Ben Harper, The Innocent Criminals – Burn To Shine (1999/2016) [Official Digital Download 24bit/192kHz]

Ben Harper, The Innocent Criminals – Burn To Shine (1999/2016)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 55:09 minutes | 2,19 GB | Genre: Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Virgin Catalog (V81)

Burn to Shine is the fourth studio album by Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals, released in 1999 on Virgin Records. This album shows Harper working within various genres, including blues, rock, soul, and folk.

Burn to Shine presents proof positive that you can always distill the essence of rock & roll down to a solitary man alone with his guitar and conscience. It sounds inventive yet firmly rooted in the blues-rock singer/songwriter/guitarist tradition of Taj Mahal and of Neil Young and Cat Stevens at their most confessional. Harper’s guitar with falsetto vocal in “The Woman in You” even suggests a Curtis Mayfield tune in the hands of Prince. “Steal My Kisses” is one of those uncluttered, radio-friendly rock shuffles that simply makes you bob your head and feel better. Even Harper’s detours — like the wobbling New Orleans shuffle with the Real Time Jazz Band, “Suzie Blue,” and charred Black Sabbath metal in “Less” — prove worth exploring. Other cameos include guitarists David Lindley and former Bob Marley sideman Tyrone Downey. Burn to Shine is a minor masterpiece that may prove to be not so minor. ~~ AllMusic Review by Chris Slawecki

Tracklist:

01. Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals – Alone (03:53)
02. Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals – The Woman In You (05:52)
03. Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals – Less (04:07)
04. Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals – Two Hands Of A Prayer (07:54)
05. Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals – Please Bleed (04:40)
06. Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals – Suzie Blue (04:30)
07. Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals – Steal My Kisses (04:26)
08. Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals – Burn To Shine (03:33)
09. Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals – Show Me A Little Shame (03:42)
10. Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals – Forgiven (05:16)
11. Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals – Beloved One (04:04)
12. Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals – In The Lord’s Arms (03:07)

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