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Ben Folds Five: The Complete Sessions at West 54th : 4 of 5
2.01.2004 9:38 AM \| Link	This amazing DVD was a surprise birthday gift from my pal Dae, always on top of my tastes in music. I knew that the group had played on Sessions before, but I wasn't really aware this DVD existed. Truthfully, even though I've listened to my Ben Folds Five CDs hundreds of times, I had never really seen a live performance until now - and what a performance! The video quality is excellent, with tons of great close-ups of what they're playing (easy to do in such an intimate venue), and the sound is perfect, too (I love hearing every nuance the drummer gets out of his kit!). They perform a great selection of songs from their first two CDs, including my favorite, Kate. Most of the songs are note-for-note like the CD, but they do some creative variations at times (including some wacky stuff in the middle of Song for the Dumped). If anything, this DVD just makes me admire their musicianship more, and makes me sadder that they broke up. At least Ben is still churning out the tunes on his own! Labels: dvds


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