Problem is as a one off they made one of the best balads in their time and it became a huge hit (more than words). And their other material is a bit more... "extreme"? That probably was an issue for them to become huge.
Same thing happened with Mr. Big and 'To Be With You'...a full-on hard rock band, but wrongly typecast by a mega ballad hit. Between Paul Gilbert and Billy Sheehan Mr. Big had more musical firepower than anyone since Dave Lee Roth's 'Eat Em And Smile'-era band, but they got known for a sappy ballad and that was it. And oh yeah, Nuno is just amazing. I was lucky enough to catch Extreme on the 'Pornograffiti' tour in the Bristol Bierkeller, UK, and they were just a force of nature; note perfect down from the shred-tacular solos all the way to legit four-part vocal harmonies.
Jason Becker's work on "Its Showtime" with DLR is another apex rock guitar solo. I consider it more "extreme" as Becker was in the beginning stages of ALS when he recorded it.
@@rogerdat7807I have to say that the “It’s Showtime” is more of an extreme solo, it was beyond extreme. Jason Becker was so extreme at playing that it blew my mind. If you ever hear what he did with “Hot For Teacher” by Van Halen in a demo that he actually sent to David Lee Roth before he got the job with Dave, it would blow your mind too. Jason was faster than Yngwie and hit more notes too. Nuno, is really incredible though, they should have continued with “HE-MAN Woman hater” in this video, that solo is even more incredible than “Get the funk out”.
I saw Extreme when they were still a bar band. They did a Van Halen set that was impressive. Nuno doesn't hide from his influences, but he takes a step further. Extreme is one of the best live bands out there. The vocal harmonies are incredible. See them if you get a chance.
I remember Gary going to his HS where his mom taught gym ...I was in her class ..Kids were all around him..Played at a now gone restuarant BeanSprouts in Malden his hometown...When they were the Dream and needed to change the name The Dream became Extreme..
Wow. Nuno makes it look so easy. I am humbled by his greatness. The gorgeous crunchy tone he gets and the clarity of his legato are signs of a true master.
I used to love these guys when I was a kid. Now years later their all still in great shape and can play as good as ever. Now that demands respect! Nuno is freakin' EPIC!
To put him above the rest would be insane. There's been too many incredible guitarists to say that a single one is the best. However, I do remember when I first listened to Pornograffitti. I'm a decent guitarist, and the first words out of my mouth was, "who the hell is this cat?" By the way, my "favorite" all-time great guitarist (I have so many) is Neil Schon. You have to listen to a lot of his solo work to get an appreciation of how great he really is. Not many realize that Neil is probably one of the best "blues" players in the world!
give me Gary Moore over anybody anyday (soooooo versatile) - but Nuno has mega-chops. The best thing that Schon ever did that i heard was the live album with Sammy Hagar, I can't stand that cheesey motherfecking group he is in LOL
I admit playing the guitar parts on some of Nuno Bettencourt's masterpiece songs kills the shit out of my fingers. That man is seriously a natural born guitar genious on the fretboard!
Easily the best guitarist ive ever seen live.and ive seen loads in the last 35 years.And no he's definitely not an eddie vh clone or anyone else for that matter.
Amazing band, one of the greatest of all time! Gary, Nuno and the rest of the band certainly marked my life! Amazing job guys, for all the eternity, Funk out!
Mmmmmm, sorry but im old now and so i can look at this and truly appreciate good looks and talent (not that i couldnt when i was younger, i just appreciate it more now)💃💃🤟🤟😍😍
Came here after watching RISE / legend of a solo…this band is insane. Everything here was epic…humor / killer tune / showmanship / solo…finale is pure fire !
I had the pleaure of seeing them 3 days ago live in London and waited 6 years for them to return. I was in the 2nd row and they were totally awesome (as always). They have such a great energy live, their albums are great, but they are the best better rock act i've ever seen.
