{"product_id":"extreme-iii-sides-to-every-story","title":"Iii Sides To Every Story","description":"Extreme: Gary Cherone (vocals); Nuno Bettencourt (guitars, piano, keyboards, percussion, vocals); Patrick Badger (bass, vocals); Paul Geary (drums, percussion, vocals).\nThis album is divided into three distinctly different sections: the aggressive \"Yours\" (the first 6 songs), the introspective \"Mine\" (the second 6 songs), and \"The Truth,\" a 22 minute medley featuring a 70-piece symphony orchestra.\nRecorded at New River Studios, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.\nExtreme's brand of hard rock balanced ambitious, progressive tendencies with catchy melodies owing more to the Beatles than anthemic arena rock; on III Sides to Every Story, the former tends to dominate. The album is divided into three \"sides of the story\" -- roughly speaking, \"Yours\" concentrates on politically oriented rockers showing off Nuno Bettencourt's virtuosity; \"Mine\" leans toward pop songs with warmly romantic sensibilities, plus an occasional philosophical lament; and \"The Truth\" tries to wrap things up into a coherent whole but dissolves into indigestible prog-rock excess. Thus, the thematic material can be likened to a less focused version of Pornograffitti. The album is wildly uneven, but amidst the indulgences there are some fine songs to be found: \"Rest in Peace\" displays both Bettencourt's technique and melodicism as a soloist, while \"Seven Sundays\" continues in their occasional lounge ballad vein, and \"Tragic Comic\" and \"Stop the World\" are two more intelligent, wounded-romantic pop gems. ~ Steve Huey\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenre: Rock\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: CD\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReleased: 9\/22\/1992\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Extreme","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44563510558953,"sku":"XFWUZO-0PE0-00","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/3523\/8633\/files\/Extreme-Iii-Sides-To-Every-Story_nCDgO.jpg?v=1742359652","url":"https:\/\/www.vibinvinyl.com\/products\/extreme-iii-sides-to-every-story","provider":"Vibin' Vinyl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}