Long-running hard rock band Extreme will release the live album “Paris Rising,” on Feb. 5, 2027, via earMUSIC. Pre-order it here, and watch the live video for “Get the Funk Out,” originally from the band’s double platinum 1990 album “Pornograffitti,” below.
“Paris Rising” was recorded on Dec. 7, 2023, during Extreme’s “Six” world tour.
“Whenever a band decides to record a live album/DVD in a particular city or country, it means only one thing: That place is special,” guitarist Nuno Bettencourt said. “It means something to the band. And when it comes to Paris, for over 40 years, it has always been a second home to us. One of the greatest audiences in the world and that’s why we chose it.”
“Paris Rising captures” Extreme at the height of its “Six” era. The 2023 album reached the top 10 in Germany (number 8), Switzerland (number 4) and Austria (number 6), and number 2 on both Billboard’s Top Hard Rock Albums and the U.K. Rock and Metal Albums chart. Rock Hard named it the “Rock Album of the Year.” Its opener ”Rise” drew millions of views and comments from guitar legends such as Brian May, Tom Morello and Steve Lukather. Total Guitar ranked its solo number 1 among the “Greatest Guitar Solos of the 21st Century.”
With 22 tracks and running more than 100 minutes, “Paris Rising” covers Extreme’s entire career, from a medley of the its 1989 debut to seven songs from “Six.”
“The people of France always rise to the occasion!” frontman Gary Cherone said. “A night we will not soon forget! Forever in our hearts. Merci!”
“Paris Rising” track listing:
“It (‘s a) Monster”
”Decadence Dance”
”#Rebel”
”Rest in Peace”
”Hip Today”
”Teacher’s Pet”/”Flesh ‘n’ Blood”/”Wind Me Up”/”Kid Ego”
”Play With Me”
”Other Side of the Rainbow”
”Hole Hearted”
”Cupid’s Dead”
”Am I Ever Gonna Change”
”Thicker Than Blood”
”Midnight Express”
”Hurricane”
”More Than Words”
”Banshee”
”Take Us Alive”
”Flight of the Wounded Bumblebee”
”Get the Funk Out”
”Small Town Beautiful”
”Song for Love”
‘Rise”
“Paris Rising” is available for pre-order now in a variety of formats:
- Ltd. 2CD + Blu-ray Digisleeve
- Ltd. 2CD + DVD Digisleeve
- 2CD Jewelcase (US & UK only)
- 3LP Gatefold (black 180g vinyl))
- Ltd. 3LP Gatefold (mint green 180g vinyl)
- Ltd. Signed 3LP Gatefold
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