Pornograffitti

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Extreme II: Pornograffitti
Studio album by Extreme
Released	August 7, 1990
Recorded	Early 1990
Genre	Funk metal, Glam metal, Heavy metal, Hard rock
Length	64:25
Label	A&M Records
Producer	Michael Wagener
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
Extreme chronology
Extreme (1989) Pornograffitti (1990) III Sides to Every Story (1992)

Pornograffitti (also titled as Extreme II: Pornograffitti) was the second and most successful album^{[citation needed]} released by Boston funk-metal band Extreme. The name is a portmanteau of pornography and graffitti (sic).

The record included the band's best known singles "More than Words" and "Hole Hearted", the only two songs which received significant commercial radio airplay.

[edit] Musical style

"More than Words", a gentle acoustic ballad, and "Hole Hearted", an acoustic folk song, were perhaps the least representative tracks on the album, both in terms of their musical style and thematic tone.

Musically, Pornograffitti is dominated by glam metal guitar riffs, often with funky, syncopated timing, and incendiary, high-speed metal solos. Indeed, the record was above all a showcase for the extraordinary technical guitar-playing prowess of Portuguese-born guitarist Nuno Bettencourt. The record revealed Bettencourt was a "rising star" in the world of rock guitar, providing him with widespread admiration from rock guitar enthusiasts and continual exposure in guitar playing publications such as Guitar World and Guitar School.

[edit] Production and marketing

Pornograffitti was recorded and mixed at Scream Studios, Studio City, Los Angeles, California with producer Michael Wagener.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Decadence Dance" - 6:49
2. "Lil' Jack Horny" - 4:51
3. "When I'm President" - 4:21
4. "Get The Funk Out" - 4:24
5. "More Than Words" - 5:34
6. "Money (In God We Trust)" - 4:11
7. "It's (A Monster)" - 4:24
8. "Pornograffitti" - 6:15
9. "When I First Kissed You" - 4:00
10. "Suzie (Wants Her All Day What?)" - 3:38
11. "He-Man Woman Hater" (with intro) - 6:20
12. "Song For Love" - 5:55
13. "Hole Hearted" - 3:39

The vinyl LP version did not feature "Hole Hearted".