I worked at Guitar Center in Boston in the early 00's. Nuno came in one day, we had one of his signature guitars on the wall. He took it down, started playing it and said "This is all wrong". He then took it to the counter, asked for a few tools, and set it up. Once he was satisfied he played it for awhile and popped it back up on the wall. Cool guy.
Back when I was a teenager I worked in a guitar shop in North London and it was owned by a former member of a well-known 70's rock band and, he in turn still had some friends and clients from the same sort of "era" and music scene. All nice guys and I learned lots from them. However, the reason that I had to answer your comment was because I often read comments like yours from former employees of GC and read about the wonderful clientele and meetings you were lucky enough to have and I always have a little giggle because I think back to my time at my "Guitar Centre" and rather than these illustrious names walking in, grabbing a guitar and blowing me away with their monstrous talent and virtuosity I can instantly recall several very drunk, very washed up members of (I won't name them to preserve what little dignity they may still possess, bless them) older bands staggering in and then slurring to me about "do you know who I am?/I was in f***ing [band name]" and leaning on the counter to stay vaguely upright. They would then proceed to start getting all emotional about how the music industry treated them and how I should never trust a record company and how it's all just s**t and could I lend them some money for some booze or fags? I remember one came in with a particularly "fantastic" story and I humoured him and tried to just give him an ear and some human interaction. Much later after he left, I replayed the security tape to my boss when he came in and he said that he was actually who he said he was and he remembered him from "back in the day". Poor fella was a mess. Still wearing all the 70's hippy rock type clothes but very threadbare and shabby (this was in the early 90's). So, anyone who works for/has worked for Guitar Centre and are getting your famous celebrities through the doors, spare a moment for the "not-guitar-centre" employees who are not only running guitar shops but are offering a counselling service to the washed-up rockers of the world.
I wasn't a big fan of the song initially listening to it, but as soon as Nuno kicked in with the solo I felt like I met up with an old friend I hadn't seen in 20 years. It was a magical feeling I haven't felt in a while
The melody of the lyrics sounds like a combination of STPs Unglued and Silvergun Superman. I like it but its just that it stands out but NUNOs stuff kills it. Not a bad single after all this time Edit: I wrote this just prior to hearing ole boy saying what I said. Thank you for validating me (of course he didn't know).
EVH himself used to play He Man Woman Hater as a pre-concert sound check/warm up before every show. His sound guy just thought it was his own riff that they hadn’t made into a song yet. It wasn’t till he asked Eddie why they hadn’t turned that stage riff into a song yet that he found out where it was from.
To me this song is a love letter to all the greatness of rock with obvious nods to STP, Dime, EVH, and Faith No More. Not ripping shit off but more like reminding you of a place and time you might of forgot, and Nuno is here to remind you.
From what I've read and heard, Nuno felt with the loss of Eddie Van Halen, he wanted to do something that brought guitar back to the forefront....the playing we all love. Thanks to Nuno and Extreme. I have been waiting for him to shred again.
There’s a RUclips audio segment with Nunos pic no vid, just talking And Nuno is talking about recording his lead parts for the album alone As he evidently prefers, he says his phone was blowing up, he ignores it for a time and then Answers with frustration, since he’s working, and it’s Gary Cherone at his front door saying Hey dude come down and open up He says, at first he was working, in the zone, and didn’t want to break that flow but with some prodding from Gary He reluctantly goes down and opens only to find Gary standing there with Eddie Blew his mind, Ed asked if he could here whatever Nuno was doing but Nuno was working on the Rise solo and it wasn’t there yet So it didn’t happen Nuno said that was the last time before his death he saw EVH So sure, always influenced by the man but that cut was happening before our tragic loss I think Nuno would have loved for Eddie to hear the finished tune So not so much a post humas tribute directly to Ed as a inspiration and admiration that Nuno has always had for his influences
Nuno doesn’t make mistakes. I was privileged to watch Mourning Window practice in Boston years ago. They practicing through their, then, new album. Not one mistake from the other members was missed by Nuno. He would just look over and they knew he knew. One of my all time favorite guitarist. No one can play like him like no one can truly paint like Van Gogh.
Um ... Sorry, but your comment didn't age well. In his amazing interview with Rick Beato, Nuno pointed out a mistake he made in the solo but he kept it in. Think he said that if he tried to repeat it, he'd never be able to. There is, I believe, a saying in Jazz circles that goes something like "If you make a mistake, people think you're an idiot. But do it again and people think you're a genius." If you haven't seen it, you should. The enthusiasm Nuno has is amazing. Made me want to dig out my old Washburn RS8V out of the attic and start playing again.
@@daviddavies3637 People hero worshipping and thinking a human never makes mistakes. On one hand I love it because it means they really look up to the artist, but we all know even Nuno would never say that he never makes mistakes.
@@FuriousGeorge_ I love it when people say "ROCK'S NOT DEAD!" whenever an old ass artist drops a new song LMAO🤣🤣🤣 Never fails. That's how you should indeed know that rock is dead. Of course the older generation can make great music, we already knew that. It's the new shit that is suspect
From the awesomeness of 'Am I Ever Gonna Change?' to the emotion of 'Rock-a-Bye' to the country-style 'Take Us Alive' to the swagger of 'Shadow Boxing' Nuno always delivers imo.
@@robertrutherford-nq9mm You're right, the whole band deserves credit. Gary Cherone- vocalist Kevin Figueiredo- drums Pat Badger- bass Nuno Bettencourt- guitar, piano, back-up vocals. (and their original drummer Paul Geary who left to produce the band Godsmack). ...also Mike Mangini came in for 'Waiting For The Punchline' record.
There are a million guitar players staring at their fretting hands, after seeing Extreme's new video, and saying, "But... But... My fingers can't do that." Love the heavier sound after their albums just got way too artsy-fartsty. This is the Extreme we've been waiting for!
Me too!!! Velvet Revolver sounding... but, maybe we should say Velvet Revolver or STP (Weiland) *sounds like Extreme, since Extreme has been around much longer.*
a MASSIVE part of Nuno's bag of tricks is palm muted legato(he'll tell you, too). He's just so damn clean at it and those Bill Lawrence pickups are SUPER articulate(I have an N24). The whole dotted 8th delay thing was mainly for Bumblebee, he rarely uses it, otherwise. Check out a live version of him doing Midnight Express for a clinic on his picking/precision!
That’s the He-man Woman Hater technique - for a long time people debated whether that was picked or legato, because his legato is pretty much picking with the left hand.
@@MehYam2112 And the winner is.... As somebody who cut my teeth on the album as a youngster I knew right away he was playing a variation of that exact He-Man Woman Hater lick, which surprised me a bit 'cause he rarely repeats licks on albums. Not that it bothered me. It's one of my favorite Nuno moments. And I'm afraid it is mostly picked with some legato and without a delay pedal.
100% this. the Lawrence is so clear and articulate that once you have such a percussive player with an impeccable internal clock, the recipe is his usual rhythmic insanity.
I agree. Some people just have to say, there is trickery going on. Even if he did use effects or anything else, it was his mind and techniques that put it together. Nuno is very very very good and there is no trickery just imagination and talent.
