EXTREME ANNOUNCE FIRST NEW ALBUM IN THIRTEEN YEARS
Saudades de Rock available August 12th on Open E Records
"TAKE US ALIVE' World Tour Launches In Poughkeepsie, New York on July 29
(June 9, 200
New York, NY – This summer, EXTREME will release
Saudades de Rock (pronounced "sow-dodge"), their first studio album in
thirteen years which will coincide with their first world tour in over
twelve years. Saudades de Rock will be released on August 12th on Open
E Records and distributed by Fontana.
The iconic rock foursome - vocalist
Gary Cherone, guitarist Nuno
Bettencourt, bassist Pat Badger and new drummer Kevin Figueiredo –
recorded their fifth studio offering at NRG Studios in Los Angeles
with Bettencourt at the helm as producer and mixer. Saudades de Rock
boasts 13 tracks, including the infectious roar of "Star," the
groove-laden, swagger of "King", a raw funk rock anthem called "Learn
To Love", and the expressive ballad "Ghost."
"'Saudades' was always a beautiful word to me," Bettencourt explains
about the Portuguese album moniker. "It expresses a longing; an
underlying sadness for something or someone that's been missing in
your life, and never quite sure if it will ever return. In this case,
for us, it's Rock and Roll. Saudades de Rock."
Gary Cherone adds, "I like how it expresses that longing we've been
feeling to play for our fans and be together again."
The multi-platinum, Boston-bred band's 2008 'TAKE US ALIVE' world tour
gets underway on July 29th at The Chance in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. and
will be anchored by a hometown gig two days later at the Bank of
America Pavilion. In advance of the tour, Extreme will be a
co-headliner on July 11th at the five day Rocklahoma Festival in
Pryor, OK.
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Saudades de Rock track listing:
1. Star
2. Comfortably Dumb
3. Learn To Love
4. Take Us Alive
5. Run
6. Last Hour
7. Flower Man
8. King Of The Ladies
9. Ghost
10. Slide
11. Interface
12. Sunrise
13. Peace (Saudade)
OPEN E RECORDS is a new label that is distributed by Fontana. A
portion of Open E Records profits will be donated to Music Drives Us,
a foundation created as a way to support music in New England. The
Foundation also gives scholarship money for individuals who desire to
continue their musical education.
www.musicdrivesus.com.
