Monday, December 13, 1999
'Jarboys' croon to young crowd
BY LINDA WAKEFIELD KELLEY
Enquirer contributor
Jars of Clay, promoting their newly released If I Left the Zoo album, landed at Bogart's in Corryville Saturday night only a few kangaroo hops from the zoo.
But the atmosphere was more tame house cat than frenetic monkey island.
With an occasional crowd surfer and more jumping than a Tae-Bo workout, the predominately college-age crowd was responsive yet responsible.
Regrettably, the acoustics in the lofty two-story high concert hall didn't properly showcase the “Jarboys” ever improving sound. Plus lead vocalist Dan Haseltine was suffering from a cold.
But this only detracted slightly from an evening jam-packed with future hits and classics from the '90s.
Silage, which shares Jars of Clay's record label, opened the evening displaying a wide range of ability from ska to rap to rock.
Highlights were the hip-hop rap 'n' roll sound of “Billboards” as well as “Original,” from the soundtrack of the movie Drive Me Crazy.
Jars of Clay's hit single “Unforgetful You” — from the Zoo album and also featured on the Drive Me Crazy soundtrack — is receiving serious airplay on mainstream and Christian radio.
Jars of Clay's new album has understandably drawn comparisons to the Fab Four. “Goodbye, Good Night,” “Can't Erase It” and “I'm Alright” weave wonderful Beatlesque harmonies and melodies.
Jars of Clay members describe their new album as having a loose, live feel. Ditto for this concert.
At midshow, band mates even answered the audience's requests for some Christmas tunes with a playful, spontaneous set of holiday songs.
Carolers have never crooned “Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer” to a Nirvana melody, but the crowd howled their approval.
A “Liquid” and “Flood” encore buoyed fans' hopes that Jars of Clay will soon reappear.
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