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Doing a crash course right now. He's talented, but it's not really my jam. It's kind of like geeky alterno-pop for girls.

I guess I need to have a few drinks. Maybe I'll know some people at the show.

What do you guys think of Ben Folds?

He's a bad motherfucker but I gotta be in the mood for that style of music. I would take my woman to that show. And I would drink a lot of beer.

Telephant wrote:He's a bad motherfucker but I gotta be in the mood for that style of music. I would take my woman to that show. And I would drink a lot of beer.

My woman is taking me to the show.

I fucking love Ben Folds.
Not in love with 100% of what he's done but the stuff I like I really love.
Naming his trio the Ben Folds Five is exactly what I like so much about Ben, that his sense of humor.

I think he's one of those you get it or you don't in that way but I'm definitely on the get it side and would be thrilled to see him live.

K-Bizzle wrote:I fucking love Ben Folds.
Not in love with 100% of what he's done but the stuff I like I really love.
Naming his trio the Ben Folds Five is exactly what I like so much about Ben, that his sense of humor.

I think he's one of those you get it or you don't in that way but I'm definitely on the get it side and would be thrilled to see him live.

It's not that I don't get it, it's just not a dirge of slow, instrumental, depressing fuzz with melodic tears of blood.

I really dig him, but I'm into that shit.


I've always really liked this Elliott Smith tribute song he did.
[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eynNJufKK2Q[/video]

[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eynNJufKK2Q[/video]


Should be a cool show to watch at least. Dude is mad talented and should be playing with great musicians

The only song I've heard by him is his cover of Bitches ain't Shit, and uts hilarious and awesome

^It is a great cover.

Surely you've heard Brick at least?

Its possible, but if I have I didn't know who it was. Name doesn't ring a bell lol

spawnofthesith wrote:Its possible, but if I have I didn't know who it was. Name doesn't ring a bell lol

Its a song about teenagers getting an abortion.

Chorus goes "She's a brick and I'm drowning slowly, off the coast and I'm heading nowhere" etc.
Pretty dark and heavy (emotionally speaking) for a pop song.

spawnofthesith wrote:Its possible, but if I have I didn't know who it was. Name doesn't ring a bell lol

The music usually has a nautical sound to it; like the timbre of the strings and piano. Like hipster pirates who look like rivers cuomo.

Oh yeah ive heard that one



Hipster pirates who look like rivers cuomo

I like him but I think that he and I might have a similar sense of humor. Loved his music in Over the Hedge.

thenakedarab wrote:Good songwriter, & very talented musician. I got no hate for him, but not my jam either. My son digs him a lot.

Sounds good live in a small venue from what I've seen.

My thoughts/feelings exactly.

So it was really flipping good. Guy is a beast on the piano. I had no idea he was like virtuoso good.

BroSlinger wrote:So it was really flipping good. Guy is a beast on the piano. I had no idea he was like virtuoso good.

Glad you dug it, Ben is fucking awesome.

That would be a fun show. I've always enjoyed seeing him play live on tv. Bunch of my friends in college were music majors who were into him.

Not something I'd typically seek out but always enjoy it when I hear it.

yeah its sad his ivory tickling prowess wasnt mentioned earlier in this thread. i dig some ben folds on occasion