Music CD - Ben Harper & the Blind Boys of Alabama: There Will Be a Light

	Music CD: There Will Be a Light Artist: Ben Harper & the Blind Boys of Alabama List Price: $18.98 Our Price: $9.96 Your Save: $ 9.02 ( 48% ) Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Manufacturer: Virgin Records Us
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Tracks: 1. Take My Hand 2. Wicked Man 3. Where Could I Go 4. Church House Steps 5. 11th Commandment 6. Well Well Well 7. Picture of Jesus 8. Satisfied Mind 9. Mother Pray 10. There Will Be a Light 11. Church on Time
Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0724357120623 Format: Enhanced Label: Virgin Records Us Manufacturer: Virgin Records Us Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Virgin Records Us Release Date: 2004-09-21 Studio: Virgin Records Us
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Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: Wonderful Comment: Just a great album, very accomplished and inspirational. If you like the Blind Boys you'll lobe Ben Harper. Customer Rating: Summary: Excellent album. Comment: This is a great album. Their version of "Pictures of Jesus" is one of the more perfect songs I've ever heard. Customer Rating: Summary: Spiritual Comment: I've listened to this CD many times, never get tired it, and find it esspecially uplifting listened to on a Sunday Morning, Amen! Customer Rating: Summary: wow Comment: Ben Harper, the Road Warrior in the flesh lays down some truly spiritual and inspirational music with some of the greats of the Gospel world. All it took was one listen and I was hooked. Easily the most accessible and easy to listen to of Harper's work. Fans of gospel, country, alternative rock and blues-rock alike should definitely pick this one up. The vocals, especially on "Wicked Man" might even conjure some memories of Little Feat for some. Great album. The world needs more like this one. Customer Rating: Summary: HOLY moly this is good Comment: What a combo! Ben Harper, road warrior, jam master and granola hero, teams up with the ageless grammy award winning gospel warriors.....this has the potential for 2 outcomes: 1) something that just flat out won't work or 2)something very very special. Well.....it is option #2!!!! With old southern standards and brand new originals, the crew reaches deep into gritty southern soul roots and captures the ghosts of the past. You can feel the emotion and passion in each song. You almost think you are in a tiny church somewhere smack in the middle of the Mississippi delta! I recommend this for any lovers of gospel music. I also do the same for any lovers of classic sould r&b. More Reviews
Editorial Reviews: Jam Nation hero Ben Harper tones down his lap-slide guitar flash in favor of the holy spirit for this blend of originals and gospel classics, his first full-length album with the historic singing group. They've worked together before, on the Blind Boys' excellent Higher Ground and Spirit of the Century, but here the pairing that Harper has termed "a spiritual soul movement" sounds like an outright tent-revival mission. His fevered wah-wah strutting and sweet high voice take their places in the chorus alongside the raw-throated howl of Blind Boys leader Clarence Fountain and his fellow bass George Scott, who plead for salvation like powerful old lions on "Take My Hand." The group's alto, Jimmy Carter, sails over the funky, hiccupping blues beat put down by Harper's Innocent Criminals on the classic "Satisfied Mind." The best cut may be Harper's "Picture of Jesus," a country-music-informed adventure in old-school church harmonizing with the passionate power to touch souls. --Ted Drozdowski