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Ben Folds — Not The Same
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dew34
(Wisconsin-quite woodsy)
Posted: Apr 14, 2013 - 15:58
 
 Sweet_Virginia wrote:
Video killed the radio star in slow motion?

 

That's Funny!   {#Rolleyes}

Sweet_Virginia
Posted: Mar 14, 2013 - 05:20
 
Video killed the radio star in slow motion?

jules44
(Sunny North Carolina)
Posted: Jan 10, 2013 - 12:24
 
Love Ben....so cool to see live....the audience does the "' Ahhhhhh, ahhhhhhh!" part. +fun

oldsaxon
(Wales via Vancouver, BC.)
Posted: Dec 10, 2012 - 03:21
 
 TerryS wrote:
PSD for me.
 
Me, too

TerryS
(Another SW)
Posted: Nov 08, 2012 - 18:42
 
PSD for me.

Propayne
(Richmond VA)
Posted: Jan 29, 2012 - 07:31
 
Wow, reminds me of the 12 Rods.

I really like it. 

stratrjb
(Looking towards the horizon)
Posted: Dec 28, 2011 - 13:09
 
Hi Ben,
Sorry I forgot how much I love your music, thanks to RP I am reminded!

gemtag
(Texas)
Posted: Sep 24, 2011 - 12:45
 
Where did the other 4 go?

I thought he was going to join the army.

This song is very 80's. I dint like the eighties that much. 

Danimal174
(Upstate South Carolina)
Posted: Jul 23, 2011 - 19:08
 
 ice-9 wrote:
First of all, the more I hear this song, the more I absolutely love it.  Just a frustrated but accepting "WTF?" when a friend drops acid and finds Jesus, a metaphor for the random and bizarre changes some people go through, daring us to make sense of it.

Secondly, if you've ever heard him do this in concert, you won't forget it.  It's excellent, particularly when the audience sings along.  For that matter, I know very few people that have seen him live that have not become fans.  He refuses to phone it in and really tears the place down.  Best concerts I've ever seen.
 

I agree wholeheartedly. I actually was never blown away by this song until I saw him play it live, which gave me a new appreciation for it.

Proclivities
(Carrboro, NC)
Posted: Jun 22, 2011 - 05:30
 
 raelic wrote:
Many apologies to the Ben fans, but the sound of his voice just makes me throw up a little in my mouth every time I hear it.

{#Music}......Ben Folds......{#Frown}......{#Puke}
  
Perhaps you should see a gastroenterologist about that and get some Nexium® or something. {#Wink}


MiracleDrug
(Earth)
Posted: Jun 22, 2011 - 05:27
 
the inimitable stylings of Ben Folds...destined to be his generation's Todd Rundgren (brillance - lack of mass marketing = cult fanbase)...great tune btw...

Kokoloco53
(Safford, AZ)
Posted: Mar 19, 2011 - 11:27
 
Good tune, good mix of bass drive along with some good lyrics. Beach Boys, Brian Wilson would approve I'm sure. Dig it. Far out.

alph
(Honolulu)
Posted: Feb 16, 2011 - 03:02
 
Never been a huge BFF fan, but I remember seeing them at a music fest back in the 90s out in a field in Kansas. They closed the festival with a truly amazing live performance, which culminated (if I recall correctly) with Ben climbing atop a tower of speakers and tossing his stool down at his piano, presumably to hit the final chord just right. I don't remember what song it was.

 ice-9 wrote:


I can confirm.  Seeing him live made me a hopeless convert, and this is usually the best song in an excellent concert.
 


raelic
Posted: Dec 15, 2010 - 10:35
 
Many apologies to the Ben fans, but the sound of his voice just makes me throw up a little in my mouth every time I hear it.

{#Music}......Ben Folds......{#Frown}......{#Puke}

ick
(S.E. La Jolla)
Posted: Dec 15, 2010 - 10:33
 
The fact that I do not have this record in my music collection is a serious issue that must be remedied at the first opportunity... utilizing the links at Radio Paradise of course.

ice-9
Posted: Dec 15, 2010 - 10:33
 
 Businessgypsy wrote:
Confirmed. Ben folds does indeed slay the audience in a most agreeable fashion.

 

I can confirm.  Seeing him live made me a hopeless convert, and this is usually the best song in an excellent concert.

gandalfbmg
(3 mi from Paradise (Missouri))
Posted: Dec 15, 2010 - 10:31
 
Oh Ben how I love you. You even make me want to watch The Sing Off.

malvey254
Posted: Sep 24, 2010 - 20:02
 
Is it a coincidence that this song was just played on 9/11?  This album was released on 9/11/01.  I saw Ben at the TLA in Philly the next day performing songs off this album, and it was a surreal experience since everyone was still in shock from the previous day's events.  Of course the lyrics are also reminiscent of how the world changed that day "You were not the same after that..."

