ROCKER MANIA: Extreme

Extreme

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Extreme is the funk metal / hard rock U.S. success in the late 1980s and early 1990s. They formed in Boston, Massachusetts in 1985 and one of their most famous song is from the album More Than Words II Pornografitti. The band was formed by vocalist and guitarist Nuno Bettencourt and Gary Cherone. This is a discography of their albums until now.

     Extreme (1989)
     Extreme II: Pornograffitti (1990)
     III Sides to Every Story (1992)
     Waiting for the punchline (1995)
     An Accidental Collocation of Atoms: The Best of Extreme (2000)
     20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Extreme (2002)
     Saudades de Rock (2008)

Extreme was formed in Malden, Massachusetts, in 1985 by Gary and Nuno. Gary asked Paul Geary (drums) Pat Badger and Nuno invite to be a bass player. Gary and Nuno began writing songs together and played the songs much in the Boston area. The band has put together some original songs and in the end A & R director Bryan Huttenhower signed them to A & M Records in 1988. The band then recorded their debut self-titled album released in 1989. The first single on this album is "Kid Ego". The last song on the album, "Play With Me," is used as the song "male chase" in the film Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure.

Sales of Extreme's first album was enough to support a second release. Michael Wagener, who previously worked with Dokken and White Lion, was hired to produce the band Extreme II: Pornograffitti album in 1990. on the record that showcased Bettencourt's guitar playing, which consists of a mixture of funk, pop and Glam metal sounds. "Decadence Dance" and "Get the Funk Out" were released as singles. "Get The Funk Out" reached number 19 on the UK charts in June 1991. The song was successful in the United States. acoustic song "More Than Words" entered the Hot 100 on March 23, 1991, at No. 81. It later became a huge success, being No. 1 on Billboard's Hot 100 in the United States, and the other acoustic song "Hole Hearted", was also successful, rising No. 4 in the same popular music chart.

Extreme began recording their third album in 1992.III Sides to Every Story was released on September 22, 1992. The first single from the album, "Rest in Peace", has a video clip inspired by a movie. Fourth Albu Waiting for the punchline was released on February 7, 1995. In 1996 the band broke up and very unfortunate. In 1998 Gary joined Van Halen and Nuno Poulation forming a new band and renamed DramaGods, and in 2004 the extreme re-joined and held a reunion concert and the bassist Carl Restivo, in 2005 the bass player was replaced by Laurent Duval. On 26 November 2007, the band announced plans for a world tour in the summer of 2008 with King's X as well as the release date for their new album "Saudades de Rock", produced olehNuno Bettencourt. Kevin Figueiredo, who played with the DramaGods Bettencourt and Satellite Party, became the drummer Extreme. Original drummer Paul Geary is still involved with the band, albeit in a management position. Bass players re-position filled by Pat Badger. The single from the album already available on MySpace, including "Star". The album was released on July 28, 2008 in France, August 4, 2008 in Europe, and August 12, 2008 in the United States. According to a December 2010 interview with singer Gary Cherone, Extreme has been writing new material for their next album, which they plan to release sometime in 2011.