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(2003 – present)
The Bens is the name adopted by musicians Ben Lee, Ben Folds and Ben Kweller when they toured and recorded as a group for their The Bens Rock Over Australia tour in 2003.
They toured Australia, playing nine concerts, in Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Brisbane, Canberra, Adelaide, Newcastle and Surfers Paradise. A tenth at a Melbourne shopping centre was cancelled.
Lee, Folds and Kweller would play individual sets at each concert, but at the beginning and end of each one, all three would play several songs as a band. They all also improvised on various instruments and ‘jammed’ for the crowd. Two performances were recorded live for the Live at the Wireless (the Melbourne concert) and Live at the Basement (one of the Sydney concerts) radio series.
They recorded a four-track EP, which was initially only sold at venues, but was some months later released in Australia and overseas. Several live tracks from the two radio recordings were included on the Japanese release. One track from the original EP, Just Pretend, made it into the Triple J Hottest 100, 2003.
Though various combinations of the three have toured together at various times, as of 2005, they have not reformed as a group, and have not recorded any more material. Although rumors of a United States or United Kingdom tour persisted for more than a year afterwards, these have largely subsided and both major fan-sites have since allowed their domains to expire.
They toured Australia, playing nine concerts, in Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Brisbane, Canberra, Adelaide, Newcastle and Surfers Paradise. A tenth at a Melbourne shopping centre was cancelled.
Lee, Folds and Kweller would play individual sets at each concert, but at the beginning and end of each one, all three would play several songs as a band. They all also improvised on various instruments and ‘jammed’ for the crowd. Two performances were recorded live for the Live at the Wireless (the Melbourne concert) and Live at the Basement (one of the Sydney concerts) radio series.
They recorded a four-track EP, which was initially only sold at venues, but was some months later released in Australia and overseas. Several live tracks from the two radio recordings were included on the Japanese release. One track from the original EP, Just Pretend, made it into the Triple J Hottest 100, 2003.
Though various combinations of the three have toured together at various times, as of 2005, they have not reformed as a group, and have not recorded any more material. Although rumors of a United States or United Kingdom tour persisted for more than a year afterwards, these have largely subsided and both major fan-sites have since allowed their domains to expire.
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shug94 wrote:
Their Perth show was definitely the best gig I had ever been to at the time, and is still right up there. In fact, I think it still holds that number 1 spot.
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hereyoufocus wrote:
Have you seen this clip of Ben Folds talking about his latest release, 'Best Imitation of Myself: A Retrospective' on Vevo? http://www.vevo.com/watch/ben-folds/the-best-imitation-of-myself-a-retrospective-epk/USSM21101704?source=ap it is really interesting to hear!
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GeeMcCall wrote:
Could someone please link me with a download link for the EP? Thanks!
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sian_emily wrote:
I forgot about Bruised until just now. Amazing!
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Range341 wrote:
Nah, it's just you.
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b4dwin3 wrote:
The Bens is very very bad !
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jimmcgreevey wrote:
you guys are the benniest bens that ever benned. so much sass. i love you three <3
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heyrolloverdj wrote:
@bipiship lol, love the idea!
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bnosh wrote:
MOREMOREMOREMORE, please :)
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bipiship wrote:
you guys should go on another tour and be the "Ben there, done that!" tour!
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giraffebreath wrote:
I love all three of these guys. Something tells me I should check this little collaboration out, shouldn't I? *is already in the process of doing so*
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blutetaske wrote:
Lol! Wankers are funny.
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ZiegeBaby wrote:
bedhairdo... I know it's an obscure site, but I'm 100% certain you can get it over iTunes for a very inexpensive price. You MAY not have ever heard of iTunes. I recommend it for further searches of easy to find albums such as this.
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TooGooDrumr wrote:
This is awesome; Folds five, Solo, and now this too!
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bedhairdo wrote:
how the hell do i get my copy on this album ep whatever.. i can not find it anywhere!?!?
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ariaphoto wrote:
Three of the most talented artists there are, making music together. Amazing.
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stonebock wrote:
simply amaazing.
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MissSoftserve wrote:
Just amazing...
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buddyholly1982 wrote:
They need to do more stuff
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lizziedarko wrote:
I am so pissed off I was wayy too young to see them live in Brisbane :(
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