Incognito Revisited

[harronevoria]

In honor of Bluey's birthday this week (month)...

List your top 3 elements of why you like about Incognito's music. Those things that you love in the music a la Incognito. Give an example or explain why its your favorite.



1. Lyrics - Sometimes it feels like Bluey wrote these words to me. Other times the lyrics are just "on point" and "funky"

It ain't easy
Getting it right
It ain't easy
Trying to read the signs
It ain't easy
Trying to work out what's going on in your mind

And though we live and learn
Love is give and take
We fall into confusion some days

2. Intros - its like the entree to a wonderful meal...
intro I love what you do For Me
piano intro Come Away with Me
sax intro Without You

3. Instrumental / Horns oh plenty
Black Rain.....Expresso Madureira .... Never Look Back

[CJ]

(i) Musicianship
(ii) Arrangements
(iii) Production

[ryan*]

1 - Bluey's music generally hits the spot every time and genuinely makes me feel happy
2 - Musicianship/Writing/Arrangements/Production
3 - Bluey is an amazing person and listening to music created by someone like him makes the enjoyment and experience that much more rewarding

[Marko]

Chord progressions
Arrangements
Vocals
Musicianship
&
and more

The ability to evoke nostalgia and modernity at the same time..Bluey's (Cogs) music has a timeless factor.
If I could write music, this would be the music I would write..Hits my soul..I know it, yet I may have never heard it before.
For me they leave all other bands of this kind in the shade..Yes even the great EW&F (imho). Shhush tho, don't tell Bluey I said that.

Bluey don't change it...just do what you do, when you do it!

Peace Zulu Nation

[Shadowilla]

Lil late for the game, but here we go...

1. Instrumental: It seems that were different songs for different moments of a normal day:

Jacob's Ladder: When I'm late and I want to put some pressure on me xD
Mindin' My Business, Black Rain, She Wears Black: For those times of the day when I want to get out of the world, no matter if it's walking to some place, or studying something...
Colibri: When I'm happy walking around

2. Lyrics: I have to agree with Harron about "Sometimes it feels like Bluey wrote these words to me". Some songs match perfectly with a kind of timeline of my life, there was a time when I was very very down, and then I met the one who brought back the smile to my face:

Deep Waters (B+T+F version) - A Shade of Blue - Centre Of The Sun - As Long As It's You (and April is our month ) are some examples

Or there are lyrics that just make my day:

Better Days; Smiling Faces, the entire TFTB album (what a great record)

3. The way Bluey starts his albums, the "n°1" songs boost you right from the start:

Step Aside; Solar Fire; Where Did We Go Wrong; Let The Mistery Be...etc!

Thanks Bluey and Cog Family for the Music

[zweli]

Yeah! Let truth be told and it shall set us free!,Bands come and go! Music lives and dies so as songs come to our ears and dissappear !To me and few others with taste the name Incognito is Always There! Cant remember the exact date but when my ears go me to Dont youy worry about thing and Crazy for you,I never got down the
the stage,Everyday!
it is this sound ,funk and jazz in one dish I have been swallowing and tasting to this date. As we grow in life we have friends we love and at times fight with, but Still a friend of mine brought so much lessons and peace! Thanx to that !Yeah ! I cant finish praising this music ,it has really spoken to me so many times ,and for others
I suppose ,issues ,reality.Myself has also found love and lost love in my jorney through life but ,enjoyed Wild and Peaceful times ,but I still Keep the Fires burning and Everyday, in fact thats how life is. Imagine the challenges and tribulations we at times encounter, be In Deep Waters! but with Positivty we are growing as the band grows, we able to cross Fences and barriers!
. Where on earth or in our times have you heard a unifying music ,music that speaks global language.Music that growd with us ,100% and rising ,I am still Spell bound amnd Speechless, as we live;walk and laugh enjoying Good Love! May HisGrace fall upon you and bless you everyday Bluey ,cos you have managed to stay with us to this date ,you have kept us young and energetic ,your poetic talent ,straight hard hitting lyrics will never be surpassed .No band ,no band since Bob Marley has managed to talk us like you do. At times I regret why i didnot pursue my music studies,but in my next life I will be playing Colibri in violin for Incognito.When are you in South Africa?? or should I hold on and sing-There will come a day for now! and rave to the sound of Barumba! You arer true Sunchild ,In my language "Uyindoda emadodeni'(Zulu)
A man amongst men!
Imagine our world without the mersmerising voice of Maysa? Keep reaching out and unearthing those stars!!