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Double albums used to be the preserve of those for whom two regular length sides of plastic just weren’t enough for your standard keyboard solo. But they’ve all been at it recently--Foo Fighters, Chili Peppers, Bright Eyes, Nick Cave. What are they after--overtime? Californian multi-instrumentalist Ben Harper has perhaps more reasons than most to split his creativity down the middle and partition the results. In a decade of numerous, prolific works he’s earned a reputation for being downright eclectic, shimmering between 60s blues rock and hippie protest songs, 70s funk, college rock, psychedelia and timeless soul.
Double albums used to be the preserve of those for whom two regular length sides of plastic just weren’t enough for your standard keyboard solo. But they’ve all been at it recently--Foo Fighters, Chili Peppers, Bright Eyes, Nick Cave. What are they after--overtime? Californian multi-instrumentalist Ben Harper has perhaps more reasons than most to split his creativity down the middle and partition the results. In a decade of numerous, prolific works he’s earned a reputation for being downright eclectic, shimmering between 60s blues rock and hippie protest songs, 70s funk, college rock, psychedelia and timeless soul.
That’s a lot of different coloured strands to wind into a coherent weave. So here’s the alternative. The first disc contains his mellower, more lingering side, while the second is committed wholeheartedly to full-on jams. And in spite of its 18 tune total it has the feel of a concise, well-constructed collection--succeeding where so many double records fail.
He is, spiritually at least, part of the old guard. For the first half that means floating on the resonance of the live room, candles lit. And with the second it’s that revolution will probably be obtained by nudging amps into the red and roaring passionately until the veins show in your forehead. But his gifted, soulful playing brings two sides together and the likes of mean stringed tearjerker "Reason To Mourn" and angry funk of "Black Rain", recorded in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, mark him out as a thriving individual talent. --James Berry
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'Both Sides Of The Gun' is the sixth album from American singer/songwriter Ben Harper. Recorded at the Dust Brothers' studios in LA, the album sees Harper bring together both sides of his music by releasing a two CD set - one disc being blues inspired rock, the other being a more intimate and introspective acoustic set.
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