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Summary: I wouldn't reccomend it, But you will find 2 good tracks
Comment: The 1989 debut cd by DC Talk really doesn't sound anything like the DC Talk that we know about today. Tobymac, Tait, And K-max all made their first statement to the world as musicians on this pretty much forgettable album. 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challenging and enduring power of their music that's found on their later releases, We instead get 8 tracks of mostly outdated and very cheesy 80s hip-hop.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...
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Summary: Not good, but not entirely bad.
Comment: 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.
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Summary: DCT RULES!!!!!!!!!
Comment: 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. 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. 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.
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Summary: pitiful...
Comment: 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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Summary: Fun stuff
Comment: I went browsing in the value music section (has most of the really old CDs that nobody wants anymore) of a Christian music store. I happened to find dc Talk's self-titled debut album from '89, and I just thought "what the heck, I'll buy it, it's dc Talk, and it's not something that I'll find every day in a music store". I was afraid that I would end up hating it and regretting my purchase, but I just finished listening to the whole thing, and I think it's pretty awesome. I love every song on it (except for Time Ta Jam and He Loves Me). It's funny to hear how different all the guys in the band sounded at that time; they were so much younger and so much more different. I almost think Kevin Max sounded a little better at that time than he does now. Don't get me wrong, I absolutely LOVE the sound of Kevin's voice now, but I think back in the beginnings of dc Talk, his voice sounded younger, fresher, and let me just say sweeter. As for Michael Tait and Toby Mac, they sound a heck of a lot better these days than they did in the beginnings. As for the over-all sound of the CD? Good old '80's "garage" rap. It was than that dc Talk totally changed the direction of Christian music, and they did a pretty darn good job of it.
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