The Kindness of Strangers (album)

The Kindness of Strangers is the third studio album by American progressive rock band Spock's Beard.

The album has since been remastered and re-released by Radiant Records.

Track listing

All songs by Neal Morse, except where noted.

1. "The Good Don't Last" – 10:04
   • I. Introduction
   • II. The Good Don't Last
   • III. The Radiant Is
2. "In the Mouth of Madness" – 4:46
3. "Cakewalk on Easy Street" – 5:01
4. "June" – 5:30
5. "Strange World" – 4:20
6. "Harm's Way" – 11:06
7. "Flow" (Neal Morse, Tony Ray) – 15:48
   • I. True Believer
   • II. A Constant Flow of Sound
   • III. Into the Source

Bonus tracks on album reissue

1. "The Good Don't Last" (radio edit) – 3:24
2. "In the Mouth of Madness" (radio edit) – 3:57
3. "Cakewalk on Easy Street" (radio edit) – 4:01
4. "June" (home demo) – 5:31
5. "Strange World" (home demo) – 4:35

Personnel

• Neal Morse – lead vocals, piano, synthesizer
• Alan Morse – guitars, cello, vocals
• Dave Meros – bass guitar, vocals
• Nick D'Virgilio – drums, percussion, vocals
• Ryo Okumoto – hammond organ, mellotron

Trivia

All songs are credited to Neal Morse except "Flow" is co-credited to one Tony Ray. Explains Morse, "When I was 16 I didn't think I could write lyrics. So this friend of mine (that I haven't seen since I was 17) gave me some poetry, some of which is still in "Flow". I used about half of the original. Specifically the beginning of the 'True Believer" section and "Into The Source".

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