Kerry Livgren/AD - Portrait II (remake)

Artist: Kerry Livgren/AD
Album: Prime Mover II (1998)
Song: Portrait II
Copyright Kerygmatic Music (Kerry Livgren's label) :P
!! This album, and thus this song, is a remake of the original Prime Mover album from 1988. It's a remastered and partially re-recorded re-release. !!
Kerry Livgren was the creator of and mastermind behind the successful 70's rock band "Kansas" Visit his website at http://www.numavox.com/
And yes, I like 80's rock :P

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[rickyon]

I heard that Kerry changed the words from the original about Howard Hughes to this version about Jesus Christ! I know you know that RuubW hence the picture but you didn't mention it in your liner notes! Thanks for the post!

[RuubW]

I didn't know that. Of course I knew there's a Portrait I. But Portrait II and this remake of it (so this one is technically Portrait III) are fully about our Lord Jesus ;)

God bless.

[klaptongroovemaster]

The original song was about Albert Einstein.

[ms16464]

This song was originally about Albert Einstien, Closet Chronicles was referring to Howard Hughes

[thespacemonk]

This is an unfortunate remake. Over-thought and silly. Come on 'Christians', do your research and get down to the REAL work of healing. Or you can keep waiting for another 2 millennia for your Roman myth to re-appear...read Caesar's Messiah by Joseph Atwill then let's talk.

[musicman70707]

In his autobiography "Seeds of Change" Livgren says that when he wrote the original 'Portrait' song, he was into a form of religion called The Urantia Book. He says 'Portrait' was about the author of that the Urantia book, whose name I do not know. After Livgren became a Christian he changed the words to make them about Jesus Christ - hence "Portrait II." I must confess I don't like the music to this version as well as the original though. Don't know why he changed it so much.

[pound9696]

There is no way possible that Jesus looked like the man that painting. It is western man creating god in his own image.

[maxwelljrdn]

@RuubW and then we now have Portrait IIII, he remade the remake of Prime Mover again in 2008 (Which makes Prime Mover III). He added more guitar solos, a new deeper drum sound, and kinda cleared up the sound a bit and brought it out of the fog. By that I mean, listening to this version here, it sounds more like a live version than a studio. he cleared that up.

[Salifan55]

No actually Jesus was a shade of olive brown.

[autumnblond]

At age 14 when listening to the original songs by Kansas, I thought they were singing about Christ. I thought the message was cleverly hidden to send out the message into the secular world. I had no idea the songs were about Albert or Howard. Even today, I believe the orignal versions were pointing the listener to Christ. It pointed me to Christ. Kerry was(is) a genius. lol I am so glad that he made this version for those less apt to see Christ in the other versions.

[OatmealMango7]

@CHRISTSmusicians well, Kerry admits he was seeking and yet not seeing truth yet in those days. I know that when I first heard that original song, it made me begin a journey of seeking spiritual things.

[OatmealMango7]

@bobbyles dude - i wouldn't go to a church that elevated the pastor that way. i'm with you: I honor the office, but the man in the office is not to seek it.

[Kiran015]

JESUS IS REAL! ASK HIM

[tinycrack77]

@hempseed57 That is one of the most hilarious random remarks I've ever seen! Ha ha ha! Thanks for making me smile dude! :)