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New Music: Ben Harper
#91087 08/21/2006 6:19 PM
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Hey everyone, got some new tunes this weekend! A while back I heard a song on the radio and when they said who played it I wrote his name down. Ben Harper, heard the name before but never really payed attention. In the song I heard, he mentioned the curse of the Bambino incidentally... Anyway, got the album sunday. It's great! Two CDs actually. Called "Both sides of the gun". I've only listened to disc 2 so far, I think I'll switch it out tomorrow. If you like Derek Trucks, you'll like this guy. In fact he played some slide on one tune that sounded uncannily like DT! Anyway, check it out. Good bluesy, funky, folky, jazzy kinda stuff.


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Re: New Music: Ben Harper
bennybmn #91088 08/22/2006 11:45 AM
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Great songwriter and player, glad you found him. The slide is based on a Weissenhorn or Hawaiian lap steel for the most part. Then a guy named Asher made what he uses now w/a couple P-90's in it. I caught him in '97 and he mixed in a lot of Marley/Hendrix/Zeppelin/Marvin Gaye covers. You can hear all of them (and more!) now. Check out his cd "Fight For Your Mind". I got 'em all and that one is pretty strong.

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EADGBE #91089 08/22/2006 8:12 PM
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Thanks I will! Anyone who appreciates Zeppelin is OK by me


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Re: New Music: Ben Harper
bennybmn #91090 08/22/2006 11:26 PM
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Love Ben, have since 96 or so. I would say if you like all of the above mentioned stuff get "Welcome to the Cruel World". It has at least 3 amazing songs and the rest of the album is worth listening to. Side note the song Forever on this album was the first song my wife and I danced to at our wedding.


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