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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
As good as it gets, January 9, 2006
I had to review this album so that I could help get the word out to other possible consumers. Put simply: BUY THIS ALBUM! Obviously, I feel very strongly about this. For fans of the guitar, whether it be electric, acoustic, whatever, you must listen to Nuno's work here. He is amazing.
I lean more towards the bluesy guitar players of the seventies. Page, Kossoff, Bolin, Clapton, West, Lowell George, etc. These are my mainstays. I also really enjoy the 80's players, Gilbert, VanHalen, Malmsteen, LeTekro (if you haven't checked out his work with TNT you're missing out), Wylde, Jake E. Lee, and a host of others. In short, I dig good guitar playing.
Well, to my ears it just doesn't get much better than this. It's not so much Nuno's solos that give me the shivers, cause they often do, but it is the rhythm work that is staggering. I don't know else how to put it. Shadowboxing gets me everytime, puts me in a whole other world. All I know is that out of my nine hundred or so titles, this one gets played as much as any other. Maybe that's the best compliment that I can give it.
Do yourself a favor and give this one a try. Listen to it, listen to it again, and then again. I almost guarantee that if you are into quality guitar work, that you won't be dissappointed. Also, try Cry of Love and Brother Cane for great guitar work.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
some of extreme's best work!, March 15, 1999
By A Customer
Turn off the lights,listen closely and keep an open-mind. This album begins with "There is No God" (one of the finest extreme songs in years). This song is not saying that there is no god. It's pointing the finger at the non-believer. Your typical atheist. There are many wonderful rock tracks on this record. "Hip Today" analyzes the music industry. "Cynical" yaps about the selfishness in us all. "Leave Me Alone" is apparently about a recluse. The whole band extreme does a wonderful job creating a live feel on this album. Buy it! It's awesome!
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The last album?, June 7, 2001
Extreme's fourth major release was a move that threw most of their longtime fans for a loop. Their self-titled debut toyed around with childhood through a mature perspective, their second album "Pornograffiti" raised the bar a little bit by emphasizing a little stronger on the concept apprpoach. It dealt with finding love in a cynical world. The music was more fun, the band had grown more comfortable playing together, and Cherone had fully matured as a vocalist. III Sides to Every Story (their best work in my opinion) was talent pure and simple. I still play that one at least once a week. In 1994, the band released "Waiting For a Punchline". The fourth installment featured a new drummer, a darker, more serious tone and an almost-angry overall feel. It was too late by then. The music scene had changed drastically by then and with the masses preferring Pearl Jam and Alice in Chains, no one really gave Extreme the full attention that they deserved. It's really a shame. There are some really great songs on this record. "Shadow Boxing", "There Is No God", "Leave Me Alone", and "Unconditionally" are just a few of the songs that many, many people missed out on. Now, if you can find this album, you've really found something special. It may be somewhat drier than their previous efforts, but upon multiple listenings, you will get the full jest of it. Man, I hope these guys get back together.
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