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Stereotype Be

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Stereotype Be
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 28, 2001
Recorded2000–2001
Studio
Genre
Length60:59
LabelForeFront
Producer
Kevin Max chronology
At the Foot of Heaven: a Mini Audio Book]
(1994)
Stereotype Be
(2001)
Raven Songs 101
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Christianity Todayfavorable[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

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Album release
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Return of the Singer"Kevin Max, Mark Lee Townsend3:49
2."Existence"Max, Townsend4:13
3."Be"Erick Cole, Max3:47
4."Angel with No Wings"Cole, Max4:22
5."Shaping Space"Max4:00
6."Dead End Moon"Max, Townsend5:32
7."Union of the Soul"Max1:15
8."The Secret Circle"Cole, Max3:56
9."I Don't Belong"Max3:33
10."Blind"Cole, Max5:19
11."On and On"Cole, Max4:20
12."Her Game"Max4:08
13."Deconstructing Venus"Cole, Max5:11
14."I Went Over the Edge of the World" (includes hidden song "You")Max7:34
Total length:60:59

Demo Sessions track listing

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  1. "My Sweet Lord" (George Harrison) – 4:32
  2. "Shaping Space" – 4:05
  3. "Deconstructing Venus" – 5:01
  4. "Dead End Moon" – 5:23
  5. "End of the Beginning" – 6:06
  6. "Angel Without Wings" – 4:29
  7. "Mojo Reckoning" – 5:05
  8. "The Revolution" – 3:52
  9. "Burn Me Up" – 4:43
  10. "Leaving the Planet" – 4:10
  11. "Dark Night" – 4:22
  12. "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

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Handclaps on "Blind"

  • Adrian Belew, Matt Chamberlain, Erick Cole, Graham Elvis, Tony Levin and Kevin Max

Production

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  • 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

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  1. ^ Stereotype Be at AllMusic
  2. ^ "Stereotype be | Christian Music Today". Archived from the original on May 17, 2009. Retrieved April 16, 2009.
  3. ^ "Review: Stereotype Be - Kevin Max - Cross Rhythms". www.crossrhythms.co.uk. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
  4. ^ "Kevin Max, "Stereotype Be" Review". jesusfreakhideout.com. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
  5. ^ Lloyd, Shari. "Kevin Max - a Review of The Phantom Tollbooth". www.tollbooth.org. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
  6. ^ "JFH Music News Archive February, 2001". JesusFreakHideout. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
  7. ^ "Kevin Max: Starry Eyes Surprise". PledgeMusic. Retrieved October 19, 2017.