Category: Tempo Diagram

Greg Phillinganes leads Collins, Clapton and East in song referencing Psychology Breakdown | Unclassified tempo probability map – White Room, Eric Clapton

What is going on with Adam Wilson?

Similarly and parallel to The Young and the Restless’ Adam, The Bold And the Beautiful is featuring a plot right out of a Hitchcock film or “Presents.”

illustration of speed measurement of song of drama
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The difference of course is in that what daily drama series relies on: we, the viewer, have no idea when the story is ever ending, or if it is ever ending. Unlike knowing a movie is two hours, and knowing a book ends on the last page, daytime drama, could, Tootsies-style, stop on a proverbial dime. It could also go on another thousand years. Even Shakespeare wrote in soap opera form. Charles Dickens honed his craft on: the soap operas of his time. A Tale Of Two Cities was one of many books originally written as “soap operas.”

No person under pressure? No story! unclassified tempo diagram of Bowie/Queen “Under Pressure”

President Obama is a very admired man. In part he knew he was history I the making.

That’s some severe pressure!

President Obama is a very admired man. In part he knew he was history in the making.

That’s some severe pressure!

Here, very well captured by David Bowie and Queen

illustration of tempo metrics of UNDER PRESSURE as recordered by Queen and David Bowie
UNDER PRESSURE, median expected tempo=113 1/2 beats_per_minute

“and you put the load right on me!” The Weight| unclassified tempo charts

The-Weight-The-Bamd-matherton_tempo_map in slide format.
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“Yolanda, You Learn” | Pat Metheny Group | declassified tempo map

“Yolanda, You Learn” | Pat Metheny Group | declassified tempo map | with video link

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some recent commentary on this creativity

Doctor Garbonzo

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Metheny & Mays, Greatest duo since Miles Davis & John Coletrane …. Miss & feelin those days of Pedro Aznar, Paul Wertico

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stevehall71
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Whenever I play this in the morning while making coffee, there’s no question: It’s going to be a very productive day.

Wichita Lineman | Glen Campbell and John Travolta – Two Lineman, Still on the line. declassified tempo maps, speed measurements

The song Wichita lineman was written by Jimmy Webb.

It was performed as a  cover song by many, yet no one reached the depth of emotion in the original. Glen is now playing in heaven

The song Wichita lineman was written by Jimmy Webb.

It was performed as a  cover song by many, yet no one reached the depth of emotion in the original. Glen is now playing in heaven.

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Dylan to Hootie, “I Only Want Be With You, Too, But you Stole My Song” | legal declassified tempo chart

I’m with Hootie here. Being tangled up in a color is not an idea one can own. It is beautiful art on Bob’s part. He hardly invented the idea of feeling like a color, like, uh, the blues.

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Hoodie and the Blowfish- I Only Wanna Be With You Matherton Falls Chart

I’m with Hootie here. Being tangled up in a color is not an idea one can own. It is beautiful art on Bob’s part. He hardly invented the idea of feeling like a color, like, uh, the blues.

 

 

“James”, “The First Circle”, Pat Metheny Group Matherton Tempo Diagrams

James and The First Circle tempo illustrations by Rudy and Tucker.

The song The First Circle by the Pat Metheny Group,  in particular this live version from their album called One From the Road has Been recognized by many people in the music industry as music simply too original to be pigeonholed. .  As a gues on jazz albums, Pat with any group was able to sell at the level of  pop musicians of their time.  The difference between that Metheny group and the pop musicians was that  The PMG’s  better songs develop over 7-10 minutes – pieces where attention that many escape in to, many have not heard yet.

Happy Birthday, late *great Sandy Dennis

 

Tucker, Rudy

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