Where can I find mp3s of the Ben Fold concert last night...that shit was incredible!

8/1/2007 10:40:38 AM

my roomate said Ben Folds didn't sound to good.
who is lying?

8/1/2007 12:04:14 PM

I also want to know b/c his cover of Such Great Heights was amazing

8/1/2007 12:04:22 PM

http://bt.etree.org/?search=ben+folds&cat=0

wait a few days
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profit

[Edited on August 1, 2007 at 2:41 PM. Reason : .]

8/1/2007 2:34:48 PM

um Ben Folds kicked ass, i can't even explain it. Granted I have been a BF/BFF fan for years now and stayed up to date with all his albums since the 90s. Your roommate is either not a musician, went to see john mayer instead or is just plain stupid. The crowd wanted an Encore from the OPENING BAND (Ben Folds)!!! I have never seen that placed so packed at 7pm.



[Edited on August 1, 2007 at 3:09 PM. Reason : thx Saps]

8/1/2007 3:09:17 PM

i said his sound system didn't sound good dumbass

i could barely hear him

8/1/2007 3:50:43 PM

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"The crowd wanted an Encore from the OPENING BAND (Ben Folds)"

Yeah, because he doesn't suck. Unfortunately, John Mayer does.

8/1/2007 4:01:54 PM

I had the same sentiment before last night...but John Mayer in fact does not suck. Surprisingly.

8/1/2007 4:03:19 PM

Nope, he still sucks.

And giving him money to see a good artist just isn't worth it.

[Edited on August 1, 2007 at 4:04 PM. Reason : .]

8/1/2007 4:03:47 PM

I didn't give him money, my ticket was free. And I bought a Ben Folds t-shirt.

But seriously, if you like blues at all you should give him a re-listen.

8/1/2007 4:15:27 PM

John Mayer does not suck. What he can do with a guitar has not been seen by our generation. Jimi Hendrix was prolly the last that could do what he does. Its just ridiculous. And his blues is awesome. Every song he plays has a blues solo....maybe thats why you don't like it.

Ben Folds was awesome in his own right though. I would have paid the 50 bucks to just hear him keep playing. He's the ultimate showman.

8/1/2007 4:32:09 PM

sorry but if you didn't think 'Gravity' was the best song played last night by either act then you gotta be a fucking idiot

8/1/2007 4:38:02 PM

^[no]

Ben folds rocked last night. I have been a long time fan, but this was the first time I have seen him live. I was not disappointed.

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"What he can do with a guitar has not been seen by our generation. Jimi Hendrix was prolly the last that could do what he does."

I enjoyed John Mayer last night, but [head in hands].

[Edited on August 1, 2007 at 4:47 PM. Reason : d]

8/1/2007 4:45:14 PM

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"What he can do with a guitar has not been seen by our generation. Jimi Hendrix was prolly the last that could do what he does"

Hey, congrats on knowing nothing about music. It must be AWESOME!

Seriously, though, how much other Blues music have any of you even listened to? And no, I don't hate Blues, quite the contrary. But of course I respect Muddy Waters and John Lee Hooker a hell of a lot more than I will ever respect the whiny stuff John Mayer puts out.

If Ben Folds had played a show by himself, I'dve gone in a heartbeat.

8/1/2007 4:46:19 PM

yea i wouldn't say mayer is anywhere near hendrix right now but he has come a long way

and the fact that he didn't play 'your body is a wonderland' was awesome

8/1/2007 5:13:06 PM

^you are correct in saying that, but still stupid for everything else. If you couldn't hear Ben Folds, you were either too high, hanging out with too many of the high school kids there, not paying attention or just simply sitting in the wrong place. I heard him perfectly, every word and every note....and yes, I was on the grass. His sound system was great (um, pretty much the same as waht John Mayer used).

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"sorry but if you didn't think 'Gravity' was the best song played last night by either act then you gotta be a fucking idiot"

i can't believe that you said that. Yes, Gravity had a really good solo in it, but it was far from the best song. If all the little girls weren't there to see John Mayer, I think Ben Fold would have stole the show. There just weren't enough musicians there to appreciate Ben Folds, which I'm willing to guess is why ViolentMAW didn't like the show. I will never go to another JM concert...way too many stupid ass HS kids.

