. Bliges’s album Breakthrough is one of Whatever doesn’t kill you makes you stronger—a message she drives home in song after song on this Grammy multi-nominated album.
Songs about painful loneliness (79-89 beats per minute, or “bpm”) and renewal (85-89 bpm) give way to a natural (98-105 bpm), victorious (119-128 bpm), graceful (70-76 bpm), enthusiastic (90-97 bpm) woman.
Songs with meanemotions of melodrama (55-58 bpm), bittersweetness (77-78 bpm), lust (106-113 bpm) and foreboding (114-118 bpm) and mixed fast (129 and above) are each avoided.

Mary is all about: facing loneliness head on, feel the pain of it, and let it make you stronger lest it kill you: hence her many songs of loneliness trumped by enthusiasm. From what speed range come most of Mary’s most popular songs? Meanemotion: Enthusiasm, 90-97 bpm.

Below are the elementary speeds to every song on Mary’s bold and candid album.


Track #1
song title=“No One Will Do”
composers=Bunny Sigler, Clifford L. Brown III, Dave Young, Erik Ortiz, Kevin Crowe
meanspeed=82.7 beats per minute
meanemotion=loneliness
meanspace=0.725 seconds per beat
meanphase=1.38 beats per second
meanpitch=353.00 hertz, 18 cents higher than F4=349.228 hertz, 82 cents lower than F#4/Gb4=369.994 hertz.

Track #2
song title=“Enough Cryin’”
composers=Rodney Jerkins, Sean Garrett
meanspeed =96.6 beats per minute
meanemotion=enthusiasm
meanspace=0.621 seconds per beat
meanphase=1.61 beats per second
meanpitch=412.33 hertz, 20 cents higher than G4=391.995 hertz, 80 cents lower than G#4/Ab4=415.305 hertz.

Track #3
song title=“About You”
composers=Anthony Newly, Keith Harris, Leslie Bricusse, William Adams
meanspeed=92.0 beats per minute
meanemotion=enthusiasm
meanspace=0.652 seconds per beat
meanphase=1.53 beats per second
meanpitch=392.53 hertz, 2 cents higher than G4=391.995 hertz, 98 cents lower than G#4/Ab4=415.305 hertz.

Track #4
song title=“Be Without You” (Kendu Mix)
composers=Bryan-Michael Cox, Jason Perry, Johnta Austin
meanspeed=73.3 beats per minute
meanemotion=grace
meanspace=0.819 seconds per beat
meanphase=1.22 beats per second
meanpitch=312.74 hertz, 9 cents higher than D#4/Eb4=311.127 hertz, 91 cents lower than E4=329.628 hertz.

Track #5
song title=“Gonna Breakthrough”
composers=Dernst Emile, Diane Gordon, Harry Palmer, Quaran Wages
featured performer=Brook
meanspeed=100.8 beats per minute
meanemotion=natural
meanspace=0.595 seconds per beat
meanphase=1.68 beats per second
meanpitch=430.20 hertz, 60 cents higher than G#4/Ab4=415.305 hertz, 40 cents lower than A4=440.000 hertz.

Track #6
song title=“Good Woman Down”
composers=Freddie Jackson, Mel’isa magan, Patrick Douthit, Robert Arles, Sean Garrett
meanspeed=88.0 beats per minute
meanemotion=renewal
meanspace=0.682 seconds per beat
meanphase=1.47 beats per second
meanpitch=375.47 hertz, 25 cents higher than F#4/Gb4=369.994 hertz, 75 cents lower than G4=391.995 hertz.

Track #7
song title=“Take Me As I Am”
composers=Candice Nelson, Ezekiel Lewis, Jordan Duecof, Keri Hilson, Lonnie Listen Smit, Thabiso Nkereanye
meanspeed=82.2 beats per minute
meanemotion=loneliness
meanspace=0.730 seconds per beat
meanphase=1.37 beats per second
meanpitch=350.79 hertz, 8 cents higher than F4=349.228 hertz, 92 cents lower than F#4/Gb4=369.994 hertz.

Track #8
song title=“Baggage”
composers=Bobby Ross Avila, Dave Young, Issiah J. Avila, James Harris III, James Q. Wright, Terry Lewis
meanspeed=94.5 beats per minute
meanemotion=enthusiasm
meanspace=0.635 seconds per beat
meanphase=1.58 beats per second
meanpitch=403.39 hertz, 49 cents higher than G4=391.995 hertz, 51 cents lower than G#4/Ab4=415.305 hertz.

