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Both Sides of the Gun

~ Ben Harper
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  • Audio CD (20 Mar 2006)
  • Number of Discs: 2
  • Label: Virgin America
  • ASIN: B000EMTH8U
  • Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 57,776 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Listen  2. Waiting For You 3:34£0.69
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Listen  9. Happy Everafter In Your Eyes 2:31£0.69


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Listen  2. Both Sides Of The Gun 2:44£0.69
Listen  3. Engraved Invitation 2:55£0.69
Listen  4. Black Rain 2:57£0.69
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Listen  7. Get It Like You Like It 3:28£0.69
Listen  8. The Way You Found Me 2:53£0.69
Listen  9. Serve Your Soul 8:22£1.89


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Amazon.co.uk Review

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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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars UNEXPECTED AMAZEMENT, 24 April 2006
By L. Salgueiro (London) - See all my reviews
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ive been following ben harper's work for a while now and must admit that what i most enjoy about it are his mellower accoustic tracks as opposed to the rockier jams...not that they are bad at all! this double cd is without doubt nothing short of amazing! like his previous double album, 'live from mars', cd 1 is more mellow and soulful where as cd 2 is more up-beat starting with one of my favourites from that cd, 'better way'. if you know ben harper's work, and enjoy it, you will not be disappointed, guaranteed! it's an album that really grows on you the more you listen to it. a definite buy for 2006!
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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Soulful, bluesy, folksy brilliance...., 1 Dec 2008
By Mr. Warren S. Evans "BillyClub" (London, UK) - See all my reviews
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Recently got into Harper via a friend. I liked it so much that I bought his back catalogue! Check him out - I will be very surprised if you are disappointed...
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2 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars I'd rather watch paint dry..., 15 April 2008
By R. MORGAN (DERBYSHIRE.ENGLAND) - See all my reviews
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I'd rather watch paint dry than to listen to this CD again!
After 4 attempts at listening to this CD, I finally gave up and consigned the contents to the rubbish bin. I am a fanatical collector of a wide range of musical genres and also an amateur musician,but found absolutely nothing positive in the contents of this recording to merit a place in my collection. Music,like Art,evokes a subjective and personal response in the listener/observer,and my response to this CD is that it is devoid of any skill,creativity,imagination,musicianship and purpose.
Richard Morgan
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