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Better Than Ezra - Definition |
| Related Words: Acculturate, Adapt, Advance, Advantage, Alter, Altered, Amend, Ascendant, Beat, Best, Bettor, Boost, Cap, Capping, Change |
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Better Than Ezra are an alternative rock trio based in New Orleans, Louisiana. The band was formed in 1987 by Kevin Griffin whilst he and the other original members were attending college at Louisiana State University. By 1988 Better Than Ezra had released a demo cassette tape, Chime Street Studio Demo Tape. In 1989 the band released a cassette only, Surprise. In 1994 they released their first album Deluxe. It was released on 2 different labels Swell Records first and later Elektra Records in 1995. That same year, "Good" became a major pop hit.
In addition to vocalist and guitarist Kevin Griffin, the current members of Better Than Ezra are bass guitar player Tom Drummond and drummer Travis McNabb. Original drummer, Cary Bonnecaze, left the band after the release of Deluxe. Original lead guitarist, Joel Rundell, committed suicide in 1990. Multi-Instrumentalist James Arthur Payne tours with the band, fills in vocal, keyboard, guitar, and harmonica parts, and is a fan favorite.
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