Ben Harper - live Montreal 1996 - 06 - Ground on down

[arnocfa]

this is the best of best version of this song!! love and respect harper for ever!!!

[Tubethevibe]

For anyone trying to find this for sale its sadly impossible to find since the rights for this performance is only granted for limited commersial use on certain television networks. Perhaps they will change the rights in the future or someone with a recorded tape choose to release it online but otherwise its not possible im afraid.

[bono2074]

Great song. Fantastic

[Lauscher79]

sehr geill

[intangiblethreads]

for me, when a song sounds better live it highlights the fact that theyre a really passionate and real musician and I respect them for that. Ben you're seriously amazing. Not one persons words will ever be able to describe how insanely good you are !

[collin0pierce]

Hot damn! This song has power .

Got to love the percussionist energy.

[ilapsteel]

ilapsteel has lapsteel ebooks with chords and scales in easy to read fretboard maps.

[curefreak]

sounds much better live

[loveablemeggy]

how does he do that thing with the guitar at the end? when he left the stage it was still going...amazing. purely amazing. i like listening to his live stuff much more than the studio stuff.

[honestmango]

@loveablemeggy - It's just the guitar feeding back; there's some effect on it....a delay or a flange or something, I dunno'...but it's basically just feedback.

[TheMcSlushie]

October 4 1996 my life changed forever. Thank you Ben

[missdeedles]

Ben harper and his band are AMAZING! Wow after not listening for a little while and then playing their music.... Its like something new and amazing every time. Just, I cant even explain.

[1coachjay]

Juans got a new band and a HOT new Album out.. its called Stone Stanley

check it out!

[Perezy111]

Holla!

[thedeliria]

I just now discovered Ben Harper... I didn't know he played that instrument... this must be like the feeling of striking gold or finding a diamond mine... only way better.

[paintballmoreyo]

@thedeliria what the guitar?

[robinarielmedia]

Now this was a cool vid and Awesome Music

Robin Ariel Ross St Claire Holgate

Country Music Artist/Celebrity

[gusthebroken2]

Ben really at his best -always a pleasure *********** gig ! .this one really takes the cake ! so so so jamming the hell out of it all ! .,gotta just play and play this again ! -Cool , awesome , well speechless really !-What a jam !-serious vibes here ! Thanks for the past -is my main feature now ! :))))))) gus

[chalkup8]

What year did Ben get all his tatts?By the way, the man has an excellent surname.

[773lovemusic]

is the best

It's amazing music and instrumental virtue and the voice is so incisive.

is too much

[1996Prashant]

i saw him live at north sea jazz festival in Rotterdam he was aweosme!

[rockon6767b]

so young looking here

[fighipolla]

GENIO..!!!

[ulyssedugard]

i want the boot, i can't find it anywhere, someone to help me please ?

nowhere to download or to buy the video or boot audio ?

[UgaBugaWoga]

1:29 THATS GOLD!!!!

fricken awesome song.

[Lesterthecourtjeste1]

So damn groovy. Must be that Canada Bud.

[Lesterthecourtjeste1]

So much damn rhythem. Must be that Canada Bud.

[shademonger13]

ive heard his main wiessenborn is just a standard made in the 20s that he bought at this familys music store. hes never played a gig without it according to his website.

[stephen83723]

dechire!!!!!!!!!!!!

[quickmajik1000]

I wish their was footage of this entire concert ...I remember seeing this on television and praying to God the whole thing would air again...My thanks whomever put this up and if you can put other portions of this concert would be greatly appreciated.

[DiamantNoirDu13]

il joue de la guitare comme un dieu, il a une voix hors du commun et en plus il est beau !

[lahawesify]

Hot diggity!! Get it, Ben, Get it!!

[mikylaus77]

godo!

[fudgecool]

anyone know exactly waht weissenbron her plays in this?

[kaliakaena]

probably 100 000 dollars, are you going to buy it?

