I almost did not find a SOTW for this week :O. Hahaha, yes, this is true. For the past week and a half, CDL has been down, and with it, my main source of music. But even the loss of such a great site (hopefully not for too much longer) cannot keep the great tunes from rising up in different places. And this week, we have the return of a crowned champion in Christian Music :). I'm sure we're all familiar with this extremely, extremely talented formation.
Hero - Skillet, Awake"A hero's not afraid to give his life/A hero's gonna save me just in time"
Say what you want to say about them. They've got girls in their band, they must suck. But the truth is, Skillet has lasted longer than most modern day bands we listen to, and in addition, they completely blow everything out of the water with what they do. Skillet has been an inspiration for me in many ways. While this also includes the music, which is as rocking as it is passionate and God filled, they also inspire me with their down to earth personalities, and how much they've achieved as a band. The band's newest addition would probably be the most inspirational to me right now. She joined the band last year as their new drummer, at the age of 19... I'm still amazed by that fact. To achieve something like that is simply unbelievable to me, but it just shows that with hard work, anything is possible. Skillet is the definition of that for me. In what they do, in how they witness, and in how they continue to show God in their works, both on and off the mics.
Hero is Skillet's new single for the upcoming album Awake. Like Needtobreathe, Skillet is also releasing their album in late summer, and my heart just feels as if it's been shot with a dose of epic whenever I listen to it. One thing that I've noticed about Skillet over the years is that their sound changes in a noticeable way with each release. Alien Youth was more techno, Collide was extremely hard rock oriented, and Comatose had more of a pop feeling to it. The was that this single sounds, it feels as if the album will be more of a progressive rock spin on things. They have definitely refined their craft over the past two years, and with the addition of Jen Ledger on percussion and BGVs, it makes the piece hauntingly beautiful, as haunting as rock song can make itself to be. The song is a representation, a depiction of the state that mankind is in: broken, desperate, and awaiting rescue from the darkness that is all around us. I don't know about you, but when I listen to this song, I just can't help but think about Jesus in a powerful way. We don't have the strength to stand up to everything that life throws at us, and as Cooper sings in the song, we're only human, and that in itself is an indication of our downfall. We need a hero to save us all, and in my mind, I think of Jesus, because he already has. The song says who's gonna stand for what's right, who's gonna help us survive... Jesus stands for all the right that's left in this world, and He gave His life for the sake of us all. That is what a hero does. They are selfless, thinking of others before themselves, and acting for the benefit of many, even if the end result is undesirable for them. In a world where sorrow and corruption are beginning to take hold, we still have a hero looking out for us all. And he will always save us, just in time.
Hero - http://www.mediafire.com/?cm4dwymyzmq
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