Extreme, the Heavy Band Made Famous by a Ballad and Enviable Hair, Ahead of Its Buenos Aires Show
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- Extreme guitarist Nuno Bettencourt spoke with Clarín ahead of the band’s Buenos Aires show.
- He discussed the band’s rise to global fame through the 1991 hit “More Than Words” and its current “dream come true” experience.
- Extreme was invited to perform by Def Leppard, which will return to Argentina in November.
Extreme became famous as a heavy band through a love ballad, and guitarist Nuno Bettencourt is looking back on that unlikely path before the group’s show in Buenos Aires.
Clarín interviewed Bettencourt about how the band is experiencing what he calls a “dream come true.” At the center of the conversation is “More Than Words,” the 1991 hit that catapulted Extreme to worldwide fame.
The band was invited by Def Leppard, the English group credited with changing the face of hard rock in the 1980s. Def Leppard is scheduled to return to Argentina in November.
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