30-Day Song Challenge (Day 1)

I thought that since I haven't been doing all that much on the blog at the moment in terms of original written material, I'd try using somebody else's idea. I cannot say stealing because it has been making the rounds on teh interwebs, courtesy of the original blogger at Words and Beats, who created this idea.

I am, of course, talking about the 30-Day Music Challenge.

I love my music. I play drums, guitar, sing (constantly, and I insist on being the first to perform at every karaoke night) and I used to be in a band - well, we're technically still together, but on hiatus and have been for the past three years since our bass player disappeared to the UK.

But I digress. I have decided to take up this challenge! I figure it's only going to take me a couple of minutes a day to choose a song for each day (relating to each subject) and blog about it. So, without further ado, I present to you: LandoNation's 30-Day Song Challenge!

Song #1 - My favourite song
Resonate - Cog (from the album The New Normal, released by Dif'rnt Music, 2005)


I first came across Cog about four years ago when my bandmates and I were listening to their album, "The New Normal" before we went to see them live in concert at the Forum (from memory, they were co-headlining with the band formerly known as Shihad, then Pacifier and now Shihad again).

Admittedly, I only knew a couple of Shihad songs and nothing about Cog, but from what my mate Ray told me, they were basically an Aussie version of Tool with their big, bold, atmospheric sounds of progressive rock.

And let me tell you, upon seeing these guys live, I fell in love. In a totally hetero-bromance type way. If you've ever been to the Forum before for a live gig, you'll know that the AV setup is massive for such a small venue. In fact, in order to properly take in any gig there, you need to be sitting at the back, otherwise you'll be planted nose-first into the speakers, hearing nothing but amplified fart sounds (and your ears ringing loudly the next day).

I have to warn you, in advance, that despite my eclectic taste in music, you probably will see a lot of Cog during this 30-Day Challenge, and in particular, a lot of their music from "The New Normal". Then again, this is truly the most under-rated band in the country and I implore you to buy this album.

Oh, and just in case you thought that song sounded kind of familiar, you would be correct - they did use this song in some of those clips they showed at the end of Sports Tonight.

Lyrics

It's elevating us,
Bowing and shaping us.
It's elevating us,
It's resonating.

Caught in headlights I'm all right,
Coming over to your side.

It's elevating us,
Bowing and shaping us.
It's elevating us,
It's resonating.

No more blindfolds, open eyes.
(Shaking the frequency)
Stand by soldiers, run by night.
(Shaping the frequency)

It's elevating us,
Bowing and shaping us.
It's elevating us,
It's resonating.
It's resonating.

Caught in headlights, I won't do it.
Caught in headlights, I won't lose it.
I wont do it, I won't lose it.

Breath shaking the frequency,
Breath shaping the frequency.

It's elevating us,
Bowing and shaping us.
It's elevating us,
It's resonating.
Resonating!