[fudgecool]

haha i was just wandering if there was a particular model was is playing, but realised that he more than likely got it custom made. I wish I could buy it!

[GabeFed]

hes distorting it

[hlvBROWNboy]

juan nelson is my fuckin idol

[fiercey]

love the drummer he gets into it

[DocentDoc]

Who knows the name of this awesome bassplayer ??

[thomascfc]

Juan Neslon.

[fixedgearjerk]

amazing!

[pascazinedine]

fredric bovy

[ephemeral1989]

His latest release, 'White Lies For Dark Times' with his new band 'Relentless7' is pretty full of wisenbourne slide material.

[haveatomato]

that is a sick way to end a concert

[GraaK26100]

une merveille

[bloodgulge2]

Hey guys, must tell I recently discovered Ben Harper, especially his electric slide stuff. It's so mindblowing! :D

Could anyone who's familiar with his albums please tell me what albums and songs i must definately buy and listen for his electric slide songs? I'd like to learn that kind of slide for my rock band :)

[piptaylor99]

try daddad

[kleem1]

find the dvd: Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals live at the Hollywood Bowl. some of my favorite performances.

[bloodgulge2]

Thanks! i'll keep that in mind :p

My lap steel is already on the way xD

[nohara19]

its CGCCGC

[crisouriques]

WoooHooooooo

[SabiaCDO]

This music makes me high...just close your eyes and let the song take you somewhere else!

[daleynixon26]

Hey, great song. Does anyone know the proper tuning for this song on guitar? All the tabs online say CGCGCE but when I play it like that it doesn't sound right somehow. Would appreciate the proper tuning if anyone knows it guys?

[Anundril]

O_O

[GermanRierita]

UUUUUaaaaaaaauuuuuu!!!!!!!!!!!­!! Autentico!!!!

[hirasaki611]

ﾌｫｰｰｰｰｰｰｰｰｰ!!!!

[Kaligulasucks]

First time I heard Ben was when a freind gave me a bootleg cassette of this show. Blew me away. Juan Nelson Rocks!

[DannyBragg]

This song is so so solid!!!!!!!!!!

[testabeat]

Oh my god!

[brunocleta]

Ben Harper é power roots. Só não entendi o que ele tá fazendo com essa camisa. Ele é corintiano!

[jesperbech]

Awesome, much better than the music video, makes me wonder how much of what I see on MTV isn't better before it goes through that whole grind. Probably _everything_.

[lucas01bala]

AWESOME! that is everything I have to say..

[piey56]

la classe à l'état pure!! rien de plus grand de plus beau que ben et sa sik

[melmisun]

Gato lindo!!!

[anago5000]

かっけえええええええええええええええええ

やべえええええええええええええええ！！！

[sechris72]

Wow! That song JAMS

[CadillacL]

I WISH I could find this on DVD. First time i saw Ben was on Bet on Jazz w/this performance & it BLEW me away. The end when he does "Like a King" has SO much energy. Heck the whole show did. WOW!

[hinkanator]

How do you teach yourself to do that... Amazing!!!

[popslank]

did u see his teeth fall out!?

[dmmcmaster2007]

where?

[tylerbg0101]

I am pretty sure that was just some emotion.

[victorhm21]

absolutely great

[louisbrillon]

Were can we find the complete show ? Is it on a DVD somewere ?

[BenWannaBee]

got any more mate??? ;)

[ourlovegotlost]

He's a madman on that slide

[pumarob]

This was 12 years ago and is still so relevent in todays musical arena. This was one of his most creative periods I feel, not that his creative ability still does not over shadow most artists today. Cant sing his prases enough! dude is a legend in his own right.

[bobsasleep]

ben harper is a great musician ... i think he is pretty interesting from the interviews ive seen ... he seems like hes got some sense. lol

great song btw

[freaxxx]

all those solo artists have such awesome bands

[juices1234]

that is unf*****greal

[CeeStyleDj]

Does anyone know how old he was here?

