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10 songs that feel like ATUM: A Rock Opera in Three Acts
Matched to ATUM: A Rock Opera in Three Acts by The Smashing Pumpkins on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.
A 92% feel-match — carries the same spacious pull and runs a little hotter at 74/100.
89% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (65/100).
Keeps the same spacious pull — runs a little hotter at 80/100. Measured 88% alike.
Measures 95% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (67/100). Same complex texture.
A 89% feel-match — carries the same spacious pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (62/100).
88% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (63/100).
Keeps the same heavy pull — runs a little hotter at 73/100. Measured 90% alike.
Measures 94% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (71/100). Same complex texture.
A 90% feel-match — carries the same heavy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (71/100).
88% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (63/100).
…and if you want it calmer
Same feeling, measured gentler — for when ATUM: A Rock Opera in Three Acts is more than you want right now.
Keeps the same feel of the original, but it eases off just enough to take the edge off. Intensity 61/100, down from 67. Nearly the same tempo, too.
Its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 13/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.
If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 36/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.
Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. 28/100, versus the original's 67. Nearly the same tempo, too.
Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 37/100, down from 67. Nearly the same tempo, too.
It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 37/100 — the pull without the edge.
If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. Reads 20/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.
Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. 17/100, versus the original's 67. Nearly the same tempo, too.
Frequently asked
What songs sound like “ATUM: A Rock Opera in Three Acts” by The Smashing Pumpkins?
The closest feel-matches we measure are “Astronomy Domine” by Pink Floyd, “Like Spinning Plates” by Radiohead, “JC” by Sonic Youth — the top match scores 92% 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 “ATUM: A Rock Opera in Three Acts” but calmer?
“The Happening” by Pixies, “Lebanese Blonde” by Thievery Corporation, “Sunbathing” by Lush keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.
How intense is “ATUM: A Rock Opera in Three Acts”?
It measures 67/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, complex texture, moderate sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 85 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
This is one of the more intense things in our library — more energetic than 87% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 67/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, complex texture, moderate shifts, and dynamic vocals. Relatively few songs occupy this exact corner of the spectrum.
What makes it unusual
What stands out most about this song is blazing intensity: more extreme on that axis than 87% of everything we've measured. At the far opposite end of the library sit the songs built on near-total stillness — steady volume, no surprises, a slow and unhurried pulse — 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.
Dial the feeling up or down
What it’s good for
Scored from this song’s tempo, intensity, dynamics and texture — not crowd votes.
2023 in context
The 188 songs we’ve measured from 2023 average a dynamic range of 6.1/10. At 7/10, this track is louder and more dynamic than its year.
Mixes smoothly with
Within a few BPM and close in feel — they flow without a jarring transition.
The fingerprint
The 8-dimension measurement behind every rating on this page.
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