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10 songs that feel like End of the Beginning
Matched to End of the Beginning by Black Sabbath on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.
A 85% feel-match — carries the same dark pull and sits a little calmer at 62/100.
86% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 65/100. Same layered texture.
Keeps the same heavy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (82/100). Measured 89% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (85 BPM).
Measures 83% the same. It sits a little calmer at 60/100. Same layered texture.
A 78% feel-match — carries the same dark pull and sits a little calmer at 64/100.
90% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it runs a little hotter at 84/100. Same layered texture.
Keeps the same heavy pull — runs a little hotter at 83/100. Measured 90% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (80 BPM).
Measures 77% the same. It sits a little calmer at 61/100. Same layered texture.
A 86% feel-match — carries the same heavy pull and sits a little calmer at 65/100.
88% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 65/100. Same layered texture.
…and if you want it calmer
Same feeling, measured gentler — for when End of the Beginning is more than you want right now.
Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. Intensity 58/100, down from 77. Nearly the same tempo, too.
Its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9, so it lands at 58/100 — the pull without the edge.
If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. Reads 50/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.
Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 9. 35/100, versus the original's 77. Nearly the same tempo, too.
Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. Intensity 57/100, down from 77. Nearly the same tempo, too.
Its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9, so it lands at 62/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.
If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. Reads 56/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.
Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 9. 10/100, versus the original's 77. Nearly the same tempo, too.
Frequently asked
What songs sound like “End of the Beginning” by Black Sabbath?
The closest feel-matches we measure are “Street Hassle” by Lou Reed, “Rock Minuet” by Lou Reed, “White Elephant” by Nick Cave & Warren Ellis — the top match scores 85% 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 “End of the Beginning” but calmer?
“Meat Is Murder” by The Smiths, “Woman in Chains” by Tears for Fears, “Long Time Gone” by Crosby, Stills & Nash keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.
How intense is “End of the Beginning”?
It measures 77/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 9/10, layered texture, frequent 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 93% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 77/100 comes from a dynamic range of 9/10, layered texture, frequent 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 a huge quiet-to-loud swing: more extreme on that axis than 96% 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.
What it’s good for
Scored from this song’s tempo, intensity, dynamics and texture — not crowd votes.
2013 in context
The 408 songs we’ve measured from 2013 average a dynamic range of 6.5/10. At 9/10, 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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