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Better Than Ezra is an United States of America|American alternative rock trio based in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Formation and early success
The band was formed 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 circulated a demo cassette tape, ''Chime Street Studio Demo Tape''. While not an official release, this demo is sought-after by the band's fans, and traded by collectors. In 1989 the band released a cassette-only album, ''Surprise (Better Than Ezra album)|Surprise''. Shortly thereafter, original lead guitarist Joel Rundell passed away of an apparent suicide. After taking some time off to re-assess their future, Better Than Ezra re-grouped as a trio, playing house parties and frat shows all over the south. They released their first nationally-distributed album ''Deluxe (Better Than Ezra 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 (song)|Good" became a major Pop music|pop hit, reaching the #1 position on the Billboard magazine|Billboard chart. After the album's release, original drummer Cary Bonnecaze left the band, and was replaced by current drummer Travis McNabb, formerly of the bands Beggars, and ... read all