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Ben Folds Five

Ben Folds Five was an American alternative rock trio formed in 1993 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The group comprises Ben Folds (lead vocals, piano), Robert Sledge (bass guitar, backing vocals) and Darren Jessee (drums, backing vocals). The group achieved success in the alternative, indie and pop music scenes. Their single "Brick" from the second album, Whatever and Ever Amen (1997), gained airplay on many mainstream radio stations.

During their first seven years, the band released three studio records, a compilation of B-sides and outtakes, and eight singles. They also contributed to a number of soundtracks and compilations. Ben Folds Five disbanded in October 2000, but reunited in 2011, and released their fourth album, The Sound of the Life of the Mind, in 2012, before disbanding again in 2013.

Albums

1995 Ben Folds Five
1997 Whatever and Ever Amen
1999 The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner
2012 The Sound of the Life of the Mind
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Album Review: Ben Folds Five - Live
Despite the dubious track selection, there’s still plenty to like about Live, but it’s a shame the band couldn’t have included a few more fan favourites
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Album Review: Ben Folds Five - Live
Ben Folds sounds happy to be back with his band mates and by the sounds of things they still have the energy to keep up with him.
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Album Review: Ben Folds Five - The Sound Of The Life Of The Mind
Welcome back, you lovely tear-jerking bastards.
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Album Review: Ben Folds Five - The Sound Of The Life Of The Mind
Folds is as sharp as ever, but his years as a straight-up pop songwriter have taken a toll.
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Album Review: Ben Folds Five - 'The Sound of the Life of the Mind'
Classic Ben Folds Five
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High Five
"Seeing that lineup [for Harvest] felt like Livid Festival all over again, Beck, Cake and us – it’s going to be quite the party!"
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Album Review: Ben Folds Five - The Sound Of The Life Of The Mind
The return of the Ben Folds Five’s enviable harmonies could not have been any stronger... and the coral vocal arrangements that lead into the juvenile joy of Draw A Crowd are brief but beautiful.
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