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* ''Super Magick'' (2024)
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* ColbertBump: Creator/NormMacdonald once made a joke about Better Than Ezra on ''[[Series/SaturdayNightLive SNL's Weekend Update]]'' ("in music news, number one on the college charts this summer was 'Better than Ezra'. And at number two: 'Ezra'.") The joke resulted in a ''massive'' profile boost for Better Than Ezra, whose sales increased significantly after being referenced by Norm.
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* ColbertBump: Creator/NormMacdonald once made a joke about Better Than Ezra on ''[[Series/SaturdayNightLive SNL's Weekend Update]]'' ("in music news, number one on the college charts this summer was 'Better than Ezra'. And Ezra' -- and at number two: 'Ezra'.") The 'Ezra'") and the joke resulted in a ''massive'' profile boost for Better Than Ezra, whose sales increased significantly after being referenced by Norm.
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* ColbertBump: Creator/NormMacdonald once made a joke about Better Than Ezra on ''[[SaturdayNightLive SNL's Weekend Update]]'' ("in music news, number one on the college charts this summer was 'Better than Ezra'. And at number two: 'Ezra'.") The joke resulted in a ''massive'' profile boost for Better Than Ezra, whose sales increased significantly after being referenced by Norm.
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* ColbertBump: Creator/NormMacdonald once made a joke about Better Than Ezra on ''[[SaturdayNightLive ''[[Series/SaturdayNightLive SNL's Weekend Update]]'' ("in music news, number one on the college charts this summer was 'Better than Ezra'. And at number two: 'Ezra'.") The joke resulted in a ''massive'' profile boost for Better Than Ezra, whose sales increased significantly after being referenced by Norm.
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* ColbertBump: Creator/NormMacdonald once made a joke about Better Than Ezra on ''[[SaturdayNightLive SNL's Weekend Update]]'' ("in music news, number one on the college charts this summer was 'Better than Ezra'. And at number two: 'Ezra'.") The joke resulted in a ''massive'' profile boost for Better Than Ezra, whose sales increased significantly after being referenced by Norm.
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* UnreplacedDeparted: When guitarist Joel Rundell died by suicide, the band carried on as a trio and never permanently replaced him.
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* ShoutOut: ''Friction, Baby'' is named for a [[Music/TheRollingStonesBand Keith Richards]] quote - when asked how he and Mick Jagger managed to keep their creative partnership going for so long, Keith gave the two word answer of the title.
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* ShoutOut: ''Friction, Baby'' is named for a [[Music/TheRollingStonesBand Keith Richards]] quote - when asked by an interviewer how he and Mick Jagger managed to keep their creative partnership going for so long, Keith gave the two word answer of the title.
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* ShoutOut: ''Friction, Baby'' is named for a [[Music/TheRollingStonesBand Keith Richards]] quote - when asked how he and Mick Jagger managed to keep their creative partnership going for so long, Keith gave the two word answer of the title.
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* CoverVersion: "Conjunction Junction", done as part of a collaboration with SchoolhouseRock for the album "Schoolhouse Rock Rocks!"
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* MurderBallad: "Summerhouse" from ''Deluxe'' starts with the discovery of the body of a man who was not very well liked. The song ends before a culprit is identified.
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* NoTitle: Track 8 on ''Deluxe''.
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* NoTitle: Track 8 The eighth track on ''Deluxe''.''Deluxe'' simply has a blank space in lieu of a title. It later acquired the title "Ether".
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Although the band has never attained the attention of other alternative rock bands (including one of their influences, {{REM}}), they do have a dedicated fan base, the "Ezralites".
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Although the band has never attained the attention of other alternative rock bands (including one of their influences, {{REM}}), Music/{{REM}}), they do have a dedicated fan base, the "Ezralites".
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* FakeBand: The group performed a show in 1997 as Manwich to preview songs off of the then upcoming ''How Does Your Garden Grow?'' The audience wasn't fooled, but they went along with it anyway.
