I can't really decide if I like Ben Harper or not. I guess he's got some okay stuff, like "Waiting on an Angel" and "In the Lord's Arms", but for the most part I think he's just too ... mellow, country-style. If that even makes sense. Just not as smooth, as structured as Jars. More along the lines of JJG than Counting Crows, if that comparison makes sense to you. Or, for those of you who understand the difference, Newsboys' "Hallelujah" to Jars' "The Edge of Water" in terms of reflective pieces.
I really like some of the lyrics, though. Sad. Very sad. He's all right, but he could have been so much better.
-David
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