{"product_id":"ben-folds-live","title":"Ben Folds Live","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Folds, Ben\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 08-10-2002\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDetails:\u003c\/b\u003e Amazon.ca\n\nBen Folds Live is a stellar exception to the rule that live albums are contractually obliged stocking fillers. Folds is at his best on stage with only a grand piano for company. He is a compelling showman who's blessed with an unforced charm that complements the anger and melancholy that informs most of his songs: the self-lacerating \"Army\" loses nothing by having a hall of people bellowing the saxophone and trumpet parts as Folds conducts them. The material here spans Folds' work with the three-piece Ben Folds Five as well as 2001's excellent solo debut. The readings of \"Fred Jones,\" \"The Luckiest,\" and \"Brick\" display an immediacy and intimacy that transcend the recorded versions. A couple of worthwhile curiosities--a minor chord rearrangement of \"Song for the Dumped\" and a faithful, affecting version of Elton John's \"Tiny Dancer\" round out the offerings. This is an impeccable document of a superior performer at work. --Andrew Mueller\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUPC:\u003c\/b\u003e 696998686328\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEAN:\u003c\/b\u003e 0696998686328\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguages:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e audioCD\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eItem Condition:\u003c\/b\u003e UsedVeryGood\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ID Shop.ca","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51461298127145,"sku":"0X-1IK6-QCOD","price":10.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0747\/6225\/6681\/files\/71gDKFBaIvL.jpg?v=1762033292","url":"https:\/\/konnichiwa.ca\/fr\/products\/ben-folds-live","provider":"こんにちはマート | KON NICHIWA MART","version":"1.0","type":"link"}