''Grandpaw Would'' is the first solo
studio album
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by
Australia
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n musician
Ben Lee
Benjamin Michael Lee (born 11 September 1978) is an Australian musician and actor. Lee began his career as a musician at the age of 14 with the Sydney band Noise Addict, but he focused on his solo career when the band broke up in 1995. He app ...
, released in 1995 as his band
Noise Addict disbanded.
Critical reception
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Rolling Stone
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The magazine was first known fo ...
'' wrote that "Lee pumps out love song after love song, and the fact that he makes you laugh out loud doesn't mean that you can't see the emotion behind the jokes."
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Track listing
# "Pop Queen" – 3:28
# "How Can That Be?" – 1:58
# "Sprawl" – 1:28
# "I'm with the Star" – 3:44
# "Don't Leave" – 1:58
# "Away with the Pixies" – 3:02
# "Bolt" – 1:03
# "Side View" – 2:39
# "Pathetic" – 1:08
# "Song 4 You" – 2:37
# "Trying to Sneeze" – 2:26
# "The Loft" – 2:27
# "Frigid" – 2:29
# "Stumbling Block" – 2:56
# "Ductile" – 1:25
# "Love Song" – 0:52
# "Green Hearts" – 2:41
# "My Guitar" – 3:27
# "Get Your Sleep" *
# "The Waiting Game" *
# "Be a Kid" *
Japanese bonus tracks
Singles
*"Pop Queen" (1994)
*"Away with the Pixies" (1995)
References
1995 debut albums
Ben Lee albums
Grand Royal albums
Albums produced by Brad Wood
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