tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23306308.post116452890150697582..comments2023-10-11T02:53:32.035-07:00Comments on Five Cent Stand: Ben Folds vs. the Music SnobSeth Wardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02027729307468958273noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23306308.post-1164923574136218872006-11-30T13:52:00.000-08:002006-11-30T13:52:00.000-08:00Very cool. You could almost say that Ben represen...Very cool. You could almost say that Ben represents the collective conscience of about 90 percent of college Christians and younger today. <BR/><BR/>I like it that it isn't bitchy at the same time. It is just real. I don't get off on music that is always critical. I think that gets boring. blah blah blah blah. <BR/><BR/>Just say something and let me figure out the rest.<BR/><BR/>Ya know?Seth Wardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02027729307468958273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23306308.post-1164909418665441642006-11-30T09:56:00.000-08:002006-11-30T09:56:00.000-08:00Me again.Ben's not a secular Christian. And I'm su...Me again.<BR/><BR/>Ben's not a <I>secular</I> Christian. And I'm sure Jesusland gives you why he's not.<BR/><BR/>There's actually this huge thing out there about him being Jewish. But that's not true either. His brother married a Jewish woman... so half of his family's Jewish. (That and he does a great rendition of Hava Nagilia.) So an article came out a couple months back about how Ben's not a denominational Christian essentially. He doesn't really feel like claiming one.<BR/><BR/>You can tell he's got some Christian in him just talking to him.<BR/><BR/>Anyway. As for Nashville, that person should have gotten on the Folds mailing list because there was an exclusive Nashville show in Ben's studio in October that I flew in there for.... <BR/><BR/>And normally you don't have to pay to meet Ben, besides your ticket price. I mean, I've met him seven times now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23306308.post-1164700422073183382006-11-27T23:53:00.000-08:002006-11-27T23:53:00.000-08:00Dang. Ben's piano. So close. We were sitting the s...Dang. Ben's piano. So close. <BR/><BR/>We were sitting the second balcony so the sound might have been muddied by the time it got up there. It was mostly stuff that the rock band took care of in the original recordings that aggrivated me. I know what cellos and violins can do from yelling it out of stuffy players and what doublings can really make certain "rockish" things sort of bling. I just kept wanting a more "Rock" sound coming out of the instruments which is really mostly attack and clarity. There was a whole lot of good stuff as well in my opinion. <BR/><BR/>Also, Ben really had to drag the orchestra along quite a bit. Again- the conductor.<BR/><BR/>All of this is only because I am a bit of an orchestrating nerdola.<BR/><BR/>I really liked what Painter did on Sad Song.Seth Wardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02027729307468958273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23306308.post-1164692268788791962006-11-27T21:37:00.000-08:002006-11-27T21:37:00.000-08:00I know his next door neighbor. She about peed her...I know his next door neighbor. She about peed herself she said when he rang the doorbell one day and asked to borrow the ladder.<BR/><BR/>Correction: Grew up in the Church, so who knows where He stands spiritually. He's been exposed for sure. And he knows enough about Christianity to lampoon it pretty accurately at times.<BR/><BR/>Seth, my guess would be that his long time collaborator John Painter (of Flemming and John) had a hand in those arrangements. I dog his work, personally...enough to have him work on Sad Song from my White Flag record...not orchestral arranging but his doo-dads and guitars.<BR/><BR/>There was a point on that record when we couldn't find a cheap piano room (I was almost out of budget) to record in. A friend who knows John Painter called him up to ask if he knew of any. He offered Ben's...room...containing Ben's piano. HUh? WHAT?? (I peed myself at this point).<BR/><BR/>Didn't work out. Ben came back from vacation and cancelled my reservation so he could work a little in there. CRAP! So close.<BR/><BR/>SGShaun Groveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03047910312376945063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23306308.post-1164652301114582762006-11-27T10:31:00.000-08:002006-11-27T10:31:00.000-08:00They had this meet and greet thing after the conce...They had this meet and greet thing after the concert that cost 60 bucks. It was too expensive for me to be his friend. Maybe you could get a discount or something.Seth Wardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02027729307468958273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23306308.post-1164639168520728452006-11-27T06:52:00.000-08:002006-11-27T06:52:00.000-08:00Yeah, I have heard rumors that he lives in a small...Yeah, I have heard rumors that he lives in a small condo/apartment in nashville somewhere. I think him and I should hang out. don't you?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23306308.post-1164617207078315062006-11-27T00:46:00.000-08:002006-11-27T00:46:00.000-08:00sheesh. What a concert that must have been.sheesh. What a concert that must have been.Seth Wardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02027729307468958273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23306308.post-1164614367512272022006-11-26T23:59:00.000-08:002006-11-26T23:59:00.000-08:00Yes, he lives in Nashville and owns a studio down ...Yes, he lives in Nashville and owns a studio down on Music Row.<BR/><BR/>The Nashville Chamber Orchestra, whose motto is "Music Without Boundaries", had their Annual Thanksgiving concert Friday and Saturday at the new symphony hall here. It was completely sold out both nights. They played 7 songs with a Gospel choir, 2 with a Pipe and Drums Corp, and then about 7 or 8 songs each with Wynonna and Donna Summer. It was a great concert.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23306308.post-1164604263602641682006-11-26T21:11:00.000-08:002006-11-26T21:11:00.000-08:00It was really cool. He totally jammed. Doesn't h...It was really cool. He totally jammed. Doesn't he live in Nashville?Seth Wardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02027729307468958273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23306308.post-1164551003152054322006-11-26T06:23:00.000-08:002006-11-26T06:23:00.000-08:00That sounds amazing. Ben Folds is near the top of...That sounds amazing. Ben Folds is near the top of my list of favorites, but I have yet to see him live.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com