What makes EXTREME - RISE so good?
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What separates Nuno is that where many guitarist get lost in "Look what I can do" playing is that he puts the music first and plays for the song. With a world rife with cookie cutter shredders, Nuno sets himself apart by playing within the context of a given song. His playing is utterly brilliant and beautiful to listen to.
yep. today's rock guitarists doesn't have the fluidity, the dynamics that nuno has. sweep picking and alternate picking aren't the only legit way to be good.
I think you nailed it and just described the difference between George Lynch and Nuno Bettencourt in your first sentence....
That's why people call Nuno a unique guitarist. He is also a musician. It's not a circus.
Exactly. So well said. The feel in that solo is just so........Nuno. You can whip up all the fancy notes you want but at the end of the day, that solo is so perfect for that song. Love it.
I'm sorry but this song is awful. Nuno's solo is nothing but a w@nk fest on the fretboard. We all know he can play but there's nothing catchy, melodic and unique about this. There is nothing memorable about this song other than Nuno can play. I think it's everything you say it isn't. It is Look What I Can Do. I don't think it fits or adds to an average song at best.
I'm a nearly 60 year old guitar player and seeing Nuno playing on "Rise" made me really excited and feel like the guitar solo is important again. Nuno kicks some serious ass!
I'm delighted to be able to tell you that as a 70 year old Guitarist; in 10 years time a solo of this potency and force will still make your hair (if any) stand on end!
Rock On Brother. 😎
Nuno is the real deal. Always has been. And he gets it. He really gets it. He’s not just an amazing guitar player he’s an amazing musician. He gets that that there needs to be a good song to be remembered. There are many technically proficient players out there today but they aren’t been heard because they are playing music that’s not accessible to most or the songs just are memorable 🤷♂️. Some of it is just technique for the sake of it. Nuno comes from a time where the song comes first and then the solo basically lifts the song up and takes it to another place. And this is what he does here. Many people think the song is just ok, but the solo definitely elevates it
I see that argument. To me it just sounds like they hired a pop/rock songwriter and producer to make it very watered down and boring. Neat solo. Terribly generic song.
Faça melhor que isso, se for capaz. Invejoso!
I love, LOVE that Nuno didn't hold back. I love that the band is on fire!
Rock is NOT dead! 🔥🤘🔥🤘
Hey I'm reading this and I'm taking a burning poop 😐
@@yammak2004 Haha that's a beautiful story, but this is no time for love!
@@RokDAWG1 😂😂😂😂
Although I'm happy to see some rock and roll is still selling, I don't think this shows rock isn't dead. If anything, this shows rock is stagnant.
@@yammak2004 picture or it never happened
Fantastic return from an underrated band. Bettencourt is a phenomenon. Not just technically great, but his playing always enhances the song.
UNDERRATED? lol these guys are GODS...
Extreme is not underrated lol, they're Living Legend
I’ve been going back to bands like Extreme and Mr. Big lately, bands that weren’t as big as Guns ‘n Roses and Metallica at that time, but have amazing musicians and songs. Underrated at that time, because they became famous with ballads and Grunge was on the rise. Their music has aged well. I feel a retrospective review and re-evaluation is in place for these bands.
Don't forget King's X and Blue Murder
My two favorite bands bro! They should both have been bigger tbh, insanely talented musicians
@@davedecker1725 King’s X got snubbed big time considering how much of an Impact that they left. Underrated band
i'm 52 and i'm totally agree with you!
Also check out Vain. Their debut album No Respect is an absolute masterpiece. Shame they never got more recognition
Nuno has to be the most underrated guitarist ever… Ask people who the greatest players are and his name almost never comes up.. yet he is without a doubt one of the GOATS
Nuno is not underrated. Stop using that word
@@scottdavey3804 He is extremely underrated
@@DatBRejectz I disagree .. I lived through the Extreme era. Nuno was one of THE most revered and famous guitar players in the world at the time. On the cover of every major guitar mag etc. etc. People were playing Pornograffitti riffs in every guitar shop I walked into LOL! Every guitar player I know who has listened to him is wowed. I would never associate the word "underrated" with Nuno. He disappeared from high visibility because hi-tech rock died in the mid 90s and the entire guitar world shifted away from that type of playing for at least a decade. Hi tech playing has (thankfully) made a huge come back in the internet era - and because he is still very much cutting it - Nuno's back in the lime light.
