Testify is the sixth studio album by American Christian metal band P.O.D. It was originally set for a December 2005 release but finally slated for January 24, 2006 by Atlantic Records. This is P.O.D.'s first major-label album not produced by Howard Benson. It was also their last album with Jason Truby on guitar, before he left the band in December 2006.
This album was also available in the Testify (Limited Edition) version with a bonus CD (called Beyond Testify) featuring commentary by the band on every song on the album, as well as four bonus songs and a remix that didn't make the album. The album's first single, "Goodbye for Now," went on to become the No. 1 music video on MTV's TRL and became P.O.D.'s unprecedented 4th No. 1 video. The song also enjoyed heavy play on the radio. Testify became the No. 1 selling Christian album on Billboard for several weeks and, as of May 2006, had been in the Top 25 for a total of 16 weeks. It opened at No. 9 on the Billboard 200 with 58,000 scans[7] and has sold over 210,000 copies in the US and over 500,000 copies worldwide.
Bassist Traa Daniels stated "This album defines who we are musically as a foursome more than any other album that we've ever done." He added, "What we tried to do on this album. . . was to take people on a journey musically. . . I think we have a lot of different elements." Sonny Sandoval also noted, "We have one of the heaviest songs we ever wrote and one of the softest songs we ever wrote."[8]
Upon release, Testify was met with mixed reception from major music publications. On an aggregate score out of 100, Metacritic gave it 55 based on 11 reviews.[9] Jason Bracelin of Blender gave the album two stars out of five and proclaimed, "On their fifth disc, these 'jah soldiers' run low on ammo" and elaborated that "on the ska-tinged 'Strength of My Life,' they sound like the world’s most polite rude boys, while 'Goodbye for Now' is the kind of listless modern rock that could be bottled and sold as a sleep aid."[20]Rolling Stone's Christian Hoard similarly noted "Testify is not as pompous or overblown as you might think; it just feels tired. . . The most notable aspect of Testify, in fact, is how little P.O.D., or their guitars, have to say."[18]
AllMusic's Matt Collar, however, gave the album 4/5 rating and considered guitarist Jason Truby's work a "truly inspired and technically brilliant performance." He also commended Sandoval's enthusiastic vocals regarded the album as representing "a band reborn".
Track listing
All tracks are written by P.O.D., except where noted.
Beyond Testify is also a limited edition second disc that features exclusive web content, commentaries for all the songs, and the following bonus tracks:
Beyond Testify
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Generation"
4:25
2.
"Bridge to Burn" (previously unreleased B-side from the Payable on Death sessions)
Matisyahu – guest vocals on "Roots on Stereo" and "Strength of My Life"
Katy Perry – background vocals on "Goodbye for Now"
Jonathan Davis was scheduled to perform backup vocals on the song "Mistakes and Glories" but could not be due to scheduling conflicts. Jason Truby recorded the sections left for Davis in his place.
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Testify is the sixth studio album by American Christian metal band P O D It was originally set for a December 2005 release but finally slated for January 24 2006 by Atlantic Records This is P O D s first major label album not produced by Howard Benson It was also their last album with Jason Truby on guitar before he left the band in December 2006 TestifyStudio album by P O D ReleasedJanuary 24 2006RecordedDecember 2004 July 2005StudioJohn Phillips Estate Palm Springs California The Plant Sausalito California Aerowave Studios Encino California Signature Sound San Diego California Henson Studios Hollywood CaliforniaGenreNu metal 1 2 Christian metal 3 4 rap rock 5 1 reggae rock 6 Length50 19LabelAtlanticProducerGlen Ballard P O D P O D chronologyThe Warriors EP Volume 2 2005 Testify 2006 Greatest Hits The Atlantic Years 2006 P O D studio album chronologyPayable on Death 2003 Testify 2006 When Angels amp Serpents Dance 2008 Alternative coverSingles from Testify Goodbye for Now Released November 8 2005 Sounds Like War Released 2005 Lights Out Released February 17 2006This album was also available in the Testify Limited Edition version with a bonus CD called Beyond Testify featuring commentary by the band on every song on the album as well as four bonus songs and a remix that didn t make the album The album s first single Goodbye for Now went on to become the No 1 music video on MTV s TRL and became P O D s unprecedented 4th No 1 video The song also enjoyed heavy play on the radio Testify became the No 1 selling Christian album on Billboard for several weeks and as of May 2006 had been in the Top 25 for a total of 16 weeks It opened at No 9 on the Billboard 200 with 58 000 scans 7 and has sold over 210 000 copies in the US and over 500 000 copies worldwide Contents 1 Musical style and production 2 Critical reception 3 Track listing 4 Personnel 5 Charts 6 References 7 External linksMusical style and production EditBassist Traa Daniels stated This album defines who we are musically as a foursome more than any other album that we ve ever done He added What we tried to do on this album was to take people on a journey musically