Ben Folds might be the best performer to ever play a piano. Period. Granted he might not be the most technically skilled or gifted piano player, but when he takes the stage everyone listens. Everyone. I’ve had the amazing luck to catch him play two live sets and each time he’s left me wowed. A few months back, when I saw him play down at Langerado, he mentioned that he was putting the finishing touches on an upcoming album. Just yesterday I happened to skip over to his site and found that not only is the album done, but he’s streaming two new tracks on his main page. One of those tracks will definitely appear on his upcoming album, Way To Normal, and features none other than Regina Spektor. So far only this single is available from itunes or amazonmp3; the album will hit shelves and etailers on September 30th.
mp3 : Ben Folds (feat Regina Spektor) - You Don’t Know Me
The track is masterful and I recall being blown away by the new songs I had the pleasure of hearing the last time I saw Ben smash away on the keys. Another important note is that Mr. Folds will be reuniting with his old band, some of you may have heard of Ben Folds Five, to play a concert straight through their classic album The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner. The concert will take place at UNC Memorial Hall in Chapel Hill North Carolina on September 18th and will serve as the kickoff to a new concert series organized by Myspace {apparently Myspace still has some usefulness left after all}. Also, for those of you looking to score tickets to this event they go on sale 10AM September 8th from etix.com with all proceeds going to benefit Operation Smile.
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Reminds me of Final Fantasy
I think Mozart has Folds beat as a performer on the piano.
mozart = dead… and could mozart captivate all ages and demographics? no, he’s dead.
haha
Tori Amos is a lioness on those ivories, as well.
“Ben Folds might be the best performer to ever play a piano. Period.”
*deletes ‘The World Forgot’ RSS feed*
egad! say it ain’t so…
Ludwig van FTW.
hahahhahahaahah
I love ben folds! So pumped BF5 is getting back together! Have you ever seen him in concert? Absolutely incredible. I saw him at Langerado http://womenartmoney.blogspot.com/2008/09/langerado-dude-you-won-throw-that-piano.html
amazing!
Hmm, methinks I saw him at yonder Langerado fest too … and at Jammin’ on Jersey in the pouring rain … always fun.
All proceeds from the BF5 charity show benefit Operation Smile? How very Cindy McCain of them!
i was actually there as well…. http://www.theworldforgot.com/2008/03/14/memoirs-of-a-blogger-langerado-day-3/
Folds has a long way to go…Victor Borge.