I've always loved piano in rock & pop music. It's because of Ben Folds style of playing that inspired me to seriously take up piano this year at the age of 43. Never stop learning, Never stop challenging yourself. Personal challenges are what makes life an adventure, you can sit on a couch watching TV for a year or you could learn to play an instrument in the same amount of time and that is something no one can take away from you.
@@jp783 it’s because it’s not played on the typical 4 beats you would count in a typical song like this, it’s played amazingly, the drums are just played on the down beat of every bar
@@djcsessions674 No, that's not what I'm talking about. I mean the drummer/band as a rhythm section, lost the pulse. I can tell the difference. And what he did on the album and what he's trying to do here isn't rocket science. They lost the pulse. If you can play a rhumba on the drums or think of the inverted rhythm as a "rockified" rhumba, it makes the figure a lot easier. You're playing a basic rock beat, albeit inverted (which is why knowing the rhumba pattern is helpful e.g's Repitition & My Little Suede Shoes by Charlie Parker) - or with the snare accent on the weak beats of 2 and 4. Not hard. What is more difficult is keeping the pulse totally steady for less advanced players from one section to another where the snare lands on 2 and 4 and the cymbals seem accented on the strong beats (not the upbeats), so in a live situation, the time needs to be solid and, in this performance, it's not.
im 16 years old, Ive been to one ben folds solo performance. My dad has now been to five, both solo and ben folds five. I so wish id had the chance to see them together, their chemistry and coordination is so incredible
Fuck me they are such a really good tight band. Everything is perfect. The bass player sounds like he Bass and guitar. The drummer is hold it all together and Ben is amazing
Thank you for putting this up. I hadn't listened to Ben for years. This just reminded me how much I love this group. Sometimes you need a kick in the ass.
This was the first I heard by BFF. I witnessed how a young teen girl was hit by a car and later she died. Took me a year or more to get over. This song helped me get through... Been a BFF fan ever since. 💯🎵🎶
Ben is such a technical master of music. I did not appreciate that fully until recently. Watching the older stuff, brings back great memories and shows off his technical rock chops.
Tempo is all over the place. I’m a drummer and I’m OK with that. It adds to the excitement and tension of the music. So many musicians I play with expect metronomic timekeeping and sometimes that’s OK but for songs like this, the pull in push adds to the live nature of what’s going on.
She plays wipe out on the drums The squirrels and the birds come Gather around to sing the guitar Oh I... have you got nothing to say When all words fail she speaks Her mix tape's a masterpiece Walks through the garden So the roses can see Oh I... have you got nothing to say And you can see the daisies In her footsteps Dandelions, butterflies I want to be Kate Everyday she wars the same thing I think she smokes pot She's everything I want, She's everything I'm not Oh. I... Have you got nothing to say She never gets wet She smiles and it's a rainbow And she speaks and she breathes I want to be Kate Down by the Rosemary and Cameron She hands out the Bhagaved Gita I see her around every couple days I want to meet her so that I can say... hey Kate!
This girl I worked with not long ago, this song seemed like her (though her name I found out was Sandra)... I always found myself calling her Kate!! I finally had to share this song with her... she laughed... I laughed... she didn't change her name from Sandra, but always says HI back when I say "Hi Kate!" :-)
Shoutouts to Kate who asked me out during work. I would’ve taken your number in hindsight, I was just so taken aback and flustered that you did that. Let’s hope we make the connection and be friends!
@Ross Donnan - Sessions at W. 54th St. is a PBS production. The audience is a reflection of that - they were probably instructed to be quiet because it was being recorded for broadcast. This wasn't a typical concert.
Was the audience being paid minimum wage to be there? How can they be so still during this? One woman has her arms folded! I can't keep my head from nodding along to this music!
Have I gone crazy or have the the vocals have been inserted from directly from the record. Why? Also, the intro is almost perfectly in time with the record... then the rest of it moves somewhere between 103 and 104% speed. Weird. It can't have been that bad...
@@steeno861 I can't remember but I think I later lined it up all the vocal parts from the CD with this recording in software. Not all of the CD vocals exist here, only the one's that were needed - and a few more like 1:19.
