Stereotype Be
| Stereotype Be | ||||
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| Released | August 28, 2001 | |||
| Recorded | 2000–2001 | |||
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| Genre | ||||
| Length | 60:59 | |||
| Label | ForeFront | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Christianity Today | favorable[2] |
| Cross Rhythms |   [3] |
| Jesus Freak Hideout | [4] |
| The Phantom Tollbooth | [5] |
Stereotype Be is the solo debut album of Kevin Max. The album blends progressive rock, world music (particularly Middle Eastern), spoken word, and traditional pop, with spiritual lyrics.
Track listing[edit]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Return of the Singer" | Kevin Max, Mark Lee Townsend | 3:49 |
| 2. | "Existence" | Max, Townsend | 4:13 |
| 3. | "Be" | Erick Cole, Max | 3:47 |
| 4. | "Angel with No Wings" | Cole, Max | 4:22 |
| 5. | "Shaping Space" | Max | 4:00 |
| 6. | "Dead End Moon" | Max, Townsend | 5:32 |
| 7. | "Union of the Soul" | Max | 1:15 |
| 8. | "The Secret Circle" | Cole, Max | 3:56 |
| 9. | "I Don't Belong" | Max | 3:33 |
| 10. | "Blind" | Cole, Max | 5:19 |
| 11. | "On and On" | Cole, Max | 4:20 |
| 12. | "Her Game" | Max | 4:08 |
| 13. | "Deconstructing Venus" | Cole, Max | 5:11 |
| 14. | "I Went Over the Edge of the World" (includes hidden song "You") | Max | 7:34 |
| Total length: | 60:59 | ||
Demo Sessions track listing[edit]
- "My Sweet Lord" (George Harrison) – 4:32
- "Shaping Space" – 4:05
- "Deconstructing Venus" – 5:01
- "Dead End Moon" – 5:23
- "End of the Beginning" – 6:06
- "Angel Without Wings" – 4:29
- "Mojo Reckoning" – 5:05
- "The Revolution" – 3:52
- "Burn Me Up" – 4:43
- "Leaving the Planet" – 4:10
- "Dark Night" – 4:22
- "You" - 4:24
The working title of the album was given as London Cowboy in February 2001 before its eventual renaming.[6]
"End of the Beginning" was revamped by Max and used as the second track of his 2012 EP, Fiefdom of Angels-Side One.
In 2015 Kevin released Stereotype Be-Sides which included these tracks and others not before heard.[7]
Personnel[edit]
- Kevin Max – vocals, tambourine, backing vocals (1, 9), keyboards (4, 5, 12, 14.1), acoustic piano (10)
- Mark Lee Townsend – programming (1, 2, 6)
- Jamie Kenney – programming (11)
- George Cocchini – guitars (1, 2)
- J.R. McNeely – acoustic guitar (2)
- Adrian Belew – sitar (2), guitars (3, 8, 10, 13, 14.1), pedal steel guitar (3), string arrangements (6, 8, 10, 12), koto (10), electric guitars (12), Roland V-drums (12), vibraphone (12)
- Will Owsley – guitars (3, 4, 5, 9), acoustic guitar (4, 5, 11), backing vocals (9)
- Erick Cole – acoustic guitar (4, 5, 11), guitars (10, 14.1), additional guitars (13)
- John Mark Painter – guitars (6), theremin (6), baglama (6), string arrangements (6, 8, 10, 12), flugelhorn (10, 11), electric guitar (11), slide guitar (11), bass (11)
- Tony Levin – bass (1-6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14.1), Chapman Stick (6)
- Matt Chamberlain – drums (1-6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14.1), percussion
- Scott Lenox – loops (8)
- Lee Thornburg – trumpet, flugelhorn, French horn
- Larry Norman – Jew's harp (11), backing vocals (11)
- Alisa Gyse – backing vocals (1)
- Stacy "Coffee" Jones – bridge rap (2)
Handclaps on "Blind"
- Adrian Belew, Matt Chamberlain, Erick Cole, Graham Elvis, Tony Levin and Kevin Max
Production[edit]
- Adrian Belew – producer
- Kevin Max – producer, art direction
- David Bach – A&R
- Kevin Latchney – engineer
- J.R. McNeely – engineer, mixing
- Ted Jensen – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York City, New York)
- Susannah Parrish – creative coordinator
- Scott McDaniel – art direction
- Neal Ashby – design
- Danny Clinch – photography
- CL Entertainment, Inc. – management
References[edit]
- ^ Stereotype Be at AllMusic
- ^ "Stereotype be | Christian Music Today". Archived from the original on May 17, 2009. Retrieved April 16, 2009.
- ^ "Review: Stereotype Be - Kevin Max - Cross Rhythms". www.crossrhythms.co.uk. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
- ^ "Kevin Max, "Stereotype Be" Review". jesusfreakhideout.com. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
- ^ Lloyd, Shari. "Kevin Max - a Review of The Phantom Tollbooth". www.tollbooth.org. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
- ^ "JFH Music News Archive February, 2001". JesusFreakHideout. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
- ^ "Kevin Max: Starry Eyes Surprise". PledgeMusic. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
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