PS: Rick Beato actually does a Perfect Job on breaking down what Nuno is actually doing/Playing on that Tricky Part you said you can't figure out Yet 8:08 - 8:47 - #TheArtofGuitar #Nuno #Extreme #RickBeato - I go to Rick a lot of times to figure out the Technicals of some Awesome Guitar Player's, for even if he can't play it himself, he knows what some of the best are doing. Luv your channel here man! - Bill C
Nuno is giving a few nods to evh from my understanding the whole album is going to be that way. He really is an overlook guitar player when people talk about great guitar players or one that have influenced them.i think he should get a lot more credit than he does
Nuno's solo here sounds like a series of intentionally separated, framed segments, each featuring an EVH-esque lick that Nuno wants to spotlight/highlight, even sounding like he jumbled them together from several different solos, the way DLR says Ed would do it. Maybe it's just me.
LOL! :) Nuno's technique has been *always* heavily influenced by EVH! To the point that Nuno played Van Halen covers prior to becoming famous with Extreme! :)
That percussive style of picking, I believe was influenced by Ronnie LeTekro from TNT. That band came out early 80’s and it’s a huge part of Ronnie’s playing. I’m 52 and Nuno is 56 so we were definitely listening to the same guys. Seven Seas came out in 82 which means I was 12 and Nuno was 16. Right around the formative years. Check Ronnie out of you don’t already know.
Yeah, Ronnie does what has been called the machine gun technique. It's less about picking than doing hammer on and pull offs with a lot of power while heavily palm muting.
My band used to open up for Extreme back in the day around New England...great guys, glad they made it, they were very hard working, gigging all the time. I never saw Nuno WITHOUT a guitar in his hand, before,(backstage), during and after the shows,,he was always playing. Oh yeah, he could play like this when he was 19 yrs old, it was terrifying to see first hand as a guitar player lol.
Reminds me of my Band opening for Van Halen 🤩 true story, Eddie actually asked me for some lessons because he was so mesmerized by the way I tickled the tonewood! During that lesson we wrote running with the Devil but I told him I didn’t need to be on the credits
well, saying New England is weird, most would have said boston, and namely the channel or narsisiss, next, care to mention that name of the opening band, also, nuno never walked around with a guitar always anywhere, you could ask me how I know, but then I would just smile, terrifying? while he join the extreme when he was 19, they quickly got signed, I can only remember them doing 3 shows with him, maybe 4 ( if they played the channel twice ) then they took off, now, I know it was not the one show in Lynn, for good reason, so?
love it when 30 plus year old bands still have something to offer and it still kicks butt. don't get too hung up on "this sounds like that" .. after writing for so long, i am sure you have a million things in your head that draw from things you have heard. Its inevitable. those 12 little notes have been stretched over millions on songs, i am always amazed some one can create anything new
When I first heard this song I thought it was a cover, I was definitely hearing STP vibes in the vocals. They mined a lot of nuggets and combined them into a killer song.
Nuno belongs to the top 10 rock guitarists: his melodic feel and technical abilities: he’s one of my influences, but somehow I seem to forget to mention him when people ask for my guitar heroes😊
I always wanted to throw this in these comment sections when people talk about GoaTs and top 10s. So i have a friend who is a professional guitarist for a world famous 70-80s band. We’d jammed a couple of times and i was showing him a RUclips video of some guy playing some sick riffs that had gotten like 1 million views. And he listened to it once while sitting infront of me and plays the exact thing, note for note, and shakes his head and says, “ yeah, that’s really cool.” What i realized is that there are probably thousands of professional guitarists and a thousand times as many amateurs who can play as well but never got the opportunity, chose not to, life got in the way, etc. and they all can pretty much play what anyone else can play. So, most things are not that exceptional from a professional guitarist’s perspective, at least technically. But what is exceptional are the guys that can make a unique sound that is pleasing to the ears. The tone, pacing, rubato, unexpected notes, phrasing, The originality is what makes someone great. At this moment there are probably at least 10,000 teenagers sitting in their bedrooms who can play Eruption indistinguishably from EVH. But they’re not EVH. So criteria for top 10 really has to with originality, or incorporation of other influences, style, perhaps versatility ( straight up- John Mayer could imitate Dimebag but D would have had a much harder time playing all Mayer can. But if you’d have given him a few days he would have been able to pick it up.)and variety. There would be a hundreds that could meet those criteria and be competitive so I just like to appreciate what everyone has to offer.
The solo part you don't get are picked hammer on's. He's just very precise. No delay echo needed. The picking excites the string and allows multiple hammer on's for each pick with high gain. It's a weird technique not used by many. I'm sure EVH did. I use similar methods and it sounds like it. Muting also plays a role to get that staccato sound. Muting can be done by palm, pick and fingers at the same time.
Young peeps, listen to the melodic and musicality, and go grind to make your own version of this with your playing. This is next level. Again…from a true legend. Haters can move on, this reminds of how I felt listening to new music growing up. Turned on by the creativity. Legit on every single level. Such a great band.
Perfect guitar for the video. All of this styling and phrasing goes back to the King, Edward Van Halen. He's the one that started this style of playing guitar and everything that's come after it has just been a version of what he started in 1978. The tremolo picking, the trem Dives is all reflections of Eddie style and it's amazing how many guitar players he inspired to play this style of music.
correct! this kid is too young to know, Eddie did all these techniques in the first 5 albums.But mentions all these younger players like they invented it.
I love many things about Nuno, but I wish he would stop dying his hair jet black. He needs to add some dark to medium brown to it, and maybe let a little gray show. With his pale skin, that black hair makes him look anemic and ill. A good hair stylist could help him out with better, shinier color and an improved cut, which could actually make him look younger. I hope he’s not sick.
The first thing that came to mind without knowing what it was exactly, was a Scott Weiland style of vocals and the background music from Velvet Revolver while he was with the guys from GNR. Then Mike mentioned the song from STP's Purple album, and that made even more closer to the sound, but that confirmed my hunch. RIP Scott
First off, Nuno is one of the G.O.A.T.s, just saying, second off here's a fun little useless piece of info to share, and I apologize in advance for ruining the Stone Temple Pilots moment with the similarities with this song's vocal line on the verse and the one in "Silvergunn Superman", but they're both similar (Interval wise almost identical) to the chorus of"Whatta Man" by Salt N' Peppa and Envogue, which came out in 93, a year before "Purple" was released (94). However "Whatta Man" is a reinterpretation of the 1968 song "What a Man" by Lynda Lyndell, so in essence that descending vocal line has been around for about 55 years.
I think there a just some things people fall into because they sound good, and are unaware of the similarities (parallel development) , and some stuff sticks in people's subconscious. What's the quote: "Good players copy. Great players steal", or something to that effect?
Solo is definitely a call back to Lil Jack Horny. I think it just sounds so crazy because of the combination of his palm muting, the mix of picking and hammer-ons just make it sound insane.
