简介： 　Extreme乐队应该算是80年代末期所涌现的一大批重金属乐队中最出色的一支了。其实，他们的风格不应仅仅被局限于重金属，Rap, Folk, Jazz, Blues等都有猎涉，他们的每张专辑都是高水准之作，特别是乐队吉他手 Nuno Bettencourt 出色的表现，他是乐队的核心人物，乐队的专辑绝大多数都是他独立制作完成的。他的演奏继承了 Eddie Van Halen 华丽、多变的风格。Nuno Bettencout和 他带领的 Extreme乐队，的确是重金属中的“绅士”，干净和跳跃，是 Nuno Bettencout 的最大特点和优点。就音乐来说，Extreme 是干干净净，心平气和的，以吉他为主，通过旋律和技巧来表现，已经脱离了单纯的愤怒宣泄。 　　Extreme 成立于己于1986年，阵容是 Nuno Bettencourt（guitar）, Gray Cherone（vocals）, Patrick Badger (bass), Paul Geary (drums)。乐队于1989年推出了首张同名专辑。时的乐迷们似乎更愿意看到他们心中的偶像在电视中口吐脏话，在舞台上叼着烟大摔吉他之类傲慢不驯的举止，而 Extreme 的小伙子们则显得过于健康文静，缺少花哨的包装与花边新闻，这也使 MTV 等娱乐业的宣传机器忽视了他们极高的音乐水准与严肃的立意。我行我素的乐队成员们坚持着自己的风格并没有向媚俗的音乐传媒和乐迷们屈服，于1990年推出极为经典之作——《Pornograffitti》。 1990年，乐队推出第二张专辑《Pornograffitti》，走的是和上张专辑相似的路线，但水准比上张专辑有明显的提高，不提Nuno Bettencourt复杂多变的吉他演奏，Gary高亢而又富于激情的演唱也为专辑增色不少，当然 Partrick 的贝斯和 Paul 鼓也很出色，但销量还是上不去，“也许乐队本身出了毛病”， 显而易见，乐队的曲风太广，有的时候甚至让人觉的偏离了重金属/硬摇滚的主线，像专辑中充满怀旧风格的钢琴抒情曲 “When I First Kiss You” ，怎么也无法让人相信这是由一支重金属乐队演唱的；还有乐队并不像其他重金属乐队那样到处口吐污言、惹事生非，似乎显得太“文静”了，这又是他们不受宠的原因，因为绝大重金属乐迷都喜欢他们的偶像摆出一付傲慢不驯，胡作非为的样子。但乐队并不想为此而改变，他们继续从专辑中推出他们认为好听的单曲 “More Than Words” ，这是一首仅用一把木吉他伴奏，没有一丁点儿金属味的情歌。没想到却一炮打响，该曲打上了 Billboard 单曲榜的榜首，从而带动了专辑的销量，专辑的销量最终超过300万张。 Last year marked the 25th anniversary of Extreme's classic multi-Platinum, Grammy nominated PORNOGRAFFITTI, the definitive album of the band's career. To mark the anniversary, Loud & Proud Records releases PORNOGRAFFITTI LIVE 25 / METAL MELTDOWN, a 3-disc set as part of their four-part Metal Meltdown DVD series. The concert film captures the the Boston band performing PORNOGRAFFITTI in its entirety. The BluRay/DVD/CD release also features a documentary that takes fans through Extreme's story, archive footage and a photo gallery. The band achieved their greatest success with their 1990 album PORNOGRAFFITTI, which peaked at #10 on the Billboard's Top 200 Albums chart, and was certified multi-Platinum. Musically, PORNOGRAFFITTI is dominated by blistering guitar riffs, often with funky, syncopated timing, and incendiary, high-speed rock/metal solos. The record garnered Bettencourt widespread admiration from rock guitar enthusiasts and provided continued exposure in leading guitar publications. But it was the acoustic ballad single,"More Than Words", that reached #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart and was nominated for a Grammy Award for Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal. The subsequent single, "Hole Hearted", another acoustic track, was also successful, rising to #4 on the same chart. "Decadence Dance"; and "Get the Funk Out"; were also released as singles both landing on Billboard's Rock chart and becoming fan favorites. 曲目： 01. Decadence Dance 02. Li'l Jack Horny 03. When I'm President 04. Get the Funk Out 05. More Than Words 06. Money (In God We Trust) 07. It's A Monster 08. Pornograffitti 09. When I First Kissed You 10. Suzi (Wants Her All Day What?) 11. Flight Of The Wounded Bumble Bee 12. He-Man Woman Hater 13. Song For Love 14. Hole Hearted 15. Play With Me 16. Cupid's Dead