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

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

"Can I Have It Like That," Pharrell & Gwen Stefani--Tom Brady: When this bass plays in our locker room, you can't help but get up

On the Tom Brady iTunes Athlete nikeplus.com Inspirations Playlist, track #13 is a song called called “Can I have It Like That” (Hidden Track), performed by Pharrell & Gwen Stefani and listed under the Genre of: Hip-Hop/Rap and was composed by Pharrell Williams and is found on the album ‘In My Mind’ (Bonus Version). Tom Brady says this about this song:

“When this bass plays in our locker room, you can’t help but get up.”

The meanspeed frequencies for “Can I Have It Like That” are:
meanspeed=80.9 beats per minute
meanemotion=Loneliness
meanspace=0.742 seconds per beat
meanphase=1.35 beats per second
meanpitch=345.013 Hertz, 79 cents higher than E4=329.628 Hertz, 21 cents lower than F4=369.994 Hertz.

Ian Schneider
November 18, 2006
NYC

Tom Brady's iTunes Nikeplus.com Athletic Inspirations Playlist: John Legend, "Let's Get Lifted," meanspeed=87.1, meanemotion=Renewal

Track #9 on the Tom Brady iTunes Athlete nikeplus.com Inspirations Playlist is a song called “Let’s Get Lifted”, performed by John Legend and listed under the Genre of: Pop, from his album ‘Get Lifted’ Tom Brady says this about this song where a man is urging a woman to experience new sexual heights:
“Good music—can’t lose right now. This guy has the recipe.”

The meanspeed frequencies for “Let’s Get Lifted” are:
meanspeed=87.1 beats per minute
meanemotion=Renewal
meanspace=0.689 seconds per beat
meanphase=1.45 beats per second
meanpitch=371.805 Hertz, 8 cents higher than F#4/Gb4=369.994 Hertz, 92 cents lower than G4=391.995 Hertz.

Ian Schneider
November 17, 2006
NYC

Tom Brady iTunes Playlist: “College Girls Are Easy,” performed by Jesse Jaymes, from his album ‘Thirty Footer In Your Face.’

Track #8 on the Tom Brady iTunes Athlete nikeplus.com Inspirations Playlist is a song called “College Girls Are Easy”, performed byJesse Jaymes, from his album ‘Thirty Footer In Your Face.’ Tom Brady says this song of sex that is easy to obtain:
“Your favorite rapper’s favorite rapper.”

The meanspeed frequencies for “Where’d You Go” are:
meanspeed=130.9 beats per minute
meanemotion=[mixed fast]
meanspace=0.458 seconds per beat
meanphase=2.18 beats per second
meanpitch=558.545 Hertz, 13 cents higher than C#5/Db5=554.365 Hertz, 87 cents lower than D5=587.330 Hertz.

Ian Schneider
November 17, 2006
NYC

Tom Brady's iTunes Nikeplus.com Athletic Inspirations: Common, "The Light," meanspeed=97.1, meanemotion=enthusiasm-"helps get my adrenaline pumping!"

Track #6 on the Tom Brady iTunes Athlete nikeplus.com Inspirations Playlist is a song called “The Light,” performed by Common from Common's album 'Like Water For Chocolate.' The song is listed as an iTunes "Hip-Hop/Rap" song. Tom Brady says this:

“Helps get my adrenaline pumping!”

The meanspeed frequencies of the song "The Light" are:
meanspeed=97.1 beats per minute
meanemotion=enthusiastic
meanspace=0.618 seconds per beat
meanphase=1.528 beats per second
meanpitch=414.293 hertz, 96 cents above G4=391.995 Hertz, 4 cents below G#4/Ab4=415.305 Hertz.

90 Seconds with Tom Brady: The quarterback's Playlist on iTunes: "...nice way to get fired up before you run out in front of 80,000 people..."

