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To be sure, the quiet side is the more powerful.
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If in Both Sides of the Gun Harper is trying to show his audience what a wide variety of music he can cover, he certainly accomplishes that. But if he's trying to create an album that is really about him, he doesn't quite deliver. Ben Harper is in there, don't worry, but he can be a little hard to find.
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Mojo[CD1's] uproar casts most of CD2's over-delicate maunderings in a wan light. [Apr 2006, p.102]
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Q MagazineHis masturbatory approach to the stroking of his muse is very nearly obscene. [Apr 2006, p.114]
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UncutWhat Harper's over-educated style can't replicate is his heroes' blazing souls. [Apr 2006, p.114]
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The whole deal threatens to take off occasionally, but in the end, it doesn't rise beyond meandering.
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BlenderThere aren't many things worse than a pretentious hippie. [Apr 2006, p.112]
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While his ambition on Both Sides Of The Gun is just another of Harper's many likable qualities, ambition alone doesn't make the kind of statement that the album's scope and structure demands.
User score distribution:
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Positive: 19 out of 22
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Mixed: 3 out of 22
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Negative: 0 out of 22
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MikeAJul 31, 2006
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JoelLJun 1, 2006
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TomCMay 28, 2006