78. Testify

White of High · 03 Jul 2003, 18:01

This is the START OUT OF HELL & ARRIVE TO HEAVEN topic.
Let's Go to Rock 'n' Roll!!!!!!

Testify (7)

It's a good song. I like the happy songs and it's that. But I must say Meat's voice is rough here. You can hear good lines in the middle of the song:

And this is how it goes, she says….
“Go boy, can you hear them? Are you falling through the cracks in your eyes?”
And I got down on my knees

I get up from the ground in the middle of the morning
Up from the ground in the middle of the evening
Up from the ground and I´m falling back down
Up from the ground and I testify

I love this angel chorus and there is Meat's good voice. I hate the melody(?) of the first lines and later the same sounds...

My score: 7

Average: 9.46 (255.5/27)

mariella · 03 Jul 2003, 18:22

Finally, finally, finally!!!

11/10

Another great day!!!

Mariella

Testify · 03 Jul 2003, 18:23

THIS SONG RULES!!

did i say that??

i give it tip top marks!! its wicked what else can i say?

11/10!!!

Taipan · 03 Jul 2003, 21:23

incredible country rock/gospel thing going on! gotta be a 10/10 (in the context of this album)

badger · 03 Jul 2003, 21:28

I superbly energetic song, it really kicks off the second half of the album. I was going to give it an eight, but I because of the effect it has on the album, and the sheer energy of it, it has to get a testerrific:

9/10

Danny L · 03 Jul 2003, 21:48

Absolutely magnificent.

Hopw it becomes a single.

Nothing wrong with it at all.

WELL DONE FIRE BALL!!

100/10

Bren · 03 Jul 2003, 21:55

Brilliant love this song,got nothing bad to say about it.Just love it.Agood to be alive kind of song, cheers you up if you're down.Just can't sit still to it

9.5/10

Mary... (mother) · 03 Jul 2003, 23:47

I agree with Mariella and Testify.
However Danny L. has a point too.

11/10

Puritan · 04 Jul 2003, 16:30

It is nice to have something a little different half way through the album - this track that is. I like it but unlike most of the previous posters of messages above I don't think it is the best track on the album.

Good but in the context of the rest of the album I'll give it 7 out of 10

Michel · 04 Jul 2003, 20:21

It's a great song. I like the music and the melody.

My score: 8

Terri · 04 Jul 2003, 20:36

BRILLIANT! says it all.

Let's hope it gets released as a single, it definitely would deserve the No.1 position in the singles chart.

11/10

Em · 13 Jul 2003, 06:16

didn't like this when i first heard it but have woken up singing it every day this week even though i haven't played it. must listen again.

mariella · 13 Jul 2003, 09:43

Hi Em,

THAT is excately what happened when I first listened to Testify. Now I am completely Hooked!

I Testify!

Mariella

Jayd · 13 Jul 2003, 11:37

What a song.. WHAT A SONG, brilliant, pure class, one of Meat's best of all time, what more can I say. 1000/10.

. ROCK ON FIREBALL....

heat · 13 Jul 2003, 14:12

Hmmm...well...have to say this is not a fave of mine...

Although it is a good catchy number, i personally think it's wrong for Meat, and i don't think it would do well as a single - but thats just my opinion.
I do like it, but it doesn't grab me like some of the others on the album do.
Consequently, and i may stir up a hornets nest here, but ~~~~~~ it - i give it an average 5/10.

Tim · 13 Jul 2003, 16:52

This is a very cool song!! Real Gospel Like, so i love it very much. Sounds great,, nice lyrics and music. Great job!!!

9/10

cerysmeatloaf · 13 Jul 2003, 21:49

i love this song so much its one of my favs on the album

10/10

Em · 14 Jul 2003, 19:37

well i've played this lots of times and i'm really beginning to like it......possibly more than anything else. I think it would make a good single.......( i must admit that, although i like it, i'm not terribly excited by CHSIB as a single,..... hope this doesn't offend anyone)

Testify isn't the best song for Meat's voice but i think it is one of the best songs on CHSIB.

8/10 and possibly increasing daily.

Vickip · 14 Jul 2003, 20:05

Quote:

Originally Posted by Em

well i've played this lots of times and i'm really beginning to like it......possibly more than anything else. I think it would make a good single.......( i must admit that, although i like it, i'm not terribly excited by CHSIB as a single,..... hope this doesn't offend anyone)

Testify isn't the best song for Meat's voice but i think it is one of the best songs on CHSIB.

8/10 and possibly increasing daily.

I think it's a great song ... and would make a fantastic single

Vicki

Wild_Honey · 14 Jul 2003, 20:05

Love this one; I listen to it every day on my way to university.

evil nickname · 19 Jul 2003, 22:06

One of the better tracks on the album, altough not my fave.

