Description:
The debut album from piano-playing Ben Folds' smart-ass trio is a potent, and extremely fun, collection of postmodern rock ditties that comes off as a pleasantly workable combination of Tin Pan Alley showmanship, Todd Rundgren-style power pop, and myriad alt-rock sensibilities. The gimmick here is that not a single guitar was used on the 12 songs; but the way that Folds and his bandmates unravel their instruments (piano, bass, and drums make up this combo), even the most hardened noise enthusiasts will hardly miss it (it's the melodies that carry this album, and Folds has plenty of them up his sleeve). Some of it is a bit coy -- Folds plays the joker as much as he does the musician -- but with the dead-on "Underground," they manage to skewer, and pay loving tribute, to the oh-so-hip indie scene from which they came. Track Listing:
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PINK FUNHOUSE |
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KINGS OF LEON ONLY BY THE NIGHT |
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SPEARS, BRITNEY CIRCUS |
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AC/DC BLACK ICE (STANDARD EDITION) |
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HAMISH & ANDY UNESSENTIAL LISTENING |
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NICKELBACK DARK HORSE |
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GUNS N ROSES CHINESE DEMOCRACY |
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KILLERS DAY & AGE |
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SOUNDTRACK HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 3: SENIOR YEAR (CD/DVD) |
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IL DIVO PROMISE |
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FRANZ FERDINAND TONIGHT: FRANZ FERDINAND |
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TING TINGS WE STARTED NOTHING (LIMITED EDITION) |
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CASH, JOHNNY JOHNNY CASH'S AMERICA |
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LENNOX, ANNIE ANNIE LENNOX COLLECTION |
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ALL-AMERICAN REJECTS WHEN THE WORLD COMES DOWN |
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FOXX, JAMIE INTUITION |
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SPRINGSTEEN, BRUCE WORKING ON A DREAM |
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VARIOUS AUDIOWAVE 2009 |
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WU-TANG CLAN WU: THE STORY OF THE WU-TANG CLAN |
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VARIOUS COUNTING THE BEAT: AUSTRALIAN POP OF THE 80S |
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MAMMA MIA! (MOVIE) MAMMA MIA! (MOVIE) (SING-A-LONG EDITION) |
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| 2. | INDIANA JONES & THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL |
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SEX & THE CITY: THE MOVIE SEX & THE CITY: THE MOVIE (EXTENDED CUT) |
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HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 2 HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 2 (DANCE EDITION) |
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HANCOCK (MOVIE) HANCOCK |
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HANNAH MONTANA & MILEY CYRUS BEST OF BOTH WORLDS CONCERT TOUR (3D LIMITED EDITION) |
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| 9. | IRON MAN |
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TINKERBELL TINKERBELL |
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