Portable Sounds

Right around the same time this cd came out Dc Talk came out with yet another collection cd. As you first start listening to Portable Sounds you initially think Toby Mac has done it again, and his sound is ever diverse as well as his message. As you finish out this cd, you get an indication that Toby had a hand in the collection cd and no longer are you thinking Toby Mac, but more so DC Talk. The array of music that one finds in between these two points are amazing.

As a member of Dc Talk, this group rose above any Christian band that had come before and has defined a generation. After seeing Toby Mac live, I realize he has never compromised his integrity nor his talents. The concert played more like a broadway play in the way it was constructed and executed. The funny thing is, is that the people Toby Mac records with have the same expectation and talents that Toby does, and on both their live show and cd it shows.

In regards to the cd, it is one that keeps finding its way back into my cd player. The title track is an head banging fist pumping sing your lungs out type of track and truly shows Tobys hard side. This is directly contrast to songs like No Ordinary Love and One World. These two songs are hip hop and R & B through and through and incredibly well done. Where the listener begins to hear notes of DC Talk are in the songs Face of the Earth and All in. Each song have strong lyrics talking about giving ones life to Christ. Especially is the case with All in, who one might swear that Dc Talk is doing the entire song(with the exception of Kevin Max whailing in the background).

In seeing Toby Mac live one will realize that he is one of the true faces of Christianity, and anyone who says otherwise simply doesnt understand Toby. He has been a front man of spreading the gospel and in his show fell to his knees and prayed acknowledging what mankind was made for...I was made to love you(Our Lord). On top of all this, he continues to be a strong face in reconciliation having found on of his musicians in a foreign tribe. This cd is definately worth everyones time, and seeing him live is definately worth any money that it might be worth.

Overall: A