Ben Folds Five and Selections from Naked Baby Photos (Transcribed Score) Review

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(More customer reviews)The transcriptions here are almost note-for-note with the album, for every song.While the previous reviewer is correct when he says that the most challenging (and fun) song to play is Philosophy, he seems to have missed the point of a transcribed score, which is to offer a dead-on transcription of what Ben Folds and company play on the record.

Don't judge an apple by the standards of an orange.While the keyboard part might in turn be a little simpler than some talentless hack's mashed up attempt to meld bass, guitar, piano and drum part into a song for one performer, it is truer to Ben Folds than any more 'complicated' version might be.I want to know what Ben Folds plays, not somebody's interpretation.If I wanted someone's poor interpretation, I'll write it out myself, thanks.

This isn't to say that if you aren't accompanied by a full band you're SOL.The lay-out also makes it fairly easy to say 'Okay, I have a couple measures of rest here, but the guitar's going crazy, let's play that line instead' and proceed to rock out.

And I for one hate it when the melody line of the vocal is written into the piano score.Frankly, if the song was meant to be vocal and piano accompaniment, let's keep it that way.

This book is fantastic and does exactly what it set-out to do: Transcribe note-for-note a wonderful, amazing album.

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Product Description:
Note-for-note transcriptions in score format for 16 songs from this popular trio's eponymous debut and their acclaimed 1998 release. Includes: Alice Childress * Bad Idea * Best Imitation of Myself * Boxing * Eddie Walker * Emaline * Jackson Cannery * Julianne * The Last Polka * Philosophy * Sports and Wine * Tom and Mary * Uncle Walter * Underground * Video * Where's Summer B.?

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