[BenWannaBee]

he is 39 now, so .....

[DaveDumperman]

This song is sick as shit. WTB more Ben harper songs of this caliber.

[adryw]

which bass is playing the bassist? i think is playing an spector, doesnt he?

[alvarinhos]

Where is this Ben now? :/

[7openside7]

87 Devon Street i think

[ebstingray5]

JUAN NELSON TEARING IT APART!!!!!

[7openside7]

shit yes he makes this song what it is

[PaulyWinter]

Haha it's so funny hearing people say that this guy or that guy is the best, I don't wanna hate but that is a very stupid thing to say lol, makes you look like you know little about music, as it's about feeling it people, not who is best, you can't be the best guitarist...

[kentf92]

they are simlpy stating who they think is the best in their minds. although ben is amazing at acoustical guitar and at the slide.

[mytheropy]

old skool is back.

[THEMANOUTOFTHECAVE]

I've just discovered Ben Harper.

I thought he was a stupid MTV musician...

OOOOH was I wrong!

He makes great 70's influenced music!

And what a great live performer he is!

[alfalfaoooo]

@THEMANOUTOFTHECAVE Thats 3 years ago, keep on spreading the word

[therimkarock]

first solo ,american hymne!

like jimmy hendrix in the WOODSTOCK 69 !!

good music for a peace man

peace upon you

[GODgne]

Was he yawing around 3:25 of the song? What was that about.

[19born85]

Ben's just a guitargod! He's the greatest ever and he is signed up at the allmusicguide under the ten best slideguitar players ever! he just rocks. and stop comparing him with jack johnson!! Ben kicks ass

[djameluxe]

yes that's right that he is best ever in slide guitare but not as best guitare player; the best is Paco di Lucia

[Pomlomlom]

lol love the guy at 2:34 atempting to mosh by punching the air..

[dreyersg]

i hope by love you think he is a real tool, cause he is

[greighe]

and what makes you think hes a tool? wow

[chriscolumbus28]

does any one know what kind of pedals he is using to get the sound he gets on his weissenborn?

[Love2Benster]

I love him!! and i love this song, i think from 1996

til now he became very improved in singing.

His voice gets better and better!

[bisramintri]

sa Dcoiff un max!!!

[secondbreakfast]

I remember seeing Ben around this time and before, when he was playing around San Francisco and Davis. He was so mild mannered when you talked to him, but when he got on stage he was possessed!  Thanks for the vid!

[darhvander]

arrechisimo

[jtuds83]

Absolutely one of the best live songs you will hear.

[loughtog]

Oh man. What a guy, what a guitar player.

[bunglebungle]

i cant feel my face! worthy of a duet with stevie wonder in his prime

[wth1980]

Ben Harper ROCKS!

[casimer]

Ohh, the groove is so good, gotta love that bass... funking Juan Nelson.

[paulinavillagran]

buenisimo nada que decir mucho que comentar

[dedricthere]

Musically bland decade ? what planet are you from buddy ? 91-95 was like the best time ever for music and culture in general...

[death5cythe]

The 90's weren't so great, musically.

For example, the 60's were pretty much interesting for music and culture in general. But Ben Harper and some other guys made some awesome music like this one

[dedricthere]

Suck a dick bitch

[death5cythe]

YOu guy are so mature ;)

[kperuzzok]

lokura

[lancewillard]

that is just bad Fuckin ass.

[PeekaPeep]

Ben was the one who fnally saved me from despair during the musically BLAND decade that was the '90s. Man, was he ever a breath of fresh air the first time I heard him nearly 10 years ago...

[MozartsDream]

One of my favorite TOP 10 songs of all time. I would say best version of this is POSITIVELY the track from "Live at the Tibetan Freedom Festival", which is, a decent semi-solid Lp.

[csimo13]

i would agree, i have a lot of favorite bands and songs but this one is up there, especially live.

[BenWannaBee]

thanks for the vid. amazing!!