Ben Harper - Live at the Hollywood Bowl
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Actor: Ben HarperBrand: EMI
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 113 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-11-18
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Virgin Records Us
Movie Reviews of Ben Harper - Live at the Hollywood Bowl
Movie Review: Ben Harper for Dummies
Summary: 5 Stars
Don't you know Ben Harper??? You should know him!!! And this DVD is the perfect opportunity for these...
And... Do you love Ben Harper??? This DVD is a MUST!!!
Harper is a strange artist. I mean: he's a rocker but sounds bluesy. He looks like a reggae singer without the smoky issue and effects, if you know what I mean... He doesn't look like a pop star but he's handsome and you'll like to see him performing. His songs have strange structures and can be as longer as ten minutes, including funny but not exceptional improvisations, and they aren't bored...
He is a very good songwriter and performer. I always say that Ben Harper is what Lenny Kravitz should be without the haircuts, the make up, the commercial sound, the overproduction, the pretentious sexy looks... In add, you can find in Harper a little bit of Prince (the masculine part) and tons of Marvin Gaye!!!
Harper has songs about love and politics issues, always from his own experience. You can notice these when he is singing, specially if you are seeing him sing. And this DVD gives you this possibility. When he is singing about freedom, social problems or life-stories, you believe him, you believe that he is honest and that's enough to be into his mood. And when he sings about love, he'll turn you up (as Marvin Gaye does it).
In my opinion, Harper is the best Marvin Gaye's disciple. Gaye was a "socially conscious sex machine"; in add he was a extraordinary musician-performer-songwriter. He was a conceptual and a commercial genius, so is Harper.
This DVD is a sort of introduction of the Harper's Opus and a sort of promotional presentation of his 2003 album "Diamonds on the Inside". I think this DVD is better than the others(especilly PLEASURE + PAIN) because you are in contact with his music and not with his biography (you could buy the biography after see him acting).
Here are the songs on the DVD:
IN CONCERT:
01 Glory and Consequence (from "The will to live", 1997)
02 Excuse me, Mr. (from "Fight for your mind", 1995)
03 Brown Eyed Blues (from "Diamonds on the Inside", 2003)
04 Temporary Remedy (from "Diamonds on the Inside", 2003)
05 Gold to Me (from "Fight for your mind", 1995)
06 Sexual Healing (Marvin Gaye). A very good cover (available on "Live from Mars", 2001).
07 Steal my Kisses (from "Burn to Shine", 1999)
08 Diamonds on the Inside (from "Diamonds on the Inside", 2003)
09 Amen Omen (from "Diamonds on the Inside", 2003)
10 Burn One Down (from "Fight for your mind", 1995)
11 With My Own Two Hands (from "Diamonds on the Inside", 2003) / War (both songs also available on "Live from Mars", 2001)
12 Walk Away (from "Wellcome to the Cruel World", 1993)
13 Waiting on an Angel (from "Wellcome to the Cruel World", 1993)
14 Blessed to be a Witness (from "Diamonds on the Inside", 2003)
15 Like a King / I'll Rise (from "Wellcome to the Cruel World", 1993) (both songs also available on "Live from Mars", 2001)
TT: 1 hour 53 minutes.
BONUS TRACKS:
"With My Own Two Hands" and "Diamonds on the Inside" videos. And, of course, backstages and others...
Harper won the Grammy with his gospel album "There will be a light" (featuring The Blind Boys of Alabama, 2004), topped the charts with "Both Sides of the Gun" (2006) and still is topping the charts with any new material.
Well, I hope you find this review helpful. This is a good DVD concert, a good songs compilation and a good introduction into Harper world. Even if you dislike his music, I think this DVD has the best songs from the 1998-2003 period. I my opinion, you must try this DVD, specially because in the future, Harper will be a music referent for rock, blues and gospel.
Summary of Ben Harper - Live at the Hollywood Bowl
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