After one listen, I like Testimony 2. I think the second half is much stronger than the first, the ending of the last song is great (I like how he let it just be music instead of trying to force feed a lyrical ending), and "The Truth Will Set You Free" really stood out. On the flip side, I think the SB-song, "Time Changer," was fairly weak. But many more listens are to come, so we'll see.
Also, I finally heard Lifeline recently. Not bad, but not that good either. The title track has some really cool stuff going on, but seemed a bit too padded. It probably could have been a killer 7 or 8 minute tune, instead of a 13 minute plus dragger. The epic, "So Many Roads," didn't do much for me, but with a song that long, it will take some work to get to know it. I am not wildly optimistic, though, and given how much good new music I have to listen to right now, this album is gonna have a tough time getting listened to much in the foreseeable future.