These three guys are very obviously insane. What nutcases! Man, but they can make great music. We saw them live, and although the volume was too damn loud for a band like BF5, whose lyrics are just as important as the sound they were fun (and I got into the warm up band, a powerpop group by the name of Superdrag).

The last release, "The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner," is so damn incredible I'm just beside my damnself. If some of the boys' antics have bugged you in the past and maybe you wanted some more, uh, mature stuff, well, this is it, fanboys!

Unfortunately, BFF broke up....sob. They just felt they had done about all they could do as a group. I disagree, but what do I know?

They have a site that is just as crazy as they are, with lots of personal info and photos. Check it out at www.benfoldsfive.com. Ben continues with his solo work, of course, and it has all been stellar so far. Check out his site here. Plus the surprisingly great album with William Shatner...the guy can do no wrong! Also, Darren Jesse now has a great new band, Hotel Lights, check out their site as well!