"Editorial abstract illustration evoking the emotional arc of a song titled "Red House" by Jimi Hendrix. Noticeable climb from quiet to loud. balanced composition. Mood: intimate, melancholy. Visual style: 1967 vintage painting aesthetic, warm aged tones. Painterly, grainy film texture, muted palette with strategic accent colors. The composition should read left-to-right like a timeline — calm on one side, intensifying toward the other. Strictly no faces, no text, no logos, no literal objects, no band imagery. Pure color-field abstraction with emotional weight. 16:9 editorial format."
Red House
Jimi Hendrix
Are You Experienced (1967)
Easy, low-key calm, right in the middle of 19,209 measured songs — measures out best for focus.
80
BPM
Red House by Jimi Hendrix is 80 BPM — Andante (walking pace).
Half-time 40 BPM · Double-time 160 BPM · released 1967
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Song DNA
Notes: A slow blues track with deep emotional resonance.
Recommended for: anxiety relief deep listening
A calm, low-key track. It lurches between soft and loud with nothing abrupt to catch you off guard, over a even texture. Powerful vocals leading, at an unhurried mid-tempo. Predictable and even, it’s easy to settle into and let run. Against the 19,209 songs we’ve measured, it sits more energetic than 23% of songs, calmer than the rest.
Cultural Context
Represents the deep roots of blues music in rock.
Listening Prompt
Let the blues envelop you.
What to Expect
A steady, soulful exploration throughout.
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Moods: intimate, melancholy
Volume Warning
"Red House" climbs hard.
Dynamic range 7/10 places this in our upper band. The opening volume that feels comfortable will not be comfortable at the climax. If you are setting this up for a focused listen, anchor your volume to the quietest section, not the loudest. The arc is the point of the song; if you blunt it by riding the volume knob, you lose what makes it work. Jimi Hendrix built the dynamic shape on purpose. Plan around it.
How this song sits on each sensory axis
A dynamic range of 7/10 means this song moves. Expect a real volume climb between quiet sections and the loudest part of the arrangement — enough that you may want to set the initial volume below where you'd normally land.
Sudden changes: none. Transitions are musically signaled — nothing will surprise you if you're only half-listening.
Texture: smooth.
Predictability is high — the song telegraphs what it will do next. A sensory-sensitive listener can usually guess where it's going without close attention.
Vocal style: dynamic vocals.
Where this sits in Jimi Hendrix's catalog
We have 42 songs from Jimi Hendrix in the library. Of those, 1 are rated Safe, 17 Moderate, and 24 Intense. This song's dynamic range of 7/10 sits below the artist average of 7.8, making it the #32 most dynamic track of theirs in our library.
Other tracks from Are You Experienced
We have 9 songs from this album. Overall, the album leans intense in sensory profile.
- Purple Haze — intense DR 8
- Fire — intense DR 8
- Manic Depression — intense DR 8
- Foxy Lady — intense DR 8
- Love or Confusion — intense DR 9
- Third Stone from the Sun — intense DR 8
- Are You Experienced — intense DR 8
- Come On — intense DR 8
1967 context
Released in 1967. We have 289 songs from that year in our library, averaging a dynamic range of 6.2/10. This track is about average than the year average. Explore more from the 1960s.
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Guides that may help
Jazz for Anxiety Relief: Which Subgenres Help and Which Overwhelm
Jazz for Anxiety Relief: Which Subgenres Help and Which Overwhelm — A guide for sensory-sensitive li…
How fast is "Red House"?
80 BPM — Slow (downtempo / ballad)
For running
Too slow for most running; good for warm-up walks or cool-down.
For workouts
Warm-up, cool-down, yoga, stretching.
For daily life
Morning coffee, deep work, commute wind-down.
Browse more songs at 80 BPM.
When "Red House" works, and when it doesn't
Use-case verdicts computed from the song's tempo, dynamics, and sensory profile.
✗
Focus / studying
No — too dynamic or too many surprises. Save for active listening.