Great analysis first of all. This song is so completely viral in the guitar community it's nice to see a respected player talk about it. What's also nice is that Extreme are finally getting another bite at the apple so to speak. They kind if were a victim of their own success with More Than Words, which confused fans and pretty much killed their metal offerings. Now, they've come back with something that is so hard you really can't mistake this band for what they are. And in terms of Nuno, in my opinion, he's truly one of the greats. His playing has always been amazing and innovative but he seemed to live in the shadow of EVH. Now, I have a feeling he's going to take over that mantle. Hopefully they have much success with this record and come to a town near me so I can see that insanity in person. Again, thanks for this great video.
Except for Treat and Winger. Winger's Karma is their best album, easily. And Treat have released 4 monsters back to back starting in 2010 - Coup de Grace, Ghost of Graceland, Tunguska and The Endgame - all bangers.
Not sure if you'll see this post but just wondering what your thoughts are about playing with no pick, just fingering? There's a guy that does this named Lucas Imbiriba, Not sure if you've ever heard of him or listened to anything that he's done...maybe you could let me know your thoughts. I am a fan of your work and I am looking at various ways to expand on my craft...
Bro it’s Nuno, it’s no trickery or illusion. Watch the recent interview with Nuno and Rick Beato , he talks about that sick lead part in the song in detail. The interview is just over two hours long . An amazing interview, Nuno is one of the worlds most genuine , passionate and real musician/guitar/hero/God there is , was or well be . Cheers and check out the interview for real 👍 it’s so killer !
@Urkon Nuno is known for the dotted 8th rhythm on a tempo delay. The intro to He-man Woman Hater where he plays Flight Of the Wounded Bumblebee he has a dotted 8th note delay synchronized to a drum machine.
@@35milesoflead Some of my favorite guitar solos of all time come to mind when it comes to a rhythmic 8th note delay... Ronnie Montrose (Gamma) - Razor King Buckethead - Big Sur Moon David Gilmour - Run Like Hell The Edge (U2) - Streets/Bad Nuno - Peacemaker Die
There was an interview where Nuno said there would be a lot of EVH tribute playing and style with heaviness on this album. I find it refreshing as to always being “Funk” type of rock. I think Nuno is an amazing player and often underrated like many other 80’s/90’s shredder players.
To everyone commenting why it’s weird that I didn’t know what NUNO’s doing during the solo, I had only listened to the song three times when I made the video. 😂
I'm glad it isn't just me that is getting STP/Velvet Revolver vibes from this song. I just noticed that he has a phaser going during the trem picking runs. That is most definitely an homage to EVH.
Thanks for taking this on. Love your analysis. I look forward to your lesson on this, particularly the solo part that seems mysterious and pushes my envelope of what's possible!
Dude, it’s Nuno. Don’t ask how! You know it’s exactly how it should be. Also, shout out to Cherone: he’s great! The best vocalist Van Halen never really had…
haha, I like Van Halen III, but it's easily the worst album Gary has ever made. So I don't blame him. I love his Hurtsmile band and wish they'd put out another album also.
Cherone is no doubt a great vocalist but as far asVH III...I listened to the CD once and then threw it out the window as I was driving down the interstate. That's something I thought I'd never do, especially with a Van Halen release.
Awesome video Rick and so glad to see Nuno featuring. Can't wait for the interview. I'd love to know what inspired these arpeggiated sequences that have become something of a trademark. They're so smart, especially when combined with the delay.
He's defo not using delay. He's playing it similiar to the midnight express riff. It's mainly hammer ons with economy style picking and using open strings. Kinda hard to explain but if you watch midnight express he's kinda doing that higher up the neck
I think the reason i personally love this track so much is that it feels like Modern day Winger which is one of my favorite bands. Especially Gary during the chorus
Its not a delay prdal...He's using a Rat pedal with the knobs set up kinda weird where you dont really hear it until you hear it if that makes sense...He talks about it in the Rick Beato interview...
RE: Final section of solo - That's the same technique he's been using since Bumblebee. He is playing a lot of notes, but there is a delay on it as well so they create a sort of "Row, row, row your boat" round effect.
He’s not using pan tap delay. He’s playing arpeggios with string skipping and really clean picking. The guy is insanely clean. I’ve seen them multiple times live and he hits everything note for note. A lot say “Flight of the wounded bubble bee” is a delay trick and it’s not. I’ve watched him do it live. He also does it on acoustic.
This is the best guitar driven song to come out in a while. I get some EVH vibes in the beginning of the solo. The mystery part is reminiscent of a couple others of Nuno solos, just kicked up a notch.. Can't wait to hear the rest of the album and your deep dive lesson on this one. 🎸🔥
I _TOTALLY_ heard the STP track first time I heard this. I like Extreme's music but too many of Cherone's lyrics leave me flat. But Seriously: The intro riff for He-Man Woman Hater is in my Top 10.
Nice to see a guitar hero like Nuno come back into the spotlight and shred everyone's mind! That hammer on?/delay?/ synth sounding part at the end of that solo is just fire
If you think Nuno is just now opening up his heavier side you need to listed to his Mourning Widows album Furnished Souls For Rent. Released in 2000, downtuned, and heavy Phenomenal record.
🤘🏻🔥🤘🏻Congrats on 788k Subscribers! I hadn't gotten round to listening to this song yet. It sounds pretty good, I'll have to go and give it a proper listen. It really does sound that that Stone Temple Pilots song, it's been ages since I listened to that album, will have to add a re listen of that to my to do list. *edit. Have heard it lots since and I love it. I actually quite like the Kesha-esque oh woah oh part, simple but catchy, sticks in your brain. *further edit - so cool that Nuno watched this! 🤘🏻🔥
I disagree. The production on Punchline was totally stripped down, almost like early Zeppelin, while this has an over-produced, modern sound. I actually think ANY song on Waiting for the Punchline showcases Nuno’s virtuosity as a guitarist & songwriter better than this track. (Just my opinion.)
I think people who say Nuno is overlooked or underrated should ask other guitarists what they think when he shows up on stage with them and scares the life out if them. He’s feared because he’s well respected and one of the best ever. His work speaks for itself.
Yeah he's extremely (no pun intended ) overlooked and underrated. I remember old extreme and I never heard anyone talk about his guitar prowess. Ever. To most of the public he was just known as the pretty boy that played accoustic in more than words.
If only Def Leopard came out with something hard and interesting like this: their first few albums. It’s refreshing that Extreme delivered something hard you can sink your teeth into. Has that Brides of Destruction, Velvet Revolver vibe too 👍
Paper Sun and day after day from euphoria. Other than that, Joe and Savage decided long ago that they're a pop band.,...shame, because the heavier they play, the better they sound. Joe is absolutely cool enough to pull it off if he wanted. Vivian Campbell c'mon
It's Velvet Revolver's Slither that sounds even closer to the vocal melody and rhythm, but that STP song comes close too. RIP Scott. I love this song, and Nuno just slays the solo. Had a big grin on my face by the end of the tune, going "Hell yeah!"
that evh guitar is pretty slick, i have one, but i didn't get a kill switch, and doesn't have the iconic pin stripe paint job, you can get the d-tuna kits for guitars with locking trems, don't know how well that would work with a completely floating one
As this is the 1st released single, I'm hoping the rest of the Album is Just as Heavy! Yep, I said "Album" because I'm 54 😂 Nuno (imo) has always been Extremely underrated 😢
Numero Nuno! Hardcore fan since I heard play with me in bill and teds excellent adventure 1989 in the theater. Nuno is definitely picking the solo and he does this in midnight express acoustically if you want to see exactly how. Also chorus has the definite muse Stockholm Syndrome sound/riff. I also love how he’s constantly pushing and combining the boundaries of guitar. Personally I love stp, muse, pantera, Van Halen and especially extreme so this is s perfect song to kick off a new extreme album which as always I expect the unexpected!
