The Best Imitation of Myself: A Retrospective - Ben Folds

The Best Imitation of Myself: A Retrospective

Ben Folds

  • Genre: Rock
  • Release Date: 2011-10-07
  • Explicitness: explicit
  • Country: USA
  • Track Count: 72

  • ℗ This compilation (P) 2011 Sony Music Entertainment / Distributed by Epic, a

Tracks

Title Artist Time
1
Brick (Radio Mix) Ben Folds Five 4:32
2
Annie Waits Ben Folds 4:14
3
Philosophy Ben Folds Five 4:29
4
Underground Ben Folds Five 4:11
5
Landed (Strings Version) Ben Folds 4:03
6
One Angry Dwarf and 200 Solemn Ben Folds Five 3:49
7
Don't Change Your Plans Ben Folds Five 5:10
8
The Luckiest Ben Folds 4:21
9
Smoke (with The West Australia Ben Folds 5:32
10
Rockin' the Suburbs Ben Folds 4:58
11
Kate Ben Folds Five 3:12
12
Gracie Ben Folds 2:38
13
Still Fighting It Ben Folds 5:06
14
You Don't Know Me (Seeds) [fea Ben Folds 3:10
15
There's Always Someone Cooler Ben Folds 4:10
16
Still (Soundtrack) Ben Folds 2:37
17
From Above Ben Folds 4:04
18
House Ben Folds Five 3:42
19
Julianne (Live Stockholm, Swed Ben Folds Five 2:43
20
Video (Live Stockholm, Sweden, Ben Folds Five 4:03
21
Song for the Dumped (Live Hard Ben Folds Five 5:08
22
Missing the War (Live Royal Al Ben Folds 4:34
23
Mess (Live Royal Albert Hall, Ben Folds Five 4:08
24
Magic (Live Royal Albert Hall, Ben Folds Five 4:10
25
Selfless, Cold and Composed (L Ben Folds 5:06
26
Zak and Sara (Live Roseland Ba Ben Folds 3:36
27
Girl (Live Roseland Ballroom, Ben Folds 2:06
28
Just Pretend (Live Palais Thea Ben Folds 3:08
29
Fred Jones, Pt. 2 (Live Kings Ben Folds 3:54
30
Careless Whisper (Live Mountai Ben Folds 3:36
31
All You Can Eat (Live Myspace Ben Folds 3:06
32
Long Tall Texan (Live Warehous Ben Folds 2:10
33
Army (Live UNC Memorial Hall, Ben Folds Five 3:26
34
Battle of Who Could Care Less Ben Folds Five 3:22
35
Kylie from Connecticut (Live f Ben Folds 5:01
36
Effington (Live Ax Hall, Seoul Ben Folds 3:44
37
Picture Window (Live HMV Hamme Ben Folds 3:44
38
Sentimental Guy (Live Diamond Ben Folds 3:17
39
Not the Same (Live A.E.C. Thea Ben Folds 5:37
40
Unrelated (Unfinished Song Dem Ben Folds 0:34
41
Best Imitation of Myself (Demo Ben Folds 2:48
42
Rocky (4 Track Home Demo, 1993 Ben Folds 4:26
43
Boxing (Demo, 1992) Ben Folds 4:03
44
Julianne (Unreleased 1st Album Ben Folds Five 3:14
45
Evaporated (Unreleased 1st Alb Ben Folds Five 4:17
46
Alice Childress (Rare On Air 3 Ben Folds Five 4:20
47
Barrytown (Originally Released Ben Folds Five 3:46
48
Amelia Bright (Mitch Easter Se Ben Folds Five 3:20
49
Tell Me What I Did Ben Folds Five 2:49
50
Rock Star (Demo, 2000) Ben Folds & Ben Folds Five 3:20

Reviews

  • perfect

    5
    By The flashhhh rjm
    Selfless cold and composed piano only version is amazing

  • See review 15

    3
    By scooter927
    CompPLETEly concur. This compilation needs some reigning in, some discernment. Too much, too uneven.

  • Fab

    5
    By snbugosh
    Uloso

  • Excited

    5
    By Tigerhiker
    Is it just me, or is anyone else excited that the new song "House" on the Retrospective is attributed to Ben Folds Five. A new album would be great!

  • Ben is the best.

    5
    By Sinney Weasley
    In my opinion, Ben Folds is the most talented man on the planet. His music is so original, and the songs are beautiful. I love Ben. You'd be ridiculous not to buy this album.

  • I don't get it

    1
    By Bonks93
    Everyone i talk to who has heard of this guy loves him, i thought i would check it out. I don't get it, he just isn't that good, maybe it's just my taste but i cant seem to find a song that i enjoy.

  • Wow.

    5
    By kevincorcoranjr
    Disc 1 is not his most popular music.. but what he thinks is his best work (a very significant difference, one that I find to be refreshing). Disc 2 is a live CD, and it's absolutely great. I can't believe how every song is played so meticulously, so perfectly. Disc 3 is my favorite of all... a true insight into a great artist. The unreleased stuff... the stuff that he thought nobody would ever hear... and we are lucky enough to have that chance now. I was fortunate enough to meet Ben Folds at a music-conference in New York and the man is just pure genius. He's hilarious, quaint, sophisticated, and most of all humbled by everything that has happened to him. A true artist in my opinion. Cheers to a great musician and a legacy of outstanding albums.

  • I Love Ben Folds

    4
    By Amanda Zenonos
    I love Ben 'n' the band & will aways buy his music. He's my absolute favorite! A note for the suggestion box: I just wish he had the option of "clean" versions to the songs so that I could listen to his music freely among my parents and friends' children. Please think about it Ben!! Other than that, I love it!

  • How do I love Ben, let me count the ways…...

    5
    By mriann27
    I'm a huge fan and just like most everyone else I have a lot of these songs already. But I'm still excited about this and can't wait to listen to the many live versions that I haven't heard before. In my opinion you can never go wrong with Ben.

  • its not bad.....

    2
    By Neilrobarge
    ok, so i appreciate that this guy is trying to bring rock back, i don't like this cd at all but from what i understand from the reviews a lot of people like it. so carry on..... i guess

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