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The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner is the third studio album by Ben Folds Five, released on April 27, 1999. It represented a departure for the band from their usual pop-rock sound to material influenced by classical and chamber music, with darker, introspective lyrics on subjects such as regret, death, and loss of innocence. [1]
- November 1998 – January 1999
- Caleb Southern
- April 27, 1999
Apr 27, 2014 · A personal and nostalgic look back at the 1999 album by the indie rock band Ben Folds Five, which features a fictionalized version of Reinhold Messner, a famous mountaineer and climber. The article explores the album's themes, influences, and legacy, as well as the band's evolution and challenges after their hit single "Brick".
The anniversary of the 1999 album that explores the band's dark side and personal struggles. Learn how the song "Army" is a depiction of Folds' life, from college dropout to band breakup, and how the album name is a nod to a real mountaineer.
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Apr 27, 1999 · The Unauthorised Biography of Reinhold Messner is the third studio album by piano-rock trio Ben Folds Five. Interestingly, the title has nothing to do with famous mountaineer Reinhold...
In 1999, the band released what was to be their final album for over a decade, The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner, which included the hit "Army". Folds has described Ben Folds Five as "punk rock for sissies", and his lyrics often contain nuances of melancholy, self-conflict, and humorous sarcasm, often punctuated by profanity.
It was followed by the more somber and jazz-based 1999 album, The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner. The group contributed an outtake from the Reinhold Messner sessions, titled "Leather Jacket", to the 1999 benefit album, No Boundaries: A Benefit for the Kosovar Refugees.
Sep 19, 2008 · The Five performed its swan song, 1999’s The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner, which was neither the band’s highest-charting disc (that was Whatever and Ever Amen, with its #6 Modern...
