Ben Kweller

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pushmepullme
pushmepullme Posts: 255
edited September 2006 in Other Music
Lets hear some love for Ben Kweller!
"I am a doughnut." (live - Berlin, Germany - 11/03/96)

"Behave like rock stars - not like the President." (live - Noblesville, IN - 8/17/98)

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"Yeah, I was gonna learn to play it (Breath) but somebody slipped me a bottle of viagra and was busy doing something else six times last night" (live - New York, NY - 9/10/98)

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  • intodeep
    intodeep Posts: 7,249
    He has some good tunes! I really enjoyed his album on my way.
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  • GRIMMY
    GRIMMY Posts: 370
    The "Bens" is a great album with Kweller,Folds and a dont remember the other Ben
    grimmy
  • mulva9
    mulva9 Posts: 417
    Picking up the new album today. Looking forward to it.

    Anyone see his performance at Austin City Limits? He had a pretty intense nose bleed during his set and kept playing. Blood was all over his guitar, keyboard, and mic. He even tried putting a tampon up his nose to make it a little less messy.

    Talk about rock and roll.
  • lukins fridge
    lukins fridge Posts: 237
    mulva9 wrote:
    Picking up the new album today. Looking forward to it.

    Anyone see his performance at Austin City Limits? He had a pretty intense nose bleed during his set and kept playing. Blood was all over his guitar, keyboard, and mic. He even tried putting a tampon up his nose to make it a little less messy.

    Talk about rock and roll.

    that's funny. he really looks like the kid that got nosebleeds all the time in school :D
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  • pushmepullme
    pushmepullme Posts: 255
    mulva9 wrote:
    Picking up the new album today. Looking forward to it.

    Anyone see his performance at Austin City Limits? He had a pretty intense nose bleed during his set and kept playing. Blood was all over his guitar, keyboard, and mic. He even tried putting a tampon up his nose to make it a little less messy.

    Talk about rock and roll.

    Yeah the new record is really great. Less Rocky and more folky than his previous efforts.

    I remember when he was radish and he supported Faith No More, he got out of the tour van and i called him a knob for some reason.
    "I am a doughnut." (live - Berlin, Germany - 11/03/96)

    "Behave like rock stars - not like the President." (live - Noblesville, IN - 8/17/98)

    --Ed

    "Yeah, I was gonna learn to play it (Breath) but somebody slipped me a bottle of viagra and was busy doing something else six times last night" (live - New York, NY - 9/10/98)

    --Ed

  • mulva9
    mulva9 Posts: 417
    pushmepullme wrote:
    Yeah the new record is really great. Less Rocky and more folky than his previous efforts.

    I remember when he was radish and he supported Faith No More, he got out of the tour van and i called him a knob for some reason.

    Listening right now. I already like it a lot more than his last record.
  • CJMST3K
    CJMST3K Posts: 9,722
    LOTS OF LOVE FOR BEN KWELLER!!!

    Wish he would play here in Richmond, Virginia.

    Great music. Just great.
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  • AstroFan
    AstroFan Posts: 193
    mulva9 wrote:
    Picking up the new album today. Looking forward to it.

    Anyone see his performance at Austin City Limits? He had a pretty intense nose bleed during his set and kept playing. Blood was all over his guitar, keyboard, and mic. He even tried putting a tampon up his nose to make it a little less messy.

    Talk about rock and roll.

    Yup, I was there. Definitely earned some respect by continuing as long as he did.

    http://www.creamyradio.com/tcg/images/news/2006/acl/ben_kweller_acl.jpg

    Oh, just realized the post I'm replying to is from way back in September. :)
  • simpson,ay?
    simpson,ay? Posts: 45
    ben kweller rocks. i saw him solo when he opened for ben folds 2 years ago, and they both were amazing. the new album is pretty good, definitely better than on my way...but sha sha is one of my favorite albums ever.

    p.s. ben lee was the other ben in "the bens"
  • CM1847
    CM1847 Posts: 577
    He makes really good, catchy songs. I seem to enjoy his new album more everytime I listen to it(and this is 5 months after it came out). I've been meaning to pick up Sha Sha(or whatever it is called) at some point.

    The other Ben in "The Bens" was Ben Lee, who seems to be universally considered the least talented of the 3.
  • Blind Melon
    Blind Melon Posts: 911
    I'm seeing Kweller open up for Gomez on March 10th, but I first saw him open up for Incubus back in 04... he fucking rocked it; came out, just him, playing Sha Sha on the piano, then the rest of the band followed.
    If I could, think I would give in.
  • deadmosquito
    deadmosquito Posts: 729
    i saw him touring for "sha sha" a few years ago and my morning jacket opened. it was a fucking great show. but i digress...

    i LOVE bk. the self titled album is so much better than on my way. i'm not sure how i like it compared to sha sha, but that may be only because of the memories i have associated with that cd. but if you ever get a chance to check him out live, it's definitely a fun time. and usually pretty cheap too!
  • ScReaMing LunGs
    ScReaMing LunGs Posts: 171
    i saw ben for the first time at Lollapalooza last year. he was really good. but he does look like the kid that would always have a nosebleed haha.
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  • dont_go_on_me
    dont_go_on_me Posts: 877
    I've enjoyed BK for years. Great catchy songs, pretty fun live show. Met him after the last show I saw and he was a really cool guy, very grateful and shot the shit with me for a few minutes outside his tour bus.
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  • CJMST3K
    CJMST3K Posts: 9,722
    I saw Ben Kweller in Charlottesville, VA this week. Rockin show!! SO much fun. Tiny venue which resembeled a high school cafeteria sans the tables and chairs.
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