Don’t worry – you can still vote on Group 2 until 7:30 am CST Monday, December 24.
I just wanted to get things rolling again, so you can also vote on this, Group 3. For a quick rundown of the rules, in case this is your first time around, see here. It’s pretty simple, though. One vote per each one-on-one match. There will be 6 matches between 4 artists. Put your e-mail or WordPress ID in when you vote in the comments, or I’ll be forced to throw your vote out. That’s about it. Now, let’s vote!
Here are your four artists, with sample songs to help if you don’t know them that well:
Synthar – Small Coastal Towns
Leonard Jones – Oh, Jah! (file is 25 MB and 18 minutes long)
Woven Hand – Bleary-Eyed Duty
Jars of Clay – Jealous Kind
And here are the matches to vote on:
1) Synthar vs. Leonard Jones
2) Synthar vs. Woven Hand
3) Synthar vs. Jars of Clay
4) Leonard Jones vs. Woven Hand
5) Leonard Jones vs. Jars of Clay
6) Woven Hand vs. Jars of Clay
Please vote on the artist and not necessarily on the sample song. Just use the song for what it’s worth. It’s hard to pick one song that sums up an entire artist.
For those who haven’t voted yet, your votes can look something like this:
1) Synthar
2) Synthar
3) Jars of Clay
4) Leonard Jones
5) Jars of Clay
6) Woven Hand
Feel free to leave any comments you want.
All votes must be in by 7:00 am CST Wednesday, December 26.
Official Links
Synthar MySpace Page
Leonard Jones MySpace Page
Buy Leonard Jones MP3s at MorningStar
Buy Leonard Jones CDs at Amazon
Woven Hand MySpace Page
Buy Woven Hand MP3s at iTunes
Buy Woven Hand CDs at Amazon
Jars of Clay MySpace
Buy Jars of Clay MP3s at iTunes
Buy Jars of Clay CDs at Amazon
Note: All MP3s will be removed after one week
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December 21, 2007 at 8:06 am
jakestimp
1) Synthar – But this was a tough choice. Leonard Jones may not make “cool” music, but he’s the most amazing worship leader ever. I’m going through a phase where I like electronic, synth-heavy music right now though. Maybe if Leonard Jones added some more synthesizers…
2) Synthar – This was extremely close for me. What brings me over to the Synthar side is that their music isn’t as dark as Woven Hand’s. I like the moodiness of David Eugene Edwards and his band, but it can get overbearing too.
3) Synthar – No contest. I admit, I haven’t given Jars a chance, but I don’t care to because Synthar (despite the quirky name) is completely awesome.
4) Woven Hand – Another close one. I almost feel guilty for picking Woven Hand over the most amazing worship leader on the planet and one of the greatest musicians ever, but… Edwards’ voice is just so intense. And the music is great.
5) Leonard Jones – Hands down. Jars really is a great band, but Leonard Jones is The Man. That 18-minute song is incredible.
6) Woven Hand – I already mentioned I’m not giving Jars a fair chance, so this choice was obvious. Jars of Clay are probably better musicians than I give them credit for, but that would make voting harder. Anyway, Woven Hand’s combination of impressive vocals and eery, moody music is pretty amazing.
December 21, 2007 at 10:37 am
jessie
1) Leonard Jones (I like Synthar, but I think I’d get tired of their sound after a while…while LJ isn’t super-cool, he is a very anointed worship leader who’s been around for a while–I’ve seen him and he just inspires me to worship)
2) Synthar (I just don’t care for Wovenhand at all)
3) Synthar (this one was a little tough, but I’ve never really been into JoC)
4) Leonard Jones
5) Leonard Jones
6) Jars of Clay
December 21, 2007 at 11:04 am
Nord
1) Synthar
2) Synthar
3) Jars of Clay
4) Leonard Jones
5) Jars of Clay
6) Jars of Clay
I used to think JoC was just another CCM act, but their last several releases have won me over.
December 21, 2007 at 7:07 pm
Ben
1) Leonard Jones (This was a tough one, but I dislike Leonard Jones’ stuff less; and I agree with Jessie about Synthar.)
2) Woven Hand (I love the unique sound of Woven Hand, even if it is rather dark and gloomy most of the time.)
3) Jars of Clay (I’ve actually always really liked Jars of Clay’s music.)
4) Woven Hand (Like Jake, I feel bad choosing Woven Hand, with their moodier, darker side, over Leonard Jones’ uplifting lyrics, but I do like the music.)
5) Jars of Clay (Their song “Flood” has been a long-time favorite of mine.)
6) Woven Hand (This was really tough, but I like the almost “electric/acoustic” sound of Woven Hand; it’s very uncommon.)
December 21, 2007 at 8:09 pm
Ryan
1) Synthar
2) Woven Hand
3) Jars of Clay
4) Leonard Jones
5) Jars of Clay
6) Jars of Clay
December 23, 2007 at 3:01 pm
Stephanie
1) Synthar
2) Synthar
3) Synthar
4) Woven Hand
5) Jars Of Clay (i’ve been a LONG time jars fan….You really gotta give them a chance guys. The songs always seem to have some kinda of really cool change in music at the end of the song, like its a whole new idea and song….all in one!)
6) Jars Of Clay
December 23, 2007 at 11:20 pm
Brent
1) Synthar
2) Woven Hand
3) Jars of Clay
4) Woven Hand
5) Jars of Clay
6) Woven Hand
P.S. – Woven Hand, Woven Hand, Woven Hand. Can I vote again? Moody and dark? Come on, haven’t you read the Psalms lately? Who said it’s all supposed to be uplifting?
December 26, 2007 at 8:02 am
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December 26, 2007 at 6:24 pm
Nate
1) Synthar
2) Woven Hand
3) Jars of Clay
4) Woven Hand
5) Jars of Clay
6) Woven Hand
David Eugene Edward’s honesty and straightforwardness consistently brings the presence of God to his recordings and live performances, very very worth supporting!
December 28, 2007 at 8:11 pm
jakestimp
OK, here are the results:
Jars of Clay – 15 wins
Leonard Jones – 7 wins
Synthar – 13 wins
Woven Hand – 13 wins
Well, I’m supposed to be impartial, but I really, really didn’t want Jars to win. Maybe I should cheat and fudge the numbers… jk