One of the most underappreciated bands of all time!! High energy, super tight and talented as hell!! The singer is one of the most energetic pieces of rock n roll entertainment in the damn business!! I certainly give it when it's due , and I'm telling you, it's absolutely due right here yall
I was able to get the guitar eventually, just never could get that good with these little Vienna Sausage fingers of mine. Don't get me wrong, I got pretty good at one point.., just not THAT good. LOL
yeah , Nuno is fantastisc... his sound live and in studio is so loud like a big explosion... but he can be so sweet and dreamer with ballads. He learned with personality the lessons of his hero Eddy and others big making own famous style.
Agree 100%. I haven't listened to any new music in years. I don't even turn on the radio in my car anymore, all classic rock stations play the same ol' shit day after day. No one plays any obscure classics anymore except the KSHE Klassics Show, and that's only on Sunday mornings before I wake up.
Nuno is a fuggin badass, he shoulda been way way bigger. Unfortunately eleven months after Pornograffitti dropped, Sept. 24 1992 Nevermind dropped and Kurt Cobain fucked everything up.
Pitt Stainz General public has never really appreciated guys who are as good as nuno is, but with a lot of us, Nuno was REALLY big back around that time. The people into self pity, potato chips and pot all went to Nirvana (and I remember those days well, because I was in a cover band and all the sudden everyone wanted to hear smells like teen spirit over and over - it was obnoxious). The fact that bands like extreme are still around and putting butts in seats and sounding great shows who the trendy posers were and who is the real deal. I still listen to the first 3 extreme albums on a regular basis at work. There's some stuff that's so good it never gets old.
It's older than I am, and I've probably listened to it 200 times. I still think "III Sides" is their best album, though. "Everything Under the Sun", especially Part One, "Rise n' Shine", is just phenomenally beautiful.
saw these guys 2 years ago at the casino ballroom in N.H. Nunos solos were awesome.. you stood there with your mouth open , and all you could do was smile. he is that good !
Was a discussion on another site about same subject. Were talking bout how a lot of rocks lead vocalists have that "in touch w/ myself", sensitive, feminine side to them, i.e. David Lee Roth, Robert Plant, Hendrix, Rob Halford, Freddie Mercury, Roger Daltrey(and Pete Townshend both). course' Halford n Mercury jumped the track n went the full dirt road all the way home.
nuno es unos de los mejores guitarristas de estas ultimas decadas y es una lastima que no le den el reconocimiento que se merece.extreme es una masa!!!
Hey, no hating on Gary! Flamboyant, over the top stage performances were how the big boys or Hair Band music did it back in the day. David Lee Roth was probably one of best performers on stage back in the early Van Halen and DLR Band days and he makes Gary Cherone look like he's standing still. I'll take this over the Emo hipster Douche Bag look most bands are trying to pull off today!
Nuno you are the man! All of my buddies as well as myself idolized you learning how to play guitar in the 90's! All the musicians of Extreme had their influences as all great musicians do but these cats had a sound so unique and amazing, I haven't heard any band with their mad skills since. Highly under rated in the public eye but not in the guitar world as Nuno was on the front cover of guitar magazine for like a decade as his peers were trying to catch up to him. Still have and will always have a ton of Extreme songs in my playlist.
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Extreme are simply one of the most underrated bands in the last 20 years.
I agree
Lol
Problem is as a one off they made one of the best balads in their time and it became a huge hit (more than words). And their other material is a bit more... "extreme"? That probably was an issue for them to become huge.
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Same thing happened with Mr. Big and 'To Be With You'...a full-on hard rock band, but wrongly typecast by a mega ballad hit. Between Paul Gilbert and Billy Sheehan Mr. Big had more musical firepower than anyone since Dave Lee Roth's 'Eat Em And Smile'-era band, but they got known for a sappy ballad and that was it. And oh yeah, Nuno is just amazing. I was lucky enough to catch Extreme on the 'Pornograffiti' tour in the Bristol Bierkeller, UK, and they were just a force of nature; note perfect down from the shred-tacular solos all the way to legit four-part vocal harmonies.
