With My Own Two Hands
When It's Good
Diamonds On The Inside
Touch From Your Lust
When She Believes
Brown Eyed Blues
Bring The Funk
Everything
Amen Omen
Temporary Remedy
So High So Low
Blessed To Be A Witness
Picture Of Jesus
She's Only Happy In The Sun
Frogtoon Music Album Info: Diamonds On The Inside
Published: 07 Jul 2010, 00:37
Ben Harper Is A Musical Preacher Of Sorts Never One To Be Shy In Speaking His Mind About Social Conformity. If His First Two Albums -- Welcome To The Cruel World And Fight For Your Mind -- Didn't Clue You In Diamonds On The Inside Will Definitely Do So. Diamonds On The Inside Marks Harper's Fifth Studio Effort And This Time He's Emotionally In Touch With What Makes His Heart Burst. This Is A Passionate Album No Doubt. His Signature Weissenborn Guitar Joins Him Once More And Harper's Classic Groovy Funk Is Heavy However Harper Adds Worldbeat To His Musical Plank. From The Marley-Esque Vibe Of "With My Own Two Hands" To The African Soundscapes Of Ladysmith Black Mambazo On "Picture Of Jesus " Harper's Purist Presentation Is Smooth. "When It's Good" Gives A Little Country Blues Twang While "Touch From You Lust" Is A Sexy Haze Of Writhing Riffs. "Temporary Remedy" Follows The Funk Lenny Kravitz-Style And Harper's A Bit Campy. It's A Noticeable Change From His Typically Serious Stature And A Nice Shift In Personality Too. Diamonds On The Inside Is Another Stunning Effort From One Of Rock's Underground Heroes. Harper Has Consistently Worked With What Appeals To Him Musically For Nearly A Decade Ignoring What Fits The Mainstream. Diamonds On The Inside Is Harper's Sixth Chapter Of Truth And Just One Listen To The Electric Blaze Of "Everything" Will Convince You.