From the Wog Archive
Single Artist/Standard Wog
The Yardbirds
Over Under Sideways Run (34 minutes, Very Vigorous)
Pace Breakdown
Slow Walk |
5:52 |
Distance: 1.6 to 2.4 miles |
Blues? Check. Garage? Check. Soulful folk-rock? Check and double-check. They wore tight black pants and carried a punkish panache that gave them instant credibility, and they had the musical chops to back it up. With tight, yet incendiary guitar riffs, excellent blues harp, and inventive rhythms, vocal arrangements, and melodic elements, they were as innovative as any rock band on either side of the Atlantic. Yet though they were quite versatile, nobody in the 60s rocked harder than the Yardbirds, as they their two train songs here will testify.
Title |
Artist |
BPM |
Time |
PC |
Comment |
Genre |
Album/Source |
Over Under Sideways Down |
The Yardbirds |
97 |
2:24 |
5 |
Hey! |
Roger the Engineer |
Psychedelic Rock |
Evil Hearted You |
The Yardbirds |
133 |
2:26 |
5 |
Dark & brooding |
Having a Rave Up |
60s Rock |
I’m a Man |
The Yardbirds |
145 |
2:39 |
5 |
Outrageously excellent guitar duel at the end |
Having a Rave Up |
60s Rock |
Heart Full of Soul |
The Yardbirds |
142 |
2:29 |
5 |
Blues rock with bongos! |
Having a Rave Up |
60s Rock |
The Train Kept a-Rollin’ |
The Yardbirds |
91 |
3:28 |
5 |
Dueling vocals, harp give garage edge. |
Having a Rave Up |
Blues Rock |
Shapes of Things |
The Yardbirds |
134 |
2:40 |
5 |
More of a plead than a prophesy |
Having a Rave Up |
Psychedelic Rock |
Still I’m Sad |
The Yardbirds |
122 |
3:01 |
5 |
Background vocals lend gravitas |
Having a Rave Up |
60s Rock |
You’re a Better Man Than I |
The Yardbirds |
132 |
3:22 |
5 |
Refrain has a haunting hook |
Having a Rave Up |
60s Rock |
Smokestack Lightning |
The Yardbirds |
144 |
5:36 |
4 |
Soulful blues harp |
Five Live Yardbirds |
Blues Rock |
Happenings Ten Years Time Ago |
The Yardbirds |
128 |
2:57 |
5 |
Their trippiest number still resonates |
Ultimate! |
Psychedelic Rock |
I’m Not Talking |
The Yardbirds |
118 |
2:34 |
4 |
Chunky, stop-start rhythm makes for sassy conclusion |
For Your Love |
60s Rock |
BPM=Beats Per Minute; PC=Pace Consistency; SKBL=Skiplekable; NADL=Not currently available for download from Amazon or iTunes