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* OdeToSobriety: "Gonna Get Better" is a plea to a friend to seek help for his substance abuse problems.
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* FanCommunityNicknames: The Ezralites.
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* ''All Together Now'' (2014)
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* AllJustADream: "Recognize" according to the final verse:
-->''Just before I hit the ground, I woke up in my bed.''
-->''I was dazed and I was weary and my heart was full of dread.''
**OrWasItADream: Then we get to the second half of the final verse:
-->''When I looked at my [[MirrorScare reflection]], I was horrified to find,''
-->''There were seven horsemen next to me, the angel close behind.''
-->''Just before I hit the ground, I woke up in my bed.''
-->''I was dazed and I was weary and my heart was full of dread.''
**OrWasItADream: Then we get to the second half of the final verse:
-->''When I looked at my [[MirrorScare reflection]], I was horrified to find,''
-->''There were seven horsemen next to me, the angel close behind.''
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The band has continued to record albums, despite being dropped by Electra around the turn of the century. Afterwards, they've had the misfortune of signing with several record labels that released one of their albums before going bust. [=MacNabb=] left the band (more amicably than Bonnecaze) in 2009 to join {{Sugarland}} and was replaced by Michael Jerome.
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The band has continued to record albums, despite being dropped by Electra around the turn of the century. Afterwards, they've had the misfortune of signing with several record labels that released one of their albums before going bust. [=MacNabb=] left the band (more amicably than Bonnecaze) in 2009 to join {{Sugarland}} and was replaced by Michael Jerome.
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** The intro for ''Live at House of Blues, New Orleans'' contains the line "Prepare to get your asses rocked".
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* FanCommunityNicknames: The Ezralites.
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** AlbumTitleDrop: The album "Closer" also has the song "Briefly" which features the line "Draw me ''closer'' in."
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** AlbumTitleDrop: The album "Closer" also has the song "Briefly" which features the line "Draw me ''closer'' in.""
* TheUnreveal: As long as the band's existed, there's one thing about them they've never revealed: the source of their name.
* TheUnreveal: As long as the band's existed, there's one thing about them they've never revealed: the source of their name.
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* DearJohnLetter: The singer finds one in "Good". We only hear one line from it: "It was [[TitleDrop good]] living with you."
* IHaveAFamily: The last verse of "One More Murder".
-->Pleading to his sympathy.
-->Take the car, I've got a family.
-->You hear a laugh.
-->"That don't mean [[PrecisionFStrike shit]] to me."
-->Pleading to his sympathy.
-->Take the car, I've got a family.
-->You hear a laugh.
-->"That don't mean [[PrecisionFStrike shit]] to me."
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* PrecisionFStrike: Kevin keeps his language mostly clean when he sings. However, "One More Murder" gives us the line "That don't mean shit to me."
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* PrecisionFStrike: Kevin keeps his language mostly clean when he sings. However, "One More Murder" gives us the line "That don't mean shit to me."
** On the same album, "Pull" contains the line "Fuck me up, I'm begging you please."
* TitleTrack: "Closer". Although...
** AlbumTitleDrop: The album "Closer" also has the song "Briefly" which features the line "Draw me ''closer'' in."
** On the same album, "Pull" contains the line "Fuck me up, I'm begging you please."
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Although the band has never attained the attention of other alternative rock bands (including one of their influences, {{REM}}), they do have a dedicated fan base, the "Ezralites".
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Although the band has never attained the attention of other alternative rock bands (including one of their influences, {{REM}}), they do have a dedicated fan base, the "Ezralites"."Ezralites".
Discography:
* ''Surprise'' (1990) -Indie release. Only album to feature original guitarist Joel Rundell.
* ''Deluxe'' (1993, re-released 1995)
* ''Friction, Baby'' (1996)
* ''How Does Your Garden Grow?'' (1998)
* ''Closer'' (2001)
* ''Artifakt'' (2001) -Compilation of rarities and B-sides.
