Just wanted to know who he is and if he is any good.Thanks.
2007-03-19 12:56:39 · 8 answers · asked by boxmatch 02 3 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
Ben Folds used to be the lead singer of Ben Folds Five which was a trio of musicians that produced albums such as Whatever and Ever Amen. (My Favourite CD). After they broke up he went solo and his most recent release is Rockin The Suburbs which is also a very good CD. He mostly tours in Europe so it is kind of hard to see him in North America but if you get the chance I would definately reccomend it. His music has a very creative mix of different musical cultures. Rockin The Suburbs has a very comedic feeling to it so if you like that sort of thing I suggest you give it a listen. But most of all I would reccomend Whatever and Ever Amen which has the single "Brick" on it that was quite popular. Other good songs on that CD are: Kate, Song for the Dumped, Missing The War, Fair.... well practically every song is my favourite but you be the judge : )
2007-03-19 13:18:31 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hey. Ben Folds was originally Ben Folds Five and is now just Ben Folds. As the previous person answered, Brick was a popular song in the late 90's. He put out an album called Songs for Silverman a couple of years ago and it is really good. You have to like or appreciate the piano driven soft rock music he makes, but nonetheless he is pretty good. He did some songs with Ben Kweller and Ben Taylor (Son of James Taylor) also and they called themselves The Bens - go figure. Those were good songs as well. I believe they are available on itunes. Check it out. Enjoy!!
2007-03-19 13:08:52 · answer #2 · answered by Heath M 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It used to be Ben Folds Five, but now Ben Folds is on his own. i like him a lot.
Ben Folds songs on my ipod:
Zak and Sara
Rockin' The Suburbs
Still Fighting It
Annie Waits
2007-03-19 13:01:13 · answer #3 · answered by fraydar_at_its_finest 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He's a musician, who used to be the front for the Ben Folds Five. Deciding whether he is good or not depends on if you like his style of music.
2007-03-19 13:01:14 · answer #4 · answered by soulintent 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The lead singer of Ben Folds Five.
More information here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Folds
2007-03-19 13:03:07 · answer #5 · answered by twixette 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ben Folds is pretty much the best musician and song writer alive ... IMHO of course.
2007-03-21 13:56:47 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's "Ben Folds Five"
They're kind of a soft rock band.
A great song by them is "Brick"
2007-03-19 12:58:50 · answer #7 · answered by Bo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I like him a lot....he's very likeable guy too. Good sense of humor. If you go on youtube and search for him you can see a video where a guy falls from a balcony....its a joke.
2007-03-19 13:07:00 · answer #8 · answered by Lynn T 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