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| Lifeline | ||||
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| Studio album by Neal Morse | ||||
| Released | October 1st, 2008 | |||
| Genre | Progressive rock | |||
| Length | 69:35 | |||
| Label | Radiant Records | |||
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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.
Track listing
All songs written by Neal Morse except where noted.
Regular release
| # | Title | Parts | Length | ||||||
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| 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" |
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28:43 | ||||||
| 7. | "Fly High" | 6:31 | |||||||
| 69:33 | |||||||||
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:
| # | Title | Length |
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| 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" | |
| 6. | "Set the Kingdom" | |
| 7. | "I'm a Heavy Metal Long-Haired Blue Bearded Tattooed Jew" (hidden track) |
Reception
Unlike the majority of Morse's work, reception for the album has been mixed to positive.
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".
According to Neal Morse's official website, TheProgFiles.com reportedly wrote: "Hands down, nobody in the industry does prog better than Neal Morse."
Personnel
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
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