Welcome To The Cruel World

Good songs.

A brand new record as it is which arrived on time 👌🏼

great album

Super Vinyl

Ben Harper's first album had a real acoustic feel to it; the songs were accompanied by bongo drums at times, and although that might sound a little bit cringe-worthy, the overall effect of the album was a balanced and relaxing listen.Here on his second album he starts the progression towards rock that he continued in the following albums; Harper's electric guitar-playing is allowed more of the spotlight as they go on, and the rhythmic, almost reggae-like quality is given less emphasis. There are still some great tracks on this album('Waiting on an Angel', 'Forever' and the title track are prime examples), and the quality of song-writing and melody composition is a hall-mark that cannot be hidden by any amount of Lenny Kravitz style posturing. This album still merits four stars because there is still much evidence of the more chilled-out Ben, and after a while even some of the louder tracks grew on me.So approach Ben with care; he's a wonderful talent - if you prefer your music to come from the 'Punch the Air' rock school, then go to his most recent albums: 'Burn to Shine' and 'Live From Mars'. If you want to hear a slightly more mellowed-out peaceful Ben, then start at the beginning with 'Fight for your Mind', and THEN try this one...

Great cd and like new

Thanks

Fast postage, great value, will use again

Delivered promptly and with care. Exactly what expected.

Album artisticamente bellissimo . Ottima anche la qualità di questa ristampa. Consiglio di prenderla

Muito bom CD, base do ao vivo do Ben Harper.

¡todo excelente!

Hapers Erstling ist ein tolles Album, auf dem schon schon heraus hört, das er sich nicht in eine Schublade pressen lassen wird. Das Songwriting ist fantastisch und die Poduktion setzt jedes einzelne Stück in das rechte Licht. Eigentlich hatte ich mehr Blues erwartet (die Alben mit Harper und Musselwhite sind irre gut), aber was er hier bietet ist einsame Spitze. Ist schon seltsam, welche Musik in den Top Ten zu finden war und ist und welche nicht.Die Platten sind schwer und sauber gepresst. Die Klangqualität ist sehr gut. Das Gatefoldcover an sich schön gestaltet.Alles in allem macht Harper hier alles richtig und sehr viel Lust auf mehr. Sollte man sich nicht entgehen lassen.