'Tis the Season

One Hundred Fifty-Sixth

Artist - Ben Folds Five
Album - Ben Folds Five
Released - 1995
Label - Passenger
Genre - Alternative Rock

Tracks:
Jackson Cannery
Philosophy
Julianne
Where's Summer B?
Alice Childress
Underground
Sports & Wine
Uncle Water
Best Imitation of Myself
Video
The Last Polka
Boxing

Ben Folds Five is from Chapel Hill, North Carolina.  You almost don't hear of many bands coming from North Carolina or maybe you do, I could be wrong.  So Ben Folds Five takes away lead guitar and adds more on piano, which I respect because not a lot of bands do that.  Well at least they didn't do it back then, when all Alternative Rock was based on guitar, guitar, guitar.  Listening to this album and this being their debut album, you can hear a young Ben Folds belt out each song is his semi-high pitched voice.  There is this love I have for him and his voice that I can't explain.  Truly a great debut album by a band who had quite a bit of success.

Enjoy!