Much Afraid (CD)

These days, Christian rock artists who jostle for chart positions with secular acts are a commonplace thing. When Christian rockers Jars of Clay first made a splash back in '95, though, this was not the case. They were one of the first Christian bands to break through in a major way, with a sound that incorporated pop, alt-rock, and spiritual themes, all adorned with glistening, radio-ready hooks. In due course, the group found itself sailing towards the top of the charts and nailing Grammy after Grammy.

• Category:  Music  »  Rock & Pop  »  Christian Rock
• Format: CD   Learn more about the CD format using Tower WIKI.
• Release Date: September 16, 1997
• Label: Silvertone Records (USA)
• UPC: 012414161222
• WAPI (Tower ID): 106618094
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• Tower.com Sales Rank: #35362 in Music (See Top 100 Music Bestsellers)
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• #155 in Christian Rock (See Top 100 Christian Rock Bestsellers)

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MUCH AFRAID is an Enhanced CD containing both a full audio program as well as multimedia computer files.

Jars Of Clay: Dan Haseltine (vocals, percussion); Matthew Odmark (guitar, mandolin, background vocals); Stephen Mason (guitar, bass, background vocals); Charlie Lowell (keyboards, piano, organ, background vocals).

Additional personnel includes: Kate St. John (English Horn); Greg Wells (bass, drums, percussion); Neil Conti (drums).

Recorded at The Aquarium, London, England; Secret Sound, Franklin, Tennessee; 16th Avenue Sound, Nashville, Tennessee.

MUCH AFRAID won the 1998 Grammy Award for Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album.

This is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files.

The follow-up to Jars of Clay's almost minimalist first album features a bigger sound, with a wider lyrical scope and a more solid, grownup production (by Steve Lipson, of Sting and Annie Lennox fame). These new developments give MUCH AFRAID a real sense of staying power. The Christian alternative rock group appears to have broken out of the often-narrow confines of the genre. There's a hint of psychedelia on "Overjoyed," some Bee Gees-style harmonizing on "Tea and Sympathy," and lush, '70s rock-esque arrangements throughout. Spirituality plays a more subtle role on MUCH AFRAID, but continues to be a vital theme. On songs like "Overjoyed" it is sometimes difficult to separate the personal from the divine. And that's probably just the way the band wants it.

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