▁the ▁Life ▁of ▁the ▁Mind , ▁leading ▁to ▁a ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁tour ▁of ▁their ▁new ▁work . ▁ ▁Solo ▁career ▁ ▁Rock in ' ▁the ▁Sub ur bs ▁to ▁Sup ers unn ys pe ed graph ic ▁( 2 0 0 1 - 2 0 0 7 ) ▁F olds ' ▁first ▁solo ▁album ▁after ▁the ▁break up ▁of ▁the ▁band ▁was ▁Rock in ' ▁the ▁Sub ur bs ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁released ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁day ▁as ▁the ▁September ▁ 1 1 ▁attacks . ▁ ▁He ▁played ▁nearly ▁all ▁the ▁instruments , ▁most ▁not ably ▁guitar ▁which ▁was ▁an ▁instrument ▁s eld om ▁used ▁during ▁the ▁Ben ▁F olds ▁Five ▁days . ▁The ▁L uck iest ▁was ▁written ▁for ▁the ▁Amy ▁He cker ling ▁movie ▁Los er , ▁but ▁the ▁scene ▁it ▁was ▁meant ▁for ▁was ▁deleted . ▁Mill ard ▁Pow ers , ▁Brit t ▁" S n uzz " ▁U zz ell , ▁and ▁Jim ▁Bog ios ▁joined ▁him ▁on ▁the ▁prom ot ional ▁tour ▁of ▁the ▁album . ▁" We ird ▁Al " ▁Y ank ov ic ▁directed ▁and ▁appeared ▁in ▁F olds ' ▁video ▁for ▁the ▁album ' s ▁names ake ▁song , ▁" R ock in ' ▁the ▁Sub ur bs ". ▁ ▁F olds ' ▁friend ▁and ▁fellow ▁music ian ▁John ▁McC rea , ▁lead ▁singer ▁of ▁the ▁band ▁C ake , ▁contributed ▁vocals ▁to ▁" F red ▁Jones , ▁Part ▁ 2 ". ▁ ▁A ▁year ▁later , ▁F