Ben Harper - Live from Mars

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• Ben Harper - Live From Mars [2cd Box Set] Brazil Import

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Music Review: Musical Brilliance
Rating: 5 Stars

Glory & Consequence - A great rock song that is even better live because of the distortion. This song has intelligent lyrics about life and death.

Excuse Me Mr. - Wonderful political song covering the general subject of corporate america. Great dynamics throughout the song, which allows it to rock even though it's on acoustic guitar.

Alone - Amazing song with a guitar part that sounds like a drum beat and a driving bass part. Excellent lyrics about life in general.

Sexual Healing - Fun little cover of the Marvin Gaye classic. Lyrics are kind of corny, but sounds nice because it guitar driven and has nice vocal harmonies.

Woman In You - What a great song... Hendrix style riff with falsetto singing over it, then goes into a hard rocking part with absolute wailing singing by Ben, and a wonderful chorus lyric.

Ground On Down - Funky, yet hard rocking. Amazing, intelligent, passionate lyrics about life and love that require repeated listens.

Steal My Kisses - Fun, upbeat reggae-ish style song. Amazing bass part, the verse riff and the bass solo really show off Juan Nelson's talent.

Burn One Down - Ben's tribute to Bob Marley's redemption song with a lyric about smoking weed... Enjoyable song...

Mama's Got A Girlfriend - This is the playful side of Ben Harper and is sure one fun ditty... Great slide work on this one.

Welcome to the Cruel World - Extremely slow, extremely profound song... Touches my soul deeply especially when ben sings "If you want to feel me put your hands up to the sky" over the chimes from the precussionist... Brilliant!

Forgiven - An awesome live rendition of an amazing song... Great lyrics on this one, but what makes it shine on this cd is this extended intro and the extended solo section...

Faded/Whole Lotta Love - Ben and his band really know how to rock out as they take one of Ben's rocking compositions, hit some Zeppelin, and then go back into Faded...

Waiting On An Angel - A beautiful waltz rhythm with some of the best lyrics I've ever encountered... Why I feel in love with Ben...

Roses From My Friends - What a perfect song with some brilliant, poetic lyrics that just touches me deeply...

Power of the Gospel - I don't believe in god, but I love this song...

Pleasure and Pain - Ben's first song ever written.. Is so great because of the inticing guitar part and lyrics filled with hope and despair...

Please Bleed - The lyrics on this song are so amazing... The pain and submission of the music permeates your whole being..

The Drugs Don't Work - Great lyrics on this cover of the Verve... Prefer Ben's singing to the original and his hushed singing and slight echo make it even more beautiful...

In the Lord's Arms - Wasn't crazy about this song upon first listen, but I now love it as one of Ben's best... Can be related to anyone who has had a loved one that has died...

Not Fire, Not Ice - This is the perfect love song... Sums up so many sincere feelings about love...

Beloved One - Carries on in the same vain as not fire, not ice and waiting on an angel... This man continues to come up with thoughful, perfect lyrics about love...

#3 - What a sweet lullabye... Ben's best instrumental sounds even better in the live setting... Just a lovely melody...

Walk Away - I love this song so, so much... Some of the greatest lyrics about loss ever written.. Has a gorgeous guitar part that is much better on this cd than Welcome to the Cruel World because he slowed it down and added more vocal inflections..

Another Lonely Day - Such a beautiful guitar part, complemented with a gorgeous melody, and incredible lyrics... What more could you ask for in a song?

Like A King/I'll Rise - At first I didn't like the lyrics for Like a King because I misunderstood them, but I could never deny the virtuosity of the slide guitar solo in it... I'll Rise is treated nicely with sparse music, but a lot of soul...

I can't say enough good things about this cd... Most of these songs I could listen to for my whole life and never get sick of them... Highly, highly recommended... Has touched my soul and "branded me so far beneath the skin." After you buy this go discover all the other brilliant songs Ben Harper has on his other cds, yes, there's more... Emotion filled, soulful music at its finest...

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