The Kindness of Strangers (album)
| The Kindness of Strangers | ||||
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| Studio album by Spock's Beard | ||||
| Released | May, 1998 | |||
| Recorded | 1997 | |||
| Genre | Progressive rock | |||
| Length |
56:35 (original) 78:38 (reissue) | |||
| Label |
Giant Electric Pea Radiant Records | |||
| Producer | Neal Morse and Spock's Beard | |||
| Spock's Beard chronology | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
| DPRP | [2] |
| Rock Hard | [3] |
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 written by Neal Morse except where noted.
| No. | Title | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Good Don't Last"
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10:04 | |
| 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"
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15:48 | |
Total length: |
56:35 | ||
| Bonus tracks on album reissue | ||||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
| 8. | "The Good Don't Last (Radio edit)" | 3:24 | ||||||||
| 9. | "In The Mouth of Madness (Radio edit)" | 3:57 | ||||||||
| 10. | "Cakewalk on Easy Street (Radio edit)" | 4:01 | ||||||||
| 11. | "June (Home demo)" | 5:31 | ||||||||
| 12. | "Strange World (Home demo)" | 4:35 | ||||||||
Total length: |
72:21 | |||||||||
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".
References
- ↑ "allmusic ((( The Kindness of Strangers > Overview )))". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved 2009-11-08.
- ↑ "DPRP CD Reviews - 1998 - Volume 2". www.dprp.net. Retrieved 2009-11-08.
- ↑ Rensen, Michael. "Rock Hard". issue 119. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
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