The guitar community is going strong because of you guys. The generations of axe players becoming one nation is awesome.
Herman you nailed it👍 It is a solo that makes a musician want to play, learn and create!
Awesome guitar playing. I love how honest Herman is. He has no problem admitting when other guitarists are amazing.
Well, Herman is amazing.
Herman is also a lifelong fan of Nuno and Extreme!!
In my experience, this is nothing unusual. Most musicians are quite happy to give praise to their peers. It's usually the fans who get into pissing contests about who is the best.
Love nuno but he bit off a lot of George Lynch in this solo.
@@steve5150mrscary being able to rip off George Lynch is an accomplishment itself.
Absolutely amazing! I feel like that first few seconds of the solo was a tribute to Eddie, then the rest was Nuno showing the world that he hasn't been slacking off for 15 years since Saudades de Rock. He's definitely giving this generation a run for their money.
Did nuno says he fealt that Eddie visit him i think
@@jcalzada74 Ed had come to visit Nuno to show him Wolfgang's stuff & Nuno let Ed hear the new Extreme... was like a week or so before EVH passed
Apparently Eddie would play the "He man woman hater" riff at EVERY soundcheck
I absolutely heard EVH both old and new. I'm not a musician but I haven't heard this much deserved hype before.
It sounded like EVH paired with any random 80s/90s band like Soundgarden, POD, or a million others. Good for reminiscing if you like those eras, but nothing even vaguely new or interesting. Definitely not giving the new generation anything but the thought "Oh, boomer rock! I've never heard that before..."
I was blown away by this new Extreme stuff ...If this was released 30 years ago it would be a double platinum album for sure ! ..These guys actually sound better then they did in the 80s and 90s and that is unbelievable! ....Thanks extreme we all needed this!
I’ve been an Extreme fan since ‘89. I’m in my second year of playing guitar. Hell yeah I’m excited about this album.
This is the best analysis of Nuno's solo I have seen yet. Thank you Herman for such a detailed and insightful analysis. And yes, I loved your interview of Nuno. If I remember correctly, he called you the Oprah Winfrey of rock. LOL
Now will the mainstream rock stations play it?
The "Oprah Winfrey of rock" haha that is freaking hilarious
That song is pretty overplayed on my local rock station xD
Phenomenal work from Nuno and all of Extreme as always! Of course, great commentary and proper admiration of work for a fellow musician Herman!
Nuno has always been a legend on guitar. I felt the beginning of the solo was like an Eddie van halen tribute with the tremolo picking like in eruption. Plus nuno was great friends him. The other two released songs are very cool too & love the solos on them also. Can't wait to hear the whole album while driving.
Be carefull fast guitar melodies rmakes your car go faster
they were such an underrated talented group. they remind me of Van Halen in so many ways. not just being great guitar work, but how they group just dynamically worked off of each other. Synergy and talent. Lead singer was amazing vocals, and the entire group just synergized so well together. And they were never afraid to explore different aspects of their music.
Extreme were the natural progression from the Van Halen 1 & 2 sound, Nuno took the next step with some of his shredding, the funkiness & all. Definitely almost a sonic "heir" to Van Halen.
@@harleyhunt6073 I agree completely, especially with the funk aspect. VanHalen was amazing, but also a very classic rock guitar player. Nuno took that and added his own sense of funk and groove that I just love listening to.
Well the reason they fizzled out was Grunge. I lived through those years man .. Grunge utterly KILLED all the hi tech hi talent rock music I loved, and I despised Grunge for doing that. I remember how music mags started pouring scorn on hi tech rock - damn, I even remember one reviewer utterly ridiculing Nuno Bettencourt's playing. That's why Rick Beatto pisses me off .. cos he keeps going on about how "modern music sucks", yet it was Grunge (that he produced) that completely destroyed the highest tech rock of the early 90s.