That said, the DMB concert is filtrated with HS kids too. I guess they are just trying to "fit-in"? Isn't that what you do in HS?

8/1/2007 5:23:29 PM

YAY FOR OPINIONS!!11

8/1/2007 5:28:20 PM

i can't go to any concerts without there being a ton of hs kids around

i saw some hs kids singing and dancing to ben folds are you gonna start hating him too now?

8/1/2007 5:32:26 PM

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8/1/2007 5:34:22 PM

despite popular belief...high schoolers can be genuine music fans too

8/1/2007 5:36:36 PM

i know they can, but it's just annoying having them EVERYWHERE!

8/1/2007 5:38:16 PM

i took my sister and its unfortunate she had no idea who ben folds was especially since they're from around here

its also unfortunate that people don't like john mayer because they think only young girls like him

8/1/2007 5:42:21 PM

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"But of course I respect Muddy Waters and John Lee Hooker a hell of a lot more than I will ever respect the whiny stuff John Mayer puts "

I wasn't listening to his lyrics (kinda funny now that I think about it after Ben mentioned that "no one listens to lyrics" before he sang Bitches Ain't Shit). His skill was what got me. Didn't expect that, which is why I'm giving him more credit that I used to. And I'm not gonna lump him with Hendrix (Clapton or Hooker) by any fucking means necessary, though it would've been sweet to hear him attempt a cover. Music skill alone I walked in expecting to hear the accompaniment with the whiny shit like you're talking about (Wonderland, World to Change, or that other poppy sounding one that he came out with originally--something about school)...music skill alone, I walked out pleasantly surprised. That's all I'm saying. Will I get that same warm fuzzy feeling if I go out and buy a studio album? Oh hell no, I can pretty much guarantee I won't. But if a live album came out--I would probably download it.

Annnnnnnd end scene.

[Edited on August 1, 2007 at 5:45 PM. Reason : r]

8/1/2007 5:44:45 PM

Ben Folds' cover of Such Great Heights

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KI78874qbU



[Edited on August 1, 2007 at 6:48 PM. Reason : d]

8/1/2007 6:45:25 PM

I have seen Ben Folds 4 or 5 times, I've met him and hung out back stage. I refused to go to last nights show, however, because he was opening up for the talentless fuck, John Mayer.

The day John Mayer gets one single cent of my hard earned money will be a cold day in hell.

8/1/2007 7:37:10 PM

YAY FOR OPINIONS!!11

8/1/2007 7:45:54 PM

Opinions are fine. If wolfpack2105 genuinely believes that John Mayer is the new Jimi Hendrix, then so be it. But I'll still make fun of him for it.

8/1/2007 8:16:14 PM

I'd venture to say he stole more from stevie ray and clapton at that show than hendrix... But a good concert either way. Thought ben folds had tons more energy all said and done.

8/2/2007 2:56:30 AM

^ and they both """stole""" from Hendrix(Stevie Ray more so) and Hendrix """stole""" from Buddy Guy and Buddy also """stole""" ..........basically you'll end up tracing it back to three black dude's from the delta.

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"What he can do with a guitar has not been seen by our generation. Jimi Hendrix was prolly the last that could do what he does."

1.Thats their fault becasue there have been many great players since 2. What? Jimi was the last person that'll ever do what Jimi did. John Mayer is the last person that'll ever be able do what John Mayer has done......but you can't say that there have been no amazing guitar players since Hendrix... until now.... with Mayer. What about Stevie Ray, Clapton, Page, Cray, Ford, Carlton, Santana, Cooder, Beck, Gatton, Winter, Trucks, Bonamassa, and Gibbons! And those are just some of the more popular/known ones.







[Edited on August 2, 2007 at 4:07 AM. Reason : .]

8/2/2007 3:54:33 AM

john mayer seems like a really cool/funny guy when he's not performing. i can't say i like his singing though. maybe like one or two songs...

8/2/2007 4:06:13 AM

His singing has changed since his first two albums.

I really like Continuum

8/2/2007 4:09:17 AM