''Love'' is the second and final studio album from
DramaGods
DramaGods (formerly known as Population 1) is a rock band led by Extreme guitarist Nuno Bettencourt.
The band originally started when Bettencourt released the album '' Population 1'' in 2002 (late 2001 in Japan). On the album, he recorded all t ...
, a project led by guitarist
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 ...
. Bettencourt is most remembered for being the guitarist in the band
Extreme. Originally conceived as a double-album entitled "Love/Hate", the songs were combined into one album. It is not known what happened to the rest of the songs from these recording sessions, if they were ever fully recorded and produced, or just left as demos.
The album was originally released by JVC Victor in
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
and is the first released by the band under the name DramaGods. The band was previously known as Population 1, but changed the name due to legal issues.
The song 'Interface' was later re-recorded for Extreme's album ''
Saudades de Rock
''Saudades de Rock'' (which roughly translates from Portuguese as " Nostalgic Yearnings of Rock") is the fifth album by the American rock band Extreme. Released on August 12, 2008, it is their most recent album as of 2022. It was the band's fir ...
''.
Track listing
# Megaton (Bettencourt, Pessia, Ferlazzo, Figueiredo)
# Lockdown (Bettencourt)
# Bury You (Bettencourt, Burns)
# Broken (Bettencourt)
# Pilots (Bettencourt, Figueiredo, Pessia)
# Interface (Bettencourt)
# Heavy (Bettencourt, Pessia, Ferlazzo, Figueiredo)
# Something About You (Bettencourt)
# Fearless Leader (Bettencourt, Pessia)
# Sometimes (Bettencourt, Ferlazzo, Figueiredo, Pessia)
# So'k (Bettencourt, Figueiredo)
# Replay (Bettencourt, Pessia)
# Nice To Meet You (Bettencourt)
# Sky (Be, )
Personnel
*Nuno Bettencourt — guitars, lead vocals; bass
(tracks 4, 12)
*Steve Ferlazzo — keyboards, backing vocals
*Joe Pessia — bass
(tracks 1-3, 5-11, 13, 14); mandolin
(track 4), slide guitar
(track 4), guitar
(track 12)
*Kevin Figuereido — drums, backing vocals
See also
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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 ...
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Mourning Widows
Mourning Widows was a musical project led by former Extreme guitarist Nuno Bettencourt. The band was formed in 1997, and they released two albums during their career. Despite not being widely released in the United States, both albums were succ ...
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Extreme
References
Nuno Bettencourt albums
2005 albums
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