Live (Ben Folds Five album)
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Live is the first official compilation of live material by the band Ben Folds Five. It was released on June 4, 2013 via Ben Folds' own ImaVeePee Records and distributed by Sony Music Entertainment.
The album is a compilation of live recordings taken during the band's world tour in support of their reunion record, The Sound of the Life of the Mind.
Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Paste Magazine |    [2] |
| American Songwriter |  [3] |
| Diffuser.fm | [4] |
The album received positive reviews from AllMusic, Paste Magazine, and American Songwriter. Allmusic gave Ben Folds Five: Live 3 out of 5 stars, saying "...while the trio may not enjoy the same levels of athleticism that they did in their twenties, they've certainly lost nothing in the chops department."[1]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Jackson Cannery (The Warfield, San Francisco CA, 1/31/13)" | 3:48 |
| 2. | "Erase Me (The Warfield, San Francisco CA, 1/31/13)" | 5:18 |
| 3. | "Selfless, Cold and Composed (House of Blues, Boston MA, 10/13/12)" | 6:06 |
| 4. | "Uncle Walter (Kool Haus, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 10/5/12" | 4:02 |
| 5. | "Landed (The Warfield, San Francisco CA, 1/31/13)" | 4:27 |
| 6. | "Sky High (Thebarton Theatre, Adelaide AU, 11/16/12)" | 4:56 |
| 7. | "One Chord Blues/Billie's Bounce (The Wiltern, Los Angeles CA 1/26/13)" | 3:48 |
| 8. | "Do It Anyway/Overture-Heaven on Their Minds (O2 Academy, Brixton UK, 12/4/12)" | 5:12 |
| 9. | "Brick (The Warfield, San Francisco CA, 1/31/13)" | 4:41 |
| 10. | "Draw A Crowd (Capitol, Port Chester NY, 10/9/12)" | 4:54 |
| 11. | "Narcolepsy (Hitomi Kinen Hall, Tokyo JP, 2/16/13)" | 9:33 |
| 12. | "Underground (Mielparque Hall, Osaka JP, 2/22/13)" | 4:36 |
| 13. | "Tom and Mary (O2 Academy, Brixton UK, 12/4/12)" | 3:02 |
| 14. | "One Angry Dwarf and 200 Solemn Faces (The Warfield, San Francisco CA, 1/31/13)" | 4:16 |
| 15. | "Song for the Dumped (Thebarton Theatre, Adelaide AU, 11/16/12)" | 5:03 |
Personnel
- Ben Folds – piano, vocals
- Darren Jessee – drums, vocals
- Robert Sledge – bass, vocals
Production
- Recording: Leo Overtoom
- Mixing: Joe Costa
- Mastering: Steve Marcussen
- Monitor Engineer: Michael Praytor
- Photography: Clay Lancaster and Ben Folds
References
- ^ a b "Ben Folds Five Live (review)". Allmusic. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
- ^ Garrity, Michael. "Ben Folds Five: Ben Folds Five Live". Paste Magazine. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
- ^ Britt, Grant (18 June 2013). "Ben Folds Five: Ben Folds Five Live". American Songwriter. p. 62. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Myers, Stephanie (4 June 2013). "Ben Folds Five, 'Ben Folds Five Live'". Diffuser.fm. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
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