Jars of Clay (album)
| Jars of Clay | ||||
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| Studio album by Jars of Clay | ||||
| Released | October 24, 1995 | |||
| Recorded | Icebox Studio/Brentwood Studio, Adrian Belew's Studio, Greenville College |
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| Genre | Alternative rock, Christian rock | |||
| Length | 65:36 | |||
| Label | Essential/Silvertone | |||
| Producer | Jars of Clay and Adrian Belew | |||
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Commemorative platinum release
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| Jesus Freak Hideout | |
Jars of Clay is the eponymous first full-length studio album by Christian rock group Jars of Clay. It was released on October 24, 1995 by Essential Records. The album has been highly acclaimed, being one of few Christian albums of the mid-1990s to achieve platinum status. As the group's debut album, Jars of Clay introduced many internationally to the group and established the group due to their distinctive style.
Jars of Clay's eponymous first full-length album is characterized by a combination of drum loops and acoustic guitar strumming that would become an early trademark of the band. Strings are also used prominently in most of the songs. Honest, intense, poetic, and harmonic with sonic influences as diverse as Gregorian chants, mandolin, and gothic layered vocals, Jars of Clay was a refreshing break from the pessimism and alterna-angst that dominated the mid-90s music scene.
The album was mostly self-produced, with the exception of "Liquid" and "Flood" which were produced by King Crimson guitarist Adrian Belew.
Several tracks from this album were hits on Christian radio, and as a result they have been staples of the band's live concerts ever since. The song "Flood" became an unexpected hit on mainstream pop and alternative rock radio as well, resulting in a brief period of mainstream popularity for the band during which they toured with artists such as Sting, The Samples and Matchbox Twenty, and were included in several movie soundtracks.
Most of this album consists of reworked versions of songs from the band's demo, Frail, which was recorded as a class project during their senior year of college. The song "He" appears to be almost identical to the original recording.
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