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| DC Talk - Jesus Freak : The Single |
| Release: | Jesus Freak : The Single |
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| Media: | [Audio CD] | | Released: | 1995 [ Listen to HHH from this era on Spotify ] |
| Recordlabel: | Forefront |
| Info: | 01. Jesus Freak
02. Jesus Freak (Gotee Bros Freaked Out Remix)
03. I Wish We'd All Been Ready (Live)
04. Live Bonus Cut |
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| | Review: | (Met CD-ROM Video's)
Label: ForeFront
Producerd by: Toby McKeehan/Mark Heimermann
Tracks: 4
Time: 18:09
Style: Rap/Rock/Soul
Nadat ze een eigen platenlabel zijn begonnen zitten deze
drie jongens bepaald niet stil. De CD-single Jesus Freak is
weer een poging om zoveel mogelijk mensen met de boodschap
te bereiken. Rap, Rock en Soul is ook op deze single
duidelijk te ontdekken. De eerste versie van Jesus Freak is
funky Rock, maar heel erg alternatief. En je zou het
misschien kunnen vergelijken met Greenday of Nirvana, maar
er zijn ook raps tussengevoegd. Deze combinatie is toch
vernieuwend en gecombineerd met de afwisselende opbouw van
de nummers is het steengoed. Je wordt het niet na een paar
keer zat. Ook omdat de tekst dieper is dan we van de
DC-praatgroep gewend zijn. En je kan ondanks de diepere
teksten toch goed meezingen.
De 2e versie van Jesus Freak (Gotee Bros Freakedoux Remix)
heeft een relaxte basisloop die verzorgt is door Otto Price.
De beat is wat rustiger maar funky-er. Er zijn wat samples
aan toegevoegd en de raps hebben een meer Beasty-Boys achtig
semafoon karakter. De combinatie van alternatieve HipHop
heeft ook in het tweede nummer is vernieuwends en verveelt
niet gauw. Bij dit nummer gaat je fantasie op reis en is
daardoor creativiteitsversterkend.
Het 3e nummer is een cover van Larry Norman met het
welbekende lied 'I wish We'd All Been Ready'. Deze
scherpe serieuze song is gecovered in de typisch Amerikaanse
unplugged-achtige popstijl. Afkomstig van de CD 'A Tribute
To Larry Norman'.
Nummer 4 is een leuke live-versie van hun vorige single
'Jesus Is Just Allright'. | | source: Samma Nieuws, December 1995, added: Feb 23, 2005 |  |
| Review: | If anyone has ever said that DC Talk is a band that keeps
putting out the same music album after album, I would bet
that person had a bridge to sell you (or if not, some
ocean-front property in Arizona)... With the release of the
Jesus Freak AVCD there should be no debate that the band has
taken another huge leap in musical style.
The rumors of a more grunge-influenced DC Talk style are
true--"Jesus Freak" has serious grunge-leanings. The
"freaked out" remix included on the project turns the
track into a more groove-influenced, almost hip-hop
style.
While the two versions of "Jesus Freak" are intended to be
the highlight of the project and show the musical direction
of the band, I was more drawn to the live rendition of "I
Wish We'd All Been Ready" that they performed on their
Free At Last Tour. If you haven't heard their rendition of
this Larry Norman classic, it's an tender, acoustic
nearly-folk version in which Kevin Smith and Michael Tait
take most of the vocals and do a wonderful job blending in
harmony.
Closing the project is a live cut of "Jesus Is Just
Alright," that captures the energy of their concerts. It's
not far from the album version--just more improvisational
and energy-packed.
Okay, enough about the music, what's this about an AVCD?
Well, if you're new to the land of high-tech, it's a CD
that not only plays in your stereo--it works in your CD-ROM
player on your computer.
The manufacturer recommends a 68040 or better Macintosh
processor with 5MB RAM for MAC users and a 486/33MHz 5MB RAM
with Windows 3.1 and a Sound Blaster card for PC users. For
older MAC users, you may be okay--I tried it on a 68030
machine with a 3X CD-ROM and had no trouble getting it to
work (although it wasn't exceptionally high
performance.)
As an AVCD, the project offers video to accompany the two
live tracks, lyrics for the "Jesus Freak" renditions,
interviews with the band members about the upcoming project,
and a trailer for the upcoming DC Talk movie.
This will probably be a must-have for DC Talk fans, but it
may not be that attractive to the non-hard-core fans. What
is there is very impressive, but this is a single in every
sense of the word. The interview clips are especially
short.
Personally, I thought the AVCD was good, but short of
exceptional. Other projects, such as Big Tent Revival, are
better in image quality and content. I also had some trouble
with jumpy movies even running a 4X CD-ROM on a MAC 9500 at
120 MHz--and you can't get a much of a faster computer than
that.
For DC Talk fans anxiously awaiting their fall release, this
will be a hot item. The AVCD is technically adequate, but is
not going to be the yardstick to measure other AVCD's
by.
There is also a Cassette single that contains the "Jesus
Freak" tracks and the live version of "I Wish We'd All
Been Ready." | | source: Roger Appelinski on Internet, added: Feb 23, 2005 | |
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