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Expanding on the hook-laden songcraft of their eponymous debut, the Ben Folds Five turn in another glitzy array of Todd Rundgren-esque, piano-driven pop on their second album, Whatever and Ever Amen. Though it isn't as consistently tuneful and clever as their first record, Whatever and Ever Amen has a snazzy sense of popcraft -- the hooks of "The Battle of Who Could Care Less," "Brick," and "Fair" sink in nearly as effortlessly as Billy Joel, Elton John, or Joe Jackson -- which makes the record enjoyable ear candy. Occasionally, Folds' smug humor -- whether it's the alternative rock skewering of "The Battle" or the borderline misogynist humor of "Song for the Dumped" -- can undercut his melodic gifts, but Whatever and Ever Amen is confirmation that the showy pop pleasures of his first record were no fluke.
© Thom Owens /TiVo
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Howie Weinberg, Mastering Engineer - Ben Folds, Producer - Ben Folds, Composer - Ben Folds, Lyricist - Andy Wallace, Mixing Engineer - Celeb Southern, Recording Engineer - Ben Folds Five, Performer - Norwood Cheek, Synthesizer - Caleb Southern, Producer
(P) 1997 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Andy Wallace, Mixing Engineer - John Catchings, Acoustic Cello - Howie Weinberg, Mastering Engineer - Chris Teale, Violin - Kristin Wilkinson, Viola - Ben Folds, Producer - Ben Folds, Composer - Ben Folds, Lyricist - Ben Folds Five, Performer - David Davidson, Violin - Celeb Southern, Recording Engineer - Caleb Southern, Producer
(P) 1997 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Howie Weinberg, Mastering Engineer - Ben Folds, Producer - Ben Folds, Composer - Ben Folds, Lyricist - Andy Wallace, Mixing Engineer - Celeb Southern, Recording Engineer - Ben Folds Five, Performer - Darren Jessee, Composer - Darren Jessee, Lyricist - Caleb Southern, Producer
(P) 1997 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Howie Weinberg, Mastering Engineer - Ben Folds, Producer - Ben Folds, Composer - Ben Folds, Lyricist - Andy Wallace, Mixing Engineer - Celeb Southern, Recording Engineer - Ben Folds Five, Performer - Darren Jessee, Composer - Darren Jessee, Lyricist - Caleb Southern, Producer
(P) 1997 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Andy Wallace, Mixing Engineer - John Catchings, Acoustic Cello - Howie Weinberg, Mastering Engineer - Chris Teale, Violin - Kristin Wilkinson, Viola - Ben Folds, Producer - Ben Folds, Composer - Ben Folds, Lyricist - Ben Folds Five, Performer - David Davidson, Violin - Celeb Southern, Recording Engineer - Caleb Southern, Producer
(P) 1997 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Anna Goodman, Composer - Anna Goodman, Lyricist - Andy Wallace, Mixing Engineer - John Catchings, Acoustic Cello - Howie Weinberg, Mastering Engineer - Chris Teale, Violin - Kristin Wilkinson, Viola - Ben Folds, Producer - Ben Folds, Composer - Ben Folds, Lyricist - Ben Folds Five, Performer - Darren Jessee, Composer - Darren Jessee, Lyricist - David Davidson, Violin - Celeb Southern, Recording Engineer - Caleb Southern, Producer
(P) 1997 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Anna Goodman, Composer - Anna Goodman, Lyricist - Andy Wallace, Mixing Engineer - John Catchings, Acoustic Cello - Howie Weinberg, Mastering Engineer - Chris Teale, Violin - Kristin Wilkinson, Viola - Ben Folds, Producer - Ben Folds, Composer - Ben Folds, Lyricist - Ben Folds Five, Performer - David Davidson, Violin - Celeb Southern, Recording Engineer - Caleb Southern, Producer
(P) 1997 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Andy Wallace, Mixing Engineer - John Catchings, Acoustic Cello - Howie Weinberg, Mastering Engineer - Chris Teale, Violin - Kristin Wilkinson, Viola - Ben Folds, Producer - Ben Folds, Composer - Ben Folds, Lyricist - Ben Folds Five, Performer - David Davidson, Violin - Celeb Southern, Recording Engineer - Caleb Southern, Producer
(P) 1997 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Matt Darrian, Clarinet - Frank Wondor, Trumpet - Andy Wallace, Mixing Engineer - Howie Weinberg, Mastering Engineer - Ben Folds, Producer - Ben Folds, Composer - Ben Folds, Lyricist - Ben Folds Five, Performer - Alicia Suigals, Violin - Celeb Southern, Recording Engineer - Caleb Southern, Producer
(P) 1997 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Andy Wallace, Mixing Engineer - John Catchings, Acoustic Cello - Howie Weinberg, Mastering Engineer - Chris Teale, Violin - Kristin Wilkinson, Viola - Ben Folds, Composer - Ben Folds, Producer - Ben Folds, Lyricist - Ben Folds Five, Performer - David Davidson, Violin - Celeb Southern, Recording Engineer - Caleb Southern, Producer
