About a month ago I stumbled across "Extreme" after watching a Youtube video featuring "Lil Jack Horny" as background music. After that, I done some more digging & bought their entire collection of CDs...
These guys are just awesome and I really wish I'd heard their music sooner.
"Saudades De Rock" is a terrific album and is even better when the volume is cranked up real loud. It has echos of "Pornograffiti" in some songs but, it's got a sound all of it's own when you listen more closely. To be completely honest here...it did take me a few listening sessions to really get into it but once I did...I was blown away by the opener "Star"!
This album has a wonderful mix of head-banging metal riffs, funk & melodic drums. It's a combination I would struggle to live without! My next aim is to see these guys live on stage!!
As for songs, my particular favourites are "Star" which is fast-paced & very much like some of their older material. "Comfortably Dumb" for me has many similarities with the song "Pornograffiti" though it is a little calmer as songs go...more grungy, Nirvana-esque stuff. Great listening though. "Take us alive" & "run" are also equally brilliant tracks, as is the entire album. Love it!
Any "Extreme" fan...old or new...will love this album. It's more that worthy of the 5 stars I'm giving it for it's sheer brilliance & overall funky-ness!
Try listening to it while cruising down the motorway...makes for fantastic driving music! :)
