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Pornograffitti
''Extreme II: Pornograffitti'' (also known as simply ''Pornograffiti'') is the second studio album by the heavy metal band Extreme, released on August 7, 1990 through A&M Records. The album title is a portmanteau of pornography and graffiti. ''Extreme II'' sold very well, peaking at No. 10 on the ''Billboard'' 200, and was certified double platinum in the U.S. by the RIAA. It is the band's best selling album. Two singles from ''Pornograffiti'', "More Than Words" and "Hole Hearted", reached No. 1 and 4 respectively on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Two other tracks, "Decadence Dance" and "Get the Funk Out", became popular on MTV's Headbangers Ball. Overview ''Pornograffitti'' is a concept album, its story is about lost innocence and uneasiness. Though the album " ocuseson the same funk-metal vibe as heir debut, it became massively popular due to the acoustic single "More Than Words". According to authors HP Newquist and Pete Prown, the album has "a bewildering array of so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Extreme (band)
Extreme is an American Rock music, rock band formed in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1985, that reached the height of their popularity in the late 1980s and early 1990s with original lineup Gary Cherone (lead vocals), Nuno Bettencourt (guitars and keyboards), Paul Geary (drums and percussion), and Pat Badger (bass guitar). With the exclusion of Geary, the lineup has remained unchanged. Their current drummer is Kevin Figueiredo. They have released five studio albums, two EPs (in Japan) and two compilation albums since their formation. The band was one of the most successful rock acts of the early 1990s, selling over 10 million albums worldwide. Extreme achieved their greatest success with their 1990 album ''Pornograffitti'', which peaked at number 10 on the Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200, and was certified gold in May 1991 and double platinum in October 1992. That album featured the Steel-string acoustic guitar, acoustic ballad single "More Than Words", which reached No. 1 on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
III Sides To Every Story
''III Sides to Every Story'' (pronounced 3 Sides to Every Story) is the third album by the Boston funk-metal band Extreme, released in 1992. It was the follow-up to the very successful '' Pornograffitti'' album. It was the last album that fully featured the band's original line-up: Gary Cherone, Nuno Bettencourt, Pat Badger and Paul Geary; Geary later left, and was replaced by Mike Mangini. Overview The album 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. Although this was their third record, bootleg recordings from Extreme's earlier days confirm that at least two tracks for this album ('Warheads' & 'Our Father') existed and were performed in almost identica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nuno Bettencourt
Nuno Duarte Gil Mendes Bettencourt (born September 20, 1966) is a Portuguese-American guitarist, singer-songwriter, record producer, and businessman. He became known as the lead guitarist of the Boston rock band Extreme. He has also recorded a solo album as well as having founded bands including Mourning Widows, Population 1, DramaGods, and The Satellite Party. Early years Bettencourt was born on September 20, 1966 in Praia da Vitória, Terceira, Azores, Portugal, to Ezequiel Mendes Bettencourt and wife Aureolina da Cunha Gil de Ávila. When he was four years old, his family, including brothers Luís and Roberto, moved to Hudson, Massachusetts. Initially, Bettencourt had little interest in music, wanting to become an actor and preferring to spend his time playing hockey and football. His first instrument was the drums, and he played them exclusively until his brother Luís started teaching him the guitar. While Bettencourt was slow to adopt the instrument under his brother' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
More Than Words
"More Than Words" is a song by American rock band Extreme, released as the fifth track and third single from their second album, ''Pornograffitti'' (1990), in March 1991. It is a ballad built around acoustic guitar work by Nuno Bettencourt and the vocals of Gary Cherone (with harmony vocals from Bettencourt). The song is a detour from the funk metal style that permeates the band's records. As such, it has often been described as "a blessing and a curse" due to its overwhelming success and recognition worldwide, but the band ultimately embraced it and plays it at every show. Content The song is a ballad in which the singer wants his lover to do more to prove her love other than saying the phrase "I love you." Bettencourt described it as a warning that the phrase was becoming meaningless: "People use it so easily and so lightly that they think you can say that and fix everything, or you can say that and everything's OK. Sometimes you have to do more and you have to show it—there ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Get The Funk Out
"Get the Funk Out" is the fourth track and second single from Extreme's second studio album ''Pornograffitti''. It features rock artist Pat Travers. The official music video for the song was directed by Andy Morahan Andrew Douglas Morahan (born 11 August 1958) is a British commercial, film and music video director. He is the son of director Christopher Morahan and the half-brother of actress Hattie Morahan. Married to Joanna Lewis, he has two children. Vi .... Track listings # "Get the Funk Out" - 4:24 # "Li'l Jack Horny" - 4:51 # "Mutha (Don't Wanna Go To School Today)" (Remix) - 4:52 References 1990 songs 1990 singles Extreme (band) songs Music videos directed by Andy Morahan Songs written by Nuno Bettencourt Songs written by Gary Cherone A&M Records singles {{metal-song-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Extreme (album)
''Extreme'' is the first studio album by the American glam metal band Extreme (band), Extreme, released in 1989 by A&M Records. The album reached No. 80 on the Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200, and produced the minor Mainstream Rock (chart), Mainstream Rock hit "Kid Ego". The single "Play with Me" is featured on the soundtrack for the comedy film ''Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure#Soundtrack, Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure'', an opening episode of season 4 of ''Stranger Things (season 4), Stranger Things'', and the 2007 rhythm game, ''Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s#Soundtrack, Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s''. Music The album has been primarily described as glam metal, but has also been described as funk-metal, and hard rock. Reception The album sold modestly well at around 300,000 units, and was favored by heavy metal fans, but did not achieve significant mainstream success. Three of the album's singles, "Little Girls", "Kid Ego", and "Mutha (Don't Wanna Go to School T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hole Hearted