That solo in "Get The Funk Out" is one of the finest pieces of Rock guitar playing one can come across....
….you came, didn’t you?
@@frankthespank wtf?
@@fenderboy68 What? Just making an observation… 🤓
Jason Becker's work on "Its Showtime" with DLR is another apex rock guitar solo. I consider it more "extreme" as Becker was in the beginning stages of ALS when he recorded it.
@@rogerdat7807I have to say that the “It’s Showtime” is more of an extreme solo, it was beyond extreme. Jason Becker was so extreme at playing that it blew my mind. If you ever hear what he did with “Hot For Teacher” by Van Halen in a demo that he actually sent to David Lee Roth before he got the job with Dave, it would blow your mind too. Jason was faster than Yngwie and hit more notes too. Nuno, is really incredible though, they should have continued with “HE-MAN Woman hater” in this video, that solo is even more incredible than “Get the funk out”.
Tengo 25 años escuchando a Extreme y creo que es una de las mejores bandas de todos los tiempos!!!
LIke si estás de acuerdo
Amazing how 3 instruments can sound so "full" even without the horn section. I guess the bass line really does the magic.
Not for me
Trumpets>Guitars
Pat’s live tone really rips!
It's funny- I didn't miss the horns until I read the comments! Big talent == Big sound. I regret not seeing these guys in concert.
Sounds better without the horns....sounds like a real rock n roll song now
@@RtroyD I agree it’s leas gimmicky without the horns
Nuno is an incredible guitarrist, one of my favourites of all time!
I saw Extreme when they were still a bar band. They did a Van Halen set that was impressive. Nuno doesn't hide from his influences, but he takes a step further. Extreme is one of the best live bands out there. The vocal harmonies are incredible. See them if you get a chance.
I would love to
My loss😢
I remember Gary going to his HS where his mom taught gym ...I was in her class ..Kids were all around him..Played at a now gone restuarant BeanSprouts in Malden his hometown...When they were the Dream and needed to change the name The Dream became Extreme..
Wow. Nuno makes it look so easy. I am humbled by his greatness. The gorgeous crunchy tone he gets and the clarity of his legato are signs of a true master.
The attitude of NUNO on this set is priceless. He is such an incredible player, and each note is clean & tonal.
I used to love these guys when I was a kid. Now years later their all still in great shape and can play as good as ever. Now that demands respect! Nuno is freakin' EPIC!
I bought it 25yrs ago, got hooked on it and still listen to it. What’s good back then is still good now.
I forgot how good Nuno is. The boy can play.
Mark Griffiths It's in the 10 commandments, Thou shalt not forget how good Nuno is :)
Brad Ford GOOD ONE! lol Billion "likes" dude
+Mark Griffiths Portugal is the fuking best NUNO best guitar cr7 best Football
Mark Griffiths i
He's not bad is he?
Nine years later, Nuno's still one of the gods. Respect, man. all the love.
That guitar tone! OMFG.
Uh-huh, so crazy.
Great to see Nuno finally getting the recognition he deserves. Such a great song guys!!
One of the most underrated, entertaining and tight live bands out there! Excellent!
The greatest guitarist in the history of rock n' roll.
in not the greatest band
To put him above the rest would be insane. There's been too many incredible guitarists to say that a single one is the best. However, I do remember when I first listened to Pornograffitti. I'm a decent guitarist, and the first words out of my mouth was, "who the hell is this cat?" By the way, my "favorite" all-time great guitarist (I have so many) is Neil Schon. You have to listen to a lot of his solo work to get an appreciation of how great he really is. Not many realize that Neil is probably one of the best "blues" players in the world!
