Music Review

Born Again Savage

EW's GRADE
B-

Details Lead Performance: Little Steven

Steven Van Zandt's turning into a rock Zelig. First you can catch him on HBO's The Sopranos, then on stage next to Springsteen. Here he's preaching against government malfeasance and other social ills on his latest album, an in-your-face stab at protest rock. But despite the grand arena riffs and subtle striations of R&B, Savage is so blunt, its worthy messages have the ring of a Pat Buchanan diatribe. B-

Originally posted Oct 29, 1999 Published in issue #509 Oct 29, 1999 Order article reprints

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