Released October 1st, 2008
Genre Progressive rock
Length 69:35
Label Radiant Records
CD 1
Tracklist
1. "Lifeline" 13:28
2. "The Way Home" 4:20
3. "Leviathan" 6:04
4. "God's Love" 5:28
5. "Children of the Chosen" 4:55
6. "So Many Roads" 28:43
I. So Many Roads
II. "Star for a Day"
III. "The Humdrum Life"
IV. "All the Way to the Grave"
V. "The Eyes of the Saviour"
VI. "So Many Roads Reprise"
7. "Fly High" 6:31
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Bonus Disc
Tracklist
1. "Crazy Horses" (The Osmonds)
2. "Lemons Never Forget" (The Bee Gees)
3. "The Letter" (Joe Cocker version)
4. "What's So Funny" (Elvis Costello version)
5. "Sometimes He Waits"
6. "Set the Kingdom"
7. "I'm a Heavy Metal Long-Haired Blue Bearded Tattooed Jew" (hidden track)
Band
Neal Morse - keyboards, guitars, vocals
Mike Portnoy - drums
Randy George - bass
Special Guests
Paul Gilbert - lead guitar on Crazy Horses
Paul Bielatowicz - lead guitar on Lemons and 2nd guitar solo on Fly High
Collin Leijenaar - drums on Set the Kingdom
Carl Groves - backing vocals on Lifeline, The Way Home, Children of the Chosen and So Many Roads
Jonathan Willis - strings on The Way Home, Eyes of the Saviour and Fly High
Jim Hoke - saxophone on Leviathan and The Humdrum Life
Ivory Leonard and Danielle Spencer - backing vocals on So Many Roads
Lifeline is an album by Neal Morse. The album features performances from Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater) on drums and Randy George (Ajalon) on bass, as well as special guest appearances including Paul Bielatowicz on guitar and Paul Gilbert (Racer X and Mr. Big), who features on a bonus cut. Live drummer Collin Leijenaar plays on the bonus track 'Set The Kingdom'.
Neal and his band first performed the title track, Lifeline, live at the Night of the Prog Festival on the Loreley, Germany. It was also played at a concert in Trondheim, Norway, with a local band.
It was later announced that the album would be released on October 1, 2008. Unlike many of his previous releases, Lifeline is not a concept album.
Bonus disc (Special Edition)
A special edition will be released including a CD of bonus material. This will include covers of four 'pretty cool songs by pretty uncool bands' as well as two original songs:
Radu Catrina of The Dwarf found it to be "an abrupt drop in quality" from what he considered previous excellent releases, and refers to Lifeline as "a descent into the often mind-numbing abyss of Christian rock".
Unlike the majority of Morse's work, reception for the album has been mixed to positive.
According to Neal Morse's official website, TheProgFiles.com reportedly wrote: "Hands down, nobody in the industry does prog better than Neal Morse."
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