@@steeno861 Maybe... I'd note the vocals on "Whatever and Ever..." in those parts are very close anyway. (They sound very close when you overlap them and pan them left and right.) Anyway, if you time compress the studio version to 97% you can line up the phrases (the West 54th tempo changes) If you can isolate the vocal and put the two tracks in each ear you can hear either one of two things... 1. copy and paste from the record with a bit of VocAlign or other (I think I saw a demo of that in 2001) 2. The worlds greatest live vocal ever... (with a great doubling effect in just the right spots) The bit that stands out is the bits not used like "Oh I..."
Aw, look at Ben, so young. My favorite band from the moment I heard "Battle of Who Could Care Less" in 1997. I was 36, Mr. F would have been 31. A Generation Jones masterpiece to be sure. Ever see the lost Ron Howard "classic" Cotton Candy? Charlie Martin Smith was Ben a decade before Ben was Ben: ua-cam.com/video/jxl-puPkgcU/v-deo.html
Not necessarily an "error" but anyway. Fun fact (for me) i used to go get free dinner from the Hare Krishnas on campus in the early nineties. I got a Baghavad-Gita from them too, but I'm pretty sure I remember it was a guy who gave it to me, and he made me give them a couple bucks for it. It's still on my shelf, i have to read it one day. (It may never get done)
Not sure about all the comments saying they play perfectly. Sounds are very crisp, but the song speeds up to almost twice the bpm in the first 30 seconds.
This is absolutely a recording. Listen to this other set ua-cam.com/video/0ypc5BxKDWU/v-deo.html sounds exactly the same. You can also see Ben not singing but we can hear his voice in this video. 1:28.
@@halluhmee look at the screen at 1:20. And other comments. It’s for sure a recording. Watch other live tapes of there’s and you can tell they used recordings at some live shows.
@@halluhmee not sure how you are missing this. Literally at 1:19 you can see Ben in the background mouth closed and his voice is in the recording. Watch other live videos they often use a recording.
Can we just take a second to appreciate these freaking 3 part harmonies
Excellent version. Kate is my niece. Ben played at the wedding reception.
Lucky you!!
As a Kate, I love that!
Awesome!
Well that’s awesome. Do you know if she has any extra copies of the Bhagavad Gita lying around?
She never gets wet, she smiles there's a rainbow
I've always loved piano in rock & pop music. It's because of Ben Folds style of playing that inspired me to seriously take up piano this year at the age of 43. Never stop learning, Never stop challenging yourself. Personal challenges are what makes life an adventure, you can sit on a couch watching TV for a year or you could learn to play an instrument in the same amount of time and that is something no one can take away from you.
I'm the guy on thr couch for 38yrs
Hell yea dude. Hope it’s going well for you
Hope you're still crushing it Stevie boy
Aww love this! Feeling inspired by your simple but profound insight.
I used to teach classical guitar in college. One of my first students was 55+
Rumor has it you can still hear the snare drum in that room till this very day.
Great snare sound for sure, but the time is kind of all over the place here
@@jp783 it’s because it’s not played on the typical 4 beats you would count in a typical song like this, it’s played amazingly, the drums are just played on the down beat of every bar
@@djcsessions674 No, that's not what I'm talking about. I mean the drummer/band as a rhythm section, lost the pulse. I can tell the difference. And what he did on the album and what he's trying to do here isn't rocket science. They lost the pulse.
If you can play a rhumba on the drums or think of the inverted rhythm as a "rockified" rhumba, it makes the figure a lot easier. You're playing a basic rock beat, albeit inverted (which is why knowing the rhumba pattern is helpful e.g's Repitition & My Little Suede Shoes by Charlie Parker) - or with the snare accent on the weak beats of 2 and 4. Not hard. What is more difficult is keeping the pulse totally steady for less advanced players from one section to another where the snare lands on 2 and 4 and the cymbals seem accented on the strong beats (not the upbeats), so in a live situation, the time needs to be solid and, in this performance, it's not.
@@jp783 You're wrong. The timing is perfect.
@@brotendo Um, no I'm not. Try buying a metronome.
This drummer is a titan. Absolutely boss performance.
He has a name.
It’s Ian Drum.
@@tomralfe5428 Sure it's not a young Alan Tudyk? 😂
Bro that snare sound is absolute perfection!
Darren Jessee. He's just a generally great musician.
Some years back, my wife drove me to Philly for a surprise Anniversary gift: Ben Folds, solo at the Filmore. One of the best gifts you can get.
Wow, they sound so good live....
