Ben Folds Five

Ben Folds Five (1994—2000) was a three member band formed in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. They played what might be called piano-dominated pop/rock. Much of their work was influenced by jazz, evident in frequent improvised passages through bridge and/or ending. Members of the band were Ben Folds who was the lead singer, played the keyboard/piano and wrote most of the songs; Robert Sledge on bass and Darren Jessee on drums. After the band broke up, Folds began a solo career.

When asked for the reason for the band's confusing name, Folds said it "sounds better than Ben Folds Three" [1], although it's probably also a pun on the poker term.

Discography

Ben Folds Five, 1995, Passenger/Caroline Records

1. Jackson Cannery
2. Philosophy
3. Julianne
4. Where's Summer B.?
5. Alice Childress
6. Underground
7. Sports & Wine
8. Uncle Walter
9. Best Imitation of Myself
10. Video
11. The Last Polka
12. Boxing

Naked Baby Photos, 1997, Passenger Records

1. Eddie Walker
2. Jackson Cannery
3. Emaline
4. Alice Childress
5. Dick Holster
6. Tom & Mary
7. For Those Of Ya'll Who Wear Fannie Packs
8. Bad Idea
9. Underground
10. The Ultimate Sacrifice
11. Satan Is My Master
12. Julianne
13. Song For The Dumped
14. Philosophy
15. Twin Falls
16. Boxing

Whatever And Ever Amen, 1997, Sony 550 (Epic)

1. One Angry Dwarf and 200 Solemn Faces
2. Fair
3. Brick
4. Song For The Dumped
5. Selfless, Cold and Composed
6. Kate
7. Smoke
8. Cigarette
9. Steven's Last Night In Town
10. Battle of Who Could Care Less
11. Missing the War
12. Evaporated

The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner, 1999, Sony

1. Narcolepsy
2. Don't Change Your Plans
3. Mess
4. Magic
5. Hospital Song
6. Army
7. Your Redneck Past
8. Your Most Valuable Possession
9. Regrets
10. Jane
11. Lullabye