The Best Imitation Of Myself: A Retrospective by Ben Folds

The Best Imitation Of Myself: A Retrospective

Ben Folds

2011

The Best Imitation Of Myself: A Retrospective is a Alt/Indie album by Ben Folds, originally released in 2011. On Gatefold: 13 pressings tracked, owned by 3 collectors.

Sound DNA

  • Alt/Indie
  • Alternative Rock
  • warm
  • triumphant
  • witty

About

For <i>The Best Imitation of Myself</i>, Ben Folds compiled his sneering work with Ben Folds Five and his poppier solo output up to 2011. Of course, there’s the early (and stirring) “Brick,” which tells the story of a high school girlfriend having an abortion; the unstoppably rollicking jam “One Angry Dwarf and 200 Solemn Faces”; and old-school rock ‘n’ roller “Kate.” “Landed” makes an appearance with a sweeping string section, and the vibrant “From Above” zooms along on sparkling piano riffs.

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Tracklist

  1. The Best Imitation Of Myself
  2. 1-1Brick (Radio Mix)
  3. 1-2Annie Waits
  4. 1-3Philosophy
  5. 1-4Underground
  6. 1-5Landed (Strings Version)
  7. 1-6One Angry Dwarf And 200 Solemn Faces
  8. 1-7Don't Change Your Plans
  9. 1-8The Luckiest
  10. 1-9Smoke (Perth, AU 2005)
  11. 1-10Rockin' The Suburbs
  12. 1-11Kate
  13. 1-12Gracie
  14. 1-13Still Fighting It (Extended Version)
  15. 1-14You Don't Know Me
  16. 1-15There's Always Someone Cooler Than You
  17. 1-16Still
  18. 1-17From Above
  19. 1-18House
  20. Live
  21. 2-1Julianne (Stockholm, SE 1997)
  22. 2-2Video (Stockholm, SE 1997)
  23. 2-3Song For The Dumped (Las Vegas, NV 1998)
  24. 2-4Missing The War (London, UK 1999)
  25. 2-5Mess (London, UK 1999)
  26. 2-6Magic (London, UK 1999)
  27. 2-7Selfless, Cold And Composed (New York, NY 2001)
  28. 2-8Zak And Sara (New York, NY 2002)
  29. 2-9Girl (New York, NY 2002)
  30. 2-10Just Pretend (Melbourne, AU 2003)
  31. 2-11Fred Jones Part 2 (Perth, AU 2005)
  32. 2-12Careless Whisper (Saratoga, CA 2005)
  33. 2-13All You Can Eat (Nashville, TN 2006)
  34. 2-14Long Tall Texan (Houston, TX 2008)
  35. 2-15Army (Chapel Hill, NC 2008)
  36. 2-16Battle Of Who Could Care Less (Chapel Hill, NC 2008)
  37. 2-17Kylie From Connecticut (Detroit, MI 2008)
  38. 2-18Effington (Seoul, KR 2011)
  39. 2-19Picture Window (London, UK 2011)
  40. 2-20Sentimental Guy (Adelaide, AU 2011)
  41. 2-21Not The Same (Adelaide, AU 2011)
  42. Rarities
  43. 3-1Unrelated (Unfinished Song Demo - 1996)
  44. 3-2Best Imitation Of Myself (Demo - 1992)
  45. 3-3Rocky (4 Track Home Demo - 1993)
  46. 3-4Boxing (Demo - 1992)
  47. 3-5Julianne (Unreleased 1st Album - 1994)
  48. 3-6Evaporated (Unreleased 1st Album - 1994)
  49. 3-7Alice Childress (KCRW Sessions - 1996)
  50. 3-8Barrytown ("Me, Myself And Irene" Soundtrack - 2000)
  51. 3-9Amelia Bright (Mitch Easter Sessions - 2000)
  52. 3-10Tell Me What I Did
  53. 3-11Rock Star (Demo - 2000)
  54. 3-12Losing Lisa (Demo - 2000)
  55. 3-13Brake Up At Food Court (Demo - 2000)
  56. 3-14Hiro's Song (Demo - 2000)
  57. 3-15Wandering (Demo - 2000)
  58. 3-16The Secret Life Of Morgan Davis (Alternate Mix - 2001)
  59. 3-17Such Great Heights (Alternate Mix From MySpace Sessions - 2006)
  60. 3-18Bitches Ain't Shit (B-side Of "Landed" Single - 2005)
  61. 3-19Time (Alternate Version - 2004)
  62. 3-20Sleazy ("Download To Donate - Tsunami Relief" - 2011)
  63. 3-21Because The Origami
  64. 3-22Stumblin' Home Winter Blues

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Songwriting

3 collectors on Gatefold own this · 13 pressings tracked on Gatefold