If your a real fan of Extreme you should know that in their song "Peacemaker Die" Nuno does a similar finger style that everyone seems to be talking about in the "Rise" solo. He is a true Master and his sound is uncanny!
Yes the sound is identical. I'd say it's the exact same technique. The delay is adding notes, and what he's actually playing himself is probably very simple and slow.
@@hinjurock70 if this was that prime time, golden-era Helmet the same riff would've played with heavier tone, more of that industrial metal-ish rhythm and would've sounded heavier but obviously Nuno isn't that, which is totally fine, but at the same time, it kind of dates the song imo. but at the same time I know im younger and listen to tech-y metal so im definitely not the target audience for this
I worked at Guitar Center in Boston in the early 00's. Nuno came in one day, we had one of his signature guitars on the wall. He took it down, started playing it and said "This is all wrong". He then took it to the counter, asked for a few tools, and set it up. Once he was satisfied he played it for awhile and popped it back up on the wall. Cool guy.
That's amazing.
Hopefully you bought it! Lol
Back when I was a teenager I worked in a guitar shop in North London and it was owned by a former member of a well-known 70's rock band and, he in turn still had some friends and clients from the same sort of "era" and music scene. All nice guys and I learned lots from them.
However, the reason that I had to answer your comment was because I often read comments like yours from former employees of GC and read about the wonderful clientele and meetings you were lucky enough to have and I always have a little giggle because I think back to my time at my "Guitar Centre" and rather than these illustrious names walking in, grabbing a guitar and blowing me away with their monstrous talent and virtuosity I can instantly recall several very drunk, very washed up members of (I won't name them to preserve what little dignity they may still possess, bless them) older bands staggering in and then slurring to me about "do you know who I am?/I was in f***ing [band name]" and leaning on the counter to stay vaguely upright.
They would then proceed to start getting all emotional about how the music industry treated them and how I should never trust a record company and how it's all just s**t and could I lend them some money for some booze or fags?
I remember one came in with a particularly "fantastic" story and I humoured him and tried to just give him an ear and some human interaction. Much later after he left, I replayed the security tape to my boss when he came in and he said that he was actually who he said he was and he remembered him from "back in the day". Poor fella was a mess. Still wearing all the 70's hippy rock type clothes but very threadbare and shabby (this was in the early 90's).
So, anyone who works for/has worked for Guitar Centre and are getting your famous celebrities through the doors, spare a moment for the "not-guitar-centre" employees who are not only running guitar shops but are offering a counselling service to the washed-up rockers of the world.
Awesome!!
@@MainPrism Washburn sucks,
maybe? I've never played one.
I wasn't a big fan of the song initially listening to it, but as soon as Nuno kicked in with the solo I felt like I met up with an old friend I hadn't seen in 20 years. It was a magical feeling I haven't felt in a while
Ditto.
The melody of the lyrics sounds like a combination of STPs Unglued and Silvergun Superman. I like it but its just that it stands out but NUNOs stuff kills it. Not a bad single after all this time
Edit: I wrote this just prior to hearing ole boy saying what I said. Thank you for validating me (of course he didn't know).
Yeah because nuno is the only good part of the band
The solo was amazing, but the riff was very … in the words of Lara Ulrich ….‘stock’
rt
EVH himself used to play He Man Woman Hater as a pre-concert sound check/warm up before every show. His sound guy just thought it was his own riff that they hadn’t made into a song yet. It wasn’t till he asked Eddie why they hadn’t turned that stage riff into a song yet that he found out where it was from.
To me this song is a love letter to all the greatness of rock with obvious nods to STP, Dime, EVH, and Faith No More. Not ripping shit off but more like reminding you of a place and time you might of forgot, and Nuno is here to remind you.
Michael Wills - That is one of the best comments I've read in a long time , what a great way to look at things also , A+++
Nice point! Opening riff is all day long Dime
What an interesting point you raise. Thank you for enlightening this disgracefully ageing rocker 🤘 have a lovely day wherever you are
This song sounds like it could have been on VH III.
Might have, not might of
Nuno really caused a few waves in the guitar community with this didn't he? I'm so hyped to have Extreme back! 😍
Caused a few waves? What does that even mean lol
Where and when were these waves?
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He did. everyone is reacting to it. Another video mentioned Steve Lukather from Toto and Phil X were raving about it. 🤣
@@stephanlyseng6633 Literally a dozen or more RUclips videos just on the guitar parts bud
Their "III Sides to Every Story" album is a masterpiece.
No argument here
Their best work, bar none.
My favorite Extreme record. Better than Pornograffitti
One if the greatest albums of all time!!!
I concur!
From what I've read and heard, Nuno felt with the loss of Eddie Van Halen, he wanted to do something that brought guitar back to the forefront....the playing we all love. Thanks to Nuno and Extreme. I have been waiting for him to shred again.
You'd be accurate with that comment. There's an interview with Nuno stating that.
Dude I read the same thing. And he did. What a SOLO!!! 🤘🏼
There’s a RUclips audio segment with Nunos pic no vid, just talking
And Nuno is talking about recording his lead parts for the album alone
As he evidently prefers, he says his phone was blowing up, he ignores it for a time and then
Answers with frustration, since he’s working, and it’s Gary Cherone at his front door saying Hey dude come down and open up
He says, at first he was working, in the zone, and didn’t want to break that flow but with some prodding from Gary
He reluctantly goes down and opens only to find Gary standing there with Eddie
Blew his mind, Ed asked if he could here whatever Nuno was doing but Nuno was working on the Rise solo and it wasn’t there yet
So it didn’t happen
Nuno said that was the last time before his death he saw EVH
So sure, always influenced by the man but that cut was happening before our tragic loss
I think Nuno would have loved for Eddie to hear the finished tune
So not so much a post humas tribute directly to Ed as a inspiration and admiration that Nuno has always had for his
influences
Wrong. Eddie wasn't dead when this was recorded.
Glad to see Extreme is trying to keep rock n roll alive. Nuno is really good.
ironic considering their previous effort to kill it.
Nuno doesn’t make mistakes. I was privileged to watch Mourning Window practice in Boston years ago. They practicing through their, then, new album. Not one mistake from the other members was missed by Nuno. He would just look over and they knew he knew. One of my all time favorite guitarist. No one can play like him like no one can truly paint like Van Gogh.
