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''Voice of America'' is the second solo album by Little Steven & the Disciples of Soul released in 1983. This album traded in the horns and the R & B influences of the previous ''Men Without Women'' for a raw, garage rock sound. Politics came to the lyrical forefront, with the general theme being opposition to Ronald Reagan-era American foreign policy. "Out of the Darkness", a synthesizer-led anthem with sweeping arena rock atmosphere, garnered some airplay (and, a first for Van Zandt, music video play on MTV) and was effective in concert, while the somewhat softer and evocative "Checkpoint Charlie" also received considerable radio airplay. "Los Desaparecidos" gained praise as an effective protest song on behalf of the 1970s and 1980s victims of state-sponsored forced disappearance in South America. On other songs, the political viewpointing became more strident and was criticized as somewhat artless. "I Am a Patriot", which held roughly that dissent was not disloyalty, became a favorite song of Jackson Browne, who covered it on his 1989 album ''World in Motion'' and who frequently performed it in his concerts. In 2004, the two would duet on the song during the last of the Vote for Change shows. ==Track listing== All songs written by Little Steven. # "Voice of America" – 3:29 # "Justice" – 3:19 # "Checkpoint Charlie" – 4:39 # "Solidarity" – 3:29 # "Out of the Darkness" – 4:36 # "Los Desaparecidos" – 5:15 # "Fear" – 4:45 # "I Am a Patriot" – 3:28 # "Among the Believers" – 3:54 # "Undefeated" – 3:56 〔"(Little Steven - Voice of America (Vinyl, LP, Album) at Discogs )", Discogs, 2014. Retrieved 2014-12-31.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Voice of America (album)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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