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dc Talk - DC Talk Audio CD

A fair review of the dc Talk "DC Talk" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all dc Talk reviews here, or go back to the dc Talk tabs.

dc Talk Band: dc Talk
Title: DC Talk
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Release Date: 1995-01-10
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Heavenbound - dc Talk, Daniel Amos (DA) 2: Gah Ta Be 3: Final Days 4: King (Allelujah) 5: Spinnin' Round 6: Voices Praise Him 7: Time Ta Jam 8: He Loves Me

WOW!!!
In short, Toby's voice is high, Michael's voice is low. This debut album by dc Talk gets a lot of bad reviews, which I can't understand because this is a classic album! I will say that Toby sounds like he's about sixteen and Michael sounds like he's about forty. All the songs are very upbeat(with the exception of "He Loves Me"). A sort of jazz sound in "Heavenbound", and deep bass in "Spinnin' Round". I would reccomend this album if you are a fan of '80s-early '90s rap. However, I WOULD NOT reccomend this album if you like the band's newer albums (Jesus Freak, Supernatural) because this sounds NOTHING like either of those albums! I would also pick up "Nu Thang" as well .


I wouldn't reccomend it, But you will find 2 good tracks
Tobymac, Tait, And K-max all made their first statement to the world as musicians on this pretty much forgettable album. The 1989 debut cd by DC Talk really doesn't sound anything like the DC Talk that we know about today. Instead of the challenging and enduring power of their music that's found on their later releases, We instead get 8 tracks of mostly outdated and very cheesy 80s hip-hop. On this album, DC Talk sounds like a cross between Early MC Hammer, Run DMC, And Kool Moe Dee. If you must have this album, You will at least enjoy 2 tracks, Which are ''Spinnin Round'' [By far the greatest song on this album] and ''Final Days''. This is pretty much an embarrassment for DC Talk considering how far they've come in the albums that've followed this release, But hey, Everyone's got a past.


Not good, but not entirely bad.
I bought this cd online but realized soon afterwards that it was hard to listen to. . but Heavenbound was so impressive I cannot give it a bad rating.
First of all, of course it's bad! It was their first cd, it was the late '80s and Kevin was not a prominent member. But rewind, give them grace and see how far they've come, and you'll appreciate how they started out, however bad it was.
However, I see no reason for anyone but a die-hard fan to buy this cd. Compared to the other incredible selection of Christian music that is out now, it's a pitiful little dot in the corner. But it signifies the start of successful Christian rap/hip hop, so it's pretty interesting as far as Christian music history goes. But like I said, it's not worth it if you don't know the group. Don't "start here", and in fact, don't even really end here. It's more interesting than "good".
Overall, it's not the greatest. . . but if you think it's worth the buy for Heavenbound, then do it, because the song is really lyrically great.


DCT RULES!!!!!!!!!
Sure It may sound horrible, but if you really are a DCT fan then you can understand why the first cd was average and the rest were above awesome. I don't care what others think but as for listening to this cd I think it is the best cd out there that shows what dc Talk was when they first started. For all those that want to trash this cd I will say this: This cd is the basis of why tobyMac returned to rap music after all those years with Mike and Kevin. A must for any serious DCT fan.


pitiful...
Anyone out there a recording musician? Remember that first low budget demo you ever recorded? Remember how proud you were at first because you'd finally recorded something, but then when you play it for a friend you wind up explaining how much better it would be if you had better equipment, or how "this is just a rough demo", etc, etc. . That's kinda how I think the Toby, Mike and Kevin all feel about this album. No shame in it (although I can't believe a record company could see DC Talk's talent somewhere in this putrid mess). . . it takes guts to take that first step and make that first awful recording, and these guys are proof that working hard and developing your talent will eventually pay off. Only buy this album if you are really really curious about how these guys sounded as raw (and I mean RAW), inexperienced young musicians, and only if you can appreciate the guts in bearing your soul on tape for the first time.


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