Tom Brady is a participant in the Nike Sports Music program available on iTunes. His list was released on September 26, 2006 and is available as an album or per song. On its site, Apple says: "Champion quarterback Tom Brady dishes on stadium anthems, team unity through music, and the reality of 6 a.m. workouts." There is one Free Download, which I transcribed below, simply called “90 seconds with Tom Brady,” (its actually 106 seconds!) where Tom talks about the role music plays in his athletic life. Tom: "Hey, what's up? This is Tom Brady. I usually work out early--I usually work out at about 6, so when I come in, just rolling out of bed, I feel like it's nice to come in there and put the headphones in my ear and get jamming right from the start. Especially when I like to start to warm up, I run on the treadmill for about ten or fifteen minutes to get my body loose and that’s the best time, because that time is cruising, is through before you know it and then I’m wide awake and I’m ready to get to get into the lift. I’ve got kind of an eclectic mix as you can see on my Playlist, I like all kinds of music. It tends to be more of the up-tempo. I like a lot rock, I like a lot of hip-hop, some pop. I’m always looking for the new artists—stuff that most people have never heard. When you get fired up and your adrenaline gets going and your heart starts pumping and everything’s racing and your energy goes up. There’s a lot of times we’ll go in there, pushing each other, whether we’re on squats or bench press. We do a lot of explosive jumping stuff—and you’re going for your personal record, we like to put on songs that are going to, like, set the tone for us. Well, I’ve got 52 other buddies in the locker room. You know, we pass music back and forth—because we’re all friends, we’re all around the same age, we have a lot of the same interests—well, you know a lot of the music gets passed around. We got a lot of artistic, creative guys—probably think they should be rap stars in our locker room rather than football players. They’re out there rapping on the practice field, before games. It’s important to everybody—because it does—it sets the tempo, it sets your mood. It’s a nice way to relax a nice way to relieve stress and a nice way to get fired up—especially before you run out in front of 80,000 people.”

Lindsay's last song: Coldplay, "Fix You," meanspeed=68.7, meanemotion=ceremony. Says Davenport: "hopefully every person can be fixed"

The final song on the nikeplus.com iTunes playlist created by tennis player and speed genius Lindsay Davenport is a song by Coldplay called "Fix You" from the album X & Y.
Lindsay comments:
"Love this song. It almost makes me cry when I hear it. But I think it's important that there is always someone who can try and pick you up when you're down. Whether that be a spouse or a mother or a friend--hopefully every person can be fixed."

The Meanspeed Trust Frequencies for Coldplay's "Fix You" are:

meanspeed=68.7 beats per minute
meanemotion=Ceremony
meanspace=0.874 seconds per beat
meanphase=1.14 beats per second
meanpitch=292.992 Hertz, 96 cents above C#4/Db4=277.183 Hertz, 4 cents below D4=293.665 Hertz.

Ian Schneider
November 15, 2006
NYC

Courtney Love, "Hold On To Me," meanspeed=93.6, meanemotion=enthusiastic-From the Lindsay Davenport List: "what my phone rings when my husband calls"

Track #17 on Lindsay Davenport's iTunes Athlete Inspirations Nikeplus.com Playlist is a song by Courtney Love called "Hold On To Me," from the album America's Sweetheart.

Lindsay has this to say about why it is on her list:

"Another song between my husband and I: it's what my phone rings when he calls me. He knew I loved her so he took the CD out of my car once when I was on a road trip and I had came back and he had learned how to play a bunch of her songs on his guitar."

The Meanspeed music theory frequencies for Courtney Love's "Hold On To Me" are:

meanspeed=93.6 beats per minute
meanemotion=enthusiastic
meanspace=0.641 seconds between beats
meanphase=1.56 beats per second
meanpitch=399.441 Hertz, 32 cents higher than G4=391.995, 68 cents lower than G#4/Ab4=415.305 Hertz.

Ian Schneider
November 15, 2006
NYC

Modest Mouse, "Ocean Breathes Salty," from Lindsay Davenport's iTunes Athlete Inspirations Playlist: "I liked it instantly"-meanemotion=enthusiastic

The tennis player carries on to track #16 and a band named Modest Mouse and their song "Ocean Breathes Salty," from the album 'Good News For People Who Love Bad News.' Lindsay comments about why the song is on her Playlist: "I remember when they were first coming out, I heard this song on the radio, and really liked it instantly. Typically, their songs are a little faster, and this one was mellow and really kind of hit with me. Maybe because I live by the ocean."

The Meanspeed music theory frequencies for "Ocean Breathes Salty" are:

meanspeed=95.5 beats per minute
meanemotion=enthusiastic
meanspace=0.629 seconds per beat
meanphase=1.59 beats per second
meanpitch=407.482 Hertz, 67 cents higher than G4=391.995 Hertz, 33 cents lower than G#4/Ab4=415.305 Hertz.

