Music video by Ben Folds Five performing Underground (from Sessions at West 54th). (C) 2001 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment vevo.ly/D8Q6fE
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@matthewchung52885 жыл бұрын
those guys at the back are having the time of their lives
@elliotb11375 жыл бұрын
I don't blame them.
@davidbennett65854 жыл бұрын
Literally the least “underground” looking guys I have ever seen!
@shoeflaps3 жыл бұрын
They're all office middle-managers now.
@Wayzor_3 жыл бұрын
@@shoeflaps Not all of us lol. GenX still putting you kids to shame.
@ChromeCobra4202 жыл бұрын
Legend has it they still are.
@ethancooney33315 жыл бұрын
For me what makes this band special is when they transition into like 30 second jazz gasms
@danielstevenson27724 жыл бұрын
They were originally called "Jazzgasms." JK, funny comment, though. I agree it's those jazz chops they throw at your that makes it even cooler when they rock.
@high-defRJ Жыл бұрын
Wouldn't expect Ben Folds Five to be a jazz trio, but if they were called upon to put on a jazz show, they would probably do it so well.
@colin-nekritz7 ай бұрын
@@high-defRJall three took jazz composition in college and have referenced jazz in interviews with Robert being the only one expressing he doesn't like jazz but can play it.
@incvd2 ай бұрын
Hell yeah agree
@frarfarfАй бұрын
yeah the choice to just finish a song like that is so cool
@danieljohnson25626 ай бұрын
In 1998 I went with my mom, sister and Brother in law to Phoenix Arizona to scatter my dad's ashes in the desert (that's where he wanted them) and while we were there I watched this in our hotel room. Instant fan.
@493Jester Жыл бұрын
The Charlie Brown crew dancing in the background. Lucky to be there. Glad someone got up and cut the rug a little.
@jamesdoctor80799 ай бұрын
Most underrated drummer ever
@colin-nekritz7 ай бұрын
Darren is criminally underrated in terms of touch and at times raw power. Guy studied jazz and John Bonham which is why he exhibits both.
@Meller832 ай бұрын
I would argue he is the best drummer alive. He’s the mf man!
@noahpacheco9445 жыл бұрын
west 54th seems like the best they've been live recorded the energy is impeccable
@tarekabdallah65545 жыл бұрын
Totally agree....i remember when this was on pbs all those years ago....i ran out immediately and bought "forever and ever amen"!! Wish there was some of rufus wainwright from this show here. That was an amazing one too!
@bryanfouts287 Жыл бұрын
Their set at Bonnaroo in ‘12 is pretty damn solid too, the sound is better here tho
@incvd2 ай бұрын
One hundred percent
@skutterbuster666 Жыл бұрын
"Officer friendly's little boys got a mohawk, so he knows exactly where we're coming from" Best Ben Folds Five lyric by far
@blutos4 жыл бұрын
3:41 Backflip and a dude doing a surprise "EVERYTHING'S HAPPY". Doesn't get much better than that!
@mattman4024 жыл бұрын
Ben Folds is one of the most special musicians in all of music and time. His band right along with him. Absolutely fantastic. Amazing and inspiring music. Ben Folds made me want to pick up the keys and I’m so glad I did. I have him to thank. Ben Folds and the Beatles will forever be the best songwriters I’ve ever heard.
@ChrisGorski4 жыл бұрын
Ben Folds was never greater than during his BFF days.
@thekout4 жыл бұрын
I mean, hes been as succesful ever since.
@RancidRandalI4 жыл бұрын
@@thekout He probably meant in terms of his songwriting.
@lefthooklansing4 жыл бұрын
Rockin The Suburbs was his best, even better than Reinhold .
@RancidRandalI4 жыл бұрын
David Perrins his best solo album yes, BFF self titled and whatever and ever amen are his best work
@danw94642 жыл бұрын
100 mf per cent
@willieboy5555 жыл бұрын
The drummer is just bad ass in this band.
@colin-nekritz7 ай бұрын
Darren Jessee. Met him, super nice guy.
@steeno8617 ай бұрын
@@colin-nekritzyou met THE darren jessee!?
@Meller832 ай бұрын
@@steeno861I have too and can confirm his niceness! The coolest dude.
@Rehash842 жыл бұрын
A young Fredrick Durst there, throwing 'mad signs', as he might term it.
@oliverrees4333 жыл бұрын
Wow, when Ben kicks in with the line "but I love to mix in circles, cliques and social coteries" it just sounds so special, so amazing. In saying that, this whole performance has something quite special about it!
@hamachan77665 жыл бұрын
何故こんなに人気がない? 20年以上前のヒットは言え今でも色あせてないと思うけど。
@jimijackson4 жыл бұрын
Underrated band
@goctagonrecovery32703 жыл бұрын
It’s absolutely incredible how much noise three guys can make. This performance is beyond perfect.
@richieboy68252 жыл бұрын
So agree!!!
