Ben Folds Five - Fair (live)

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  • Опубліковано 4 лют 2025

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  • @MichelLamblin
    @MichelLamblin 3 роки тому +17

    Fuzz bass 4ever. Was surprised when listening to the records how often Sledge used fuzz.

  • @JRDay1989
    @JRDay1989 9 років тому +56

    This was September 10th, 1999 in Tokyo, for anyone that's wondering.

  • @julesgarcia895
    @julesgarcia895 7 років тому +39

    rip in peace robert sledge's larynx

  • @sratus
    @sratus 6 років тому +19

    'Every couple nights or so you pop into my dreams,
    I just can't get rid of you like you got rid of me.
    Oh but I my send my best,
    Cos God knows you've seen my worst.'
    That's just brilliant.

  • @danieldougan269
    @danieldougan269 8 років тому +26

    I've seen Ben Folds twice. The first time was in 2011 with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra. The second time was in October 2016 with just Ben and a piano. Both shows were phenomenal. He's a real musician. People forget that he doesn't just play piano. At the ISO show, he came out for an encore by himself and just killed it messing around on some of the percussion instruments.

    • @joshuaschantz9828
      @joshuaschantz9828 8 років тому +1

      Great comment. Not this video but in others when playing solo on piano it sounds like a guitar and drum set are right behind him.

    • @PatrickRob82
      @PatrickRob82 3 роки тому

      Saw him open for John Mayer once. He was so hilarious and soo bloody good. He stole the damn show.

    • @danieldougan269
      @danieldougan269 2 роки тому

      @@PatrickRob82 Ben is one of the funniest people in music. I couldn't stop laughing at everything he did.
      He also got conducted the crowd in multi-part harmony for "Not the Same," and it sounded wonderful.
      Another really funny person I've seen is Matt Nathanson. His concert is part music, part improv comedy.

    • @PatrickRob82
      @PatrickRob82 2 роки тому

      @@danieldougan269 that would have been amazing to be a part of! I love that song.

    • @ezrac704
      @ezrac704 2 роки тому

      @@PatrickRob82 Is that when he played Bitches ain't shit several times each concert?

  • @joshuaschantz9828
    @joshuaschantz9828 8 років тому +23

    I don't think people know how hard it is to make that kind of music. The end of performance w no singing=insane! To see them live would've been on my bucket list. I guess it still is.

    • @cameronyarnell8726
      @cameronyarnell8726 Рік тому

      I was able to see them once and I've seen Ben Folds solo three times.
      It helps to live in Ben's home state.

    • @Sloedwn
      @Sloedwn 9 місяців тому

      I got to see em it and they jammed the hell out of Fair, it was so legendary!

  • @NorthWriter
    @NorthWriter 13 років тому +6

    Man, I love this band! It's like every song is perfect. Great lyrics, excellent musicianship, and the vocals are always impressive. AND their live shows were amazing. I feel fortunate that my brother and I were able to see their last show in Minneapolis before they broke up.

  • @MrPhilm00r
    @MrPhilm00r 3 роки тому +4

    I was impressed the first time that I heard battle of who could care less, but I was absolutely blown away the first time that I heard this one. It makes me want to jump around like a happy moron every time that I hear it

  • @Tracey..H
    @Tracey..H 6 років тому +7

    Might be their best song, and that's saying something. What A VERSION!!

  • @iturbo5733
    @iturbo5733 10 років тому +25

    This is the song that got me hooked on Ben Folds Five. I bought the Album back in '96 and it was epic awesomeness the whole album through.

    • @cameronyarnell8726
      @cameronyarnell8726 Рік тому

      When he toured solo he was definitely lacking too excellent vocalists and rhythm section in Sledge and Jessee.

  • @2ndDayRiffs
    @2ndDayRiffs 3 роки тому +4

    Someone disliked this? This is music mastery!

  • @manifestgtr
    @manifestgtr 11 місяців тому +2

    Fuzzy bass is one of the most brilliant musical devices to come out of the last 50 years when you stop to think about it. In a rock setting, it glues the guitars to the kick drum…in a metal setting, it adds weight to the mid range and makes the guitars sound bigger…in ANY context, it helps bass translate on smaller speakers…and of course BFF used it to completely bypass the need for guitars in the first place. It’s just endlessly useful if you’re willing to explore the entire gain spectrum.

