Prepare yourself, Extreme is readying the rawk
November 30th, 2007 - by Dave
The world is severely lacking in the department of Rock and Roll at the moment. If only there was some sort of Rock power force that could return from deep within the Earth to restore balance and order in the world.
Enter Extreme.
The same guys that unleashed the thunder of More than Words in the 90’s are reuniting as a sort of League of Super Heroes — Super RAWK Heroes. You remember Pornograffitti, right?
They are working on a brand new album and an extensive multi-national tour to support this new genius album. And they mean seriously tour. None of this half-ass, messing around touring that they’ve dabbled with over the past ten years.
Extreme is bringing back a funky booming flavor that isn’t available anywhere else in today’s market of tired blah. Guitarist Nuno Bettencourt explained the burden that is weighing on Extreme’s shoulders to Rolling Stone:
“Rock and Roll Famine … I know it might sound crazy, but there is a massive shortage of rock and roll on this planet. It’s almost extinct. I mean the true spirit of quality rock and roll — you know, Musicianship, when you would give up every moment of your day to master your instrument and create your own identity and sound so as to respectfully outdo all your past heroes whilst proudly wearing the badge of their influences.”
Lead singer Gary Cherone’s personal web site embodies the gravity of the situation here.
Futuristic animations, an artsy black and white Michael Bolton looking photo of Cherone staring down into the abyss, and a headline highlighted in bright blue: “EXTREME Rejoin Forces”
Holy Crap! This is for realz, yo.
Now all we can do is wait. Wait for Extreme to resurrect Funk Rock and deliver it to a nearby small-town municipal amphitheater.
November 30th, 2007 at 8:22 pm
LITTLE JACK HORNY IS BACK!
This is truly extreme. And I can’t wait for the encore when they come out with “More than words” and watch all the women there mouth the words “Oh. My. God. I did that guy in 8th grade to this song!” at once.