Over the last year or so I have read on many Christian Blogs how they dislike CCM . Contemporary Christian Music if you didn't know the CCM moniker. They lament how its insipid and just not as "good" as secular artist. I would challenge that and would say that in CCM there are many great artist . Yes there are some that make me cringe but then I could rattle off a long list of secular artist that do as well.
But one release earlier this year that shows how CCM can be both very well done and blur the lines of what is just great music and songwriting regardless if its considered CCM, is Jars of Clays The Long Fall Back to Earth . As with every Jars outing , sonically it is different than the last one. This one has a very interesting 80's vibe . With the use of synths and the guitar phrasing, they re- imagine if you will , the 80's sound for this day and age.
It has both intelligent lyrics covering a wide range of topics . Two Hands touching on the struggle of sin in our lives , Forgive Me pointing out how hard it is to realize your sins are forgiven in Christ . The whole album retains a solid sonic theme through out and has to be considered one of the beat this year.
So to all the naysayers of CCM , I dare you to go buy this fine slab of music . This Cd gets my 4.5 jars out of 5 .
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