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The Kindness of Strangers (album)

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The Kindness of Strangers
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 19, 1998
Recorded1997
GenreProgressive rock
Length56:35 (Original)
78:38 (Reissue)
LabelMetal Blade
Radiant Records
ProducerNeal Morse and Spock's Beard
Spock's Beard chronology
Official Live Bootleg/The Beard Is out There
(1996)
The Kindness of Strangers
(1998)
Day for Night
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Rock Hard[2]

The Kindness of Strangers is the third studio album by American progressive rock band Spock's Beard released on May 19, 1998.

This was the first full album to be mixed by Rich Mouser, who became the primary mixing engineer for Spock's Beard and later all of Morse's projects.[3] The album has since been remastered and re-released by Radiant Records with 5 bonus tracks consisting of radio edits and demos.

Track listing

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All songs written by Neal Morse except where noted.

No.TitleLength
1."The Good Don't Last"
I. "Introduction"
II. "The Good Don't Last"
III. "The Radiant Is"
10:04
2."In the Mouth of Madness"4:45
3."Cakewalk on Easy Street"5:01
4."June"5:29
5."Strange World"4:20
6."Harm's Way"11:05
7."Flow" (Neal Morse, Tony Ray)
I. "True Believer"
II. "A Constant Flow of Sound"
III. "Into the Source"
15:48
Total length:56:35
Bonus tracks on album reissue
No.TitleLength
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

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Technical personnel

  • Rich Mouser - mixing

References

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  1. ^ "allmusic ((( The Kindness of Strangers > Overview )))". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved 2009-11-08.
  2. ^ Rensen, Michael. "Rock Hard". issue 119. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  3. ^ "Rich Mouser Discography". Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  4. ^ "Spock's Beard".