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Better Than Ezra

Better Than Ezra formed at Louisiana State University in 1988 with Kevin Griffin on vocals and guitar, Tom Drummond on bass, Cary Bonnecaze on drums, and Joel...

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Better Than Ezra, the Louisiana band that gave us 'Good'

A college-formed group that turned a 1993 single into a lasting alt-rock presence.

If you only know 'Good,' check out 'This Time Of Year' and 'Re-arranging The Bones.' They give you a better sense of what the band does.

Better Than Ezra's 'Good' was one of those mid-'90s alt-rock songs that just stuck around. It gave them a foothold on radio and MTV at a time when guitar bands were having a moment. They've kept at it ever since, with songs like 'This Time Of Year' and 'Re-arranging The Bones' showing they never really stopped writing.

They started at LSU in 1988 and put out their first album, 'Surprise,' two years later. 'Good' from the 1993 album 'Deluxe' broke through, and they kept releasing records through the '90s and into the 2000s. More recently, they've put out albums like 'Paper Empire' and 'All the Stars' on their own.

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Better Than Ezra formed at Louisiana State University in 1988 with Kevin Griffin on vocals and guitar, Tom Drummond on bass, Cary Bonnecaze on drums, and Joel Rundell on guitar. They put out their first album, 'Surprise,' in 1990. The song 'Good' from their 1993 album 'Deluxe' became a hit, giving the band its mainstream moment.

They kept making records through the '90s and early 2000s, including 'Friction, Baby' in 1996 and 'Closer' in 1998. Songs like 'Desperately Wanting' and 'This Time Of Year' became part of their set. In 1996, there was some talk about similarities between 'Desperately Wanting' and another artist's work, but it didn't stick around long.

Griffin has done some solo work in recent years while the band has continued to release albums independently, like 'Paper Empire' in 2014 and 'All the Stars' in 2023.

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