When it comes to Randy Newman singing in public, his fans no longer have to say, as he once did of God, “I Think He’s Hiding.

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“Lonely Avenue” is exactly what anyone would expect from a collaborative work involving Ben Folds and Nick Hornby – cerebral, melancholy, and musically adventurous.

We haven't used flutes yet.' Things like that," Setzer said. Comstock eventually arranged horn charts for nine tracks on "Songs From Lonely Avenue," helping give the CD its swinging old-school vibe.

You know Nick Hornby – or should – from his uproarious novels, the most famous of which idealize the faith and obsession that drives every true music fanatic. From his classic work &#82… ...

We haven't used flutes yet.' Things like that," Setzer said. Comstock eventually arranged horn charts for nine tracks on "Songs From Lonely Avenue," helping give the CD its swinging old-school vibe.

Lonely Avenue is rooted in a cool concept: singer/piano man Ben Folds takes the words of Nick Hornby (High Fidelity, About a Boy) and makes them into songs. Easy enough, right? Well, no. Not at all.

Lonely Avenue sounds like a reality TV challenge: can Folds set Hornby's lyrics to music and sing them? It's a fascinating premise, but you can't help wondering how Jack Black, the short-fused record ...

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