I personally feel Unconditionally the most beautiful song of this album Extreme (Waiting For The Punchline, released in 1995). A very beautiful love song in its harmonies and countermelodies, it is certainly not the track hard and suffering throughout the album, forget the rich arrangements and the many overdubs as in previous album "III Sides to Every Story" and "Pornograffitti", here is all direct, pure, no frills, we're facing a radical change in this known Band of Boston, from drummer Paul Geary who left the band and in its place comes Mike Mangini (ex-Annihilator ). Otherwise, the band remains the same: Gary Cherone on vocals, Nuno Bettencourt on guitar, Pat Badger on bass. It should however be said that the performance of Mike Mangini in "Waiting for the Punchline" is used in only 3 songs, as in the other is still present Paul Geary. Unconditionally calls a little 'More than Word "at first but then you'll appreciate the species arriving at the central part of the song, despite the simplicity of the arrangement and sounds, one can not help but appreciate this beautiful love ballad.
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Unconditionally la ritengo personalmente la più bella canzone di questo album degli Extreme (Waiting For The Punchline, pubblicato nel 1995). Una canzone d'amore molto bella nelle sue armonie e controcanti, è senz'altro il brano meno duro e sofferente di tutto l'album; scordatevi gli arrangiamenti ricchi e le tante sovraincisioni come nei precedenti album " "III Sides to Every Story" e "Pornograffitti", qui è tutto diretto, puro e senza troppi fronzoli, siamo di fronte ad un radicale cambiamento di questa nota Band di Boston, a partire dal batterista Paul Geary che lascia il gruppo e al suo posto entra Mike Mangini, (ex Annihilator). Per il resto la formazione rimane la stessa: Gary Cherone alla voce, Nuno Bettencourt alla chitarra, Pat Badger al basso. Va comunque detto che l'esecuzione di Mike Mangini in "Waiting for the punchline" viene usato solo in 3 canzoni, in quanto nelle altre è ancora presente Paul Geary. Unconditionally richiama un po' "More than word" inizialmente ma poi si apprezzerà specie arrivando alla parte centrale della canzone, nonostante la semplicità dell'arrangiamento e dei suoni, non si può fare a meno di apprezzare questa bella love ballad.
Waiting for the Punchline is Extreme's fourth album, which was released in 1995. It was labeled as a "grunge" album, but despite stripped down production and frontman Gary Cherone's gruffer, less-tuneful delivery, it otherwise lacked significant deviation from Extreme's style on previous recordings. The band subsequently disbanded in 1996 after guitarist Nuno Bettencourt informed Extreme that he was leaving the band to pursue a solo career. After the breakup, Cherone also joined Van Halen in the same year as their new singer, but left three years later.
(Source: Wikipedia)
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BAND
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* Gary Cherone - lead vocals
* Nuno Bettencourt - guitars, backing vocals
* Pat Badger - bass guitar, backing vocals
* Paul Geary - drums
* Mike Mangini - drums on "Hip Today", "Leave Me Alone" and "No Respect"
[Track Listings]
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Versione USA
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There Is No God (Badger, Bettencourt, Cherone) 6:08
Cynical (Bettencourt, Cherone) 4:42
Tell Me Something I Don't Know (Badger, Bettencourt, Cherone) 6:25
Hip Today (Bettencourt, Cherone) 4:42
Naked (Badger, Bettencourt, Cherone) 5:47
Midnight Express (Bettencourt, Cherone) 3:59
Leave Me Alone (Bettencourt, Cherone, Mangini) 4:48
No Respect (Bettencourt, Cherone) 3:52
Evelangelist (Bettencourt, Cherone) 4:49
Shadow Boxing (Bettencourt, Cherone) 4:34
Unconditionally (Bettencourt, Cherone) 5:01
Waiting For The Punchline (Bettencourt, Cherone) [traccia nascosta] 5:58
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Versione mondiale (non USA)
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There Is No God (Badger, Bettencourt, Cherone) 6:08
Cynical (Bettencourt, Cherone) 4:42
Tell Me Something I Don't Know (Badger, Bettencourt, Cherone) 6:25
Hip Today (Bettencourt, Cherone) 4:42
Naked (Badger, Bettencourt, Cherone) 5:47
Midnight Express (Bettencourt, Cherone) 3:59
Leave Me Alone (Bettencourt, Cherone, Mangini) 4:48
No Respect (Bettencourt, Cherone) 3:52
Evelangelist (Bettencourt, Cherone) 4:49
Shadow Boxing (Bettencourt, Cherone) 4:34
Unconditionally (Bettencourt, Cherone) 5:01
Fair Weather Faith (Bettencourt, Cherone) [Bonus Track] 4:50
Waiting For The Punchline (Bettencourt, Cherone) [traccia nascosta] 5:58
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