| | Better Than Ezra How Does Your Garden Grow? CD Better Than Ezra Discography of CDs
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Principally recorded at Fudge, New Orleans, Louisiana between January 19 and March 30, 1998.
All tracks have been digitally mastered using HDCD technology.
Better Than Ezra is the kind of band that knows how to go with the musical flow, using their chameleonic qualities to adapt to the changing musical times. They emerged in the wake of Nirvana as post-grunge rockers, full of bad-boy attitude and plangent guitars. On GARDEN they shift gears, embracing the rise of electronica with their newly expanded sonic palette. In place of the rockist beats and Cobainesque vocals and guitar, there's loads of atmospheric, almost trippy synth and a definite trip-hop influence in the rhythm section. Even the vocals are electronically processed on some tunes, for a more cutting-edge sound.
Producer (and Daniel Lanois cohort) Malcolm Burn is surely to thank for helping develop the sound here, which includes a guest horn section, string arrangements and plenty of non-electronic keyboard work (mostly by singer Kevin Griffin). Those who thought Better Than Ezra were just Nirvana wannabees will be presently surprised by the sonic left turn of HOW DOES YOUR GARDEN GROW?, while those who appreciated the band's musicality all along will have their faith confirmed.
Personnel: James Arthur Payne (vocals, guitar); Karl Berger , Malcolm Burn (strings, vibraphone); Anthony Dagrade (flute); Brian Graber (trumpet); Mark Mullins (trombone); Tom Drummond (synthesizer); Travis Aaron McNabb (drums, percussion).
Audio Mixers: Suzanne Kapa; Jack Joseph Puig; Malcolm Burn.
Recording information: Dreamland Records, Woodstock, NY (01/19/1998-04/30/1998); Fudge, New Orleans, LA (01/19/1998-04/30/1998).
Photographers: Nina Schultz; Katey Stewart.
Arranger: Karl Berger .
Better Than Ezra: Kevin Griffin (vocals, guitar, piano, Fender Rhodes, Chamberlin); Tom Drummond (synthesizer, bass); Travis Aaron McNabb (drums, percussion, programming).
Additional personnel: James Arthur Payne (vocals, guitar); Anthony Dagradi (flute); Brian Graber, Mark Mullins (trumpet); Karl Berger (vibraphone); Malcolm Burn.
How Does Your Garden Grow? Music | List Price | $7.99 (You save $2.04) | | Category | Rock Albums, Alternative CDs, HDCD, Rock/Pop, Enhanced CD | | Label | Elektra | | Orig Year | 1998 | | All Time Sales Rank |  18147  | | CD Universe Part number | 1096179 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Aug 25, 1998 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Producer | Malcolm Burn | | Engineer | Malcolm Burn | | Personnel | Travis Aaron McNabb - drums, percussion
Kevin Griffin - vocals, guitar, piano, Fender Rhodes, Chamberlin
Tom Drummond - synthesizer
Anthony Dagrade - flute
Also: Malcolm Burn, Mark Mullins, Karl Berger, James Arthur Payne, Brian Graber |
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Better Than Ezra's second album contains the same vibrant brand of alternative rock that made the band's 1995 debut a commercial smash. The New Orleans band is clearly influenced by such melodic modern bands as the Cure and R.E.M., but Better Than Ezra loves to rock out as well; FRICTION, BABY relies heavily on grunge power chords. The band's lyrics, built around intense emotional associations with everything from backyard grass to a mix tape, imbue the band's scruffy guitar rock with pathos, and singer Kevin Griffin's fervent tenor relays a sense of uncertainty and vulnerability.
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| | Barenaked Ladies Stunt CD (1998)
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"One Week" was nominated for the 1999 Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal.
STUNT is another tightly wound, witty, melodic Barenaked Ladies album, with songs that range from dangerously manic to contemplative and nearly sweet. The slightly psychotic white boy rap on "One Week" employs wacky lyrical ingenuity, with such lines as "Hot like wasabi when I bust rhymes/Big like LeAnn Rimes." On the other hand, the charm of "In The Car" lies in its twangy alt-country sound and a sense of nostalgia for a more naive time. Barenaked Ladies' lyrics can veer awfully close to being precious, but they avoid crossing the line with a magical combination of intelligence, biting cynicism, and a refusal to take themselves too seriously.
STUNT is another tightly wound, witty, melodic Barenaked Ladies album, with songs that range from dangerously manic to contemplative ...
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"Iris" was nominated for a 1999 Grammy for Record Of The Year, Song Of The Year and Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal. "Black Balloon" was nominated for the 2000 Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal.
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| | Better Than Ezra Deluxe CD (1995)
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