From the Wog Archive
Mix/Wog-a-Thon
The Mooditorium
(78 minutes, Light)
Pace Breakdown
Slow Walk |
15:23 |
Distance: 3.3 to 5.0 miles |
Emotion is a wonderful thing—so basic, yet so complex. Much of what makes music powerful is its ability to evoke an emotional mood. For the songs here, the mood is dark, yearning, mysterious. They will not send you bubbling into the world with joy on your lips, but they won’t depress you either. Neither will they send your pulse pounding; only a few from this Wog-a-Thon are even light jogs. But if you want beautiful melodies to accompany a long walk with your muse, there’s still room in the Mooditorium.
Part A: 41 minutes, Moderate (BPM 114, Jog Beats 33%, VAR Moderate)
Title |
Artist |
BPM |
Time |
PC |
Comment |
Genre |
Album/Source |
Which Way to Turn |
Bryan Ferry |
108 |
5:44 |
5 |
Romantic, lost, all Ferry |
New Wave |
Mamouna |
Cuts You Up |
Peter Murphy |
135 |
5:27 |
5 |
Strings add soul to this wog’s rockingest number |
80s Rock |
Deep |
Nos Da Cariad |
David Gray |
120 |
4:11 |
5 |
Heartbreakingly beautiful |
Singer-Songwriter |
Life In Slow Motion |
Mercy Street |
Peter Gabriel |
93 |
6:21 |
5 |
Paints a musical masterpiece of longing for absolution. |
Alternative Rock |
So |
Space |
Julian Lennon |
109 |
4:16 |
3 |
Poignant, aptly-named tribute to his famous father |
Singer-Songwriter |
Valotte |
All Come True |
World Party |
133 |
5:53 |
5 |
Catchy, but unmistakeably moody |
80s Rock |
World Party |
Remote View |
Dark Captain Light Captain |
114 |
4:20 |
5 |
New English folk-rockers ooze mood |
Folk |
Miracle Kicker |
The Ringmaster’s Dream |
Patrick O’Hearn |
99 |
4:18 |
5 |
A waltz worthy of its name. |
Ambient |
The Private Music Of Patrick O’Hearn |
Part B: 39 minutes, Brisk (BPM 124, Jog Index 25%, PV High)
Title |
Artist |
BPM |
Time |
PC |
Comment |
Genre |
Album/Source |
Storms in Africa |
Enya |
104 |
4:05 |
5 |
Words aren’t necessary |
New Age |
Watermark |
Scarborough Fair/Canticle |
Simon and Garfunkel |
129 |
3:14 |
4 |
Moody harpsichord, lovely folk lyrics. |
Singer-Songwriter |
Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme |
Crazy Man Michael (live) |
Fairport Convention |
109 |
5:12 |
4 |
Moody folktale in song. |
British folk |
Old New Borrowed Blue |
Broken Wings |
Mr. Mister |
100 |
4:39 |
5 |
His only hit was moodalicious |
New Wave |
Welcome To The Real World |
Marrakesh Night Market |
Loreena McKennitt |
114 |
6:30 |
4 |
Drenched in mideastern mystery |
Celtic |
The Mask and the Mirror |
Some Other Time |
Alan Parsons Project |
127 |
4:05 |
5 |
Nostalgia or déjà vu? |
Album Rock |
I Robot |
I Am A Camera |
The Buggles |
121 |
4:57 |
3 |
Artsy memories. |
Prog Rock |
Adventures in Modern Recording |
All the Way Back Home |
Ronan Hardiman |
93 |
4:44 |
5 |
Vocals add lush touch to ending |
Ambient |
Solas |
BPM=Beats Per Minute; PC=Pace Consistency; SKBL=Skiplekable; NADL=Not currently available for download from Amazon or iTunes