@@zx7-rr486 it's a shame that bands allowed themselves to be curtailed by it. If we dig deeper we can find a lot of amazing rock, metal and otherwise throughout the music scene, more underground than playing stadiums or charging up the radio rock charts. A lot of bands made music through the 90s & pressed on. It still doesn't quite make sense to me why bands fell off, gave up or what seemed to me in most cases to try and adopt new elements (Motley Crue, Dokken for example).
The Get the Funk Out solo is still one of my favorites from Nuno.
If you had told me a couple years ago that Extreme was going to put out a new album and that the first few singles would be lighting youtube on fire before the album even dropped, i never would have believed it. Ive loved this band since i was a kid and Nuno is one of the best. Always felt like Gary got a raw deal in VH too, hes an amazing singer/lyricist. Love this comeback!
When you said, "how the f do you do that shit, I could use some tips" man. And the mini headbangs says yeah, this dudes rockin out for sure. I agreed on this breakdown fully. Peace
I am so blown away by all the new videos I've seen from Nuno and Extreme. The guitar playing is so amazing and exhilarating.
Great break down Herman! You put the feeling I get from this song and Nuno's guitar into words. So cool to see this vid. Thanks again
Great analysis by Herman Li. Awesome guitar playing is ALWAYS appreciated. Much thanks Nuno and Herman.
At last ! I hv. been waiting for your reaction to this song for some time ! Solid analysis - Tks
Amazing! One of the pioneers 🙌🏼
I heard this song the day it came out by chance, I'm a keyboardist and I immediately contacted all my guitar buddies and sent them links to this song! I was blown away by that solo! The song itself is overall awesome!
Great analysis and video Herman. Dang, what a song and guitar solo. Nuno is just so incredible.
Absolutely love this review and I was so happy to hear Herman reference Play With Me! It was also exactly where I went when I first listened to this new song. Truly inspiring.
love the break down and analysis. Thank H.
What a great review of Nuno's talent! I really liked the breakdown when you showed how some people can play the same notes and they are "non-dynamic" and why. I never noticed that he has his guitar so low either... Your facial expressions cracked me up! I can hear this whole song in my sleep now that I've watched the video so many times. The entire CD is fabulous!
Nuno is on fire 🔥 I'm like you, started playing all the old stuff on 3 sides (still can't get the fking time changes just right) and I feel like I'm 19 again. I pre-ordered the new album, can't wait
I'm with you, Herman. This song has great energy and feel. It's awesome and something to genuinely be excited about.
Damn, that gave me the chills. Insane creativity by Nuno! Rock is not dead :)
Herman, I love how you review music. You articulate things that my ears pick up on, but my mind doesn't understand. I appreciate you brother! Also, really liking what I've heard of the new Extreme album.
Herman you are one of my favorite guitarists of all time. Admittedly not a guitar player myself, but when you are amazed by a solo I take notice. Ashamed to say I only knew them from the song "more than words." I've a lot of catching up to do. That solo is incredible, and seeing a legend such as yourself give praise to someone else says alot about you as well.
I was a teen when their first album came out and they have always been an outstanding band. I remember the first time hearing "kid ego" and was blown away. Awesome band and so glad their new record is SO good.
This song and solo are just amazing. Nuno is so epic. And the fact that another guitar god like Herman Li is analizing this song is more epic. Thank you Nuno and Herman.
Great commentary. I very much enjoyed your insights.
This is first time I watched any of your reviews, I really enjoyed it and man your studio looks awesome, Love your playing as well Mr Lee!
This solo comes around like a first take recording - it sounds so fresh and spontanious. Although real great technique at the same time...🤓👍🎸He's hitting his Washburn Signature model...
Cool Herman Li
Big Bro, @Herman! You the man! 👍🔥
I just love the way you are!🎸🔥
I just love @Nuno mannn!! 🎸🔥
I watched yer intensive but fun and brotherly interview with him couple a weeks ago! I didn't even blink from start to finish! It was just so lovely the brothers on the rooftop of LA! 💓🤩
I wish to see more of that in the coming days!
Till then, keep kicking ass rocking!! 🤘💪
Awesome Herman Li
Just discovered this channel today, I really love it!
