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Country Road by Toots & The Maytals

Country Road by Toots & The Maytals runs at 87 BPM in the key of G# major. The prompt below describes those musical characteristics without naming the record.

Analysis facts

Tempo
87 BPM
Key
G# major
Length
3:25
Genre
reggae
Mood
triumphant
Vocals
Vocal

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The prompt

A triumphant reggae track with driving energy and a swung feel at 87 BPM. The low end is electric bass playing root-note anchored, under an acoustic drum kit with a tight and dry snare and washy crash-led cymbals. Clean electric guitar carries the harmony, rhythmic stabs. The arrangement follows verse-chorus. A warm male vocal delivers a smooth and melismatic performance. Vinyl crackle adds texture, with a slapback delay on the vocal. Mixed in a lo-fi and saturated style, foregrounding vocal clarity and low-end weight, built on simple triad chords, leaving a calm and settled atmosphere.

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What the analysis found

Bass instrument
electric bass
Bassline style
root-note anchored
Tempo
87
Chords
simple triad
Cymbals
washy crash-led cymbals
Energy
driving
Atmosphere
calm and settled
Genre
reggae
Harmonic instrument
clean electric guitar
Harmonic style
rhythmic stabs
Mixing style
lo-fi and saturated
Mood
triumphant
Percussion
an acoustic drum kit
Rhythmic style
swung
Snare
tight and dry
Sonic focus
vocal clarity
Secondary focus
low-end weight
Space
a slapback delay
Structure
verse-chorus
Textural detail
vinyl crackle
Vocal style
smooth and melismatic
Vocal
a warm male vocal

About this page

This is an independent acoustic analysis. Tempo and key use acoustic measurement; descriptor claims use the commercially cleared classifier recorded with this analysis. The source recording is deleted once the analysis finishes. This page does not reproduce its lyrics. This analysis has not been checked by a person. Tempo, key, and genre come straight from the software, so treat them as a starting point and trust your ears.

Planetary Records is not affiliated with Toots & The Maytals. The prompt describes musical characteristics and does not reproduce the recording.

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