Harper-Stand Together-CD-FLAC-2010-FORSAKEN
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Artist : Harper
Album : Stand Together Label : Blind Pig Records Genre : Blues Source : CD Street Date : 2010-05-18 Quality : 967 kbps / 44.1kHz / 2 channels Encoder : FLAC 1.2.1
Size : 346.84 MB
Time : 47:42 min Url : http://www.myspace.com/harperband
1. I Never Want 3:17 2. Looking At You 4:03 3. We Stand Together 3:27 4. Love=Peace=Freedom 4:03 5. You Know What You Got 4:34 6. No Problem 4:47 7. Weaker Man 4:26 8. Not My Brother 3:58 9. Chill Out 3:42 10. Take These Arms 4:15 11. What Are You Gonna Do 3:32 12. Damn Shame 3:38
British-born but raised in Australia since the age of ten, blues
vocalist and harmonica wizard Peter D. Harper has been regarded
as one of the very best on his instrument, slashing and dashing
across American bar and festival dates in the decade of the 2000s
while based in metro Detroit. His soulful voice is much more
refined than raw, charming in many ways but still tough as nails,
and sounds much more like a true singer of songs relating to the
mean streets of the big city and being on the road. Simply Harper
(as he is known professionally) plays the didgeridoo on many of
these tracks, and though one might think that wouldnt work, it
does, in tandem with his singing or his biting, strong, harmonica
playing. Hes also come into his own as a songwriter on this, his
fourth album overall and third for the Blind Pig label. Closer to
rock than purist or even contemporary blues, songs like “I Never
Want” or “We Stand Together” also have a personal, uniting vibe,
while “You Know What You Got” is as honest and real as it gets.
In the blues vein, Harper can jam and get down as evidenced by
“No Problem,” as he is strapped in with electric guitarist Gregg
Leonard on a deeper blues, while theres much overdubbing on the
cautionary tale “Weaker Man,” a compelling tune with hit
potential. Harper does tap on New Orleans voodoo shuffle la
Charlie Musselwhite, organ combo sounds via the fine keyboardist
Kurt Wolak, some lighter pop-oriented songs, and a waltz ballad
where Wolak plays piano. The first half of this CD is predictable
on every other track, but gets broader as it goes on, assuring
you that Harper is far from finished in creating a lasting,
original effort somewhere down the road. For now this is just
fine.
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