This album is my favourite album of all time I can still listen to this from start to finish like it’s my first time hearing it ., it’s a masterpiece of an album way ahead of its time
They used a real 72-piece orchestra for this. The score is written and produced by Nuno Bettencourt, who also happens to be probably the greatest living rock guitar player. For me, Everything Under the Sun is one of the greatest piece of rock music compositions I've ever heard.
I used to fall asleep listening to this piece on my discman when I was about 13 in the early nineties. I just absolutely love this piece, and it has stayed with me to this day.
He reacted to one of the worst tracks from the album already, which was my main reason for suggesting this to give contrast. Perhaps it's not fated as well for newer ears as I'd hoped, but I will love it forever. :)
I’m so happy to see a recent reaction to this but I’m also so pissed off that you call this incredibly epic ending “bizarre” 😆😆 but thanks for doing it I can only add that for me this tryptic is one of the very greatest album endings in my entire listening experience
I agree. The ending is incredible. Perhaps the reaction was mostly influenced by weak lyrics (which I am willingly ignorant to when I listen), but as a whole perhaps it's more of a grower?
the guitar solo in Am I Ever Going to Change the time change is very challenging to play live. It weaves in and out of 4/4 time and works really well. Nuno Bettencourt stated that he likes his music to have a "breathing" feeling, it has a pulse and its amazing how he does it with all their music
The name Extreme comes from the fact that several of them were in another band called Dream...so they said they were Ex-Dream..which sounds like Extreme. They have a lot of heavier stuff too.
Dude, it's not a "bizarre ending"! Pay attention! The very opening of the piece - i.e. the beginning of "Rise and Shine" - is this music box. The end of "Who cares?" then brings the piece back full circle, with lyrics from "Rise and Shine" and "Am I Ever Gonna Change", and concludes with the music box. Good analysis overall, but the departures from what you expect in terms of transitions is exactly what music should be about - unpredictable, interesting and beautiful.
When you are about to go to be... but then... Wow, perfect intro. :) Loved your lyrical analysis that parallelled with the contrasting light and dark. Good work! Motley Crue, well Extreme were born out of hair metal, so your fairly well on the money. Also, the guitar style, yeah it defo dates the music, but in the same way they can be appreciated for their time. Christian rock lyrics? No? Lol x I have to give you Kudos for saying it how you see it. Respect.
Yeah, I wasn't throwing shade at the guitar tone just pointing out that I hadn't really considered how something like that could date music. I have a soft spot for it though since I grew up on hair metal. My first concert was Motley Crue while I was still in the the womb 🤣 I'm open to hear other interpretations of the lyrics though. I tried to see them from a different angle but the last two songs both seemed to point in that direction for me.
@CriticalReactions I don't think you made any bad comments. Critical reaction after all, and what you said was fair. I dont suppose I ever judged the repetitive lyrical weakness before, and not being defensive, but at least you can hear what they are singing and it's not about something black/ death metal adjacent...
I think you may be missing the spirtual aspects of the lyrics. At the time, Gary and Nuno were devote Catholics and the religious theme flows through the lyrics. Am i ever gonna change is all about the guitar solo. Eveything leads up to the solo. Its one of Nuno's most emotional solo.
This album is my favourite album of all time I can still listen to this from start to finish like it’s my first time hearing it ., it’s a masterpiece of an album way ahead of its time
They used a real 72-piece orchestra for this. The score is written and produced by Nuno Bettencourt, who also happens to be probably the greatest living rock guitar player. For me, Everything Under the Sun is one of the greatest piece of rock music compositions I've ever heard.
I used to fall asleep listening to this piece on my discman when I was about 13 in the early nineties. I just absolutely love this piece, and it has stayed with me to this day.
those were the days… 💚
Production on this album is killer top notch.
This is the most underrated album of the 90s. It's a beautiful masterpiece amongst grunge and nu metal.
Extreme is progressive rock funk at it's best!!!! You need to check out their new album Six it's epic!!!!
He reacted to one of the worst tracks from the album already, which was my main reason for suggesting this to give contrast. Perhaps it's not fated as well for newer ears as I'd hoped, but I will love it forever. :)
I’m so happy to see a recent reaction to this but I’m also so pissed off that you call this incredibly epic ending “bizarre” 😆😆 but thanks for doing it
I can only add that for me this tryptic is one of the very greatest album endings in my entire listening experience
I agree. The ending is incredible. Perhaps the reaction was mostly influenced by weak lyrics (which I am willingly ignorant to when I listen), but as a whole perhaps it's more of a grower?
The band is highly influenced by Queen so it's interesting that you picked up on that.
the guitar solo in Am I Ever Going to Change the time change is very challenging to play live. It weaves in and out of 4/4 time and works really well. Nuno Bettencourt stated that he likes his music to have a "breathing" feeling, it has a pulse and its amazing how he does it with all their music
I wish Extreme would compose another epic.
Thank You ..🎉
I hope they make another concept album like this...
The name Extreme comes from the fact that several of them were in another band called Dream...so they said they were Ex-Dream..which sounds like Extreme. They have a lot of heavier stuff too.
We need an Extreme and Dream Theater collab called Ex-Dream Theater!
One of my favorite albums of all time
Dude, it's not a "bizarre ending"! Pay attention! The very opening of the piece - i.e. the beginning of "Rise and Shine" - is this music box. The end of "Who cares?" then brings the piece back full circle, with lyrics from "Rise and Shine" and "Am I Ever Gonna Change", and concludes with the music box.
Good analysis overall, but the departures from what you expect in terms of transitions is exactly what music should be about - unpredictable, interesting and beautiful.
When you are about to go to be... but then...
Wow, perfect intro. :) Loved your lyrical analysis that parallelled with the contrasting light and dark. Good work!
Motley Crue, well Extreme were born out of hair metal, so your fairly well on the money. Also, the guitar style, yeah it defo dates the music, but in the same way they can be appreciated for their time.
Christian rock lyrics? No? Lol x
I have to give you Kudos for saying it how you see it. Respect.
Yeah, I wasn't throwing shade at the guitar tone just pointing out that I hadn't really considered how something like that could date music. I have a soft spot for it though since I grew up on hair metal. My first concert was Motley Crue while I was still in the the womb 🤣
I'm open to hear other interpretations of the lyrics though. I tried to see them from a different angle but the last two songs both seemed to point in that direction for me.
@CriticalReactions I don't think you made any bad comments. Critical reaction after all, and what you said was fair. I dont suppose I ever judged the repetitive lyrical weakness before, and not being defensive, but at least you can hear what they are singing and it's not about something black/ death metal adjacent...
@@muskett00 Totally agree. From a purely sonic perspective this trilogy was fantastic and it's always a joy to get some clean vocals on the channel :)
love it
I think you may be missing the spirtual aspects of the lyrics. At the time, Gary and Nuno were devote Catholics and the religious theme flows through the lyrics.
Am i ever gonna change is all about the guitar solo. Eveything leads up to the solo. Its one of Nuno's most emotional solo.
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i find it a bit odd you havent reacted to sbb. well, no one has really. their Memento z banalnym tryptykiem is pure gold ;)