Better Than Ezra - Absolutely Still

[pen]

Maybe it has no chance on Alternative. Probably not. But I'm posting here anyway because this is the new single being released to iTunes on March 17th from their upcoming seventh album, Paper Empire, which comes out May 12th on MRI/Megaforce.

I wasn't into this band during their success but I've got into them in recent years. It's a shame bands like these don't stand much chance on alternative anymore. I'd really like to see this style of rock make a comeback on the format. Seems really unfair that it hasn't.

[Pipa]

You know, I haven't heard a Better Than Ezra song on the radio in 6 years.

[pen]

Probably because their last album was Before The Robots, which came out in 2005, and their last album before that was Closer, which came out in 2001. The former only got airplay on Adult Top 40, the latter wasn't promoted very well at all because the label folded.

[American Idiot]

It is unfortunate that this probably won't see the light of day on Alternative. They had some great singles during the 90s. I can only think of "Good" and "Desperately Wanting" at the top of my head and then "A Lifetime" from a years ago.

[Matt4319]

Mar 7, 2009 10:47:59 GMT -5 Pipa said:

You know, I haven't heard a Better Than Ezra song on the radio in 6 years.

Not even "Good"? That still seems to get a lot of gold airplay from what I can tell.

[Pipa]

Mar 7, 2009 12:29:50 GMT -5 Matt4319 said:

Mar 7, 2009 10:47:59 GMT -5 Pipa said:

You know, I haven't heard a Better Than Ezra song on the radio in 6 years.

Not even "Good"? That still seems to get a lot of gold airplay from what I can tell.

Nope. We didn't get a rock station until 2001, so for a while our Hot AC was rock leaning and our rock station was Hot AC leaning.

Now the rock station doesn't play any of these bands and our Hot AC is a Pop lite.

[My Life Is A Stereo]

One of my favorite bands, they have been under the radar (radiowise) pretty much since the second album. I still look forward to everything they release.

[Nicholas2.0]

This would explain why they've had a hold at my place of business for a June tour date since Christmas. (At least I assume that still stands.)

These guys are worth a greatest hits mixtape, but I've never been interested in a full studio album from these guys.

[Coin-Operated [Boy]]

This band calls to mind some past happenings I had with music but I have never really been engrossed in them, and I don't think I will now.

[jvandyck87]

"Extra Ordinary" off 'Closer' cracked the top 40 of alternative in 2001 if I remember correctly. If this is at all alternative sounding, it could match that probably. If only Live would release anything remotely Alternative-leaning.

[My Life Is A Stereo]

www.alternativeaddiction.com/audio/player.asp?id=728

if you haven't heard it yet......this will probably end up being more of a Hot AC hit , but it can play on my Modern stations anytime.

[jvandyck87]

I don't think this will do anything at alt/rock. 100 plays/week max.

[Walking Contradiction]

I like it... but no, it probably won't do much.