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10 songs that feel like Tales of Brave Ulysses

Matched to Tales of Brave Ulysses by Cream on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

Tales of Brave Ulysses
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Tales of Brave Ulysses
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moderate 43/100 intensity 100 BPM
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Strange Mercy — St Vincent moderate 110 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same warm pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (44/100).

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Hoppípolla — Sigur Rós moderate 90 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Same layered texture.

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No One to Depend On — Carlos Santana moderate 100 BPM

Keeps the same contemplative pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (100 BPM).

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Cry Your Heart Out — Adele moderate 100 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Same layered texture.

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Firestone — Kygo feat. Conrad Sewell moderate 100 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same warm pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (100 BPM).

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Heaven for the Sinner — Bonobo moderate 95 BPM

94% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Same layered texture.

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Stay the Same — Bonobo safe 95 BPM

Keeps the same warm pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Measured 94% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (95 BPM).

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Gold Soundz — Pavement moderate 95 BPM

Measures 94% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Same layered texture.

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Haiti — Arcade Fire moderate 90 BPM

A 94% feel-match — carries the same warm pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100).

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Como La Flor — Banda MS moderate 80 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Tales of Brave Ulysses is more than you want right now.

What a Fool Believes by The Doobie Brothers
What a Fool Believes — The Doobie Brothers safe 100 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 22/100, down from 43. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Hello Sunshine by Bruce Springsteen
Hello Sunshine — Bruce Springsteen safe 90 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 27/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Stay the Same by Bonobo
Stay the Same — Bonobo safe 95 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 39/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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This Old Dog — Mac DeMarco safe 85 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. 22/100, versus the original's 43.

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Another Saturday Night — Cat Stevens safe 92 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 17/100, down from 43. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Give Me One Reason by Tracy Chapman
Give Me One Reason — Tracy Chapman safe 92 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 21/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Perfect Day by Lou Reed
Perfect Day — Lou Reed safe 92 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 31/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Knockin' on Your Screen Door by John Prine
Knockin' on Your Screen Door — John Prine safe 85 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. 16/100, versus the original's 43.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Tales of Brave Ulysses” by Cream?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Strange Mercy” by St Vincent, “Hoppípolla” by Sigur Rós, “No One to Depend On” by Carlos Santana — 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 “Tales of Brave Ulysses” but calmer?

“What a Fool Believes” by The Doobie Brothers, “Hello Sunshine” by Bruce Springsteen, “Stay the Same” by Bonobo keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Tales of Brave Ulysses”?

It measures 43/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and soft vocals. Tempo is 100 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 39% of songs, calmer than the other 61%. Its intensity reading of 43/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild shifts, and soft 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 deep calm: more extreme on that axis than 61% 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

Sleep5/10
Focus10/10
Workout3/10
Dinner8/10
Party / hype3/10

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

1967 in context

The 289 songs we’ve measured from 1967 average a dynamic range of 6.2/10. 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

Intensity43
Dynamics67
Tempo33
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force25
Trigger load0

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

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