Ben Folds – The Best Imitation Of Myself: A Retrospective
| Genre: | Rock, Pop |
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| Style: | Alternative Rock, Pop Rock, Indie Rock, Soft Rock, Power Pop, Ballad |
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Tracklist
| The Best Imitation Of Myself | |||
| Ben Folds Five– | Brick (Radio Mix) | ||
| Ben Folds– | Annie Waits | ||
| Ben Folds Five– | Philosophy | ||
| Ben Folds Five– | Underground | ||
| Ben Folds– | Landed (Strings Version) | ||
| Ben Folds Five– | One Angry Dwarf And 200 Solemn Faces | ||
| Ben Folds Five– | Don't Change Your Plans | ||
| Ben Folds– | The Luckiest | ||
| Ben Folds with The West Australian Symphony Orchestra*– | Smoke (Perth, AU 2005) | ||
| Ben Folds– | Rockin' The Suburbs | ||
| Ben Folds Five– | Kate | ||
| Ben Folds– | Gracie | ||
| Ben Folds– | Still Fighting It (Extended Version) | ||
| Ben Folds featuring Regina Spektor– | You Don't Know Me | ||
| Ben Folds– | There's Always Someone Cooler Than You | ||
| Ben Folds– | Still | ||
| Ben Folds lyrics by Nick Hornby– | From Above | ||
| Ben Folds Five– | House | ||
| Live | |||
| Ben Folds Five– | Julianne (Stockholm, SE 1997) | ||
| Ben Folds Five– | Video (Stockholm, SE 1997) | ||
| Ben Folds Five– | Song For The Dumped (Las Vegas, NV 1998) | ||
| Ben Folds Five– | Missing The War (London, UK 1999) | ||
| Ben Folds Five– | Mess (London, UK 1999) | ||
| Ben Folds Five– | Magic (London, UK 1999) | ||
| Ben Folds– | Selfless, Cold And Composed (New York, NY 2001) | ||
| Ben Folds– | Zak And Sara (New York, NY 2002) | ||
| Ben Folds– | Girl (New York, NY 2002) | ||
| The Bens– | Just Pretend (Melbourne, AU 2003) | ||
| Ben Folds with The West Australian Symphony Orchestra*– | Fred Jones Part 2 (Perth, AU 2005) | ||
| Ben Folds featuring Rufus Wainwright– | Careless Whisper (Saratoga, CA 2005) | ||
| Ben Folds– | All You Can Eat (Nashville, TN 2006) | ||
| Ben Folds– | Long Tall Texan (Houston, TX 2008) | ||
| Ben Folds Five– | Army (Chapel Hill, NC 2008) | ||
| Ben Folds Five– | Battle Of Who Could Care Less (Chapel Hill, NC 2008) | ||
| Ben Folds– | Kylie From Connecticut (Detroit, MI 2008) | ||
| Ben Folds– | Effington (Seoul, KR 2011) | ||
| Ben Folds lyrics by Nick Hornby– | Picture Window (London, UK 2011) | ||
| Ben Folds– | Sentimental Guy (Adelaide, AU 2011) | ||
| Ben Folds– | Not The Same (Adelaide, AU 2011) | ||
| Rarities | |||
| Ben Folds– | Unrelated (Unfinished Song Demo - 1996) | ||
| Ben Folds– | Best Imitation Of Myself (Demo - 1992) | ||
| Ben Folds Five– | Rocky (4 Track Home Demo - 1993) | ||
| Ben Folds– | Boxing (Demo - 1992) | ||
| Ben Folds Five– | Julianne (Unreleased 1st Album - 1994) | ||
| Ben Folds Five– | Evaporated (Unreleased 1st Album - 1994) | ||
| Ben Folds Five– | Alice Childress (KCRW Sessions - 1996) | ||
| Ben Folds Five– | Barrytown ("Me, Myself And Irene" Soundtrack - 2000) | ||
| Ben Folds Five– | Amelia Bright (Mitch Easter Sessions - 2000) | ||
| Ben Folds Five– | Tell Me What I Did | ||
| Ben Folds– | Rock Star (Demo - 2000) | ||
| Ben Folds– | Losing Lisa (Demo - 2000) | ||
| Ben Folds– | Brake Up At Food Court (Demo - 2000) | ||
| Ben Folds– | Hiro's Song (Demo - 2000) | ||
| Ben Folds– | Wandering (Demo - 2000) | ||
| Ben Folds– | The Secret Life Of Morgan Davis (Alternate Mix - 2001) | ||
| Ben Folds– | Such Great Heights (Alternate Mix From MySpace Sessions - 2006) | ||
| Ben Folds– | Bitches Ain't Shit (B-side Of "Landed" Single - 2005) | ||
| Ben Folds– | Time (Alternate Version - 2004) | ||
| Ben Folds– | Sleazy ("Download To Donate - Tsunami Relief" - 2011) | ||
| 8in8– | Because The Origami | ||
| Ben Folds Five– | Stumblin' Home Winter Blues |
Credits (5)
Timothy J. SmithCompilation Producer
Darren SalmieriCompilation Producer [Co-produced]
