Diamonds On The Inside - Ben Harper
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  • Summary: Southern California native Harper has gained a cult following for his jam-band-like approach to roots rock. This is his fifth studio LP.
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  1. Positive: 12 out of 14
  2. Negative: 0 out of 14
  1. 90
    Where in the past he has often impressed rather than engaged us, here there's an emotional warmth that makes it by some distance the best record he's ever made. [Apr 2003, p.110]
  2. At times, he's guilty of doing his best Lenny Kravitz impersonation.... But those moments pass relatively quickly, and he slips back into his stripped-down, socially conscious self--and that's when Harper truly shines.
  3. Harper performs his knock-offs so earnestly you'd think he were resuscitating some forgotten art, rather than aping tunes that are played 24/7 on oldies radio.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. elizabethb
    10
    It truly amazes me how he can put so many different styles of music on his albums. He doesn't just stick to a certain sound, unlike most of the bands do that get airplay...they never mature as musicians, they just keep the same sound because it worked the first time. I saw Ben at SXSW just 2 weeks ago at Waterloo Records. He only played about 5 songs, most were from "Diamonds". If people do not hear the "Marley-Dylan-Hendrix" of this generation, they simply are not paying attention. Expand
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  2. SamG
    10
    his best work to date
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  3. leza
    10
    This album was truly amazing. I have been listening to ben harper for so many years, and he still amazes me!
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