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Related: About this forumToday I got on a Ben Harper kick, so I figured I need to share it here, you know how I do
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Love the lyrics on this song and the production is pristine - Good headphones and high volume for this one are recommended.
Any recording that includes Charlie Musselwhite is a treasure for the world. The 2 albums they released are amazing - here's a taste
He broke on the scene as a sort of Neo Soul Hippie Reggae hybrid that I thought was pretty over hyped at first. So I didn't really like "Steal My Kisses" or "Burn One Down" when I 1st heard them... I get it now, and I admit that I can be a judgmental ass sometimes (Often - my wife corrects me when ever I admit that).
But I appreciated this song from that period the very 1st time I heard it and this is the song started my process of correcting my opinion about Ben's work
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Today I got on a Ben Harper kick, so I figured I need to share it here, you know how I do (Original Post)
The Polack MSgt
May 2019
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Foolacious
(497 posts)1. Charlie Musselwhite is a pro's pro
Listen to "I Ride at Dawn". When does Charlie Musselwhite come in on harp? When the song needs him to. Otherwise he is quiet. I play harp too and I when I offer to jam I often have to explain that I know the value of silence.
The Polack MSgt
(13,203 posts)2. He seems like the last of the breed.
So low key and ON. TIME. On an understated tune Like I ride at Dawn, but ready willing and able to power through a swamp boogie jam like this one:
lunasun
(21,646 posts)3. I am a long time fan of Ben Harper . I got to see him at Tatse of Chicago 2017
This is after he released Call It What It Is but before his album with Musselwhite
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The Polack MSgt
(13,203 posts)4. He is a heavy weight talent
W/O a doubt
Thanks for the link - never heard this version