Ian Schneider
November 14, 2006
NYC

Lindsay Davenport choice: Grant Lee Buffalo, "Mockingbirds," meanemotion=Ceremonial-"...you get thrown into this life... traveling all by yourself..."

unauthorized use of promotion photo for nikeplus.com taken from:
monitor.si/novice.php?id=9171



Lindsay Davenport's iTunes playlist contains a song on track #15 by Grant Lee Buffalo, "Mockingbirds," from the album Stormy Hymnal--Gems From the Vault of Grant Lee Buffalo, about which Lindsay says:

"One of those songs that reminds me of when I first started playing on the tour. You get thrown into this life where you're traveling all by yourself and it's so different. This song is kind of mellow and really sad. It just brings back personal, special memories."

"Mockingbirds" carries these meanspeed music theory frequencies:

meanspeed=64.6 beats per minute.
meanemotion=Ceremonial.
meanspace=0.929 seconds between beats.
meanphase=1.08 beat per second.
meanpitch=275.627 Hertz, 90 cents above C4=261.626 Hertz, 10 cents below C#4/Db4=277.183 Hertz.

Ian Schneider
November 14, 2006
NY, NY

Jeff Buckley, "The Last Goodbye," meanemotion=rebirth, meanspeed=87, from Lindsay Davenport: "..really gets me thinking about past relationships..."

photo courtesy of: www.jeffbuckley.com/



Next from the Lindsay Davenport Playlist comes a song by Jeff Buckley called "Last Goodbye" from the album Grace:

"Really bittersweet and kind of sad. I think he was an incredibly talented artist who obviously died way too young. This is my favorite song by him and it really gets me thinking about past relationships quite a bit and what has transpired over the years."

The Meanspeed Frequencies of Jeff Buckley's "Last Goodbye" are:
a) meanspeed=87.0 beats per minute;
b) meanemotion=rebirth
c) meanspace=0.689 seconds per beat;
d) meanphase=1.45 beats per second; and
e) meanpitch=371.285 Hertz, 5 cents higher than Gb4/F#4=369.994, Hertz, 95 cents lower than G4=391.995 Hetz.

Ian Schneider
November 13, 2006
NY, NY, USA

Institute, "Bullet-Proof Skin" from the Lindsay Davenport Playlist, as she says: "...that nothing would bother me..."

photo courtesy of: eil.com/shop/moreinfo.asp?catalogid=340434



Next, from track #12 of the Nikeplus.com, iTunes.com and Lindsay Davenport 'Athlete inspirations Playlist' comes a song by the band Institute.

In regard to the song "Bullet-Proof Skin" from the album 'Distort Yourself', Lindsay comments:

"I think this song makes me feel strong and gets me going. I like to feel like I have bullet-proof skin when I'm playing tennis--that nothing would bother me."

The Meanspeed Frequencies for "Bullet-Proof Skin" are:

verses:
a) meanspeed=90.1 beats per minute
b) meanemotion=enthusiastic
c) meanspace=0.666 seconds per beat
d) meanphase=1.50 beats per second
e) meanpitch=384.500 Hertz, 66 cents higher than Gb4/F#4=369.994 Hertz, 34 cents lower than G4=391.995 Hertz.

Choruses:
a) meanspeed=180.2 beats per minute
b) meanemotion=mixed fast
c) meanspace=0.333 seconds per beat;
d) meanphase=3.00 beats per second; and
e) meanpitch=769.000 Hertz, 66 cents higher than Gb4/F#4=739.988, 34 cents lower than G4=783.990 Hertz.

Ian Schneider
November 13, 2006
NY, NY

"Sunday Morning" by No Doubt, from Lindsay Davenport's Playlist: "I always like to run to this song"

map of Orange County, California, United States courtesy of:
www.ocwatersheds.com/.../intro_highres_map.asp



photo of tour list courtesy of: www.musicstack.com/.../



From her Nike Athlete Inspiration iTunes playlist of Lindsay Davenport, we continue with track #11, a song by an 'Orange County bad' called No Doubt. The song the tennis star chose is "Sunday Morning" from the album 'Tragic Kingdom,' about which she says:

"They are one of my three favorite bands. Orange County bands dominate my playlists and always make me a little happier. I always like to run to this song."

The Meanspeed Frequencies for "Sunday Morning" by No Doubt are:

verses:
a) meanspeed=78.6 beats per minute;
b) meanemotion=lonely, in a bittersweet, languid way;
c) meanspace=0.763 seconds per beat;
d) meanphase=1.31 beats per second; and
e) meanpitch=335.336 Hertz, 29 cents higher than E4=329.628 Hertz, 71 cents lower than F4=349.228.

