''Stereotype Be'' is the solo debut album of Kevin Max. The album blends

progressive rock Progressive rock (shortened as prog rock or simply prog) is a broad genre of rock music that primarily developed in the United Kingdom through the mid- to late 1960s, peaking in the early-to-mid-1970s. Initially termed " progressive pop", the ...

world music "World music" is an English phrase for styles of music from non-English speaking countries, including quasi-traditional, Cross-cultural communication, intercultural, and traditional music. World music's broad nature and elasticity as a musical ...

(particularly

Middle Eastern The Middle East (term originally coined in English language) is a geopolitical region encompassing the Arabian Peninsula, the Levant, Turkey, Egypt, Iran, and Iraq. The term came into widespread usage by the United Kingdom and western Eur ...

), spoken word, and traditional pop, with spiritual lyrics.

Track listing

Demo Sessions track listing

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My Sweet Lord "My Sweet Lord" is a song by the English musician George Harrison, released in November 1970 on his triple album ''All Things Must Pass''. It was also released as a single, Harrison's first as a solo artist, and topped charts worldwide; it was ...

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George Harrison George Harrison (25 February 1943 – 29 November 2001) was an English musician, singer and songwriter who achieved international fame as the lead guitarist of the Beatles. Sometimes called "the quiet Beatle", Harrison embraced Culture ...

) – 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. "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.

Personnel

* 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 Robert Steven "Adrian" Belew (born December 23, 1949) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. A multi-instrumentalist primarily known as a guitarist and singer, he is noted for his unusual approach to the instrument, his ...

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sitar The sitar ( or ; ) is a plucked stringed instrument, originating from the Indian subcontinent, used in Hindustani classical music. The instrument was invented in the 18th century, and arrived at its present form in 19th-century India. Khusrau K ...

(2), guitars (3, 8, 10, 13, 14.1),

pedal steel guitar The pedal steel guitar is a console steel guitar with pedals and knee levers that change the pitch of certain strings, enabling more varied and complex music to be played than with other steel guitar designs. Like all steel guitars, it can play ...

(3), string arrangements (6, 8, 10, 12), koto (10), electric guitars (12), Roland V-drums (12),

vibraphone The vibraphone (also called the vibraharp) is a percussion instrument in the metallophone family. It consists of tuned metal bars and is typically played by using Percussion mallet, mallets to strike the bars. A person who plays the 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 The theremin (; originally known as the ætherphone, etherphone, thereminophone or termenvox/thereminvox) is an electronic musical instrument controlled without physical contact by the performer (who is known as a thereminist). It is named aft ...

(6), baglama (6), string arrangements (6, 8, 10, 12), flugelhorn (10, 11), electric guitar (11),

slide guitar Slide guitar is a technique for playing the guitar that is often used in blues music. It involves playing a guitar while holding a hard object (a slide) against the strings, creating the opportunity for glissando effects and deep vibratos that ...

(11), bass (11) *

Tony Levin Anthony Frederick Levin (born June 6, 1946) is an American musician and composer specializing in electric bass guitars, Chapman Stick and upright bass. He also sings and plays synthesizer. Levin is best known for his work with King Crimson (19 ...

– bass (1-6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14.1), Chapman Stick (6) *

Matt Chamberlain Matthew Chamberlain (born April 17, 1967) is an American session drummer, record producer and songwriter. He has played with various artists, including Pearl Jam, Edie Brickell & New Bohemians, David Bowie, Tori Amos, Morrissey, The Wallflow ...

– drums (1-6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14.1), percussion * Scott Lenox – loops (8) * Lee Thornburg – trumpet, flugelhorn,

French horn The French horn (since the 1930s known simply as the horn in professional music circles) is a brass instrument made of tubing wrapped into a coil with a flared bell. The double horn in F/B (technically a variety of German horn) is the horn most o ...

* Larry Norman –

Jew's harp The Jew's harp, also known as jaw harp, juice harp, or mouth harp, is a lamellophone instrument, consisting of a flexible metal or bamboo tongue or reed attached to a frame. Despite the colloquial name, the Jew's harp most likely originated in ...

(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

* Adrian Belew – producer * Kevin Max – producer, art direction * David Bach – A&R * Kevin Latchney – engineer * J.R. McNeely – engineer, mixing *

Ted Jensen Ted Jensen (born September 19, 1954) is an American mastering engineer, known for having mastered many recordings, including the Eagles' '' Hotel California'', Green Day's '' American Idiot'' and Norah Jones' ''Come Away with Me''. Early life ...

– mastering at Sterling Sound (New York City, New York) * Susannah Parrish – creative coordinator * Scott McDaniel – art direction * Neal Ashby – design *

Danny Clinch Danny Clinch (born 1964) is an American photographer and film director. Early life and education Born in Toms River, New Jersey, Clinch graduated from Toms River High School East in 1982. After attending Ocean County College, he attended the New ...

– photography * CL Entertainment, Inc. – management

References

Kevin Max albums 2001 debut albums ForeFront Records albums Albums produced by Adrian Belew {{2001-rock-album-stub