REVIEW: dc talk “Jesus Freak 10th Anniversary” (CMT)

EMI is celebrating this impact with the release of Jesus Freak: 10th Anniversary Special Edition, a generous bundle intended for dc Talk aficionados and novices alike. The original disc is included here in all of its remastered glory, punchier and livelier than ever. For an album that’s been in circulation for over a decade, it’s aged quite well, from the menacing intro riff of “So Help Me God” and the grunge-rock gravitas of “Jesus Freak” to the pop-soul of “Between You and Me” and everything else.

Where the set falters a little is in its status of commemorative release. For starters, it’s tardy: the original Jesus Freak released in November 1995, which makes this 10th Anniversary really the 11th-plus. Then there’s the bonus disc: while it contains a handful of brand-new remixes, much of it consists of rarities and live tracks previously available elsewhere—minus a freak demo version of “Mind’s Eye,” the only true exclusive of the album. […read more]

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