Extreme will be releasing their "Take Us Alive" live CD and DVD on Frontiers Records world-wid on April 23rd in Europe and on May 4th In USA.
In 2008, following a 13 year hiatus, the band returned to the stage for their "Take Us Alive" world tour, which encompassed 75 cities and multiple continents in support of their new and groundbreaking record, "Saudades de Rock."
This recording captures Extreme at the peak of their game with a renewed enthusiasm led by Gary Cherone’s spellbinding stage performance and powerful vocals, Nuno Bettencourt’s ferocious guitar, Pat Badger’s flawless bass and Kevin Figueiredo’s pounding drums not to mention the Extreme trademark, spot on, back up vocals.
This brilliant performance was recorded on the last night of their tour at the House of Blues August 8th, 2009 in Extreme’s hometown of Boston, Mass. “We wanted to do something really special for our hometown fans that were there for us since the beginning… the club days,” states Nuno. “It was the last night of the tour and we couldn’t think of a better way to celebrate than by bringing it back to where it all started… Boston.”
The concert showcases material from all five Extreme albums and exhibits the bands broad stylistic abilities. Features include a blistering rendition of the Zeppelin-minded “Comfortably Dumb,” the scorching “Play With Me,” the funked-up “Cupid’s Dead” as well as the anthemic “Get The Funk Out," as well as hit songs “More Than Words” and “Hole Hearted."
“As much as we enjoy recording, for me, I’ve always loved playing live for the fans,” Cherone says. “We couldn’t wait to get out there and play for our fans.”
The DVD also contains four unreleased bonus videos from their latest record "Saudades de Rock," which were produced by Nuno.
“This DVD/CD is a culmination of all the years we played together and the chemistry the four of us put out live,” explains Bettencourt.
Concert Track Listing:
1. Decadence Dance 2. Comfortably Dumb 3. Rest in Peace 4. It ('s a Monster) 5. Star 6. Tell me Something I Don’t Know 7. Medley - Kid Ego - Little Girls -Teachers Pet 8. Play With Me 9. Midnight Express 10. More Than Words 11. Ghost 12. Cupid’s Dead 13. Take us Alive 14. Flight of the Wounded Bumblebee 15. Get the Funk Out 16. Am I Ever Gonna Change 17. Hole Hearted
Bonus Music Videos (DVD only):
1. King of the Ladies 2. Interface 3. Run 4. Ghost
