Little Steven - Born Again Savage (Deluxe Edition) (1999/2019) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

A classic second-in-command rocker in the tradition of Keith Richards and Johnny Thunders, Little Steven has also made a mark apart from his erstwhile boss, the Boss. The man also known as Miami Steve Van Zandt had a major hand in Southside Johnny's bar-band masterwork Hearts of Stone, was the linchpin in 1985's Artists United Against Apartheid project, and lead his own group, the Disciples of Soul, for a time after his 1984 departure from the E Street Band. Largely out of the picture through the 1990s, Little Steven returns with a solo outing that rocks harder and is more inflamed lyrically than one might have expected from this long-AWOL warrior. Van Zandt's liner notes lay out his mission–to doff his bandana in the direction of the '60s rockers who helped shape his consciousness, from Cream to the Kinks to Jefferson Airplane. At the same time, he maintains the confrontational political stance that's been in evidence since the days of Sun City. Hence there's the title track ("Look around at the volunteered slavery") and "The Camouflage of Righteousness" ("We give you politicians and you call it a choice / We let you do the voting and you think you have a voice"). With this Savage attack, Little Steven fights the good fight and remains standing. (Steven Stolder)

Tracklist:
01. Born Again Savage (4:38)
02. Camouflage Of Righteousness (5:01)
03. Guns, Drugs, And Gasoline (4:59)
04. Face Of God (7:38)
05. Saint Francis (8:17)
06. Salvation (5:09)
07. Organize (2:13)
08. Flesheater (6:07)
09. Lust For Enlightenment (8:38)
10. Tongues Of Angels (8:19)
11. It’s Been A Long Time (Solo Acoustic) (4:16)

Digitally remastered