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Better Than Ezra

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Biography

Along with such similarly styled outfits as the Goo Goo Dolls, the New Orleans-based trio Better Than Ezra helped open the floodgates for countless alt pop acts of the late '90s (including Semisonic, Matchbox Twenty, and Third Eye Blind) by merging rock influences with mainstream aspirations. Originally formed in 1988 as a rock outfit with slight elements of country and punk, the group's first incarnation consisted of four college students from Louisiana State University: Kevin Griffin (vocals, guitar), Joel Rundell (guitar), Tom Drummond (bass), and Cary Bonnecaze (drums). The band's early performances were expectedly held at college bars and fraternity houses, and their debut cassette-tape recording, 1990's Happy Live Surprise, received positive press and comparisons to such alt punk stalwarts as The Replacements and Dinosaur Jr. Despite these accolades, Better Than Ezra's future was thrust into doubt when Rundell committed suicide on August 8, 1990.

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Top Songs

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  1.  
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    Looking around the house
    Hidden behind the window and the door
    Searching for signs of life
    But there's nobody home
    Well, maybe I'm just too sure
    Good - (3:04)  -  46,054 plays
  2.  
    Lyrics
    Past the road to your house
    Will you never called home?
    Where they turned out the lights
    Though they say you'll never know
    I remember runnin'
    Desperately Wanting - (4:37)  -  18,434 plays
  3.  
    Lyrics
    Can you be so warm?
    Can you know what I feel?
    But it's the way you move your hands
    And it's the way you understand
    And that's the reason that I'm asking
    In The Blood - (4:32)  -  11,036 plays
  4.  
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    I got a little bit of hope like a soap on a rope
    Sweeter than sour, getting thinner by the hour
    Fallin' fast and I’m runnin' out of gas
    Muggin' on your sister, smart as Bobby Fischer
    Still, I couldn't get arrested
    Extra Ordinary - (3:42)  -  8,677 plays
  5.  
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    Talking in her sleep again
    Reciting lines start to end
    She's not crazy, knock on wood
    Just a little misunderstood
    Takes a walk at 4 A.M.
    Misunderstood - (3:46)  -  7,157 plays
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