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10 songs that feel like Six Pack

Matched to Six Pack by Black Flag on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

The song you love
Six Pack
Black Flag
intense 100/100 intensity 160 BPM
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Wasted — Circle Jerks intense 180 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same rebellious pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (100/100).

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Property Is Theft — Circle Jerks intense 180 BPM

94% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (100/100). Same harsh texture.

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Something Else — Sex Pistols intense 150 BPM

Keeps the same rebellious pull — sits a little calmer at 94/100. Measured 91% alike.

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Group Sex — Circle Jerks intense 180 BPM

Measures 90% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (100/100). Same harsh texture.

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Live Fast Die Young — Circle Jerks intense 180 BPM

A 90% feel-match — carries the same rebellious pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (97/100).

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Letter Bomb — Circle Jerks intense 180 BPM

90% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (97/100). Same harsh texture.

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Beverly Hills — Circle Jerks intense 180 BPM

Keeps the same rebellious pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (97/100). Measured 90% alike.

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Tourette's — Nirvana intense 185 BPM

Measures 92% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (100/100). Same harsh texture.

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Satellite — Sex Pistols intense 150 BPM

A 90% feel-match — carries the same rebellious pull and sits a little calmer at 94/100.

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Metal Thrashing Mad — Anthrax intense 180 BPM

89% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (97/100). Same harsh texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Six Pack is more than you want right now.

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Relax — Frankie Goes to Hollywood moderate 130 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it trades the harsher texture for something layered. Intensity 70/100, down from 100.

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Abacab — Genesis moderate 136 BPM

It trades the harsher texture for something layered, so it lands at 61/100 — the pull without the edge.

Be Afraid by Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit
Be Afraid — Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit moderate 135 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it trades the harsher texture for something layered. Reads 54/100.

The Wicker Man by Iron Maiden
The Wicker Man — Iron Maiden moderate 140 BPM

Holds the same feel while it trades the harsher texture for something layered. 62/100, versus the original's 100.

Sanctuary by Iron Maiden
Sanctuary — Iron Maiden moderate 130 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it trades the harsher texture for something layered. Intensity 51/100, down from 100.

Hurricane by Bob Dylan
Hurricane — Bob Dylan moderate 144 BPM

It trades the harsher texture for something layered, so it lands at 55/100 — the pull without the edge.

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Vertigo — The Libertines moderate 120 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. Reads 49/100.

Peek-A-Boo! by Devo
Peek-A-Boo! — Devo moderate 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while it trades the harsher texture for something layered. 60/100, versus the original's 100.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Six Pack” by Black Flag?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Wasted” by Circle Jerks, “Property Is Theft” by Circle Jerks, “Something Else” by Sex Pistols — the top match scores 96% 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 “Six Pack” but calmer?

“Relax” by Frankie Goes to Hollywood, “Abacab” by Genesis, “Be Afraid” by Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Six Pack”?

It measures 100/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 8/10, harsh texture, frequent sudden shifts, and screaming. Tempo is 160 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 100% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 100/100 comes from a dynamic range of 8/10, harsh texture, frequent shifts, and screaming. 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 100% 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

Sleep0/10
Focus0/10
Workout10/10
Dinner2/10
Party / hype10/10

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

1983 in context

The 242 songs we’ve measured from 1983 average a dynamic range of 6.5/10. At 8/10, 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

Intensity100
Dynamics78
Tempo67
Surprise75
Density85
Predictability100
Vocal force100
Trigger load25

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

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