The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner

by Ben Folds Five

The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 27 April 1999
  • Label: Epic
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 40:28
  • Community rating: 3.29/5 from 2 ratings

Artists on this release: Paul Shapiro, Antoine Silverman, Caleb Southern, Ken Mosher, Mark Feldman, Tom Maxwell, Jane Scarpantoni, Lorenza Ponce

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Expanding their foundational piano-driven sound with lush strings and horns, 'The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner' serves as the trio's final studio album before their initial disbandment. The record adopts a darker, more melancholic tone compared to their upbeat predecessors, weaving complex orchestrations into deeply existential lyricism.

Genres

Descriptors: existential, melodic

Tracklist

  1. Narcolepsy (5:24)
  2. Don't Change Your Plans (5:10)
  3. Mess (4:02)
  4. Magic (4:02)
  5. Hospital Song (2:04)
  6. Army (3:23)
  7. Your Redneck Past (3:42)
  8. Your Most Valuable Possession (1:55)
  9. Regrets (4:09)
  10. Jane (2:41)
  11. Lullabye (3:52)

Credits

  • Ben Folds Five - primary artist, piano [baldwin], performer, songwriter [all songs by], written-by
  • Ken Mosher - baritone saxophone, alto saxophone
  • Jane Scarpantoni - cello
  • John Mark Painter - conductor [strings], arranged by [strings], flugelhorn, valve trombone
  • Roger Lian - edited by, editor
  • James Hunter - graphics [graphic artist]
  • Darren Jessee - performer, written-by
  • Robert Sledge - performer, written-by
  • Ben Folds - Written-By
  • Caleb Southern - Written-By
  • Dean Folds - Written-By
  • Anna Goodman - Written-By

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