Ben Folds Five - Ben Folds Five

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Album Details

Title: Ben Folds Five
Artist: Ben Folds Five
Release Date: 8/8/1995
Re-Released On: 12/15/2007
Label: Passenger Records, Virgin, Alternation, Toshiba EMI
UPCs: 017046950121, 4988006832039, 017046950015, 0724384162955, 724348432421, 724384162924, 017046950114, 498800683203
Genre: Rock
Styles: Alternative Pop/Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock
Moods: Acerbic, Boisterous, Cerebral, Cynical/Sarcastic, Eccentric, Energetic, Fun, Gutsy, Humorous, Lively, Rousing, Theatrical, Visceral, Witty, Exuberant, Ironic, Quirky, Searching, Wry, Nostalgic, Playful, Precious, Amiable/Good-Natured, Bittersweet, Bright, Freewheeling, Literate, Rollicking, Wistful, Brash, Earnest, Intense, Irreverent
Total Copies: 1
Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

Track Listings

Jackson Cannery
Philosophy
Julianne
Where's Summer B?
Alice Childress
Underground
Sports & Wine
Uncle Walter
Best Imitation of Myself
Video
The Last Polka
Boxing

Additional Releases

Year	Type	Label	Catalog #
2007	CD	Toshiba EMI	53508
2000	CD	Virgin	002
1996	CD	Alternation	845260
1995	CD	Passenger Records	9501

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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, All Music Guide

Credits

Name	Credits
Alexandria Searls	Photography
Ben Folds	Piano
Caleb Southern	Producer
Chris Eubank	Cello
Darren Jessee	Drums
Marc Becker	Mixing
Robert Sledge	Bass
Ted Ehrhard	Viola, Violin