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

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Testimony 2 is a progressive rock concept album by Neal Morse. It was released on 23 May 2011. The album is a continuation of his first solo 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 Spock's Beard and features a return of their multi-vocal parts that the band was known for.

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. Title Length
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. Title Length
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. Title Length
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. Title Length
1. "Absolute Beginner"   4:41
2. "Supernatural"   6:12
3. "Seeds of Gold"   25:59
Total length:
 36:52

Disc Three (Special Edition)

No. Title Length
1. "The Making Of Testimony 2 DVD"   64:28

Personnel

Additional Musicians


Charts

Chart (2011) Peak
position
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[2] 67
German Albums (Official 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. ↑ "Neal Morse – Testimony 2" (in Dutch). Dutchcharts.nl. Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  3. ↑ "Neal Morse – Testimony 2". Officialcharts.de. GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  4. ↑ "Neal Morse Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Christian Albums for Neal Morse. Retrieved 10 September 2014.