Track #9
song title=“Can’t Hide From Love”
composers=Andre Harris, Arthur Ross, Leon Ware, Ryan Toby, Vidal Davis
featured artist=Jay-Z
meanspeed=105.1 beats per minute
meanemotion=natural
meanspace=0.571 seconds per beat
meanphase=1.75 beats per second
meanpitch=448.41 hertz, 32 cents higher than A4=440.000 hertz, 68 cents lower than A#4/Bb4=466.164 hertz.

Track #10
song title=“MJB Da MVP” (Alternate Version)
composers=Allan Felder, Andre Lyon, Curtis Jackson, Jayceon Taylor, Marcello Valenzano, Norman Harris, Ron Baker
meanspeed=100.1 beats per minute
meanemotion=natural
meanspace=0.600 seconds per beat
meanphase=1.67 beats per second
meanpitch=426.89 hertz, 47 cents higher than G#4/Ab4=415.305 hertz, 53 cents lower than A4=440.000 hertz.

Track #11
song title=“Can’t Get Enough”
composers=Bobby Ross Avila, Dave Young, Issiah J. Avila, James Harris III, James Q. Wright, Terry Lewis
meanspeed=94.0 beats per minute
meanemotion=enthusiasm
meanspace=0.638 seconds per beat
meanphase=1.57 beats per second
meanpitch=401.07 hertz, 39 cents higher than G4=391.995 hertz, 61 cents lower than G#4/Ab4=415.305 hertz.

Track #12
song title=“Ain’t Real Love”
composer= Bryan-Michael Cox, Candice Childress, Johnta Austin
meanspeed=60.0 beats per minute
meanemotion=sincerity
meanspace=1.00 seconds per beat
meanphase=1.00 beats per second
meanpitch=256.00 hertz, 62 cents higher than B3=246.942 hertz, 38 cents lower than C4=261.626 hertz.

Track #13
song title=“I Found My Everything”
composers=Kevin L. Wooten, Robert Ozuna
featured artist=Raphael Saadiq
meanspeed=120.0 beats per minute, as a waltz
meanemotion=victory
meanspace=0.500 seconds per beat
meanphase=2.00 beats per second
meanpitch=512.00 hertz, 62 cents higher than B4=493.883 hertz, 38 cents lower than C5=523.251 hertz.

Track #14
song title=“Father In You”
composers=Andre Harris, Ryan Toby, Vidal Davis
meanspeed=67.0 beats per minute
meanemotion=ceremony
meanspace=0.896 seconds per beat
meanphase=1.12 beats per second
meanpitch=285.87 hertz, 53 cents higher than C#4/Db4=277.183 hertz, 47 cents lower than D4=293.665 hertz.

Track #15
song title=“Alone”
composer=Davel McKenzie
featured artist=Dave Young
meanspeed=82.6 beats per minute
meanemotion=loneliness
meanspace=0.726 seconds per beat
meanphase=1.38 beats per second
meanpitch=352.38 hertz, 15 cents higher than F4=349.228 hertz, 85 cents lower than F#4/Gb4=369.994 hertz.

Track #16
song title=“One”
composers=Paul Hewson, David Evans, Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen
meanspeed=93.0 beats per minute
meanemotion=enthusiasm
meanspace=0.645 seconds per beat
meanphase=1.55 beats per second
meanpitch=396.80 hertz, 21 cents higher than G4=391.995 hertz, 79 cents lower than G#4/Ab4=415.305 hertz.

Track #17
song title=“Show Love” (Hidden Track)
composers=Chucky Thompson, Sean Garrett
meanspeed=98.1 beats per minute
meanemotion=natural
meanspace=0.612 seconds per beat
meanphase=1.63 beats per second
meanpitch=418.49 hertz, 13 cents higher than G#4/Ab4=415.305 hertz, 87 cents lower than A4=440.000 hertz.

Track #18
song title="So Lady”
featured artist=Raphael Saadiq
composer=Teedra Moses
meanspeed=93.2 beats per minute
meanemotion=enthusiasm
meanspace=0.644 seconds per beat
meanphase=1.55 beats per second
meanpitch=396.80 hertz, 25 cents higher than G4=391.995 hertz, 75 cents lower than G#4/Ab4=415.305 hertz.


