Lifeline (Ltd Ed) (Vinyl)
Eight albums in just over a dozen years: validation that Ben Harper--mind or body--rarely rests, be it on the road with backing jam band the Criminals or buried in a studio, where the gifted singer-songwriter lays down his brand of peace-chanting, love-tilting music. His latest is lighter on the rock, with a greater emphasis on gospel, blues, and deeply burning soul. Harper isn't concerned about letting listeners inside that soul, confessing in the title track, "I don't want to wait a lifetime/Yours or mine. " The solo acoustic closer is classic wear-your-heart-on-your-sleeve, a trait that seems to drift in and out of songs like the ominous ballad "Younger than Today, " which remembers earlier days being better days, or its mood-opposite "Say You Will, " where the exultance of a flamboyant piano and gospel backing vocals offset cheesy lines such as "love you like a candle loves a flame. " The latter is a standout, along with the bluesy opener "Fight Outta You"; the island-splashed "In the Colors, " which recalls early-'70s Van Morrison; and "Put It on Me, " with its brilliant lyric, "She cuts cherry pie when she looks you in the eye. " All eyes, as his legion builds, are on Ben Harper. All ears, too. --Scott Holter Binding LP Record. Artist(s): Ben Harper. Publisher(s): Virgin Records Us. Label: Virgin Records Us. Format: Limited Edition.
| Manufacturer: | Virgin Records Us |
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| Lowest Price (CAD): | $255.99 |
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| Artist : | HARPER;BEN AND THE INNOCENT CR |
