ive changed the music on my blog again
its now Oh My God by Jars of clay
and no, im not swearing

hmm
well
lets see,
maybe i should do a simple cd review

well people, Jars has come up with a new album
Good Monsters

weird name, weird sounds

well for those of you living under a rock
jars of clay has been one of the most influential band in the christian music scene

ever since their debut album, they have had their fair share of fans and casual observers
many regard the 1995 self-titled album their best
but that view made without intimate knowledge
the truth is that their style has evolved much,
their lyrical poetry matured much
my personal favourite albums are
jars of clay
much afraid
who we are instead

hmm
when i first bought Good monsters
i had much expectations
being an avid jars fan

on my first perusal
i must admit my intial disappointment
the hooks and riffs werent bad but they didnt seem brilliant
and the lyrics didnt give an initial impression

i complained to a good friend of mine, also a jars fan
and he smartly retorted,
well its jars
it takes time to grow on you

and grow on me it did....
simple words, but carefully chosen
written not our of imagination or ambition, but out of experience
hooks laden, but not colourful enough to steal the limelight from the message

a subtle album,
and as usual, all complex beauty lies in subtility....

anyways, we're all good monsters,
by nature bad but endeavouring anyways

and for me, maybe still more monster than good....
but yeah, the best marriages are the enduring ones, in my opinion,
and jars will always be to me, the best marriage of beautiful words to beautiful music