Ben Folds Live
@@cacho2112 The L in "Live" is an upside down F
@@ezrac704 mind blown :0
That's usually what happens when a musician has talent. That's uncommon nowadays. 😜
Is it a recording? 1:20 you can hear Ben’s voice but he isn’t singing in the shot. Could be wrong.
im 16 years old, Ive been to one ben folds solo performance. My dad has now been to five, both solo and ben folds five. I so wish id had the chance to see them together, their chemistry and coordination is so incredible
Fuck me they are such a really good tight band. Everything is perfect. The bass player sounds like he Bass and guitar. The drummer is hold it all together and Ben is amazing
That drummer is an absolute monster on the kit. Impressive to say the least.
Los TQM, Ben, Darren y Robert.
This is a real banger
yeah for sure. the sleeper banger
Song still hits. Half jazz half rock. Bad asssshhhhh
Thank you for putting this up. I hadn't listened to Ben for years. This just reminded me how much I love this group. Sometimes you need a kick in the ass.
very underrated band
Wow. They don't make 'em like that anymore. Those 3 dudes are dialed in.
Walks through the garden so the roses can see ~ FANTASTIC LYRIC
Love Ben Folds!
This Is Us brought me here. Great song.
Thank you Ben folds for the music and the memories
My favorite Ben Folds Five song!
Great Power Pop Song 👍️
The greatest independant sound of an independent band...discovered the on WXPN many years back and still a stable band with great sounds!!!
This was the first I heard by BFF. I witnessed how a young teen girl was hit by a car and later she died. Took me a year or more to get over. This song helped me get through...
Been a BFF fan ever since. 💯🎵🎶
Absolute genius
Always loved these guys.
Forever and ever amen had to be their best.
Ben is such a technical master of music. I did not appreciate that fully until recently. Watching the older stuff, brings back great memories and shows off his technical rock chops.
I love this song
This is so perfectly paced. A lot of bands, out of excitement, play their songs a little too fast when they're live. This is perfect.
So true. So true.
Most impressive here though, is the vocal harmonies are on point.
Felt a little rushed from the bridge on, but maybe not
Tempo is all over the place. I’m a drummer and I’m OK with that. It adds to the excitement and tension of the music. So many musicians I play with expect metronomic timekeeping and sometimes that’s OK but for songs like this, the pull in push adds to the live nature of what’s going on.
@@jimdellarocco5I'm also a drummer and I stand by this being paced well.
Saw Ben folds live in Murray Kentucky.. Phenomenal!
There is so much to ❤️ love in this song
1:28 feels a sneeze coming... nevermind.
LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL ... thanks for catching that!!!
He had really bad allergies actually
this song makes me fucking cry dude it’s so beautiful wtf 😭😭😭makes me think of my gf
Who's here in 2021? Good rock never dies
goddamn right!
What a song, what a performance and yet, the audience is potatoing out, how that is possible is beyond me.
Sounds great live. BF5 4 eva 👌🏾
He can write songs
thank you for posting a clear version!
Dang. Fantastic version!
She plays wipe out on the drums
The squirrels and the birds come
Gather around to sing the guitar
Oh I... have you got nothing to say
When all words fail she speaks
Her mix tape's a masterpiece
Walks through the garden
So the roses can see
Oh I... have you got nothing to say
And you can see the daisies
In her footsteps
Dandelions, butterflies
I want to be Kate
Everyday she wars the same thing
I think she smokes pot
She's everything I want, She's everything I'm not
Oh. I...
Have you got nothing to say
She never gets wet
She smiles and it's a rainbow
And she speaks and she breathes
I want to be Kate
Down by the Rosemary and Cameron
She hands out the Bhagaved Gita
I see her around every couple days
I want to meet her so that
I can say... hey Kate!
I’m going to learn how to play piano 😀❤️❤️
How's it going guy?
My favorite.
This girl I worked with not long ago, this song seemed like her (though her name I found out was Sandra)... I always found myself calling her Kate!! I finally had to share this song with her... she laughed... I laughed... she didn't change her name from Sandra, but always says HI back when I say "Hi Kate!" :-)
Kate!
Break out the cattle prods on that audience
wow... super organic tempi...
Fucking Ben Folds. Love this guy and what he's done for music!
Shoutouts to Kate who asked me out during work. I would’ve taken your number in hindsight, I was just so taken aback and flustered that you did that. Let’s hope we make the connection and be friends!
KATE!
My most favorite songs in this album was not the famous "underground" nor "philosophy" but this song and "Sports and Wine".
This song was released on a different album than the other 3
When you first heard this, did you think he was singing "she hands out the bong of Evita?" Me neither.
Where the hell did they get the audience from?
They're observing. Chill out
I wonder if any of them actually went on to listen to Ben Folds Five... I hope so
@Ross Donnan - Sessions at W. 54th St. is a PBS production. The audience is a reflection of that - they were probably instructed to be quiet because it was being recorded for broadcast. This wasn't a typical concert.
Was the audience being paid minimum wage to be there? How can they be so still during this? One woman has her arms folded! I can't keep my head from nodding along to this music!
Bassist got major Shaggy vibes
Every girl in the world named Kate has never felt cooler. Not that I'd know. 🙃
So. Much. Fucking. Talent.
A hymn to male heterosexuality, ie the lifeblood of rock 'n' roll. More please!❤❤❤
lolwut
1:58
too bad no facing shots of Sledge... he's doing lots of fun stuff
He is a really nuanced and gifted player throughout their catalogue.
Have I gone crazy or have the the vocals have been inserted from directly from the record. Why? Also, the intro is almost perfectly in time with the record... then the rest of it moves somewhere between 103 and 104% speed. Weird. It can't have been that bad...
i think you may be. there’s little groans and the such that aren’t included in this performance
@@steeno861 I can't remember but I think I later lined it up all the vocal parts from the CD with this recording in software. Not all of the CD vocals exist here, only the one's that were needed - and a few more like 1:19.
which ones would you say were the "needed" ones? i think 1:19 is copy and pasted from earlier in the performance, or darren.@@har234908234
actually 1:19 is copy and pasted from the first "have you got nothing to say"
@@steeno861 Maybe... I'd note the vocals on "Whatever and Ever..." in those parts are very close anyway. (They sound very close when you overlap them and pan them left and right.) Anyway, if you time compress the studio version to 97% you can line up the phrases (the West 54th tempo changes) If you can isolate the vocal and put the two tracks in each ear you can hear either one of two things... 1. copy and paste from the record with a bit of VocAlign or other (I think I saw a demo of that in 2001) 2. The worlds greatest live vocal ever... (with a great doubling effect in just the right spots) The bit that stands out is the bits not used like "Oh I..."
ugh my ears.
I love how sedate the audience is
Who doesn't? KATE!
Aw, look at Ben, so young. My favorite band from the moment I heard "Battle of Who Could Care Less" in 1997. I was 36, Mr. F would have been 31. A Generation Jones masterpiece to be sure. Ever see the lost Ron Howard "classic" Cotton Candy? Charlie Martin Smith was Ben a decade before Ben was Ben: ua-cam.com/video/jxl-puPkgcU/v-deo.html
This lot need to get back together. Especially with the shite around today.
Error in this song. There is no Rosemary and Cameron intersection in Chapel Hill. They are parallel streets.
Not necessarily an "error" but anyway. Fun fact (for me) i used to go get free dinner from the Hare Krishnas on campus in the early nineties. I got a Baghavad-Gita from them too, but I'm pretty sure I remember it was a guy who gave it to me, and he made me give them a couple bucks for it. It's still on my shelf, i have to read it one day. (It may never get done)
Glen Ben and sara
Gen X Patient Zero.
big joe jackson fans I see...
Not sure about all the comments saying they play perfectly. Sounds are very crisp, but the song speeds up to almost twice the bpm in the first 30 seconds.
Yes. All sorts of timekeeping issues across the songs in this performance. Live it all anyway.
I always lose the downbeat in this song. Anyone else?
This is absolutely a recording. Listen to this other set ua-cam.com/video/0ypc5BxKDWU/v-deo.html sounds exactly the same. You can also see Ben not singing but we can hear his voice in this video. 1:28.
Ben's not even on screen anywhere around 1:28, it's on the drummer. They have no reason to fake a live performance.
@@halluhmee look at the screen at 1:20. And other comments. It’s for sure a recording. Watch other live tapes of there’s and you can tell they used recordings at some live shows.
@@johnrandall9934 at 1:20 the drummer is singing. It's not a recording.
@@halluhmee not sure how you are missing this. Literally at 1:19 you can see Ben in the background mouth closed and his voice is in the recording. Watch other live videos they often use a recording.
@@johnrandall9934 ...I hear Darren Jesse's voice.
No wonder BFF broke up, if all their audiences were as passive and boring as this one.