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Electric Light Orchestra
10538 Überture (58 minutes, Very Light)

Pace Breakdown

Slow Walk
Mod Walk
Brisk Walk
Slow Jog
Mod Jog
Brisk Jog
Run

17:59
17:11
17:43
5:03



57:56


  

Distance: 2.4 to 3.6 miles
Speed: 2.5 to 3.7 MPH
Ave BPM: 108 (faster 114)
Jog Beats: 11% (faster 21%)
Pace Variability: Moderate

ELO evolved from a string-heavy avant-progressive rock project, to a hook-laden blend of rock and orchestral arrangements, to a disco-driven (!) pop band before dissolving into irrelevance in the 80s. But before doing so they put together some of most interesting rock albums of the 70s. This set includes a smattering of all their styles, all of it but Tightrope at a relaxed walking pace.

Title

Artist

BPM

Time

PC

Comment

Genre

Album/Source

10538 Overture

ELO

108

5:32

5

Hello, cellos

Prog Rock

No Answer

Tightrope

ELO

130

5:03

5

Great blend of strings and hard rock.
Long intro

Prog Rock

A New World Record

Nightrider

ELO

110

4:24

5

Galloping rhythm.
Long outro

Prog Rock

Face the Music

Poker

ELO

100

3:32

5

Progressive gambling—gotta love it.
Intro

Prog Rock

Face the Music

Waterfall

ELO

80

4:27

5

Props to Beatles’ All You Need Is Love.
Intro, short outro

Prog Rock

Face the Music

Confusion

ELO

111

3:43

5

Pleasant fluff with regretful tinge

70s Pop

Discovery

Do Ya

ELO

126

3:44

5

Goes back to The Move

Prog Rock

A New World Record

Boy Blue

ELO

116

5:19

4

Quasi-classical with hard rock flourishes.
Very long intro

Prog Rock

Eldorado

The Lights Go Down

ELO

99

3:33

5

Upbeat pop walk

Prog Rock

Time

Summer and Lightning

ELO

87

4:11

5

Part of Concerto for a Rainy Day.
SKBL

Prog Rock

Out of the Blue

Big Wheels

ELO

124

5:09

5

Concerto continues melodramatically

Prog Rock

Out of the Blue

Livin’ Thing

ELO

124

3:31

4

Made famous by movie Boogie Nights

Prog Rock

A New World Record

One Summer Dream

ELO

87

5:48

5

Gorgeous trip downstream.
Very long intro, fadeout, SKBL

Prog Rock

Face the Music

BPM=Beats Per Minute; PC=Pace Consistency; SKBL=Skiplekable; NADL=Not currently available for download from Amazon or iTunes