Better Than Ezra
Better Than Ezra is an alternative rock trio based in New Orleans, Louisian… Read Full Bio ↴Better Than Ezra is an alternative rock trio based in New Orleans, Louisiana. The band was formed in Baton Rouge in 1987 by Kevin Griffin while 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 album, Surprise. They released their first nationally-distributed album Deluxe in 1993 (Swell Records / 1995 Elektra). It was released on 2 different labels, the independent Swell Records first, in 1993, and later national label Elektra Records, in 1995. That same year, "Good" became a major pop hit, reaching the #1 position on the Billboard Modern Rock chart. Subsequent album releases include Friction, Baby (Elektra, 1996), How Does Your Garden Grow? (Elektra, 1998), and Closer, (Beyond Records, 2001). The band also released the B-Sides and rarities collection artifakt on its own "Ezra Dry Goods/Fudge" label in 2000. Late 2004 saw the band simultaneously releasing an official live concert DVD, as well as an official live album, both entitled Live at the House of Blues New Orleans (Sanctuary Records). Recent releases include a Greatest Hits collection (Warner Brothers, March 15, 2005), and a new album entitled Before the Robots (Artemis Records, May 31, 2005.)

Like many bands in the then-burgeoning alt-rock movement of the mid-'90s, Better Than Ezra enjoyed their period of greatest chart success immediately following their debut major-label release (Deluxe), which spawned their highest-charting hits. At least commercially (and in terms of mainstream radio play), the band has experienced slightly diminishing returns with each successive release; however, unlike the majority of their contemporaries, Better Than Ezra's extremely loyal fan base has kept the group from dropping off of the musical map. Ezra's followers, who refer to themselves as Ezralites, have never cared whether radio stations play the band or not--in fact, many fans follow the band religiously, attending scores of their performances. It is Ezra's loyal fans and a relentless touring schedule which has allowed them to continue to produce new music, remain extremely viable in the music world, and out-live their projected shelf life. Additionally, Better Than Ezra's independence and survival in a business that has chewed up and spat out many bands who they used to jockey for chart position seems to indicate that the band will be around to satisfy their fans' rapacious appetite for their music for many years to come.

In addition to vocalist and guitarist Kevin Griffin from Monroe, Louisiana, 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 also from Monroe, Louisiana tours with the band, fills in vocal, keyboard, guitar, and harmonica parts, and is a fan favorite.

Who or what Ezra might be is a mystery that the band members have no interest in clearing up. Drummond once told a reporter that the meaning of the band's name is "so lame you wouldn't even want to print it." However, it has also been said that the name came into being when the then nameless band entered a battle of the bands in competition with a group named Ezra. Needing a name to register they simply said that they were better.

In 2005, Desperate Housewives creator Marc Cherry used the band's song "Juicy" as the background music for the second season of the show's promotional advertisement.

The band is slated to headline A Taste of Fort Collins in Fort Collins, Colorado.

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In 2009 there were line-up changes and a new album released. Drummer Travis McNabb left to tour with the Country music group Sugarland. The split was friendly and McNabb still serves on the Ezra charitable organizations. McNabb was replaced by Michael Jerome as touring and ?future? drummer, with Blair Sinta filling in on parts of the album Paper Empire and 2 dates of the bands summer 2009 concert tour.

Travis McNabb played his last show with Ezra on Feb. 15, 2009 in Metairie, Louisiana.

Paper Empire was released on May 12, 2009.
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Better Than Ezra Lyrics


A Lifetime Allie woke up 8AM, graduation day. Got into a car, crashed…
A Llifetime Allie woke up 8AM Graduation day. Got into a car, And cra…
A Southern Thing Kelly was a blackjack dealer living on the Gulf of…
Absolutely Still This gray room, This bunker, The air is humming Us to sleep …
All In All in, all in, you got me all in Crank the…
Allison Foley "Calmly, like a razor I got us on the door,"…
American Dream She was a midwestern prom queen Got a boyfriend headed out…
And We're Fine (Written by Kevin Griffin) (Transcribed by Ferlen David III…
At Ch. Degaulle, etc. Instrumental.…
At the Stars Maybe I should drop you at your door. Or leave tonight…
Bag of Cobras (Written by Kevin Griffin) (Transcribed by Ferlen David III…
Beautiful Mistake Photo stills In your wallet with the unpaid bills And…
Before You Red lights and caffeine Shaping up like any day Same familia…


