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Iii Sides To Every Story (Album) by Extreme

Artist Biography For Extreme

Extreme Is An American Hard Rock Band Consisting Of Singer/guitar Virtuoso Nuno Bettencourt Singer/lyricist Gary Cherone Bassist/singer Pat Badger And Drummer Kevin Figueiredo. The Band First Formed In 1985 In Boston With Then Drummer Paul Geary Who Later Got Replaced By Drummer Mike Mangini Until The Band Decided To Go On An Indefinite Hiatus That Ended Up Lasting More Than 10 Years 1996 - 2006 . The Band's Influences Range From The Progressive Hard Rock And Elaborate Multi-Vocals Parts Of Queen The Energy Of Aerosmith And Van Halen As Well As Beatlesque Pop And A Led Zeppelin Organic Feeling. Consequently Extreme's Music Is Never Easy To Classify It's Not Just Heavy Metal Hard Rock Or Pop— Their Albums Cover All Of That Territory With A Sweeping Ambition And A Social Consciousness To Match. Although A Mostly Hard Rock Band It Was The Everly Brothers-Style Acoustic Ballad "More Than Words " That Crossed Them Over Into The Mainstream — It Hit Number One And The Follow-Up Single The Acoustic-Based Pop Rocker "Hole Hearted " Hit Number Four. They Released Two Albums In The Hey Day Of Glam Metal But Received Diminished Attention From The Mainstream Following The Grunge Explosion Following The Release Of Nirvana's "Nevermind" In 1991. Despite This They Released Two More Albums Before The Hiatus. Vocalist Gary Cherone Went On To Join Van Halen In 1997 Replacing Sammy Hagar And The Group Released "Van Halen III." He Left Van Halen Soon After In 1999 And Formed Tribe Of Judah With Fellow Extreme Members Pat Badger And Mike Mangini. The Group Reformed In 2004 For A Short Tour Of Boston And Japan As Well As Reforming In 2006 For A Small U.S. Tour. On November 26th 2007 It Was Announced That Extreme Would Come Back In 2008 With A New Album & Tour. In July 2007 Bettencourt Quit Satellite Party For The Extreme Reunion With Cherone And Pat Badger. On November 26 2007 The Band Announced Plans For A World Tour In The Summer Of 2008 With King's X As Well As A Release Date For Their New Album Saudades De Rock Produced By Bettencourt. Kevin Figueiredo Who Played With Bettencourt In DramaGods And Satellite Party Took Over Drum Duties For The Band. Original Drummer Paul Geary Would Still Remain Involved With The Band Albeit In A Management Position. 2015–present Six
In A May 2015 Interview With Eddie Trunk Vocalist Gary Cherone Said That Extreme Had Been Writing And Demoing New Material For Their Follow-Up To Saudades De Rock And Would Enter The Studio In The Fall To Begin Recording. In A September 2016 Interview Guitarist Nuno Bettencourt Revealed That Extreme Had Been Working On Approximately 17 Songs For Their New Album And Added "We're About 17 Songs Into It. We're Just Wrapping Them Up. We've Got To Do Vocals Some Guitar. Slowly But Surely." In 2016 The Band Released Pornograffitti Live 25 Metal Meltdown An Audio/video Presentation Of Its 2015 Concert At Las Vegas' Hard Rock Casino. During The 2017 KISS Kruise The Band Invited Original Drummer Paul Geary To Join Them On Stage To Play "Hole Hearted". In June 2018 Extreme Toured Australia With Mr. Big Which Marked The Latter's First Tour Of Australia And Extreme's First Tour Of The Continent Since 1993. After Their Australian Tour They Went On To Tour Kuala Lumpur Singapore Bangkok And Taipei. Extreme Headlined Shirock 2019 Alongside Scottish Hard Rock Band Nazareth. On October 19 2019 The Band Performed In India In Front Of Over 30 000 Fans In Ukhrul. On February 17 2023 The Band Began To Release A Different Teaser Each Day To End On February 28. On March 1 2023 Extreme Released The Single "Rise" And Announced That 'Six" Would Be Released On June 9. On April 19 2023 Extreme Released The Official Videos For "Banshee" And "#Rebel" On Their YouTube Channel. Current Members
Gary Cherone – Lead Vocals 1985–96 2004 2005 2006 2007–present Nuno Bettencourt – Guitars Brass/orchestration Arrangements Keyboards Piano Backing And Lead Vocals 1985–96 2004 2005 2006 2007–present Pat Badger – Bass Backing Vocals 1986–96 2006 2007–present Kevin Figueiredo – Drums Percussion Occasional Backing Vocals 2007–present Diskogs
Extreme 1989 Extreme II Pornograffitti 1990 III Sides To Every Story 1992 Waiting For The Punchline 1995 Saudades De Rock 2008 Six 2023

