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Ben Folds Five is an alternative rock artist from Chapel Hill, NC formed in 1994. 21 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Alternative Rock · Chapel Hill, NC · Best alternative rock albums
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Ben Folds Five
1995 · 12 tracks
The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner
1999
Naked Baby Photos
1997
Whatever and Ever Amen
1997
Underground: Pre 1995 Demos
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The Complete Sessions at West 54th St
2018
Playlist: The Very Best of Ben Folds Five
2015
The Sound of the Life of the Mind
2012
Ben Folds File: Complete Best of Ben Folds Five & Ben Folds
2009
Underground #2
Single · 2006
Underground #1
Single · 2006
Don't Change Your Plans
Single · 1999
Army
Single · 1999
Air
Single · 1998
Song for the Dumped
Single · 1998
Kate
Single · 1997
Battle of Who Could Care Less
Single · 1997
One Angry Dwarf and 200 Solemn Faces
Single · 1997
Underground
Single · 1996
Where's Summer B?
Single · 1996
Brick
Single · 1994
Ben Folds Five is an alternative rock trio formed in 1993 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The group comprises Ben Folds (lead vocals, piano, keyboards, melodica, principal songwriting), Robert Sledge (bass, contrabass, synthesizer, backing vocals), and Darren Jessee (drums, percussion, backing vocals, co-writer for some songs). The group achieved mainstream success in the alternative, indie and pop music scenes. The band is best known for the hit single "Brick" from their 1997 album Whatever and Ever Amen, which gained airplay on many mainstream radio stations. Much of Ben Folds Five's work was influenced by jazz, evident in frequent improv-styled passages through bridge and/or ending. During their seven years together, the band released three proper studio records, one retrospective album of B-sides and outtakes, and eight singles. They also contributed to a number of soundtracks and compilations. Ben Folds Five disbanded in October 2000, apparently under amicable circumstances. The group reunited for a one-off concert on September 18, 2008, where they played their final album, The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner, in its entirety. In 2011, Ben Folds Five reunited to r…