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Fans responded well to the remix of his first solo effort, Momentum, so in the wake of Tobymac's Dove Award-winning sophomore album, Welcome to Diverse City, the former Toby McKeehan undoubtedly thought, "Why not?" Renovating->Diverse City is a lean but buoyant collection that never overstays its welcome, despite appearing just a little over a year after the original. Some of these remixes aren't tweaked very severely. Neither the "Shortwave Radio" version of "Burn for You" nor "Getaway Car" sound much different beyond their amplified rhythms. (A more drastically reimagined "Burn for You" is available as a bonus track.) However, Christopher Stevens and Brent Milligan transform the anthemic guitar pop of "Gone" into a contemplative, gentle reverie with layered harmonies and a string section. "Slam" gets a makeover, too. The original was pretty overwrought, a too-obvious take on Saliva's secular world X-Games hit "Click Click Boom." But on Renovating->Diverse City it's not nearly as eager, drifting closer to Linkin Park with its plaintive piano loops and letting the raps in the middle breathe a little. Like Re: Mix Momentum, Renovating->Diverse City is almost exclusively for the Tobymac faithful. Despite the remixing and abbreviated track list, it's too close to the original to stand on its own. But for the devoted it's a reinforcement of that album's messages, and does offer a fresh look at a few of the songs.
© Johnny Loftus /TiVo
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Michael Linney, Composer, Producer - Christopher Stevens, Editor, StudioPersonnel - TobyMac, Composer, Producer, MainArtist - Cary Barlowe, Composer - Jaime Moore, Composer
(C) 2005 ForeFront Records ℗ 2005 ForeFront Records
T-Bone, Composer - Christopher Stevens, Composer, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - TobyMac, Composer, Producer, MainArtist - Dave Wyatt, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Joe Weber, Composer
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Christopher Stevens, Composer, Producer - Tedd Tjornhom, Editor, StudioPersonnel - TobyMac, Composer, Producer, MainArtist
(C) 2005 ForeFront Records ℗ 2005 ForeFront Records
Robert Marvin, Composer, Producer - Josiah Bell, Composer, Producer - Christopher Stevens, Editor, StudioPersonnel - TobyMac, Composer, Producer, MainArtist
(C) 2005 ForeFront Records ℗ 2005 ForeFront Records
Stacy Jones, Composer - TobyMac, Composer, Producer, MainArtist - Cary Barlowe, Composer - Jaime Moore, Composer - Dave Wyatt, Editor, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2005 ForeFront Records ℗ 2005 ForeFront Records
Max Hsu, Editor, StudioPersonnel - TobyMac, Composer, Producer, MainArtist - Paul Meany, Composer, Producer - Brian Gocher, Editor, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2005 ForeFront Records ℗ 2005 ForeFront Records
Christopher Stevens, Composer, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Toby McKeehan, Composer - Tedd Tjornhom, Editor, StudioPersonnel - TobyMac, Producer, MainArtist
(C) 2005 ForeFront Records ℗ 2005 ForeFront Records
Jeff Savage, Editor, StudioPersonnel - TobyMac, Composer, MainArtist - Truett McKeehan, Editor, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2005 ForeFront Records ℗ 2005 ForeFront Records
Joe Baldridge, Composer, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Bronleewe, Editor, StudioPersonnel - TobyMac, Composer, Producer, MainArtist - Solomon Olds, Composer, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2005 ForeFront Records ℗ 2005 ForeFront Records
Robert Marvin, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Josiah Bell, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Christopher Stevens, Composer, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - TobyMac, Composer, Producer, MainArtist - Glenn Galaxy, Composer
(C) 2005 ForeFront Records ℗ 2005 ForeFront Records
Jeff Savage, Composer - Randy Crawford, Composer - TobyMac, Composer, Producer, MainArtist
(C) 2005 ForeFront Records ℗ 2005 ForeFront Records
Robert Marvin, Composer, Producer - Josiah Bell, Composer, Producer - TobyMac, Composer, Producer, MainArtist - Paul Meany, Editor, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2005 ForeFront Records ℗ 2005 ForeFront Records
Album review
Fans responded well to the remix of his first solo effort, Momentum, so in the wake of Tobymac's Dove Award-winning sophomore album, Welcome to Diverse City, the former Toby McKeehan undoubtedly thought, "Why not?" Renovating->Diverse City is a lean but buoyant collection that never overstays its welcome, despite appearing just a little over a year after the original. Some of these remixes aren't tweaked very severely. Neither the "Shortwave Radio" version of "Burn for You" nor "Getaway Car" sound much different beyond their amplified rhythms. (A more drastically reimagined "Burn for You" is available as a bonus track.) However, Christopher Stevens and Brent Milligan transform the anthemic guitar pop of "Gone" into a contemplative, gentle reverie with layered harmonies and a string section. "Slam" gets a makeover, too. The original was pretty overwrought, a too-obvious take on Saliva's secular world X-Games hit "Click Click Boom." But on Renovating->Diverse City it's not nearly as eager, drifting closer to Linkin Park with its plaintive piano loops and letting the raps in the middle breathe a little. Like Re: Mix Momentum, Renovating->Diverse City is almost exclusively for the Tobymac faithful. Despite the remixing and abbreviated track list, it's too close to the original to stand on its own. But for the devoted it's a reinforcement of that album's messages, and does offer a fresh look at a few of the songs.
© Johnny Loftus /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 00:52:54
- Main artists: Tobymac
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: FOREFRONT RECORDS
- Genre: Jazz Gospel
© 2005 ForeFront Records ℗ 2005 ForeFront Records
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