A timely re-issue of legendary Minneapolis songwriter"s Paul Metsa"s debut album. Originally released in 1984 to critical acclaim, Paper Tigers features the eight original tracks plus two bonus cuts. The Austin Chronicle called it "American Street Poetry-sounds like something special." The Twin Cities Reader named it one of the best releases of 1984 and said it recalls "...early Springsteen." It features some of the best musicians in Minneapolis including Willie Murphy, Peter Ostroushko, Eddie Berger, members of Cats Under the Stars, Prudence Johnson, and Tim O"Keefe among others. It features the bonus tracks "Slow Justice" which the Minneapolis Star Tribune called "the most powerful protest tune since Blowin" in the Wind", and "59 Coal Mines" which the Boston Rock called "an American Classic." National Public Radio called Metsa "the American counterpart to Billy Bragg." This record features Metsa"s stunning wordplay in a variety of styles including folk, jazz, blues, country, bluegrass, reggae, and rock.