Bob LudwigMastered By
Sean SladeProducer
Benny Grotto*Recorded By, Mixed By
Versions
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| Image | , | – | In Your Collection, Wantlist, or Inventory | Version Details | Data Quality | ||||
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 | The Best Imitation Of Myself: A Retrospective 3×CD, Compilation, Collector's Edition | Epic – 88697 92683 2, Legacy – 88697 92683 2 | Europe | 2011 | Europe — 2011 | Recently Edited | |||
 | The Best Imitation Of Myself: A Retrospective 2×LP, Compilation | Epic – 88697 96898 1 7 | Europe | 2011 | Europe — 2011 | New Submission | |||
 | The Best Imitation Of Myself: A Retrospective 3×CDr, Compilation, Promo | Epic – none, Legacy – none | US | 2011 | US — 2011 | New Submission | |||
 | The Best Imitation Of Myself: A Retrospective CD, Compilation | Epic – 88697 94445 2, Legacy – 88697 94445 2 | Europe | 2011 | Europe — 2011 | New Submission | |||
 | The Best Imitation Of Myself: A Retrospective 3×CD, Compilation | Epic – 88697 92683 2, Legacy – 88697 92683 2 | US | 2011 | US — 2011 | Recently Edited | |||
 | The Best Imitation Of Myself: A Retrospective 2×LP, Compilation | Epic – 88697 96898 1, Legacy – 88697 96898 1 | US | 2011 | US — 2011 | New Submission | |||
| The Best Imitation Of Myself: A Retrospective CD, Compilation | Epic – SY-0743 | Philippines | 2011 | Philippines — 2011 | New Submission | ||||
 | The Best Imitation Of Myself: A Retrospective CD, Compilation | Epic – 88697 94445 2, Legacy – 88697 94445 2 | Indonesia | 2011 | Indonesia — 2011 | New Submission | |||
 | The Best Imitation Of Myself: A Retrospective CD, Compilation | Epic – 88697 94445 2, Legacy – 88697 94445 2 | Philippines | 2011 | Philippines — 2011 | New Submission | |||
 | The Best Imitation Of Myself: A Retrospective 3×CD, Compilation, Collector's Edition | Epic – 88697 92683 2, Legacy – 88697 92683 2, Sony Music – 88697 92683 2 | Australia | 2011 | Australia — 2011 | New Submission | |||
 | The Best Imitation Of Myself: A Retrospective CD, Compilation | Epic – 88697 94445 2, Legacy – 88697 94445 2 | US | 2011 | US — 2011 | New Submission | |||
 | The Best Imitation Of Myself: A Retrospective CD, Compilation | Epic – 88697 94445 2, Legacy – 88697 94445 2 | Australia | 2011 | Australia — 2011 | New Submission | |||
 | The Best Imitation Of Myself: A Retrospective 2×LP, Compilation, Test Pressing | Epic – 88697 96898 1, Legacy – 88697 96898 1 | US | 2011 | US — 2011 | New Submission | |||
 | ベスト・イミテーション・オブ・マイセルフ：ベン・フォールズ・アーカイヴ = The Best Imitation Of Myself: A Retrospective 2×CD, Album, Compilation, Stereo, Mono | Epic – EICP 1502~3 | Japan | 2011 | Japan — 2011 | New Submission |
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Reviews
Obviously the songs on this compilation all deserve a 5 star rating, but this pressing is a little lacking in a few areas. Unfortunately, the sound quality is all over the place. Of course these songs are all from various years and are all mixed differently, but some songs border on sounding great while other are dull and lifeless. The worst of the sound issues are on side A, where a few of the songs experience terrible sibilance. And another quick gripe is that there was no download code included, even though the sticker states that there is one included. The sticker does show an expiration date for the DLC offer, but it is still worth having the code, because they will sometimes still work after the expiration date. I can’t fully recommend this one, because of the issues that I found with it and because it is mostly comprised of previously released tracks. But, if you can find a copy relatively cheap and not pay scalper price, then by all means give it a go.
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