著名福音摇滚乐队Jars of Clay(曾获得过格莱美年度最佳福音摇滚乐队奖)09年4月21号发行的大碟《The Long Fall Back to Earth》。
在美国,Jars of Clay的地位早已是毋庸质疑的,他们非凡的经历在灵歌界就是传奇。
这个瓶瓶罐罐的传奇,从他们的成立开始。Jars of Clay首先就是一个有趣的名字,这个取自新约哥林多后书的名字在创团伊始就带给了4个男孩不错的运气,虽然身处Essential这个并不大的厂牌,但1995年单曲Flood的流行及专辑的热卖瞬间把Jars of Clay推上了福音类的上座。从1997年的《Much Afraid》开始,这几个男孩步入了他们歌唱生涯的颠峰,这张专辑成为了他们的首张Grammy获奖作品。随后连续推出的《If I Left The Zoo》和《The Eleventh Hour》又于00/02两获Grammy最佳当代福音专辑奖。不知不觉间,全美福音类最为畅销的就是Jars of Clay的作品。换句话说,他们不再是一个自娱自乐的小乐队,大牌一词象在M.J身上一样同样适用于Jars of Clay。
不过Jars Of Clay能够成功和其它福音音乐歌手划清界线,完全因为他们可以「独立创作」出极有水准的摇滚音乐。Jars Of Clay的音乐无可置异的出色,但他们亦不忘他们的精神和要传播的宗教讯息。
The Long Fall Back To Earth is the tenth studio album from Jars of Clay. It was released on April 21, 2009 through Gray Matters and distributed by Provident's Essential Records.
Overview
The Long Fall Back to Earth is the first Jars of Clay album that doesn't include any cover songs since 2002's The Eleventh Hour. The Long Fall Back To Earth is their follow-up to the acclaimed Good Monsters album.
In mid-February, the band released the first single off the album, "Two Hands," with a mix of song clips on their website along with a pre-order package. The album came in at number 10 on the Jesus Freak Hideout most anticipated albums of 2009