Black Light I'm on, 2, 3, 4 Wanna do your best tonight Check, check Col…
Breathless Here you are now Fresh from your wars Back from the edge…
Briefly Wake me up Slap my face Draw me closer in To your embrace…
Burned On a Tuesday in December When you walked out I remember You…
Burning The Map Lay down your hair The blue in your hair Hold everything Tha…
Burning The Maps (written by kevin griffin) (transcribed by brandon maddox) …
CDU (written by kevin griffin) (transcribed by ferlen david iii…
Circle Of Friends Well how the times have changed Looking back, it seems so…
Closer And the morning light was breaking Slowly moving across the …
Closer |from: Closer And the morning light was breaking Slowly moving across the…
Cold Year I have fallen over I am on the floor Could you be…
Conjunction Junction Conjunction Junction, what's your function? Conjunction Junc…
Coyote Heading out, you heart beating in your head Riding of…
Coyote / Heading out, you heart beating in your head Riding of…
Crazy Lucky There are six and three quarter billion people in this…
Cry in the Sun You clean out your room, and under your bed Lay…
Daylight You're a long walk in a rainstorm You're a cut that…
Desperately Wanting Past the road to your house That you never called home Where…
Devil Girl (Written by Kevin Griffin) (Transcribed by Ferlen David III…
Diamond In My Pocket Oh I know you love me I got a diamond diamond…
Dollar Sign Baby baby baby tell me why you buyin' them shoes All…
Erza Pound (written by kevin griffin) Lay your hands on the ocean L…
Everything In 2 Cut me out of this role. I can't play it…
Extra Ordinary I got a little bit of hope Like a soap on…
Extra Ordinary (feat. DJ Swamp) I got a little bit of hope, like a soap on…
Ezra Pound (written by kevin griffin) (transcribed by fd3) Lay your…
Falling Apart Well I've been looking in your eyes And you've been…
Fit I want to start I want find I need to know where…
Get You In I sit and watch your flowers Wilting in the kitchen I…
Gonna Get Better It's 4 am you drunk again Blowin' up my phone You say…
Good Looking around the house Hidden behind the window and the do…
Happy Day MaMa I wrote a three page note So I could ask…
Happy Day MãMã i wrote a three page note so i could ask you…
Happy Day MãMã I wrote a three page note So I could ask…
Happy Endings And though you will say I'm wrong. It's much easier…
Heaven Will you fight for the cause Can you teach the…
Hell No! Put your ear up to the speaker Let your jaw drop Witness…
Hey Love I haven't felt you for a while|I haven't had much…
Hold Me Down (Written by Kevin Griffin) (Transcribed by Brandon Maddox) …
Hollow And they say your life was marred And you were wondering…
Hung the Moon They say you're off (a bit confused) But when the…
I Do I got a little bit of reason For everything I've done I…
I Fly Away And on the day that I was born My mom and…
I Just Knew When you walk in the noise dissapears Where you begin is…
In The Blood Can you be so warm? How can you know what I…
In the Blood (single remix) How can you be so warm? How can you know what…
Insane (Oh...) Hey... Back and forth, around and around in your he…
It's Only Natural Girl Your daddy's knocking on your door I hear your footstep…
Je Ne M We're all a scene in mona's dream A paris street. A…
Je Ne M'en Souviens Pas We're all a scene in mona's dream A paris street. A…
Juarez Worn out in Juarez Asking the dust for change Worn out in…
Juicy Here we go I got somebody's dying You're like a soap opera…
Just One Day If you could change the choices that you made, Would you…
King Of New Orlean Got an angel on the stairs As if you'd even care When…
Laid This bed is on fire with passion and love The neighbors…
Lifetime Allie woke up 8AM, graduation day. Got into a car, crashed…
Like It Like That Calling from that porch again Low dress blowing in the wind …
Live A Little I got a million things to do I got so much…
Live Again Don't fear, Even though you're at a loss. I'm numb,…
Long Lost Are you lost? Do you find life turning out Not…
Mercy Oh, my head Aches from each night we lie and fight In…