Um ... Sorry, but your comment didn't age well. In his amazing interview with Rick Beato, Nuno pointed out a mistake he made in the solo but he kept it in. Think he said that if he tried to repeat it, he'd never be able to. There is, I believe, a saying in Jazz circles that goes something like "If you make a mistake, people think you're an idiot. But do it again and people think you're a genius." If you haven't seen it, you should. The enthusiasm Nuno has is amazing. Made me want to dig out my old Washburn RS8V out of the attic and start playing again.
@@daviddavies3637 People hero worshipping and thinking a human never makes mistakes. On one hand I love it because it means they really look up to the artist, but we all know even Nuno would never say that he never makes mistakes.
Rock is not dead. In a post Eddie Van Halen world, Nuno is flying the flag for guitar playing... how cool is that.
Lol theres so many other guys besides those you’re tunnel visioned
if this is rock it's def dead
Same with Mustaine and Eric Christian!
@@FuriousGeorge_ I love it when people say "ROCK'S NOT DEAD!" whenever an old ass artist drops a new song LMAO🤣🤣🤣 Never fails. That's how you should indeed know that rock is dead. Of course the older generation can make great music, we already knew that. It's the new shit that is suspect
Yep the „old generation“ should definitely come back cuz what we hear now everywhere is just emotionless earbothering crap😜
Extreme coming back this hard is so cool and this kind of breakdown and overall analysis of Nuno's playing is really fantastic, thanks for this.
From the awesomeness of 'Am I Ever Gonna Change?' to the emotion of 'Rock-a-Bye' to the country-style 'Take Us Alive' to the swagger of 'Shadow Boxing' Nuno always delivers imo.
Ahh, a fellow Extreme fan I see! I am so happy for the band. Maybe we can revive rock n roll / metal etc.
@@robertrutherford-nq9mm You're right, the whole band deserves credit.
Gary Cherone- vocalist
Kevin Figueiredo- drums
Pat Badger- bass
Nuno Bettencourt- guitar, piano, back-up vocals.
(and their original drummer Paul Geary who left to produce the band Godsmack).
...also Mike Mangini came in for 'Waiting For The Punchline' record.
There are a million guitar players staring at their fretting hands, after seeing Extreme's new video, and saying, "But... But... My fingers can't do that." Love the heavier sound after their albums just got way too artsy-fartsty. This is the Extreme we've been waiting for!
STP's "Purple" is one of my all time favourites but this song reminded me more of a Velvet Revolver track (also a Scott Weiland band)
Exactly
I totally thought Velvet Revolver right off the bat, then the vocals came in and they were so Scott Weiland. Love this song though.
Ok..but what track from VR are we talking exactly?
@pra daswani reminded me of Let It Roll 👍
Me too!!! Velvet Revolver sounding... but, maybe we should say Velvet Revolver or STP (Weiland) *sounds like Extreme, since Extreme has been around much longer.*
His two solos for Play with me and get the funk out are some of my fav solos of all time
How about solos of No Respect, Hip Today, There Is No God?
And smoke signals
Same those to haunt me :) in the good way
Every solo he plays is my favorite solo of all time.
Hah! So I'm not the only one that instantly thought of "Silvergun Superman" when hearing the vocals. One of my fave STP tunes!
High five!
Same here instant stp
My thoughts exactly when I first heard it
Vocal also has more than a hint of Velvet Revolver’s Big Machine about it, more Scott influences.
@@TheArtofGuitar you would have a field day analyzing the whole III Sides to Every Story 😂
a MASSIVE part of Nuno's bag of tricks is palm muted legato(he'll tell you, too). He's just so damn clean at it and those Bill Lawrence pickups are SUPER articulate(I have an N24). The whole dotted 8th delay thing was mainly for Bumblebee, he rarely uses it, otherwise. Check out a live version of him doing Midnight Express for a clinic on his picking/precision!
That’s the He-man Woman Hater technique - for a long time people debated whether that was picked or legato, because his legato is pretty much picking with the left hand.
@@MehYam2112 And the winner is.... As somebody who cut my teeth on the album as a youngster I knew right away he was playing a variation of that exact He-Man Woman Hater lick, which surprised me a bit 'cause he rarely repeats licks on albums. Not that it bothered me. It's one of my favorite Nuno moments. And I'm afraid it is mostly picked with some legato and without a delay pedal.
100% this. the Lawrence is so clear and articulate that once you have such a percussive player with an impeccable internal clock, the recipe is his usual rhythmic insanity.
Been doing the palm-muted legato a couple of years now. Always thought I was the only one doing it. Til I discovered Kiko Loireiro and Nuno.
I agree. Some people just have to say, there is trickery going on. Even if he did use effects or anything else, it was his mind and techniques that put it together. Nuno is very very very good and there is no trickery just imagination and talent.
PS: Rick Beato actually does a Perfect Job on breaking down what Nuno is actually doing/Playing on that Tricky Part you said you can't figure out Yet 8:08 - 8:47 - #TheArtofGuitar #Nuno #Extreme #RickBeato - I go to Rick a lot of times to figure out the Technicals of some Awesome Guitar Player's, for even if he can't play it himself, he knows what some of the best are doing. Luv your channel here man! - Bill C
Nuno is giving a few nods to evh from my understanding the whole album is going to be that way. He really is an overlook guitar player when people talk about great guitar players or one that have influenced them.i think he should get a lot more credit than he does
Nuno's solo here sounds like a series of intentionally separated, framed segments, each featuring an EVH-esque lick that Nuno wants to spotlight/highlight, even sounding like he jumbled them together from several different solos, the way DLR says Ed would do it.
Maybe it's just me.
LOL! :) Nuno's technique has been *always* heavily influenced by EVH! To the point that Nuno played Van Halen covers prior to becoming famous with Extreme! :)
A lot of those licks are actually licks that Nuno has been doing for most of his career. They’re all over all of their albums. Nuno is just a bad ass!
Yea some of the lines remind me of Hip Today from Punchline
@@mikeimpressionsreviews9831 Same here!
That percussive style of picking, I believe was influenced by Ronnie LeTekro from TNT. That band came out early 80’s and it’s a huge part of Ronnie’s playing. I’m 52 and Nuno is 56 so we were definitely listening to the same guys. Seven Seas came out in 82 which means I was 12 and Nuno was 16. Right around the formative years. Check Ronnie out of you don’t already know.
Those of us who know, know.
Ronnie is a wizard. Definitely underrated and underappreciated. It is so cool that you mentioned him!
Ronni lives 20 minutes from me. A great guy and is still a fab guitarist. 🙂🎸
I tend to hear the Al Di Meola influence when he gets into that ridiculously fast rhythmic percussive picking.
Yeah, Ronnie does what has been called the machine gun technique. It's less about picking than doing hammer on and pull offs with a lot of power while heavily palm muting.
My band used to open up for Extreme back in the day around New England...great guys, glad they made it, they were very hard working, gigging all the time. I never saw Nuno WITHOUT a guitar in his hand, before,(backstage), during and after the shows,,he was always playing. Oh yeah, he could play like this when he was 19 yrs old, it was terrifying to see first hand as a guitar player lol.
