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  • Summary: The sixth full-length solo release for E Street Band guitarist Steven Van Zandt was recorded in six weeks.
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Soulfire
Stop the world for a minute Is that a tear I see in your eye? This is your chance, this is your moment baby Spread your wings it's time to fly I've... See the rest of the song lyrics
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  1. May 22, 2017
    86
    In a world where prettified and production-enhanced voices are standard, this is a real man bringing every ounce to the table.
  2. 80
    A tough, tight and clearly inspired project as well as a most welcome return from the musical shadows for Steven Van Zandt.
  3. Uncut
    May 22, 2017
    80
    Soulfire is a portrait of the E Street Band guitarist as a rock'n'roll renaissance man. [Jul 2017, p.32]
  4. May 22, 2017
    70
    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.
  5. 60
    Here he duly revisits his own past, on an album that blends new material with covers of his old work and that of others.
  6. Mojo
    Jun 27, 2017
    60
    Perversely, however, amid the overbearing production values, it's that grizzled, needling voice that keeps matters connected to the street, where Little Steven's heart truly belongs. [Aug 2017, p.95]
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