Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Southern Fried (83 Minutes, Vigorous Wog-a-Thon)

Pace Breakdown
Slow Walk 8:52
Mod Walk 15:54
Brisk Walk 18:21
Slow Jog 25:08
Mod Jog 6:36
Brisk Jog 6:28
Run
81:19

Distance: 3.8 to 5.7 miles
Speed: 2.8 to 4.2 MPH

Ave BPM: 128
Jog Beats: 53%

Pace Variability: High


Roots Rock, R&B, Jazz—nearly every form of indigenous American popular music can be traced back to the South. I have my own personal preferences here—Allman Brothers but no Lynyrd Skynrd, and technically Creedence is from Central California. New Orleans gets represented, as do Georgia and Texas, but you won’t find any Grand Ole Opry, Tin Pan Alley, or even Elvis. Still, this Wog-a-Thon checks in at nearly an hour and a half. Unh!


Part A: 40 minutes, Vigorous (BPM 124, Jog Beats 39%)

Title

Artist

BPM

Time

PC

Comment

Genre

Album/Source

Right Place, Wrong Time

Dr. John

105

2:54

5

The Night Tripper’s best pop number

R&B

In the Right Place

Proud Mary

Creedence Clearwater Revival

121

3:09

5

Woggin’ on the river

Americana

Bayou Country

Cotton Fields

Creedence Clearwater Revival

148

2:57

5

Trad song, nice jog burst

Americana

Willy and the Poor Boys

The End Is Not In Sight

Amazing Rhythm Aces

133

3:54

5

Goes down like honey

70s Pop

Miscellaneous
NADL

Jessica

The Allman Brothers Band

105

7:27

4

Tasty foot-tapping instrumental.

Long outro, SKBL

Southern Rock

Brothers and Sisters

Texas Twister

Little Feat

130

4:46

5

Whirling dervish rock at a slow jog pace

Southern Rock

Representing The Mambo

Effigy

Creedence Clearwater Revival

154

6:28

4

Somber take on a shameful practice.
Slowly speeds up, Short intro

Americana

Willy and the Poor Boys

It’s Money that Matters

Randy Newman

125

4:08

5

Catchy and thought-provoking

Singer-Songwriter

Land of Dreams

Hey Pocky Way

The Neville Brothers

94

4:16

5

A classic from N’awlins boogie masters.
SKBL

R&B

Fiyo on the Bayou

Part B: 41 minutes, Vigorous (BPM 122, Jog Beats 45%) – Überwog

Title

Artist

BPM

Time

PC

Comment

Genre

Album/Source

Keep Your Hands to Yourself

The Georgia Satellites

115

3:25

5

Have they considered couples therapy?

Rock and Roll

Only Rock’n Roll 1985-1989

Time Loves A Hero

Little Feat

135

3:48

5

Shades of Todd Rundgren or Jimmy Buffet

70s Pop

Time Loves A Hero

Monty Got a Raw Deal

R.E.M.

119

3:20

5

Another brooding fable from the South’s premier alt-rockers

Alternative Rock

Automatic for the People

Let’s Stay Together

Al Green

102

3:21

5

Seductively smooth.
SKBL

Soul

Let’s Stay Together

Disturbance at the Heron House

R.E.M.

132

3:34

5

Something to chew on while you jog

Alternative Rock

Document

No Rain

Blind Melon

149

3:39

5

One-hit wonder cranks it up

90s Rock

Blind Melon

Polk Salad Annie

Tony Joe White

132

3:45

5

Unh!

Funk

Black and White

Midnight Train To Georgia

Gladys Knight and the Pips

90

4:36

5

Great backup vocals highlight this soul classic.
SKBL

Soul

Imagination

Welcome To Struggleville

Vigilantes Of Love

121

4:19

4

Intriguing lyrics

Christian Rock

Welcome To Struggleville

One Big Holiday

My Morning Jacket

134

5:21

5

R.E.M. meets Neil Young

Alternative Rock

It Still Moves

I’m Walking

Fats Domino

112

2:12

5

Second-line boogie walk takes us out

R&B

My Blue Heaven: The Best of Fats Domino