I went through my Ben Folds era, I loved everything he did. It didn't matter what, but I loved it. Unfortuantely I no longer show that love for his work. While I still enjoy it, many songs come off as boring and uninspired to me now. Gracie, Give Judy My Notice, You To Thank, and Time all come off as very bland, and usually get the skip button treatment. But there are definitely gems on this album. Jesusland, Trusted, and Landed are three of Ben's best songs ever. Bastard is another strong, and so is Prison Food. If someone combined Rockin' The Suburbs and Songs For Silverman and just took all the best tracks, it would definitely earn a 5. But unfortuantely the filler plague strikes again, and therefore we are only seeing a 3.5 on an otherwise good album.
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