Ian Schneider
meanspeed.com
January 27, 2006

"Don't you wish your your girlfriend was a freak like me?"--The elementary speeds of DON'T CHA and the other 11 tracks of Pussycat Doll's PCD

The Pussycat Dolls


These are the elementary speeds for each track of the Pussycat Dolls album called PCD, an album which includes the new standard “Don’t Cha”--


Track #1
song title= “Don’t Cha”
meanspeed=119.9 beats per minute
meanemotion=victory
meanspace=0.500 seconds per beat
meanphase=2.00 beats per second
meanpitch=511.39 hertz, 60 cents higher than B4=493.883 hertz, 40 cents lower than C5=523.251 hertz.

Track #2
song title= “Beep”
meanspeed=103.7 beats per minute
meanemotion=natural
meanspace=0.578 seconds per beat
meanphase=1.73 beats per second
meanpitch=442.54 hertz, 10cents higher than G#4/Ab4=415.305 hertz, 90 cents lower than A4=440.000 hertz.

Track #3
song title= “Wait A Minute”
meanspeed=136.4 beats per minute
meanemotion=mixed fast
meanspace=0.440 seconds per beat
meanphase=2.27beats per second
meanpitch=581.80 hertz, 83 cents higher than C#5/Db5=554.365 hertz, 17 cents lower than D5=587.330 hertz.

Track #4
song title= “Stickwitu”
meanspeed=80.0 beats per minute
meanemotion=loneliness
meanspace=0.750 seconds per beat
meanphase=1.33 beats per second
meanpitch=341.33 hertz, 38 cents higher than E4=329.628 hertz, 62 cents lower than F4=349.228 hertz.

Track #5
song title= “Buttons”
meanspeed=105.4 beats per minute
meanemotion=natural
meanspace=0.569 seconds per beat
meanphase=1.76 beats per second
meanpitch=449.88 hertz, 38 cents higher than A4=440.000 hertz, 62 cents lower than A#4/Bb4=466.164 hertz.

Track #6
song title= “I Don’t Need A Man”
meanspeed=105.8 beats per minute
meanemotion=lust
meanspace=0.567 seconds per beat
meanphase=1.76 beats per second
meanpitch=451.53 hertz, 44 cents higher than A4=440.000 hertz, 56 cents lower than A#4/Bb4=466.164 hertz.

Track #7
song title= “Hot Stuff (Want You Back)”
meanspeed=124.9 beats per minute
meanemotion=victory
meanspace=0.480 seconds per beat
meanphase=2.08 beats per second
meanpitch=532.81 hertz, hertz, 31 cents higher than C5=523.251 hertz, 69 cents lower than C#5/Db5=554.365 hertz.

Track #8
song title= “How Many Times, How Many Lies”
Meanspeed=99.6 beats per minute
meanemotion=natural
meanspace=0.602 seconds per beat
meanphase=1.66 beats per second
meanpitch=425.09 hertz, 40 cents higher than G#4/Ab4=415.305 hertz, 60 cents lower than A4=440.000 hertz.

Track #9
song title= “Bite The Dust”
meanspeed=100.6 beats per minute
meanemotion=natural
meanspace=0.597 seconds per beat
meanphase=1.68 beats per second
meanpitch=429.13 hertz, 56 cents higher than G#4/Ab4=415.305 hertz, 44 cents lower than A4=440.000 hertz.

Track #10
song title= “Right Now”
meanspeed=189.0 beats per minute
meanemotion=mixed fast
meanspace=0.317 seconds per beat
meanphase=3.15 beats per second
meanpitch=806.40 hertz, 48 cents higher than G5=783.990 hertz, 52 cents lower than G#5/Ab5=830.610 hertz.

Track #11
song title= “Tainted Love”
meanspeed=77.0 beats per minute
meanemotion=bittersweetness
meanspace=0.779 seconds per beat
meanphase=1.28 beats per second
meanpitch=328.55 hertz, 94 cents higher than D#4/Eb4=311.127 hertz, 6 cents lower than E4=329.628 hertz.

Track #12
song title= “Feelin’ Good”
meanspeed=69.0 beats per minute
meanemotion=ceremony
meanspace=0.870 seconds per beat
meanphase=1.15 beats per second
meanpitch=294.19 hertz, 47 cents higher than D4=293.665 hertz, 53 cents lower than D#4/Eb4=311.127 hertz.

