Extreme Music

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Decades: 1980's and 1990's

Although guitarist and band mastermind Nuno Bettencourt's style was derived from Eddie Van Halen, his heart is with the progressive hard rock of Queen, as well as Beatlesque pop and touches of lounge jazz. Consequently, Extreme's music is never easy to classify; it's not just heavy metal, hard rock, or pop -- their albums cover all of that territory with a sweeping ambition and a social consciousness to match. By the time of their second album, Pornograffitti, Bettencourt was already well-respected in the h... Read More

Led Zeppelin, Queen, The Beatles, Van Halen, Def Leppard, and Cheap Trick