Ben Folds Five / Sound Of The Life Of The Mind, The
| Album: | Sound Of The Life Of The Mind, The | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Ben Folds Five | Added: | Oct 2012 | |
| Label: | Self-Release | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2012-11-25 | Pull Date: | 2013-01-27 |
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| Week Ending: | Jan 27 | Jan 20 | Jan 6 | Dec 30 | Dec 23 | Dec 16 | Dec 9 | Dec 2 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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The Sound Of The Life Of The Mind |
Album Review
Be Sharp
Reviewed 2012-11-18
Reviewed 2012-11-18
Ben Folds Five plays light, piano-based, alternative rock. Here’s their first new studio album in 13 years. (Their big radio hit “Brick” was 14 years ago!) Ironically the Five is a trio; all are fine musicians. Ben himself is on piano; bass & drums accompany. Ben’s singing is high & quite good.
FCC issues on tracks 1 and 6
1 FCC (“WTF”) Mid-tempo. Like a pop showtune. Queen-like lead & choral vocal. (5:16)
2 Mid-tempo. Beach Boys falsetto vocal. Wall-of-sound bass & drums. (4:33)
3 * Mid-slow. Lovely pop ballad. Good piano, nice lead & backing vocals. Dreamy. (4:43)
4 ** Fast. The mind of Sarah, a brainy teenage girl. Powerful playing. (4:13)
5 Mid-slow. Very pop. A guy is obsessed with Frank Sinatra. Sappy strings. (4:34)
6 FCC (“dicks”) Mid-fast. Silly glee-club sound. (4:15)
7 Very fast. Showy piano with retro honky-tonk sound. (4:23)
8 * Mid-fast. Good singing. Odd, intriguing story. Ben plays piano and organ. (4:15)
9 ** Mid-tempo. Sad, touching remembrance of his father. Very good singing. String section here (unlike in #5) is beautiful and adds perfectly to the song. (3:32)
10 Slow. Mopey, broken heart song. Maybe meant to be ironic; comes across dreary. (4:51)
FCC issues on tracks 1 and 6
1 FCC (“WTF”) Mid-tempo. Like a pop showtune. Queen-like lead & choral vocal. (5:16)
2 Mid-tempo. Beach Boys falsetto vocal. Wall-of-sound bass & drums. (4:33)
3 * Mid-slow. Lovely pop ballad. Good piano, nice lead & backing vocals. Dreamy. (4:43)
4 ** Fast. The mind of Sarah, a brainy teenage girl. Powerful playing. (4:13)
5 Mid-slow. Very pop. A guy is obsessed with Frank Sinatra. Sappy strings. (4:34)
6 FCC (“dicks”) Mid-fast. Silly glee-club sound. (4:15)
7 Very fast. Showy piano with retro honky-tonk sound. (4:23)
8 * Mid-fast. Good singing. Odd, intriguing story. Ben plays piano and organ. (4:15)
9 ** Mid-tempo. Sad, touching remembrance of his father. Very good singing. String section here (unlike in #5) is beautiful and adds perfectly to the song. (3:32)
10 Slow. Mopey, broken heart song. Maybe meant to be ironic; comes across dreary. (4:51)
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