Men Without Women

Little Steven & the Disciples of Soul | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 21, 1994)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Razor & Tie
• ASIN: B000002Z6Q
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #166,070 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Lyin' in a Bed of Fire

2. Inside of Me

3. Until the Good Is Gone

4. Men Without Women

5. Under the Gun

6. Save Me

7. Princess of Little Italy

8. Angel Eyes

9. Forever

10. I've Been Waiting

Customer Reviews

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Jersey Soul, July 10, 2000

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Thomas Magnum (NJ, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Men Without Women (Audio CD)

Steve Van Zandt finally left his sideman and producer role and stepped out as a frontman to release this superb album in 1982. Of course he was and is a member of the E Street Band and one of Springsteen's oldest friends, but after the break up of an early Springsteen band, Steel Mill, and before rejoining Bruce at the end of the Born To Run sessions, Mr. Van Zandt went on the road as part of an oldies package tour backing up a variety of sixties soul group. The combination of early to mid 60's soul music and rock has always been a big element in Bruce's music and the Jersey Music scene that produced him, Steven, Southside Johnny and others. The training Steven received on those package tours serves him well on Men Without Women. The album has a wall of sound production feel to it and songs like "Forever", "Save Me" and "Angel Eyes" would not seem out of place in Phil Spector's catalog. There are soaring horns, stinging guitar riffs and tortured vocals all over the album. Mr. Van Zandt does not stray too far from the E Street family as members of the band appear to lend support as does the Boss himself. Bruce is uncredited on the album, but you can plainly hear him singing back up on "Until the Good Is Gone." With it's lyrics about the relationships between men & woman and the trials and tribulations between adults, the album is like a more rhythm & bluesier older brother of Born To Run. These songs may be about what happens to the Magic Rat, Barefoot Girl, Terry & Wendy and the others when they grow up and get into mature relationships. After this record, Mr. Van Zandt used his subsequent albums as a voice for his political stances. But on this record, he just lays it it on line, singing about the things men and women do.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars MIAMI STEVE HITS A HOMER THE 1ST TIME OUT, July 14, 2004

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M. R. ZOGLIO - See all my reviews

This review is from: Men Without Women (Audio CD)

With the help of a few E-Streeters, a handful of Jukes, even a Plasmatic and a Rascal, Miami Steve knocks the ball out of the park on his first solo album. I was lucky enough to catch Little Steven And The Disciples Of Soul play most of this album live at The Bayou (R.I.P.) on December 19, 1982 right after picking it up on vinyl. It's a shame that it isn't properly represented on the Greatest Hits CD. For some tasty Jersey tunes, look no further. By the way, was someone listening to Tears Of A Clown when they wrote Forever? Hmmm......

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Can I give it six stars, April 16, 2001

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C. Smith "Chuck" (Chicago, IL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Men Without Women (Audio CD)

Simply one of the greatest overlooked rock and roll records ever. No, that's not right. Simply one of the greatest rock and roll records ever. Buy this record. You will not be sorry. Steve Van Zandt is the arranging genius and the soul of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band. He put into this record everything gleaned from all those late nights listening to scratchy old R&B records - and somehow made an album unlike anything he or anyone else has made before or since. None of it sounds dated, even 20 years down the road. All of it sings with a passion that we rarely see in pop music any more. Buy this record. If you love rock and soul and R&B and songs about men and women that reflect reality, buy this record.