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dc Talk - The Ultimate Collection Audio CD

A fair review of the dc Talk "The Ultimate Collection" 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: The Ultimate Collection
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Release Date: 2009-04-07
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: So Help Me God 2: Colored People 3: Jesus Freak 4: What If I Stumble 5: Day By Day 6: I Wish We'd All Been Ready 7: Between You And Me 8: Say the Words (Remix) 9: Supernatural 10: Consume Me 11: My Will 12: In The Light 13: Luv Is A Verb 14: That Kinda Girl 15: Jesus Is Just Alright 16: Lean On Me 17: Socially Acceptable 18: What Have We Become 19: Mind's Eye 20: Like It, Love It, Need It 21: Into Jesus 22: Hardway (Remix) 23: SugarCoat It 24: Chance

Ultimate Indeed!
And as I am against piracy especially regarding Christian Artists and Christian Music (as it can be likened to stealing from God), I purchased this album because it had the most songs compared to DC Talk's other albums, ie. When I purchased this album I had only heard one DC Talk hit "In The Light". , 24 songs.

After listening to the album I can honestly say I listen to at least a few of these songs each and every day. Their lyrics were fresh and their sound unique. It's hard to say these guys ever stuck to one genre but rather looked to constantly push the limits of music. Each of their voices is clear and unique. Toby's raps and emotive vocals, Kevin Max with his powerful and poignant voice along with Michael Tait's soothing and smoky rhythm is a great combination.

The best song would have to be "In The Light" closely followed by "Jesus Freak". Other topically and musically beautiful songs include "What If I Stumble" (which speaks about Christians falling short and looking for hope), the post rapture song "I We'd All Been Ready", "Supernatural" with it's bass riff and vocal whispers, "Consume Me" which talks about God and how He makes us feel and is written directly to God, "My Will" speaks about our will (or what ought to be our will) for God to work in our lives, "Luv Is A Verb" is refreshingly old school hip-hop with a eye opening message of what love really is, "That Kinda Girl" talks about the type of girl every guy should look for (or wait for) matching with the scriptures, "Jesus Is Just Alright With Me" is a remix by DC Talk of the Doobie Brothers' 1972 hit song by the same name and is one of those songs that can make anybody groove for the right cause (the joy of knowing God's love), "Like It, Love It, Need It" is kind of punk-rock in style and is one of those songs that talks about why it's great to be a child of God, and finally "Into Jesus" that can stir anyone's heart to simply want to shout out that "Hey You! I'm into Jesus!". All their lyrics are honest and soothing for the soul indefinitely.

You might like other songs too as I can't name one bad song. The above are simply my favorites. This album will definitely stand the test of time. With timeless lyrics and equally matching music every song sounds different and can be said to truly set the benchmark of what Christian music ought to be. Exceptional in Music and inspiring in Lyrics. Merited by quality alone.

This album is a must have for those who don't own the original DC Talk albums and want a collection of their Greatest Hits as well as any Christian musician and/or music lover in general.


The Ultimate Collection
The album has all the songs I really want!. It really is the ultimate collection, the best work, a good representation of, the most popular songs of dc Talk.


For All Tobymac, Jesus Freaks, and dc Talk fans!
To be straightforward and honest, many people could agree that this was the best Christian music band there ever was and that Tobymac sounded the best here. If you love Tobymac or DC Talk pick this one up! Tobymac sounds so different or maybe just younger especially when compared to Tobymac's solo albums. Anyways. . . back to the album itself. This album is loaded with every hit song (at least that I know of) that they did including "In the Light" and of course "Jesus Freak. " Would it be a dctalk album without the latter one I just mentioned? DC talk, I will say, did write some truly thought provoking songs. I like Tobymac, but after hearing this album, it really gives me a glimpse of what was the greatest group of Christian musicians of the most recent to current generation. They really knew how to write good songs. Even though they probably will never come back together, I wish they would. This is a great album. You can still see and hear traces of former dcTalk members as Michael Tait is with the Newsboys, Kevin Max has his own solo albums and of course Tobymac has his.


You can see a complete list of all dc Talk discography, or go back to the dc Talk tabs. There is also a good guide on how to read guitar tabs here.

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