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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; but the way that Folds and his bandmates unravel their instruments (piano, bass, and drums make up this combo), even the most hardened noise enthusiasts will hardly miss it (it's the melodies that carry this album, and Folds has plenty of them up his sleeve). Some of it is a bit coy -- Folds plays the joker as much as he does the musician -- but with the dead-on "Underground," they manage to skewer, and pay loving tribute, to the oh-so-hip indie scene from which they came.
© Michael Gallucci /TiVo
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Ben Folds, ComposerLyricist - Ben Folds Five, MainArtist - Caleb Southern, Producer
(C) 1995 Caroline Records, inc. ℗ 1995 Caroline Records Inc
Ben Folds, Composer - Ben Folds Five, MainArtist - Caleb Southern, Producer
(C) 1995 Caroline Records, inc. ℗ 1995 Capitol Records, LLC
Ben Folds, Composer - Ben Folds Five, MainArtist - Caleb Southern, Producer
(C) 1995 Caroline Records, inc. ℗ 1995 Caroline Records Inc
Ben Folds, Composer - Ben Folds Five, MainArtist - Darren Jessee, Composer - Caleb Southern, Producer
(C) 1995 Caroline Records, inc. ℗ 1995 Caroline Records Inc
Ben Folds, Composer - Ben Folds Five, MainArtist - Caleb Southern, Producer - Anna Goodman, Composer
(C) 1995 Caroline Records, inc. ℗ 1995 Caroline Records Inc
Ben Folds, Composer - Ben Folds Five, MainArtist - Caleb Southern, Producer
(C) 1995 Caroline Records, inc. ℗ 1995 Capitol Records, LLC
Ben Folds, Composer - Ben Folds Five, MainArtist - Caleb Southern, Producer
(C) 1995 Caroline Records, inc. ℗ 1995 Caroline Records Inc
Ben Folds, Composer - Ben Folds Five, MainArtist - Caleb Southern, Producer
(C) 1995 Caroline Records, inc. ℗ 1995 Caroline Records Inc
Ben Folds, Composer - Ben Folds Five, MainArtist - Caleb Southern, Producer
(C) 1995 Caroline Records, inc. ℗ 1995 Caroline Records Inc
Ben Folds, Composer - Ben Folds Five, MainArtist - Caleb Southern, Producer
(C) 1995 Caroline Records, inc. ℗ 1995 Caroline Records Inc
Ben Folds, Composer - Ben Folds Five, MainArtist - Caleb Southern, Producer - Benny Goodman, Composer
(C) 1995 Caroline Records, inc. ℗ 1995 Caroline Records Inc
Ben Folds, Composer - Ben Folds Five, MainArtist - Caleb Southern, Producer
(C) 1995 Caroline Records, inc. ℗ 1995 Caroline Records Inc
Album review
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; but the way that Folds and his bandmates unravel their instruments (piano, bass, and drums make up this combo), even the most hardened noise enthusiasts will hardly miss it (it's the melodies that carry this album, and Folds has plenty of them up his sleeve). Some of it is a bit coy -- Folds plays the joker as much as he does the musician -- but with the dead-on "Underground," they manage to skewer, and pay loving tribute, to the oh-so-hip indie scene from which they came.
© Michael Gallucci /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:46:06
- Main artists: Ben Folds Five
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Astralwerks
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock Alternative & Indie
© 1995 Astralwerks ℗ 1995 Caroline Records Inc
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