New Extreme CD Due in August
Extreme announce first new album in thirteen years, Saudades de Rock available August 12th on Open E Records
This summer, EXTREME will release Saudades de Rock (pronounced “sow-dodge”), their first studio album in thirteen years which will coincide with their first world tour in over twelve years. Saudades de Rock will be released on August 12th on Open E Records and distributed by Fontana.
The iconic rock foursome – vocalist Gary Cherone, guitarist Nuno Bettencourt, bassist Pat Badger and new drummer Kevin Figueiredo – recorded their fifth studio offering at NRG Studios in Los Angeles with Bettencourt at the helm as producer and mixer. Saudades de Rock boasts 13 tracks, including the infectious roar of “Star,” the groove-laden, swagger of “King”, a raw funk rock anthem called “Learn To Love”, and the expressive ballad “Ghost.”
“‘Saudades’ was always a beautiful word to me,” Bettencourt explains about the Portuguese album moniker. “It expresses a longing; an underlying sadness for something or someone that’s been missing in your life, and never quite sure if it will ever return. In this case, for us, it’s Rock and Roll. Saudades de Rock.”
Gary Cherone adds, “I like how it expresses that longing we’ve been feeling to play for our fans and be together again.”
The multi-platinum, Boston-bred band’s 2008 ‘TAKE US ALIVE’ world tour gets underway on July 29th at The Chance in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. and will be anchored by a hometown gig two days later at the Bank of America Pavilion. In advance of the tour, Extreme will be a co-headliner on July 11th at the five day Rocklahoma Festival in Pryor, OK.
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Love the new Extreme CD. Interface is my favorite … leave it to Nuno to create such a cool song about something so mundane as a computer freezing on him. It’s nice to hear a bit of rock/funk again … the music scene has been lacking rock with a groove for awhile now. I’m so tired of EMO, Screamo, and bubble-gum pop tunes. RB isn’t even funky like back in the day. Pat Badgers slapping bass technique melds so well with the new drummer’s fantastic beats. Nuno, as always, is spot on with everything he touches … from guitar to piano to vocals to behind the scenes engineering and production. He is an underrated, under appreciated musical phenom! Gary has really grown and matured in his vocal ability; he’s really at the top of his game. This CD can’t be pegged into any one genre … it has something for everyone. I only wish they would come to Pittsburgh!
And just to inform. This album has two nice tracks. Star and Comfortably dumb. The rest both sucks and blows.
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