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Articles tagged "ben folds" PopMatters Picks: The Best Music of 2008 FeatureThe Best Albums of 2008by PopMatters Staff[19.Dec.08] :. PopMatters presents our 60 best albums of 2008, highlighted by the return of British trip-hop legends and some infectious American indie rock by way of the Cascade Mountains. PopMatters Picks: The Best Music of 2008  Music ReviewBen Folds: Way to Normalby Mike Schiller[30.Sep.08] :. Way to Normal is about the realization that the very concept of "normal" may well be a myth.  Music ReviewBen Folds: Songs for Silvermanby Mike Schiller[13.May.05] :. A disarmingly mature Ben Folds imparts his nuggets of easily digestible wisdom on the masses. The masses shrug.  Music ReviewBen Folds: Ben Folds Liveby David Medsker[29.Oct.02] :. October 1997, Vic Theatre, Chicago. I’m in the balcony with my two best friends and wife-to-be, watching Ben Folds Five positively tear the place down. “You know, Ben will never break...  Music ReviewBen Folds: Rockin’ the Suburbsby Andrew Gilstrap[10.Sep.01] :. For most of his career, Ben Folds has thrived on examining those things that needle and surprise us from within -- even in his fictional narratives, you can sense very real experiences whispering from the shadows. Beneath the versatile Tin Pan Alley flourishes and Randy Newmanesque pop sheen of his songs, Folds's attitude ranges from heartfelt to smirking to unforgiving (sometimes all three at once). |
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