I'm glad that it isn't the title track, 'cause I think that the title track should be representative of the album as a whole. And I don't think that Testify is. It is a slight stroll from the standard "Meat sound'... and in my book that's good. An artist needs to enhance his sound, broaden his musical horizon and spectrum, and should most of all dare to do something different.

I'd say 8/10

dottie · 20 Jul 2003, 18:21

Testify - Great opening sequence, guitars screaming right at you. Oh yes you can rock and roll to this
10/10

Quigmo · 17 Sep 2003, 07:55

I've only heard this song twice, live.
The first was on the just having fun for the summer tour last year. I didn't know if it was an obscure cover or a new original but I knew I liked it. The when Meat came through again this summer ('03) there it was again!
Now I know what it is, and that it will be on CHSIB.
I rate it 9/10 with the option to revise once I hear the studio version.

RSG · 14 Oct 2003, 04:52

This is a very rockin song! I sing to this song everytime I hear it, I just love this song. I'm glad its here...This song is screaming for a music video. This is an awesome song, quite possibly the best on Chapter 2, maybe even the whole album...hmmm? The lyrics are soothing, just like It Just Won't Quit. This is a very loud song, and is fun to play loud, it shakes the house, lol. :)

11\10 (and like most meat's hits, thats not enough!)

Crystal Eyes · 14 Oct 2003, 19:04

Brilliant! Keep on playing. Great rock/gospel thing/

10/10

03 Jul 2003, 18:01	#1
White of High Nature's Siegfried Join Date: 27.05.2002 Location: Budapest, Hungary Posts: 2,930	78. Testify This is the START OUT OF HELL & ARRIVE TO HEAVEN topic. Let's Go to Rock 'n' Roll!!!!!! Testify (7) It's a good song. I like the happy songs and it's that. But I must say Meat's voice is rough here. You can hear good lines in the middle of the song: And this is how it goes, she says…. “Go boy, can you hear them? Are you falling through the cracks in your eyes?” And I got down on my knees I get up from the ground in the middle of the morning Up from the ground in the middle of the evening Up from the ground and I´m falling back down Up from the ground and I testify I love this angel chorus and there is Meat's good voice. I hate the melody(?) of the first lines and later the same sounds... My score: 7 Average: 9.46 (255.5/27)

03 Jul 2003, 21:48	#6
Danny L Super Loafer Join Date: 06.02.2003 Location: Rutland, England Posts: 453	TESTIFY Absolutely magnificent. Hopw it becomes a single. Nothing wrong with it at all. WELL DONE FIRE BALL!! 100/10

03 Jul 2003, 18:22	#2
mariella Mega Loafer Join Date: 04.02.2003 Location: Holland Posts: 4,063	Finally, finally, finally!!! 11/10 Another great day!!! Mariella

03 Jul 2003, 18:23	#3
Testify ragamuffin Join Date: 21.05.2003 Location: xxx daydreaming xxx Posts: 5,023	THIS SONG RULES!! did i say that?? i give it tip top marks!! its wicked what else can i say? 11/10!!!

03 Jul 2003, 21:23	#4
Taipan Junior Loafer Join Date: 25.08.2002 Location: UK Posts: 38	incredible country rock/gospel thing going on! gotta be a 10/10 (in the context of this album)

03 Jul 2003, 21:28	#5
badger Super Loafer Join Date: 23.10.2002 Location: Chelmsford, Essex Posts: 511	I superbly energetic song, it really kicks off the second half of the album. I was going to give it an eight, but I because of the effect it has on the album, and the sheer energy of it, it has to get a testerrific: 9/10

03 Jul 2003, 21:55	#7
Bren The Bat Join Date: 23.03.2003 Location: Roosting on a Silver-Black Phantom Bike. Posts: 10,017	Brilliant love this song,got nothing bad to say about it.Just love it.Agood to be alive kind of song, cheers you up if you're down.Just can't sit still to it 9.5/10

03 Jul 2003, 23:47	#8
Mary... (mother) Rookie Join Date: 23.03.2003 Location: Tibet Posts: 9	I agree with Mariella and Testify. However Danny L. has a point too. 11/10

04 Jul 2003, 16:30	#9
Puritan Super Loafer Join Date: 14.04.2002 Location: Banbury, United Kingdom Posts: 350	It is nice to have something a little different half way through the album - this track that is. I like it but unlike most of the previous posters of messages above I don't think it is the best track on the album. Good but in the context of the rest of the album I'll give it 7 out of 10

04 Jul 2003, 20:21	#10
Michel Mega Loafer Join Date: 14.04.2002 Location: Stadskanaal, The Netherlands Posts: 1,631	It's a great song. I like the music and the melody. My score: 8

04 Jul 2003, 20:36	#11
Terri Super T Join Date: 14.05.2003 Posts: 1,235	BRILLIANT! says it all. Let's hope it gets released as a single, it definitely would deserve the No.1 position in the singles chart. 11/10

13 Jul 2003, 06:16	#12
Em Super Loafer Join Date: 08.07.2003 Location: Sweden Posts: 495	didn't like this when i first heard it but have woken up singing it every day this week even though i haven't played it. must listen again.

