{"product_id":"iii-sides-to-every-story-2","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).\u003cbr\u003eThis 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.\u003cbr\u003eRecorded at New River Studios, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.\u003cbr\u003eExtreme'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","brand":"MovieMars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47014391677215,"sku":"4988005688736","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0679\/7833\/0399\/files\/9603604bf8c4de4903a9af926524fe6d.jpg?v=1777863406","url":"https:\/\/www.moviemars.com\/products\/iii-sides-to-every-story-2","provider":"MovieMars","version":"1.0","type":"link"}