Reminds me of my Band opening for Van Halen 🤩 true story, Eddie actually asked me for some lessons because he was so mesmerized by the way I tickled the tonewood! During that lesson we wrote running with the Devil but I told him I didn’t need to be on the credits
well, saying New England is weird, most would have said boston, and namely the channel or narsisiss, next, care to mention that name of the opening band, also, nuno never walked around with a guitar always anywhere, you could ask me how I know, but then I would just smile, terrifying? while he join the extreme when he was 19, they quickly got signed, I can only remember them doing 3 shows with him, maybe 4 ( if they played the channel twice ) then they took off, now, I know it was not the one show in Lynn, for good reason, so?
👆Uh-oh. The BS police are here. 👮♂️ 🚔
Back then he liked to play the Addams family theme😂
love it when 30 plus year old bands still have something to offer and it still kicks butt. don't get too hung up on "this sounds like that" .. after writing for so long, i am sure you have a million things in your head that draw from things you have heard. Its inevitable. those 12 little notes have been stretched over millions on songs, i am always amazed some one can create anything new
I thought exactly the same, Stone Temple Pilots, about 2 seconds before they were even mentioned. And now I can't unsee Ben Stiller.
I like the bright-on-black striping you did on that EVH.
When I first heard this song I thought it was a cover, I was definitely hearing STP vibes in the vocals. They mined a lot of nuggets and combined them into a killer song.
Nuno belongs to the top 10 rock guitarists: his melodic feel and technical abilities: he’s one of my influences, but somehow I seem to forget to mention him when people ask for my guitar heroes😊
So true
Nope. Shawn Lane, Igore Paspalj, Buckethead, Vai, Satriani, Malmsteen, Petrucci, Batio, Guthrie, Michael Romeo.
@Sayian Nope, these are the ones YOU like, nto the greatest. Amazing all, no doubt
@@Saiyan585 Nuno is very good melodically, rhythmically and songwriting as well, he’s not just a shredder like some others
I always wanted to throw this in these comment sections when people talk about GoaTs and top 10s. So i have a friend who is a professional guitarist for a world famous 70-80s band. We’d jammed a couple of times and i was showing him a RUclips video of some guy playing some sick riffs that had gotten like 1 million views. And he listened to it once while sitting infront of me and plays the exact thing, note for note, and shakes his head and says, “ yeah, that’s really cool.” What i realized is that there are probably thousands of professional guitarists and a thousand times as many amateurs who can play as well but never got the opportunity, chose not to, life got in the way, etc. and they all can pretty much play what anyone else can play. So, most things are not that exceptional from a professional guitarist’s perspective, at least technically. But what is exceptional are the guys that can make a unique sound that is pleasing to the ears. The tone, pacing, rubato, unexpected notes, phrasing, The originality is what makes someone great. At this moment there are probably at least 10,000 teenagers sitting in their bedrooms who can play Eruption indistinguishably from EVH. But they’re not EVH. So criteria for top 10 really has to with originality, or incorporation of other influences, style, perhaps versatility ( straight up- John Mayer could imitate Dimebag but D would have had a much harder time playing all Mayer can. But if you’d have given him a few days he would have been able to pick it up.)and variety. There would be a hundreds that could meet those criteria and be competitive so I just like to appreciate what everyone has to offer.
The solo part you don't get are picked hammer on's. He's just very precise. No delay echo needed. The picking excites the string and allows multiple hammer on's for each pick with high gain. It's a weird technique not used by many. I'm sure EVH did. I use similar methods and it sounds like it. Muting also plays a role to get that staccato sound. Muting can be done by palm, pick and fingers at the same time.
Young peeps, listen to the melodic and musicality, and go grind to make your own version of this with your playing. This is next level. Again…from a true legend. Haters can move on, this reminds of how I felt listening to new music growing up. Turned on by the creativity. Legit on every single level. Such a great band.
I thought the song was.. okay until the solo and then I was like.. woah. Nuno is insane, a truly exceptional talent.
Your playing never ceases to amaze me. You make crazy stuff look so easy.
Stp came to mind for me immediately also.
Perfect guitar for the video. All of this styling and phrasing goes back to the King, Edward Van Halen. He's the one that started this style of playing guitar and everything that's come after it has just been a version of what he started in 1978. The tremolo picking, the trem Dives is all reflections of Eddie style and it's amazing how many guitar players he inspired to play this style of music.
correct! this kid is too young to know, Eddie did all these techniques in the first 5 albums.But mentions all these younger players like they invented it.
What a comeback!
They are looking amazingly fit, sounding youthful and full of life 👍
I love many things about Nuno, but I wish he would stop dying his hair jet black. He needs to add some dark to medium brown to it, and maybe let a little gray show. With his pale skin, that black hair makes him look anemic and ill. A good hair stylist could help him out with better, shinier color and an improved cut, which could actually make him look younger. I hope he’s not sick.
The first thing that came to mind without knowing what it was exactly, was a Scott Weiland style of vocals and the background music from Velvet Revolver while he was with the guys from GNR. Then Mike mentioned the song from STP's Purple album, and that made even more closer to the sound, but that confirmed my hunch. RIP Scott
Completely agree - especially at the end where he sings up an octave.
Yep my first thought also
Totally agree
The Ben Stiller comment got me. Can't stop seeing it. Always great to hear something new from Extreme. Love Nuno's playing.
Never been an Extreme/Nuno fan, but your breakdown of this really opened my eyes. Thanks Mike!
A lot of people say they are not an extreme fan, when they also have never heard the juggernaut III Sides To Every Story
First off, Nuno is one of the G.O.A.T.s, just saying, second off here's a fun little useless piece of info to share, and I apologize in advance for ruining the Stone Temple Pilots moment with the similarities with this song's vocal line on the verse and the one in "Silvergunn Superman", but they're both similar (Interval wise almost identical) to the chorus of"Whatta Man" by Salt N' Peppa and Envogue, which came out in 93, a year before "Purple" was released (94). However "Whatta Man" is a reinterpretation of the 1968 song "What a Man" by Lynda Lyndell, so in essence that descending vocal line has been around for about 55 years.
Not useless at all. Musical history is important.
That's awesome! I feel like it's a bit of a reach, but it's a fun idea
I think there a just some things people fall into because they sound good, and are unaware of the similarities (parallel development) , and some stuff sticks in people's subconscious. What's the quote: "Good players copy. Great players steal", or something to that effect?
Excellent comment.
Briilliant comment.
Solo is definitely a call back to Lil Jack Horny. I think it just sounds so crazy because of the combination of his palm muting, the mix of picking and hammer-ons just make it sound insane.
It's good to see you again. In the past I hung on your every word. You are that good! Truth, beauty, and goodness forever.
Where’ve ya been??
