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...Folds?? visit marks a break from past campus concerts, which have been planned by the Undergraduate Council. Yesterday’s announcement comes as the council prepares to consider legislation this Sunday that would shift responsibility for concerts and other social programming to an independent body...
...Folds?? newest solo project makes one nostalgic for whiny rants against ex-girlfriends, depressing abortion anthems and quirky pop songs—the kind of things that made 1997’s Whatever and Ever Amen such a landmark for angst-ridden but grunge-free teenagers. Ben Folds is best appreciated for his catchy tunes, bitter and sexually frustrated lyrics and creative piano melodies, but the five songs of Super D possess few to none of these qualities. This disappointing disc follows Speed Graphic and Sunny 16 as the third in a trilogy of forgettable releases from...
...Wasted and Ready” are reminiscent of Weezer, but the most apt comparison is to singer-pianist Ben Folds, particularly on piano-dominated songs like “In Other Words.” Although Kweller is gentler to his piano and his vocals are less jarring than Folds??, their voices sound similar and both use a wide-range of musical styles...
Since the release of Reinhold, BFF had remained largely below radar level before finally breaking up last year. With the release of Folds??s new album, I was nervous. Folds did not use long-time producer Caleb Southern, instead opting for Fuel and Filter producer Ben Grosse. He had dropped two of the finest instumentalists around and was playing almost everything on his own. And the title track to the album, “Rockin’ The Suburbs”, which hit the airwaves early this summer, was a loud, guitar-driven song without a piano note...
...product of Folds?? slow evolution was evident at Lupo’s. He didn’t climb on top of his baby Steinway, nor did he smash the keys with his piano stool. He didn’t play with his toes or dance around stage and didn’t even have a bottle of beer next to him throughout the show. Instead he played his music with passion and intensity, joked with the crowd, and left people feeling as though he had somehow been performing for them...