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Ben Folds Five
Released 1995

Philosophy
04:36
41,069 plays

Underground
04:11
28,051 plays

Jackson Cannery
03:23
24,397 plays

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- 1
- Jackson Cannery
- 03:23
- 24,397 plays

- 2
- Philosophy
- 04:36
- 41,069 plays

- 3
- Julianne
- 02:30
- 17,752 plays

- 4
- Where's Summer B?
- 04:07
- 20,177 plays

- 5
- Alice Childress
- 04:34
- 18,708 plays

- 6
- Underground
- 04:11
- 28,051 plays

- 7
- Sports & Wine
- 02:58
- 16,343 plays

- 8
- Uncle Walter
- 03:51
- 16,156 plays

- 9
- Best Imitation Of Myself
- 02:38
- 23,529 plays

- 10
- Video
- 04:07
- 15,613 plays

- 11
- The Last Polka
- 04:34
- 16,668 plays

- 12
- Boxing
- 04:45
- 16,814 plays

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album review

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. ~ Michael Gallucci, All Music Guide