  • @senorabraham
    @senorabraham 14 років тому +7

    That's the best version of that song that I've ever seen. I'm guessing that this was filmed during the Reinhold Messner tour. Good stuff.

  • @Nativityin6lack
    @Nativityin6lack 2 роки тому +5

    wish there were more live versions 💔

  • @nicolasmrn
    @nicolasmrn 2 роки тому +1

    That chorus is a damn earworm.

  • @shanehagan
    @shanehagan 6 років тому +4

    this song is so awesome

  • @rationalwatcher7739
    @rationalwatcher7739 Рік тому +1

    God I love how they showcased the bass

  • @DanielMartin-n8h
    @DanielMartin-n8h Рік тому

    This is a truly brilliant performance. And Ben's voice sounds excellent here!

  • @tupperwareindian
    @tupperwareindian 12 років тому +10

    ah! liz phair in love!

  • @psychopeepers
    @psychopeepers 13 років тому +3

    Simply Stunning Performance, AGAIN!

  • @benwade7334
    @benwade7334 8 років тому +1

    I send my best, 'cause God knows you've seen my worst...best line ever.

  • @loonypear
    @loonypear День тому

    Those drum fills are interesting, I thought the ones in the studio version were just kinda messy but it was perfectly replicated live. Wild

  • @wieduwillst101
    @wieduwillst101 11 років тому +13

    1:50 obama obama obama obama

  • @petradmizteiken
    @petradmizteiken 11 років тому +1

    omg I will never listen to this song in the same way after this!! XD

  • @FORE1GNB0DY
    @FORE1GNB0DY 12 років тому +4

    Darren is so young!

  • @optionaxis
    @optionaxis 12 років тому +4

    I miss ben folds

    • @danieldougan269
      @danieldougan269 8 років тому +2

      optionaxis He didn't go away. I just saw him perform two weeks ago.

    • @emilymoore1709
      @emilymoore1709 8 місяців тому +1

      Ben Folds Five is no more but Ben Folds is

  • @小野毅-f3k
    @小野毅-f3k Рік тому

    I have'nt been heard this title.

  • @q0zi
    @q0zi 14 років тому +2

    @bearpickle Tokyo, 1999 I believe.

  • @nicolasmrn
    @nicolasmrn 2 роки тому +2

    I can hear Prefab Sprout and Elton John.

  • @bigfwoosh
    @bigfwoosh 13 років тому

    @NorthWriter You might be happy to know that they're getting back together to record a new album later this year =)

  • @makkein
    @makkein 8 років тому +2

    IM GETTING CHILLS

  • @jaycaffee4930
    @jaycaffee4930 Рік тому +1

    Sledge!!!

  • @zytxuy
    @zytxuy 13 років тому +5

    All this breathing in, never breathing out...

  • @riversutcliffe9520
    @riversutcliffe9520 6 років тому

    I wonder is this the last song they played? It's awesome

  • @Chickibidi
    @Chickibidi 7 років тому +4

    Did a key get stuck in the lower register in the last thirty seconds? It looks like during the piano solo a key is jammed down.

    • @BruceWayne-fe4ev
      @BruceWayne-fe4ev 7 років тому +3

      Stephanie Bowsher most likely- Ben’s pretty fond of obliterating pianos

    • @mrjpb23
      @mrjpb23 6 років тому +2

      It was broken the whole show.

  • @MiKeDoNaDiZZle
    @MiKeDoNaDiZZle 3 роки тому +1

    That one key just couldn't take it anymore

  • @小野毅-f3k
    @小野毅-f3k Рік тому

    Be three!

  • @sloppy_hand
    @sloppy_hand Рік тому

    Man, never thought it was a bass what made all that feedback! I thought was a hollow body guitar... How did he got this feedback? Does it have a sustainer pickup?

  • @bearpickle
    @bearpickle 14 років тому +1

    wish i was at thsi show, where was it??

    • @danieldougan269
      @danieldougan269 8 років тому +1

      bearpickle Someone commented that it was in Tokyo on 9/10/1999.

  • @calvinnigh5489
    @calvinnigh5489 5 років тому

    That bass is the blade Runner soundtrack

  • @calvinnigh5489
    @calvinnigh5489 5 років тому +1

    Tally Hall?

  • @ToneSherpa
    @ToneSherpa 4 роки тому +3

    this is what happens when you let a guitarist play bass