a+++ would listen 100x for the first time if it were possible

9/30/2008 8:37:28 PM

I like the song called epic failboat.

9/30/2008 8:46:41 PM

i'm a big ben folds fan and have probably been listening to him longer than anyone on this board

the new album is complete shit

9/30/2008 8:48:37 PM

album sucks dick

9/30/2008 8:49:14 PM

hate to say it, outside of "effington" this album is horrible

9/30/2008 8:53:24 PM

absolutely terrible... will never listen voluntarily again

9/30/2008 8:56:16 PM

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"i'm a big ben folds fan and have probably been listening to him longer than anyone on this board the new album is complete shit"

9/30/2008 9:48:37 PM

woah. you both can't have been listening to him longer than anyone on this board.

9/30/2008 10:17:38 PM

haha, yea. i've been listening to a long time, but i realize i'm a youngin' compared to the folks who had the chance to see ben folds five back in the day. (jealous)

9/30/2008 10:22:57 PM

I liked it a lot...been listening to ben since 1997 for those interested in comparing ben folds listening to for the longest e-dicks.

9/30/2008 10:35:02 PM

i gotta say im not a fan of this one either.

9/30/2008 10:39:50 PM

meh

they did something to his voice it sounds like, and that's kind of been his trademark, I always thought. Otherwise, I would have been able to handle the more pop-sounding score.

9/30/2008 10:45:57 PM

since 1994

this album fucking blows

then again, there's no sledge, so it's to be expected

9/30/2008 11:02:32 PM

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"they did something to his voice it sounds like"

"some producer with computers fixes all my shitty tracks...These days..."

9/30/2008 11:05:39 PM

^ it's almost disgusting what computers are doing to music these days...

and I ascribe to the concept of the singularity AND i'm a cpe major

9/30/2008 11:08:16 PM

album is shit

9/30/2008 11:10:42 PM

so i guess they aren't rockin' the suburbs anymore :x

9/30/2008 11:11:54 PM

is "bitch went nutz" actually on the album?

the fake songs are kinda fun

9/30/2008 11:14:38 PM

^ yea its on there, but a different version. i like the leak version better personally ha.

9/30/2008 11:37:15 PM

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"it's almost disgusting what computers are doing to music these days..."

for sure. when we were in the studio for our EP, we got to hear some stuff the pro tools guy had done for previous bands. we heard the before and after of a lot of things but vocals especially. it was pretty saddening. some guys that could barely hit all their notes come out sounding like they have outstanding voices.

9/30/2008 11:41:17 PM

^ that has its uses, but when every singer sounds identical, there's no nuance or variety.

9/30/2008 11:47:18 PM

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"since 1994"

ahh, i knew you'd be the one to beat me

i started one year later when my aunt gave me their debut for christmas

(my uncle was their sound guy from their debut til reinhold)

9/30/2008 11:49:53 PM

^^ oh definitely. im definitely not one to say that computer stuff shouldnt be used at all. Just in moderation. Ive complained about compression before in other threads, but yes also with vocals, everyone sounding the same because of all the new vocal processing gets annoying.

9/30/2008 11:54:03 PM

^ sad thing is that even a lot of the "indie" bands are doing it these days too, because it's so cheap and easy to do.

9/30/2008 11:57:43 PM

fuck Pro Tools

10/1/2008 12:12:37 AM

remember when liz phair couldn't really sing?

it didn't matter, because the songs were fucking phenomenal

now her songs suck, so they bring her up to pitch with a computer

i have a digital 8-track recorder, and i'm really considering selling it and buying another tascam 424

the only decent record i've ever made was on a 424

nebraska was made on a 424

kim deal uses a 424

long live the 424

10/1/2008 3:46:47 AM

shell shocked pale gray
a box of TDKs
me and my 424

10/1/2008 2:05:24 PM

The fake songs were better than the real ones. This is so bad that it just confuses me. I like Dr. Yang, You Don't Know Me, and Bitch Went Nuts a little bit, and that's about it. Everything seems so half assed.

10/1/2008 3:17:19 PM

I am very very disappointed that there isn't at least one song I would intentionally listen to. There are a few I wouldn't mind hearing if they came up on shuffle, but other then that this cd sucks.

10/8/2008 5:39:56 PM

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" Way To Normal: Stems and Seeds "Way To Normal: Stems and Seeds" We're giving away a new 2 disk set to all current members of my fan club, The People's Front Of Judea and to anyone who joins the fan club before Feb 15th. As you may have noticed, records have been getting louder and more compressed over the last ten years or so. Many like a loud record, many do not. The official version of "Way To Normal" is very loud and this was the intention. Loud records sound good on car stereos, iPods and on the radio. Quieter records are more dynamic and while they don't compete so well on a mix tape, they often sound better on good audio equipment. Many of my fans are audiophiles and there have been requests for an alternate less compressed version of Way To Normal to be made available. Although I stand behind the official version of this album and have the utmost respect for the producer and engineers involved, I'm a populist at heart and saw no reason not to provide a slightly different approach for those who prefer more old fashioned dynamics along with a sequence that builds. And so we have "Way To Normal: Stems and Seeds" - two disks. One disk is a remix, remaster, re-sequence of "Way To Normal" along with the now legendary (in our own minds) 'fake' tracks, the Japanese version of "Hiroshima", the Conan Rehearsal of "You Don't Know Me" and the Piano Orchestra version of "Cologne" - a total of 20 tracks. The other is a disk of files, called stems, which will pop up in Garageband and allow you to mix the album yourselves. Just click on the file of the song you want to mix and you'll quickly understand how it works. If you'd like to turn the drums off or down, or if you want to use loops or turn that damn singer off and sing it yourself, its all possible. We've included extra loops with the song "You Don't Know Me" hoping someone could maybe come along and make a hit out of this fucking song. Yours, Ben Folds"

Ben Folds Myspace Bulletin post ftw

[Edited on December 16, 2008 at 3:57 PM. Reason : f]

12/16/2008 3:56:46 PM

oh shit

that's a mashup maker's dream

too bad the album sucks

but awesome nonetheless

12/16/2008 4:15:08 PM