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Extreme II. Pornograffitti Studio album by Extreme Released August 7, 1990 Recorded 1990 at Scream Studios, Studio City, Los Angeles, California Genre Heavy metal, hard rock, funk metal, folk rock Length 64:25 Label A&M Producer Michael Wagener, except "When I First Kissed You" & "Hole Hearted", produced by Nuno Bettencourt Extreme chronology Extreme
(1989)Pornograffitti
(1990)III Sides to Every Story
(1992)Singles from Pornograffitti - "More Than Words"
Released: 1991 - "Hole Hearted"
Released: 1991 - "Get the Funk Out"
Released: 1991 - "Decadence Dance"
Released: 1991 - "Song For Love"
Released: 1992
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [1]
Extreme II. Pornograffitti (A Funked Up Fairy Tale) is the second album released by the Boston rock band Extreme. The title is a portmanteau of pornography and graffiti.
The album sold very well, peaking at #10 on the Billboard 200, and was certified double platinum in the U.S. by the RIAA. It is the band's best selling album.[2] Two singles from Pornograffiti, "More Than Words" and "Hole Hearted", reached the top-5 on the Billboard Hot 100. Two other tracks, "Decadence Dance" and "Get the Funk Out", reached the lower half of Billboard's rock chart.
Contents
Musical style
Musically, Pornograffitti is dominated by metal guitar riffs, often with funky, syncopated timing, and incendiary, high-speed metal solos. The record provided Bettencourt with widespread admiration from rock guitar enthusiasts[citation needed] and continual exposure in guitar playing publications such as Guitar World and Guitar School.
"More Than Words", a gentle acoustic ballad, and "Hole Hearted", an acoustic folk song, were perhaps the least representative tracks on the album, both in terms of their musical style and thematic tone. In addition, both songs, while not being overtly so, are also Christian rock, as Cherone has indicated in interviews that "More Than Words" is about showing one's love for God beyond just words, while the person to fill the hole in "Hole Hearted" is God.[citation needed]
Production and marketing
Pornograffitti was recorded and mixed at Scream Studios, Studio City, Los Angeles, California, with producer Michael Wagener.
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Gary Cherone & Nuno Bettencourt.
No. Title Length 1. "Decadence Dance" 6:49 2. "Li'l Jack Horny" 4:51 3. "When I'm President" 4:21 4. "Get the Funk Out" 4:24 5. "More Than Words" 5:34 6. "Money (In God We Trust)" 4:11 7. "It ('s a Monster)" 4:24 8. "Pornograffitti" 6:15 9. "When I First Kissed You" 4:00 10. "Suzi (Wants Her All Day What?)" 3:38 11. "He-Man Woman Hater" 6:20 12. "Song For Love" 5:55 13. "Hole Hearted" (not on vinyl LP) 3:39 Total length:64:25 Personnel
- Pat Badger - Bass Guitars, Backing Vocals
- Nuno Bettencourt - Guitars, Piano, Keyboards, Percussion, Backing Vocals
- Gary Cherone - Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals
- Paul Geary - Decadent Drums, Percussion
- Barbara Glynn - Mutha's Voice, "Decadence Dance"
- Pat Travers - Vocal Bridge, "Get the Funk Out"
- Jeanine Moultrine - Suzi's Voice, "Suzi (Wants Her All Day What?)"
- Dweezil Zappa - Intro/outro solos, "He-Man Woman Hater"
- Li'l Jack Horn Section - "Li'l Jack Horny", "Get the Funk Out"
- Bob Findley, trumpet
- Chuck Findley, trumpet
- Bill Watrous, trombone
- Dick "Slyde" Hyde, bass trombone
- Pete Christlieb, tenor sax
- Joel Peskin, tenor sax
Chart information
Year Album / Single Peak Chart Positions Billboard 200 The Billboard Hot 100 US Mainstream Rock Adult Contemporary 1990 "Decadence Dance" - - #45 - 1991 Extreme II. Pornograffitti #10 [3] - - - "More Than Words" - #1 [4] #12 [4] #2 [4] "Hole Hearted" - #4 [4] #2 [4] - "Get the Funk Out" - - #34 [4] - "Song For Love" - #12 UK Charts (1992)
External links
References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ RIAA database
- ^ "Extreme Album Chart History". http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.chartFormatGroupName=Albums&model.vnuArtistId=4575&model.vnuAlbumId=1167946. Retrieved 2008-09-03.
- ^ a b c d e f "Extreme Singles Chart History". http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.chartFormatGroupName=Singles&model.vnuArtistId=4575&model.vnuAlbumId=1167946. Retrieved 2008-09-03.
- Paul Geary
- Michael Mangini
- Paul Mangone
- Peter Hunt
- Hal Lebeaux
- Carl Restivo
Studio albums - Extreme
- Pornograffitti
- III Sides to Every Story
- Waiting for the Punchline
- Saudades de Rock
EPs - Extragraffitti
- Running Gag
Live albums Take Us AliveCompilations - The Best of Extreme - An Accidental Collocation of Atoms?
- Extreme - The Collection
- 20th Century Masters: Millennium Collection: The Best of Extreme
Singles - "Play with Me"
- "Kid Ego"
- "Decadence Dance"
- "Get the Funk Out"
- "More Than Words"
- "Hole Hearted"
- "Song for Love"
- "Rest in Peace"
- "Stop the World"
- "Tragic Comic"
- "Cynical"
- "Hip Today"
- "Star"
Videography - The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert
- 20th Century Masters: The DVD Collection: The Best of Extreme
- Universal Masters DVD Collection: Extreme
- Extreme: Videograffiti
- Take Us Alive: Boston 2009
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- Michael Wagener
Categories:- Extreme albums
- 1990 albums
- Albums produced by Michael Wagener
- A&M Records albums
- "More Than Words"
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