Ben Folds Five Digest
Issue #74 - April 28, 1996
Ben Folds Five Digest, Issue #74
Topics for Today:
SXSW and other cool letters
I can't believe you said that, John!!!
Jackson Cannery 7" gone as we know it.
BFF list, Help me!
BFF in concert in Atlanta
bf5 list name
Mailing list name
frank-- i say go with the magical armchair
Europe & US tour dates
Uncle Walter and the name of the newletter
assorted Ben Folds Five bits
mix
BF5 Splash Club, London, May 10
Re: Ben Folds Five Digest, Issue #73
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Re: Ben Folds Five Digest, Issue #73
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Date: Thu, 25 Apr 1996 14:55:28 -0400
From: AGottl5648@aol.com
Subject: SXSW and other cool letters
In the last post, someone mentioned something about a CD put out by Sony that
has a live version of Tom and Mary on it. Is this CD available anywhere or
do I need to order
it? Someone please e-mail me with the lowdown.
Also, if anyone is interested, go and buy the new Richard Davies CD.
There's Never Been a Crowd Like This,
Adam
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Date: Thu, 25 Apr 1996 15:07:14 -0400
From: SaintBet@aol.com
Subject: I can't believe you said that, John!!!
In response to John's opinion about the worst songs on the album being "Alice
Childress" or "Video":
How could you? Granted I respect your opinion but totally disagree with it!
"Alice Childress" and "Video" might possibly be my two favorites! Even
though I am confused about who Alice Childress actually is, it's a good tune
to listen to when your feeling down or depressed. And for "Video," well, I
think I'd be making a safe assumption to say that everyone can somehow
identify with what he is saying. . .
"Well I've seen some old friends sort of die or just turn into whatever must
have been inside them. . ." (Who hasn't?),
Bethany
P.S. Thanks to everyone who so gratefully answered my question about the
identity of Alice Childress. I'm going to check out both Alex Chilton and
the author Alice Childress to see what I can come up with. Peace!
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Date: Thu, 25 Apr 1996 17:39:19 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Adam H. Balevic" <adam@binary9.net>
Subject: Jackson Cannery 7" gone as we know it.
From Greensboro, NC sputters:
Sorry it took so long to get back to everyone regarding the Jackson Cannery
7". The fact is that if you have one now, you have a collectable. There are
no current plans to re-press the record; this is the decision of the band and
their manager. A re-press is possible but its up to the band.
If you have sent a check to D-Tox, your money will be returned.
For the extreme die-hards who absolutely must have everything every member
has ever done, you may consider picking up a Toxic Popsickle 7" (Robert's
band of 4 years before the BFF). They sound nothing like the BFF, but it
does feature Robert playing bass and singing. Sort of a funk-rock type
sound with a drummer + percussionist along with (somewhat) dissonant guitar
and, or course, Robert's tight, groovy bass.
Adam
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Date: Thu, 25 Apr 1996 18:26:48 -0400 (EDT)
From: Sellout Punk Rocker <erica67@gwis2.circ.gwu.edu>
Subject: BFF list, Help me!
Hi, I am interviewing TORI AMOS and i need some suggestions for questions...
PLEASE HELP ME! Its important!
Your favorite DC girl
Erica
(Frank-I know that this has nothing to do with BFF, but I figured you
guys could help me out! Thanks!)
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Date: Thu, 25 Apr 1996 18:51:43 -0400
From: Hotdoglove@aol.com
Subject: BFF in concert in Atlanta
(The kindest truths are often spoken and never heard)
I just wanted to say that this was the best concert that I have ever been to!
They played all the songs off the album except "Boxing" and also they
played, "One Angry Dwarf...", "Every Night Out...", and "Song For the Dumped"
I was in the second row, right in front of Robert, and at one point in the
show, my lovesick(for Robert) friend and I screamed his name and he smiled at
us and threw something at me. It turned out to be his pick! He threw
another one later in the show, too. (To the guy that got the second one, you
were slick) Anyway, I just wanted to share my elation with all of the other
fans on this list. By the way, I like the names: THE PIT FANTASTIC and MAIL
ORDER SCHEME. I also think that Can We Be Happy? could make a good name.
Sara
P.S. During "Video" I think I was the only one in the whole place that
screamed at the beginning. This is my least favorite song, is there anyone
who it is their favourite?
