THE MAGICAL ARMCHAIR
The Ben Folds Five Digest
Issue #121 - July 24, 1996
THE MAGICAL ARMCHAIR, Issue #121
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Topics for Today:
JFish vs BFF
First chord in Jackson Cannery
BF5 on Club Congress site
Re: THE MAGICAL ARMCHAIR, Issue #120
Funny little coincidence
Re: That Fishy Band
Queen's Similarities to BF5
Where's the chords to Summer B?
Re: Ben Folds Five transcript?
Julianne
Alice Childress
Alice Childress.....or Alex Chilton
My birthday w/ BF5...
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Date: Mon, 22 Jul 1996 18:11:55 -0400
From: DMedsker@aol.com
Subject: JFish vs BFF
> > Are there any BFF fans out there that just got turned on to
> > Jellyfish?
In Boston for my brother's wedding. Played Jackson Cannery, mom said 'Sounds
like the Beatles.' Played Underground, sister said 'Sounds like Jellyfish.'
Ben may not obviously nod to the Fab Four, but he was influenced by them, as
were the Fish. Maybe that's the connection between the two. I wouldn't say
BFF sound a thing like Queen. And Jellyfish didn't sound like Queen until
Spilt Milk. Bellybutton was pure Beatlemania.
If the Fish and BFF have anything else in common, it's that they're both very
smart, musically brilliant bands with a sense of humour and a good turn of
phrase. But why is it every band like that gets compared to the Beatles?
My two cents,
David M
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Date: Mon, 22 Jul 1996 18:22:04 -0400
From: PowerVegan@aol.com
Subject: First chord in Jackson Cannery
galileo@mindspring.com wrote
>>With due respect to the original poster, Schmooze1@aol.com, the first chord
is not C, but C minor 7 (c7).
It's not C or C7 or Cm7, it's C7/add9 I tell you! C-E-G-Bb-D
The tab from bottom to top is x-3-2-3-3-x.
That leaves out the G, but that's close enough for guitar.
Trust me.
-- Michael Bluejay (Austin, TX)
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Date: Mon, 22 Jul 1996 18:55:30 -0400
From: SashaHB@aol.com
Subject: BF5 on Club Congress site
I accidentally happened upon a site for Club Congress, a Tucson club that BF5
played back in February. Apparently, they "broadcast" the events at the club
over the net. Problem is, I can't figure out how to make it work, and the
software I downloaded doesn't work. Anyways, go to http://hotcong.com/congo/c
lub.cam.htm and look in the "Best of Club Cam" section, and you'll see there
is a listing for BF5. All I see is a lousy still picture of the February
show (you can't even see Darren in the pic). Maybe somebody out there who's
more technically adept (& has Netscape) can figure this one out & let the
rest of us know about it.
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Date: Mon, 22 Jul 1996 20:40:36 -0400
From: Schmooze1@aol.com
Subject: Re: THE MAGICAL ARMCHAIR, Issue #120
> Okay, I had wanted to keep this a secret until I came out with my complete
> parody of the CD, but what the hell, here's some help. The chords are
> actually more textured than just C-D-E-G, they're C7/add9-D7-E7-G7, then
> D-F#7-G-E. The "Did Mother Nature" part is A-G6-C7/add9-D-G-D-E. There's
> more, but I'm rushing out the door.
That's it!!! all you are missing is the C7-D7-G7-D7-G7 in the "whoa-whoa"
part!!
I am still working on this six string of mine to figure out that last part.
Oh and the mother nature part.....I got it A-C7-G..... maybe it is just
me.....thanks mucho!
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Date: Mon, 22 Jul 1996 22:26:46 -0400 (EDT)
From: Your Worst Nightmare
Subject: Funny little coincidence
I just wanted to say how Best Imitation of Myself helped me break up with
a past boyfriend. Man, that song helped me through this all.
NEWS-I met the drummer for Nada Surf the other night (The band that sings
"popular") and he told me that he used to open for Ben Folds Five. We had
a great little chat about how the Drummer of Nada Surf (Ian) was the only
one who understood the band at all. And when I asked Ian to give me an
autograph, he signed it the same way that one of the members of BFF did
(Robert). Wierd huh?
