Burn to Shine, a Ben Harper album released in 1999, featured many of Harper's strong suits: blues, rock, soul, and folk, as well as included several college radio fan favorites with songs like Steal My Kisses and Suzie Blue. Like most other Harper LPs, it came with special bonus material depending on which continent you live.
"Sometimes I think to talk too much about music almost cheapens it."--Ben Harper, in conversation.
This sentiment is possi...
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Burn to Shine, a Ben Harper album released in 1999, featured many of Harper's strong suits: blues, rock, soul, and folk, as well as included several college radio fan favorites with songs like Steal My Kisses and Suzie Blue. Like most other Harper LPs, it came with special bonus material depending on which continent you live.
"Sometimes I think to talk too much about music almost cheapens it."--Ben Harper, in conversation.
This sentiment is possibly more relevant to Ben Harper's new Burn To Shine than to any of his three previous Virgin LPs. Written entirely by Harper, Burn To Shine is the work of extremes its title might imply: A record where a jarring paean to alienation ("Less") is sandwiched between tender and emotive meditations on love and spirituality ("The Woman In You," "Two Hands Of A Prayer"). Even the album's more laid back and playful side ("Steal My Kisses," "Burn To Shine") is a revelation: Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals (bassist Juan Nelson, drummer Dean...
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