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Ben Harper
By Pat Bulmer
Friday, June 12, 2009
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Breaking with his image as an eclectic musician who plays a lot of everything, Ben Harper sticks largely to a sizzling brand of rock with a new band.
All the styles Harper is known for are still there, but the blues, funk, folk and jazz are influencing the rock, not sharing the stage with it.
The Lenny Kravitz-like Number With No Name sets the tone with a funky rocker to open the disc.
Styles and influences vary over the next several tracks, but they‘re all appealing, high-volume rockers.
Shimmer and Shine, the third track, is the most infectious song. A pair of bluesy rockers that follow are the highlights, however. Lay There and Hate Me has the most memorable line on the disc – “Never trust a woman who loves the blues.”
Why Must You Always Dress in Black is a furiously paced blues rocker that‘s far too short at just under five minutes
Harper also shows his folkier side on Skin Thin, Faithfully Remain and The World Suicide. An album full of those songs wouldn‘t be nearly as exciting, but mix in well and offer timely changes of pace.
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