Great analysis first of all. This song is so completely viral in the guitar community it's nice to see a respected player talk about it. What's also nice is that Extreme are finally getting another bite at the apple so to speak. They kind if were a victim of their own success with More Than Words, which confused fans and pretty much killed their metal offerings. Now, they've come back with something that is so hard you really can't mistake this band for what they are. And in terms of Nuno, in my opinion, he's truly one of the greats. His playing has always been amazing and innovative but he seemed to live in the shadow of EVH. Now, I have a feeling he's going to take over that mantle. Hopefully they have much success with this record and come to a town near me so I can see that insanity in person. Again, thanks for this great video.
These older bands have a hard time topping their bad ass 80’s magic.. Kudos to the Extreme team
Extreme’s magic came in 1992, with III Sides to Every Story
Except for Treat and Winger. Winger's Karma is their best album, easily. And Treat have released 4 monsters back to back starting in 2010 - Coup de Grace, Ghost of Graceland, Tunguska and The Endgame - all bangers.
Not sure if you'll see this post but just wondering what your thoughts are about playing with no pick, just fingering? There's a guy that does this named Lucas Imbiriba, Not sure if you've ever heard of him or listened to anything that he's done...maybe you could let me know your thoughts. I am a fan of your work and I am looking at various ways to expand on my craft...
Nuno and Richie Kotzen are two guitarists still ripping it up on guitar! Nuno killed it here!
Check out the song Xanadu by The Winery Dogs next!
Richie is the DUDE!
Hell yea! They are both monsters.
Damn right! Ritchie is as good as it gets, as is Nuno. I hate signature guitars, but I do own a padauk N4......
WOWZER! Portnoy, Sheehan with Richie Kotzen. Didn't know this existed. Thanks!
Paying dues is amazing
Bro it’s Nuno, it’s no trickery or illusion. Watch the recent interview with Nuno and Rick Beato , he talks about that sick lead part in the song in detail. The interview is just over two hours long . An amazing interview, Nuno is one of the worlds most genuine , passionate and real musician/guitar/hero/God there is , was or well be . Cheers and check out the interview for real 👍 it’s so killer !
Nuno uses a mix of effects and technique to achieve that alt tapping sound. It's a technique he's used in the past but he's refined it.
I’m not sure if that’s an effect, in peacemaker die that part of the solo is kinda similar but no delay or anything like that
@Urkon Nuno is known for the dotted 8th rhythm on a tempo delay. The intro to He-man Woman Hater where he plays Flight Of the Wounded Bumblebee he has a dotted 8th note delay synchronized to a drum machine.
@@35milesoflead
Some of my favorite guitar solos of all time come to mind when it comes to a rhythmic 8th note delay...
Ronnie Montrose (Gamma) - Razor King
Buckethead - Big Sur Moon
David Gilmour - Run Like Hell
The Edge (U2) - Streets/Bad
Nuno - Peacemaker Die
I had the exact same reaction to the beginning, remembering that STP song. RIP Scott Weiland and those awesome vocals.
There was an interview where Nuno said there would be a lot of EVH tribute playing and style with heaviness on this album.
I find it refreshing as to always being “Funk” type of rock.
I think Nuno is an amazing player and often underrated like many other 80’s/90’s shredder players.
To everyone commenting why it’s weird that I didn’t know what NUNO’s doing during the solo, I had only listened to the song three times when I made the video. 😂
I'm glad it isn't just me that is getting STP/Velvet Revolver vibes from this song.
I just noticed that he has a phaser going during the trem picking runs. That is most definitely an homage to EVH.
“Does Gary Cherone look a little like Ben Stiller here?” Just cracked me up! You can be one funny dude sometimes.
Well done Mike ! For the monster lick at the end of the solo, I've transcribe on my channel. This is the lick idea of "Peacemake die".
Extreme III is my favorite Extreme album. Warhead!
Thanks for taking this on. Love your analysis. I look forward to your lesson on this, particularly the solo part that seems mysterious and pushes my envelope of what's possible!
Dude, it’s Nuno. Don’t ask how! You know it’s exactly how it should be.
Also, shout out to Cherone: he’s great! The best vocalist Van Halen never really had…
haha, I like Van Halen III, but it's easily the worst album Gary has ever made. So I don't blame him. I love his Hurtsmile band and wish they'd put out another album also.
Cherone is no doubt a great vocalist but as far asVH III...I listened to the CD once and then threw it out the window as I was driving down the interstate. That's something I thought I'd never do, especially with a Van Halen release.
@@davidanderson-wn4ep Hurtsmile blew me away! Severely underrated.
Awesome video Rick and so glad to see Nuno featuring. Can't wait for the interview. I'd love to know what inspired these arpeggiated sequences that have become something of a trademark. They're so smart, especially when combined with the delay.
Best thing I've heard in over 2 decades....what guitar playing should be....what a genius....Live Nuno
He's defo not using delay. He's playing it similiar to the midnight express riff. It's mainly hammer ons with economy style picking and using open strings. Kinda hard to explain but if you watch midnight express he's kinda doing that higher up the neck
I think the reason i personally love this track so much is that it feels like Modern day Winger which is one of my favorite bands. Especially Gary during the chorus
Winger's new song is badass!
Winger is releasing "7"!!! Awesome!!!
I think the chorus goes something like
“She’s only 43
Only 43
I get fed pot roast
And I hardly ever clean”
Its not a delay prdal...He's using a Rat pedal with the knobs set up kinda weird where you dont really hear it until you hear it if that makes sense...He talks about it in the Rick Beato interview...
Love this rapid-fire review of the song and the riffs, Mike. Great job covering all the tasty bits and nuances! Nuno's one of the greatest.
RE: Final section of solo - That's the same technique he's been using since Bumblebee. He is playing a lot of notes, but there is a delay on it as well so they create a sort of "Row, row, row your boat" round effect.
He’s not using pan tap delay. He’s playing arpeggios with string skipping and really clean picking. The guy is insanely clean. I’ve seen them multiple times live and he hits everything note for note. A lot say “Flight of the wounded bubble bee” is a delay trick and it’s not. I’ve watched him do it live. He also does it on acoustic.
Flight of the 🐝 is a delay trick and very clean picking - this time I’m not so sure it is a delay
It is a delay. A simple RUclips search will prove it. Just watch his hands and listen. Still extremely impressive, pardon the pun.
I immediately heard STP Silver Gun Superman in that, I'm so glad you caught it too.
That chorus just reeks too much of modern pop with that "wouu wouu wouuu"
The Millenial Whoop!
@@joshbouman1654 Ah thats the word for it
Thinking about the lyrics I would argue, this is on purpose
I though so too, and maybe that's what they were going for. Or nuno spent too much time with Rhianna.
Sounds like a song WWE can use for Smackdown or maybe a wrestler can use for their theme
You're awesome for this Mike. Analyzing the songwriting dynamics is so important.
That EVH with silver stripes looks fantastic.
Came here for this comment. Where did you get that EVH?? Sick.
Totally agree with his percussion style. How do you get that sound from. Computer or amps or pedals?
This is the best guitar driven song to come out in a while. I get some EVH vibes in the beginning of the solo. The mystery part is reminiscent of a couple others of Nuno solos, just kicked up a notch.. Can't wait to hear the rest of the album and your deep dive lesson on this one. 🎸🔥
I think that was Nuno's intention. To pay tribute to Eddie!
