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| Background information | |
| Origin | USA |
| Genre(s) | Indie Rock, Experimental |
| Years active | 1997 – 1999 |
| Label(s) | 550/Sony |
| Members | |
| Ben Folds, Caleb Southern, John Mark Painter, Fleming McWilliams, William Shatner, Frally Hynes | |
Fear of Pop is the name of an experimental recording project by Ben Folds (of Ben Folds Five) and Caleb Southern (Ben Folds Five's long time producer), along with John Mark Painter (Fleming and John), William Shatner and others. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Indie rock is genre of Alternative rock that primarily exists in the independent Underground music scene Experimental music is a term introduced by composer John Cage in 1955 Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music 550 Music is a defunct Imprint of Epic Records, a Subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment. Sony Music Entertainment is a major global Record label controlled by the Sony Corporation of America, being one of the "big four" record companies Benjamin Scott Folds (born September 12, 1966) is an American Singer-songwriter and the former frontman of the Band Ben Folds Five Caleb Southern is an American Musician and Record producer. He has worked with Ben Folds Five, Fear of Pop and Archers of Loaf. John Mark Painter (born c 1970 is an American Musician and Songwriter. Fleming McWilliams is a singer and songwriter who is best known for being half of the husband and wife Rock and roll duo Fleming and John. William Alan Shatner (born March 22, 1931) is a Canadian double Emmy - Golden Globe - and Saturn Award -winning Benjamin Scott Folds (born September 12, 1966) is an American Singer-songwriter and the former frontman of the Band Ben Folds Five Benjamin Scott Folds (born September 12, 1966) is an American Singer-songwriter and the former frontman of the Band Ben Folds Five Ben Folds Five was a piano-based rock trio formed in 1993 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Caleb Southern is an American Musician and Record producer. He has worked with Ben Folds Five, Fear of Pop and Archers of Loaf. John Mark Painter (born c 1970 is an American Musician and Songwriter. Fleming and John is a musical husband and wife team Fleming McWilliams and John Mark Painter, currently living in Nashville, Tennessee, United William Alan Shatner (born March 22, 1931) is a Canadian double Emmy - Golden Globe - and Saturn Award -winning Their first album, Volume 1 was released in 1998. Volume 1 is the name of the first album by the experimental band Fear of Pop. This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1998
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Biography
Folds and Southern began recording music for the "Fear of Pop" project during 1997 in various locations around the United States as an outlet to make music away from Ben Folds Five. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the In an open letter to fans on Frank Maynard's quasi-official Ben Folds Five website, Folds said that Fear of Pop had "helped satisfy my need to express some things musically - textures, orchestration, rhythms - things that don't always naturally fall into the standard three minute singer/song format. I love to paint sounds in an abstract way, discovering their effect after it's all put together. Once you’ve sold a million records, you've earned the right to experiment self-indulgently at the expense of your record company. " [1]
In 1998, 550 Records (under Epic/Sony) released Folds' Volume 1 to the masses. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) 550 Music is a defunct Imprint of Epic Records, a Subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment. Epic Records is an American Record label. It is owned and operated by Sony Music Entertainment. Volume 1 is the name of the first album by the experimental band Fear of Pop. The cover of the album "Just Your Average Second On This Planet" 1997-1998 by David Bethell featured the silhouette of a running man (possibly naked, possibly Ben Folds) being pursued by cowboys on horseback with lassos. The back of the album case showed the silhouette of a boy in a cowboy outfit sitting on a park bench. The inner cover showed a woman being stabbed by a man on a television set seen by an open city window. At some stores, a limited edition 12" vinyl single for "In Love" was bundled for free with Volume 1. It featured a remix of the song by Thievery Corporation, as well as a couple of cuts off of the album. Thievery Corporation is a Washington DC -based recording artist and DJ duo consisting of Rob Garza and Eric Hilton and their supporting Although given much critical praise, it was deemed by some to be not as accessible (yet at the same time more complex and challenging) than his earlier work with Ben Folds Five.
Although considered a Ben Folds solo project (his first since forming Ben Folds Five) there was also a large cast of other musicians included, most significantly Southern and Painter. Perhaps most notably, William Shatner provided vocals on "In Love" (as well as the reprise, "Still in Love"). William Alan Shatner (born March 22, 1931) is a Canadian double Emmy - Golden Globe - and Saturn Award -winning Painter's wife, Fleming McWilliams, sang on several tracks. Fleming McWilliams is a singer and songwriter who is best known for being half of the husband and wife Rock and roll duo Fleming and John. Frally Hynes, Folds' then-girlfriend (and now ex-wife), performed frantic lead vocals on "Root to This. Benjamin Scott Folds (born September 12, 1966) is an American Singer-songwriter and the former frontman of the Band Ben Folds Five " Folds himself sang on a number of songs as well.
On January 22, 1999 Fear of Pop gave their first and only live performance (as confirmed by Fleming and John's website) on Late Night With Conan O'Brien. Events 565 - Eutychius is deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople by John Scholasticus. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Fleming and John is a musical husband and wife team Fleming McWilliams and John Mark Painter, currently living in Nashville, Tennessee, United Late Night with Conan O'Brien is an Emmy Award -winning American late-night Talk show hosted by Conan O'Brien on NBC They performed "In Love" with William Shatner on lead vocals, along with Folds and McWilliams quietly duetting underneath the actor's monologue. Eddie Walker, the drummer for Folds' first band, Majosha, played drums during this appearance. Eddie Walker is a North American Musician who has played in many bands in North Carolina, primarily as a Drummer. Majosha was a band formed around early 1988 with Ben Folds on bass Millard Powers on guitar and Dave Rich on drums
Folds has hinted that another "Fear of Pop" album will eventually be recorded, with Volume 3 being the rumored title.
Discography
Studio albums
- Fear of Pop: Volume 1 (1998)
External links
- An open letter from Ben Folds to fans concerning Fear of Pop
- Streaming video of Fear of Pop on Conan O'Brien
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