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Take this any way you want, but the fact is that Tobymac is pretty much the Justin Timberlake of the Christian pop set. A refugee from a successful boy band, he is jaw-droppingly talented, with a gift for both butt-kickingly funky grooves and irresistible hooks. Like Timberlake, he also knows how to distribute his hooks, doling them out carefully so as to keep your attention focused; he also possesses the admirable ability to work in a wide variety of styles without ever sounding like a panderer or a dilettante. On his third solo album, he opens with the fun and funky "One World," then settles into a pretty neo-soul groove on "Made to Love" before jumping into a rock-ish hip-hop mode on "Boomin'," and then lapsing into straight-up rock & roll on "I'm for You." Every one of those tracks feels perfectly natural -- though he does sound a bit too much like a Sting imitator during the reggae interlude near the end of "Made to Love." "Ignition" and the embarrassingly titled "Feelin' So Fly" both invoke the glory days of '70s soul. Almost everything here rises to an almost amazing level of musical quality and pure pop joy; the only flies in the ointment are the between-song sketches (please, someone pass a law against between-song sketches) and the obligatory track featuring his son, TruDog -- who seems like a genuinely nice and even talented kid, but whose appearances on his dad's records are just too cloying to be enjoyable to anyone outside the family. Highly recommended overall. ~ Rick Anderson, All Music Guide
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- Welcome To Diverse City
- Released 2004
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- Momentum
- Released 2001
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- Alive And Transported
- Released 2008
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- Renovating Diverse City
- Released 2005
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Made for loving
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- By threadster
- 11/5/2009 18:10:49
- The first time I listened, I didn't quite get it. It was "ok". However, a few listens later I fell for "Made to Love" and now its my "go-to" pick it up to pick me up.
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It's Awwwsum!!
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- By GodzGrl84
- 4/16/2009 03:17:50
- I really love his cd, it's great, i love the track that his son is in that's really cute too!
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IT's not THAT great.
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- By one hot pirate
- 1/23/2009 17:59:57
- I think his CD is ok- it's not anything novel or new- it's really just a continuation of Welcome to Diverse City- he uses some of the same lyrics which i find as a blatant confession of a lack of creativity. Only really 3-4 good songs on this album
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He Just Keeps Getting Better
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- By C Duhz
- 9/19/2008 03:01:58
- Hardcore fans recall the glory days of dc Talk. Well, when the legendary group broke up, the only one from the group to really excel in a solo career is Tobymac. And over the years, he has just gotten better. Spreading the news of the unconditional love of Christ in a very stylish way, "Portable Sounds" is a Jesus flashbomb. Toby pours his soul into every track, and the album has practically no filler. If you have always loved Toby, or this is the first time you're listening to him, you can pretty much bet that you won't be disappointed.
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Another wonderful album
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- By greenblitz
- 8/26/2008 01:11:24
- By far, this is TobyMac's definately greatest album yet. This album helped me get my friends into Christian music and see that it doesn't all have to be gospel and praise and worship in order to show your love for God and Christianity. The music can be stylish and creative without being too serious or too boring. I've given this album to all of my friend's for their birthdays and everyone of them has loved it, hard-core Christian or not :)
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