13 Jul 2003, 09:43	#13
mariella Mega Loafer Join Date: 04.02.2003 Location: Holland Posts: 4,063	Hi Em, THAT is excately what happened when I first listened to Testify. Now I am completely Hooked! I Testify! Mariella

13 Jul 2003, 11:37	#14
Jayd If I could bust into hell....... I would Join Date: 13.06.2003 Location: Montclair, New Jersey Posts: 1,312	What a song.. WHAT A SONG, brilliant, pure class, one of Meat's best of all time, what more can I say. 1000/10. . ROCK ON FIREBALL....

13 Jul 2003, 14:12	#15
heat Rampant Loafer... Join Date: 29.07.2002 Location: welshy wales Posts: 5,706	Hmmm...well...have to say this is not a fave of mine... Although it is a good catchy number, i personally think it's wrong for Meat, and i don't think it would do well as a single - but thats just my opinion. I do like it, but it doesn't grab me like some of the others on the album do. Consequently, and i may stir up a hornets nest here, but ~~~~~~ it - i give it an average 5/10.

13 Jul 2003, 16:52	#16
Tim The Butcher Join Date: 14.04.2002 Location: Westervoort, The Netherlands Posts: 10,321	This is a very cool song!! Real Gospel Like, so i love it very much. Sounds great,, nice lyrics and music. Great job!!! 9/10

13 Jul 2003, 21:49	#17
cerysmeatloaf Super Loafer Join Date: 20.04.2003 Location: south wales uk Posts: 454	i love this song so much its one of my favs on the album 10/10

14 Jul 2003, 19:37	#18
Em Super Loafer Join Date: 08.07.2003 Location: Sweden Posts: 495	well i've played this lots of times and i'm really beginning to like it......possibly more than anything else. I think it would make a good single.......( i must admit that, although i like it, i'm not terribly excited by CHSIB as a single,..... hope this doesn't offend anyone) Testify isn't the best song for Meat's voice but i think it is one of the best songs on CHSIB. 8/10 and possibly increasing daily.

14 Jul 2003, 20:05	#20
Wild_Honey Super Loafer Join Date: 23.03.2003 Location: Windeck, Germany Posts: 606	Love this one; I listen to it every day on my way to university.

19 Jul 2003, 22:06	#21
evil nickname Guest Join Date: 19.04.2003 Posts: 2,238	One of the better tracks on the album, altough not my fave. I'm glad that it isn't the title track, 'cause I think that the title track should be representative of the album as a whole. And I don't think that Testify is. It is a slight stroll from the standard "Meat sound'... and in my book that's good. An artist needs to enhance his sound, broaden his musical horizon and spectrum, and should most of all dare to do something different. I'd say 8/10

20 Jul 2003, 18:21	#22
dottie queen post- whore extraordinaire Join Date: 29.01.2003 Location: Still Rockin' at "72" Posts: 13,181	Testify - Great opening sequence, guitars screaming right at you. Oh yes you can rock and roll to this 10/10

17 Sep 2003, 07:55	#23
Quigmo Senior Loafer Join Date: 08.08.2003 Location: Nor Cal USA Posts: 111	I've only heard this song twice, live. The first was on the just having fun for the summer tour last year. I didn't know if it was an obscure cover or a new original but I knew I liked it. The when Meat came through again this summer ('03) there it was again! Now I know what it is, and that it will be on CHSIB. I rate it 9/10 with the option to revise once I hear the studio version.

14 Oct 2003, 04:52	#24
RSG Mega Loafer Join Date: 27.07.2003 Location: Canada Posts: 3,296	This is a very rockin song! I sing to this song everytime I hear it, I just love this song. I'm glad its here...This song is screaming for a music video. This is an awesome song, quite possibly the best on Chapter 2, maybe even the whole album...hmmm? The lyrics are soothing, just like It Just Won't Quit. This is a very loud song, and is fun to play loud, it shakes the house, lol. :) 11\10 (and like most meat's hits, thats not enough!)

14 Oct 2003, 19:04	#25
Crystal Eyes Super Loafer Join Date: 09.07.2003 Location: In the clouds Posts: 649	Brilliant! Keep on playing. Great rock/gospel thing/ 10/10