Shut Up and Listen to Majosha
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Shut Up and Listen to Majosha is Majosha's
Majosha
Majosha was a band formed around early 1988 with Ben Folds on bass, Millard Powers on guitar, and Dave Rich on drums. They played their first show at Duke University's Battle of the Bands in 1988 and won. Majosha released an EP, Party Night: Five Songs About Jesus in 1988, which contained four...

 first and only album. This album never made it to CD
Compact Disc
The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...

, and was only ever available on vinyl and cassette. All songs were written by Ben Folds
Ben Folds
Benjamin Scott "Ben" Folds is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and television personality. From 1995-2000, Folds was the frontman and pianist of the alternative rock band Ben Folds Five. Since the group disbanded, Folds has performed as a solo artist and has toured all over the world...

 and Millard Powers
Millard Powers
Avery Millard Powers III is an American musician, songwriter, record producer, and grammy nominated recording engineer.-Early history:...

 except "Emaline", written by both Ben Folds
Ben Folds
Benjamin Scott "Ben" Folds is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and television personality. From 1995-2000, Folds was the frontman and pianist of the alternative rock band Ben Folds Five. Since the group disbanded, Folds has performed as a solo artist and has toured all over the world...

 and Evan Olson. Songs "Emaline" and "Video" later appeared on Ben Folds Five
Ben Folds Five
Ben Folds Five is an alternative rock trio formed in 1993 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The group comprises Ben Folds , Robert Sledge , and Darren Jessee . The group achieved mainstream success in the alternative, indie and pop music scenes...

 albums, and "Kalamazoo" was released on the Folds solo EP Super D.

Side A

  1. "Where's Bohemia" – 3:35
  2. "Clueless" – 2:33
  3. "Emaline" – 3:10**
  4. "Guilty" – 4:07
  5. "Video" – 4:26***
  6. "Deal With It" – 3:20


-**Was later re-recorded and it appeared on Ben Folds Five's album "Naked Baby Photos"
-***Was later re-recorded and it appeared on Ben Folds Five's album "Ben Folds Five"

Side B

  1. "Get That Bug (Outta Your System)" – 4:54
  2. "Everyone Else" – 3:49
  3. "Kalamazoo" – 4:00*
  4. "We Know (What's Right For You)" – 4:01
  5. "Cool Whip" – 3:40


-*Was later re-recorded and it appeared on Ben Folds' EP "Super D"

The band

  • Millard Powers
    Millard Powers
    Avery Millard Powers III is an American musician, songwriter, record producer, and grammy nominated recording engineer.-Early history:...

     - Guitar
    Guitar
    The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...

    , vocals
    Singing
    Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...

    , Producer
    Record producer
    A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...

  • Ben Folds
    Ben Folds
    Benjamin Scott "Ben" Folds is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and television personality. From 1995-2000, Folds was the frontman and pianist of the alternative rock band Ben Folds Five. Since the group disbanded, Folds has performed as a solo artist and has toured all over the world...

     - Bass Guitar
    Bass guitar
    The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....

    , Piano
    Piano
    The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...

    , Vocals, drums
    Drum kit
    A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....

     (various tracks), Producer
  • Evan Olson
    Evan Olson
    Evan Scott Olson is a rock singer and songwriter based in Greensboro, North Carolina. Born in West Point, New York during the "Summer Of Love," 1967, his father was an officer in the United States Army Corps of Engineers. Olson has recorded seven albums including "One Room" and "Red"...

    - Vocals
  • Chris Brown - Drums (various tracks)
  • Dave Rich - Drums (various tracks)

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