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Live from Mars
Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals
Retail Price (not our price): $23.98
Release Date: 2001-03-27
Manufacturer: Virgin Records Us
Format: Audio CD
Discs: 2

Track List
Now here, for your listening pleasure, the tracks...

Disc 1
1.		Glory & Consequence		style="font-size: 10px;" valign="top">1
2.		Excuse Me Mr.		style="font-size: 10px;" valign="top">1
3.		Alone		style="font-size: 10px;" valign="top">1
4.		Sexual Healing		style="font-size: 10px;" valign="top">1
5.		Woman In You		style="font-size: 10px;" valign="top">1
6.		Ground On Down		style="font-size: 10px;" valign="top">1
7.		Steal My Kisses		style="font-size: 10px;" valign="top">1
8.		Burn One Down		style="font-size: 10px;" valign="top">1
9.		Mama's Got A Girlfriend		style="font-size: 10px;" valign="top">1
10.		Welcome To The Cruel World		style="font-size: 10px;" valign="top">1
11.		Forgiven		style="font-size: 10px;" valign="top">1
12.		Faded/Whole Lotta Love		style="font-size: 10px;" valign="top">1
Disc 2
1.		Waiting On An Angel		style="font-size: 10px;" valign="top">1
2.		Roses From My Friends		style="font-size: 10px;" valign="top">1
3.		Power Of The Gospel		style="font-size: 10px;" valign="top">1
4.		Pleasure And Pain		style="font-size: 10px;" valign="top">1
5.		Please Bleed		style="font-size: 10px;" valign="top">1
6.		The Drugs Don't Work		style="font-size: 10px;" valign="top">1
7.		In The Lord's Arms		style="font-size: 10px;" valign="top">1
8.		Not Fire, Not Ice		style="font-size: 10px;" valign="top">1
9.		Beloved One		style="font-size: 10px;" valign="top">1
10.		#3		style="font-size: 10px;" valign="top">1
11.		Walk Away		style="font-size: 10px;" valign="top">1
12.		Another Lonely Day		style="font-size: 10px;" valign="top">1
13.		Like A King/I'll Rise		style="font-size: 10px;" valign="top">1

Editorial Reviews (supplied by Amazon.com):

1) Amazon.com
With a slate of more than 200 shows a year, Ben Harper has never been an album-tour-album-tour kind of artist; for him and his fans, the stage is the ultimate proving ground. So after four studio albums, Harper has finally released his first official live set, a 25-song double-disc collection that surveys each of his four albums and adds a couple of well-executed, if not terribly inventive, covers. Disc one is electric and finds Harper and the Innocent Criminals tearing through their patented mix of rock, folk, soul, and blues. Yet, the solo-acoustic disc two is the true prize, putting the spotlight squarely on Harper's incredibly agile, versatile, and enormously moving voice. In this pared-down setting, Harper shows an uncanny ability to connect with his audience, offering one spellbinding performance after another. Culled from two years' worth of shows--no two songs are taken from the same concert--Live from Mars provides a welcome overview of Harper's many facets. --Marc Greilsamer

2) Amazon.com
Ben Harper PhotosMore from Ben HarperFight for Your MindBoth Sides of the GunWelcome to the Cruel WorldBurn to ShineThe Will to LiveLive at the Hollywood Bowl

Customer Reviews (supplied by Amazon.com):
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5

1) Live from Mars- Ben Harper and the Inocent Criminals   [Rating: 5 out of 5]
Greatly written songs. Powerful music by great artists. A must-have for any fan of music of any kind

2) Live from mars   [Rating: 4 out of 5]
Its a great CD. Mix of diffrent musical styles. Easy to get into and realy enjoy

3) Best Live Album I've Ever Purchased   [Rating: 5 out of 5]
Title says it all. This is the most amazing live album I've ever bought. From the harder riffs on Ground On Down and Excuse Me Mr. to the softer soulful Not Fire, Not Ice this album is amazing. Then there's Please Bleed, The Drugs Don't Work, Walk Away, and Roses From My Friends. If these songs don't tear at your heart then you've never been in love or music just might not be for you. Along with Blessed To Be A Witness they are some of the most powerfully moving songs I've ever listened to and the live recordings just add to it. I have nothin bad to say about this except that even at 25 songs IT'S TOO SHORT! I wanted even more live songs!!! Just an incredible piece of work. Buy it.

4) worthy   [Rating: 4 out of 5]
this recording doent fully convey the essence of his concerts. there are better recordings of each song one can find on morpheus or limewire. It is worth the money spent however, i just found that there were a lot more worthy performances of his out there.

5) To dig his music, you must bleed   [Rating: 5 out of 5]
Harper is one of the most eclectic and soulful artists that I've heard in my life and each time I listen to this live concert, it turns me inside out. When I am unable to understand my rage, my pain or pride, my bleeding, my state of mourning, my yearning for a lover, I play Woman in You, and I howl (shamelessly) along with Ben Harper, without censoring my fall and then my rise. "Like a King" is one of the most harrowing songs, it goes back to the roots, an old gospel in form with a new story of another black man slipping into the cracks of this system. Originally written by Maya Angelou ("Still I Rise"), Harper added his own words, politicizing the song furthermore by introducing the name of King. "You may write me down in history / With your bitter, twisted lies, / You may trod me in the very dirt / But still, like dust, I'll rise." The gospel is dedicated to Martin L. King and Rodney King, both victims of white American terrorism. "You may shoot me with your words, / You may cut me with your eyes, / You may kill me with your hatefulness, / But still, like air, I'll rise." The soul of this song is old and new at the same time. It's meaningful in many ways, and the broken down chords are slow and grave. I weep each time I listen to "Like a King," and I bleed with Harper, because that's the only way to dig his music.