Choruses:
a) meanspeed=157.2 beats per minute;
b) meanemotion=mixed fast
c) meanspace=0.382 seconds per beat;
d) meanphase=2.62 beats per second; and
e) meanpitch=670.673 Hertz, 29 cents higher than E5=659.256 Hertz, 71 cents lower than F5=739.988 Hertz.

Ian Schneider
November 13, 2006
NY, NY, USA

Lindsay Davenport's iTunes playlist: Bush, "Machinehead"-meanemotion=Lust: "I got a speeding ticket to this song, one of my absolute favorites"

photo courtesy of: http://cookefamily.org/images/Lindsay_Davenport_with_Ian__Aryn_.JPG



In regard to the nikeplus.com iTunes playlist, Lindsay Davenport has the following to say about a song by Bush called "Machinehead":

"One of my absolute favorite songs. A good one for when you need to concentrate on breathing. I got a speeding ticket once to this song, so that definitely lets you know how much it amps me up."

Meanspeed Frequencies for "Machinehead" are:
meanspeed=112.9 beats per minute
meanemotion=Lustful
meanspace=0.531 seconds per beat
meanphase=1.88 beats per second
meanpitch=481.707 Hertz, 56 cents higher than A#4/Bb4=466.164 Hertz, 44 cents lower than B4=493.883 Hertz.

Ian Schneider
November 13, 2006
NY, NY, USA

Zwan, "Honestly," meanemotion=rebirth, Lindsay Davenport on iTunes: "'Honestly' has a good tone to work out to." meanspeed=84.9

photo of Zwan stage set courtesy of: www.jambase.com/headsup.asp?storyID=7655



photo courtesy of: www.wowow.co.jp/tennis/australian/from_og/11.html

According to the Nikeplus.com iTunes song Playlist of tennis star Lindsay Davenport, the song "Honestly," from the album Mary Star Of The Sea, by Zwan is a favorite of hers. What is it good for? Lindsay asserts:
"A friend told me about them. This song just has a good tone to work out to."

The Meanspeed Frequencies for "Honestly" are:
meanspeed=84.9 beats per minute
meanemotion=rebirth
meanspace=0.706 seconds per beat
meanphase=1.416 beats per second
meanpitch=362.381 Hertz, 65 cents higher than F4=349.228 Hertz, 35 cents lower than F#4/Gb4=369.994 Hertz.

Ian Schneider
November 13, 2006
NY, NY, USA

The Killers, "Mr. Brightside"--taken from the Lindsay Davenport itunes list: "A really good song to get you going," meanspeed=148.0

photo courtesy of: www.sportsnetwork.com/



photo courtesty of: benlovesmusic.blogspot.com/



The Killers song "Mr. Brightside," from the album Hot Fuss is the Track 8 song on Lindsay Davenxport's iTunes Athlete Inspiration Playlist.
Lindsay says:

"I've loved this song since it first came out. I think they have a lot of great songs, but I think this track is the fastest and happiest song they have. A really good song to get you going."

The Meanspeed Frequencies for "Mr. Brightside" are:
meanspeed=148.0 beats per minute
meanemotion=mixed fast
meanspace=0.405 seconds per beat
meanphase=2.47 beats per second
meanpitch=631.467 Hertz, 25 cents higher than D#5/Eb5=622.254 Hertz, 75 cents below E5=659.256 Hertz.

Ian Schneider
November 13, 2006
NY, NY, USA

Gwen Stefani, "What Are You Waiting For?"--Lindsay Davenport: a song that "always gets [me] excited to go out and play," meanspeed=136.0

photo of Gwen Stefani courtesy of: h-213.61.5.152.host.de.colt.net/homepages/knu...



Track #7 on the Lindsay Davenport Athlete's Inspirations Playlist brought to us by iTunes and Nike is a song by the artist Gewn Stefani. In the song "What You Waiting For?" from the album Love, Angel, Music, Baby, Lindsay finds a way to get psyched up. As she says on her iTunes interview:
"This song always gets me excited to go out and play and I often listen to her before going out on the court."

The Meanspeed Frequencies for "What You Waiting For?" are:
meanspeed=136.0 beats per minute
meanemotion=mixed fast
meanspace=0.441 seconds per beat
meanphase=2.27 beats per second
meanpitch=580.471 Hertz, 79 cents higher than C#5/Db5=554.365 Hertz, 21 cents below D5=587.330 Hertz.

Ian Schneider
November 12, 2006
NY, NY, USA

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My Chemical Romance, "I'm Not Okay," which Lindsay Davenport uses as a song "that's good for working out"

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On tennis player Lindsay Davenport's Athlete Inspiration iTunes playlist we find a song by the band My Chemical Romance called "I'm Not Okay (I Promise)," from the album Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge.
Lindsay comments:
"just a great, new song that's good for working out."