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Date: Thu, 25 Apr 1996 16:40:55 -0800
From: shannon <shannon@yyz.com>
Subject: bf5 list name
hey ya'll...here's my two bits about what to christen this here mailing
list ....i like just plain 'underground'. we all know that everything's
happy underground! but, then again, everything's heavy underground, as
well...yikes! :) anyhoo, cheesy as it is, that's my vote (i hope someone's
counting these ...frank?)
rock on,
shannon
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Date: Thu, 25 Apr 1996 17:37:26 -0700
From: Jodi Kurland <jbird@cbc.net>
Subject: Mailing list name
I think the suggestion "the magical armchair" is okay, but I'd second
Eric's suggestion of "the underground." That's what I had thought of and
just hadn't gotten around to posting it yet!
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Date: Thu, 25 Apr 1996 23:19:37 -0400 (EDT)
From: Ben Tanen <btanen@netspace.org>
Subject: frank-- i say go with the magical armchair
-Ben
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It's not what you know. It's not who you know.
It's not even what who you know knows.
It's what who you know can find out if you pester them.
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Date: Fri, 26 Apr 1996 00:37:02 -0400
From: Alan Wolmark
Subject: Europe & US tour dates
here are the European dates:
May 1 London The 100 Club
May 5 Hamburg The Marx Music Club
May 6 Munich The Strom
May 10 London The Splash Club
The band will return to the States and begin a club tour all of which is east
of the Mississippi and covering smaller markets from about May 30 through
June 18.
Then the summer toruing begins ... info to follow.
Regards,
Alan Wolmark CEC Management
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Date: Fri, 26 Apr 1996 00:25:35 -0500 (CDT)
From: Greg Saunders <godboy@galaxy.galstar.com>
Subject: Uncle Walter and the name of the newletter
Two quick things to say :
1) The only gripe I have about Uncle Walter is when Ben yells "But he's
not!" That just gets on my nerves. Other than that, a cool song.
2) I think we should name this newsletter "Pouting in Stereo". It's a
cool way to take ourselves a little less seriously.
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Date: Thu, 25 Apr 1996 23:46:12 -0700
From: Steve VanDevender <stevev@efn.org>
Subject: assorted Ben Folds Five bits
A couple of weekends ago, I went to a local bar where Cindy Lee
Berryhill was playing. Two friends of mine on the Ecto mailing list
recommended her after seeing her in Seattle. (These two friends were
part of the group that I went along with to see Heather Nova and Ben
Folds Five opening back in October when I was in Seattle). I wore my
Ben Folds Five t-shirt (thanks Joe!) and during a break Cindy came up
and asked me if I was a Ben Folds Five fan. I said yes (of course) and
told her I gave them my highest recommendation. She said she was
planning to buy the CD.
I don't remember many of my dreams when I sleep, but the other day I had
one where BFF came to play in town, and I got to sit practically next to
Ben. Someone asked him for an odd request (I forget what it was) and
Ben had to work out the chords on the spot, which he wrote on my
forehead. I've had only a few dreams weirder than that.
My vote goes to "The Pit Fantastic" for a mailing list name.
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Date: Fri, 26 Apr 1996 03:32:12 -0400
From: Shan111111@aol.com
Subject: mix
>>.......and big pop (Eric
>> Matthews, Big Star, Jellyfish, Matthew Sweet, AND Ben Folds Five).
>> Anyone else share this eclectic mix?
A tiny bit off subject, but I love Matthew Sweet, and recently I got some
conversation going about BF5 on the Matthew Sweet mailing list, so I'm
working on some new fans :)
shan
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Date: Fri, 26 Apr 1996 10:48:32 +0000
From: Matthew Trigg <mat@gmtnet.co.uk>
Subject: BF5 Splash Club, London, May 10
Dear all
just booked my tix for the 10th (thanks Felix for the info)
thought I'd post the credit card hotline for Stargreen Box Office who took
my booking.
The number is 0171 734 8932
The tickets are five pounds plus one pound ten pence booking fee each plus
thirty pence postage charge per order. (That's £6.10 + postage but I don't
know if you'll all get the pound sign OK!)
Apparently, they've had a bit of a rush today so I hope everyone on this
list who wants to go gets them soon.
Hope to see you there
Cheers
Matthew
(from the comfort of his office armchair!)
