"Live from Mars" shows in an impressive way the two facets of Ben Harper. On one hand, the powerful un anyway spherical sounds that can create to Ben and his Weissenborn and because Innocent Criminals. The audience is immediately captivated by a cross-section of his career. On the second CD you get Ben alone and acoustically to hear. These are slow, dreamy and playful tracks, which in addition to the grand game Ben also by the deep lyrics. Both CDs applies in addition to the excellent trapped atmosphere that can not create a lot of artists, even the technical Aufnahmebrillianz. Despite the live recordings you can hear resonate the dominant bass strings of his guitar, like sitting in the front row. This CD is a must for fans. For newcomers to Ben's music certainly impressive, but under certain circumstances the wrong entry in his incredible world ...