Ian Schneider
meanspeed.com
January 26, 2007

Clay Aiken's 'A Thousand Different Ways': A breakdown of the elements of speed to this entire album of ballads across a variety of slow speeds

On September 19, 2006 the universal cultural phenomenon Clay Aiken released his second album, made up of cover songs, called A Thousand Different Ways. Apple's iTunes.com lists each track here under its genre: ‘pop.’ There is a recording company responsible for Clay’s intellectual property: A Thousand Different Ways, ©2006, 19 Recordings Limited.

Clay shows a surprisingly adept manner of handling speed and tempo in a variety of slow ballad to mid-tempo ballad ranges: we hear the meanemotion ranges of surreal (below 55 beats per minute), melodrama (55-58 beats per minute), sincerity (59-62 beats per minute), ceremony (63-69 beats per minute), grace (70-76 beats per minute), loneliness (79-84 beats per minute), renewal (85-89 beats per minute) and natural (98-105 beats per minute). Hence, you will find no songs in the speed ranges of: bittersweetness (77-78 beats per minute), enthusiasm (90-97 beats per minute), lust (106-114 beats per minute), foreboding (115-118 beats per minute), victory (119-128 beats per minute) or mixed fast (129 and above). This Clay Aiken work is not about fast and lusting. This is about deep ceremonial introspection. This is a man singing the modern ballads with truth, honesty and from the heart.

Below are all the elementary speeds of Clay’s album, as measured by agent 19.5 and I:


Track #1
song title= “Right Here Waiting”
meanspeed=84.3 beats per minute
meanemotion=loneliness
meanspace=0.712 seconds per beat
meanphase=1.40 beats per second
meanpitch=359.60 hertz, 50 cents higher than F4=349.228 hertz, 50 cents lower than F#4/Gb4=369.994 hertz.

Track #2
song title= “Lonely No More”
meanspeed=68.0 beats per minute
meanemotion=ceremony
meanspace=0.882 seconds per beat
meanphase=1.13 beats per second
meanpitch=290.13 hertz, 79 cents higher than C#4/Db4=277.183 hertz, 21 cents lower than D4=293.665 hertz.

Track #3
song title= “Without You”
meanspeed=61.9 beats per minute
meanemotion=sincerity
meanspace=0.970 seconds per beat
meanphase=1.03 beats per second
meanpitch=284.44 hertz, 44 cents higher than C#4/Db4=277.183 hertz, 56 cents lower than D4=293.665 hertz.

Track #4
song title= “Everytime You Go Away”
meanspeed=81.0 beats per minute
meanemotion=loneliness
meanspace=0.741 seconds per beat
meanphase=1.35 beats per second
meanpitch=345.60 hertz, 81 cents higher than E4=329.628 hertz, 19 cents lower than F4=349.228 hertz.

Track #5
song title= “Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word”
meanspeed=64.9 beats per minute
meanemotion=ceremony
meanspace=0.924 seconds per beat
meanphase=3.02 beats per second
meanpitch=277.04 hertz, 99 cents higher than E4=329.628 hertz, 1 cent lower than F4=349.228 hertz.

Track #6
song title= “When I See You Smile”
meanspeed=67.0 beats per minute
meanemotion=ceremony
meanspace=0.896 seconds per beat
meanphase=1.12 beats per second
meanpitch=285.87 hertz, 53 cents higher than C#4/Db4=277.183 hertz, 47 cents lower than D4=293.665 hertz.

Track #7
song title= “A Thousand Days”
meanspeed=67.0 beats per minute
meanemotion=ceremony
meanspace=0.896 seconds per beat
meanphase=1.12 beats per second
meanpitch=285.87 hertz, 53 cents higher than C#4/Db4=277.183 hertz, 47 cents lower than D4=293.665 hertz.

Track #8
song title= “Everything I Do (I Do It For You)”
meanspeed=69.0 beats per minute
meanemotion=ceremony
meanspace=0.870 seconds per beat
meanphase=1.15 beats per second
meanpitch=294.40 hertz, 4 cents higher than D4=293.665 hertz, 96 cents lower than D#4/Eb4=311.127 hertz.

Track #9
song title= “Because You Loved Me”
meanspeed=101.0 beats per minute
meanemotion=natural
meanspace=0.594 seconds per beat
meanphase=1.68 beats per second
meanpitch=430.93 hertz, hertz, 63 cents higher than D4=293.665 hertz, 37 cents lower than D#4/Eb4=311.127 hertz.