Merry Christmas Eve Northern wind Chimney smoke Love and pain Joy and hope Thes…
Misunderstood Talking in her sleep again Reciting lines start to end But s…
New Kind Of Love a I push the limits of good taste Whenever I open my…
Nightclubbing I can be who you want me to be uh…
Normal Town I still remember you dressed in grey. Working undercover fo…
Oh Corrina You started running with your beat up suitcase You hit the…
One Heart Beating There's a treasure in the wreckage of your soul, oh A…
One More Murder One more murder in this town, Don't mean a thing…
Our Finest Hour I am bending, made of steel And I am stumbling towards…
Our Last Night We were standing in an empty room The moonlight was falling …
Overcome North light comes uninvited Through the window to where you …
Particle Your pain makes you beautiful, you love to lose control,…
Porcelain Hey, you've got a lot of nerve To show your face…
Pull You come walking like someboby's lover You come talking lik…
R3wind Cut a tape of my favorite songs Said what I…
Rarely Spoken Caller I.D. you From the phone both up the street The word…
Rearranging The Bones (Written by Kevin Griffin) (Transcribed by FD3) (Hila help…
Recognize First thing I remember was lying in the sand When a…
Return of the Post Moderns Ten cent lovers Beneath the covers Riding on a wet dream…
Revolver There on the pavement Caught in the light of the moon Outl…
Rewind Cut a tape of my favorite songs Said, what I can't…
Rolling Rain drops bead again They make a tide pool On your summer…
Rosealia Where have you gone, my Rosealia? Into the crowd, he'll neve…
Scared Are You Strong hands Big plans All reduced to this Hard won freed…
Scared Are You? Strong hands Big plans All reduced to this Hard won freedom …
Sensation Trouble is all the plans you made And the walls…
Shut Up and Dance You're kinda cute but your mouth won't stop You got the…
Silly Fool from the days when you were still in school pushed your…
Sincerely I can still recall The way you looked that fall In your…
So Alive I don't know what color your eyes are, baby But your…
Southern Girl There she is, white light Descending like the color of rain…
Southern Gürl There she is, white light Descending like the color of…
Southern Thing A Kelly was a blackjack dealer living on the Gulf of…
Special Are you real? Are you real or just a dream? It's…
Speeding Up to Slow Down If they calm you down, Then excite them If they…
stars Maybe I should drop you at your door. Or leave tonight…
State Street State of Mind come outside and we'll take a walk you can laugh out…
Still Life with Cooley Everybody talking saying you will be walking This neighborh…
Summerhouse Down by the dock, hot blood in the sun The…
Sunflowers Alligator bitch slap so correct Mississippi love bites on my…
Teenager Listen to them fight Hear your mother cry Weekend at…
The Great Unknown Hannah left for Burning Man With a bag full of contraband Sh…
The Killer Inside Well, she believes That I'd be better off without her…
The Loveless Tell me I'm wrong, you sense a little bit of…
This Time After all the empty starts and beautiful illusions How can I…
This Time of Year Well, there's a feeling in the air Just like a Friday…
Tremble Well I'm watching Geraldo on TV And I'm thinking About you…
Turn Up The Bright Lights It's a lot like fire. Taking that the first step on…
Undeniable I'll put my head inside an oven If I need some…
Under You Along the edges, colors blur at seem familiar. While you…
Use Me My friends Feel its their appointed duty They keep trying …
Wallflower You were standing on the corner When it all came crashing…
Wanting Past the road to your house That you never called home Where…
Waxing Or Waning You in your coat Writing a note, "dear sal, i hope you'll…
Wind Cut a tape of my favorite songs Said what I…
Winter Coats Discarded, left behind Paper cups and sour wine Candle wax, …
Wounded I can't tell you why The struggle to survive Falling so ha…
WWOZ WWOZ is on in stereo A string of flowers haloed…
your beautiful mistake Photo stills In your wallet with the unpaid bills And…


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