Ben Folds Five

musicismylife78
musicismylife78 Posts: 6,116
edited April 2007 in Other Music
Are they any good? Only know that song Brick from way back in the day, but is his solo stuff good?
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  • SigEpCougar
    SigEpCougar Posts: 96
    Bens the shiznit... Dont go by brick... hardly an indication of the other tunes..
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  • western pearl
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    Listen to One Angry Dwarf and 200 Solemn Faces...it always gets me smiling...Song for the Dumped too.

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  • NothinGBetteRPJMaN
    NothinGBetteRPJMaN Posts: 530
    He just did a show at my college! I went and didnt know any of his songs really, and it was amazinggg. at least for what i expected. He played a pretty long 2 hourish set. he did this awesome thing where he was sitting at the drum kit with a bass guitar and played both at the same time along with hitting the bass with the drum sticks.

    theres only three people in his band....so dont know why its ben folds five
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  • boroff89
    boroff89 Posts: 786
    Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner is one of my all-time favorite albums. Mess, Army, Don't Change Your Plans. . .great songs. Ben's first solo album, Rockin the Suburbs is also outstanding. I didn't care for his last solo effort as much.
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  • boroff89
    boroff89 Posts: 786
    NothinGBetteRPJMaN wrote:
    He just did a show at my college! I went and didnt know any of his songs really, and it was amazinggg. at least for what i expected. He played a pretty long 2 hourish set. he did this awesome thing where he was sitting at the drum kit with a bass guitar and played both at the same time along with hitting the bass with the drum sticks.

    theres only three people in his band....so dont know why its ben folds five

    Ben Folds Five broke up some time ago (although it only had three members. It's a joke). It is just Ben and his touring band now.
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  • merkinball
    merkinball Posts: 2,262
    Search out the single 'Common People' by William Shatner (yes, Captain Kirk). Ben Folds is on it, and Joe Jackson. It's a hell of a cover of the Pulp song, and more than makes up for his cover of Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds.
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  • deadmosquito
    deadmosquito Posts: 729
    i love that "ben folds live" record. amazing.
  • catefrances
    catefrances Posts: 29,003
    western pearl wrote:
    "Give me my money back you bitch" :D

    my 9 year old sings this around the house. :D

    merkinball wrote:
    Search out the single 'Common People' by William Shatner (yes, Captain Kirk). Ben Folds is on it, and Joe Jackson. It's a hell of a cover of the Pulp song, and more than makes up for his cover of Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds.

    totally love this cover.
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  • pushmepullme
    pushmepullme Posts: 255
    Ben Folds is the shit. :)
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  • Azwethinkweiz
    Azwethinkweiz Posts: 547
    I love Ben Folds.

    I love all his stuff.

    Get his solo debut, "Rockin' the Suburbs". One of my favorite albums ever.
  • Pearl Jam and toast
    Pearl Jam and toast Posts: 4,475
    Definetly worth checking out.
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  • markymark550
    markymark550 Columbia, SC Posts: 5,222
    I loved Ben Folds Five. Folds can write anything from a catchy pop song to a ballad. I think I played 'Whatever and Ever Amen' (second studio album) so much that I wore it out. Their first album, which is self-titled, is my favorite album by the trio. It can be hard to find because most places like Best Buy, etc. don't carry it.

    The name of the band was a joke. Ben Folds said that it sounded better than the Ben Folds Three and it also gave the connotation of folding in poker....
  • hodge
    hodge Posts: 519
    rockin' the suburbs is one of my fav records
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  • macci
    macci Posts: 1,057
    Ben is awesome. I have seen him several times & he always puts on a good show!!!

    My fave songs are: Rockin' the Suburbs, Gone, Evaporated, The Luckiest.......
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  • bigmuzz
    bigmuzz Posts: 299
    'Whatever and Ever Amen' remains one of my fave albums to this day........
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  • Pearl Jam and toast
    Pearl Jam and toast Posts: 4,475
    Ben Folds is from my town :)
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  • pearljamharmony
    pearljamharmony Posts: 120
    hodge wrote:
    rockin' the suburbs is one of my fav records

    possibly the best album of 01

    in my top 5 of all time
  • pearljamharmony
    pearljamharmony Posts: 120
    hodge wrote:
    rockin' the suburbs is one of my fav records

    possibly the best album of 01

    in my top 5 of all time
  • EL91640
    EL91640 Posts: 348
    Anyone seeing Ben on his current Paper Airplane Request Tour? I've got tickets to see him in August. Setlists look pretty fun and eclectic so far. 
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  • CarryTheZero
    CarryTheZero Posts: 3,496
    I do not have tickets for this, but saw his paper airplanes tour back in 2017 or 2018 I think? It was a lot of fun and the set lists were pretty great. The airplane moment is pretty cool. A fun idea!

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