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Title: Ben Harper
Post by: Gently realistic on July 30, 2003, 09:19:58 am

Why hasn't he been noticed here before? :) If you don't know his music, check it out. It's pretty accesible, yet emotionally rich..... love his first album, Welcome to the Cruel World.

Title: Ben Harper
Post by: Gently realistic on August 01, 2003, 12:59:49 pm

I will bump this once....... no one heard of him?? Darn. :)

Title: Ben Harper
Post by: LimeTwister on August 01, 2003, 01:07:06 pm

i downloaded a song of him doing a patty griffin cover.

Title: Ben Harper
Post by: Gently realistic on August 01, 2003, 01:13:44 pm

Cool!

Title: Ben Harper
Post by: LimeTwister on August 01, 2003, 01:18:47 pm

lol actually it was this morning.

Title: Ben Harper
Post by: Gently realistic on August 01, 2003, 01:24:16 pm

Is it a live recording?

Title: Ben Harper
Post by: LimeTwister on August 01, 2003, 01:26:42 pm

yea, it was in like madison square garden or something like that. october of last year.

Title: Ben Harper
Post by: Gently realistic on August 01, 2003, 01:36:16 pm

I wanna play Madison Square Garden! [/nag] :)
What's the song title? Maybe I can look it up somewhere...

Title: Ben Harper
Post by: LimeTwister on August 01, 2003, 01:41:56 pm

mother mary

Title: Ben Harper
Post by: Gently realistic on August 01, 2003, 01:52:04 pm

I thank thee.

Title: Ben Harper
Post by: tylor2000 on August 02, 2003, 11:05:19 pm

Yeah I just came back from one of his concerts.  I had a blast.  It seems to have alot of different influences.  Like maybe soul, country, Reggie, hip hop, Rock, Hard Rock, gospel, and Heavy Metal.  The concert was completely sold out as well.  I got in free because I'm working with someone who works on the margarita and mudslide machines.  I'm helping him fix and move those machines around town.  As well as rebuilding motors from some other company.  Anyway, I've never even heard his music so it is hard to determine percisely what the mix of influences are.  But that was my impression.  

tylor

Title: Ben Harper
Post by: Gently realistic on August 16, 2003, 01:49:54 pm

Very Cool! He's playing in Amsterdam in a few weeks, but it's already completely sold out!! Darn. He really makes the mix of influences work: it doesn't sound awkward when he decides to use his distortion-pedal :)
and, minor note, it's reggae :))

Title: Ben Harper
Post by: zurielshimon on August 17, 2003, 09:11:04 pm

"If you don't like my fire, then don't come around 'cause I'm gonna burn one down."  8)

Title: Ben Harper
Post by: Holly on August 18, 2003, 10:23:12 am

i saw him at Pepsi Smash and he was pretty good! i love his song "Stealin' Kisses"

Title: Ben Harper
Post by: Gently realistic on August 18, 2003, 10:45:21 am

Yep... such a cheerful tune :)

Title: Ben Harper
Post by: Holly on August 18, 2003, 10:49:28 am

yep! and i knew that song... but i didnt know he sung it

Title: Ben Harper
Post by: Gently realistic on August 18, 2003, 10:51:17 am

Do you know his live album, Live from Mars? It's on there too, and really captures the live atmosphere well....

Title: Ben Harper
Post by: Wonkies on August 22, 2003, 01:09:13 pm

Did anyone see him and Jack Johnson on Carson Daly a while back?  It was absolutely incredible!  I'm going to buy Ben's albums and possibly Jack's now, just because of their performances on that show.  They mentioned the possiblility of working on an album together too.  That would be awesome if it were anything like what they did on Carson that night!

-Joe

Title: Ben Harper
Post by: neos on August 22, 2003, 03:50:34 pm

I love Ben Harper! I have 2 of his albums, "The Will To Live", and "Live From Mars" and they're both awesome. He has a really cool soft voice, and great guitar skills. I am in love with his live version of Marvin Gaye's "Sexual Healing"

Title: Ben Harper
Post by: Gently realistic on August 25, 2003, 01:19:49 pm

I love that one!