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!.

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:  The Complete Sessions At West 54th  (2018)
Genre:  Alternative Rock, Indie Rock, Power Pop, Piano Rock
Label:  Real Gone Music
Rating:   *****


Tracks:

 1.  Missing The War  (4:49)
 2.  Kate  (3:18)
 3.  Battle Of Who Could Care Less  (3:25)
 4.  The Last Polka  (4:37)
 5.  Selfless, Cold And Composed  (5:48)
 6.  Brick  (4:47)
 7.  Steven's Last Night In Town  (4:15)
 8.  Smoke  (4:55)
 9.  Philosophy  (4:48)
10. Emaline  (3:21)
11. Theme From "Dr. Pyser"  (3:13)
12. One Angry Dwarf And 200 Soleman Faces  (3:48)
13. Underground  (4:57)
14. She Don't Use Jelly  (3:56)
15. Song For The Dumped  (5:13)

Personnel:

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

The Complete Sessions At West 54th is a live album by Ben Folds Five, released on July 13, 2018 by Real Gone Music, recorded on June 9, 1997 at Sony Music Studios, West 54th St, New York City, NY.