On Saturday I received the new album Testimony by Neal Morse. Neal was the brainchild behind the band Spock’s Beard, but left last year to pursue a Christian music career. Testimony is his first religiously-oriented album. I’m Jewish, but I’m a huge fan of Morse’s work, so I ordered a copy as soon as it was available.
As I expected, the album is incredible. The lyrics are religious, but they’re more about Morse’s personal transformation. They’re not intending to proselytize or demean people who aren’t Christian. With that in mind, there’s some really amazing music on here! There are great ballads that are emotional without being boring, and rocking instrumental passages that sound nothing like any prior Christian album, ever. The music is very progressive, identical to the type of music Neal used to compose with Spock’s Beard and Transatlantic. So now I’m going around with “I can feel Him, I can feel Jesus” stuck in my head. Hope my Rabbi doesn’t find out…
Anyway, Testimony’s a great album. If you were on the fence about whether to purchase it, you definitely should pick up a copy and give it a try. If you’ve liked Morse’s older work, you’ll love this as well.
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