An acoustic must-have

This is one of my favorite CDs of all-time and Jars of Clay's best. The lyrics are skin-deep, heartfelt, and will almost bring you to tears. The acoustic and melodic sounds are refreshing and serene. The heaviest songs on the CD aren't too loud and match the content of each song especially "Liquid" which is a beautiful song about the Crucifixion but also hard-hitting with New Age-like sounds and a good way to start of the CD. My favorites include "Love Song For a Savior" which is peaceful and beautiful and "Flood" just because it is still acoustic but can be considered rock-alternative. But in my opinion the best song is "World's Apart" which is a song of conviction which literally brought me to tears and it really makes you think. This is the type of song you put on during a rain storm, a lay-in-a-comfy-spot-close-your-eyes-to-and-play-over-and-over-again melodic piece of art. I recommend to everyone because in a loud world full of sit up and decipher songs, this is lay back and let it sink in music that isn't too religion oriented and not too in-your-face. I really give it 4 and a half stars.

Great Christian Album

Jars of Clay's album cleverly titled "Jars of Clay" will either send you off your chair in excitement or make you shed tears of joy because of its brilliance and the special message that each song carries. The way the album is set up is equally important as the content of the songs, it flows in such a way that you could listen to the whole thing with out skipping a song. It starts out full of energy with such songs as "Liquid" and "Sinking" and then after that it goes to a beautiful, melodic anthem, "Love Song for a Savior" that will almost make you shed a tear. The next five songs, including the hit song "Flood" are packed with great melodies and high energy. The album then closes out with two of their slower songs which round out the album very well. The blend of acoustic guitars and stringed instruments on this album was produced extraordinarily well and really has no dull or dry moments.

My Favorite C.D.

This is a great introduction to Jars of Clay for novices. You can sense their youth in this c.d., as it is their first, but that's what makes it so wonderful-because it has such raw, innocent beauty. "Flood" is by far their most recognized song in history, but is as equally good as other songs like "Love Song for a Savior" and "Worlds Apart". "He" is about child abuse from the child's mind, and is very sad. "Worlds Apart" is my favorite song, as it describes every Christian's struggle to give God our desires and let him mold us to want more of Him and less of the world. "Flood" is intense and the darkest on the album. It talks about those times when we have lost all hope and feel like we are drowning in our problems. "Love Song for a Savior" is a beautiful melodic love song, expressing our desire to "fall in love" with our Father. A hint if you get this c.d.: wait after the final track a couple of minutes and you will hear a bonus track entitled "4:7". It is a very cool rendition of the "Jars of Clay" Bible verse, in 2 corinthians. After that is a studio recording of "Blind" and supposedly, you can hear people talking about the O.J. Simpson trial in the background!(Though I couldn't make it out, because it was too far away).