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Closer
by Better Than Ezra


9.8

based on 7 reviews
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Official Artist Site

This is the fourth album for the New Orleans-based trio. It is their first release on indie Beyond Music, after being dropped by Elektra for disappointing sales.

LABEL:	Beyond Music
RELEASE DATE:	07 August 2001
DISCS:	1 disc
GENRE(S):	Alternative, Rock

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HOB.com

Closer is classic BTE: hopeful melodies, lead singer Kevin Griffin's uniquely sweet voice, enough pop to make you sing along and smile but thoroughly substantial and rewarding.

All Music Guide

The most natural and best record they've ever made.

Launch.com

These days they sound like Hootie & the Blowfish shot through with Viagra.

Entertainment Weekly

The hip-hop of "Recognize" and "Extra Ordinary" won't age well, but there are better moments... [24/31 Aug 2001, p.136]

CDNow

There are a few winners here among the brick-and-mortar alt-flak -- which the band is wholeheartedly capable of as well...

Sonicnet

Unfortunately, this newest attempt at expanding the group's musical horizons is more a lateral move than a vertical one, and the same problems that have plagued Better Than Ezra since Deluxe -- mawkish, derivative material -- undermine this effort as well.

PopMatters

If the CD player is programmed to just skip a couple of songs, then one can believe that Better Than Ezra really did hop off of a major label and create the assured album they've always wanted to make.

The average user rating for this album is 9.8 (out of 10) based on 20 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Teresa F gave it a10:
Awesome album

Michael gave it a10:
Great Album

e m gave it a10:
awesome! just awesome!

adam r gave it a 10:
one of the single best albums i've ever heard. it's hard to find anything i dont like about it.

Duane R gave it a 10:
Best collection of Ezra yet, with some great variety and excellent rips. Soft tunes and toe tappers, sing-alongs and emotional thinkers. I relisten to it just so I can relearn the words and sing with it in my car. Pick this one up, you'll thank me!

Christine gave it a 10:
this is by far one of my favorite albums. i could listen to this cd on repeat ALL day and there are few cds that i can say that about.

ed ed motherfucker gave it a 9:
GREAT ALBUM! F,B is still better. But nonetheless it kicks smass. Hollow is a hidden video on it its super tight too.

Closer by Better Than Ezra

Closer
by Better Than Ezra