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Released
  
23 May 2011

Testimony 2 (2011)
  
Momentum (2012)

Release date
  
23 May 2011

Label
  
Radiant Records

Length
  
115:09

Artist
  
Neal Morse

Producer
  
Neal Morse

Genre
  
Progressive rock

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Recorded
  
The Morse House, Nashville 2010/2011

Similar
  
Neal Morse albums, Progressive rock albums

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.

Contents

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.

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Track listing

All songs written and composed by Neal Morse.

Personnel

  • Neal Morse - producer, composer, guitars, synth, piano, organ, vocals
  • Mike Portnoy - drums
  • Randy George - bass
  • Additional Musicians

  • Steve Morse - guitar solo on "Seeds of Gold"
  • Paul Bielatowicz - guitar solo on "Overture No. 4" and "It's For You"
  • Matthew Ward - background vocals and soulful wailing
  • Debbie Bressee, April Zachary, Mark Pogue, Mita Pogue - background vocals
  • Jim Hoke - saxophones
  • Mark Leniger - solo saxophone
  • Kenny Barnd - violin on "Jesus Bring Me Home"
  • Chris Carmichael - violin, viola and cello on all of Disc One
  • Eric Brenton - electric violin solo on "Time Changer"
  • Nick D'Virgilio, Alan Morse, Dave Meros - vocals on "Time Changer"
  • Songs

    1Mercy Street5:12
    2Overture No 45:25
    3Time Changer6:08

    References

    Testimony 2 Wikipedia