Live (Ben Folds Five album)

Live

Live album by Ben Folds Five

Released

June 4, 2013

Recorded

Various Locations, 2012-2013

Genre

Alternative rock

Length

73:33

Label

Sony Music Entertainment / ImaVeePee

Producer

Ben Folds Five

Ben Folds Five chronology

The Sound of the Life of the Mind
(2012)

Live
(2013)

Live is the first official compilation of live material by the band Ben Folds Five. It was released on June 4, 2013 via Ben Folds' own ImaVeePee Records and distributed by Sony Music Entertainment.

The album is a compilation of live recordings taken during the band's world tour in support of their reunion record, The Sound of the Life of the Mind.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Paste Magazine	^[2]
American Songwriter	^[3]
Diffuser.fm	^[4]

The album received positive reviews from AllMusic, Paste Magazine, and American Songwriter. Allmusic gave Ben Folds Five: Live 3 out of 5 stars, saying "...while the trio may not enjoy the same levels of athleticism that they did in their twenties, they've certainly lost nothing in the chops department."^[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Jackson Cannery (The Warfield, San Francisco CA, 1/31/13)"	3:48
2.	"Erase Me (The Warfield, San Francisco CA, 1/31/13)"	5:18
3.	"Selfless, Cold and Composed (House of Blues, Boston MA, 10/13/12)"	6:06
4.	"Uncle Walter (Kool Haus, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 10/5/12"	4:02
5.	"Landed (The Warfield, San Francisco CA, 1/31/13)"	4:27
6.	"Sky High (Thebarton Theatre, Adelaide AU, 11/16/12)"	4:56
7.	"One Chord Blues/Billie's Bounce (The Wiltern, Los Angeles CA 1/26/13)"	3:48
8.	"Do It Anyway/Overture-Heaven on Their Minds (O2 Academy, Brixton UK, 12/4/12)"	5:12
9.	"Brick (The Warfield, San Francisco CA, 1/31/13)"	4:41
10.	"Draw A Crowd (Capitol, Port Chester NY, 10/9/12)"	4:54
11.	"Narcolepsy (Hitomi Kinen Hall, Tokyo JP, 2/16/13)"	9:33
12.	"Underground (Mielparque Hall, Osaka JP, 2/22/13)"	4:36
13.	"Tom and Mary (O2 Academy, Brixton UK, 12/4/12)"	3:02
14.	"One Angry Dwarf and 200 Solemn Faces (The Warfield, San Francisco CA, 1/31/13)"	4:16
15.	"Song for the Dumped (Thebarton Theatre, Adelaide AU, 11/16/12)"	5:03

Personnel

Ben Folds – piano, vocals
Darren Jessee – drums, vocals
Robert Sledge – bass, vocals

Production

Recording: Leo Overtoom
Mixing: Joe Costa
Mastering: Steve Marcussen
Monitor Engineer: Michael Praytor
Photography: Clay Lancaster and Ben Folds

References

1 2 "Ben Folds Five Live (review)". Allmusic. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
↑ Garrity, Michael. "Ben Folds Five: Ben Folds Five Live". Paste Magazine. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
↑ Britt, Grant (18 June 2013). "Ben Folds Five: Ben Folds Five Live". American Songwriter. p. 62. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
↑ Myers, Stephanie (4 June 2013). "Ben Folds Five, 'Ben Folds Five Live'". Diffuser.fm. Retrieved 28 May 2015.

Ben Folds Five

Ben Folds Darren Jessee Robert Sledge

Studio albums	Ben Folds Five Whatever and Ever Amen The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner The Sound of the Life of the Mind

Compilations	Naked Baby Photos The Best Imitation of Myself: A Retrospective

Live albums	Live

Singles	"Jackson Cannery" "Underground" "Where's Summer B.?" "Philosophy" "Uncle Walter" "Battle of Who Could Care Less" "Kate" "One Angry Dwarf & 200 Solemn Faces" "Brick" "Song for the Dumped" "Army" "Don't Change Your Plans" "House" "Do It Anyway" "Draw a Crowd"

Videos	Ben Folds Five – The Complete Sessions at West 54th

Tours	The Sound of the Life of the Mind Tour

Related articles	Discography Fear of Pop Fleming and John Hotel Lights Frank London Caleb Southern

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