Nuno Bettencourt is awesome. That's why that sounds so incredible. You know this. I've watched videos of you both. Keep rocking brother!
Great analysis and reaction.
Totally great return for an underrated band and the guitaring is amazing and rocking😎🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽
In the guitar community he has always been in the Top 5 of GOATs. Just glad the new generation is waking up to it now. Nuno took boomer bends to next level and layered blistering palm muting runs!
U did awesome running through this song👍💥🙌🎉
SUPERB ANALYZATION, MR. LI ! Reading, PA AUGUST 8th. I AM THERE!!!
There's so much melody and fluidity to his solo's, it just pulls you in and takes you to a beautiful place. I feel a bit of euphoria listening to them.
When you talk about the Bends and how he makes the guitar sing, that is 100% accurate listen to his solos in both rebel and banshee and he is absolutely talking with that guitar along with the pyrotechnics!
Haha he is talking about Tim Henson and the boomer bends reference. The new generation doesn't do it that much.
I'm speechless. Brings me back to the 80s when guitar solos meant so much to every song.
Thats amazing !!!
Great analysis! It's nice to see someone who knows the band do a reaction to their new material I would love to know your thoughts on the two newer ones
When Nuno plays this solo live, he plays the 2nd 1/2 with his foot on a monitor and the guitar resting on his leg, so he can reach the notes.
Man what a groove what a talent what a sound... and Herman your comment is exactly how i feel about it as well.. what a positive energy people.. love these guys !
@DragonForce I've met Nuno Bettecourt VERY MANY a time when he came through the Detroit Michigan area and actually was a local stage tech for one of your shows here in the Detroit Michigan area at Pine Knob Music Theater outside amphitheater.
awesome video Herman li
Herman hit the nail on the head. Nuno is truly inspiring.
I've been playing guitar for over 50 years and nuno always inpires me to pick up the guitar and play and learn new things.
Nuno keep doing what you do.
that solo has it all: technique, feel, phrasing and the overall vibe is so exciting, just like Van Halen was on the first five albums. Lots of fire there!
Agreed. The song sounded like a Van Halen cover act who came up with their own hair metal act 35 years after the genre had run it's course.
What's great about that solo is it's serving a function in the song... it's always about the song... It takes you on journey, it's showing you a piece of the landscape of the song... in this case it's the trial by fire that comes with fame, which is what the song is about.
And I completely agree Herman, it takes you back to a time when guys like Eddie Van Halen were playing an amazing guitar in these amazing timeless songs... there are a million amazing guitar players out there, but there aren't a million amazing songwriters... a 40 second video of extreme shredding over a chord progression is an instrumental piece... this... is a guitar solo.
I agree with you 100percent. It's fresh. But it has a Edward van Halen feal. I'm for sure a fan of this. I loved the whole song the first time I hurd it. And I keep listening to it over and over. Great shit mate!!!!!!!
Loved your reactions, input, and analysis. Nuno raised the bar with this one….
Very cool to hear an amazing player appreciate another amazing player
I have to give it to you, you‘re the first person talking about this solo, who is sharing my point of Nuno being the only guitar virtuoso I know to wear his guitar so low. Which makes him look just a lot cooler and more Rock‘n Roll than the others.
Great comments made by Herman. I’ve been playing for 30 years and graduated from Berklee in 2004 and play shows and teach for a living myself. When I heard that solo, it really makes me want to learn how he played it, especially the cool second half classicalish sounding bit with open strings. Lots of players on utube and Instagram tryin to play it but I’m 99% sure they are all doing it wrong. Sick playing.
Can't wait for this album.
I'm so glad you interviewed nuno and it's nice to see today's shredders tipping the cap to the Legends. He plays his guitar like a virtuoso not just fast but soulfulky, and so difficult at the same time.
Saw Nuno and the boyz on the eve of their 1st albums release at The Living Room in Providence,RI in the late 80's....I was told this guy was something special......that was an understatement.
