Ben Folds Five Songs

The debut album from piano playing ben folds smart ass trio is a potent and extremely fun collection of postmodern rock ditties that comes off as a pleasantly workable combination of tin pan alley showmanship todd rundgren style power pop and myriad alt rock sensibilities the gimmick here is that not a single guitar was used on the 12 songs.

Ben folds five songs. Alternative piano trio led by the pop minded prowess of their namesake frontman and his acerbic spin on the classic songwriter tradition. The motto for boys town which was a nebraska home for troubled youth inspired the song he ain t heavy he s my brother by the hollies. Slower than most on the album whatever and ever amen brick is about what ben went through when his girlfriend in high school got pregnant and eventually received an abortion. Enjoy the videos and music you love upload original content and share it all with friends family and the world on youtube.

But the way that folds and his bandmates. Explore releases from ben folds five at discogs. List of songs with songfacts entries for ben folds five. Battle of who could care less live unc memorial hall chapel hill nc 9 18 08 ben folds five 3 23 08 23 11.

Shop for vinyl cds and more from ben folds five at the discogs marketplace. Video killed the radio star ben folds five 3 41 11 08 14 11. Ben folds five is an american alternative rock trio formed in 1993 in chapel hill north carolina the group s members are ben folds lead vocals piano keyboards melodica principal songwriting robert sledge bass guitar double bass synthesizer backing vocals and darren jessee drums percussion backing vocals songwriter the group achieved mainstream success in the alternative. Adele s hello was the first song to sell over a million downloads in a week.