Extreme

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So if you've heard us talk about 90s funk, on our numerous episodes talking about 90s funk, we have mentioned Extreme, but now we've actually played them, and you can get a good example of some of that funk.

Surprise, motherfucker!

Hold on.

Thanks for interrupting,

jackass.

Okay, so this is the fourth time we've played Extreme on the program.

You said we didn't.

Over his lifetime, he received a whole bunch of awards, including 25 Grammy Awards and the Presidential Medal of Freedom before he passed away on November 5th, 1989.

In 1999, Van Halen issued an official statement announcing an amicable parting of the ways with their third lead vocalist after a three-year stint, that person being former Extreme frontman Gary Cherone, who had provided vocals for the 1998 album Van Halen 3 and also its supporting tour.

In 2003, the soulful tenor half of the legendary Righteous Brothers duo, Mr. Bobby Hatfield, passed away at the age of 63 in his Michigan hotel room.

He passed away from a heart attack triggered by something that we can't say, but it begins with the letter C, and we'll just leave it there for now.

Oh, that famous one that we

now see all the time, right? The one where they were shooting with Gary Cherone was on vocals from Extreme.

Yeah, the dark era.

Yes, the

We grew up in – we're all about the same age and especially like Xtreme.

It's like – They were – and it's weird, right, Emilio? It's like they were there and like people that are in the know about Nuno, if you're a guitar player, they know who Nuno is, right? Now, it's great that Extreme really cracked that nut in 91-ish.

Right.

With more than words.

I saw Extreme perform at Club Narcissus.

In Boston? In 1985.

In Boston? Wow.

But they also played left of center of the current music.

So I was always kind of shocked that Joe was not a huge fan because they fell into that extreme category.

Extreme was not, they were hair metal, but they were not hair metal.

Because they were so all-encompassing.

I have a great reason why I wasn't into them.

It was number five and I wanted to, but this is an opportunity for me to have different songs that I would have never been able to talk about, but.

Lynch Mob is so incredible, and he is 100% right.

Lynch Mob wouldn't, the second album specifically, would not have really existed without the groups like Saigon Kick and Extreme.

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But, man, I'll tell you, Gary, I, I, uh, I've talked to him about this 'cause we've toured with Extreme, and our, our old manager used to be the drummer for, from Extreme.

Mm-hmm.

Oh, right.

He, uh, his name is Paul Geary.

He was our manager for like 10 years, something like that.

And, uh, but Gary's like, "Man, that was like, it was the most fun and most hardest thing I've ever done in my life." 'Cause he loved, they all love Van, Extreme all love Van Halen.

Like, we all did-

... because these do communicate directly to the nervous system.

system.First, I love your shout out to the song by Extreme, which was probably one of my favorites in the early '90s.

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Um, More Than Words, it's a q- it's an epic title.

Time to go back 35 years to 1991.

Today, in 1991, where the top song was by a band called Extreme.

Whoa.

Following up on their hit More Than Words that summer.