Sha Sha by Ben Kweller

Pros: Kweller combines some of the best in recent alternative music to create some top-notch songs
Cons: The album's flow is a bit simplistic

Ben Kweller has been through a lot in the music world. He grew up with Nils Lofgren as a family friend and frequent houseguest. He looked up to Lofgren as a mentor and inspiration, and soon began to study the guitar. Piano and drum study followed soon...

Pros: Great debut Cd/ fun catchy
Cons: Some songs are definitely lacking

Young Ben Kweller strayed away from his Radish roots to join a rather extensive line of geeky looking alt/rock piano-guitar riff rockers which all share the same name...BEN. Ben Lee, probably the fella most strikingly like Ben, for at a young ...

Pros: Very light alternative placed between Ween and Weezer...
Cons: ...that really has no real standout hit.

All too often record companies hype up a band for little or no reason, banking on their band being the next big thing. So was the case of the 15-year old Ben Kweller's band, Radish, and with all the hype came little result. And most often with...

Pros: Unique songs/lyrics that are catchy and inspiring!
Cons: Sorry, can't think of any!

Every time I listen to this album I'm amazed at Ben Kweller's ability to write songs that are simply great. There isn't a song on this album that I don't enjoy. As a musician myself, I love to learn how to play/sing sings off of this album. Some of ...

Pros: The songs are different enough to make it interesting.
Cons: I hate to support an album that has a song entitled, "Wasted and Ready."

I saw Ben Kweller at a Dashboard Confessional show. He got onstage and explained how he got lost in Pittsburgh, and his rent-a-car wasn't working properly. Then he thanked Seville for going on before him because they could have easily cut him out of...