Rockin' The Suburbs (studio album) by Ben Folds

Rockin' The Suburbs by Ben Folds
Year: 2001
Overall rank: 1,879th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
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78/100 (from 147 votes)
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Award Top albums of 2001 (29th)
Award Top albums of the 2000s (308th)
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78/100 (from 147 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 3% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 77.7/100, a mean average of 76.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.6.

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From 12/27/2023 21:18
Best concert of 2023 - Ben played the new album and then played most of this album. A master showman of controling the audience - between keeping the tears in with the Luckiest and Still Fighting It - to singing along with the Stan. It quickly jumped over my other favorite Folds albums to become the fav.
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From 01/28/2020 21:54
A great blend of fun, playful tunes along with much more sobering, mature work. Ben Folds is much more cohesive here than on his other albums, bringing pop and much more rock to the album overall. Start with this album if you're getting into him. The Luckiest is a freakin legendary song.

Best Tracks: Ascent of Stan, The Luckiest, Annie Waits, Fired, Still Fighting It
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From 12/17/2017 05:11
A fun thoughtful album and BF’s best work
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From 07/26/2016 00:00
Folds plays (almost) every instrument on here and it somehow comes out sounding tighter than any Ben Folds Five record (the talented git). The title track is an absolutely hilarious bit of satire, he could have done well as a standup comedian in the vain of Tim Minchin or Bo Burnham. Other highlights include the touching Still Fighting It, and the pulverizing Gone.
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From 05/13/2015 01:30
Good to see Ben get on a list
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From 06/03/2013 16:53
This is much more mature than Ben Folds other offerings, but it still maintains the playfulness of his earlier work. Good album.
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From 06/01/2012 02:04
"You Better Watch Out Because I'm Gonna Say Fuck"
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From 12/11/2011 05:09
He shows off a lot of the same playfulness as on the first couple BF5 albums, but with less brashness. I also think he's trying to recreate the "underground" magic with the title track making fun of the nu-metal-heads. (i'm sure glad that fad's passed.) A lot of sweetness on this made-for-AC radio album, including "the luckiest".
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From 10/12/2010 03:05
One of the greatest albums ever! This album is original, deep, funny, bright and well worth a listen.
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From 08/31/2010 20:56
If you haven't heard anything by this guy get this now! I hadn't an idea what to expect from this, never heard a song from him before. A lot of solid tunes on here. Great pop album! Still Fighting It, Gone, The Ascent of Stan and title track were the best.
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