Ben Harper: Pleasure And Pain 2002

Genres: Music, Documentary

Musicians: Charles Chase, Ellen Verdries Chase Harper, David Leach, Dean Butterworth

Country: USA

Duration: 174:00

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This acoustic concert is impregnated with the Blues. A Blues transported from the Mississippi Delta to the Inland Empire. A Blues re-rendered through the sound of a lap steel guitar influenced by
Chris Darrow and David Lindley — both slide guitarists and natives of Claremont. Influence of Chris Darrow appears in the very first song : Whipping Boy, a song he wrote in 1972. Second song is a
traditional Blues entitled Jesus on The Main line. Then, Ben Harper and Tom Freund play covers of Pay The Man (co-written by David Lindley and George 'Baboo' Pierre) and Quarter Of A Man (a sublime
song written by Robert 'Frizz' Fuller - note). These two songs were already gathered in David Lindley's album called El Rayo-X (released 1980). Mama's Got A Girlfriend Now (written by Ben Harper), and
Angel From Montgomery (written by John Prine) bring a country music touch to the album. Then album turns into Rock 'n Roll sound with two songs by Tom Freund : Click Yo' Heels and an incredible You
Should Have Come To Me. King of the Delta Blues, Robert Johnson, couldn't be left out : ardent covers of Dust My Broom and Sweet Home Chicago precede an already very accomplished version of Pleasure
And Pain (a Ben Harper's original).