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Product Details

  • Audio CD (August 28, 2007)
  • Original Release Date: August 28, 2007
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Virgin Records Us
  • ASIN: B000RMQH30
  • Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (40 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #10,480 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Eight albums in just over a dozen years: validation that Ben Harper--mind or body--rarely rests, be it on the road with backing jam band the Innocent Criminals or buried in a studio, where the gifted singer-songwriter lays down his brand of peace-chanting, love-tilting music. His latest is lighter on the rock, with a greater emphasis on gospel, blues, and deeply burning soul. Harper isn't concerned about letting listeners inside that soul, confessing in the title track, "I don't want to wait a lifetime/Yours or mine." The solo acoustic closer is classic wear-your-heart-on-your-sleeve, a trait that seems to drift in and out of songs like the ominous ballad "Younger than Today," which remembers earlier days being better days, or its mood-opposite "Say You Will," where the exultance of a flamboyant piano and gospel backing vocals offset cheesy lines such as "love you like a candle loves a flame." The latter is a standout, along with the bluesy opener "Fight Outta You"; the island-splashed "In the Colors," which recalls early-'70s Van Morrison; and "Put It on Me," with its brilliant lyric, "She cuts cherry pie when she looks you in the eye." All eyes, as his legion builds, are on Ben Harper. All ears, too. --Scott Holte

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At the end of a nine month European tour, Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals landed in a Paris recording studio and completed their new album, Lifeline, in just seven days. The result: a soulful masterpiece with beautifully direct lyrics, undeniable grooves and an effortless energy that recalls the best works of Otis Redding, Bill Withers and Beggars Banquet-era Rolling Stones. Yeah...it's that good.

It's no surprise that most bands today don't record albums live, straight to tape, in one room, no Pro Tools, no auto-tune. There are only a handful of modern artists that can pull it off. Since Ben & The Innocent Criminals were so musically connected after such a long tour, they entered the studio immediately. And on a sixteen track tape machine and one full week in the City of Lights, they successfully recorded and mixed an album that will sit alongside all of your old favorites...just like a classic record should.

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars different but great, August 28, 2007
This album is different to other BH-releases in many ways. First of all the genesis of this record was very different than on previous ones. The album was recorded at a long tour about to end in Paris and it was done with all members of the Innocent Criminals putting in their own input in many ways. Then there's the way how it was recorded: in one week on full-analogue vintage equipment. Oh yes, and it was recorded in Paris, France.

The other difference to Ben Harper's earlier albums is that there's not great variation of different styles. This is an acoustic-soul album, like the band already had said. The songs are great in my opinion and the band plays really tight and groovy and Ben's singing is better and more powerful than ever before.

The record is very coherent and really works as an album. It's a pleasure to listen to it from the beginning to the end.

I know that this isn't what a number of fans were expecting but I think that this is a great piece of music and am glad that Ben Harper always does something which is a bit different than things's he has done before.

Oh, and I'm really jealous of the american people that have the opportunity to attend the shows of the Lifeline-tour this fall in the US.

Buy this album, it's really great!
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Advice from distant Italy: Buy it!, September 2, 2007
By GiGi (Italy) - See all my reviews
Ben Harper is relatively more famous here on Italy than on USA, I saw him play live for the first time on a small club on 1995 when he was unknow.
One of the most emotional concert of my life.
I saw him live last time at the end of 2006 during the european tour, few months before recording this wonderful CD.
I like almost every B.H. CDs, but I love way more is live performance ant this album reflect all the intensity of the long tour just done.
On the first concert was his guitar skill to stand, on the last was his voice...
...I will never forget when while performing "Where Could I Go" (from the CD with "Blind Boys of Alabama") he just make the (great) band to stop playing
and resume singin' alone outside of the mic, no amplification, only pure emotion!
This is the feeling you can find on this piece of art.
So (if you love this kind of music) buy it!
And if you can, GO to see one of his live concert...
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Better than last year's "Both Sides of the Gun", October 20, 2007
By Paul Allaer (Cincinnati) - See all my reviews
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Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals have not been slacking lately: last year they released the double-CD "Both Sides of the Gun" album, followed by a long world tour. At the end of the European leg of that tour in November 2006, the band holed up in a Paris studio and recorded this album in just a matter of one week (not sure why it then took another 10 months or so before the actual release).

"Lifeline" (11 tracks; 41 min.) brings yet another facet of Ben Harper, this time the relaxed singer-songwriter. This becomes immediately clear on the opener "Fight Outta You". Combining folk, soud and country rock, the band brings a more focused effort than on many of its previous studio albums. "Fool for a Lonesome Train" is similar in tempo and atmosphere to "Fight Outta You". "Say You Will" brings a livelier sound, with glimpses of gospel even, and as such stands apart from the mostly introvert sound of the album. The title track closes the album, and is mostly Ben and acoustic guitar, nothing more, nothing less, a great way to finish up the album.

I rate this album 4 stars because it improves over last year's "Both Sides of the Gun" album, which simply was all over the place (and would have been much stronger had it been whittled down to a single CD). That said, I still have not heard the 'perfect' Ben Harper studio album, as his live shows surpass anything he's done in the studio.
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5.0 out of 5 stars The Innocent Criminals Go Out With A Bang!
Lifeline is, at least for now, Ben Harper's last recording with The Innocent Criminals, but this ensemble certainly gives a good account of themselves. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Philip R. Heath

1.0 out of 5 stars Uninspired, flat, lacking dynamics
Clearly I'm alone on this Amazon forum in the opinion that this is by far his least interesting album, and I'm a BH completest. Read more
Published 7 months ago by S. Hanley

5.0 out of 5 stars Great album, not all studio retouched, just good music!
I like the fact that this is just good honest music, not studio retouched. This is the first Ben Harper album I have ever bought and now want to buy more!
Published 8 months ago by Galadriel Salazar

5.0 out of 5 stars Love every song
I've loved Ben Harper for any years, but this album surpasses all of his previous work. Every song hits a special place in me. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Nature Girl

5.0 out of 5 stars 9 months of touring, 1 week of recording, no pro tools
I can't help myself Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals make me feel really chill. But this album rocks my world, because its pure. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Delaney

4.0 out of 5 stars A pleasant surprise
I've sort of lost interest in Ben Harper over the years, even though I was a raving fan a few years ago. I thought his music had become too formulaic and cliché. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Andalee

5.0 out of 5 stars Another classic by Ben Harper
It seems like each and everyday Ben Harper's music continues to grow on me. I have known his music for a decade but didn't really become a fan until a couple of years ago. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Eric Small

4.0 out of 5 stars 4-1/2 stars -- Saved!
Perhaps I was a little harsh when I gave Ben Harper's last album Both Sides of the Gun a three-star rating. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Anthony Rupert

5.0 out of 5 stars these guys are great
My friends introduced me to Ben Harper's remake of Sexual Healing, and his killer tune Steal My Kisses. This is the first CD I bought and it's upbeat and happy. I love it. Read more
Published 20 months ago by David Froman

5.0 out of 5 stars MODERN WITH A CLASSIC FEEL
I ABSOULTLEY LOVE THIS C.D. I HEAR THE INFLUENCE OF AL GREEN AND HINTS OF THE GREAT BOB DYLAN. THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT THIS C.D. BRINGS A MODERN SONG WITH A CLASSIC FEEL... Read more
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