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Saudades de Rock
Studio album by Extreme
Released	August 12, 2008
Recorded	November 2007-April 2008
Genre	Hard rock, Funk metal
Length	approx 67 minutes (European release)
Label	Fontana, Frontiers (Europe only)
Producer	Nuno Bettencourt
Professional reviews
Allmusic.com link Billboard (positive) link Blogcritics (positive) link Boston Herald (positive) link KNAC link Metromix link PopMatters (7/10) link
Extreme chronology
Waiting for the Punchline (1995) Saudades de Rock (2008)

Saudades de Rock (which roughly translates from Portuguese as "Nostalgic Yearning for Rock") is Extreme's fifth studio album that was released on August 12, 2008. It is the band's first album of new material since 1995's Waiting for the Punchline, and also their first release with new drummer Kevin Figueiredo.

Production and marketing

On August 14, 2007, it was reported on Blabbermouth.net that Extreme were writing a new song, entitled "Rock 'n' Roll Man", to perform at the Brad Delp (late Boston singer) tribute concert, which was being held on August 19 in Boston, Massachusetts. In addition, vocalist Gary Cherone and guitarist Nuno Bettencourt had begun writing new material for what would be Extreme's first post-reunion album.^[1][2] On November 26, 2007, while it was reported that Extreme were officially back, the band would eventually begin work on their new album for a spring 2008 release as well as a world tour to follow.^[3]

On January 15, 2008, Bettencourt posted an update stating that Extreme were "finishing up the recording" of their "new release". He claimed the band "had a great time jamming and creating" and also "ended up with about 24 tunes", which they "dwindled down to the 14 that will be on the record." He also described the songs as "a 'mishmash' of old-school rock and some tasty abstract ditties".^[4] On April 29, 2008, Cherone posted an update stating that the album was finished "except for one lead vocal and a few backgrounds" and said that Bettencourt was "working overtime finishing up the mixes". Cherone also stated the album contains "the best performances of the band... ever".^[5]

On June 16, 2008, Blabbermouth.net announced August 1, 2008 as the release date for Saudades de Rock in Europe^[6] and later on July 15, 2008 the band's website revealed a release date of August 12, 2008 for the USA.^[7] On July 22, 2008, the song "Comfortably Dumb" premiered on the band's profile at Ultimate Guitar.^[8]

The album has been released on July 28, 2008 in France. ^[9]

Track listing

• Track 14 appears only on the European version released by Frontiers Records.

Chart information

Credits

• Gary Cherone - lead vocals
• Nuno Bettencourt - lead guitar, backing vocals
• Pat Badger - bass, backing vocals
• Kevin Figueiredo - drums, percussion

References

1. ^ Extreme: New Album On The Way? Retrieved March 28, 2008
2. ^ Extreme Debuts New Song At Brad Delp Tribute Concert Retrieved March 28, 2008
3. ^ Extreme Guitarist Explains Decision To Reunite Retrieved March 28, 2008
4. ^ Extreme Guitarist Issues New Album Update Retrieved March 28, 2008
5. ^ Extreme Putting Finishing Touches On New Album Retrieved April 29, 2008
6. ^ EXTREME: European Version Of 'Saudades de Rock' To Include 1985 Demo Recording Retrieved on June 16, 2008
7. ^ EXTREME’s Saudades de Rock Available August 12th Retrieved on July 15, 2008
8. ^ Extreme: 'Comfortably Dumb' Premieres On UG Profiles | News @ Ultimate-Guitar.com Retrieved June 22, 2008
9. ^ Extreme Homepage Retrieved June 09, 2008
10. ^ ^{a b} "Extreme Album Chart History". http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.chartFormatGroupName=Albums&model.vnuArtistId=4575&model.vnuAlbumId=1167946. Retrieved 2008-09-03.  
11. ^ "Blabbermouth.net Article". http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.Net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=102279. Retrieved 2008-08-06.