Jesus Freak by DC Talk

Pros: A superb pop/rock album by all standards.
Cons: Pointless skits, a bit short.

As the innocence of childhood faded and the relentless responsibility of adulthood took over, I found myself putting a lot of my childhood routines away. One of those routines was going to church on Sundays. But sometimes there are ways to ...

Pros: Almost every song is classic.
Cons: Interludes can get annoying; frequent shifts in musical style are confusing at first.

Author's Note: If you arrived at this page via a link from the website "Corrupted Christianity", please note that I do not support their fundamentalist, judgmental ideas about every Christian rock artist in the world being EVIL AND ...

Pros: The most famous Christian album ever, and deservedly so. Borders on flawless.
Cons: In the words of Drew Carey: "They're like the Cleveland Browns: they just don't matter."

The miniseries returns: with my second part of my Classic Christian Albums series, I examine what is arguably the quintessential Christian rock record. Without this, Christian rock may never be in the public eye. Or at least it would have taken longer. ...

Pros: Very good rock music, nice lyrics, crossed over well
Cons: Didn't they used to be a rap group?

I used to be a really big DC Talk fan. I was probably the most disappointed person in the world when I heard that DC Talk had become a rock group. And when I say disappointed, I mean disappointed, as in so disconsolate I refused to listen to any...

Pros: Strong, honest Christian pop-rock.
Cons: "Like It, Love It, Need It"; interludes.

If you grew up in my household at the same time that I did, there were two styles of music that you would have been bombarded with---country and gospel. (This is, of course, discounting my later years as a member of the household, during which I added my...

Pros: Music style varies between tracks. Very entertaining.
Cons: Brief episodes of rapping is okay, but I prefer listening to vocals!

DC Talk has been around for a decade. Even so, I really haven't started to listen to them until this year when I purchased this CD. Prior to this year, I had thought that DC Talk was a rap group and I wasn't really into much of that type of music. Oh...

Pros: Excellent fusion of pop, rock, and rap. As usual, the vocals are fantastic.
Cons: The lyrics are hit and miss. The interludes get old fast.

My taste and preferences in music have fluctuated over the years quite a bit. Music that I loved a few years ago makes me cringe nowadays, and some of the bands I'm into today would have had a similar effect on my when I was younger. Because of these...

Pros: Solid rock, fabulous sound, and, to top it all off, it's clean!
Cons: Moved away from their roots in rap (yippee)

Prior to this CD, DC Talk, while slowly moving away from their rap/hip-hop roots, were still known primarily as rappers. Toby McKeehan, white rapper extraordinare, was visibly and noticeably in charge of musical style and selection.

All that...

Pros: Catchy guitar-pop and soulwrenching ballads
Cons: A few trite lyrics and some less-than-credible songwriting

dc Talk's Jesus Freak is one of only two Christian CDs I bought after coming to college. (The other was Michael W. Smith's I'll Lead You Home, a rather monumental disappointment.) And it's also one of the only Christian CDs I can still...

Pros: EVERY song is good or better, great lyrics
Cons: You have to like to rock

GENRE: Contemporary Christian, Christian Rock, Pop, almost alternative
WHO SHOULD BUY: Any one who appreciates rock based Christian music-young and old alike

dc talk has come a long way. I believe their first album came out in 1995...

Pros: Ripping guitars, great vocals, catchy tunes,
Cons: Kevin's voice sometimes gets out of control

This is one of the greatest albums of all time. DC Talk created, in this, an album worthy of listening to by anyone interested in a top of the line produced record.

The title track Jesus Freak is incredible! An acoustic...

Pros: Consistent, awesome energy, passionate
Cons: "What Have We Become"'s tune

It can't believe this album is under gospel, it rocks! I fell in love with the song "Colored People" as soon as I heard it the first time. I had heard the whole album was good, and for some reason, I knew it would be so I bought it. It's one...

Pros: awesome music, edifying lyrics, and good through out whole CD
Cons: Track 6 (only kinda crappy one)

Out of all the DC Talk cds that I have, I would have to say the Jesus Freak is the best one I have. With edifying lyrics that both Christian listeners can feel a touch of God through, and non-Christian listeners can feel like they are getting something,...

Pros: Excellent production and writing
Cons: Nothing

With "FREE AT LAST" in 1993, DC Talk took a huge step in the right direction in their career. It had solid production and memorable tunes. Furthermore, it contained less rap and more vocals, and the boys went from being rappers to being...

Pros: great lyrics, great melodies, great sounds!
Cons: nada

This cd is AWESOME!! Anyone who likes christian rock HAS to have this album!! Many songs have an 'alternative' rock sound to them. But, there are still the ballads like What if I Stumble and What Have We Become to balance it out. Its simply amazing....