Sorry to get all melodramatic, but when I saw the date this was last played...

Anyway - more Ben Folds Five, please? 

calypsus_1
Posted: May 19, 2010 - 13:38
 

Ben Folds II by ~ripyourfaceoff
Greta  ©2006-2010 ~ripyourfaceoff

Another Ben Folds photo.




bpkengor
(York, Maine, USA)
Posted: May 06, 2010 - 18:05
 
 Delawhere wrote:
get over your compulsion to be a comment critic and well, you won't sound like a hypocrite

 PeorgieTirebiter wrote:

Get over your compulsion to be a voice critic, and you'll enjoy music/life a lot more.
 
 
OK, I'll get over my voice critic compulsion.  Peorgie, you can get over your comment critic compulsion.    Delawhere, you can get over whatever compulsion you might have.   OK?   Are we happy now?  {#Moon}

last word:   I still don't like his voice!   But I do like Neil & Bob's voices.   go figure!     Ahh.  i am enjoying life better!   Thanks! 

Businessgypsy
(Deepest, Darkest Florida)
Posted: May 06, 2010 - 18:02
 
mikexican wrote:
Fantastic! More Ben Folds. And yeah, best concert you can see of this genre. He kills it every time.
Confirmed. Ben folds does indeed slay the audience in a most agreeable fashion.


malvey254
Posted: Mar 04, 2010 - 14:14
 
 spichanator wrote:
I have always thought this song was about Jim & Tammy Faye Bakker of the PTL. Especially the reference to "someone died on the water slide". The PTL got so big at one point that they opened a christian amusement park, and yes, someone died on a waterslide. Anyone able to corroborate this? 
 

Negative.  I saw him introduce this song in concert once, and it literally is about a friend of Ben's who got high at a party thrown by Robert Sledge (former Ben Folds Five bass guitarist). 

Folds does have a song that could indirectly be about Jim and Tammy Faye and their ilk called Jesusland.  Crowded House beats up on Tammy quite a bit in their song Chocolate Cake.

Delawhere
Posted: Mar 04, 2010 - 10:55
 
get over your compulsion to be a comment critic and well, you won't sound like a hypocrite

 PeorgieTirebiter wrote:

Get over your compulsion to be a voice critic, and you'll enjoy music/life a lot more.
 



mikexican
Posted: Mar 04, 2010 - 10:18
 
Fantastic! More Ben Folds. And yeah, best concert you can see of this genre. He kills it every time.

ice-9
Posted: Dec 31, 2009 - 12:08
 
First of all, the more I hear this song, the more I absolutely love it.  Just a frustrated but accepting "WTF?" when a friend drops acid and finds Jesus, a metaphor for the random and bizarre changes some people go through, daring us to make sense of it.

Secondly, if you've ever heard him do this in concert, you won't forget it.  It's excellent, particularly when the audience sings along.  For that matter, I know very few people that have seen him live that have not become fans.  He refuses to phone it in and really tears the place down.  Best concerts I've ever seen.

Mugro
(Lane Village, Red Sox Nation)
Posted: Aug 27, 2009 - 15:40
 
Lame. Not their best work.

spichanator
(Savage, MD)
Posted: Jun 25, 2009 - 07:25
 
I have always thought this song was about Jim & Tammy Faye Bakker of the PTL. Especially the reference to "someone died on the water slide". The PTL got so big at one point that they opened a christian amusement park, and yes, someone died on a waterslide. Anyone able to corroborate this? 

PeorgieTirebiter
Posted: Jun 25, 2009 - 07:24
 
 bpkengor wrote:
I sure like his music but I just can't handle his voice.
 
Get over your compulsion to be a voice critic, and you'll enjoy music/life a lot more.

casey1024
(Connecticut)
Posted: Jun 25, 2009 - 07:24
 
I am in complete agreement w/Tirebiter & Salty.  Peace.

PeorgieTirebiter
Posted: Jun 25, 2009 - 07:21
 
 saltysanford wrote:

Dig this album and the artist.  What's truly astounding is the lack of the usual hating that is usually elicited by artists like Ben Folds.  It is nice to hear a song I like by an artists I like and then see that the board isn't full of the bitching/whining and negative comments a la.. he sucks, stinks and the moronic emoticons. 

 
Amen.

lazylemming
(City of the Angels)
Posted: May 27, 2009 - 01:20
 
 ilibjorn wrote:

....gave your life to Christ???   2.

 

um... i think you miss the point of his song since the last line of that verse ends with, "And you were not the same after that."

ilibjorn
(Tucson, AZ)
Posted: May 24, 2009 - 13:34
 

....gave your life to Christ???   2.



