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Better Than Ezra Better Than Ezra is an American alternative rock band based in New Orleans, Louisiana, and signed with The End Records. The band formed in 1988 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and consists of Kevin Griffin (vocals and guitar), Tom Drummond (bass ...

, sold only at the band's concerts and through the official Better Than Ezra merchandise website beginning in 2001. The previously rare and unreleased songs comprising the album span the band's entire career, including outtakes and

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from their officially released albums as well as re-recorded material from their cassette-only first release, ''Surprise''.

Track listing

#"Tremble" #"Strange Funny Way" #"Oh, Corrina" #"Falling Apart" #"Wallflower" #" Use Me" (

Bill Withers William Harrison Withers Jr. (July 4, 1938 – March 30, 2020) was an American singer-songwriter and musician. He had several hits over a career spanning 18 years, including " Ain't No Sunshine" (1971), " Grandma's Hands" (1971), " Use Me" (197 ...

) #"Rarely Spoken" #"Silly Fool" #"Wintercoats" #"Mercy" #"State Street State of Mind" #"Loaded" (Hidden track following "State Street State of Mind") #"Mr. Greaves" (Hidden track following "Loaded")

Personnel

Kevin Griffin Kevin Michael Griffin (born October 1, 1968) is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known as the lead vocalist of the rock band Better Than Ezra. His songs have been performed and recorded by artists such as Taylor ...

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vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or withou ...

guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected strin ...

*Joel Rundell – guitar *Tom Drummond –

bass guitar The bass guitar, electric bass or simply bass (), is the lowest-pitched member of the string family. It is a plucked string instrument similar in appearance and construction to an electric or an acoustic guitar, but with a longer neck and ...

*Cary Bonnecaze – drums *Travis Aaron McNabb – drums Better Than Ezra albums 2001 compilation albums {{2000s-alt-rock-album-stub