Seventeen years ago, a trio of musicians delivered their debut, self-titled album. Of course, this should end with “and the rest is history,” but that’s not the case with Ben Folds Five. Instead, Ben Folds, Robert Sledge, and Darren Jessee made a couple more albums, then ended their collective careers together, splitting off and doing their respective side projects – and one incredibly successful solo career. Seventeen years later, the trio is back with The Sound Of The Life Of The Mind, and its a rather successful trip down memory lane not without some hiccups along the way. [Read more...]