I think we have a lot of different elements Sonny Sandoval also noted We have one of the heaviest songs we ever wrote and one of the softest songs we ever wrote 8 Critical reception EditProfessional ratingsAggregate scoresSourceRatingMetacritic 55 100 9 Review scoresSourceRatingAllMusic 10 CBN 11 Christianity Today 12 Cross Rhythms 13 Entertainment WeeklyC 14 IGN 6 8 10 15 Jesus Freak Hideout 16 musicOMH favorable 17 Rolling Stone 18 Spin 6 10 19 Upon release Testify was met with mixed reception from major music publications On an aggregate score out of 100 Metacritic gave it 55 based on 11 reviews 9 Jason Bracelin of Blender gave the album two stars out of five and proclaimed On their fifth disc these jah soldiers run low on ammo and elaborated that on the ska tinged Strength of My Life they sound like the world s most polite rude boys while Goodbye for Now is the kind of listless modern rock that could be bottled and sold as a sleep aid 20 Rolling Stone s Christian Hoard similarly noted Testify is not as pompous or overblown as you might think it just feels tired The most notable aspect of Testify in fact is how little P O D or their guitars have to say 18 AllMusic s Matt Collar however gave the album 4 5 rating and considered guitarist Jason Truby s work a truly inspired and technically brilliant performance He also commended Sandoval s enthusiastic vocals regarded the album as representing a band reborn Track listing EditAll tracks are written by P O D except where noted No TitleLength1 Roots in Stereo featuring Matisyahu 4 422 Lights Out 2 473 If You Could See Me Now 3 074 Goodbye for Now 4 345 Sounds Like War 3 536 On the Grind featuring Sick Jacken and Boo Yaa T R I B E 21 4 257 This Time 4 418 Mistakes amp Glories 3 389 Let You Down 4 1510 Teachers 4 2111 Strength of My Life featuring Matisyahu 3 3712 Say Hello 2 3213 Mark My Words featuring Sick Jacken 3 43 Bonus tracksNo TitleLength14 Not Your Kind Japan bonus track 2 3715 Your Eyes Walmart exclusive bonus track 4 23 Unreleased trackNo TitleLength1 Here We Go Previously unreleased but was put on Greatest Hits The Atlantic Years 3 28 Beyond Testify is also a limited edition second disc that features exclusive web content commentaries for all the songs and the following bonus tracks Beyond TestifyNo TitleLength1 Generation 4 252 Bridge to Burn previously unreleased B side from the Payable on Death sessions 4 263 Will You Chris Vrenna Remix 3 544 Every Time I Die demo 3 315 New Wave Let You Down demo 3 39Personnel EditP O D Sonny Sandoval lead vocals Jason Truby guitar backing vocals on Mistakes and Glories Traa Daniels bass guitar Wuv Bernardo drumsAdditional personnel Jordan Orava synthesizer Glen Ballard programming keyboards production Matisyahu guest vocals on Roots on Stereo and Strength of My Life Katy Perry background vocals on Goodbye for Now Jonathan Davis was scheduled to perform backup vocals on the song Mistakes and Glories but could not be due to scheduling conflicts Jason Truby recorded the sections left for Davis in his place Charts EditChart performance for Testify Chart 2006 PeakpositionAustralian Albums ARIA 22 81Austrian Albums O3 Austria 23 57German Albums Offizielle Top 100 24 54Swiss Albums Schweizer Hitparade 25 64US Billboard 200 26 9US Christian Albums Billboard 27 1References Edit a b Matt Collar Testify AllMusic P O D Testify album review Sputnikmusic Brian Schiller January 25 2006 P O D Testify Album Review Slant Magazine Slant Magazine P O D PopMatters P O D Testify Atlantic Spin P O D Testify Review Harris Chris Simon Cowell s Creation Beats Foxx And Blige For Billboard 1 MTV com February 1 2006 Retrieved on 4 15 09 Moss Corey P O D Find New Hope With Interfaith Matisyahu Marriage MTV com January 25 2006 Retrieved on 4 15 09 a b Testify Reviews Ratings Credits and More at Metacritic Metacritic Retrieved June 23 2012 Collar Matt Testify P O D Allmusic Album Reviews Archive CBN Testify Christian Music Reviews Christianity Today Archived from the original on January 28 2006 P O D Testify Cross Rhythms Hermes Will January 30 2006 Testify Review Entertainment Weekly Retrieved March 17 2012 Spence D January 24 2006 P O D Testify IGN Retrieved January 19 2013 P O D Testify Review Jesus Freak Hideout Bansal Vik January 23 2006 P O D Testify musicOMH Retrieved June 23 2012 a b Hoard Christian January 23 2006 Testify Review Rolling Stone Archived from the original on February 7 2006 Retrieved March 17 2012 Catucci Nick January 31 2006 P O D Testify Atlantic Spin Retrieved August 18 2012 Testify P O D Archived from the original on September 30 2007 Retrieved September 2 2007 LLC SPIN Media January 15 2017 SPIN SPIN Media LLC Retrieved January 15 2017 via Google Books Ryan Gavin 2011 Australia s Music Charts 1988 2010 PDF ed Mt Martha Victoria Australia Moonlight Publishing p 220 Austriancharts at P O D Testify in German Hung Medien Retrieved September 6 2022 Offiziellecharts de P O D Testify in German GfK Entertainment Charts Retrieved September 6 2022 Swisscharts com P O D Testify Hung Medien Retrieved September 6 2022 P O D Chart History Billboard 200 Billboard Retrieved September 6 2022 P O D Chart History Christian Albums Billboard Retrieved September 6 2022 External links EditTestify at Metacritic Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Testify P O D album amp oldid 1108797347, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
