Good Work by this Band
Posted April 07, 2008
By Nathan,
A glance at some of the achievements of Jars of Clay is eight studio releases, two of which are platinum, and seventeen number one radio hits definitely deserves some applause. The bands most recent CD is Greatest Hits, a compilation of thirteen rock hits and one new song, "Love Is The Protest".
The album opens up with "flood (new mix)" which first put Jars of Clay into the spotlight; the song is a creative pop song with redemptive lyrics. The album starts from the beginning and moves on. "Love song for a savior" is of the bands self titled debut CD; it's a light song that is a little repetitive, a theme that is common with some of their singles. "Worlds apart" is a soft almost boring song but it speeds up a little at the end, the lyrics contemplates Christ's sacrifice.
Both "crazy times" and "frail" are off of the Much Afraid disc. The former, "crazy times", is good medium rock song that gets a little carried away with the electric guitar, and the "frail" has a haunting sound. It's gets simple and a little repetitive on "show you love", but the light rock song is decent. "Unforgettable you", off of their CD If I left the Zoo, is an upbeat song about the relationship between God and man. The verses of "I need you" are fun, but the song has simple lyrics and a repetitive chorus. Off of Jars of Clay's album, Who We are Instead, "amazing grace" has good lyrics but the music is unchallenging.
The band put on their worship caps on Redemption songs; a CD that put out "God will lift up your head" a solid worship tune. Jars of Clay broadened their music styled on Good Monsters and it gave us "dead man (carry me)" a great medium rock song about salvation. Among the many profound lines on the brilliant rock song "work" is "I have no fear of drowning/it's the breathing that's taking all this work". The new song "love is a protest" " is a fun up beat rock song about the redemptive power of love.
It's hard to believe that it's been twelve years since Jars of Clay's first hit single "flood", since then they have been putting out good music and have loaded the Christian airwaves with singles. Greatest Hits is a good compilation but a few songs lack either lack challenging music, or they lack inspiring lyrics. It may leave fans going "the new song is nice but, I've heard this before" or new listeners "some good stuff
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