Ben Folds Five

This is probably my all time favorite band. Period.

I took this photo myself at a concert on October 31, 1999 at Loyola College in Baltimore.

Please don't make me go into the whole "Yes, there are only three of them" thing.
Ben Folds: piano, vocals
Robert Sledge, bass, vocals
Darren Jessee, drums, vocals

The Albums

Ben Folds Five: Their first, and possibly best, album. I call it The Essential.

Whatever And Ever Amen : An amazing CD. It's probably their most commercial collection and the best one to get if you've never heard of them before. I call it The Starter.

Naked Baby Photos:A collection of live and previously unreleased tracks. Don't get it if you've never heard them before, it'll scare you. On the other hand it's a great taste of their live act. I call it The Hardcore.

The Unauthorized Biography Of Reinhold MessnerIt's wonderful. I has a lot of symphonic references. It's a concept album that works almost as one really long track, not unlike Sgt. Pepper. I call it The Masterpiece.

My Top Ten Favorite Ben Folds Five Songs

  1. Evaporated
  2. The Last Polka
  3. Magic
  4. Emaline
  5. Where's Summer B?
  6. Fair
  7. Air (From the Godzilla Soundtrack, also availible as an import single)
  8. Missing the War
  9. Lullaby
  10. Regrets (Particularly, the live version with Darren's "Impossibly Sexy Hi-Hat")

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