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Jars of Clay - Furthermore: From the Studio/From the Stage Audio CD

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Jars of Clay Band: Jars of Clay
Title: Furthermore: From the Studio/From the Stage
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Release Date: 2003-02-04
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Overjoyed 2: Something Beautiful 3: Valley Song (Sing of Your Mercy) 4: Liquid 5: Eleventh Hour 6: Dig 7: Redemption 8: Love Song for a Savior 9: Frail 10: Needful Hands 11: Disappear 12: Like a Child 13: Crazy Times 14: I Need You 15: Eleventh Hour 16: This Road 17: Fly 18: I'm Alright 19: Revolution 20: Flood 21: Worlds Apart

It was better than I expected!
I bought the CD strictly for "The Valley Song," but soon fell in love with many more. After reading the reviews on this CD, I wasn't sure what to expect. There are many gems on this album. I've never owned a Jars of Clay CD before but fell in love with "The Valley Song" and was pleasantly surprised by the rest of it!.


My First Jars CD, And My Favorite.
There are a few odd songs like "dig" and "redemtion" but over all it's an excellant CD and it brings me closer to God. I enjoy this CD more every time I listen to it.


Excellent mix of acoustic and live
Overall, the live CD is the better of the two. This double CD from Jars of Clay shows the strong mix of their acoustic songs and live performances. But, both provide a nice overview of this important Christian band. The strongest songs on the Live CD include "I Need You", "Revolution", and "Flood".

The acoustic CD is a little slow at times, and I prefer some of the original versions compared to these. Since all the tracks are acoustic the pace of the album is pretty slow and can drag on at times. Having said that there are some new tracks that are quite good.

I recommend this album to any Jars of Clay fans. It is a nice addition to your collection. If you are new to the band, this album could serve as a great starting point. .


Incredible Album
This is such an incredible selection of music. I'm actully listening to it as i write this review. i actully bought it at SoulFest 2004. I'm actully going back this year to hear them again. If you buy this album you won't regret it. it's packed with music with lyrics and rythems that you won't forget. Some highlights i thought were good were Disappear, Eleventh Hour (disk 2), Overjoyed, and Fly (remembered it well from the concert). I would recomend this to the die hard fan right down to if you've never heard them before. worth every penny. good job guys.


2 disks - how can you lose?
among the new songs, redemption is my favorite. initially i was more captivated by the studio, more acoustic cd. it expresses the duality of victory and regret, joy and sorrow, as the speaker examines his road to redemption in hindsight. dan haseltine does an excellent job conveying all these contrasting emotions. the redone songs are full of surprises as well, showing how much they've grown tighter as a band, and what they are able to accomplish using only minimal instruments. liquid is full of creative piano fills, overjoyed is laid back and redone to sound more lounge-y, and needful hands is stripped down bare bones to just guitar and voice as an excellent, heartstrikingly honest cry.

after listening to it a couple times, the studio cd eventually captured my attention. again, they are able to produce a sound that is unlike other mainstream christian bands through the use of strange keyboard and electric effects, combined with dan's unique and ethereal voice. some gems are

disappear - an excellent opening. lyrically profound too - we put out our faces to a crowd while our real self disappears into the background.
fly - the final stages of death.
the eleventh hour - a beautiful song about our tendency to become impatient with God. a call for Him to rescue us from our cynicism. our tendency to only call out to Him as our last resort. a catchy piano riff and a tight groove to deliver.
crazy times - a fun/fan favorite
worlds apart - never gets old. "a song about letting go".

if you get a chance you should buy the 11th hour dvd to see what good showmen they can be. for example, you may not be able to tell just by the recording, but during 'faith like a child', dan actually gets on stage and plays a second set of drums along with the drummer! the cd captures the energy of the show and also proves that jars can still rock out live.


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