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[JollyJim]

I was analysing a few tracks earlier on and MC returned a  BPM of 3387 for Roberta Flack's 'Feel Like Making Love'....She must have one hell of a metabolic rate !!!

It was kinda disappointing when I reran it and it gave the correct value of 93BPM.

I was interested in who might have the fastest BPM....

Jim

[Ken Brookings]

Well of my 13,187 files the winner is Jealous by Robert Palmer at a BPM of 155.  Second place goes to Wasted On The Way by Crosby Stills and Nash at 153 and two tied for third at 151 are Birdsong by Cleo Laine and Moment of Conception by David Byrne.
Frankly, I'm not sure the BPM and Intensity ratings work.  Does anyone have any experience with them or thoughts on this?
Ken

[rocketsauce]

3 tracks at 157bpm:

Depeche Mode - New Life (Remix)
Timbuk 3 - The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades
Ultravox - The Song (We Go)

Rob

Listening to: 'Computerwelt (Razormaid Megamix)' from 'Razormaid Z.3' by 'Kraftwerk' on Media Center

[KingSparta]

Listening to: 'Boy I've Been Told' from '#63' by 'Sa-fire' on Media Center 9.0

BPM 159

'Boy I've Been Told' Charted At 48 In 1988

[JohnT]

Frankly, I'm not sure the BPM and Intensity ratings work.  Does anyone have any experience with them or thoughts on this?
Ken

It's easy to test it. Just listen to one minute of the song and count the beats (or listen to 15 seconds and multiply by 4). It's seems to be pretty accurate for the tracks I've looked at.

[salsbst1]

Well of my 13,187 files the winner is Jealous by Robert Palmer at a BPM of 155.  Second place goes to Wasted On The Way by Crosby Stills and Nash at 153 and two tied for third at 151 are Birdsong by Cleo Laine and Moment of Conception by David Byrne.
Frankly, I'm not sure the BPM and Intensity ratings work.  Does anyone have any experience with them or thoughts on this?
Ken

As for CSN Wasted On the Way, I'd believe 153/4....I think it's "listening" to sixteenth notes as quarter notes.... then again I haven't seen the group's sheet music so there's no sure way to know how they sliced it.

[fex]

All 157 BMP:

The Sisters of Mercy  - Body Electric
Sunbeam - Outside World
Pech - Smile On Your Face
Janet Jackson - Love, Pt. 2
Bass Bumpers - Keep On Pushing

Fex

[Ken Brookings]

Actually I wasn't questioning the accuracy of BPM and Intensity but I'm unclear on how to put them to work.  I have made a few attempts to create smart playlists with them without much success.  Looking thru the library and comparing music types, moods, or whatever I can't really find a common pattern for either BPM or Intensity, at least enough to be useful.
I'd appreciate anybody's advice or experience in putting these features to work.

[JorgeGVB]

I have 3 at 157 BPMs:

Naked Eyes - Burning Bridges
Rod Stewart - Tonight I'm Yours
ZZ Top - Got Me Under Pressure

[Phydeaux]

BPM and intensity are not the most scientifically accurate measurements on the wall. I use them in general scenarios such as:

[BPM]=>100 [Intensity]=>3 [Genre]="Pop". This gives me an upbeat selection of Pop music. Similarly, [BPM]=60-120 [Intensity]=<3 [Genre]="House" gives me mellow house tunes.

This is nice for playing tunes which might fit into the necessary groups, but that you wouldn't normally listen to, or actually don't know the tune in the first instance.

Hope this helps.

P

[Phydeaux]

Oh, my top BPM is 151 for American Hi-Fi and "Flavour of the Week"

[vbphil]

MC 29

BPM 171:  Van Morrison, All Work and No Play, from Down The Road album

I don't think the BPM calculation has improved much over the years.