Ben Harper and the Blind Boys of Alabama - There will be a light DTS

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Ben Harper and the Blind Boys of Alabama - There will be a light DTS
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Artist...............: Ben Harper and the Blind Boys of Alabama
Album................: There will be a light
Genre................: Gospel
Year.................: 2004
Burn test............: 10/1/2012
Channels.............: 5.1 / 44100 HZ / 16 Bit
Method:..............: SPEC-ArcTan-PTA
Included.............: WAV, CUE
Posted by............: MrMalikai on 3/1/2010, 10/1/2012
Information..........: pLAY iT lOUD

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Tracklisting
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1. (00:03:55) - Take my hand
2. (00:03:33) - Wicked man
3. (00:04:10) - Where could I go
4. (00:04:46) - Church house steps
5. (00:01:35) - 11th commandment
6. (00:03:16) - Well, well, well
7. (00:03:45) - Pictures of Jesus
8. (00:03:15) - Satisfied mind
9. (00:03:01) - Mother pray
10. (00:03:22) - There will be a light
11. (00:04:17) - Church on time

Playing Time.........: 00:38:55
Total Size...........: 233.39 MB

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It's a stereo to DTS 5.1 conversion. Burn it to a standard CD-R.
Can be played on home theater systems that have a DTS decoder
and on PC's with the software to play DTS.
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Ben Harper's history with the Blind Boys of Alabama has been an evolving one that
has moved from being a guest on their landmark Higher Ground offering and touring
with them in Europe, to the Blind Boys joining Ben and the Innocent Criminals on-stage
at the front and back of the show. This album began as a series of rehearsals for
collaboration on a Blind Boys of Alabama record. Recorded in two sessions, the
vibe in the room was loose and creative enough that the two acts ended up with
an album of collaborative material for joint release. And this is a collaboration
in the truest sense of the word. It's not just Ben playing gospel, or the Blind
Boys of Alabama singing on a Ben Harper record. These ten tunes -- with seven Harper
originals written specifically for the sessions, the rest traditional gospel tunes
and covers -- showcase Harper and the Innocent Criminals alongside the Blind Boys
of Alabama. The album kicks off with Harper's "Take My Hand," a funky gospel tune
that showcases a Fender Rhodes and Harper's wah-wah pedal underscored by the call
and response of the Blind Boys repeating the title after each sung line of the
verse, before Clarence Fountain takes it out. "Wicked Man" is a Southern soul tune
that has a Muscle Shoals groove and a beautiful vocal weave on the refrain.
"Church House Steps" is pure gospel groove with a Hammond B3 and a smoking duet
between the Blind Boys' layered harmonies and Harper on the verses with full-on
blues feel in his singing and playing. There's a killer cover of the
Bob Dylan/Danny O'Keefe tune, "Well, Well, Well," with Delta blues bottleneck
shimmering through the intertwined vocal lines. The deep, nocturnal sparseness
of "Satisfied Mind" is a complete re-reading of the nugget with a swampy backbeat.
And this album works beautifully. Nothing sounds forced, all of it loose and comfortable
and the vocal performances on both sides are simply stellar. Highly recommended.