Darlington
(Columbia, South Carolina)
Posted: Mar 06, 2009 - 06:43
 
 holborne wrote:


If he's touring his ass off, how do his legs stay attached so he can work the pedals on the piano?

Ha ha, I slay me.
 

Saw him last week in Charleston, SC. Incredible show.

OCDHG
(The Bull City)
Posted: Feb 18, 2009 - 19:35
 
 StellarSwarm wrote:
The Flaming Lips put on the craziest show I've ever seen including crowd surfing in a giant bubble, throwing like 50 huge blue balloons out for the crowd to bat around, and having the entire crowd sing the chorus to "Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots" acapella in an attempt to "stop traffic on Lakeshore entirely through the power of singing."
 
That sounds amazing   Thanks for sharing that story


Danimal174
(Upstate South Carolina)
Posted: Dec 17, 2008 - 12:11
 
Not sure if it's just the quality of this recording, or if I'm too used to the version on the live CD, but this sounds different than how I remember it sounding on the CD. Is it just me?


holborne
(New York)
Posted: Dec 17, 2008 - 12:08
 
 TampaPurple wrote:

He hasn't disappeared.  He's touring his ass off and has put out multiple albums and EPs since this one, plus produced a number of other projects.  The best way to stay up with him is to subscribe to his mailing list.

His new album "Way to Normal" is a great listen. 
 

If he's touring his ass off, how do his legs stay attached so he can work the pedals on the piano?

Ha ha, I slay me.

TampaPurple
(East)
Posted: Dec 01, 2008 - 11:40
 
 toterola wrote:
I was just wondering yesterday what had happened to this guy. He is such a talent, and he seems to have dropped out of sight.
 
He hasn't disappeared.  He's touring his ass off and has put out multiple albums and EPs since this one, plus produced a number of other projects.  The best way to stay up with him is to subscribe to his mailing list.

His new album "Way to Normal" is a great listen. 

DrGonzo
Posted: Dec 01, 2008 - 11:27
 
 aaronm wrote:
The overall quality of this album is astounding. 
 

agreed... and while i like most of what i have heard from him/them... this is one of my least favorite songs he does.

aaronm
(Eugene, Oregon)
Posted: Dec 01, 2008 - 11:25
 
The overall quality of this album is astounding. 

toterola
(Somewhere between Shipping and Receiving)
Posted: Nov 15, 2008 - 22:19
 
I was just wondering yesterday what had happened to this guy. He is such a talent, and he seems to have dropped out of sight.

superfido
(Sweden)
Posted: Oct 31, 2008 - 03:01
 
His name is a complete sentence.  Hahah {#Angel}

Happy Halloween

Kittee
(NC- Dreaming of the Mountains)
Posted: Oct 15, 2008 - 10:29
 
{#Taped-shut}

jagdriver
(Auburn, CA)
Posted: Oct 15, 2008 - 10:28
 
{#No}

saltysanford
(Naperville, IL)
Posted: Sep 29, 2008 - 10:52
 

Dig this album and the artist.  What's truly astounding is the lack of the usual hating that is usually elicited by artists like Ben Folds.  It is nice to hear a song I like by an artists I like and then see that the board isn't full of the bitching/whining and negative comments a la.. he sucks, stinks and the moronic emoticons. 



bpkengor
(York, Maine, USA)
Posted: Sep 29, 2008 - 10:50
 
I sure like his music but I just can't handle his voice.

anotherlistener
Posted: Aug 13, 2008 - 04:46
 
Hey Bill,  Please play Allman Bros  "Blue Sky".

tony99
Posted: Jul 28, 2008 - 05:40
 
 aquinas wrote:
This album is absolutely amazing.

 
Have to agree that it's pretty good, even The Luckiest, which is corny as hell


Danimal174
(Upstate South Carolina)
Posted: Jun 26, 2008 - 22:18
 
katherinenz wrote:
I saw Ben Folds in 2001 when he played at Cat's Cradle in Carrboro, NC... it was his "coming home" gig, the club was packed, and this show STILL ranks as my absolute favorite concert I've ever been to... the story behind this song is hysterical


I know what you mean...I saw him in Charlotte in 2004 (I think), and this song, especially the audience participation part, was one of the highlights. I really appreciated this song a lot more after hearing it live.

katherinenz
(The (other) far south...)
Posted: Jun 26, 2008 - 16:45
 
I saw Ben Folds in 2001 when he played at Cat's Cradle in Carrboro, NC... it was his "coming home" gig, the club was packed, and this show STILL ranks as my absolute favorite concert I've ever been to... the story behind this song is hysterical
RadioDoc
(Chicagoland)
Posted: Jun 26, 2008 - 16:45
 
Less whiney than most of his. A six.