Friday 11 February 2022

Extreme

Extreme are an American heavy metal group from Boston, originally consisting of lead singer Gary Cherone, guitarist/keyboardist Nuno Bettencourt, drummer Paul Geary and bassist Patrick Badger. They are best known for the US Chart topping acoustic ballad, "More than words" and the associated album, "Pornograffiti".

90 Hits (Discography):
Date	   UK	Song
Jun 1991   19	Get the funk out
Jul 1991    2	More than words
Oct 1991   36	Decadence Dance
Nov 1991   12	Hole Hearted
May 1992   12	Song for Love
Sep 1992   13	Rest in Peace
Nov 1992   22	Stop the world
Feb 1993   15	Tragic Comic

What happened next?
Geary left the band in 1994 to pursue a career in artist management. Extreme went on hiatus when Gary Cherone became lead singer for Van Halen. A reformation took place in 2004 after a tour in the Azores (Nuno's hometown)/ Kevin Figueiredo joined as drummer in 2007 as they released their most recent album, "Saudades de Rock" in 2008. A second hiatus occured in 2010 before a second comeback in 2015 with tours every year (up until COVID struck).

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