Extreme

Extreme is the first studio album of Boston funk-metal band Extreme, released on March 14, 1989. Despite being released on a major label, the album did not sell very well and produced two singles: "Kid Ego" and the radio-only "Play With Me". It would not be until their next album, Pornograffitti, that the band would become well known. Musically, the record is dominated by muscular metal guitar riffs, often with funky, syncopated timing, and incen... more

Extreme is the first studio album of Boston funk-metal band Extreme, released on March 14, 1989. Despite being released on a major label, the album did not sell very well and produced two singles: "Kid Ego" and the radio-only "Play With Me". It would not be until their next album, Pornograffitti, that the band would become well known. Musically, the record is dominated by muscular metal guitar riffs, often with funky, syncopated timing, and incendiary, high-speed metal solos. The record foreshadowed the extraordinary technical guitar-playing prowess of Portuguese-born guitarist Nuno Bettencourt, which would be more fully revealed on the band's subsequent release, Pornograffitti. The record was recorded by Mack, and engineered by Mack and Bob St John. It was mixed by St John and Bettencourt. The album was marketed as a glam metal record, consistent with the band's own image at the time its release. Lyrically, the album is dominated by themes associated with childhood. This focus is... less