"Hole Hearted" is a song by American Rock music, rock group Extreme (band), Extreme. The song was released as the fourth and final single and closing track from their successful ''Pornograffitti'' album in 1991 and reached 4 on the US Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100. It also charted at No. 12 on the UK Singles Chart and No. 2 in Canada. The song ends with the sound of a thunderstorm, which closes ''Pornograffiti'', similar to how "Decadence Dance" (the lead single and opening track on ''Pornograffiti'') begins with the same sounds and starts the album. Although the song's chart position was lower compared to the band's previous hit, "More Than Words" (No. 1 in the US, No. 2 in the UK), it remains their second-highest charting song overall. Like "More Than Words", the style of this song is different from the majority of its parent album. The song's videoclip was shot outside the Boston Centre for the Arts at 551 Tremont Street in Boston (street number seen on many of the p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Wagener
Michael Wagener (born 25 April 1949) is a German former music producer, mixer, and engineer from Hamburg, best known for his work with many top glam metal and heavy metal bands in the late 1980s. He is particularly renowned for his multi-amping and re-amping techniques. Wagener's works have sold over 90 million albums worldwide. History and career Wagener was the original guitarist for the German band Accept. When he turned 18, he was drafted into the German army and was stationed 350 miles away from home. This made it difficult for him to practice with the rest of the band and hence he quit the band. After completing his military service, Wagener began working as an audio engineer in Hamburg in 1972. Through a friendship with singer Don Dokken, Wagener moved to Los Angeles. In 1981 he produced the first Dokken album, and would go on to produce such seminal albums as Skid Row's self-titled debut, which sold five million copies in the US alone. Wagener also mixed Metallica's 1986 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pete Prown
Pete Prown (born 1963) is an American writer and magazine editor, painter, guitarist, and music journalist. He has worked as the editor-in-chief of ''Guitar Shop'' magazine and contributing editor for ''Vintage Guitar''. His writing has also appeared in publications such as ''Guitar Player'', ''Guitar for the Practicing Musician'', '' InTune Monthly'', ''Philadelphia'' and ''PopMatters''. Works Fiction Books. Among other projects, Prown writes fantasy fiction, publishing the following via Amazon.com: * Thimble Down' (2013) * Devils & Demons' (2014) * The Lost Ones' *Master Black' (2017) -- print and audiobook editions Paintings. Samples of Pete Prown's acclaimed artwork can be found on hiwebsite Recordings. Beginning in 2006, released a series of indie CDs showcasing his noted guitar work and receiving strong reviews: *''Guitar Garden China Rose''(2006) *''Guitar Garden Secret Space''(2007) *''Sir Clive & the Raging Cartographers Guitar Safari''(2009) *''Guitar Garden - Gu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sentimental Ballad
A sentimental ballad is an emotional style of music that often deals with romantic and intimate relationships, and to a lesser extent, loneliness, death, war, drug abuse, politics and religion, usually in a poignant but solemn manner.J. M. Curtis, ''Rock Eras: Interpretations of Music and Society, 1954-1984'' (Popular Press, 1987), p. 236. Ballads are generally melodic enough to get the listener's attention. Sentimental ballads are found in most music genres, such as pop, R&B, soul, country, folk, rock and electronic music. Usually slow in tempo, ballads tend to have a lush musical arrangement which emphasizes the song's melody and harmonies. Characteristically, ballads use acoustic instruments such as guitars, pianos, saxophones, and sometimes an orchestral set. Many modern mainstream ballads tend to feature synthesizers, drum machines and even, to some extent, a dance rhythm. Sentimental ballads had their origins in the early Tin Pan Alley music industry of the la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RIAA
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is a trade organization that represents the music recording industry in the United States. Its members consist of record labels and distributors that the RIAA says "create, manufacture, and/or distribute approximately 85% of all legally sold recorded music in the United States". RIAA is headquartered in Washington, D.C. RIAA was formed in 1952. Its original mission was to administer recording copyright fees and problems, work with trade unions, and do research relating to the record industry and government regulations. Early RIAA standards included the RIAA equalization curve, the format of the stereophonic record groove and the dimensions of 33 1/3, 45, and 78 rpm records. RIAA says its current mission includes: #to protect intellectual property rights and the First Amendment rights of artists #to perform research about the music industry #to monitor and review relevant laws, regulations, and policies Between 2001 and 202 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Funk
Funk is a music genre that originated in African American communities in the mid-1960s when musicians created a rhythmic, danceable new form of music through a mixture of various music genres that were popular among African Americans in the mid-20th century. It de-emphasizes melody and chord progressions and focuses on a strong rhythmic groove of a bassline played by an electric bassist and a drum part played by a percussionist, often at slower tempos than other popular music. Funk typically consists of a complex percussive groove with rhythm instruments playing interlocking grooves that create a "hypnotic" and "danceable" feel. Funk uses the same richly colored extended chords found in bebop jazz, such as minor chords with added sevenths and elevenths, or dominant seventh chords with altered ninths and thirteenths. Funk originated in the mid-1960s, with James Brown's development of a signature groove that emphasized the downbeat—with a heavy emphasis on the first bea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
