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Universal acclaim- based on 64 Ratings
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Positive: 53 out of 64
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Mixed: 8 out of 64
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Negative: 3 out of 64
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MattJun 9, 2005Solid Ben, but where did those soaring melodies go?
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[Anonymous]Apr 28, 2005Another slip towards adult contemporary for Ben Folds.
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JorgeVJun 2, 2005Huge Ben fan, but come on. It does not rock. It's the "Take Me Seriously" album.
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mattaMay 27, 2005In my humble opinion, Songs For Silverman sucks.
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francishJun 19, 2005Like some sophomore from Vassar experimenting with existentialism and lesbianism Folds dabbles in Irony and chordal coloring ultimately failing to find himself in either. What we are left with is another self involved child of the west. No style & no soul.
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Dec 31, 2013OK, BIG BF fan, and even bigger BF5...
This is sorta... ho hum. Where you take something like his live album, then pass it through some fabric softener and then serve it luke warm would be a good description. Some things were still great, but most was just... there. It is not horrible, but it is not his best.
Awards & Rankings
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These are heartfelt songs: sometimes cheeky and occasionally heartbreaking.
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Folds has mastered his material to the point that he no longer relies on a smartass punch line to deliver the goods.
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Rolling StoneHe has... found more deserving targets for his wit than suburban rappers and T-shirt-hoarding girlfriends. [5 May 2005, p.70]