@dawgboybinley61282 жыл бұрын
it truly is. I always loved this album, but never saw them live and never actually even saw a live video until now and i'm completely blown away. I never thought they would have been able to do this song as good as the recording, but it might even be better. These guys were truly dynamite.
@jpmojo3 жыл бұрын
Took my younger sister and her friend to a BFF show in NYC in ‘98 … what an incredible show …she became a life long fan too that night .
@jpmojo3 жыл бұрын
Took my younger sister and her friend to a BFF show in NYC in ‘98 … what an incredible show …she became a life long fan too that night
@carlypeters8985 жыл бұрын
Where have these videos been all my life???
@benjaminnormal99685 жыл бұрын
Hidden away by youtube
@saxysadie5 жыл бұрын
The biggest secret i somehow missed when I was in high school! See Ben in concert- he’s great!
@korbendallas71815 жыл бұрын
Copywrittin. I got this dvd for like 11 or 12th birthday. Still my favorite dvd till this day. Got a bunch of nice extras
@leokimvideo2 жыл бұрын
Seamless throw to jazz..class act
@billvill6110 ай бұрын
Absolutely love the tone of Sledge's bass!
@adamhagen57043 жыл бұрын
this song really shows how talented the rhythm section actually is!
@timothydillow31603 жыл бұрын
Some nights you just hit one out of the park.
@TimmyRiordan4 жыл бұрын
Ben Folds circa '97 one of the best shows I've ever seen.
@mazz294 жыл бұрын
The sound of that snare at 1:26 could not be crisper. Darren's ear on the set is one of the many things that made this band so good.
@ezrac7044 жыл бұрын
it amazes me how this sounds almost just like the original.
@richieboy68252 жыл бұрын
That happens when you have real talent & great equipment!!!
@user-lo1cl8de1s2 жыл бұрын
Always loved that signature bass distortion
@rubybeth5 жыл бұрын
I feel very old. I watched this when it was on PBS. I loved "Sessions at West 54th."
@lewis1236462 жыл бұрын
Oh they aired these on, PBS? That's awesome (I had no idea thanks for the info).
@bethringsmuthstolpman4042 жыл бұрын
@@lewis123646 yes, it was a show produced for public television.
@lewis1236462 жыл бұрын
@@bethringsmuthstolpman404 I had no idea! Didn't know what it was produced for. I've only seen one other one with Beck which was good (also in 97'). Very cool.
@bethringsmuthstolpman4042 жыл бұрын
@@lewis123646 that was the same episode as this, Beck/Ben Folds Five. Wikipedia has the full list of pairings. I loved the Ani DiFranco episode, too.
@lewis1236462 жыл бұрын
@@bethringsmuthstolpman404 Oh really? I'll have to take a look at that. That's a really good episode with a double bill of Ben Folds Five and Beck. Sounds like a very well currated show, I'll have to check out the episode list. Thanks for all the info! Very nice of you!
@BJR19774 жыл бұрын
Brings back wonderful memories
@matthewpilon44229 ай бұрын
Ben definitely got his ego get the best of him when he ditched everyone else and went on his own. Yeah he is the primary guy, but the trifecta of the OG Ben Folds Five made it work.
@colin-nekritz7 ай бұрын
Was never as good. I have all his stuff but he had partners and band tension pushing each other and keeping Ben in check without which he became watered down.
@Wayzor_3 жыл бұрын
This show is what introduced me to Ben, oh so many years ago.
@dynaboyjl.42204 жыл бұрын
I feel like there's maybe three men on earth who can better handle a piano and a crowd at the same time than Ben Folds.
@NJJ773 жыл бұрын
Errol Garner. Sadly departed 😥
@ezrac7044 жыл бұрын
0:04 has no one pointed out how people took him seriously when he said "I was never cool in school"? I love the huge smile that forms on Bens face.
@SeanBialo4 жыл бұрын
lmaoo, ben's smile when he goes "no, no" is just amazing
@FlameMage22 жыл бұрын
I think that's just the reaction of people realizing what song they're about to play from that one line and the smile is happiness that people are psyched that fast.
@ezrac7042 жыл бұрын
@@FlameMage2 But then again, he says "no, no". Still a good thought though...
@billvill619 ай бұрын
Drummers are always cool...
@colin-nekritz7 ай бұрын
@@billvill61alas Darren wasn’t, it’s why he wrote the Hotel Lights song “Small Town Shit” about where he grew up in NC.
@frankfaker5195 жыл бұрын
perfect live played end. respect
@davidclegg4760 Жыл бұрын
That’s how you play a bass!
