Better Than Ezra

Veterans of the college rock scene of the late 1980s, Better Than Ezra received their big break during the alt-rock explosion of the '90s -- a fitting scenario, as the New Orleans group melds the tunefulness of '80s jangle pop with the muscle of grunge. This fusion brought Better Than Ezra to the top of the modern rock charts in 1995 when "Good" became a post-grunge staple. A handful of other hits -- "In the Blood," also from their major-label debut Deluxe, plus "King of New Orleans" and "Desperately Wanting" from their second, Friction, Baby -- appeared before the group trans...