Ben Folds Presents: University a Cappella! [EXPLICIT LYRICS]

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Edgardo

5.0 out of 5 stars
Great project
I love that Ben is willing to do stuff like this. I can’t remember a major artist who did a project like this, allowing university students to “show their stuff” on an “official…

June 30th, 2009

Timberly

I’m the director of the Sacramento State Jazz Singers and the arranger of “Selfless, Cold and Composed” on this album, and I’m very proud to have been involved in its making. Ben is one of my favorite artists, and it’s such an honor to have worked with him and his team on this project, the proceeds of which are going towards “Save the Music.”

One of the goals/intents of this album was to present some of Ben’s previous work in a new context for his listeners, and to give some exposure to some of the hard-working and talented amateur singers who’ve been putting together a cappella versions of his charts and posting videos to YouTube. Ben was cool enough not to worry about copyright infringement as some artists might, but instead he admired the passion of the groups (mostly college glee club types, student-directed with student arrangements) and chose to encourage other groups to submit their performances for a contest to make it onto this album. Over 200 groups submitted (or already had vids up), and these tracks (besides the two tracks by Ben himself) are the result. Most groups rerecorded their songs the Sac State Jazz Singers, as well as the U of Chicago, ended up using the original tracks from the submission, as Ben felt the quality was high enough to hang with the album.

Sac State’s track, “Selfless, Cold and Composed,” sounds a bit different from the rest of the project because my arrangement goes a bit further from the original and uses some thick jazz voicings, with some scat singing, as well. The way the album is assembled, though, our track seems to fit in well, and the following track by U of Chicago, “Magic,” is incredibly well-written, sung and produced. Other favorites of mine are “Not the Same,” “You Don’t Know Me,” “Fair” and, of course, Ben’s two tracks, “Effington” and “Boxing.” The album has gotten a lot of media attention, and I hope it helps create new fans of a cappella and of Ben Folds!

June 30th, 2009

Philomena

4.0 out of 5 stars
Different and enjoyable
This is a great CD to take on the road (I have to travel two days a week). The different a cappella arrangements are incredible and I wonder how long it took to make them.

July 1st, 2009

Yates

this was absolutely astounding!! I’d never really appreciated accapella, though I am an avid fan of Folds, however, upon listening to this cd I was struck by how, for lack of a better phrase, damn good it was!! I highly recommend this to all even if accapella is not your thing.

July 1st, 2009

Nsombi

5.0 out of 5 stars
Ben Folds and Acapella – a naturalcombination
Ben Folds is an adventurous man. When you have an established style or format of performance, it’s one thing to dip the toe in the water of stylistic change, but another to…

July 1st, 2009

Zahavah

It’s so awesome to hear these songs re-interpreted this way! Not only is there incredible creativity in the arrangements on the album, but there’s also the added impact of knowing that these songs were sung, mostly live, without instruments. You can tell that the groups were really thinking about the meanings and the emotional content of the songs — it comes through quite clearly.

The first person to rate the album based their rating on a technical problem with hearing samples on the amazon.com website, not based on the quality of the album. Don’t be fooled by people who haven’t heard the album they submit a rating for!

My assessment — the whole thing is terrific.

July 1st, 2009

Shona

5.0 out of 5 stars
An absolute must-buy!
If you have any musical bones in your body, buy this album! What a pleasure to listen to. I was concerned about the “Explicit Lyrics” tag, since I have a 10 year old.

July 1st, 2009

Humbert

4.0 out of 5 stars
Good overall – some arrangement issues
Great overall for Ben Folds/Ben Folds Five fans. Just be aware that if you are looking for a spot-on musical reproduction, that most of the groups took quite a bit of ‘artistic…

July 1st, 2009

Idonia

5.0 out of 5 stars
Refreshingly original take
I just saw Ben Folds in concert (in New Haven), and he had a local a cappella group cover “underground.” It was pretty clever, so I bought this album, and I was blown away!

July 1st, 2009

Paisley

5.0 out of 5 stars
a capella
this album is AMAZING. could be my favorite Ben Folds album yet. really puts a fresh spin on some old classics. absolutely gorgeous.

July 1st, 2009

Edgardo

3.0 out of 5 stars
love ben folds + a capella (but it’s missing some tracks and groups)
i love ben folds and collegiate a capella, so i think this is a fantastic concept and there are some really great arrangements on here.

July 2nd, 2009

Anonymous

5.0 out of 5 stars
Ben Folds Just Touched A New Audience
Not only is this one of the most unique and interesting projects that I’ve ever encountered, but it is also music that will span generations.

July 2nd, 2009

Frieda

4.0 out of 5 stars
An open mind pays off
To say that college a cappella singing is not a genre I typically gravitate towards is putting it mildly.

July 2nd, 2009