The legendary American rock band reached the height of their popularity in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Among some of Extreme’s musical influences are Van Halen, Queen, Aerosmith and Led Zeppelin. The band played at The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert in 1992 and Cherone joined Van Halen in 1996. The band has described their music as “funky metal” in the early days, but it would evolve much more in the mid-1990s by blending classic rock influences with post-grunge and alternative rock. Extreme was formed in Massachusetts in 1985 by vocalist Gary Cherone and drummer Paul Geary formerly of “The Dream”, guitarist Nuno Bettencourt of “Sinful” and bassist Pat Badger of “In The Pink”.

Source: The Nation Bangkok May 31, 2018 18:00 UTC