Greatest Hits

The Essential Jars of Clay	Revelation With the release of its 11th studio album Revelation, Third Day's Mac Powell, Tai Anderson, Mark Lee and David Carr have hit new heights as Christian music's premiere rock band. Recorded in Los Angeles, the first time Third Day has worked on a project outside of the South, Third...	Greatest Hits	Wow Hits 2008	The Altar and the Door When you've become one of contemporary Christian music's biggest stars, there are a lot of temptations to change your sound or tone the message down a little to reach a larger audience. But the anthemic, guitar-based Casting Crowns simply use their music as a pulpit ever more. De...
Peace on Earth 2008 release of Peace On Earth by Casting Crowns. Following the highly successful The Altar and The Door album and tour, Grammy Award-winning group Casting Crowns release its first Christmas record. Known for its life-changing ministry of renewal and discipleship, Casting Crowns...	Chronology, Vol. 2	The Beautiful Letdown	Viva La Vida To say there has been a lot of anticipation for Coldplay's fourth album, Viva La Vida, is an understatement. Having enlisted legendary leftfield producer Brian Eno, borrowed their album title from a painting by renowned Mexican artist Frida Kahlo and made tantalising remarks abou...	Christmas Songs 2007 holiday release from the Alternative Christian rockers. Their 10th album overall, this multi-platinum and Grammy-winning Nashville-based band serve up a stocking full of traditional and original Christmas tunes. 14 tracks including 'God Rest, Ye Merry Gentlemen', 'Gabriel's ...

A Very Good (But Incomplete) Collection
Sometimes when record companies issue 'best of' collections, one wonders what they were thinking. This is one of those times. Most of the songs are great, but this CD is missing several tunes that should be in it. Additionally, there are a few that should not be on an album of this type. The songs that could have been left off are these: Frail, Crazy Times, and Love Is the Protest. Although one might be able to make a case for the first two, there is no justification at all for the last of these. It is a new release. My thought is that anything appearing on a greatest hits album should have passed the test of time. This track clearly fails on that count. There are many songs that could have been included in this collection to make it better. Jars of Clay is a superb group with lots of great music. A greatest hits collection for them could easily contain two discs. Some of the songs that probably should have been on this include the following: Liquid, Jealous Kind, Sinking, Closer, Oh My God, Good Monsters, and Hiding Place. I could also list several others that could have (should have) been here. The bottom line is that although this is a very good collection, it does not represent their greatest hits. If one does not already have most of the songs on this album, it is probably a good one to get. Otherwise, I'd pass on it.

Great hits
I atcually purchased this cd for 2 songs, but realized I knew more than that once I listened to the whole thing.

A Must Buy for Any Jars of Clay fan!
This CD is a must for any Jars of Clay fan. All of JOC's best songs are on this disc. Most of the songs on this CD are from JOC's debut album, which was released in 1995. Their debut album to this day, is without a doubt the greatest christian rock album of all time. So if you are a fan of JOC, you MUST get this CD.

ARRRGGGHHH!!!!
I really wanted this CD but for some reason it was not delivered. I did receive a refund for it.

A Brave Attempt at a Collection
I am one of those obsessive collectors bands love. I buy every CD they release and every greatest hits collection as well. And I have found that very few collections truly capture everything I love from an artist. And the longer the career, the harder it becomes. This CD makes a brave attempt at collection 13 years of hits from Jars of Clay. These songs were spread out over seven studio releases. And they've got 13 slots, plus the requisite new track. Talk about an impossible mission. The disc goes in chronological order and starts with the band's mega hit, "Flood." In fact, their debut is the best represented release with four songs, including my favorite "Like a Child." From there it's a sprint through their other releases including such hits as "Frail," "I Need You," "Unforgetful You," and "Dead Man (Carry Me)." The problem really becomes that, with seven releases, there's bound to be something left out. As an example, "If I Left the Zoo" and "The Eleventh Hour" both only have one track appease. Frankly, that means I am mourning the loss of "Grace" and "The Eleventh Hour." And I would have loved to see more then one song from "Redemption Songs" since I loved that disc. Finally, the disc closes with the new track, "Love is the Protest." It's a strong rocker that sounds like it would have fit in on "Good Monsters," which is hardly a surprise since that was their last release. I enjoy the song, but it's not one of their best ever. I will admit I am a marginal Jars of Clay fan. When I am in the mood, I enjoy them, but I get tired of them easily. These are great songs. But even I can see they have so many great songs that were left off the list. If you are looking to get a few Jars of Clay songs, this is a good disc. But if you expected the impossible, a collection of all their truly great songs in one place, this one disc will disappoint.