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In 1994, BF-5 was steadily losing market share to WD-40. Disillusioned with the cut-throat world of anti-corrosion agents, Ben Folds Five became a witty piano-based progressive-rock trio. Asked about the implication that there were five musicians rather than three, front-man Ben Folds said the name was a famous trademark and "Ben Folds Three" would just confuse people. In addition, studio musicians or perhaps roadies might feel they were included in the band's name and might work harder for less money.

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  • In 1994, BF-5 was steadily losing market share to WD-40. Disillusioned with the cut-throat world of anti-corrosion agents, Ben Folds Five became a witty piano-based progressive-rock trio. Asked about the implication that there were five musicians rather than three, front-man Ben Folds said the name was a famous trademark and "Ben Folds Three" would just confuse people. In addition, studio musicians or perhaps roadies might feel they were included in the band's name and might work harder for less money.
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  • In 1994, BF-5 was steadily losing market share to WD-40. Disillusioned with the cut-throat world of anti-corrosion agents, Ben Folds Five became a witty piano-based progressive-rock trio. Asked about the implication that there were five musicians rather than three, front-man Ben Folds said the name was a famous trademark and "Ben Folds Three" would just confuse people. In addition, studio musicians or perhaps roadies might feel they were included in the band's name and might work harder for less money. The band played its first gig about a month later, and signed a record deal a couple of months after that. The first album release came in 1995. Despite earning fame and fortune in the music industry, the band never lost touch with its roots in the lubrication business, and many songs hark back to those roots. One need only listen to songs like Best Lubrication of Myself and Don't Change Your Oil to get a vivid impression of the state of water displacement technology in the 20th century.
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