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Little Steven didn't precisely abandon his solo career, but he did stop recording his own albums after 1999's Born Again Savage. He had a few things to keep him busy, including newfound stardom as a television star thanks to The Sopranos and a reunited E Street Band, not to mention philanthropy and the development of his own record label (Wicked Cool) and radio station (Little Steven's Underground Garage). When he finally found the time to record 2017's Soulfire, he decided the best course of action was to ditch the big political statements that characterized his '80s work and instead craft a statement of personal purpose. Anybody who has followed his music, either on his own or with Bruce Springsteen, will find Soulfire comfortably bracing: it's big, brassy, and soulful, and the E Street shuffle is on full fire. Little Steven finds space for a few detours from this route -- "Blues Is My Business" is naturally a blues tune, "The City Weeps Tonight" is built on street corner doo wop, "Down and Out in New York City" glides along on a funky, sleazy '70s groove -- but these accentuate how his music is a synthesis of all the sounds he's kept alive since the '60s. He blends bold soul with the roar of a teenage rock & roll combo, happy to nod toward his influences ("Love on the Wrong Side of Town" opens with guitars ringing just like the Byrds) while keeping his eye on the present. If Soulfire often sounds like Springsteen circa the late '70s, that's because Little Steven served as the Boss' lieutenant and there are distinct differences between the two as writers. Little Steven may share the same sense of grandeur in his sonics, but he keeps his focus earthbound, and that provides a nice tension to Soulfire: it's big music about everyday things.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Steven Van Zandt, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - BOB CLEARMOUNTAIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Geoff Sanoff, Producer, Co-Producer - Little Steven, MainArtist - Marc Ribler, Producer, Co-Producer - Sergio Ruelas Jr., Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Anders Bruus, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2017 Wicked Cool Records LLC
Steven Van Zandt, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - BOB CLEARMOUNTAIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Geoff Sanoff, Producer, Co-Producer - Little Steven, MainArtist - Marc Ribler, Producer, Co-Producer - Sergio Ruelas Jr., Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2017 Wicked Cool Records LLC
Todd Cerney, ComposerLyricist - Steven Van Zandt, Producer - Kevin Bowe, ComposerLyricist - Geoff Sanoff, Producer, Co-Producer - Little Steven, MainArtist - Marc Ribler, Producer, Co-Producer
℗ 2017 Wicked Cool Records LLC
Steven Van Zandt, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - BOB CLEARMOUNTAIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Geoff Sanoff, Producer, Co-Producer - Little Steven, MainArtist - Marc Ribler, Producer, Co-Producer - Sergio Ruelas Jr., Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2017 Wicked Cool Records LLC
Steven Van Zandt, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - BOB CLEARMOUNTAIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Geoff Sanoff, Producer, Co-Producer - Little Steven, MainArtist - Marc Ribler, Producer, Co-Producer - Sergio Ruelas Jr., Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2017 Wicked Cool Records LLC
Steven Van Zandt, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - BOB CLEARMOUNTAIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Bruce Springsteen, ComposerLyricist - Geoff Sanoff, Producer, Co-Producer - Little Steven, MainArtist - Marc Ribler, Producer, Co-Producer - Sergio Ruelas Jr., Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2017 Wicked Cool Records LLC
Steven Van Zandt, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - BOB CLEARMOUNTAIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Geoff Sanoff, Producer, Co-Producer - Little Steven, MainArtist - Marc Ribler, Producer, Co-Producer - Sergio Ruelas Jr., Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2017 Wicked Cool Records LLC
Steven Van Zandt, Producer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - BOB CLEARMOUNTAIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Geoff Sanoff, Producer, Co-Producer - Little Steven, MainArtist - Bodie Chandler, ComposerLyricist - Marc Ribler, Producer, Co-Producer - Barry De Vorzon, ComposerLyricist - Sergio Ruelas Jr., Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2017 Wicked Cool Records LLC
Steven Van Zandt, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Gary Anderson, ComposerLyricist - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - BOB CLEARMOUNTAIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Laurie Anderson, ComposerLyricist - Geoff Sanoff, Producer, Co-Producer - Little Steven, MainArtist - Marc Ribler, Producer, Co-Producer - Sergio Ruelas Jr., Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2017 Wicked Cool Records LLC
Steven Van Zandt, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Geoff Sanoff, Producer, Co-Producer - Little Steven, MainArtist - Marc Ribler, Producer, Co-Producer
℗ 2017 Wicked Cool Records LLC
Steven Van Zandt, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - BOB CLEARMOUNTAIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Geoff Sanoff, Producer, Co-Producer - Little Steven, MainArtist - Marc Ribler, Producer, Co-Producer - Sergio Ruelas Jr., Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2017 Wicked Cool Records LLC
Steven Van Zandt, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - STEVE JORDAN, ComposerLyricist - BOB CLEARMOUNTAIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Geoff Sanoff, Producer, Co-Producer - Little Steven, MainArtist - Marc Ribler, Producer, Co-Producer - Sergio Ruelas Jr., Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2017 Wicked Cool Records LLC
Albumbeschreibung
Little Steven didn't precisely abandon his solo career, but he did stop recording his own albums after 1999's Born Again Savage. He had a few things to keep him busy, including newfound stardom as a television star thanks to The Sopranos and a reunited E Street Band, not to mention philanthropy and the development of his own record label (Wicked Cool) and radio station (Little Steven's Underground Garage). When he finally found the time to record 2017's Soulfire, he decided the best course of action was to ditch the big political statements that characterized his '80s work and instead craft a statement of personal purpose. Anybody who has followed his music, either on his own or with Bruce Springsteen, will find Soulfire comfortably bracing: it's big, brassy, and soulful, and the E Street shuffle is on full fire. Little Steven finds space for a few detours from this route -- "Blues Is My Business" is naturally a blues tune, "The City Weeps Tonight" is built on street corner doo wop, "Down and Out in New York City" glides along on a funky, sleazy '70s groove -- but these accentuate how his music is a synthesis of all the sounds he's kept alive since the '60s. He blends bold soul with the roar of a teenage rock & roll combo, happy to nod toward his influences ("Love on the Wrong Side of Town" opens with guitars ringing just like the Byrds) while keeping his eye on the present. If Soulfire often sounds like Springsteen circa the late '70s, that's because Little Steven served as the Boss' lieutenant and there are distinct differences between the two as writers. Little Steven may share the same sense of grandeur in his sonics, but he keeps his focus earthbound, and that provides a nice tension to Soulfire: it's big music about everyday things.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:57:06
- Main artists: Little Steven
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Steven Van Zandt P&D
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2017 Wicked Cool Records LLC ℗ 2017 Wicked Cool Records LLC
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