The Meanspeed Frequencies™ of I'm Not Okay (I Promise):
meanspeed=179.8 beats per minute
meanemotion=mixed fast
meanspace=0.334 seconds per beat
meanphase=2.996 beats per second
meanpitch=767.063 Hertz, 54 cents higher than F#5/Gb5=739.988 Hertz, 46 cents below G5=789.990 Hertz.

Ian Schneider
November 11, 2006
NY, NY, USA

No Doubt, "Ex-Girlfriend"-- "Puts me in a meaner state of mind"-from the Lindsay Davenport iTunes Playlist

album cover photo courtesy of: www.musicstack.com

We carry on now to track #5 on the Lindsay Davenport Athlete's Inspirations playlists on iTunes. The next band of choice is No Doubt featuring the song "Ex-Girlfriend" from the album Return Of Saturn.
Lindsay's ideas:
"I don't relate to it in terms of the lyrics (it's like she's pissed off and she really wants to go and get back at someone). I think it just puts me in a meaner frame of mind and the frame of mind I want to go out there and do well."

This song is made up of two basic sections, though there are thousands of subtle internationally mixed sub-rhythms mixed throughout the mix: the verses are approximately 86.5 beats per minute, and the choruses twice the speed.

The Meanspeed Frequencies for "Ex-Girlfriend" are:

verses:
a) meanspeed=86.5 beats per minute;
b) meanemotion=rebirth
c) meanspace=0.693 seconds per beat;
d) meanphase=1.44 beats per second; and
e) meanpitch=369.237 Hertz, 97 cents higher than F4=349.228 Hertz, 3 cents lower than Gb4/F#4=369.994.

Choruses:
a) meanspeed=173.1 beats per minute;
b) meanemotion=mixed fast
c) meanspace=0.347 seconds per beat;
d) meanphase=2.89 beats per second; and
e) meanpitch=738.560 Hertz, 97 cents higher than F5=698.456 Hertz, 3 cents lower than Gb5/F#5=739.988.


photo of Lindsay Davenport courtesy of: www.cbc.ca

Ian Schneider
November 11, 2006
NY, NY, USA

Lindsay Davenport's iTunes playlist: Hole, "Celebrity Skin"--meanspeed=134.5--"a huge band of mine forever"

Next on Lindsay Davenport's Athlete's Inspirations Playlist is by Hole. The song is called "Celebrity Skin" and is from the album Celebrity Skin.
Says the tennis master of speed:

"They have been a huge band of mine forever. Female rockers appeal to me and I think they really kick *ss for being in a man's type music."

The Meanspeed Frequencies™ of Celebrity Skin:
meanspeed=134.5 beats per minute
meanemotion=mixed fast
meanspace=0.446 seconds per beat
meanphase=2.24 beats per second
meanpitch=573.764 Hertz, 59 cents higher than C#5/Db5=554.365 Hertz, 41 cents below D5=587.330 Hertz.

photo of Lindsay Davenport courtesy of: news.bbc.co.uk/

Ian Schneider
November 11, 2006
NY, NY, USA

Muse, "Hysteria," meanspeed=105.7, meanemotion=lustful, from the Lindsay Davenport playlist--"Helps me accomplish the things I want to achieve"

photo couretsy of: news.bbc.co.uk/.../photo_galleries



In regard to the song by Muse called "Hysteria" from the album 'Absolution,' Lindsay Davenport has this to say:

"After I saw them in concert I really became a bigger fan, and the lyrics ring true. That line kind of plays into my mindset about why I am actually training right now, and hopefully will help me accomplish the things that I do want to achieve."

The frequencies for "Hysteria" are:
meanspeed=105.7 beats per minute
meanemotion=lustful, as desirous and bold.
meanbeat=1.76 beats per second.
meanspace=551 milliseconds per beat.
meanpitch=451.018 Hertz, 42 cents above A4=440.000 Hertz and 58 cents below A#4/Bb4=466.164 Hertz.

photo of Muse courtesy of: www.microcuts.net

Ian Schneider
November 11, 2006
across the East River from the Billie Jean King U.S. Open Tennis Center

Athlete's inspiration Playlist: Lindsay Davenport Interview setting up her iTunes playlist

