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Title: NEW EXTREME!!
Post by: TwilightOdyssey on June 26, 2008, 09:54:40 PM
http://www.bravewords.com/news/92227


Stream the new single here:

http://www.thesyn.com/online/mp3s/extreme/Extreme-Star.mp3
Title: NEW EXTREME!!
Post by: Matt77 on June 26, 2008, 11:13:44 PM
Not so keen on the vocal harmony parts. Some bits remind me of the verses in 'Let me entertain you' by Queen.
Nuno is still a big talent
Title: NEW EXTREME!!
Post by: TwilightOdyssey on June 26, 2008, 11:16:51 PM
Heh, sounds like you don't know the song they are referencing!
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Post by: gingataff on June 27, 2008, 04:17:36 AM
Sounds like Tie Your Mother Down to me.
 I like it :D
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Post by: horsehead on June 27, 2008, 08:28:36 AM
I like it, very Queen

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Post by: sgmypod on June 27, 2008, 08:59:40 AM
yup ahhh..not impressed..is van halen 3 all over again
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Post by: gwEm on June 27, 2008, 09:08:48 AM
not bad, but also not my cup of tea - would prefer something a bit edgy... some nice ideas there
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Post by: Matt77 on June 27, 2008, 10:56:50 AM
Quote from: TwilightOdyssey
Heh, sounds like you don't know the song they are referencing!


I don't
What is it?
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Post by: Philly Q on June 27, 2008, 11:54:15 AM
Quote from: gingataff
Sounds like Tie Your Mother Down to me.

That's what I thought too, wasn't sure if that's what Ben was referring to.

Yeah, it's good!  Hope there's lots of stuff like that, and not too much poop like Stop The World or Tragic Comic....
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Post by: Transcend on June 27, 2008, 12:00:46 PM
WOW to me this is like a good version of Queen :D
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Post by: sgmypod on June 27, 2008, 12:12:04 PM
Think must be the only one..but sounds dated and leaves me cold..but then not a huge queen fan
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Post by: Transcend on June 27, 2008, 12:32:34 PM
Quote from: sgmypod
Think must be the only one..but sounds dated and leaves me cold..but then not a huge queen fan


I dont like queen whatsoever but i find this quite cool
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Post by: Crazy_Joe on June 27, 2008, 01:42:39 PM
I like the riffage when it kicks in but other than that it's not amazing.
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Post by: TwilightOdyssey on June 27, 2008, 02:44:09 PM
Quote from: Philly Q
Quote from: gingataff
Sounds like Tie Your Mother Down to me.

That's what I thought too, wasn't sure if that's what Ben was referring to.

Yeah, it's good!  Hope there's lots of stuff like that, and not too much poop like Stop The World or Tragic Comic....

Aside from the obvious Queen-ness of the whole thing, I was referring to an old Tin Pan Alley/Vaudeville song with an identical hook called ... You're A Star. PDT_008 When I heard the opening chorus, I smiled -- Extreme is great at doing stuff like this, and unless you are music-saavy, you will miss a lot of the allusions in their songs, not unlike Queen (whom they have always imitated).

I think that the song is great; it's certainly head and shoulders above any of the new singles appearing on Rock Band, the radio, or my son's iPod over the past year. (My Chemical Romance notwithstanding)

A lot of metallers disliked the slower stuff on III. I don't mind it. I certainly think Stop the World (Another Broadway/Tin Pan Alley reference, by the way) is a much better-constructed song than Rock A Bye Bye.
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Post by: indysmith on June 27, 2008, 04:05:57 PM
It sounds like the 80s.
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Post by: dave_mc on June 27, 2008, 04:38:13 PM
^ i know, it's awesome isn't it?!  :twisted:

that kicks ass, TO, thanks for posting it.  :twisted:
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Post by: Philly Q on June 27, 2008, 08:34:36 PM
Quote from: TwilightOdyssey
Aside from the obvious Queen-ness of the whole thing, I was referring to an old song with an identical hook called ... You're A Star. PDT_008 When I heard the opening chorus, I smiled -- Extreme is great at doing stuff like this, and unless you are music-saavy, you will miss a lot of the allusions in their songs, not unlike Queen (whom they have always imitated).

I think that the song is great; it's certainly head and shoulders above any of the new singles appearing on Rock Band, the radio, or my son's iPod over the past year. (My Chemical Romance notwithstanding)

A lot of metallers disliked the slower stuff on III. I don't mind it. I certainly think Stop the World (Another Broadway/Tin Pan Alley reference, by the way) is a much better-constructed song than Rock A Bye Bye.

Interesting stuff, Ben, I'm not familiar with the Tin Pan Alley/Vaudeville songs you mentioned... maybe they're not so well known this side of the pond? (or maybe I'm just an idiot...)

I know I'm repeating myself, but I never liked the more lightweight/theatrical side of Extreme's sound.  Queen always managed to pull off the campery in glorious fashion, but with Extreme I just find it twee and irritating.  Maybe because Freddie Mercury had so much personality and charisma but Gary Cherone... doesn't.  :|

And as for straightforward pop material, I think Nuno has done it better in his more recent projects than he ever did with Extreme.
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Post by: gingataff on June 28, 2008, 04:49:27 AM
I always liked Extreme more when they wrote songs about girls :twisted:
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Post by: sgmypod on June 28, 2008, 08:39:03 AM
Er thought it was about sexual acts *L*
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Post by: horsehead on June 28, 2008, 08:57:08 AM
you & your mucky mind!:oops: :twisted: They're clean living boys dont'cha know

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Post by: sgmypod on June 28, 2008, 09:08:32 AM
yeah and my names edith...damn now look what you made me do, made me give my real name away *L*
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Post by: donovan.x on June 28, 2008, 09:29:07 AM
This is awesome bar none. I love Nuno (in a straight, hetro, man way UGH UGH Beer, muscle cars, cough :oops:   :lol: )
And this sounds like a return to form.
Great stuff.
Title: Re: NEW EXTREME!!
Post by: horsehead on July 22, 2008, 05:13:04 PM
Another new song is straming here (http://"http://artists.ultimate-guitar.com/extreme/")
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Post by: Davey on July 23, 2008, 06:50:19 PM
love the riffage, tone and clear as a bell production of the song. album should be equaly great. solos are going to be awesome. gotta love nunos phrasing.


i really do not like the chorus though. it sounds like it's been nicked from a bad broadway show...
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Post by: Muttley on August 08, 2008, 10:07:02 AM
My copy of the album arrived this morning.

Really good stuff so far (I'm only up to track 3 so far).  :)
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Post by: TwilightOdyssey on August 08, 2008, 02:25:37 PM
Album was released in the UK ahead of the US. Can't wait till it's released here!!
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Post by: nfe on August 08, 2008, 08:24:04 PM
The album is out?



Megadownload - Yoink  8)
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Post by: nfe on August 09, 2008, 12:20:17 PM
This album is fantastic, could have come right off the back of ...Punchlin, thoroughly enjoyin it.

I may have a whole day of cheerful music as a result  :lol:



EDIT: This Ghost track could be straight off a Deacon Blue album  :lol: