Testimony 2

Testimony 2
Studio album by Neal Morse
Released 23 May 2011
Recorded The Morse House, Nashville 2010/2011
Genre Progressive rock
Length 115:09
Label InsideOut Music
Producer Neal Morse
Neal Morse chronology
So Many Roads: Live in Europe
(2009)		 Testimony 2
(2011)		 Momentum
(2012)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

Testimony 2 is a progressive rock concept album by Neal Morse (his eighth studio album). It was released on 23 May 2011, as a continuation of his first Christian prog album (Testimony) and contains three sections detailing the composer's life and conversion to Christianity. Neal returns with his normal solo-album bandmates Mike Portnoy and Randy George, but he also features many guests, including a vocal reunion of Spock's Beard in the song "Time Changer", which focuses on Neal's past with his original band.

The album comes with a second disc of unrelated original songs, one of which is the epic "Seeds Of Gold", featuring a guitar solo by Steve Morse. The Special Edition includes a third disc, a Making Of DVD which runs over 60 minutes and chronicles the writing and recording of this album.

Also released with the album is Neal's first book titled Testimony - The inspirational and spiritual journey of a prog rock musician.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Neal Morse.

Disc One

Part 6
No.TitleLength
1."Mercy Street"  5:12
2."Overture No. 4"  5:26
3."Time Changer"  6:08
4."Jayda"  6:05
Total length:22:51
Part 7
No.TitleLength
1."Nighttime Collectors"  4:26
2."Time Has Come Today"  4:55
3."Jesus' Blood"  5:27
4."The Truth Will Set You Free"  8:07
Total length:22:55
Part 8
No.TitleLength
1."Chance of a Lifetime"  7:02
2."Jesus Bring Me Home"  4:59
3."Road Dog Blues"  3:07
4."It's for You"  5:42
5."Crossing Over/Mercy Street Reprise"  11:46
Total length:32:36

Disc Two

No.TitleLength
1."Absolute Beginner"  4:41
2."Supernatural"  6:12
3."Seeds of Gold"  25:59
Total length:36:52

Disc Three (Special Edition)

No.TitleLength
1."The Making of Testimony 2 DVD"  64:28

Personnel

Additional Musicians

Charts

Chart (2011) Peak
position
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[2] 67
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[3] 55
US Christian Albums (Billboard)[4] 46

References

  1. ↑ Heaney, Gregory (2011). "Testimony Two - Neal Morse | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 18 June 2011.
  2. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Neal Morse – Testimony 2" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  3. ↑ "Officialcharts.de – Neal Morse – Testimony 2". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  4. ↑ "Neal Morse – Chart history" Billboard Christian Albums for Neal Morse. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
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