Neil is a stud.. used to listen to him a lot myself. He's nowhere near as technically gifted as Nuno (few are) but he's great. Very tasteful chops.
hes one among many great guitar legends :)
give me Gary Moore over anybody anyday (soooooo versatile) - but Nuno has mega-chops. The best thing that Schon ever did that i heard was the live album with Sammy Hagar, I can't stand that cheesey motherfecking group he is in LOL
I admit playing the guitar parts on some of Nuno Bettencourt's masterpiece songs kills the shit out of my fingers. That man is seriously a natural born guitar genious on the fretboard!
The bass player is incredible really makes this version rock
I once saw Nuno in a HM clothes store looking through the cardigans 😂 chatted to him and got his autograph and pic together. Really cool dude!
Lucky bastard
You are so lucky
Sorry to break your heart. But another friend
Just through my cousin. I guess by accident...
Cool you, envy you!
What a band!
That drummer earned every penny. And the bass player just kicked ass.
Nuno and Gary were superb, as per usual.
The bass player... ! Learn his name! He is the total shit !!! Pat Badger!!!
That drummer took over Paul Geary, and he is second best, but a total loyal to the band!!
One of the greatest pieces of good old fashioned Rock n Roll ... in history... period !!
I just absolutely adore this band.
And thanks Nuno for reminding me that I'm a horrible guitarist!
😂😂😂😂😂
Much love!
one of the best guitar solos ever
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@@garyfoster3854 average pornogore fan.
That guitar smoked a cigarette after this song
Easily the best guitarist ive ever seen live.and ive seen loads in the last 35 years.And no he's definitely not an eddie vh clone or anyone else for that matter.
brilliant as always! greetings from Germany!!!!
WOW! what a solo! guitar sounds like cello! amazing!!!!
These guys are such a tight group. What a performance!
No body plays like Nuno Bettencourt, NOBODY
Larry Edwards Amen!
i do
Plenty of people play like him. Nuno's a fine player, but fine players aren't in any shortage.
Thankfully
Yes, even almighty paul gilbert play rythm for nuno 😅
Y'know, I grew up with so many great guitarists, most of whom passed before Nuno was even born but I keep coming back to Nuno.....PURE genius!!!
Nuno's a freakin' Monster.
Sick...He's waaayy too good.
A highly underrated Monster.
I'd fight my way up front there just to stare at him playing.
Then I'd be falling asleep playing guitar at home for days...
@@kenmushrow9170 not by me
Great song. Great band. Stunning & breathtaking performance. Love it. :)
Amazing band, one of the greatest of all time! Gary, Nuno and the rest of the band certainly marked my life! Amazing job guys, for all the eternity, Funk out!
Mmmmmm, sorry but im old now and so i can look at this and truly appreciate good looks and talent (not that i couldnt when i was younger, i just appreciate it more now)💃💃🤟🤟😍😍
Came here after watching RISE / legend of a solo…this band is insane. Everything here was epic…humor / killer tune / showmanship / solo…finale is pure fire !
nuno is so composed. guys you oughtta be out of your minds not to see it. i love this guys. you see the dedication. he is easily the band leader.
Nuno is incredible as usual, Pat is great, and I love Gary as the front man. Extreme please tour the U.S. !!!
I had the pleaure of seeing them 3 days ago live in London and waited 6 years for them to return. I was in the 2nd row and they were totally awesome (as always). They have such a great energy live, their albums are great, but they are the best better rock act i've ever seen.
I keep coming Back here...This is Amazing Masterpiece...Thank You Great Post
fantastic band
Yes.
After 15 years of playing myself. I feel like Shrewsbury Town Vs Barcelona compared to Nuno.
I think that was his intention
Who doesn't get a decent strum out of playing their selves after all these years
playing with yourself for that long? :D
more like vs. Benfica....
シンプルでノリが良くてかっこいい！！Thanks for uploading!!
One of the best bass lines of all time
Bass player gets no recognition but I’ll say he’s a “once in a lifetime” player to throw down with Nuno.
