Following two short-lived live reunions in 2004 and 2006, Extreme reconvened for real in 2007, which inevitably led to the release of SAUDADES DE ROCK.
Core members Gary Cherone (vocals), Pat Badger (bass), and Nuno Bettencourt (guitar) are joined by former DramaGods/Satellite Party drummer Kevin Figueiredo (who built a grooving kinship with Nuno in both aforementioned bands).
In many ways SAUDADES picks up right where 1995's WAITING FOR THE PUNCHLINE left off.
Like the previous album, the new material boasts a raw, live-in-the-studio vibe.
Fans familiar with Extreme's instrumental muscle and genre-jumping style can expect plenty of diversity here--from the requisite funk metal ("Run," "Comfortable Dumb") to countrified rock ("Take Us Alive") to more gentle, piano-driven ballads ("Ghost," "Peace").
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Star | Extreme | Play | 04:11 | 9 MB | 30 MB |
| 2 | Comfortably Dumb | Extreme | Play | 04:44 | 10 MB | 35 MB |
| 3 | Learn to Love | Extreme | Play | 05:27 | 12 MB | 39 MB |
| 4 | Take Us Alive | Extreme | Play | 03:23 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 5 | Run | Extreme | Play | 04:41 | 10 MB | 33 MB |
| 6 | Last Hour | Extreme | Play | 05:37 | 12 MB | 33 MB |
| 7 | Flower Man | Extreme | Play | 03:54 | 8 MB | 27 MB |
| 8 | King of the Ladies | Extreme | Play | 04:22 | 10 MB | 30 MB |
| 9 | Ghost | Extreme | Play | 04:58 | 11 MB | 28 MB |
| 10 | Slide | Extreme | Play | 04:35 | 10 MB | 33 MB |
| 11 | Interface | Extreme | Play | 04:34 | 10 MB | 31 MB |
| 12 | Peace (Saudade) | Extreme | Play | 06:35 | 15 MB | 34 MB |
| 13 | Sunnie | Extreme | Play | 06:14 | 14 MB | 39 MB |
| 63 mins | 145 MB | |||||
| 63 mins | 420 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pat Badger | Bass, Vocals |
| 2 | Nuno Bettencourt | Artwork, Engineer, Guitar, Layout Concept, Mixing, Piano, Producer, Vocals |
| 3 | Gary Cherone | Vocals |
| 4 | Dave Colvin | Assistant Engineer |
| 5 | Extreme | Primary Artist |
| 6 | Kevin Figueiredo | Drums, Mixing Consultant |
| 7 | Bob St. John | Engineer |
| 8 | Neil Zlozower | Photography |
| 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). |