Give Till It's Gone Review

Ben Harper's eleventh studio album, Give Till It's Gone, released last Tuesday, May 17.  I am not going to do a step by step review, because I'm not necessarily good at that, and I want you to be surprised the songs.

Overall, I'd get the album 8 out of 10.  It has that classic Ben Harper sound, like the feel of his "Burn To Shine" album.  It has a feel of passion in it that is hard to find in anyone but Harper.

There are the quick tempo, rockin' songs like "Rock and Roll is Free", "Clearly Severely", and the instrumental track of "Get There From Here"- which features Ringo Starr on drums.  

There are also insanely powerful songs, like "Feel Love".  This song would not work with any style but Harper's- the lyrics are great, but it is the passion and desperation in his voice that makes the song cut into you like a knife.

Personally, I feel like the opening track, "Don't Give Up On Me Now" has the same feel to his song with the Relentless 7, "Up To You Now", but is still an awesome song.

This isn't my favorite solo album from him, I think Both Sides of the Gun was a phenomenal album, but this has a different sense than his other solo albums.  It feels like he was accessing something different on this album, and it turned out awesome, just had different inspirations.

I really think you will enjoy the album.  If you are looking for an album that will speak to your soul, this is the album for you.  

And on a side note- there are some unbelievable guitar tones in here.  Harper's band's tones have always had a real dirty tubular sound, but the sounds you will here on this album are amazing.

You can purchase the album: on iTunes ($7.99), Amazon MP3 ($5.99), Amazon Physical Copy ($11.59), or at your local music store.