And with a four string bass!
F'n Pat Badger! 💙💙💙
Pat Badger is a talented dude. Sing & play.
Is he really playing the guitar like that? wow incredible!
A fantastic performance! I luckily got to see them in Glasgow when they re toured. Awesome night!
Seriously. Underrated. Guitarist. Rock on Nuno!!
One of the most underappreciated bands of all time!! High energy, super tight and talented as hell!! The singer is one of the most energetic pieces of rock n roll entertainment in the damn business!! I certainly give it when it's due , and I'm telling you, it's absolutely due right here yall
Killer performance. Love NB
I would have preferred "He-man Woman Hater" but "Get the Funk Out" isn't a bad tune either. Still a fan after over 20 years.
This was excellent stuff💯❤️ now I'm gonna go back and listen to some more Buckethead🙄
We saw extreme few Years ago. AMAZING
Nailed the solo! Dang.....
Nuno is on fire! !
Sure one of the best guitarist of the new generation post van halen.
Amazing, my favourite band......!!!!
I am 70 and I am still brisk with their performances, especially the tireless and ingenious Nuno's
And he's able to play like that with the guitar slung down to his knees. Crazy...
Silver Tuna that’s what I’m thinking! How?
Long ass limbs and digits
I wanted to be Nuno when I was in high school. Could never afford that damn guitar so I had to resort to nail polish instead.
😂 😂 😂 😂 😂
I was able to get the guitar eventually, just never could get that good with these little Vienna Sausage fingers of mine. Don't get me wrong, I got pretty good at one point.., just not THAT good. LOL
I'm 36 and I still want to be him =D
totally amazing, there are NO bands around these days to touch the likes of these musicians
This is the greatest kicksss Rock performance, Band, Live Performance that there ever was Or ever Will Be!!! NYC LOVES EXTREME!!!
this is a CD quality!!! Nuno, how you can play like that ,guitars position that low!!! XD amazing and admired player.
Man Nuno plays that solo tight.
One of my favorite bands.....damn good
yeah , Nuno is fantastisc... his sound live and in studio is so loud like a big explosion... but he can be so sweet and dreamer with ballads. He learned with personality the lessons of his hero Eddy and others big making own famous style.
I guess Nuno could sing, read a book, eat a sandwich, take nap AND STILL play killer chops on the guitar at the same time!! Dang son!!!!!
God, I wish real rock like this would come back. We need it badly.
Agree 100%. I haven't listened to any new music in years. I don't even turn on the radio in my car anymore, all classic rock stations play the same ol' shit day after day. No one plays any obscure classics anymore except the KSHE Klassics Show, and that's only on Sunday mornings before I wake up.
Record companies are sighing anybody.
They are back 🤘😀🤘
@@Yosser70and how!
DUDE!!! NUNO SHREDS!!! I had the pleasure of meeting him through friends in L.A. years back and was the coolest dude ever.
Gary and Nuno are great together and all of this members too love this band ♥
Damn Nuno, that's what owning the instrument is all about!
man nuno knows his guitar!
Im watching this today! in 2017! Still Rocking Funk Out! Way to go EXTREME!!
the bands i grew up listening to,where have they gone??
This is so extraordinary I almost cried
Nuno is a fuggin badass, he shoulda been way way bigger. Unfortunately eleven months after Pornograffitti dropped, Sept. 24 1992 Nevermind dropped and Kurt Cobain fucked everything up.
Pitt Stainz General public has never really appreciated guys who are as good as nuno is, but with a lot of us, Nuno was REALLY big back around that time. The people into self pity, potato chips and pot all went to Nirvana (and I remember those days well, because I was in a cover band and all the sudden everyone wanted to hear smells like teen spirit over and over - it was obnoxious).
The fact that bands like extreme are still around and putting butts in seats and sounding great shows who the trendy posers were and who is the real deal.
