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Brilliant.......2006-03-17
I havent heard a trio sound this tight since The Police, this DVD gives you a chance to see Ben Folds Five perform live, in a US version of Later With Jools Holland type show.
For any Ben Folds Five fans its a must. For anyone else with an appreciation of what three very good musicians can do, along with Ben Folds songwriting. Then this is also a must.
Its a shame the Five went their own ways. This captures them at their best.
Stunning!!!.......2005-11-29
DVD OPENS Que strange man
*If u've seen these guys before you're a fan....if you havent you're about to be*
Simple as that...this dvd rocks
The best band ever!?.......2005-05-05
Buy this dvd, its the best music dvd i have ever seen. Most music dvds are watched once but then dont really grab you back, this one begs for repeat to be played!!!!
Magical.......2005-01-27
If you can, get a solely audio recording of this performance to listen to - all the songs have fantastically more energy than on albums, and are a delight to listen to as ever - sunny, happy music. On screen, it's great to watch - Ben Folds Five do some interesting things live, e.g. the reed/keyboard instrument in "Steven's Last Night in Town", and the singing from all three is top notch. You'll want an audio copy to listen to away from your screen.
There are also some fun extras, fairly low quality but amusing all the same; other performances, the band improvising on joke TV shows and driving motorcycles ("my machine!").
Of particular interest is "Theme from Dr. Pyser"; a pastiche of 1950's American TV themes like "Mission Impossible", but actually better than all of them. Really extremely good.
Totally Thrilling.......2004-07-17
This DVD is an absolute must have for anyone with an interest in music, this was the first Ben Folds item I bought and i have been totally delighted, not knowing what to expect at first. The songs performed are great, and particularly enjoyable is the song 'She don't use jelly' the amusing lyrics combined with great vocal harmonies and musicianship make this and the rest of the DVD very enjoyable. Ben Folds sheer talent becomes apparent watching this, in his playing and songwriting. A must have.
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There's nothing like a Ben Folds' concert.......2007-04-18
This is nice little DVD made up mostly of songs from his EP releases (which can now be found on the collated album supersunnyspeed...) and from his second solo album 'Songs for Silverman' and there's a couple of old Ben Folds Five tracks in here as well. The show was set up to be an intimate live gig with people requesting songs online through MySpace. This does kind of mean that there's not too much linking each song as it's not been planned but the songs fit together well and Ben goes at them with his usual high enthusiasm.
The concert is not full gig-length, it's about an album's length. I don't have many DVDs of people doing concerts but this one is really representative of what it's like to see Ben live; he's joking with the crowd and interacting with his drummer Lindsay and bassist Jamie. It's a sweet collection of songs and if you like Ben is a great DVD to pick up. If this is the first you've heard of him you should probably check out his albums first, but follow it up with this!
Great, clean, synth fun!
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