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10 songs that feel like Amongst the Waves

Matched to Amongst the Waves by Pearl Jam on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

Amongst the Waves
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Amongst the Waves
Pearl Jam
moderate 50/100 intensity 90 BPM
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Morning Glory — Tim Buckley moderate 80 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same serene pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100).

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Can't Keep — Eddie Vedder moderate 90 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Same layered texture.

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Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe — Kendrick Lamar moderate 93 BPM

Keeps the same serene pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Measured 96% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (93 BPM).

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Sweet Surrender — Tim Buckley moderate 70 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (48/100). Same layered texture.

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Let Down — Radiohead moderate 90 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same introspective pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

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No More Parties in LA — Kanye West moderate 90 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Same layered texture.

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Egypt — Youssou NDour moderate 90 BPM

Keeps the same introspective pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

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Cold Shot — Stevie Ray Vaughan moderate 90 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Same layered texture.

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Lady Picture Show — Stone Temple Pilots moderate 90 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same introspective pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

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Got Me Wrong — Alice in Chains moderate 90 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Amongst the Waves is more than you want right now.

Blowin' in the Wind by Bob Dylan
Blowin' in the Wind — Bob Dylan safe 80 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 12/100, down from 50. Nearly the same tempo, too.

RABi by Bon Iver
RABi — Bon Iver safe 85 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 24/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

No Place to Fall by Townes Van Zandt
No Place to Fall — Townes Van Zandt safe 85 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 7. Reads 13/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Forever Young — Joan Baez safe 80 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. 20/100, versus the original's 50. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Last Train to Nuremberg — Pete Seeger safe 80 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 16/100, down from 50. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Going to California by Led Zeppelin
Going to California — Led Zeppelin safe 80 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 23/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Everybody Hurts — R.E.M. safe 75 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. Reads 22/100.

Rêverie by Claude Debussy
Rêverie — Claude Debussy safe 65 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 7. 9/100, versus the original's 50.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Amongst the Waves” by Pearl Jam?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Morning Glory” by Tim Buckley, “Can't Keep” by Eddie Vedder, “Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe” by Kendrick Lamar — the top match scores 98% alike. Matching is by how the songs actually move (intensity, dynamic range, texture, tempo, predictability, vocal force), not by genre tag or popularity.

What songs are like “Amongst the Waves” but calmer?

“Blowin' in the Wind” by Bob Dylan, “RABi” by Bon Iver, “No Place to Fall” by Townes Van Zandt keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Amongst the Waves”?

It measures 50/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 90 BPM.

How do you decide which songs are similar?

Every song in our catalog is measured on 8 dimensions — intensity, dynamic range, tempo, sudden changes, texture, predictability, vocal force and fine sound detail. Similarity is the distance between two songs across those measurements, so matches cross genres and eras. Shared mood tags break ties.

By the numbers: how this song compares

Computed from this song’s place among the 19,209 songs we’ve measured.

Where it sits in 19,000 songs

On our 19k-song scale this lands in the middle band — more energetic than 62% of songs, calmer than the other 38%. Its intensity reading of 50/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild shifts, and dynamic vocals. It shares this stretch of the spectrum with thousands of other tracks, so the finer fingerprint below is what really separates it.

What makes it unusual

What stands out most about this song is a slow, unhurried pace: more extreme on that axis than 71% of everything we've measured. At the far opposite end of the library sit the songs built on full chaos — sudden changes, huge quiet-to-loud swings, and relentless energy — the kind of track this one is the counterpoint to.

Feels almost identical to

Closest matches by feel across all 19,209 measured songs — not by genre or artist, by how they actually move.

What it’s good for

Sleep3/10
Focus7/10
Workout3/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype4/10

Scored from this song’s tempo, intensity, dynamics and texture — not crowd votes.

2006 in context

The 252 songs we’ve measured from 2006 average a dynamic range of 6.5/10. At 7/10, this track is right in line with its year.

Mixes smoothly with

Within a few BPM and close in feel — they flow without a jarring transition.

The fingerprint

Intensity50
Dynamics67
Tempo28
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load13

The 8-dimension measurement behind every rating on this page.

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