From the Wog Archive
Mix/Wog-a-Thon
The Garage Will Not Be Televised
(79 minutes, Pulse-Pounder)
Pace Breakdown
Slow Walk |
2:26 |
Distance: 3.9 to 5.8 miles |
Garage rock is rock is in its purest form: straight up, pound it out, no frills, no twists. Delivery and attitude rule. Make no mistake: this is a high energy set, 78 minutes of wallop with not much letup at all. If you’re under 21, you just might make it all the way through.
Part A: 20 minutes, Pulse-Pounder (BPM 131, Jog Index 67%)
| Title | Artist | BPM | Time | PC | Comment | Genre | Album/Source |
| Little Girl | Syndicate of Sound | 91 |
2:26 |
5 | One hit, then a tragic demise. SKBL | Garage Rock | Nuggets from Nuggets |
| He’s Always There | The Yardbirds | 128 |
2:29 |
5 | Brits could garage with anyone | Garage Rock | Roger the Engineer NADL |
| You’re Gonna Miss Me | 13th Floor Elevators | 150 |
2:26 |
5 | Quite possibly the greatest song to ever emerge from a Texas garage | Garage Rock | Nuggets from Nuggets |
| Hungry | Paul Revere and the Raiders | 131 |
2:57 |
4 | Listen my children, and you shall hear some kick-ass rock | Garage Rock | The Brill Building Sound, Disk 4 |
| Gloria | Shadows of Knight | 120 |
2:35 |
5 | Right behind Louie Louie as most-covered Garage song of all time | Garage Rock | Gloria |
| Pushin’ Too Hard | The Seeds | 145 |
2:34 |
5 | I guess we pushed too hard; they never had another hit | Garage Rock | The Seeds |
| Nobody But Me | The Human Beinz | 154 |
2:16 |
5 | Yet another flash in the pan | 60s Rock | Nuggets from Nuggets |
| Louie Louie | The Kingsmen | 125 |
2:42 |
5 | We spent hours trying to understand “dirty” lyrics | Garage Rock | The Kingsmen in Person |
Part B: 36 minutes, Pulse-Pounder (BPM 132, Jog Index 62%)
| Title | Artist | BPM | Time | PC | Comment | Genre | Album/Source |
| I Ain’t Gonna Eat Out My Heart Anymore | The Young Rascals | 111 |
2:42 |
5 | Later known as just the Rascals; Classic Garage | Garage Rock | The Young Rascals |
| Kicks | Paul Revere and the Raiders | 133 |
2:25 |
5 | Stern warning about dark side of drug scene | Garage Rock | The Brill Building Sound, Disk 4 |
| Sweet Young Thing | Chocolate Watchband | 154 |
2:58 |
5 | Wait...you mean that ISN’T Mick Jagger? | Garage Rock | More Nuggets NADL |
| Seven Nation Army | White Stripes | 125 |
3:47 |
5 | Proof that Garage lives in the new Millennium | Garage Rock | Elephant |
| Talk Talk | The Music Machine | 106 |
1:57 |
5 | Facing the music with an agonized snarl | Garage Rock | Nuggets from Nuggets |
| Shake Some Action | Flamin’ Groovies | 138 |
4:34 |
5 | Huge guitar riff blows the roof off | Garage Rock | Shake Some Action |
| Lies | Knickerbockers | 148 |
2:41 |
5 | Wait...you mean that ISN’T John Lennon? | Garage Rock | Nuggets from Nuggets |
| Making Time | The Creation | 141 |
2:58 |
5 | Wait...you mean that ISN’T Roger Daltry? | 60s British Invasion | The British Invasion Vol. 3 NADL |
| Magic Carpet Ride | Steppenwolf | 111 |
4:26 |
5 | Cut a rug with this one. Intro |
60s Rock | Steppenwolf the Second |
| (We Ain’t Got) Nothin’ Yet | The Blues Magoos | 148 |
2:19 |
5 | Gloriously bad, gloriously Garage | Garage Rock | Psychedelic Lollipop |
| Seven & Seven Is | Love | 154 |
2:19 |
5 | Long bluesy outro caps snarling classic | 60s Rock | Da Capo |
| Just Like Me | Paul Revere and the Raiders | 127 |
2:25 |
5 | For a while, the boys in the three-corner hats were everywhere | Garage Rock | Instant Garage |
Part C: 23 minutes, Pulse-Pounder (BPM 135, Jog Index 65%)
| Title | Artist | BPM | Time | PC | Comment | Genre | Album/Source |
| I’m Not Like Everybody Else | Chocolate Watchband | 121 | 3:44 | 5 | Alienated, like everyone else | Psychedelic Rock | The Inner Mystique NADL |
| Forty Years Old and I’m Livin’ in my Mom’s Garage | Austin Lounge Lizards | 142 | 3:23 | 5 | OK, time to lighten up a bit (while still jogging!) | Alternative Country | Never An Adult Moment |
| Hey Joe | Leaves | 153 | 2:48 | 5 | Covered by Hendrix, among others | 60s Rock | Hey Joe NADL |
| Dirty Water | The Standells | 144 | 2:45 | 5 | And here I thought the place was known for cream pies | 60s Rock | Nuggets from Nuggets |
| Wild Thing | Troggs | 107 | 2:37 | 3 | Arrhythmic parts interrupt beat, but how could I leave it off? | 60s British Invasion | Wild Thing |
| Liar, Liar | Castaways | 148 | 1:50 | 5 | Great falsetto, classic scream | 60s Pop | Nuggets from Nuggets |
| Project Blue | The Banshees | 154 | 2:31 | 4 | Raucous unknowns put out pure Garage | Garage Rock | single NADL |
| 96 Tears | Question Mark and the Mysterians | 124 | 2:57 | 5 | Dominating organ gives it a softer feel, but attitude is all Garage | Garage Rock | More American Graffitii (LP) |
BPM=Beats Per Minute; PC=Pace Consistency; SKBL=Skiplekable; NADL=Not currently available for download from Amazon or iTunes