Wow, I'd never heard of Ben Folds until the last year or so, but apparently he's been around a while. He's really good, kind of in a similar genre to Death Cab for Cutie. I recently read an article about him in RELEVANT Magazine, and in general he sounds like a really neat person.
His songs "Landed" and "Brick" are probably my favorites of what I've heard.
Any of you big 90's people remember him? I don't, but I guess that's when he was really big. XD
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CobaltAngel - Posts: 1950
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Ben Folds is hands down my favorite artist. I have all his albums, and have pretty much every song he has ever recorded.
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"My my, the cruelest lies are often told without a word; my my, the kindest truths are often spoken, never heard." Ben Folds, The Last Polka
No one has greater love than this, to lay down one's life for one's friend - John 15:13
"My my, the cruelest lies are often told without a word; my my, the kindest truths are often spoken, never heard." Ben Folds, The Last Polka
No one has greater love than this, to lay down one's life for one's friend - John 15:13
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samuraidragon - Posts: 498
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I just now noticed you have him quoted in your sig... very cool. XD I can see why you would like him so much... he's amazing. I'm really surprized I've never heard of him before.
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CobaltAngel - Posts: 1950
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I only found out about him last year or the year before, but yeah, he's very good. His talent with the piano is Elton John-esque, and his songs are so fun. XD I think that "Annie Waits" and "Jak and Sara" are two of my favorite songs from his "Rockin' the Suburbs" album. "The Luckiest" is really good too. I do have some more of his albums (Ben Folds and Ben Folds Five) available to listen to, but I haven't gotten around to it yet. XD
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Ah, yes. Mr Folds. Being that he's a North Carolina boy, we hear about him a lot (more so than most places, at least) I ahven't heard much of his solo stuff, but "Whatever & Ever Amen" is a pretty darn good album.
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Blitzkrieg1701 - Posts: 1884
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Zak and Sara! Gosh! XD Actually, Rockin' the Suburbs is my least favorite of his albums. It's still good, but it's in a lot different of a style then his other albums. Also, I don't recall him having an album named Ben Folds]I just now noticed you have him quoted in your sig... very cool. XD I can see why you would like him so much... he's amazing. I'm really surprized I've never heard of him before.[/QUOTE]Yeah, he is fairly unknown on a large scale, though he does have a huge fan base. Brick still gets some airplay, and a lot of people know of him solely from that, especially anyone over the age of 18. By the way, did you know that we hardcore fans have a name for people introduced to him from Brick? Brickheads XD (and I'm not even jokingRadical Dreamer wrote:I only found out about him last year or the year before, but yeah, he's very good. His talent with the piano is Elton John-esque, and his songs are so fun. XD I think that "Annie Waits" and "Jak and Sara" are two of my favorite songs from his "Rockin' the Suburbs" album. "The Luckiest" is really good too. I do have some more of his albums (Ben Folds and Ben Folds Five) available to listen to, but I haven't gotten around to it yet. XD
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"My my, the cruelest lies are often told without a word; my my, the kindest truths are often spoken, never heard." Ben Folds, The Last Polka
No one has greater love than this, to lay down one's life for one's friend - John 15:13
"My my, the cruelest lies are often told without a word; my my, the kindest truths are often spoken, never heard." Ben Folds, The Last Polka
No one has greater love than this, to lay down one's life for one's friend - John 15:13
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samuraidragon - Posts: 498
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I love Ben Folds!! My favorite album is definitely Whatever and Ever Amen. As for songs, I like "Air", "Brick", "Narcolepsy", and "Battle of Who Could Care Less". My all-time faves are "The Luckiest" and "Evaporated".
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"Even when our eyes are closed, there's a whole world out there that lives outside ourselves and our dreams." --Edward Elric, Fullmetal Alchemist
“To put alcohol in the human is like putting sand in the bearing of an engine." --Thomas Edison
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Fionn Fael - Posts: 197
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Fael just keeps getting cooler! The songs you listed are pretty much my all time favorites. I think they have the highest play count of all the ones I have.
