This summer, reunited Boston hard rockers Extreme will release "Saudades de Rock" (pronounced "sow-dodge"), their first studio album in thirteen years which will coincide with their first world tour in over twelve years. "Saudades de Rock" will be released on August 12 on Open E Records and distributed by Fontana.
The iconic rock foursome — vocalist
Gary Cherone, guitarist
Nuno Bettencourt, bassist
Pat Badger and new drummer
Kevin Figueiredo — recorded their fifth studio offering at NRG Studios in Los Angeles with Bettencourt at the helm as producer and mixer. "
Saudades de Rock" boasts 13 tracks, including the infectious roar of "
Star", the groove-laden, swagger of "
King Of The Ladies", a raw funk rock anthem called "
Learn To Love", and the expressive ballad "
Ghost".
"'Saudades' was always a beautiful word to me," Bettencourt explains about the Portuguese album moniker. "It expresses a longing; an underlying sadness for something or someone that's been missing in your life, and never quite sure if it will ever return. In this case, for us, it's rock and roll. Saudades de Rock."
Gary Cherone adds, "I like how it expresses that longing we've been feeling to play for our fans and be together again."
"Saudades de Rock" track listing:
01. "Star"
02. "Comfortably Dumb"
03. "Learn To Love"
04. "Take Us Alive"
05. "Run"
06. "Last Hour"
07. "Flower Man"
08. "King Of The Ladies"
09. "Ghost"
10. "Slide"
11. "Interface"
12. "Sunrise"
13. "Peace (Saudade)"
The Boston-bred band's 2008 "Take Us Alive" world tour gets underway on July 29 at The Chance in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. and will be anchored by a hometown gig two days later at the Bank of America Pavilion. In advance of the tour, Extreme will be a co-headliner on July 11 at the five-day Rocklahoma festival in Pryor, OK.
Extreme "Take Us Alive" world tour 2008 dates:
07/11 - Pryor, OK @ Rocklahoma
07/29 - Poughkeepsie, NY @ The Chance
07/31 - Boston, MA @ Bank of America Pavilion
08/01 - Farmingdale, NY @ Brookhaven Amphitheatre
08/02 - Baltimore, MD @ Rams Head
08/04 - New York, NY @ Irving Plaza
08/05 - Lancaster, CA @ Chameleon Club
08/06 - Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues
08/08 - Detroit, MI @ Emerald Theater
08/09 - Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
08/10 - Cincinnati, OH @ Union Center Blvd Bash
08/12 - Charlotte, NC @ Amos Southend
08/13 - Atlanta, GA @ Center Stage
08/15 - Orlando, FL @ House of Blues
08/16 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution
08/18 - New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues
08/19 - Houston, TX @ Meridien
08/20 - Dallas, TX @ House of Blues
08/22 - Phoenix, AZ @ The Marquee
08/23 - Las Vegas, NV @ House of Blues
08/25 - San Francisco, CA @ Filmore
08/26 - Los Angels, CA @ House of Blues
09/13 - Milan, Italy @ Rock of Ages Festival
Open E Records is a new label that is distributed by Fontana. A portion of Open E Records' profits will be donated to Music Drives Us, a foundation created as a way to support music in New England. The foundation also gives scholarship money for individuals who desire to continue their musical education.
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