(P) 1997 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Andy Wallace, Mixing Engineer - John Catchings, Acoustic Cello - Howie Weinberg, Mastering Engineer - Chris Teale, Violin - Kristin Wilkinson, Viola - Ben Folds, Producer - Ben Folds, Composer - Ben Folds, Lyricist - Ben Folds Five, Performer - David Davidson, Violin - Celeb Southern, Recording Engineer - Caleb Southern, Producer
(P) 2001 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Howie Weinberg, Mastering Engineer - Ben Folds, Producer - Ben Folds, Composer - Ben Folds, Lyricist - Andy Wallace, Mixing Engineer - John Catchings, Acoustic Cello - Celeb Southern, Recording Engineer - Ben Folds Five, Performer - Caleb Southern, Producer
(P) 1997 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Trevor Horn, Composer - Trevor Horn, Lyricist - Ben Folds, Mixing Engineer - Joe Costa, Mixing Engineer - Ben Folds Five, Performer - Geoffrey Downes, Composer - Geoffrey Downes, Lyricist - Caleb Southern, Producer - Bruce Martin Woolley, Composer - Bruce Martin Woolley, Lyricist
(P) 2005 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Andy Wallace, Mixing Engineer - John Catchings, Acoustic Cello - Howie Weinberg, Mastering Engineer - Chris Teale, Violin - Robert Sledge, Composer - Robert Sledge, Lyricist - Kristin Wilkinson, Viola - Ben Folds, Producer - Ben Folds Five, Performer - David Davidson, Violin - Celeb Southern, Recording Engineer - Caleb Southern, Producer
(P) 1997 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Andy Wallace, Mixing Engineer - John Catchings, Acoustic Cello - Howie Weinberg, Mastering Engineer - Chris Teale, Violin - Kristin Wilkinson, Viola - Ben Folds, Producer - Ben Folds, Composer - Ben Folds, Lyricist - Ben Folds Five, Performer - Darren Jessee, Composer - Darren Jessee, Lyricist - David Davidson, Violin - Celeb Southern, Recording Engineer - Caleb Southern, Producer
(P) 1997 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Ben Folds, Composer - Ben Folds, Lyricist - Ben Folds Five, Performer - Nick DiDia, Recording Engineer - Brendan O'Brien, Producer - Brendan O'Brien, Mixing Engineer
(P) 1999 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Robert Sledge, Composer - Robert Sledge, Lyricist - Ben Folds, Composer - Ben Folds, Lyricist - Ben Folds Five, Performer - Darren Jessee, Composer - Darren Jessee, Lyricist - Brendan O'Brien, Producer - Brendan O'Brien, Mixing Engineer
(P) 1998 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Andy Wallace, Mixing Engineer - John Catchings, Acoustic Cello - Howie Weinberg, Mastering Engineer - Chris Teale, Violin - Michael Ivins, Composer - Michael Ivins, Lyricist - Kristin Wilkinson, Viola - Ben Folds, Producer - Ronald Jones, Composer - Ronald Jones, Lyricist - Ben Folds Five, Performer - Steven Drozd, Composer - Steven Drozd, Lyricist - David Davidson, Violin - Celeb Southern, Recording Engineer - Caleb Southern, Producer - Wayne Coyne, Composer - Wayne Coyne, Lyricist
(P) 1997 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Andy Wallace, Mixing Engineer - John Catchings, Acoustic Cello - Howie Weinberg, Mastering Engineer - Chris Teale, Violin - Kristin Wilkinson, Viola - Ben Folds, Producer - Ben Folds, Composer - Ben Folds, Lyricist - Ben Folds Five, Performer - Darren Jessee, Composer - Darren Jessee, Lyricist - David Davidson, Violin - Celeb Southern, Recording Engineer - Caleb Southern, Producer
(P) 1997 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Album review
Expanding on the hook-laden songcraft of their eponymous debut, the Ben Folds Five turn in another glitzy array of Todd Rundgren-esque, piano-driven pop on their second album, Whatever and Ever Amen. Though it isn't as consistently tuneful and clever as their first record, Whatever and Ever Amen has a snazzy sense of popcraft -- the hooks of "The Battle of Who Could Care Less," "Brick," and "Fair" sink in nearly as effortlessly as Billy Joel, Elton John, or Joe Jackson -- which makes the record enjoyable ear candy. Occasionally, Folds' smug humor -- whether it's the alternative rock skewering of "The Battle" or the borderline misogynist humor of "Song for the Dumped" -- can undercut his melodic gifts, but Whatever and Ever Amen is confirmation that the showy pop pleasures of his first record were no fluke.
© Thom Owens /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 19 track(s)
- Total length: 01:16:00
- Main artists: Ben Folds Five
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Epic
- Genre: Pop/Rock
(P) 1997, 1998, 1999, 2005 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
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