Live

Like Barenaked Ladies and Tori Amos, Ben Folds is best live. While the albums are great, the little improvisations and variations of a live performance really showcase his brilliance. By himself now, it's just a man and his piano (Hmmm, Ben Folds opening for Tori Amos would be an interesting tour...). The tracklist spans from the first album with Ben Folds Five all the way up to "Rockin the Suburbs" from last year. Ben has always been proud of writing true pop songs, and he's good at it. Billy Joel with an odd sense of humor. Tracks like One Angry Dwarf and 200 Solemn Faces (about being short and unpopular in school), 'Best Imitation Of Myself" (about trying to be who people think you are), and Narcolepsy (self explanatory, I'd think) are songs about real people, and real life. Pop songs about reality. What a concept. One of the best moments is on Army when he has the audience sing the horn section parts.

Hot Spots: Brick, Emaline, Rock This Bitch, Not the Same.