Hi Mike. Love your videos especially the Alex Lifeson lesson. So is this an off the shelf EVH guitar your using or did you have it striped? Thanks
I _TOTALLY_ heard the STP track first time I heard this.
I like Extreme's music but too many of Cherone's lyrics leave me flat.
But Seriously: The intro riff for He-Man Woman Hater is in my Top 10.
Nice to see a guitar hero like Nuno come back into the spotlight and shred everyone's mind! That hammer on?/delay?/ synth sounding part at the end of that solo is just fire
If you think Nuno is just now opening up his heavier side you need to listed to his Mourning Widows album Furnished Souls For Rent. Released in 2000, downtuned, and heavy Phenomenal record.
He plays it ,no delay and there is a lot of open string notes.
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I hadn't gotten round to listening to this song yet. It sounds pretty good, I'll have to go and give it a proper listen. It really does sound that that Stone Temple Pilots song, it's been ages since I listened to that album, will have to add a re listen of that to my to do list.
*edit. Have heard it lots since and I love it. I actually quite like the Kesha-esque oh woah oh part, simple but catchy, sticks in your brain.
*further edit - so cool that Nuno watched this! 🤘🏻🔥
Yeah I watched the dude from the Darkness take this apart and he was blown away.
I've never been Extreme's biggest fan, but this kicks arse. And Bettencourt is on another planet!
III sides album can make anyone a fan
Hi Mike,
What amp /EVH model are you using in this demo? Guitar/Amp sound great!
This would fit perfectly on Waiting for the Punchline, has me thinking about the build up and release in Naked.
I disagree. The production on Punchline was totally stripped down, almost like early Zeppelin, while this has an over-produced, modern sound. I actually think ANY song on Waiting for the Punchline showcases Nuno’s virtuosity as a guitarist & songwriter better than this track. (Just my opinion.)
Honestly, I really think this Song connects to 'hip today' - sonically und lyrically
@@MatthiasJobst yes very similar, some of the vibrato, tremolo lines similar to hip today and lyrically
I miss Mike Mangini! He added to that album. But being in Dream Theater is awesome too!
@@PhantomCounty That's bc you're thinking in terms of production and tone rather than composition
I love that EVH Stealth!! Just got the black one last week! They are awesome.
I think people who say Nuno is overlooked or underrated should ask other guitarists what they think when he shows up on stage with them and scares the life out if them. He’s feared because he’s well respected and one of the best ever. His work speaks for itself.
When people say that, and I’m one of them, they mean by the general listening public, _not_ other musicians who should presumably know better.
Yeah he's extremely (no pun intended ) overlooked and underrated. I remember old extreme and I never heard anyone talk about his guitar prowess. Ever. To most of the public he was just known as the pretty boy that played accoustic in more than words.
And the "he's feared" line is way overly dramatic dude. Relax lol
Feared? 😂😂😂 It’s just music dude. And btw, no one is overrated or underrated; it’s all subjective.
If only Def Leopard came out with something hard and interesting like this: their first few albums. It’s refreshing that Extreme delivered something hard you can sink your teeth into. Has that Brides of Destruction, Velvet Revolver vibe too 👍
Paper Sun and day after day from euphoria. Other than that, Joe and Savage decided long ago that they're a pop band.,...shame, because the heavier they play, the better they sound. Joe is absolutely cool enough to pull it off if he wanted. Vivian Campbell c'mon
@@mikeyroberts1252 Desert Song
It's Velvet Revolver's Slither that sounds even closer to the vocal melody and rhythm, but that STP song comes close too. RIP Scott. I love this song, and Nuno just slays the solo. Had a big grin on my face by the end of the tune, going "Hell yeah!"
Nuno is the man, and so are you, Mike.
That 1 million subscribers is not that far.
Kudos to you, keep up the good work!
dang straight ripped that vocal melody
that evh guitar is pretty slick, i have one, but i didn't get a kill switch, and doesn't have the iconic pin stripe paint job, you can get the d-tuna kits for guitars with locking trems, don't know how well that would work with a completely floating one
As this is the 1st released single, I'm hoping the rest of the Album is Just as Heavy! Yep, I said "Album" because I'm 54 😂
Nuno (imo) has always been Extremely underrated 😢
54 here as well. Funny thing, Nuno is our age too!
I’ve always said “Record” and I’m 50.
How are you liking the album? Save me is my favourite so far
My question is what model EVH guitar are you playing? It’s sweet!
Numero Nuno! Hardcore fan since I heard play with me in bill and teds excellent adventure 1989 in the theater. Nuno is definitely picking the solo and he does this in midnight express acoustically if you want to see exactly how. Also chorus has the definite muse Stockholm Syndrome sound/riff. I also love how he’s constantly pushing and combining the boundaries of guitar. Personally I love stp, muse, pantera, Van Halen and especially extreme so this is s perfect song to kick off a new extreme album which as always I expect the unexpected!
If your a real fan of Extreme you should know that in their song "Peacemaker Die" Nuno does a similar finger style that everyone seems to be talking about in the "Rise" solo. He is a true Master and his sound is uncanny!
9:00. In Flight of the Wounded Bumblebee, Nuno uses a delay pedal-is it possible he used one here?
Yeah I think it's a slapback delay that only repeats once just like on FotWB.
It’s possible, but in his solo to peacemaker die and no respect he does something similar to this, but he doesn’t use delay and it’s madness
And in PEACEMAKER DIE from the 3 sides album he does that again. Very Nuno signature
Not really, i think. His picking hand is in sync with the sounding notes.
Yes the sound is identical. I'd say it's the exact same technique. The delay is adding notes, and what he's actually playing himself is probably very simple and slow.
Love the guitar tone man! What kind of amp/plugin and fx pedals are you using? Thanks for the great content!
Patrick Bateman returning his instructional shredder tapes
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I love that you caught the STP melody and the Kesha hook. That's what I picked up on too. You've got a great ear.
the riff sounds like boring version of Helmet or something ...maybe the pull offs and drop D?
And the vocal melody is a ripoff of STP.
@@hinjurock70 if this was that prime time, golden-era Helmet the same riff would've played with heavier tone, more of that industrial metal-ish rhythm and would've sounded heavier but obviously Nuno isn't that, which is totally fine, but at the same time, it kind of dates the song imo. but at the same time I know im younger and listen to tech-y metal so im definitely not the target audience for this
Dammit...A day after getting "Up up up Uuuup" out of my head and contemplating If I should get an N4 or a 4N. The 4Ns probably a lot nicer right?
Reminds me a lot of Load-era Metallica. Chunking away on midtempo bluesy low-string riffs. Sadly very uninspired
What's your amp? Sounds great
What?? Um no. Nuno did not take a lot from Dimebag. Lol If anything it was the other way around.
I’m sure it was mutual. :)
Well he did use Dime's signature pickup lol. He seemed to take from all styles of music
Really nice of you for pointing out STP, i immediately heard that song when he started singing! 😄
Sounds like your standard 90s butt rock. not trying to knock it, but I almost felt like it was a Nickleback song.