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Artist:Ben Folds Five
Album:Whateer And Ever Amen
Time:50:41
Description/Info:Expanding on the hook-laden songcraft of their eponymous debut, the Ben Folds Five turn in
another glitzy array of Todd Rundgren-esque, piano-driven pop on their second album,
Whatever and Ever Amen. Though it isn't as consistently tuneful and clever as their first
record, Whatever and Ever Amen has a snazzy sense of popcraft -- the hooks of "The Battle of
Who Could Care Less," "Brick," and "Fair" sink in nearly as effortlessly as Billy Joel,
Elton John, or Joe Jackson -- which makes the record enjoyable ear candy. Occasionally,
Folds' smug humor -- whether it's the alternative rock skewering of "The Battle" or the
borderline misogynist humor of "Song for the Dumped" -- can undercut his melodic gifts, but
Whatever and Ever Amen is confirmation that the showy pop pleasures of his first record were
no fluke.
Tracks:
1. One Angry Dwarf and 200 Solemn Faces
2. Fair
3. Brick
4. Song for the Dumped
5. Selfless, Cold and Composed
6. Kate
7. Smoke
8. Cigarette
9. Stevens last night in town
10. Battle of Who Could Care Less
11. Missing the War
12. Evaporated
Rating:4 OF 5
Release Date:Mar 18, 1997
Recording Date:Sep 1996 - Oct 1996
Label:550
Genre:Alternative
Bitrate:128kbps
File format:mp3
File size:46.5 MB
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