Better Than Ezra - Closer (CD)

Closer
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4.4 out of 5.0 stars 13 Ratings (14 Reviews)

Album Details: Closer

Release Date:08/07/2001
Label:Beyond Records
UPC:639857813725

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    Fantastic CD

    By dczer  May 19, 2003

    BTEs best since Deluxe.

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    Back to Being Better

    By spaghetti07  Dec 26, 2001

    Closer the latest cd by Better Than Ezra makes up for what was a little lacking in their last cd. This cd is full with great songs (almost every one). Some of my favorites include Misunderstood, A lifetime, Rolling & Sincerely, me.If you've liked ...Better than Ezra in the past then you won't be dissapointed with this one.This is definately worth spending your hard earned $$$ or with your recently received holiday cash or gift certificates. Read more Less

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  • All Music Guide

    Better Than Ezra was always a staunchly classicist band, raised on the college rock of the '80s and turning out a series of earnest records that paid homage to that sound but were released in the post-grunge era. They had more success than most post-grungers since they were classicists dressed up in heavy sincerity, but they had hooks, best illustrated on the breakthrough "Good" and the yearning "Desperately Wanting." But as the '90s drew to a close, most guitar bands of the mid-'90s were hit hard by shifting tastes and changing fashions, leaving the group out in the cold along with many of their peers. BTE regrouped on a new label, Beyond, turning out Closer in 2001. In one sense, time treated the group well, since they simply became better at their craft. Kevin Griffin's songwriting is easier, rarely suffering from the strained sincerity that dragged down many of their albums. This time around, his melodic sense is sharper -- not just on rockers, but on ballads -- and his songs are g...iven excellent treatment by a muscular band, presented in a supple production by Brad Wood. If there is a problem with the record, it's because Closer is occasionally constrained by its time, particularly on the neo-hip-hop of two tracks featuring DJ Swamp (though "Rolling," featuring Toddy, is a highlight). These aren't necessarily bad -- and the single "Extra Ordinary" is catchy, despite Griffin's rap -- but they do give the album an appearance of trying too hard, when this really is the most natural and best record they've ever made. - Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide Read more Less

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Better Than Ezra

Along with such similarly styled outfits as the Goo Goo Dolls, the New Orleans trio Better Than Ezra helped open the floodgates for countless chart-topping mainstream alt-pop acts of the late '90s (Sugar Ray, Semisonic, Matchbox Twenty, Third Eye Blind, etc.) by merging rock with melody and creating a more easily digestible form of alternative music for the masses. Bett... Read more