Jazz Rock, by how it feels

Jazz Rock runs the full spectrum — 2 safe, 13 moderate, 2 intense.

The character of Jazz Rock

Across the 17 Jazz Rock songs we've measured, intensity averages 44/100 — right around the catalog average (46/100).

They run from Your Latest Trick (the calmest here, 20) to Giggy Smile (the most charged, 77), with layered textures most common and a mix of the expected and the surprising. It spans 1967–2023.

The widest dynamic swing belongs to Giggy Smile.

6.1
Avg Intensity
2
Safe
13
Moderate
2
Intense

Safe for sensitive ears (2)

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Your Latest Trick
Dire Straits
safe
Album art for Us and Them by Pink Floyd
Us and Them
Pink Floyd
safe

Controlled — moderate intensity (13)

Album art for I Ain't Quite Where I Think I Am by Arctic Monkeys
I Ain't Quite Where I Think I Am
Arctic Monkeys
moderate
Album art for Air Dance by Black Sabbath
Air Dance
Black Sabbath
moderate
Album art for Dollar Days by David Bowie
Dollar Days
David Bowie
moderate
Album art for Trouble Child by Joni Mitchell
Trouble Child
Joni Mitchell
moderate
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Aja
Steely Dan
moderate
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Babylon Sisters
Steely Dan
moderate
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Dirty Work
Steely Dan
moderate
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Haitian Divorce
Steely Dan
moderate
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Home at Last
Steely Dan
moderate
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Peg
Steely Dan
moderate
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Rikki Don't Lose That Number
Steely Dan
moderate
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Time Out of Mind
Steely Dan
moderate
Album art for One Rainy Wish by The Jimi Hendrix Experience
One Rainy Wish
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
moderate

Intense — proceed with awareness (2)

Album art for Giggy Smile by Faust
Giggy Smile
Faust
intense
Album art for Birdland by Patti Smith
Birdland
Patti Smith
intense

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