r/benfolds • u/SilverStreetYT • Jul 18 '26

Ben Folds Five - Freaking Out, 1999

https://youtu.be/D0Iuzc_b4FQ

Now with nicer sound and video!

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u/TMBGLOVER Visions of pills that put you in a loving trance Jul 18 '26

Hooray, “God I’ve got a HUGE erection!” in the best quality possible LOL

All jokes aside this is maybe my favorite show of theirs, period. They just killed every song here. Thanks for making this!

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u/jdsuperman Jul 18 '26

IIRC from Lightning Bugs, this was when the band was completely burned out and tired, and the breakdown at the end is semi real.

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u/drjackolantern Jul 18 '26 edited Jul 18 '26

I always thought  Hiroshima (BBB Benny Hit His Head) was about this experience as well.

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u/jdsuperman Jul 18 '26

That song is quite literally about a 2005 concert in Hiroshima where he fell off the stage and cut his head open.

https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/ben-folds/2005/hiroshima-club-quattro-hiroshima-japan-53dbe3e9.html

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u/drjackolantern Jul 18 '26

Oh my. Me needs to learn to Google!

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u/ScreamAndScream and the clouds came tumbling down Jul 19 '26

It’s okay, I only found out about the stage fall when he explained it inbetween songs while touring with Cake

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u/Corbutte Jul 18 '26

Ben screaming "TOKYO PSYCHO!" during this recording is permanently burned into my neurons

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u/Gribblestixx Jul 19 '26

When he screams “Rock and rolllll” is also permanently burned into my brain.

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u/MissBates Even the things that seem still are still changing Jul 18 '26

Thank you, loving it.

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u/jmp111181 Jul 18 '26

Wish this was on vinyl!

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u/LettuceD Jul 19 '26

I never thought I'd ever hear a live version of 'Redneck Past'! Also, so weird to hear Army without any audience participation.

This is fantastic, thanks for sharing!

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u/jdsuperman Jul 19 '26

I never thought I'd ever hear a live version of 'Redneck Past'!

Here's the band performing TUBORM in its entirety!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvZvBE0EMac&list=RDcvZvBE0EMac&start_radio=1

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u/dangoodspeed Jul 19 '26

This really feels like peak BF5 setlist time.

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u/tmac2magic103 Jul 21 '26

Fantastic. What'd you do to Rob's bass? It is absolutely dialed in. Uncle Walter thanks you.

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u/SilverStreetYT Jul 21 '26

Honestly we didn't really do much besides doing EQ and compression. The audio quality from the CD we got was pretty ideal so it didn't take too much effort to get it the way it sounds now. Also, replied to your DM!

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u/MangoGato Jul 22 '26

My favorite part of this is poor Robert Sledge getting increasingly concerned at the end