Evel Knievel Factor

Evel Knievel Factor
Studio album by Private Line
Released	November 1, 2006
Recorded	2006
Genre	Rock
Length	40:29
Label	Bad Habits Records, Playground Scandinavia, JVC Japan
Producer	Sammy Aaltonen & Private Line
Private Line chronology
21st Century Pirates (2004) Evel Knievel Factor (2006)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Desibeli.net	[1]
Findance.com	[2]
Rokkizine	[3]
mesta.net	[4]
Imperiumi.net	[5]
Soundi.fi	3/5 [6]
Vertigo.cd	[7]
Whiplash.net	[8]
Melodic.net	[9]

Evel Knievel Factor is the second studio-album by the Finnish rock group Private Line. It was released in Finland on 1 November 2006. Two singles have been released from the album: "Broken Promised Land" on 31 May 2005, and "Sound Advice" on 28 January 2007. The b-side on the "Broken Promised Land" single is the album track "Uniform", while as b-sides to "Sound Advice" are two previously unreleased songs, "Tokyo" and "Criminal". The title is a reference to legendary American motorcycle daredevil Evel Knievel.

Track listing

1. "(Prelude) For The Daredevils" (1:08)
2. "Evel Knievel Factor" (3:34)
3. "Broken Promised Land" (4:02)
4. "Alive" (3:50)
5. "Sound Advice" (3:42)
6. "The SINdicate" (3:46)
7. "Prozac Nation" (2:58)
8. "Uniform" (3:37)
9. "Gods Of Rewind" (4:08)
10. "Anyway" (4:18)
11. "Billion Star Hotel" (5:05)
12. "Tokyo" (3:53) (* bonus track for the Japan release)
13. "He's A Whore" (Rick Nielsen) (* bonus track for the Japan release. Originally recorded by Cheap Trick).

Singles

Singles released from the Evel Knievel Factor album as follows:

• Broken Promised Land (31 May 2006)

1. "Broken Promised Land" (4:02)
2. "Uniform" (3:37)

• Sound Advice (31 January 2007)

1. "Sound Advice" (3:42)
2. "Tokyo" (*previously unreleased)
3. "Criminal (Manchuria, Claude)" (*previously unreleased. Originally recorded by Smack)

References

1. Lamberg, Mikko (4 December 2006). "Private Line: Evel Knievel Factor". Desibeli.net (in Finnish). Retrieved 19 June 2025.
2. Niemelä, Antti (12 October 2006). "Arvostelu / Review - Private Line: Evel Knievel Factor - Findance.com - Suomen suvaitsevaisin musiikkimedia". Findance.com (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
3. Pessi, Pekka (29 December 2006). "Private Line - Evel Knievel Factor". Rokkizine.com (in Finnish). Retrieved 19 June 2025.
4. Liekari, Tuuli (28 November 2006). "Private Line: Evel Knievel Factor". mesta.net (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
5. Koskialho, Meeri (8 November 2006). "PRIVATE LINE Evel Knievel Factor". Imperiumi.net (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 22 October 2007. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
6. "Levyarvostelu: Private Line - Evel Knievel Factor". Soundi.fi (in Finnish). December 2006. Archived from the original on 26 May 2011. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
7. "PRIVATE LINE: EVEL KNIEVEL FACTOR / Bad Habits Records". Vertigo (in Finnish). 23 November 2007. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011.
8. Scopinho, Ben Ami. "Private Line: um dos melhores álbuns de Hard do ano". Whiplash.Net (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 19 June 2025.
9. "Private Line - Evel Knievel Factor". Melodic Net. Archived from the original on 9 June 2012. Retrieved 19 June 2025.