Friday, January 7, 2011

Instrumania (70 minutes, Very Light) Wogathon

Pace Breakdown

Slow Walk 23:29

Mod Walk 27:48

Brisk Walk 14:28

Slow Jog 3:48

Mod Jog

Brisk Jog

Run

69:33


Distance: 2.8 to 4.2 miles

Speed: 2.4 to 3.6 MPH

Ave BPM: 105

Jog Beats: 7%

Pace Variability: Low


Who says a song has to have words? Okay, you in the back, I hear you. But the rest of you must agree, then, for pure contemplative walking and jogging, nothing beats a soulful piano riff or flute trill or guitar lick or plucky little banjo pluck or soaring string serenade. This set is almost entirely for walking; the tempo is decidedly slow. So save it for a long, lonely stroll in the hills or along the shore when you want to fine-tune your inner vibes.


Part A: 20 minutes, Very Light (BPM 107, Jog Beats 24%)

Title

Artist

BPM

Time

PC

Comment

Genre

Album/Source

The Lonely Surfer

Jack Nitzsche

106

2:35

5

Not a Beach Bunny in sight

Instrumental Rock

The Lonely Surfer

Wade in the Water

Ramsey Lewis

135

3:48

5

Great piano jazz take on spiritual

Instrumental Jazz

The Best Northern Soul All Nighter... Ever!

Wade In The Water

Harvey Mandel

106

7:51

5

Same song, different approach

Instrumental Rock

Cristo Redentor

NADL

Exit

Tangerine Dream

88

5:34

5

Moody number from masters of electronica

Electronic

Exit

Part B: 16 minutes, Very Light (BPM 108, Jog Beats 0)

Title

Artist

BPM

Time

PC

Comment

Genre

Album/Source

Flute Thing

The Blues Project

105

6:03

4

Very long section is slightly off.
Also in Flutacious

Psychedelic Rock

Projections

NADL

The Brazilian

Genesis

120

4:49

5

One of this Brit rock group’s best instrumentals

Album Rock

Invisible Touch

Love Is Blue

Paul Mauriat

106

2:32

5

Orchestrally lush melody.

Short outro

Instrumental Pop

Love Is Blue

Little Martha

The Allman Brothers Band

93

2:07

4

Nice pickin’!

Southern Rock

Eat A Peach

Part C: 34 minutes,Very Light (BPM 103 Jog Beats 0)

Title

Artist

BPM

Time

PC

Comment

Genre

Album/Source

Stranger in a Strange land (instrumental)

The Byrds

117

3:04

5

Roger McGuinn does his thing on guitar

Folk-Rock

Turn! Turn! Turn! bonus tracks

NADL

Cry of the Celts

Michael Flatley

125

2:23

5

Irish version of Stomp!

Celtic

Lord of the Dance

(You’re) My World

Joe Satriani

93

3:56

5

Guitar master flings liquid notes

Instrumental Rock

Joe Satriani

Apostrophe’

Frank Zappa

86

5:52

5

Yes, Frank could flat-out rock

Psychedelic Rock

Apostrophe’

NADL

Sirius

Alan Parsons Project

111

3:29

5

Popular NBA intro music

Instrumental Rock

Eye in the Sky

Lucifer

Alan Parsons Project

121

4:12

5

Propulsive orchestra, cool chorus

Prog Rock

Eve

Water Song

Hot Tuna

106

5:18

4

Very nice acoustic guitar

Instrumental Rock

Burgers

Song With No Words (Tree With No Leaves)

David Crosby

91

6:00

5

Relaxing finish.

Short outro

Folk-Rock

If I Could Only Remember My Name....