Retrospective: The Best Imitation of Mys

Folds, Ben

Folds, Ben / Retrospective: The Best Imitation of Mys
Genre: music4me > Rock > Rock
Format: 3 CD
Released: Tue 11 Oct 2011
Catalogue Number: SNYL792683.2

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Description:
Ever since breaking out of the alternative music scene with his piano, his band Ben Folds Five and the wildly popular hits "Underground" in 1995 and "Brick" in 1997, followed by a successful solo career, Ben Folds has maintained a strong presence as a well respected, critically acclaimed singer-songwriter of his era. With over 3 million units sold to date over his 15 year recording career, Ben Folds' wry, wise and infectiously melodic keyboard-centric storytelling style continues to delight his fervent fan base worldwide.

Digging through his endless archive of material, Ben has compiled "The Best Imitation Of Myself: A Retrospective (1995-2011)." This is the first multi-disc career-spanning retrospective featuring over 60 hits, live and rarities tracks spanning Ben Folds' entire recording career from 1991 to 2011, including three brand new tracks with Ben Folds Five! This 3 CD version (covering the years 1991-2011) features 2 additional CD's containing approximately 40 previously unreleased and rare home demos, studio outtakes, alternate mixes, live tracks and three brand new tracks by Ben Folds Five. This 3 disc set is an exciting audio treasure trove for Ben's longtime fans as well as an alternative insight for welcome newcomers to the "fold". Along with the 3 CD expanded edition, fans will get access to the "Ben Folds 55 Vault", of which 5 bonus tracks are included for download with the purchase of this edition. 8 panel digipak with 24 page booklet containing liner notes and track by track annotations by Ben Folds.

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  • Weight (g): 118

Track Listing:

Disk 1
1.  Brick (Radio Mix) (with Ben Folds Five)
2.  Annie Waits
3.  Philosophy (with Ben Folds Five)
4.  Underground (with Ben Folds Five)
5.  Landed (Strings Version)
6.  One Angry Dwarf and 200 Solemn Faces (with Ben Folds Five)
7.  Don't Change Your Plans (with Ben Folds Five)
8.  The Luckiest
9.  Smoke (with the West Australian Symphony Orchestra)
10.  Rockin the Suburbs
11.  Kate (with Ben Folds Five)
12.  Gracie
13.  Still Fighting It (Extended Version)
14.  You Don t Know Me (featuring Regina Spektor)
15.  There s Always Someone Cooler Than You
16.  Still
17.  From Above (with Nick Hornby)
18.  House (with Ben Folds Five)
Disk 2
1.  Julianne (with Ben Folds Five)
2.  Video (with Ben Folds Five)
3.  Song for The Dumped (with Ben Folds Five)
4.  Missing the War (with Ben Folds Five)
5.  Mess (with Ben Folds Five)
6.  Magic (with Ben Folds Five)
7.  Selfless, Cold and Composed
8.  Zak and Sara
9.  Girl
10.  Just Pretend (with the Bens)
11.  Fred Jones Part 2 (with the West Australian Symphony Orchestra)
12.  Careless Whisper (featuring Rufus Wainwright) (Wham! cover)
13.  All U Can Eat
14.  Long Tall Texan (Jerry Woodard cover)
15.  Army (with Ben Folds Five)
16.  Battle of Who Could Care Less (with Ben Folds Five)
17.  Kylie from Connecticut
18.  Effington
19.  Picture Window
20.  Sentimental Guy
21.  Not the Same
Disk 3
1.  Unrelated
2.  Best Imitation of Myself
3.  Rocky
4.  Boxing
5.  Julianne (with Ben Folds Five)
6.  Evaporated (with Ben Folds Five)
7.  Alice Childress
8.  Barrytown (with Ben Folds Five) (Steely Dan cover)
9.  Amelia Bright (with Ben Folds Five)
10.  Tell Me What I Did (with Ben Folds Five)
11.  Rock Star
12.  Losing Lisa
13.  Break Up at Food Court
14.  Wandering
15.  Hiro's Song
16.  The Secret Life of Morgan Davis
17.  Bitches Aint Shit (Dr. Dre cover)
18.  Such Great Heights (Postal Service cover)
19.  Time
20.  Sleazy (Ke$ha cover)
21.  Because the Origami (with 8in8 - Ben Folds, Amanda Palmer, Neil Gaiman and Damian Kulash)
22.  Stumblin Home Winter Blues (with Ben Folds Five)

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