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"My my, the cruelest lies are often told without a word; my my, the kindest truths are often spoken, never heard." Ben Folds, The Last Polka
No one has greater love than this, to lay down one's life for one's friend - John 15:13
"My my, the cruelest lies are often told without a word; my my, the kindest truths are often spoken, never heard." Ben Folds, The Last Polka
No one has greater love than this, to lay down one's life for one's friend - John 15:13
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samuraidragon - Posts: 498
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[quote="samuraidragon"]Zak and Sara! Gosh! XD Actually, Rockin' the Suburbs is my least favorite of his albums. It's still good, but it's in a lot different of a style then his other albums. Also, I don't recall him having an album named Ben Folds]
Oh no, I wasn't saying his albums were called Ben Folds or Ben Folds Five. XD I was just saying that I have albums from both Ben Folds and Ben Folds Five. XD Yay for clarification. XD
Oh no, I wasn't saying his albums were called Ben Folds or Ben Folds Five. XD I was just saying that I have albums from both Ben Folds and Ben Folds Five. XD Yay for clarification. XD
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Ben Folds is a master. His piano is brilliant. Yeah, I was introduced through "Brick" and am crazy about the "Rockin' The Suburbs" album. Every song is great. RD - your comparison to Elton John - he does an amazing cover of "Tiny Dancer" - it's on his "Live" album.
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Kokhiri Sojourn - Posts: 1215
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Oooh, Ben Folds! I was first introduced to his stuff by a friend of mine. I just need Songs for Silverman and The Unauthorized Biography of Rhinehold Messner. I love the Ben Folds Five live performance DVD, Sessions at West 54th.
Oh, and my dad thinks the song Rockin' the Suburbs has the best use of the F-word in a song, ever.
Oh, and my dad thinks the song Rockin' the Suburbs has the best use of the F-word in a song, ever.
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Htom Sirveaux - Posts: 2429
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Ben Folds is kind of in that same place Counting Crows, Matchbox Twenty, and old Goo Goo Dolls stuff is in: That Singer/Songwriter 90's Alternative (regular and adult). I'd listen to Ben Folds in a Black Crowes/Soul Asylum/Fuel/old Matchbox Twenty/old Goo Goo Dolls (ala "Dizzy Up The Girl)/Counting Crows mix.
That'd be an awesome mix right there.
That'd be an awesome mix right there.
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Hahahaha! I don't think my dad likes me listening to Ben Folds BECAUSE he uses the f-word. He told me I could only listen to him as long as I didn't start cussing. >.>;;;;SpoonyBard wrote:Oh, and my dad thinks the song Rockin' the Suburbs has the best use of the F-word in a song, ever.
Anyway, on Youtube I found a live performace of Song for the Dumped in Japan. It was all in Japanese except fot the parts with curse words. And the Japanese people were blissfully singing along. XD
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CobaltAngel - Posts: 1950
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[quote="CobaltAngel"]Hahahaha! I don't think my dad likes me listening to Ben Folds BECAUSE he uses the f-word. He told me I could only listen to him as long as I didn't start cussing. >.>]Ben said that that one word didn't translate, so he just said it in english. XD
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"My my, the cruelest lies are often told without a word; my my, the kindest truths are often spoken, never heard." Ben Folds, The Last Polka
No one has greater love than this, to lay down one's life for one's friend - John 15:13
"My my, the cruelest lies are often told without a word; my my, the kindest truths are often spoken, never heard." Ben Folds, The Last Polka
No one has greater love than this, to lay down one's life for one's friend - John 15:13
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samuraidragon - Posts: 498
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[quote="CobaltAngel"]Hahahaha! I don't think my dad likes me listening to Ben Folds BECAUSE he uses the f-word. He told me I could only listen to him as long as I didn't start cussing. >.>]
I heard whenever they played "Song for the Dumped" at a show, people would throw black T-shirts at them.
I heard whenever they played "Song for the Dumped" at a show, people would throw black T-shirts at them.
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Htom Sirveaux - Posts: 2429
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Aw, thats so cool. XDSpoonyBard wrote:I heard whenever they played "Song for the Dumped" at a show, people would throw black T-shirts at them.
samuraidragon wrote:Ben said that that one word didn't translate, so he just said it in english. XD
That makes sense. It didn't bug me anyway... I found it quite amusing.
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