The Pagemeister Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 EXTREME ANNOUNCE FIRST NEW ALBUM IN THIRTEEN YEARS: Take Us Alive World Tour Launches In Poughkeepsie, New York on July 29 (June 9, 2008) New York, NY - 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 Of The Ladies", 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. See all current dates below. Extreme Website / Extreme on MySpace. Saudades de Rock track listing: 1. Star, 2. Comfortably Dumb, 3. Learn To Love, 4. Take Us Alive, 5. Run, 6. Last Hour, 7. Flower Man, 8. King Of The Ladies, 9. Ghost, 10. Slide, 11. Interface, 12. Sunrise, 13. Peace (Saudade). Extreme "Take Us Alive" World Tour 2008: Jul 11 - Pryor, OK @ Rocklahoma * Jul 29 - Poughkeepsie, NY @ The Chance Jul 31 - Boston, MA @ Bank of America Pavilion Aug 1 - Farmingdale, NY @ Brookhaven Amphitheatre Aug 2 - Baltimore, MD @ Rams Head Aug 4 - New York, NY @ Irving Plaza Aug 5 - Lancaster, CA @ Chameleon Club Aug 6 - Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues Aug 8 - Detroit, MI @ Emerald Theater Aug 9 - Chicago, IL @ House of Blues Aug 10 - Cincinnati, OH @ Union Center Blvd Bash Aug 12 - Charlotte, NC @ Amos Southend Aug 13 - Atlanta, GA @ Center Stage Aug 15 - Orlando, FL @ House of Blues Aug 16 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution Aug 18 - New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues Aug 19 - Houston, TX @ Meridien Aug 20 - Dallas, TX @ House of Blues Aug 22 - Phoenix, AZ @ The Marquee Aug 23 - Las Vegas, NV @ House of Blues Aug 25 - San Francisco, CA @ Filmore Aug 26 - Los Angels, CA @ House of Blues Sep 13 - Milan, Italy @ Rock of Ages Festival More dates to be added. To date, the Grammy-nominated Extreme has released four albums, plus a greatest hits set-selling over 10 million records worldwide. On the strength of multiple world tours, they also achieved a #1 hit single, "More Than Words"- from their 1990 multi-platinum album Extreme II: Pornograffitti-on the Billboard Hot 100, which they followed with the Top Five "Hole Hearted." Although these two acoustic hits brought the band great mainstream success, it overshadowed the band's trademark sound: a mix of hard rock funk in the spirit and style of their predecessors Led Zeppelin, Aerosmith, Queen and Van Halen-fueled by Bettencourt's signature guitar flights and Cherone's resonant vocals-and matched with a social consciousness in their lyrics. Open E Records is a new label that is distributed by Fontana. A portion of Open E Records profits will be donated to Music Drives Us, a foundation created as a way to support music in New England. The Foundation also gives scholarship money for individuals who desire to continue their musical education. www.musicdrivesus.com. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Symbol Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 They took a fair amount of critical drubbing at the time, but I saw them live a couple of times back in the day and thought they were really good - worked really hard on stage. Let's just not mention Van halen III! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roxie Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 I used to be a big fan of Extreme in the early 90's. I'll probably check 'em out if they make it up this way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katydidgood Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 thanks for the info--The house of blues sounds like a good place to see em. I believe its a pretty small venue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatbo Posted June 15, 2008 Share Posted June 15, 2008 beatbo announces adding another year of 'ignore' to the band extreme! couldn't help myself-sorry..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swede Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 I thought they were wimpy, and I still do.. I mean, Get The Funk Out..? All these old half-ass non-intresting bands is hangin on to this hair band revival.. Mötley Crüe, Whitesnake, even Def Leppard, is understandable.. but Extreme? I bet Mr. Big will return soon as well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Pagemeister Posted June 17, 2008 Author Share Posted June 17, 2008 The First Single and Lead Track From Saudades de Rock Is Streaming On MySpace Now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leddy Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 I am a big fan of Nuno Bettencourt, you can tell he was influenced by Jimmy Page in his playing. He once said that midnight Express was inluenced by Four Sticks. I saw then back in about 91 and were really good,,hope to see them over here on the UK part of the tour in the Autumn. 11/09/08 Belfast, Ireland Airbrake Forum 11/11/08 Cambridge, UK Corn Exchange Get Tickets Forum 11/12/08 Norwich, UK Norwich UEA Get Tickets Forum 11/14/08 Leeds, UK Leeds Academy Get Tickets Forum 11/15/08 Glasgow, UK Glasgow Carling Academy Get Tickets Forum 11/17/08 Newcastle, UK Newcastle City Hall Get Tickets Forum 11/18/08 Manchester, UK Manchester Academy Get Tickets Forum 11/20/08 Newport, UK Newport Centre Get Tickets Forum 11/21/08 Southampton, UK Southampton Guildhall Get Tickets Forum 11/23/08 Birmingham, UK Birmingham Academy Get Tickets Forum 11/24/08 London, UK Astoria How can anyone right a really catchy rock song like Get the Funk Out, and also get in a really fab guitar solo with that bloody good tapping section in the middle with those arpeggios...fabulous song !!...GITS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BUK Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 Their new CD is quite good. Well recorded, tastefully composed and furiously played! It is really growing on me. You sayers of nay really do them a disservice by lumping them with hair metal. These guys are FAR from that scene. They lean more prog than pop these days. The new one is a good mix of styles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roxie Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 Their new CD is quite good. Well recorded, tastefully composed and furiously played! It is really growing on me. The new one is a good mix of styles. Thanks for the info on the CD. I'm going to have to check this one out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatbo Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 Their new CD is quite good. Well recorded, tastefully composed and furiously played! It is really growing on me. You sayers of nay really do them a disservice by lumping them with hair metal. These guys are FAR from that scene. They lean more prog than pop these days. The new one is a good mix of styles. i didn't lump them with hair metal. i lump them with NO! metal...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
59LesPaul Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 EXTREME ANNOUNCE FIRST NEW ALBUM IN THIRTEEN YEARS: ....The iconic rock foursome...... "Iconic"!? Get the fuck outta here.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leddy Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 Thanks for the info on the CD. I'm going to have to check this one out. If you go to their website you can haear a new song from the album on there, its good --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- They are not iconic as someone said, i think goes to a very select few Zeppelin, Beatles, Floyd spring to mind ! but Extreme are a very talented bunch of musicians..Nuno especially. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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