Stereotype Be

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.

Stereotype Be
Studio album by
Kevin Max
ReleasedAugust 28, 2001
Studio
  • Oceanway, Nashville
  • The Bennetthouse, Nashville
  • Sound Kitchen, Nashville
  • Royaltone Studios, Los Angeles
  • Channel-Land Studio, Santa Rosa
GenreArt rock, experimental rock
Length60:59
LabelForeFront
ProducerKevin Max, Adrian Belew
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]

Track listing
Album release
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Return of the Singer"Kevin Max, Mark 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
  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]

References
  1. Stereotype Be at AllMusic
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on May 17, 2009. Retrieved April 16, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  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.



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