Extreme (album)

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Extreme

Studio album by Extreme
Released	March 14, 1989
Recorded	Early 1989
Genre	Heavy Metal
Length	64:25
Label	A&M Records
Producer(s)	Mack, Extreme
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Extreme chronology
	Photografitti (1989)	Pornograffitti (1990)

Extreme was the debut record of Boston funk-metal band Extreme. It was released on March 14, 1989.

1 Musical style
2 Production and marketing
3 Songs
4 Track listing
5 External links

[edit] Musical style

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.

[edit] Production and marketing

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.

[edit] Songs

Lyrically, the album is dominated by themes associated with childhood. This focus is particularly evident in the first single, "Kid Ego", as well as "Mutha (Don't Want to Go to School Today)," "Little Girls," "Big Boys Don't Cry," and the rock-out finale "Play with Me". The guitar solo featured in "Play with Me" was played by Beethoven in Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure.