EXTREME ANNOUNCE PARIS RISING — THE FIRST LIVE ALBUM TO FEATURE SONGS FROM ALL SIX EXTREME ALBUMS
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Multi-platinum hard rock band EXTREME — Gary Cherone (vocals); Nuno Bettencourt (guitar); Pat Badger (bass); and Kevin Figueiredo (drums) — announce Paris Rising, a live album that spans their entire career — from their 1989 debut to their latest album SIX.
Pre-order it here.
Recorded on December 7, 2023 at the historic Salle Pleyel in Paris during the band’s “SIX“‘ world tour, it will be released on February 5 via earMUSIC.
The first taste is a band favorite: “Get the Funk Out” from their double-platinum album Pornograffitti, captured live in Paris.
“Whenever a band decides to record a live album/DVD in a particular city or country, it means only one thing: That place is special,” says Bettencourt. “It means something to the band. And when it comes to Paris, for over 40 years, it has always been a second home to us. One of the greatest audiences in the world and that’s why we chose it.”
Paris Rising captures EXTREME at the height of the SIX era. Their 2023 album reached the Top 10 in Germany (#8), Switzerland (#4) and Austria (#6) — the band’s first ever Top 10 albums in three countries — and No. 2 on both Billboard’s Top Hard Rock Albums and the UK Rock and Metal Albums chart. Rock Hard named it the “Rock Album of the Year.” Its opener ”Rise” drew millions of views — and comments from guitar legends such as Brian May, Tom Morello and Steve Lukather. Total Guitar ranked its solo No. 1 among the “Greatest Guitar Solos of the 21st Century.”
22 tracks, more than 100 minutes, Paris Rising runs from a medley of the band’s 1989 debut to seven songs from ‘SIX‘ among them “Rise,” “#Rebel” and ”Banshee.” In between: “Decadence Dance,” “Play With Me,” “Hole Hearted,” Nuno’s “Flight of the Wounded Bumblebee,”and the Billboard No. 1 “More Than Words,” sung by the entire hall.
“The people of France always Rise to the occasion! A night we will not soon forget! Forever in our hearts…Merci!” says Cherone.
”It (‘s A) Monster”
”Decadence Dance”
”#Rebel”
”Rest in Peace”
”Hip Today”
”Teacher’s Pet” / ”Flesh ‘n’ Blood” / ”Wind Me Up” / ”Kid Ego”
”Play With Me”
”Other Side of the Rainbow”
”Hole Hearted”
”Cupid’s Dead”
”Am I Ever Gonna Change”
”Thicker Than Blood”
”Midnight Express”
”Hurricane”
”More Than Words”
”Banshee”
”Take Us Alive”
”Flight of the Wounded Bumblebee”
”Get the Funk Out”
”Small Town Beautiful”
”Song for Love”
”Rise”
Ltd. 2CD + Blu-ray Digisleeve
Ltd. 2CD + DVD Digisleeve
2CD Jewelcase (US & UK only)
3LP Gatefold (black 180g vinyl))
Ltd. 3LP Gatefold (mint green 180g vinyl)
Ltd. Signed 3LP Gatefold
ABOUT EXTREME:
Formed in Boston in 1985, EXTREME released their self-titled debut in 1989. EXTREME II: Pornograffitti entered the Top 10 of the Billboard 200, went double-platinum and spawned “Hole Hearted” (No. 4) and “More Than Words” (No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100). With more than 10 million records sold, the band released SIX via earMUSIC in 2023 and toured it across five continents.
