RIP Juan.

Shepherd's Chapel Network !!!!!!! Pastor Murray is an Anointed Servant of GOD who teaches the Word of GOD with Authority!!!!!!!

WHO IS HE? I would pay good money to see him alone! wowzers

AH man, so sorry for the loss of this beautiful soul. WHat an incredible gift. ❤💛💚

@HUGO - I don't think we can blame the change in sound on the new bass player alone : It's way too early to draw any conclusions: Especially since as far as I know Ben Harper has recorded his new album « Bloodline Maintenance from 2022 » mostly alone. And there is even the return of Jason Yates on keyboards on the album! Yes, Ben and Jason "are a great duo"; there are one or two things that maybe had to be recorded with the new band. But actually, most of the time, it sounds like Ben recorded several instruments alone. Or that he plays with the same musicians as when he works with Charlie Musselwhite ... That said, we don't know exactly when the compositions are from! 🙂 How do you find this Summer tour 2022 ? There are dozens of videos on the internet to get an idea (admittedly, I wasn't there): However, I think that the new band has a good sound ! There are some things that bother me. Like when I see that the keyboardist has a Hammond organ at his disposal, and sometimes he uses his synth to play the organ sounds, (he doesn't alternate like Jason Yates did with the keyboard and everything) ... For the reggae songs in particular it was heavy! But still, they do the job well and they seem to be comfortable with the sound of the IC! I don't know about you, but personally, I'm a bit tired of the set lists they play since 2005 with one or two surprises during the show! Yes, there are some unavoidable ones ... However, Ben Harper is not in it like he used to be for my taste ... I don't know if I will go to see them this year ! Let's wait for the new album and hope it will kick some inspiration up a notch! 🙂

@@IkeFarI this is not Jason Yates on the tour..im certain of that..saw them on tv and live a few days ago..And I knwo what im saying..i don't blame the bassist alone, but the musical direction..as the new tour set list is composed of many old tunes...and to me 2005 is when I started to stop being an hardcore fan..2003 already the change has been done..they have been multiples since and good ones, but there is a good back to the roots started in 2019 that is good too..I mean in this live here the line up and sound are far better than with the line up extended with Yates and another guy I forgot his name sorry..this year the keyboardist and guitar player are new!! check on the website if you believe it is Yates cause it is not and it is mentionned on benharper.com... And I , as a bass player and soud engenieer am terribly consterned by the moedern choice in general..bass isn't just an additionnal instrument..bass is ht efondamental one (proven by science), it is the bridge between rythm and melody, it is the harmonic driver, the rythmic driver but can also be a super front solo instru ...And where Juan could get a clear audible aound and add a real groove and conter point to the music, Darwin Jonshon is playing mostly lines that non bass player really don't recognize and we fall in the cliche of the useless bassist and people who ask what does this guitar is used for? what is this guy on stage?... no solo, only line sthat follow drums and guitar, saw the bass is reduced as it's very very basic role of playing fondamentals only that are confused xwith the big drums!! it's an artistic choice but a sad one..playing steal my kisses with an 100000nd solo of guitar during the set is sad;.we need job as bass player, and not just boring ones!! and I reapet myself I discovered Ben in 97, saw im in 2000, 2001 and 2003 and 2022, I bought almost half of his records, I have listenned them all...I have preferences, but this ego trip..My objective consciousness just says that this tour is very cool, Darwin Jonshon is a good bass player, but the missing of Juan is a terrible and hearing hole in the whole sound of the band..that's it...the music I like, whenever it'soldies or new songs

@@JAK0449 I know this is not Jason Yates currently on tour with Ben Harper : The new keyboard player is Chris Joyner. I wanted to tell you than Jason Yates was playing on Ben’s new album ! Me I really liked back in 2002 when the original Innocent Criminals came back in the band with the addition of Marc Ford on guitar and Jason Yates on keyboards ! Then they stopped playing together for awhile until their come back in 2015. However personally even when they played only with the original quatuor : It was not the same at all. Mainly because they are all getting older and they always play the same songs … But I still like it mostly when Ben Harper is playing guitar and singing alone. 🙂

@@IkeFarI I understand, and I agree ..I understood about Yates but later...surely the language barier (im french);..nice to read you...to me , as an old fan, the best is the original 4 at the begining and the additionnal line up from 2003...but even if times passes, it s always good to see and hear Ben..But I really miss Juan..so much a musical genius who added so much fun and funk to bhic 's music...totally agree and in tune with you on this!!

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