23 February 2008

BEN HARPER + THE INNOCENT CRIMINALS

American born singer-songwriter-guitarist Ben Harper plays a mix of folk, blues, rock, etc. etc.

You ever get tired of reading these things? Does anybody even pay attention? I'm betting not.

Anyway, here's the music you're actually here for:

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Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals - “Wicked Man” B-side of “Ground On Down“, later issued on the Music For Our Mother Earth 3 compilation.
Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals - “Not Fire Not Ice” B-side of “Ground On Down”. A live version was later issued on Live From Mars.
Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals - “Remember” (Jimi Hendrix cover) Studio version, from the b-side of “Like a King“, a live version was later issued on the “Faded” single.
Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals - “Nobody’s Fault But Mine” (live Blind Willie Johnson cover, Byron Bay, Apr 2nd, 1999) B-side of “Forgiven”.
Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals - “If I Could Hear My Mother Pray Again” (traditional) B-side of “Like a King”.
Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals - “Modern World” (The Jam cover) Taken from The Jam tribute album Fire and Skill.
Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals - “My Father’s House” (Bruce Springsteen cover) From the Springsteen tribute album Badlands.

Now that you've heard all those, give the guy some of your hard-earned:

Pleasure and Pain, 1992 (with Tom Freund)
Welcome to the Cruel World, 1994 (buy)
Fight For Your Mind, 1995 (buy)
The Will to Live, 1997 (buy)
Burn To Shine, 1999 (buy)
Diamonds On the Inside, 2003 (buy)
There Will Be a Light, 2004 (buy) (with The Blind Boys of Alabama)
Both Sides of the Gun, 2006 (buy)
Lifeline, 2007 (buy)

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