Burn to Shine by Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals

Pros: exceptional guitar talent, diverse influences

Cons: none

Review: First off, if you haven't seen Ben live, make sure you check him out next time he comes your way. He almost never plays a song the same way and has the ability to lash out thundering Hendrix type solos on one song and then calm things down with a...

Pros: diversity (all of the songs sound different), soul, inspiration, Ben's grunts

Cons: it's very different from most of his other cd's

Review: My Ben Harper craze all started three years ago in the mountains. I was in a van on the way to a rockclimbing site and my counselors put in a Ben Harper cd. Ever since I have been hooked to Ben Harper's unique sound and haunting lyrics. Burn to Shine...

Pros: Wide variety of tunes (even more so than previous albums) lots of great music

Cons: a deviation from his previous albums--adds more electric and distortion, but lots of traditional songs too

Review: Burn to Shine is another hit for Ben Harper. This is his latest album and it rocks as all of his music does. I still rate "Fight For Your Mind" on top but this is also a good album.

"Burn to shine" has a lot of great...

Pros: Totally different to anything on the market

Cons: my friend lost my burn to shine CD

Review: Burn to shine is another example of the amazing talent Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals have to express beautiful soulful music. After seeing the video for please bleed and being impressed by previous music released by the band I was curious to...

Pros: excellent beginning to end

Cons: none

Review: To say this is the album of the year is not overspeaking. This along with Beth Orton's new one are the albums that I listen to more than any other. From beginning to end Ben sings from the heart while the band plays their instruments to perfection....

Pros: rocking beats..hard edge, soft melodies, great lyrics

Cons: none

Review: ben harper is the real deal. after having discovered him on a whim in a bagel store in the early a.m. hours in santa barbara, i am a convert. from day one his music has proven to be chock full o nuts. with a blend of melodic guitar riffs and well...

Pros: great music

Cons: none

Review: Ben Harper is an up and coming artist with a style that can be compared to a mix of Bob Marley and Jimmy Hendrix. This is his fifth CD, and although it is not his best, it has reached the most popularity from the music's mainstream.
First of all I...

Pros: Great guitar technic

Cons: N/A

Review: I discovered Ben Harper about four years ago when I heard welcome to the cruel world playing in a cafe. Harper is great and he is constantly improving. His vocal range has gotten better and I don't see how he could improve on his guitar technics, but...

Pros: Amazing talent as a singer-songwriter

Cons: A few misses ("Less") and the the unrepresentative "Steal My Kisses"

The Bottom Line: Don't judge Harper on his few radio hits...he is an incredibly talented blues-rock-funk modern singer-songwriter.

Review: Admitting ignorance is a difficult thing. But in the case of Ben Harper I am almost completely uninformed. See…it took me until the crossover single Steal My Kisses hit first student radio and then mainstream radio before this rock...

Pros: fantastic music.

Cons: not the Harper we're used to.

Review: Ben Harper is sexy.
Now, you might read this and think, "Listen crazy, we're here to read a review of an album, not to hear about your romantic inclinations." But it is exactly his music that leaves me convinced that I need to get in my...