Just a thought. -Erica
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Date: Tue, 23 Jul 1996 00:28:55 -0400 (EDT)
From: John Waclo
Subject: Re: That Fishy Band
> Date: Sat, 20 Jul 1996 11:42:27 -0500
> From: DAN FRANKE
> Subject: That Fishy Band
> I just don't get the connection
> between the two, except that Jellyfish reminded me of Queen a little bit +
> I've heard people try to slam on BF5 by saying that they sound like Queen
> (which isn't an insult at all).
I think the connection is more in the song writing than the actual "sound"
of the band. They seem to have the same (not so common) melodic sense.
Sometimes I think they are very similar, and other times I not. "Alice
Childress" is kind of reminiscent of Jellyfish's "Calling Sarah." However,
I don't here a similarity when listening to Jellyfish's "All Is Forgiven."
This is, of course, all just my opinion. Anyway, that's all I have to say
about that. Later...
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John C. Waclo johncw@nauticom.net
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Date: Tue, 23 Jul 1996 07:39:10 -0400
From: Ruprecht76@aol.com
Subject: Queen's Similarities to BF5
> I've heard people try to slam on BF5 by saying that they sound like Queen
> (which isn't an insult at all).
Yeah, Queen is great, and are part of the reason why I liked ben folds five
so much... When I heard Underground on the radio it reminded of Bohemien
Rhapsody a lot because of the way it sounds so epic, I can't think of a
really good way to describe the relationship, but maybe you know what I'm
talking about. Underground also reminded of the song Killer Queen because of
the great backing vocals... boy do I miss the days when I could sing along
with queen in a non-falsetto voice...
a spooky man named Ike
I wish that I could jump out my .sig
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Date: Tue, 23 Jul 1996 08:53:40 -0400 (EDT)
From: Marc
Subject: Where's the chords to Summer B?
Here are the chords to the song...
WHERE'S SUMMER B?
Straight 4/4
Intro:
||: E | Bm7 :|| x4
Verse:
||: E | Bm7 :|| x4
||: A/D | D/G :|| x3
Chorus:
||: C | D | Bm7 | Esus4 E Esus2/D E/D :|| x3
| C | C | C/D | C/D |
[Repeat Intro, Verse, Chorus, Intro]
Bridge: {lighter}
| Am7 | D7 | Gmaj7 | Cmaj7 | Fmaj7 | D9 |
[Solo over Intro]
Interlude:
{two hits} {piano break}
||: Bm7/E | :|| x4
Repeat Chorus by playing the first line seven times, then play the next
line of the chorus once. Then play the intro ending on a Bm7 (giving it
the feeling that it's not really over... but it is).
More to come...
Love,
Marc
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Date: Tue, 23 Jul 1996 12:26:01 -0700
From: "Andrew J. Bernstein, WBS Event Producer"
Subject: Re: Ben Folds Five transcript?
You may find all of the transcripts of all the Lollapalooza shows at
http://wbs.net/events/lollatran.html
Stay tuned for more shows!!!
Andy Bernstein
WBS Producer
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Date: Tue, 23 Jul 1996 15:43:28 -0400 (EDT)
From: Marc
Subject: Julianne
Julianne
Bass plays straight 8th's
Verse 1:
{break}
A | D | A | D | B | Em Em/D | G | - |
Verse 2 (w/keys&drums):
A | D | A | D | B | Em Em/D | G A | A |
Chorus (same as verse 2)
{mini piano solo over}
A | D | A | D |
Verse 3 (same as verse 2)
Chorus 2:
A | D | A | D | B | Em Em/D | G A | D |
Bridge:
B C | B C | D | D | B C | B C | D | D |
Piano solo over verse 2 chords
Verse 4 (same as verse 2)
Repeat chorus 2 twice to end.