* ''GreatestHits'' (2005) -Compilation of the band's singles.
* ''Before The Robots'' (2005)
* ''Paper Empire'' (2009)
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!!Better Than Ezra provides examples of:
* AlternativeRock
* HiddenTrack:
** "Streetside Jesus" on "Deluxe".
** "Mejor de Ezra" on "Friction, Baby". Interesting in that earlier releases of the album put the track in the negative space before "King Of New Orleans". Later pressings move it to the end.
* NonAppearingTitle: "In The Blood", "Return of the Post Moderns".
* OutlawCouple: Kelly and Sarah from "A Southern Thing".
* PrecisionFStrike: Kevin keeps his language mostly clean when he sings. However, "One More Murder" gives us the line "That don't mean shit to me."
Discography:
* ''Surprise'' (1990) -Indie release. Only album to feature original guitarist Joel Rundell.
* ''Deluxe'' (1993, re-released 1995)
* ''Friction, Baby'' (1996)
* ''How Does Your Garden Grow?'' (1998)
* ''Closer'' (2001)
* ''Artifakt'' (2001) -Compilation of rarities and B-sides.
* ''GreatestHits'' (2005) -Compilation of the band's singles.
* ''Before The Robots'' (2005)
* ''Paper Empire'' (2009)
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!!Better Than Ezra provides examples of:
* AlternativeRock
* HiddenTrack:
** "Streetside Jesus" on "Deluxe".
** "Mejor de Ezra" on "Friction, Baby". Interesting in that earlier releases of the album put the track in the negative space before "King Of New Orleans". Later pressings move it to the end.
* NonAppearingTitle: "In The Blood", "Return of the Post Moderns".
* OutlawCouple: Kelly and Sarah from "A Southern Thing".
* PrecisionFStrike: Kevin keeps his language mostly clean when he sings. However, "One More Murder" gives us the line "That don't mean shit to me."
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Better Than Ezra are an AlternativeRock band that formed at Louisiana State University in the late Eighties. The band formed as a quartet: lead singer Kevin Griffin, guitarist Joel Rundell, bassist Tom Drummond, and drummer Cary Bonnecaze. This lineup recorded one album (the indie release "Surprise") before Rundell committed suicide in 1991. The band split up briefly, but reunited as a trio.
In 1993, the band recorded their breakthrough album "Deluxe" featuring the BreakawayPopHit "Good" which got some respectable airplay two years later. The following year, internal strife led to Bonnecaze leaving the band and being replaced by Travis [=MacNabb=]. The band recorded and released the album "Friction, Baby" shortly afterward, although they insist the album title was a coincidence.
The band has continued to record albums, despite being dropped by Electra around the turn of the century. Afterwards, they've had the misfortune of signing with several record labels that released one of their albums before going bust. [=MacNabb=] left the band (more amicably than Bonnecaze) in 2009 to join {{Sugarland}} and was replaced by Michael Jerome.
Although the band has never attained the attention of other alternative rock bands (including one of their influences, {{REM}}), they do have a dedicated fan base, the "Ezralites".
In 1993, the band recorded their breakthrough album "Deluxe" featuring the BreakawayPopHit "Good" which got some respectable airplay two years later. The following year, internal strife led to Bonnecaze leaving the band and being replaced by Travis [=MacNabb=]. The band recorded and released the album "Friction, Baby" shortly afterward, although they insist the album title was a coincidence.
The band has continued to record albums, despite being dropped by Electra around the turn of the century. Afterwards, they've had the misfortune of signing with several record labels that released one of their albums before going bust. [=MacNabb=] left the band (more amicably than Bonnecaze) in 2009 to join {{Sugarland}} and was replaced by Michael Jerome.
Although the band has never attained the attention of other alternative rock bands (including one of their influences, {{REM}}), they do have a dedicated fan base, the "Ezralites".
