Ben Harper

Harper, who's been amassing an ever-growing audience on the strength of his live shows, finally releases his version of The White Album or London Calling. His mastery of every style, from psych folk to funk rock to soul and beyond, is impressive, but it's his unstoppable enthusiasm and positive vibe that really set this album apart. It's definitely worth spending some serious time with this one.

Since he strummed onto the scene from Southern California in 1994 with Welcome to the
Cruel World, Ben Harper has lived on what can only be called, twelve years and seven
albums later, Planet Ben. For his millions of fans here and around the world, Harper is a
natural-born superstar who has operated in the pop universe his way. He does his work.
He records his music, tours constantly -- since '97, with his formidably simpatico... More >