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Ben Folds Live

Live album by

Ben Folds

Released

October 8, 2002

Recorded

March 2 – July 6, 2002

Genre

Alternative rock

Length

71:10

Label

Sony

Producer

Marc Chevalier, Ben Folds

Ben Folds chronology

Rockin' the Suburbs
(2001)

Ben Folds Live
(2002)

Speed Graphic
(2003)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Pitchfork Media	7.1/10 ^[2]
Rolling Stone	^[3]
Uncut	^[4]

Ben Folds Live is a live album by Ben Folds, released on October 8, 2002. This album marked the first official release of the improvisation, "Rock This Bitch". The song, which changes with every performance, is now a staple of his live performances, with recorded versions also appears on his later albums Songs for Goldfish (under the name "Weather Channel Music") and on the Live in Perth DVD (in which he "rocks this bitch orchestrally" with the West Australian Symphony Orchestra).

This album was made available for a limited time with a bonus DVD. It had 8 tracks, including a video of the audience shooting the front cover (during which they all gave him the finger and yelled "Ben Folds sucks!"). This was also the first appearance of the altered, minor-key version of the Ben Folds Five song "Song for the Dumped" on an official release. This version also includes Darren Jessee's "missing lyrics" ("You fucking whore" repeated a few times).

The Japanese release of the album included a live version of "Eddie Walker" and the studio recording of "Bizarre Christmas Incident". The 'L' in "Live" on the front cover is actually an upside-down 'F', as though it used to say "Ben Folds Five", the name of Ben's group before he began his solo career.

The cover of the album was taken June 8, 2002 by David Leyes at Avalon in Boston, MA during the "Ben Folds and a Piano" tour. The original image is of everyone in the crowd giving Ben the middle finger, however the fingers are edited out of the photo in the cover shown here. The "explicit" version of the cover shows the fingers.^[5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Ben Folds, unless otherwise noted

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"One Angry Dwarf and 200 Solemn Faces"		4:17
2.	"Zak and Sara"		3:24
3.	"Silver Street"		3:41
4.	"Best Imitation of Myself"		3:13
5.	"Not the Same"		4:31
6.	"Jane"		2:34
7.	"One Down"		4:03
8.	"Fred Jones Part 2"		4:39
9.	"Brick"	Folds Darren Jessee	4:45
10.	"Narcolepsy"		6:04
11.	"Army"		3:41
12.	"The Last Polka"	Folds Anna Goodman	3:55
13.	"Tiny Dancer"	Elton John Bernie Taupin	5:23
14.	"Rock This Bitch"		1:17
15.	"Philosophy" (Inc Misirlou)		7:16
16.	"The Luckiest"		4:39
17.	"Emaline"	Folds Evan Olson	3:48
Total length:			71:10

Japanese bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
18.	"Eddie Walker" (live)	3:25
19.	"Bizarre Christmas Incident" (studio)	2:25
Total length:		77:00

Limited Edition Bonus DVD

"Not the Same" (Same version as Track #5 on the CD)
"Philosophy (Inc Misirlou)"
"Army"
"Album Art Antics" (photographing the cover; see above)
"Eddie Walker"
"The Ascent of Stan"
"Tiny Dancer"
"Song for the Dumped" (in a minor key)

Personnel

Ben Folds – vocals, piano
John McCrea – vocals on track 8 (of CD)

Production

Producers: Marc Chevalier, Ben Folds
Engineer: Marc Chevalier
Mixing: Marc Chevalier
Mastering: Ted Jensen
A&R: Ben Goldman, James Hynes, Fleming McWilliams
Project manager: Scott Carter
Compilation: Marc Chevalier
Crew: Marc Chevalier
Photography: David Leyes, Steve Volpe, Ben Folds
Package design: John Heiden

Charts

Chart (2002)	Peak position
US Billboard 200	60
US Top Internet Albums (Billboard)	60

References

^ Vanderhoff, Mark (October 8, 2002). "Ben Folds Live - Ben Folds : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". Allmusic. Retrieved June 13, 2012.
^ Mitchum, Rob (October 27, 2002). "Ben Folds Five: Ben Folds Live". Pitchfork Media. Archived from the original on April 20, 2008. Retrieved June 13, 2012.
^ Edwards, Gavin (November 19, 2002). "Ben Folds: Ben Folds Live : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on November 15, 2007. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
^ "Ben Folds Live CD Album". CD Universe. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
^ "David Leyes Shooting Ben Folds Album Cover". YouTube. June 8, 2002. Retrieved 25 August 2023.

v t e Ben Folds
Studio albums	Rockin' the Suburbs Songs for Silverman Way to Normal Lonely Avenue So There What Matters Most Sleigher
Compilations	Songs for Goldfish Supersunnyspeedgraphic, the LP Stems and Seeds Ben Folds Presents: University A Cappella! The Best Imitation of Myself: A Retrospective Fifty-Five Vault
Live albums	Ben Folds Live iTunes Originals The Sound of Last Night... This Morning
Other albums	Shut Up and Listen to Majosha Fear of Pop: Volume 1 The Bens
EPs	Speed Graphic Sunny 16 Super D
Singles	"Rockin' the Suburbs" "Still Fighting It" "Tiny Dancer" "Bizarre Christmas Incident" "Bitches Ain't Shit" "Landed "You Don't Know Me" "From Above" "Dear Theodosia"
DVDs	Ben Folds and WASO Live in Perth Ben Folds Live at MySpace
Books	A Dream About Lightning Bugs: A Life of Music and Cheap Lessons
Related articles	Discography 8in8 Anna Goodman Ben Folds Five Discography The Bens Fear of Pop Gracie Folds Majosha Odd Man Out Tour

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