Jersey Jams
Little Steven | “Soulfire” |
Wicked Cool/Big Machine/Ume
I’m so happy that Little Steven’s
first solo album in 16 years is high-
ly anticipated on his own Wicked
Cool label, including a nearly sold-
out show on May 27 at The Count
Basie Theatre in Red Bank, then a
European summer tour. The buzz
almost makes up for how fo ol-
ishly his first two solo albums were
overlooked, especially his 1982
debut, “Men without Women,” one
of the best albums ever made. Just
ask Bruce Springsteen, because I
think he would agree with me.
Steven and a new version of his
Disciples of Souls are back with
the smokin’ hot high energy of
“Soulfire,” a 12-song blast of the
soul, rhythm and blues, and blues
that he orchestrated as the found-
ing guitarist-producer of Southside
Johnny & the Asbury Jukes. From
the opening Jackson 5-like strut
of the title track written with the
Denmark-based Wicked Cool act
The Breakers to the closing breezy
blues of “Ride the Night Away,”
“Soulfire” will uplift the hearts and
blow the minds of Jukes fans. The
Listen to “Soulfire” by Little Steven
NJ STAGE 2017 - Vol. 4 No. 4
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