scottasin Posted November 30, 2014 Posted November 30, 2014 maybe I'm of a different generation, but I find this to be a set of perfect singer/songwriter music for the pianist. the musicianship is hard to rival (as are keyboards, and all of the lyrics are poignant, they stick, a rare thing for me.) I wish I could have written all of the songs on those three albums.
MAJUSCULE Posted November 30, 2014 Posted November 30, 2014 Closing my Junior Recital this year with One Angry Dwarf and 200 Solemn Faces. Love that stuff. Eric Website Gear page
bluzeyone Posted November 30, 2014 Posted November 30, 2014 Someone mentioned Ben Folds somewhere on an earlier thread. Infact, I think it was around this time last year. I jumped in then and I'm jumping now. I'm 38 and I've always loved older music. Even 1920's older. Very seldom can a modern singer/songwriter come across and touch my musical spirit. Prog and instrumental bands is another story. Ben Folds did do it though. Brilliant! Songs are inventive, hooky, and without the music, the words could stand toe to toe with any poet of substance. He is a true artist that follows no one. For that he reminds me of a modern day Bob Dylan. Their tunes are so diverse that at the end of each album, one could say they just heard "genre-less" music". I really dig that! In one song you might hear a beautiful string ballad, then an "in your face" rock section, then hints of rag time & jazz. The whole time tying emotional value to each section. End result. Each tune is quite the ride. Hello. My name is Bill Ricci Jr. a.k.a Bluzeyone...And I am a Ben Folds fan. "A good mix is subjective to one's cilia." http://hitnmiss.yolasite.com
NoahZark Posted December 1, 2014 Posted December 1, 2014 Well said, Bill. It's nice to find some other Ben Folds fans here. IMO, Ben Folds is among the greatest pop/rock songwriters of his generation (and perhaps any generation). He can also obviously play the s**t out of a piano. His early work with Ben Folds Five is great (especially the massively under-appreciated Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner), but I'm a big fan of the solo stuff as well, particularly Rockin' The Suburbs. Silly title track aside, Rockin' The Suburbs is an absolutely awesome piece of work. Zak and Sara, Annie Waits, Fred Jones Part II, Still Fighting It, The Luckiest, Losing Lisa, The Ascent of Stan: all incredible songs from that album. Noah
Sam Mullins Posted December 1, 2014 Posted December 1, 2014 His early work with Ben Folds Five is great (especially the massively under-appreciated Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner), but I'm a big fan of the solo stuff as well, particularly Rockin' The Suburbs. Silly title track aside, Rockin' The Suburbs is an absolutely awesome piece of work. Zak and Sara, Annie Waits, Fred Jones Part II, Still Fighting It, The Luckiest, Losing Lisa, The Ascent of Stan: all incredible songs from that album. Noah +1. I actually prefer the solo stuff over the "Five" albums....particularly "Songs for Silverman" and "Rocking the Suburbs". My brother and I have covered both "Zak and Sara" and "Still Fighting It" in our duo and they go over well. Yamaha CK88, Arturia Keylab 61 MkII, Moog Sub 37, Yamaha U1 Upright, Casio CT-S500, Mac Logic/Mainstage, iPad Camelot, Spacestation V.3, QSC K10.2, JBL EON One Compact www.stickmanor.com There's a thin white line between fear and fury - Stickman
Phred Posted December 1, 2014 Posted December 1, 2014 I like ben folds five a lot, and haven't heard much solo stuff. I think I bought his first solo album, but always go back to the the Ben Folds Five albums. I'm just saying', everyone that confuses correlation with causation eventually ends up dead.
Mark Zeger Posted December 2, 2014 Posted December 2, 2014 Best concert of the year: Ben Folds with the Rochester Philharmonic from the 2nd row. Our orchestra has a very strong "pops" history and was perfect for his arrangements. I've seen BF maybe 6 times and he never disappoints. Opening acts were complete unknowns at those times: Train, The Fray, Sara Bareilles among them. I remember the first time hearing the debut BFF album in a record store (and my favorite remains "Philosophy"). I've been a big fan ever since and my oldest daughter shares this with me. She and I were listening to Bacharach/Costello "Painted From Memory" in the car last week. The song "Toledo" has a soft flugel line, a Bacharach signature a la "I Say a Little Prayer". Later I put on "Don't Change Your Plans for Me" from "Reinhold Meisner" with its doubled flugels. It was a "cool dad" moment when I could draw a Ben Folds to Burt Bacharach connection. Burt & Elvis. BFF @ 2:20. http://youtu.be/ciys5vfN6i0
bluzeyone Posted December 2, 2014 Posted December 2, 2014 [video:youtube] A few of my faves. [video:youtube] Prolly my fave if had to pick. "A good mix is subjective to one's cilia." http://hitnmiss.yolasite.com
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