Nice job Herman Li!!! I think Nuno has been so underrated as a Guitar Player and now the World can see and hear how good of a Guy he is as well as a Guitarist!!! It is about time Thanks GBY. Dave
Awesome 👌
In one word AMAZING🎉
Thoses are the bands that deserve to come back to show younger generetion how to be a real guitar rockstar , im more then happy to see Extreme releseing a albun plus that nuno betancul its the hottess🔥🔥🔥 guitar on the Rock scene he doesnt age! I 💯 supported of a heavy riffs! Enormeus! Guitar solos! And heavy extravagansas melodies so he s the whole packged
Herman picked out the exact Extreme song that this song/solo reminded me of: Play With Me. The energy and vibe is 100% dialed-in. It's really great to see and hear Nuno getting his due in the music world which has been long overdue. At least main stream. Everyone outside of main stream already knew this. But now... it's coming around and he put one hell of a stamp on it.
I remember waiting up all night, waiting to record Boston's 'More than a feeling' on a cassette player way back then. Growing with players like Beck, Morse, .. Then EVH turned my world upside down. Nuno showed up and I spent way too many hours learning his stuff.
And your closing statement, yes, it brings back those memories and the feeling of raised hairs on my neck.
Couldn't agree more. And, to her another great, professional guitarist give props to Nuno's playing and musicality is a testament to your sincere integrity. Much respect to you, Herman, always the consummate gentleman and professional.
The hardest part of covering a Nuno solo is playing it on your two feet, standing up. It's VERY hard to bend/relax/position your wrist to palm mute the strings and play fast, let alone bending, string skipping, and a big etcetera. You can find myriads of "prodigies" online, but what differences the "old guard" of guitarists from them is that they can make all the crazy stuff standing up. Excellent video, Mr. Li !!!
Extreme has always been ahead of thier time
I remember when I saw the video clip More than Words first back in 1991... and these guyz are still here... awsome
Herman Li, master of detailed observation & elaborated analysis,
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Nuno is the Dorian Gray of guitar: never gets old!
Agree with you completely. With Nuno and all the details infused in his playing it gives you a perfect sense of location (of where you are in the song).
I'm not that into heavy guitar but I like it when guys have nothing but respect for others talent,it's all about interpritationand where an artist is coming from and leading to . Love your work Herman.
I for one can't play with the guitar that low but i will practice it and no one talking about the singer, man his voice is on par. Check out Banshee next.
Nuno is the best. It's good to see Extreme back in the saddle again. Not only is this body of work going to sell, it's pumping all of us older guys up as well as draw new listeners in. Yeah, this is old school...
Herman.... Your Also a BADASS!!! Thank you for your inspiration also😊
Listened to your band for awhile, you two are amazing guitarists! But until now I've never heard you speak, but I love your accent. I find it interesting to hear someone speak who has learned British english abroad vs American english, the integration comes through beautifully, and you speak great english.
Can't wait to see them in August.. first time and expect my face melted off lol.. and need to practice more inspired as you say everytime
From the series "I didn't know we could do that on the guitar"... Nuno amazes me, especially for not knowing formal theory (according to himself as of last week) and still getting such cool harmonization tricks. Awesome. Cheers !!!
Love Nuno and the bands playing. Btw as far as the song writing overall I hear a hint of STP (one of the many underrated bands of the 90's) in there.
It's probably Gary's voice he's got that Seattle sound which is another Main Attraction all of our main Seattle singers are dead except for Eddie Vedder and he's not really that good
now that you mention it.. totally... especially the Purple album like idk, Unglued maybe
Wow wow woooow j’adore !
Great reac to a great guitar player by a great guitar player !
Kiss From France
That fast tremelo picking and dove bomb at the beginning of the solo has to be a shoutout to Eddie!
Solo is so amazing, I love it when he breaks the time so awesome!
Since the pandemic I’ve been following Herman and the room has changed a lot. I believe he has more guitars hanging on the wall than most guitar centers do.
Herman is a legend. A more humble man in rock you will not find......and Nuno effectively walks on water.
6:31 Herman's face starts melting. Much love
The very 1st time i actually got really excited about a guitar solo..it’s truly phenomenal
They came to my hometown... @Shirock India. It was magical..
Proud of Nuno, Portugal forever!
Nuno Bettencourt is an awesome player with some of the most interesting solos out there.