Ben Folds - Supersunnyspeedgraphic - The LP
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Free Music Review: Great for what it is
Hit: 3 Stars
Ben Folds single-handedly proved that good music can be successfully released online with his series of internet-only EPs, but at the last minute decided to release his best tracks from the experiment as 'Supersunnyspeedgraphic.' Consequently, this truly is more of a compilation of tracks, more than a single, cohesive work. Folds' case isn't helped by the fact help that a whopping one-third of the tracks are covers, albeit very good ones. Connected it's not, but 'Supersunnyspeedgraphic' is still full of fantastic songwriting, unexpected covers, and mind-blowing piano playing.
Standout tracks: Bruised, Rent A Cop, There's Always Someone Cooler Than You
Free Music Review: Ben Folds is a foul mouthed song writing great
Hit: 3 Stars
Ben Folds seems to like to run the scales from the pretty to the profane. This is fine except there doesn't seem to be a reason for the profane other than Folds thinks it cute to write songs with bad words in them. His talent is such that this sort of acting out for his own proposes seems beneath him and his conciderable skills. Since these are older songs from an earlier part of his career my feeling is he has indeed moved beyond this sort of childishness and with later works like "Songs For Silverman" he now is in full flower. So, while this older CD of internet "goodies" is interesting it's also very hit and miss both lyrically and tunefully...Free Music Review: Not the best Ben Folds ever, just the best released this month.
Hit: 3 Stars
With a great, Krupa-esque drum groove and swingin' horns, "Rent a Cop" is a blast. "All U Can Eat" is another story. Where the earlier "Uncle Walter" was real, knowing, and very funny, "All U can Eat" is the kind of smug, simplistic cant about SUVs and Wal-Mart that you'd expect to hear from the tote-baggers down at Starbucks - but the music is cool. Interesting covers - "Bitches" is amazing and weird as Folds proves that the emotional content of a song comes at least as much from the music as from the lyrics.
Yeah, it gets a 3, but remember: A Ben Folds 3 is most people's 5.
Free Music Review: Ehhh, whatever
Hit: 3 Stars
Being a huge fan of Ben's last 2 albums (Rockin' the Suburbs and Songs for Silverman), I just had to hear Supersunnyspeedygraphic. I've listened to the entire album about 4 times now and only 1 song has been worth the repeat button in my stereo. Ehh, it's ok, but, Ben, stick to the big releases. They get more attention from your producer.Free Music Review: Remixed into mediocrity.
Hit: 2 Stars
If you're after the EP collection of songs, do yourself a favor and get each individual album instead of getting this highlights collection. Having listened to and loved the individual recordings (Speed Graphic, Sunny 16, Super D), I was highly disappointed to find that throughout the entire collection they've made rearrangements, re-recordings, and other changes that just take the shine right off the song. Get Your Hands Off... for example has new vocals that don't fit the tone of the song at all, and other songs have had extra unnecessary bass tracks and more tacked onto them. It really destroys the "raw" feeling of the original collection.