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Date: Fri, 26 Apr 1996 08:37:43 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Donna L. Hokanson" <hokansod@goldey.gbc.edu>
Subject: Re: Ben Folds Five Digest, Issue #73
> Subject: Names for BFF mailling list
>
> - Magical Armchair - Flying Spit
I like Magical Armchair
> Subject: BFF on SXSW Sampler
>
> I picked up a disc last week. It is the Sony Music Publishing/ATV
> SXSW 96 sampler. It has tracks from band published by SMP, which were
> (presumably) at SXSW (was Oasis really there?). The copy I found was in a
> black and orange cardboard sleeve, and was a promo. Anyway, it has a live
> version of "Tom & Mary" that 'must' have been recorded at SXSW. Did BFF
> actually perform this song there?
>
> Scott Carlson
> carlson@math.umn.edu
>
Scott,
How can I get a SXSW 96 sampleer -- I was there. I saw Ben there -- my
first BFF show. I don't remember if they did Tom and Mary since I had
never seen them before. I loved their show tho and cant wait to they
come to northeast.
Donna
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Date: Fri, 26 Apr 1996 09:00:58 -0700
From: Colin McConnell <cmcconnell@prudential.com>
Subject: Re: Ben Folds Five Digest, Issue #73
Without doubt, Ben, Robert and Darren all have solid chops on their
instruments. And more than that, they're a tight unit, which is a rare
thing these days. Somehow they blend the precision of Steely Dan with
the natural acoustic chaos of grunge. I love it.
The rhythm section of Robert and Darren is totally in the pocket, all the
time. Pay close attention to how well Darren uses his kick drum to
accent Roberts playing. Gives me chills. Unfortunately, a lot of
contemporary rock drummers seem to ignore this technique and approach the
drums like a solo instrument. Yuck.
Ben is an equally talented arranger as he is a composer. And anyone
who's tried to transcribe his music know how well Ben's chord voicings
and Robert's bass lines compliment each other. (If you listen to all
notes in the bass of "Alice Childress," you'll hear what I'm talking
about.) Add to that a careful splash of background vocals and you get
that surprisingly full sound.
I have to say, however, that I'm a little surprised with people's
reactions to Robert's playing. Granted, his playing is tight and
perfectly suited to the album, and I'm sure he's capable of much more.
But it's not exactly ground-breaking. I haven't heard him do anything
that John Entwistle didn't do 25 years ago. (Although I much prefer
Roberts instincts to Entwistles, which were often pretentious.) What
gives?
I'd like to hear people's reactions to a BF5 song which seems to have
been overlooked ... "Boxing." It's quiet and buried at the end of the
album, but I think it's a masterpiece. The boxing metaphor is beautiful,
and I can almost see a broken down, teary-eyed Muhammed Ali on a broadway
stage singing up to the ghost of Howard Cosell. Almost brings tears to
my eyes. Anyone else dig this song as much as I do?
Colin
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Date: Wed, 24 Apr 1996 23:09:18 -0400
From: "Mr. Bradley J. Price" <bjp128@psu.edu>
Subject: Re: Ben Folds Five Digest, Issue #73
I know this is a little late and a little profound. By the way I am not a
great speller. It doesn't matter if you have a preference of one song or
another, it doesn't matter what bands people like. Too many damn people are
interfioring in other peoples opinions. Ever=ything is valid. Now Ben
Folds Five is a tremendous new floavor out in todays repetative musical
world. Something new to all of you I know. I hope they keep going for a
long time even though they will probobly not go mainstream (by the way I
would love to see them big.) Hey how about a Folds army this summer
following these guys around. I would definately waste my whole summer going
to their shows. Well I know you are tired of reading my crap.
For lack of a better phrase "Rock on BFF"
Clove
Brad Price
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[Hi all - I'm getting caught up after several days of taking care of
some family business. There are another 40-50 posts to sift through and
handle, which I'll get to by tomorrow.
Also a reminder to all who might be away from school for the summer or
otherwise off line - let me know if you have another address you'd like
on the subscription list instead of your university account, or if you'll
be away from your access for the summer, so I can make the adjustment and
avoid clogging up your mailbox or getting mail bounced.
I'm keeping track of everyone's list name suggestions and will post an
update shortly. -fjm]
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