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#530: Friction, Baby by Better Than Ezra
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Length:
45 minutes
Released:
Mar 9, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Of the all bands that scored alternative hits in the 90s rock, few managed to recapture that sales magic on ensuing albums. But that doesn't mean their follow-ups records were lesser, and in some cases they made superior albums that got overlooked by fickle record buyers. Case in point: Better Than Ezra. After having their 1993 self-released sophomore album Deluxe repackaged and reissued by Elektra in 1995, and scoring a hit single with "Good," the band quickly reconvened and recorded the follow-up Friction, Baby. What the 1996 album lacks is the killer-hook single, but what it gains is confidence. While still boasting a pair of quality radio friend tracks in "King of New Orleans" and "Desperately Wanting," the album overall has the air of a band confident and secure in the sound while still stretching. That can lead to some magic, like on the blazing "Long Lost" and somber "Speeding Up To Slow Down," but also some hubris to go too far on the bad funk of "Normal Town" and "Still Live with Cooley."
Songs In This Episode:
Intro - King of New Orleans
19:36 - Long Lost
27:33 - Scared, Are You?
31:24 - Speeding Up To Slow Down
34:31 - Normal Town
Outro - Desperately Wanting
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Songs In This Episode:
Intro - King of New Orleans
19:36 - Long Lost
27:33 - Scared, Are You?
31:24 - Speeding Up To Slow Down
34:31 - Normal Town
Outro - Desperately Wanting
Support the podcast, join the DMO UNION at Patreon.
Listen to the episode archive at DigMeOutPodcast.com.
Released:
Mar 9, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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