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III Sides To Every Story Was The Third Album Released By Boston Funk-Metal Band Extreme. Their Most Ambitious Work It Is Structured As A Concept Album In Three Sections Labeled As "sides" — A Play On The Notion Of "different Sides To A Story" And That Of "sides" Of An Album In LP And Cassette Media . The Sides Mentioned In The Song Cupid's Dead As "three Sides To Every Story" Are Named "Yours" "Mine" And "The Truth" And Each Features A Distinct Musical Style And Lyrical Imagery. The Band Considers It To Be Their Best Album. Yours Is Made Of Hard Rock Songs The Guitar-Centric Style The Band Has Explored The Most On Their Previous Albums. Their Funk-Metal Tendencies Are Present In Tracks Such As "Cupid's Dead" Which Also Features A Rap Section Performed By Guest John Preziosa Jr. As A Whole This Side Deals With Political Subjects War "Warheads" Peace "Rest In Peace" Government "Politicalamity" Racism "Color Me Blind" Media "Cupid's Dead" . Summing Up These Matters The Side Closes With "Peacemaker Die" A Tribute To Martin Luther King Jr. Which Features A Recording Of His Famous I Have A Dream Speech. Mine In Total Contrast Deals With Introspective Subjects. In Accordance The Band Departs From Its Guitar Sound And Experiments With Different Arrangements On This Side With Nuno Bettencourt Taking On Keyboards In Addition To And In Some Tracks Instead Of The Guitar. The Side Opener "Seven Sundays" Is A Slow Waltz With Prominent Keyboards And No Guitars. "Tragic Comic" Is A Mostly Acoustic Track Telling A Light-Hearted Love Story. "Our Father" Is Sung From The Perspective Of A Child Of An Absent Father. At "Stop The World" The Album Starts To Dive Into More Philosophical Questions Expressing Existential Doubts — A Theme That Leads To Religion With "God Isn't Dead?" Written With The Verb Form As An Affirmation But With A Question Mark — The Chorus Says "Please Tell Me God Isn't Dead... I Want To Know" And "Don't Leave Me Alone" A Dramatic Plea. The Latter Was Not Included In The CD Version Due To Lack Of Space Nuno Bettencourt Recalls Leaving It Out "was Like Cutting Off My Arm". Despite Not Being Bound By The Limitations Of The CD Format The Version Of The Album Downloadable From ITunes Also Omits "Don't Leave Me Alone". Finally The Truth Consists Of A Three-Part Opus Titled "Everything Under The Sun" Ending The Three-Part Album. This Side Nods To Progressive Rock Not Only In Format But Also In Musical Style With Changes In Time Signature And An Intricate Arrangement Featuring A 70-Piece Orchestra. Lyrically The Spiritual Theme Set Up In The End Of "Mine" Is Further Developed And Christian Imagery Is Very Present. However No Final Single "truth" Is Given — Instead The Album Builds Up To A Grand Finale Where The Listener Is Left With A Question "Who Cares?". Despite Being Considered Extreme's Finest Work By The Band Most Of Their Fans And Music Critics III Sides To Every Story Was A Commercial Failure Only Selling About 700 000 Copies Compared To The Double Platinum Pornograffitti Since It Did Not Feature A Hit Single Such As "More Than Words" From Its Predecessor Pornograffitti Although The Single "Rest In Peace" Reached #1 On The Mainstream Rock Chart A Feat Which "More Than Words" Did Not Accomplish . Also The Particular Brand Of Hard Rock That Extreme Was Known For Was Falling Out Of Favor With The Rise Of The Grunge Movement Around That Time. Most Of III Sides Was Recorded At New River Studios Ft. Lauderdale Florida And The Orchestral Parts Were Recorded At Abbey Road Studios London. The Use Of Abbey Road May Be Perceived As Yet Another Nod To The Beatles Besides The Various Lyrical References Throughout The Album "Cupid's Dead" Quotes A Line From "A Day In The Life" "God Isn't Dead?" Quotes "Eleanor Rigby" And "Rest In Peace" Quotes John Lennon's "Give Peace A Chance". Pat Badger Also Used Paul McCartney's Typical Hofner Bass In The Video For "Tragic Comic". It Was The Last Album With The Band's Original Line-Up Gary Cherone Nuno Bettencourt Pat Badger And Paul Geary. Geary Would Later Leave To Be Replaced By Mike Mangini. The Seemingly Strange Use Of Roman Numerals In The Title Is Intended To Denote "III Sides" As The Band's Third Album And To Continue The Theme From Their Previous Album The Full Title Of Which Was Extreme II Pornograffitti.