Extreme's brand of hard rock balanced ambitious, progressive tendencies with catchy melodies owing more to the Beatles than anthemic arena rock; on III Sides to Every Story, the former tends to dominate.
The album is divided into three "sides of the story" -- roughly speaking, "Yours" concentrates on politically oriented rockers showing off Nuno Bettencourt's virtuosity; "Mine" leans toward pop songs with warmly romantic sensibilities, plus an occasional philosophical lament; and "The Truth" tries to wrap things up into a coherent whole but dissolves into indigestible prog-rock excess.
Thus, the thematic material can be likened to a less focused version of Pornograffitti.
The album is wildly uneven, but amidst the indulgences there are some fine songs to be found: "Rest in Peace" displays both Bettencourt's technique and melodicism as a soloist, while "Seven Sundays" continues in their occasional lounge ballad vein, and "Tragic Comic" and "Stop the World" are two more intelligent, wounded-romantic pop gems.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WarheadsNuno Bettencourt, Gary Cherone | Extreme | Play | 05:18 | 12 MB | 36 MB |
| 2 | Rest in PeaceNuno Bettencourt, Gary Cherone | Extreme | Play | 06:01 | 13 MB | 41 MB |
| 3 | Politicalamity | Extreme | Play | 05:04 | 11 MB | 33 MB |
| 4 | Color Me Blind | Extreme | Play | 05:00 | 11 MB | 35 MB |
| 5 | Cupid's DeadNuno Bettencourt, Gary Cherone | Extreme | Play | 05:56 | 13 MB | 39 MB |
| 6 | Peacemaker Die | Extreme | Play | 06:03 | 13 MB | 40 MB |
| 7 | Seven Sundays | Extreme | Play | 04:18 | 9 MB | 28 MB |
| 8 | Tragic ComicNuno Bettencourt, Gary Cherone | Extreme | Play | 04:44 | 10 MB | 34 MB |
| 9 | Our Father | Extreme | Play | 04:02 | 9 MB | 28 MB |
| 10 | Stop the WorldNuno Bettencourt, Gary Cherone | Extreme | Play | 05:57 | 13 MB | 39 MB |
| 11 | Everything Under The Sun | Extreme | Play | 21:38 | 49 MB | 140 MB |
| 12 | God Isn't Dead | Extreme | Play | 02:02 | 4 MB | 10 MB |
| 76 mins | 174 MB | |||||
| 76 mins | 509 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pat Badger | Guitar (Bass), Vocals |
| 2 | Nuno Bettencourt | Composer, Engineer, Guitar, Keyboards, Orchestration, Organ (Hammond), Percussion, Piano, Producer, Vocals |
| 3 | Gary Cherone | Art Direction, Composer, Concept, Design, Vocals |
| 4 | Extreme | Primary Artist |
| 5 | Paul Geary | Drums, Percussion, Vocals |
| 6 | Martin Luther King, Jr. | Speech/Speaker/Speaking Part |
| 7 | John Kurlander | Engineer |
| 8 | Michael Lavine | Photography |
| 9 | Bob Ludwig | Mastering |
| 10 | Mike Morgan | Arranger |
| 11 | Carl Nappa | Assistant Engineer |
| 12 | Bob St. John | Engineer, Producer |
| 13 | Steve Sigurdson | Cello, Strings |
| 14 | Liz Vap | Art Direction, Design |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |