Line #45 Music/DCTalk


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2	[[caption-width-right:300:Jesus Freaks (From left to right, Kevin Max, Toby [=McKeehan=], Michael Tait)]]
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4	->''"What will people think when you hear that I'm a Jesus Freak?"''
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6	The kings of ChristianRock... at least during TheNineties. Originally forming as a Main/HipHop group in the late eighties under name of “dctalk and the one way crew”, dc Talk was comprised of rapper and frontman [[Music/{{tobymac}} Toby McKeehan]], gospel vocalist Michael Tait (later of the Music/{{Newsboys}}), and the former singer for a rockband [[Music/KevinMax Kevin (Smith) Max]].
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8	They eventually [[GrowingTheBeard grew]] out of their early influences becoming a successful pop/rock band, even gaining some mainstream radio play and selling upward of five million albums. Right at the peak of their success, when it seemed they could do no wrong, the three artists decided to call an “intermission” and pursue solo careers.
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10	Although they were called a "band" for much of the career the individual members rarely played their own instruments and instead let session musicians and a [[{{Music/Zilch}} live band]] play for them. They did however contribute a majority of their own lyrics and influenced the sound of each album from their own personal tastes.
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12	!!Members
13	* [[Music/{{tobymac}} Toby McKeehan]]
14	* [[Music/{{Newsboys}} Michael Tait]]
15	* Music/KevinMax
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17	!!Band
18	* [[{{Music/JasonHalbert}} Jason Halbert]] - keyboard, organ
19	* Otto “Sugar Bear” Price - bass
20	* [[{{Music/MarkTownsend}} Mark Townsend]] - guitar
21	* Erick Cole - guitar
22	* Martin Upton - guitar
23	* Brent Barcus - guitar
24	* Will Denton
25	* Rick “Mayday” May - drums
26	* Ric “DJ Forms” Robbins - DJ
27	* Marvin Sims - percussion
28	* {{Music/Grits}} - choreography
29	* Barry Graul - guitar
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31	!!'''Albums:'''
32	* ''[[SelfTitledAlbum DC Talk]]''
33	* ''Nu Thang''
34	* ''Free At Last''
35	* ''Jesus Freak''
36	* ''[[LiveAlbum Welcome to the Freak Show]]''
37	* ''Supernatural''
38	* ''[[GreatestHitsAlbum Intermission: the Greatest Hits]]''
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41	!!Tropes related to the band and their music:
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43	* ACappella: Every once in a while the band would perform Acappella with Kevin usually standing out with his distinct Vibrato.
44	* AboveTheInfluence: Their song "That Kinda Girl", from ''Free at Last'', shows the guy breaking up with his date because she basically wanted to jump right into bed; considering it was implied to be one of their first dates... Yeah.
45	* AudienceParticipationSong: A handful of songs from ''Free at Last'' and ''Jesus Freak'' certainly qualify but the title track from the latter probably takes the cake.
46	* BoyBand: Though not often called one during the height of their career, they certainly fit some of the tropes, including being a mainly vocal group, choreographed dancing (this aspect was toned down in their later years), and even some of the boy band stereotypes.
47	** '''The Rebel''' - Kevin Max
48	** '''[[PrettyBoy The Heartthrob]]''' - Toby Mac
49	** '''The Older Brother''' - Michael Tait
50	* BreakupBreakout: Toby Mac has became one of the biggest names in [[{{ChristianRock}} Christian Music]] since the group went on hiatus, even to the point of nearly surpassing the popularity of the group.
51	** The other two members haven’t faired horribly either with Michael Tait eventually landing the gig of front man for the Music/{{Newsboys}} and Kevin Max fronting the ChristianRock group Music/AudioAdrenaline before going solo and finding success in the indie/underground scene.
52	* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Their first two albums have been all but disowned by the band as they sound like a knockoff [[ChristianRock Christian]] [[{{Bowdlerise}} version]] of Music/NewKidsOnTheBlock.
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