Love,
Marc
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Date: Tue, 23 Jul 1996 16:00:02 -0400 (EDT)
From: Marc
Subject: Alice Childress
Alice Childress
(I enjoyed figuring this one out... It's fun to play, too)
Intro:
||: B (8-7-6) | Emaj7 add9 :|| x4
Verse:
| Abm Gb/Bb | B E | Abm Gb/Bb | Gb/Ab Ab/Bb |
| E Gb | B E | Dbm7 Gb | B |
| E B/Eb | Gb/Ab Ab/Bb |
Chorus:
| E B/Eb | Abm Gb/Bb B B/Eb | E B/Eb | Gb/Ab Ab/Bb |
| E B/Eb | Abm Gb/Bb B B/Eb | E B/Eb | Gb/Ab | E/Gb |
1/2 Intro, Verse 2, Chorus 2...
Bridge (piano solo):
| Bm7/E | E | Bm7 | E |
| C/G | Gmaj7 | C/D | Gmaj7 |
| C/D | Gmaj7 | E/D |
{piano-slower}
||: Abm Gb/Bb | B E :||
Verse 3:
| Abm Gb/Bb | B E | Abm Gb/Bb | Gb/Ab Ab/Bb |
| E Gb/Eb | B E | Dbm7 Gb | B |
| E B/Eb | Gb/Ab | Ab/Bb |
Chorus 3:
| E B/Eb | Abm Gb/Bb B B/Eb | E B/Eb | Gb/Ab Ab/Bb |
| E B/Eb | Abm Gb/Bb B B/Eb | E B/Eb ||: Gb/Ab | E/Gb :|| x3
End with intro (finishing with Emaj7 add9)
Enjoy
-Marc
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Date: Tue, 23 Jul 1996 18:04:53 -0400
From: HolliStar@aol.com
Subject: Alice Childress.....or Alex Chilton
Hi all ! I just had a question for you guys...doesn't it sound like Ben is
saying
"Alex Chilton" instead of "Alice Childress"? Somebody has probably already
asked that, but It's driving me crazy! , so... By the way- it's a little off
the subject but since we are talking about Alex Chilton, does anyone here
like Big Star or The Posies?
[We've talked about this before. Ben is singing "Alice Childress" and
he's not referring to the author and playwright Alice Childress, or the
songwriter Alex Chilton. He's invoking the name of a mental patient at a
hospital where Anna Goodman, who co-wrote the song with Ben, once worked.
Alice supposedly threw mop water on Anna. -fjm]
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Date: Wed, 24 Jul 1996 13:18:14 CST
From: ADAM KARNOPP
Subject: My birthday w/ BF5...
Hello there,
Hm....this is my first post thing here, so I guess an introduction
could be useful. My name's Adam and I live in the *state* of South
Dakota. Yipee! I'm a college student, studying to be a teacher
(yep) of elementary kids or spanish (or both?). Oh, yeah. And I
*love* BF5s music! They rule.
Anyway, yesterday was my birthday, the big 2-0. I started the day
off with some "jackson cannery" and the rest of the cd (I just love
that song). Then I was watching a little Be-ach MTV and all of a
sudden I hear: "who's got the looks, who's got the brains, who's got
everything..." and got all excited. Could it be? A video? Nope, it
was just a cheesy song snippet for some stupid MTV interlude thing.
But that got me thinking....do they have a video? I thought MTV
could only use song clips from the videos they have rights
to....maybe I have no idea what I'm talking about, though? Anyway, I
made a tape of BF5 for my car...now all my friends can hear 'em, too!
I also plugged them a few days ago on the Tori Amos e-zine. I hope
people heed my adivice. These guys rule!
Well, enough, I should say....By the way, I know this has been asked,
but are there any live recordings, bootlegs, shirts, etc. to be
purchased? Let me know, k? Thanks....
--Adam
[Happy Birthday, Adam! There are two videos: Underground and Uncle
Walter. Both have been played on 120 Minutes but as far as I know haven't
made it to Alternative Nation or the Buzz Bin or anywhere else on MTV.
Call them up and request it, and maybe they will!! Also, there are some
boots floating around, but no merch-by-mail yet - there are T-shirts
which are presently only sold at shows. -fjm]
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[Katie Spain - would you please e-mail me? Thanks ! -fjm]
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