One of the Nike related ‘Athlete Inspirations iTunes Playlist,’ tennis player Lindsay Davenport is interviewed for 90 seconds on a free download in a discussion where she highlights how music affects her life.
The following is a full transcription.
“Hi, this is Lindsay Davenport. I think tennis is an individual sport, I think it’s an individual preference about music and that’s a great thing that there are so many types of music that can help us get through different situations.
I really like alternative music and rock music to get me going before a match. I definitely have more of an interest in local, California bands—I know that a lot of the Orange County bands where I’m from certainly kinda dominates my playlist; Their music tends to get me happier—I don’t know if that’s a coincidence—or because I hear them more often on the radio stations down here.
I think having music during training helps put your mind kind of in one frame. It really kind of pumps me up and keeps me going so that I can finish exactly what I need to do.
It can also kind of calm your spirits down when you need it. If you’re too amped up or too nervous for some thing it can definitely, like, bring you back centered and get you a little bit more calm before you take the court or at the end of the match, when you’re coming off.
I do listen to music before I go out on the court. It normally is about the last twenty minute before I go out on court I kind of get all warmed up and do everything I need to do—and then when it’s just me sitting there closer to match time I kind of have a favorite playlist I try and listen to before I go out on court—and it gets me focused, hopefully and gets me kind of jumping around on my toes and gets me excited to go out there.”

Courtesy iTunes.com, photo courtesy of: news.bbc.co.uk/

Now on to the songs!


Ian Schneider
November 10, 2006
NY, NY, USA

Althlete Inspirations and Music Playlists: Dontrelle Willis for iTunes and nikeplus.com

photo of Dontrelle Willis Air Nikes courtesty of:
www.uptempoairforums.com/

In this transcribed 90 second interview with Dontrelle Willis, iTunes explains: "inimitable pitcher Dontrelle Willis shares the music that helps him keep it light--on the mound, in the weight room, and off-duty."

Over the last two days, we have seen the exact speeds and uses of all the songs available on the Althlete Inspirations iTunes nikeplus.com playlist. Why? Let Dontrelle explain!


This interview with Dontrelle Willis from the free iTunes preview of his playlist:
"What's up everyone? This is your boy, 'D-Train,' Dontrelle Willis. What goes through my head up on the mound is trying to get a guy out!
I think music does a great job for anybody to kind of get you in that state of mind where it’s just you and whatever you’re doing. I definitely have some songs that get me kinda into it and get me fired up and get me worked up to do my job.
It works especially for a pitcher, where I work once every fifth day, so it’s key for me to get in that state of mind when it’s my turn and go out there and pitch—you know the day that I pitch I definitely have some favorites where I like to kinda get motivated-- It’s not ‘easy listening’ to say the least [laughter]--to say the least!
I’ve been, ya know, mentioned in a couple of songs, [laughter] just because of how I pitch and the way I go about my work and what have you—and that’s a big honor to me, because you know: when you get mentioned in a song, that’s the biggest thing for me. You know, because other people in other occupations know what you’re doing.
Every time we win, you know, we always have music in the locker room, guys trying to celebrate, we definitely have CDs for that. And we keep winning, you know, we keep playing that same CD out into the street.
The guy who makes the best mixed CDs on our team is Lenny Harris—I mean, Lenny Harris: rock music, county, he has everything on there and it’s just a great playlist.
I definitely need to have music when I’m training because I feel like my body responds a little bit different when I have music as opposed to when I don’t. It feels like the music’s talking to me and the music’s helping me got that extra mile, you know that extra step to get better at what I’m doing."

Ian Schneider
November 10
NY, NY, USA

Long Beach Dub All-Stars & Barrington Levy, "Saw Red (She's Mine)", meanemotion=victorious, meanspeed=120.9, from Lindsay Davenport's Playlist

Track #14 on Lindsay Davenport's iTunes playlist is byLong Beach Dub All-Stars & Barrington Levy." The song is called "Saw Red (She's Mine)" from the album 'Right Back' about which Lindsay says:.
"A song my husband and I listened to while we were dating. Hearing this song always makes me a little happy."

The Mean Frequencies of the song "Saw Red (She's Mine)" are:
meanspeed=120.9 beats per minute
meanemotion=victorious
meanspace=0.496 seconds per beat
meanphase=2.02 beats per second
meanpitch=516.029 Hertz, 75 cents above B4=493.883 Hertz, 25 below C5=523.251 Hertz.

Ian Schneider
November 14, 2006
NY, NY

The Dontrelle Willis 'as I fall sleep' song: "More Than A Feeling," Boston, meanemotion=lustful, meanspeed=108.6