✗
Running / workout
No — 80 BPM is too slow for sustained cardio.
✗
Sleep / winding down
No — contains elements that will keep an awake nervous system engaged.
✓
Driving / road trip
Yes — predictable enough for safe driving attention, interesting enough to stay engaged.
✓
Cooking / dinner background
Yes — sits in the background without demanding attention.
✓
Emotional release / catharsis
Yes — this is a song for actively feeling what you came to feel, not for background.
Related reading
Editorial guides that cover this song's use cases, moods, or artist.
Jazz for Anxiety Relief: Which Subgenres Help and Which Overwhelm
Jazz for Anxiety Relief: Which Subgenres Help and Which Overwhelm — A guide for sensory-sensitive listeners on musiciwant.com
The 10 Calmest Albums Ever Recorded — A low-intensity Listening Guide
The 10 Calmest Albums Ever Recorded — A low-intensity Listening Guide — A guide for sensory-sensitive listeners on musiciwant.com
Teaching Music Listening to Kids Who Feel Music Strongly: A Gentle Approach
A gentle approach to introducing music to a child who feels it strongly — one who startles at sudden sound, or notices more than everyone el…
Why this rating
We rate this song Moderate because it falls between our Safe and Intense thresholds on at least one dimension. Moderate is the default for most well-produced music that has real arc but no surprise elements. Full rubric: methodology.
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35/100 intensity
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Rating last reviewed: 2026-04-05. Reviewed by the Music I Want editorial team against the documented methodology.
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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 23% of songs, calmer than the other 77%. Its intensity reading of 35/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, smooth texture, no sudden shifts, and dynamic 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 a slow, unhurried pace: more extreme on that axis than 85% 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
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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
Workout2/10
Dinner9/10
Party / hype2/10
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
Intensity35
Dynamics67
Tempo22
Surprise0
Density0
Predictability0
Vocal force75
Trigger load0
The 8-dimension measurement behind every rating on this page.
Frequently asked about "Red House"
Quick answers pulled from the song's sensory analysis.
What is the BPM of "Red House" by Jimi Hendrix?
"Red House" by Jimi Hendrix has a tempo of 80 BPM (Andante (walking pace)). At half-time that is 40 BPM, and at double-time 160 BPM.
What is the sensory intensity of "Red House" by Jimi Hendrix?
"Red House" by Jimi Hendrix rates as Moderate intensity. Dynamic range 7/10, none sudden changes, smooth texture. Moderate is the default for well-produced music with real arc but no surprise elements.
How loud is "Red House" — what is its dynamic range?
"Red House" has a dynamic range of 7/10. Noticeable climb from quiet sections to loudest point. Set opening volume slightly lower than your preferred peak.
Does "Red House" have sudden or surprising changes?
No. "Red House" has no sudden unsignaled changes. Every transition is musically telegraphed.
What is "Red House" best for?
In our library "Red House" is recommended for: anxiety relief, deep listening. These tags are assigned only where the song's sensory profile genuinely supports the use case.
When was "Red House" released?
"Red House" is from 1967, on the album "Are You Experienced". It appears in our 1960s catalog.
What is the emotional mood of "Red House"?
We tag "Red House" as intimate, melancholy. Moods are tonal descriptors based on how the song reads emotionally — separate from the sensory intensity axes.
What is the vocal style of "Red House"?
The vocal style is dynamic vocals.
Is "Red House" good for running?
Not really — at 80 BPM it's below most running cadences. Better for warm-up, cool-down, or walking. Recreational runners typically step at 140-175 BPM.
Is "Red House" good for studying?
Only partially. The song's dynamic range (7/10) means there will be loud moments that break focus during deep work.
Can I use "Red House" for sleep?
Not recommended for sleep. Dynamic range is too high — quiet moments will be ambushed by louder ones.
Should I listen to "Red House"?
"Red House" is Moderate intensity — fine for most listeners, but with enough dynamic activity that it works best as active listening rather than background.
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