Ben Folds Five

 

Artist:  Ben Folds Five
Origin:  Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.
Genre:  Alternative Rock, Indie Rock, Power Pop, Piano Rock

Original line-up:

Ben Folds:  Lead Vocals, Piano, Keyboards, Melodica
Robert Sledge:  Bass, Contrabass, Synthesizer, Backing Vocals
Darren Jessee:  Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals

Ben Folds Five is an American Alternative Rock Band formed in 1993 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, by Ben Folds (Lead Vocals, Piano, Keyboards), Robert Sledge (Bass), and Darren Jessee (Drums).  The band achieved mainstream success in the Alternative, Indie and Pop Music scenes, with the hit single "Brick" in 1997.

Title:  Whatever And Ever Amen (2024)

Genre:  Alternative Rock, Indie Rock, Power Pop, Piano Rock

Label:  Sony Music

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side 1:

 1.  One Angry Dwarf And 200 Soleman Faces (3:52)

 2.  Fair (5:55)

 3.  Brick (4:43)

 4.  Song For The Dumped (3:41)

 5.  Selfless, Cold, And Composed (6:10)

Side 2:

 1.  Kate (3:14)

 2.  Smoke (4:52)

 3.  Cigarette (1:36)

 4.  Steven's Last Night In Town (3:27)

 5.  Battle Of Who Could Care Less (3:16)

 6.  Missing The War (4:19)

 7.  Evaporated (4:28)

Personnel:

Ben Folds:  Lead Vocals, Piano, Electric Piano, Melodica
Robert Sledge:  Bass, Double Bass, Backing Vocals
Darren Jessee:  Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals

Additional Musicians:

John Catchings:  Cello on Tracks:  1/5, 2/1-7

Alicia Svigals:  Violin on Track 2/4

Matt Darriau:  Clarinet:  on Track 2/4

Frank London:  Trumpet on Track 2/4

Caleb Southern:  Hammond Organ on Track A3

Norwood Cheek:  Synthesizer Space Sound on Track 1/1

Whatever And Ever Amen is the second studio album by Ben Folds Five, originally released on March 16, 1997 by Caroline/Epic, remastered and reissued on May 1, 2024 by Sony Music, featuring "Brick", "Song For The Dumped" and more!.