@beef88 Жыл бұрын
Really like this performance when it kicks off
@sabinetapia16594 жыл бұрын
Giving me serotonin
@frankfaker5195 жыл бұрын
Oh man. This song is sooooofckn great
@tatasuzanne43164 жыл бұрын
This is just freakin awesome
@jean-noel459310 күн бұрын
Oh God ! I thought I was a specialist of 1995... Pulp, Blur, Oasis, Verve, Pavement, Elastica, Radiohead, Teenage Fanclub, Supergrass, Bjork, Smashing Pumpkins, Garbage, Tricky, Sonic Youth, Slowdive, Leftfield, Apex Twin, Fugazi, Chemical Brothers, Tindersticks, Blackgrape, The Charlatans, The Boo Radleys, Morphine, Echobelly, Catherine Wheels, Cast, Morrissey, Spiritualized, Belly, Mercury Rev, etc. They all have their space in my discography. I have to be over 50 to discover that genius.
@TheRhosoftherovers5 жыл бұрын
Love it, love it, love it!
@141jm4 жыл бұрын
Love from New Zealand
@aagrape33775 жыл бұрын
I loooove this!!!!!!!!
@RomeoProjects3 жыл бұрын
That was talent, That was gold!
@artcoreplayer2 ай бұрын
sheesh.... tight.... wow
@msanrai7 ай бұрын
The best band..hands down.
@joet76442 жыл бұрын
Wow, just wow
@harrymapex4 жыл бұрын
What a brilliant live version!!!!!!
@fatiuspau8l551 Жыл бұрын
So much better when you add the five......
@2lileyazilirmis4 жыл бұрын
this concert is from 97 if I don't know wrong, 8 years before I was born. so sad!
@rubberchix3 жыл бұрын
hang in there bud
@ezrac7042 жыл бұрын
Yeah, wish I had been born earlier
@MrBeefseven5 жыл бұрын
I’m so glad this was posted!!! Always wanted to see this :)
@nickauclair14774 жыл бұрын
I needed that
@alexcurtice58344 жыл бұрын
0:25 I had no Idea shaggy could sing!
@tsurc10903 жыл бұрын
Lolll he definitely doesn’t look like shaggy now
@daneschipp4 жыл бұрын
Could someone in the journalism or filming industry do a "Where are they now?" style documentary on the group in the background? I missed them as much as I missed this killer live version of this song.
@anthonyshea39242 жыл бұрын
That was tight af in all its meanings
@crlyhdedfnck4 жыл бұрын
Every song performed at west 54th is basically their best songs but better, I rather listen this version of Underground instead of the original.
@JoeHuman3 жыл бұрын
I'm LIKE number 999. Underground Devil 🤘🏾
@BekramCarr Жыл бұрын
Bro in the back really hit that hand spring
@manifestgtr Жыл бұрын
They should’ve had sledge sing more. He’s got a really cool voice in this context
@ukimusya2 жыл бұрын
さいこー!
@mauricioamendola177510 ай бұрын
i'm here once a week
@frarfarfАй бұрын
Robert Sledge looks like Jack White, and is also a beast, like Jack White
@nedflandersdittlie5 жыл бұрын
Yes! Fuck ya! Thank you!
@pashanon2 жыл бұрын
Why I can't help tap dancing hearing this?
@patriciofernandez27115 жыл бұрын
Fucking fantastic
@theaziz20014 жыл бұрын
I need a song with only Roberts voice
@theonlygannonyouknow82574 жыл бұрын
they recorded one but didn't release it. Look up "Prince Charming" by BFF
@theaziz20014 жыл бұрын
Gannon Young just heard it and I’m stunned they never released this lol
@BarryHawk3 жыл бұрын
Great voice. Where's his solo album?
@lackadaisical27384 жыл бұрын
2:19 you cant miss him
@pamelapichler8926 Жыл бұрын
wtf that outro!
@einsteinstheory42502 жыл бұрын
Bloody brilliant, but they need to get rid of those rappers in the background
@tomb4073 жыл бұрын
"Only the band Keane could've been.... "
@RedPilledAsFuck7 ай бұрын
*sniff*
@Kazinga1237 ай бұрын
*sniff*
@Htheorphanarian3 жыл бұрын
Ahhh bloody KZbin have removed the Conan performance! 🤬🤬🤬🤬😭😭
@stevefreeland92555 жыл бұрын
Where are the other two? 😃
@BenryDess4 жыл бұрын
They were supposed to bring the bleedin lights down so we can introduce the secret forf an fiff membahs of our group!
@charlotteelenore13994 жыл бұрын
there are only three lol. that’s the joke. ben folds five, but there have only ever been 3 of them.
@user-er4qp4hu1q5 ай бұрын
I wander if I had become upon dog.
@Boylieboyle4 жыл бұрын
Thumbs the f up for Divine Comedy to cover BF(F)'s material (to put it coldly) and wice wersa? Just imagine we're vital components of the great purpose and make it happen - Ben Elton (not really)
@P715R4 жыл бұрын
Those kids in the background grew up to be Trump supporters
@ChromeCobra4202 жыл бұрын
These comments aged well... lol
@bgbstrm2352 Жыл бұрын
My fave band ever since Kate came out. What a performance! 💯🎵🎶