Track #10
song title= “I Want To Know What Love Is”
featured singer=Suzie McNeil
meanspeed=83.0 beats per minute
meanemotion=loneliness
meanspace=0.723 seconds per beat
meanphase=1.38 beats per second
meanpitch=354.13 hertz, 24 cents higher than F4=349.228 hertz, 76 cents lower than F#4/Gb4=369.994 hertz.

Track #11
song title= “These Open Arms”
meanspeed=69.5 beats per minute
meanemotion=grace
meanspace=0.863 seconds per beat
meanphase=1.16 beats per second
meanpitch=296.62 hertz, 17 cents higher than B4=493.883 hertz, 83 cents lower than C5=523.251 hertz.

Track #12
song title= “Here You Come Again”
meanspeed=85.0 beats per minute
meanemotion=renewal
meanspace=0.706 seconds per beat
meanphase=1.42 beats per second
meanpitch=362.67 hertz, 69 cents higher than F4=349.228 hertz, 31 cents lower than F#4/Gb4=369.994 hertz.

Track #13
song title= “Everything I Have”
meanspeed=88.1 beats per minute
meanemotion=renewal
meanspace=0.681 seconds per beat
meanphase=1.47 beats per second
meanpitch=375.94 hertz, 25 cents higher than F#4/Gb4=369.994 hertz, 75 cents lower than G4=391.995 hertz.

Track #14
song title= “Broken Wings”
meanspeed=83.0 beats per minute
meanemotion=loneliness
meanspace=0.723 seconds per beat
meanphase=1.38 beats per second
meanpitch=354.13 hertz, 25 cents higher than F4=349.228 hertz, 75 cents lower than F#4/Gb4=369.994 hertz.

Track #15
song title= “Lover All Alone”
meanspeed=54.7 beats per minute
meanemotion=melodrama
meanspace=1.097 seconds per beat
meanphase=0.911 beats per second
meanpitch=233.35 hertz, 2 cents higher than A#3/Bb3=233.082 hertz, 98 cents lower than B3=246.942 hertz.




Ian Schneider
meanspeed.com
January 25, 2007

Mary J. Blige: A Retrospective, album released December 12, 2006--elementary speeds to each of 16 songs

Mary J. Blige in concert at the National Mall


On December 12, 2006, Mary J. Blige released an album called ‘A Retrospective.’ All 16 tracks are catalogued under the genre of “rhythm and blues/soul,” according to iTunes. The copyrighted record company is: Geffen, ©2006.

Below are the elemental speeds of all 16 tracks of the album:

Track #1
song title=“Reflections (I Remember),” new mix
composers=Bryan-Michael Cox, Johnta Austin, Kendrick Dean
meanspeed=87.0 beats per minute
meanemotion=renewal
meanspace=0.690 seconds per beat
meanphase=1.45 beats per second
meanpitch=371.20 hertz, 55 cents higher than F#4/Gb4=369.994 hertz, 45 cents lower than G4=391.995 hertz.

Track #2
song title=“We Ride (I See The Future)”
composers=Bryan-Michael Cox, Johnta Austin, Kendrick Dean
meanspeed =76.6 beats per minute
meanemotion=bittersweetness
meanspace=0.783 seconds per beat
meanphase=1.28 beats per second
meanpitch=327.06 hertz, 86 cents higher than D#4/Eb4=311.127 hertz, 14 cents lower than E4=329.628 hertz.

Track #3
song title=“You Know”
composers=Eric Hudson, Sean Garrett
meanspeed=100.0 beats per minute
meanemotion=natural
meanspace=0.600 seconds per beat
meanphase=1.67 beats per second
meanpitch=426.67 hertz, 46 cents higher than G#4/Ab4=415.305 hertz, 54 cents lower than A4=440.000 hertz.

Track #4
song title=“King & Queen”
composers=A. Crandle, J. Stephens, P. Bollenback, Stevie Wonder
meanspeed=88.2 beats per minute
meanemotion=renewal
meanspace=0.681 seconds per beat
meanphase=1.47 beats per second
meanpitch=375.72 hertz, 26 cents higher than F#4/Gb4=369.994 hertz, 74 cents lower than G4=391.995 hertz.

Track #5
song title=“No More Drama”
composers=B. Devorzan, James Harris III, Perry Botkin, Terry Lewis,
meanspeed=97.9 beats per minute
meanemotion=natural
meanspace=0.613 seconds per beat
meanphase=1.63 beats per second
meanpitch=417.90 hertz, 10 cents higher than G#4/Ab4=415.305 hertz, 90 cents lower than A4=440.000 hertz.

