{"product_id":"the-complete-sessions-at-west-54th","title":"The Complete Sessions at West 54th","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn 1997, PBS began airing \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSessions at West 54th\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, a program far removed from the live music fare aimed at the older set that one usually finds on the network. Instead, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSessions at West 54th\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e brought the hottest and hippest acts to New York to perform live in front of a studio audience. And one of the first acts asked to appear was \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBen Folds Five\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e. Which was a very big deal to the leader of the band. \"I viewed it as an equal to a classic BBC live music television show,\" says Ben Folds. \"I walked into it thinking, 'This is the one I leave [behind],' because it felt like some kind of a time capsule gig.'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNow, Real Gone Music presents the complete performance by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBen Folds Five\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e as recorded at Sony Music Studios. This \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e2LP\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e release was the first live album to be issued from the 'vintage' years of the trio (consisting of Folds, drummer Darren Jessee and bassist Robert Sledge). Among the 15 tunes are three from the group's self-titled debut, nine from their then-current release \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhatever and Ever Amen\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003efeaturing their hit \"Battle of Who Could Care Less,\" and three songs that had not been released at the time (\"Emaline,\" \"Theme from 'Dr. Pyser',\" and their radically reimagined cover of Flaming Lips' \"She Don't Use Jelly\").\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFolds and crew were always a great live band and even recorded their studio albums in a largely live setting but this performance crackles with palpable intensity, brought home by this recording's flawless fidelity. But don't take our word for it – as Folds says in Bill Kopp's liner notes that accompany the release, \"That gig was pretty special.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1. Missing the War\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2. Kate\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e3. Battle of Who Could Care Less\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e4. The Last Polka\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e5. Selfless, Cold and Composed\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e6. Brick\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e7. Steven’s Last Night in Town\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e8. Smoke\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e9. Philosophy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e10. Emaline\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e11. Theme from “Dr. Pyser”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e12. One Angry Dwarf and 200 Solemn Faces\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e13. Underground\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e14. She Don’t Use Jelly\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e15. Song for the Dumped\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ben Folds Five","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57899621089463,"sku":"psz1793039433925","price":32.12,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0748\/7894\/3415\/files\/the-complete-sessions-at-west-54th_1.jpg?v=1793039442","url":"https:\/\/windbreakwear.shop\/products\/the-complete-sessions-at-west-54th","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}