Ben Harper

[nestamanchris]

Ok, sort of like with Guster, I really only expect guyforgod to reply, but it's all good.

If you've never heard of Ben Harper, check this brotha out. His music flows like a river and his lyrics are some of the most powerful around. I saw the band live last Feb. and was blown away by the emotion this guy has on stage. He played about 7 different guitars throughout the night. His unique thing is the lap slide but he plays acoustic and electric too. The coolest thing is probably that his music is more diverse than anyone I listen to. Just some of the styles he's experimented with are acoustic, delta blues, funk, soul and straight up rock and roll. Anyhow, if you like Marley, Hendrix, DMB or John Lee Hooker, check him out.

[guyforGod]

i've heard a lot about him and heard him a few times.... liked what i heard but i've never really gotten into him.. if a fellow DMB/Guster/Clapton fan reccomends him, he must be worth a listen, so i'll check him out more in-depth.

[iguitaround]

Yeah, he's definitely worth a listen. He does put his heart into his songs. I like his guitar work a lot too! The only thing that's too bad about him is his marijuana use. He wants to leagalize it and stuff. I went to his website and the fans on the boards there were talking about how great smoking pot is. I don't like that very much. But he does have some good muscial talent!

[freeatlast]

Ben Harper rock's my face off...
For the most part his lyrics are Christian influenced...especially power of the gospel.

As for the whole weed thing, his song burn one down has some good points and my friend used it to justify smoking...i used to smoke pot so it doesn't bother me at all.