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“Before He Cheats” – TEMPO OF MUSIC MEETS TEMPO OF FOOTBALL – Where did Carrie Underwood play faster: In the studio or live with Peyton Manning?

January 21, 2008 Ian A Schneider Comments off


Anyone reasonable – I stress you do not have to be a musician to understand speed – you can read from the numbers or by look at the charts (same information, different modes of presentation), the song “Before He Cheats” is played at precisely the same speed in both the Saturday Night version and the studio version. In all likelihood, as over 90% of contemporary performers do today, Carrie plays with a pre-recorded sequenced basic drum track. That is not saying that she is lip-syncing. It is not saying the band is cheating. It has just become standard to keep everyone on the same page, if not literally than aurally.

Meanspeed Music Summary, two versions -
1) Live version -
Song=”Before He Cheats”
performer=Carrie Underwood
event=Saturday Night Live, march, 2006, Peyton Manning Host
total time calibrated=1692.66 seconds
beats calibrated=2,088
beats per trial=232
average time per trial=188.073 seconds
Average Tempo (Meanspeed)=74.0 beats per minute
Average Beat=0.818 seconds
emotive category in mean speed music theory=grace (70-76 beats per minute)
source=Direct TV® as played on a 65″ Toshiba® hi definition television

2) Studio version -
Song=”Before He Cheats”
performer=Carrie Underwood
recording source=iTunes®
total time calibrated=1693.21seconds
beats calibrated=2,088
beats per trial=232
average time per trial=188.13 seconds
Average Tempo (Meanspeed)=74.0 beats per minute
Average Beat=0.818 seconds
emotive category in mean speed music theory=grace (70-76 beats per minute)
Album=Some Hearts
Size=3.3 MB
Bit Rate=128 kbps
Sample Rate=44.100
Intellectual Property=© 2005, 19 Recordings Limited
Profile=Low Complexity
Channels=Stereo
FairPlay Version=2
Volume=(-13.5 dB)
Kind=Protected AAC File


Ian Schneider
January 21, 2008
meanspeed music

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Is Today’s AFC Championship Game the Domain of THE "Gaucho" – Mr. Tom Brady? Will TB earn a place in Keith Jarrett and Steely Dan’s Legend?

January 20, 2008 Ian A Schneider Comments off



Will Thomas Brady be THE gaucho?


The song “GAUCHO,” performed by Steely Dan in one of their finest of many innovative, creative and entertaining songs they ever put their name on.

This song was written by either Keith Jarrett, the pianist who plays classical and jazz with such range and such domination of skill and feel in both areas that he is arguably the most versatile solo instrumentalist of the past quarter century, or Steely Dan. Depending on who you believe, it was plagiarism in part, unconscious plagiarism, or simply coincidental songs—I think the judge ruled in favor of Keith at the trial level—but the case was appealed and in the time between appeal and trial all escrow money was going to Keith—all of which is: just a testament to how excellent a piece of writing this is. I love Keith’s music, but he has released approximately 100—as solos!—he must be on at least 10,000 individual recordings—therefore, I am not surprised that I’ve never heard Keith’s [version].

Point: even if the songs are identical, that fact would not diminish from how good a song it is.

Now: IS TOM BRADY AN AMERICAN GAUCHO???

Calibrations by I. Schneider, supervised by James C.C. Manning

Wind Beneath My Wings Bette Midler 62.0
This One’s For You Barry Manilow 62.0
Candle In The Wind Elton John 62.1
Look What You’ve Done To Me Boz Scaggs 61.1
Luka Suzanne Vega
Live-Grammy Awards 2/24/88		 61.1
The Last Resort Eagles 62.2
Nebraska Bruce Springsteen 62.2
Vienna Billy Joel 62.2
Don’t Cry Guns N’ Roses 62.3
Gaucho Steely Dan 62.3
Image Of A Girl The Safaris 62.3
No Surrender Bruce Springsteen 62.3
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face Roberta Flack 62.4
The Glory of Love The Five Keys

The Meanspeed Summary
song=”Gaucho”
composer=Keith Jarrett
performer=Steely Dan
mean speed standard tempo (average velocity)=62.3 beats per minute.
universal standard tempo scale category=sincerity
average beat=963 milliseconds per beat.

slideshow by SARAH JANE BRISTOL
Ian Schneider
January 20, 2008

Categories: Steely Dan, Tom Brady, Walter Becker Tags: , , , , ,

Protected: "Bad Day" – Daniel Powter – When It Is The Other That has Lost, It Is Easier To Be Graceful – Peyton Manning and the Psychology of Being Out Of Rhythm

January 16, 2008 Ian A Schneider Comments off

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Categories: Carter Beauford, Dave Matthews, Stefan Lessard Tags: , ,