Dull, tendentious chameleons of CCM. They were once just rappers, making that "ungodly" genre safe for Christian mall rats. At some point, they discovered Nirvana (the band, not the state - that's the purview of them damn Eastern Religions), and made "Jesus Freak", which wasn't bad. If bird calls were the next teenage craze, they'd surely record a CD of Bay-Breasted Warbles of Praise. As Saint Gertrude might say, "There's no there there".

A Christian band. They started as very bad wannabe rap. Had they not been in the niche of Christian music they probably would have died after their first release. Instead, they has enough of a dedicated audience to develop their talents. Free at Last was the album that began their popularity, in which they switched to hip hop, something they were much better. They eventually realized their true gift, and switched to Alternative for their next album, Jesus Freak. They have continued this style with their latest album (Supernatural). With luck, they will not switch genres again, although one can never be sure.

In their own words, "two honks and and a negro praising the Lord." One of the foremost "alternative" CCM bands that can't make up its mind how to capitalize (or space) their own name. The honks and negro in question are Kevin Max (the Kurt Cobain impersonator during their Nirvana/grunge/Jesus Freak stage; the band's frontman if they have one and usual lead vocalist), Toby McKeehan, and Michael Tait (negro).

The band members met at Liberty University (of Jerry Falwell and Landover Baptist fame).

Discography:

• DC Talk (1989, went gold) Cheesy "hard core" rap.
  1. Heavenbound
  2. Gah Ta Be
  3. Final Days
  4. The King (Allelujah)
  5. Spinnin' Round
  6. Voices Praise Him
  7. Time Ta Jam
  8. He Loves Me
• Nu Thang (1990) More cheesy rap.
• Free At Last (1992, went platinum) Hip-hop.
• Free at Last EP (1994) Select remixes.
• Jesus Freak (1995, went double platinum) dc Talk's crowning achievement. Marks their grunge phase.
• Welcome to the Freakshow (1997, gold) Marks the beginning of the end of their grunge phase.
• Supernatural (1998, gold) Still riding their success, with a slightly different sound and a very distinctly non-grunge look to match it. Still the same vocals and the same lyrics, unfortunately or not.
• Intermission: The Greatest Hits (2000) A compilation, of course.

Their website is http://www.dctalk.com intuitively enough.