http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3047&rws=%2Fextreme%2Ftop-tracks.rssBest known for the 1991 No. 1 hit, "More Than Words," and for the fact that the band went on hiatus after singer Gary Cherone replaced Sammy Hagar in Van Halen, Extreme formed in Malden, Mass., in 1985. Early incarnations featured fatal dosages of hair spray and spandex, but they were smart enough to tone down their pop metal stylings when grunge broke in 1991 and, along with similar-minded acts Queensryche and Tesla, managed to stay afloat despite a nationwide disinterest in metal for the first half of the 1990s. Their major breakthrough, <I>Pornograffitti</I>, turned up in 1990. A pair of follow-ups came on its heels (<I>III Sides to Every Story</I> in 1992 and <I>Waiting for the Punchline</I> in 1995) before Cherone left for Van Halen and the group went on indefinite hiatus. The classic-era lineup reunited in 2004 for a series of well-received concert appearances. After another impromptu disbanding, they got their heads together in 2007 and released a fifth album, <I>Saudades de Rock</I> in 2008. - Mike McGuirkPop Metalen720Tue, 22 Dec 2009 05:22:37 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3047&rws=%2Fextreme%2Ftop-tracks.rss Best known for the 1991 No. 1 hit, "More Than Words," and for the fact that the band went on hiatus after singer Gary Cherone replaced Sammy Hagar in Van Halen, Extreme formed in Malden, Mass., in 1985. Early incarnations featured fatal dosages of hair spray and spandex, but they were smart enough to tone down their pop metal stylings when grunge broke in 1991 and, along with similar-minded acts Queensryche and Tesla, managed to stay afloat despite a nationwide disinterest in metal for the first half of the 1990s. Their major breakthrough, <I>Pornograffitti</I>, turned up in 1990. A pair of follow-ups came on its heels (<I>III Sides to Every Story</I> in 1992 and <I>Waiting for the Punchline</I> in 1995) before Cherone left for Van Halen and the group went on indefinite hiatus. The classic-era lineup reunited in 2004 for a series of well-received concert appearances. After another impromptu disbanding, they got their heads together in 2007 and released a fifth album, <I>Saudades de Rock</I> in 2008. - Mike McGuirk http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2306256&rws=%2Fextreme%2Ftop-tracks.rss Pop Metal Tue, 7 Aug 1990 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Extreme on Rhapsody Online 2306256 tra.2306256 Extreme art.3047 1.29 Pornograffitti alb.165570 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/9/7/7/1297795_170x170.jpg 1990-08-07 00:00:00.0 1990-08-07 00:00:00.0 true More Than Words tra.2306256 334000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2306256&rws=%2Fextreme%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2306256&variant=data&rws=%2Fextreme%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1446525&rws=%2Fextreme%2Ftop-tracks.rss Pop Metal Tue, 11 Jan 2000 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Extreme on Rhapsody Online 1446525 tra.1446525 Extreme art.3047 1.29 Heart Of Metal alb.247938 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/9/2/3/1323297_170x170.jpg 2000-01-11 00:00:00.0 2000-01-11 00:00:00.0 true More Than Words tra.1446525 336000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1446525&rws=%2Fextreme%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1446525&variant=data&rws=%2Fextreme%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.752341&rws=%2Fextreme%2Ftop-tracks.rss Pop Metal Tue, 7 Aug 1990 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Extreme on Rhapsody Online 752341 tra.752341 Extreme art.3047 0.99 Pornograffitti alb.165570 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/9/7/7/1297795_170x170.jpg 1990-08-07 00:00:00.0 1990-08-07 00:00:00.0 true Hole Hearted tra.752341 219000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.752341&rws=%2Fextreme%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.752341&variant=data&rws=%2Fextreme%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2670313&rws=%2Fextreme%2Ftop-tracks.rss Pop Metal Tue, 26 Mar 2002 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Extreme on Rhapsody Online 2670313 tra.2670313 Extreme art.3047 1.29 The Best of Extreme: The Millennium Collection alb.118012 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/3/0/8/1298034_170x170.jpg 2002-03-26 00:00:00.0 2002-03-26 00:00:00.0 true More Than Words tra.2670313 336000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2670313&rws=%2Fextreme%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2670313&variant=data&rws=%2Fextreme%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.13954104&rws=%2Fextreme%2Ftop-tracks.rss Pop Metal Tue, 3 Apr 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Extreme on Rhapsody Online 13954104 tra.13954104 Extreme art.3047 1.29 Gold - Soft Rock alb.13953531 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/4/9/2/1302941_170x170.jpg 2007-04-03 00:00:00.0 2007-04-03 00:00:00.0 true More Than Words tra.13954104 334000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.13954104&rws=%2Fextreme%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.13954104&variant=data&rws=%2Fextreme%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.27028355&rws=%2Fextreme%2Ftop-tracks.rss Pop 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http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.14034489&rws=%2Fextreme%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.14034489&variant=data&rws=%2Fextreme%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.752331&rws=%2Fextreme%2Ftop-tracks.rss Pop Metal Sun, 1 Jan 1989 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Extreme on Rhapsody Online 752331 tra.752331 Extreme art.3047 0.99 Extreme alb.110203 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/7/6/5/1315671_170x170.jpg 2006-01-24 00:00:00.0 1989-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Play Wit Me - (bonus track) tra.752331 209000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.752331&rws=%2Fextreme%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.752331&variant=data&rws=%2Fextreme%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9548266&rws=%2Fextreme%2Ftop-tracks.rss Pop Metal Tue, 26 Jul 2005 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Extreme on Rhapsody Online 9548266 tra.9548266 Extreme art.3047 1.29 Power Ballads Gold alb.9548129 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2008 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Extreme on Rhapsody Online 22288352 tra.22288352 Extreme art.3047 0.99 Saudades De Rock alb.22270119 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/8/0/7/1367086_170x170.jpg 2008-08-12 00:00:00.0 2008-08-12 00:00:00.0 true Comfortably Dumb tra.22288352 284000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.22288352&rws=%2Fextreme%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.22288352&variant=data&rws=%2Fextreme%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.752343&rws=%2Fextreme%2Ftop-tracks.rss Pop Metal Wed, 1 Jan 1992 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Extreme on Rhapsody Online 752343 tra.752343 Extreme art.3047 0.99 III Sides To Every Story alb.301543 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/7/2/3/1323271_170x170.jpg 1992-09-22 00:00:00.0 1992-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Politicalamity tra.752343 304000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.752343&rws=%2Fextreme%2Ftop-tracks.rss 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2002-03-26 00:00:00.0 2002-03-26 00:00:00.0 true Hole Hearted tra.2670314 219000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2670314&rws=%2Fextreme%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2670314&variant=data&rws=%2Fextreme%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.752337&rws=%2Fextreme%2Ftop-tracks.rss Pop Metal Tue, 7 Aug 1990 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Extreme on Rhapsody Online 752337 tra.752337 Extreme art.3047 0.99 Pornograffitti alb.165570 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/9/7/7/1297795_170x170.jpg 1990-08-07 00:00:00.0 1990-08-07 00:00:00.0 true When I First Kissed You tra.752337 240000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.752337&rws=%2Fextreme%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.752337&variant=data&rws=%2Fextreme%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.752333&rws=%2Fextreme%2Ftop-tracks.rss Pop Metal Tue, 7 Aug 1990 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Extreme on Rhapsody Online 752333 tra.752333 Extreme art.3047 0.99 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