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Summary: A great performance...a great DVD...not there best songs...
Review: Im a big Ben Folds Five fan. When i seen this DVD it was a dream come true. While its a great DVD, i feel there best albums are "Ben Folds Five" and "Autobiography of Reinhold Messner". Unfortunately this performance is before "Autobiography of..." was even recorded, so there's no songs performed from it (obviously), and only a few from there first album "Ben Folds 5". That means the majority of the performance is made up from there 2nd and in my opinion, worst album "Whatever and Ever Amen". But even there worst album is actually a good album.As far as the DVD, the picture is really crisp and nice. Theres subtitles so u can sing along (incase you ddont know the words), and the Dolby Digital is pretty good. The bonus 45 minute "film" is pretty good, but it actually contains 2 performances from the beginning of the DVD which is kinda lame but oh well. I might be going a little far with a 5 star rating, but theres a good chance this will be the only Ben Folds 5 DVD ever released, so fans must get it.
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Summary: Oh yes.
Review: This is good. Fantastic sound, fantastic performance and they've even gone to the trouble of collecting bonus material "spare reels" - so you end up getting versions of "Army" and "Don't Change Your Plans" from their final album. For anyone still lamenting the break of this brilliant band, this is just going to remind you of how good they were. Highly recommended, oh yes.
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Summary: Extremely cool
Review: This is quintessential BFF. All of their classic songs before Rheinhold Messner. The video and audio are absolutely perfect, and the direction is excellent. One nice bonus: a few live songs not at 54th that play with video switching seamlessly between various concerts around the world.
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Summary: This is the first time I've ever bought anything by BFF
Review: This perfomance of Ben Folds Five really made a fan out of me, It is truly amazing how many differen't musical styles and sounds that can come out of only three musicians live. I must admit I was only familiar with the song "Brick" but that was enough of a reason to buy this DVD and give it a chance and to my surprise every song on here is AWESOME! the picture and sound quality is perfect and the performance is enough to make an instant fan out of anyone. So if you're into Rock, Jazz, Polka or whatever, this one is a MUST!
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Summary: A pleasant surprise
Review: This was a impulse buy that I'm pleased to say paid off. I caught it out of the corner of my eye and I reconized them as the band that plays "Brick". So I went home and popped it in. What I got was a great introduction to a talented band. I love how Ben Folds Five is playing in a smaller environment on this DVD. You really feel like you're sitting front row. The music is great. I love Folds's use of humor and self deprecation in his music. The band's preformances on "Brick" "selfless, cold and composed" "Emaline" and "Smoke" are excellent. I can understand how songs like "the last polka" and "steven's last night in town" may seem kind of dorky to first time listeners but you have to relax and laugh along. Overall, I found this to be a great DVD. If you've only heard "Brick" and wondered what else BF5 had to offer then this DVD is for you. view it.
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