I still listen to the first 3 extreme albums on a regular basis at work. There's some stuff that's so good it never gets old.
Pitt Stainz Too bad PolyGram had no idea how to properly market these guys back in the day..
Pitt Stainz Am I the only one who thinks Nirvana were shit? Extreme rock. Nuno is a guitar god.
***** Not by a long shot.
***** Of course not. I don't see how they got popular anyway-they didn't have talent,
Everyone knows Nuno as an awesome guitar player. I was stunned when I saw him play drums with Steel Panther. Nuno is a phenomenal drummer as well
Love these guys from the beginning!! When everyone thought they were has beens.!!!
Always will be an extreme fan!!!!!!
記者「なんでそこまでギターの位置下げんの？」
ヌーノ「格好いいべ？」
記者「なのに凄く上手いですね？」
ヌーノ「格好いいべ！」
惚れた。
Hard to believe Pornograffiti is getting close to 30 years old now.
It's older than I am, and I've probably listened to it 200 times. I still think "III Sides" is their best album, though. "Everything Under the Sun", especially Part One, "Rise n' Shine", is just phenomenally beautiful.
saw these guys 2 years ago at the casino ballroom in N.H. Nunos solos were awesome.. you stood there with your mouth open , and all you could do was smile. he is that good !
That was FUNKING AWESOME TO THE EXTREME!!! :)
This band is so good live. They had King's X on this tour, what a night.
I love me some Kings X.
Old school the way music was meant to sound!
Amazing how the entire crowd listens in awe to those intro arpeggios, not a word spoken.
Stupendous guitar play! One oh the very best quitar players of Heavy Metal.
Love these guys!!!
Pat is anawesone bass player!
Nuno is so underrated!!!
Nice to see em still at it 20 years later :) makes me happy
I absolutely cannot wait for another album and tour from this amazing band!!!!!
sounds exact same as they did when they started :D
+Skidtire Agreed. Saw them live back in the day and it's almost deja vu. Nuno still looks the same. :)
I imagine Gary takes very good care of his voice
I cant believe how fast his fingers move its amazing never seen anything like it
Everything I see is from year's ago. Still a kick ass song.
Was a discussion on another site about same subject. Were talking bout how a lot of rocks lead vocalists have that "in touch w/ myself", sensitive, feminine side to them, i.e. David Lee Roth, Robert Plant, Hendrix, Rob Halford, Freddie Mercury, Roger Daltrey(and Pete Townshend both). course' Halford n Mercury jumped the track n went the full dirt road all the way home.
nuno es unos de los mejores guitarristas de estas ultimas decadas y es una lastima que no le den el reconocimiento que se merece.extreme es una masa!!!
Creo que es porque a pesar de que es una buena banda, es opacada por las demas de esa epoca
I saw this tour live in Chicago... Such an entertaining band.. all around.
Отлично !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Как в былые годы !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
esse cara é demais!
Hey, no hating on Gary! Flamboyant, over the top stage performances were how the big boys or Hair Band music did it back in the day. David Lee Roth was probably one of best performers on stage back in the early Van Halen and DLR Band days and he makes Gary Cherone look like he's standing still. I'll take this over the Emo hipster Douche Bag look most bands are trying to pull off today!
You got that right.
Your question on why Nuno tennis court wasn't bigger is answered at about 2:25
What a fucking embarrassment
Remember when music this good was common? Almost 30 years ago...getting old...
Nuno you are the man! All of my buddies as well as myself idolized you learning how to play guitar in the 90's! All the musicians of Extreme had their influences as all great musicians do but these cats had a sound so unique and amazing, I haven't heard any band with their mad skills since. Highly under rated in the public eye but not in the guitar world as Nuno was on the front cover of guitar magazine for like a decade as his peers were trying to catch up to him. Still have and will always have a ton of Extreme songs in my playlist.
NUNO,TREMENDO!!!