Track #6
song title=“Family Affair”
composers=Andre R. Young, Asaih Kewis, Bruce Miller, Camara Kambon, Luchana N. Lodge, Mike Elizondo
meanspeed=92.9 beats per minute
meanemotion=enthusiasm
meanspace=0.646 seconds per beat
meanphase=1.55 beats per second
meanpitch=396.47 hertz, 19 cents higher than G4=391.995 hertz, 81 cents lower than G#4/Ab4=415.305 hertz.

Track #8
song title=“No One Will Do”
composers=Bunnsy Sigler, Clifford L. Brown III, Dave Young, Erik Ortiz, Kevin Crowe
meanspeed=82.8 beats per minute
meanemotion=loneliness
meanspace=0.725 seconds per beat
meanphase=1.38 beats per second
meanpitch=353.25 hertz, 19 cents higher than F4=349.228 hertz, 81 cents lower than F#4/Gb4=369.994 hertz.

Track #9
song title=“Be Without You”
composers=Bryan-Michael Cox, Jason Perry, Johnta Austin
meanspeed=73.3 beats per minute
meanemotion=grace
meanspace=0.818 seconds per beat
meanphase=1.22 beats per second
meanpitch=312.79 hertz, 90 cents higher than D#4/Eb4=311.127 hertz, 10 cents lower than E4=329.628 hertz.

Track #10
song title=“I’m Goin’ Down”
composers=Norman Whitfield
meanspeed=62.3 beats per minute
meanemotion=sincerity
meanspace=0.963 seconds per beat
meanphase=1.04 beats per second
meanpitch=265.73 hertz, 26 cents higher than C4=261.626 hertz, 74 cents lower than C#4/Db4=277.183 hertz.

Track #11
song title=“911”
featured guest singer=Wyclef Jean
composers=Jerry Dupleissis, Katia Cadet, Mary Brown
meanspeed=87 beats per minute
meanemotion=renewal
meanspace=0.689 seconds per beat
meanphase=1.45 beats per second
meanpitch=371.34 hertz, 58 cents higher than F#4/Gb4=369.994 hertz, 42 cents lower than G4=391.995 hertz.

Track #12
song title=“Not Gon’ Cry”
composer=Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds
meanspeed=55.1 beats per minute
meanemotion=melodrama
meanspace=1.089 seconds per beat
meanphase=0.92 beats per second
meanpitch=235.00 hertz, 14 cents higher than A#3/Bb3=233.082 hertz, 86 cents lower than B3=246.942 hertz.

Track #13
song title=“My Life ‘06”
meanspeed=76.0 beats per minute
meanemotion=grace
meanspace=0.789 seconds per beat
meanphase=1.27 beats per second
meanpitch=324.39 hertz, 72 cents higher than D#4/Eb4=311.127 hertz, 28 cents lower than E4=329.628 hertz.

Track #14
song title=“Be Happy”
composers=Arlene Delvalle, Curtis Mayfield, Gilbert Alexander Askey, P. Diddy, Poke
meanspeed=93.0 beats per minute
meanemotion=enthusiasm
meanspace=0.645 seconds per beat
meanphase=1.55 beats per second
meanpitch=396.60 hertz, 20 cents higher than G4=391.995 hertz, 80 cents lower than G#4/Ab4=415.305 hertz.

Track #15
song title=“I’ll Be There For You/You’re All I Need To Get By”
featured singer=Method Man
composers=Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson, Robert F. “Prince Rakeem” Diggs
meanspeed=91.8 beats per minute
meanemotion=enthusiasm
meanspace=0.654 seconds per beat
meanphase=1.53 beats per second
meanpitch=391.72 hertz, 99 cents higher than F#4/Gb4=369.994 hertz, 1 cent lower than G4=391.995 hertz.

Track #16
song title=“I Found My Everything”
featured musician=Raphael Saaiq
composers=Kevin L. Wooten, Robert Ozuna
meanspeed=120.0 beats per minute, as a waltz
meanemotion=victory
meanspace=0.500 seconds per beat
meanphase=2.00 beats per second
meanpitch=512.00 hertz, 62 cents higher than B4=493.883 hertz, 38 cents lower than C5=523.251 hertz.

Ian Schneider
meanspeed.com
January 24, 2007

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