Extreme - Extreme II: Pornograffitti [2CD Remastered Deluxe Edition] (1990/2015)

Extreme II: Pornograffitti is a 2CD, expanded edition of the million selling album with 'More Than Words' & 'Get The Funk Out' and a bonus disc of rare mixes and B-Sides, all re-mastered from the original tapes. It also includes an enhanced booklet with a new sleeve note by Metal Hammers Malcolm Dome, who has spoken to the band about the recording and the making of this album.

Extreme came into its own on the concept album Pornograffitti, with the band's strongest set of songs and an intellectual theme revolving around the struggle for genuine love and romance in a sleazy, decadent society full of greed and corruption. The band shows a strong desire to experiment and push the boundaries of the pop-metal format, adding a funky horn section on "Get the Funk Out" and displaying progressive compositional leanings throughout, and virtuoso Nuno Bettencourt puts down his guitar for the enjoyable pseudo-lounge piano ballad of "When I First Kissed You." But of course, the album is best known for its two acoustic-guitar-only hits, the number one ballad "More Than Words" and the equally fine full-band rocker "Hole Hearted." Other highlights include "Decadence Dance" and "Song for Love."