Ben Folds: Rockin' the Suburbs

By Ben Folds

Our matching folio to Ben Folds' first official solo release - which the All Music Guide deems only a half-star short of five-star perfection - features piano/vocal transcriptions for all 13 songs: Annie Waits * The Ascent of Stan * Carrying Cathy * Fired * Fred Jones Part 2 * Gone * Hiro's Song * Losing Lisa * The Luckiest * Not the Same * Rockin' the Suburbs * Still Fighting It * Zak and Sara.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0634051652
• ISBN13: 9780634051654
• Release Date: December 2002
• Publisher: Hal Leonard LLC
• Length: 88 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.9" x 11.7"

Customer Reviews

Enjoyable Challenge

if you love Ben Folds and are looking to tackle some of his music this is a great book. The piano parts are pretty accurate to what he plays on the CD and the songs are wonderful.

Great Book if you want to sing/play Ben Folds

The book is great -- now I just wish I had 4 other musicians to make it sound more like the CD.

great product--great service

Purchased as a gift...was just what I was looking for. Thank you for quick service.

Not quite as good as the other titles

Folks looking for the same full-instrument transcribed scores as the previous scores Hal Leonard released are going to be a little disappointed. When the previous reviewer says the piano parts get a little sparse, he means it, and unfortunately unlike in the previous books, you can't turn to the lines of other instruments for fill-inspiration. This also means it's a heck-of-a-lot easier to play than the other books (maybe this is a good thing for you?) Still, it's Ben Folds, who pwnz all things piano and the piano ballads (Luckiest, Fred Jones Pt. 2) are sure to please.

Ben Folds

Accurate transcription of piano music as played in Rockin the Suburbs CD. Keep in mind that this is not a transcription of a live performance, and so songs such as "Rockin the Suburbs" might be a little sparse on notes since little piano is used on the CD. Songs with less accompanyment by other instruments, such as "The Luckiest" sound more complete when played only with a piano.