Notes & Personnel Info |  | 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. | | Personnel: Matt Odmark (vocals, guitar, mandolin); Stephen Mason (vocals, guitar); Charlie Lowell (vocals, piano, organ, keyboards); Dan Haseltine (vocals, percussion); Kate St. John (horns); Neil Conti, Greg Wells (drums). | | Audio Mixer: Heff Moraes. | | Recording information: 16th Avenue, Nashville, TN; Acquarium; Aquarium, London, England; Secret Sound Franklin, TN. | | Photographers: Martyn Gallina-Jones; Norman Jean Roy. | | Unknown Contributor Role: Stephenmas Marussen. | | Arranger: Ronn Huff. | | Jars of Clay's second mainstream, adult alternative album, Much Afraid, finds the group refining the anthemic, folky neo-jangle that made its predecessor, Jars of Clay, a crossover hit. While Much Afraid lacks a single as catchy as "Flood," it is a solid, well-crafted collection of alternative folk-rock, highlighted by the single "Crazy Times." ~ Thom Owens | | 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. |
Producer: Stephen Lipson; Steve Lipson |
Engineer: Heff Moraes; Mike Griffith |
Musical Guests | | Kate St. John |
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