EXTREME: writing "Rest in Peace"

[@Plymouthmusicschool]

Proof of just how much of a visionary nuno was. He had a huge ideas for three sides and unfortunately it was bad timing and wasn’t what fans wanted to hear at the time. Personally I think it’s one of their best albums..brilliant album!

[@kevinjackman4026]

3 sides is such a great record! Too intellectual for most and it really showcased Nuno's range of guitar styles.

[@archikogan]

was or is?

[@DeVanBand]

Still is🙏 the development of Nuno (Neo in my book) through what We have heard and seen him struggle with, is just a work of art only in that aspect alone truly🙏 A great great Maestro-Musician-Master🤡 He has been and i belive he still is Our bodiavatva, atleast from my point of view, my hero and Why i am still hangin on and have kept on going through all my shit, but now i can see again, Thank too” you @nunobettencourtofficial and all the fans out there who still Are in the fight for their lives, til death do is a part GREaT Warriors!!

[@darrenXparker]

It infuses strong elements of funk and prog rock, it holds up. I’d love to hear the WFTP version, dirtier and less polished, raw.

[@kellyrivera860]

I appreciate this behind-the-scenes, fly-on-the-wall montage more so than their polished official music videos. To see Nuno so young tapping into his raw musical creativity and bringing it into being is a gift to all of us. I don't doubt for one second that the idea to have a cameraman onboard was Nuno's. The man is genius. He's versatile. He's gorgeous! He's of good character. He is light... Indeed a wayshower/bodhisattva. (May his Atlantis Concerts for Earth be richly blessed.) He's forever in creative motion and his biggest achievements are still unfolding. May God grant him another 30-40 years of music making. He is a supernova!

[@scm1716]

III SIDES is an absolute masterpiece of an album.

[@carlosrincon1551]

After 25+ years, it’s still a go-to for me.

[@stevehunt914]

Whatever 3 Sides is, Pornograffitti was light years better! (I like 3 Sides)

[@earthling-fh2mg]

Outstanding album. Not just in the Extreme repertoire but in rock albums period.

[@whynottalklikeapirat]

@@stevehunt914 I bought the LP when it came out and tried and tried but to me 3 sides is mostly felt a bit overly constructed and short on really strong single songs … sometimes a shitload of a material is just a bit too much like cleaning house …

[@MattCollisMusic]

Just goes to show that Nuno is so much more than just an insane shredder... also an incredible musician...

[@DeVanBand]

Precisally 🙏 Good chice of words, just as brilliant as what We se here perhaps🙏

[@darrenXparker]

He claims to be an even better drummer! He’s great on a variety of instruments, drums, bass, piano, etc. Love his voice too, and the producer of his own stuff a lot of times.

[@yz-tm3pe]

Ive jammed with Nuno on drums, he’s surprisingly good

[@darrenXparker]

@@yz-tm3pe He says learning to play the drums is the best base to becoming a guitarist.

[@RyanLongP]

Amazing. I can't believe this footage exists.

[@Polentaccio]

Nuno was such a monster riff writer. Not just brilliant with his leads but incredible to the point where you just don't know how one guy could come up with so many chunky juicy riffs across 4 albums. Insane.

[@stephenmiller2337]

I got to see extreme playing in T.O during the pornographiti tour, and they soundchecked to 3 sides to every story and Rush's Cygnus X-1... I was totally geeking out!

[@mikeymike-m7o]

Nuno IS a monster riff writer. There, fixed it for you. He's still kicking out monster riffs.

[@zenrider78]

Hands down one of the most underrated bands of all time. Love Extreme!

[@NancyRodriguez-ip5rj]

Extreme is the BEST band ever!!!! No question! Diverse and unique in style. Their music makes my heart smile and sing!

[@cmikesmith664]

Nancy Rodriguez, I agree.

[@sixty4rainy]

Me too, smile n sing!

[@ClassicRoyal]

Saw them in 92... totally ultimate band! Still love them in 2019!

[@robertsmith-ux8ls]

I saw them with Saigon kick it was a great show

[@rons-topic1067]

Oh!! really??

[@mediastarguest]

one of the benchmark melodic and technically brilliant and beautifully crafted solos of all time

[@bh727]

The fast rhythmic part of the solo is also great, but that tuneful melody wail cuts straight to my heart

[@arstocker]

This song is a masterpiece and it has always been one of my favorites from them. Nuno pretty much came up with the whole thing.

[@MICKEYISLOWD]

I love Suzi and most of their songs too.

[@pamorale]

Thre sides of every story is a sick album... if you don't have it you must run to buy it... it's gonna blow your head off... amazing... I'm glad to found this writting process!!!

[@walterbridges6041]

Still playing my drums to the cassette

[@rudidasilva4012]

Still one of my favorite albums until now

[@MagnumMuscle1000]

Pat Badger is underrated as a bass player and singer. He's badass.

[@DMDvideo10]

Pat currently has an Eagles tribute band he fronts that is phenomenal. Nice guy too!

[@okjige]

Donald Mousseau o really? Cool! Do you know the name of the band?

[@tuffteddy1446]

Pat is phenomenal!

[@bostondonmtb]

@@okjige Dark Desert Eagles, he is doing it with K-Figg. They are excellent. Think Steel Panther meeting the Eagles. Not raunchy, but the trying to be in "character" for the show.

[@codexgigas7563]

Nuno and Extreme so inspirational even Brian May recognised it

[@KS-oi9ym]

I was thirteen or so when I first heard Extreme when my brother played in our family car. I'm 36 now I've rebuilt the car n I still play Extreme driving around with my wife n dog. Back then it was a cassette now it's through Bluetooth. I hope I can come back in a few yrs n say nothing's changed .

[@zuiasailo5761]

December 2019 ,, it's Christmas day here,and still listening

[@KS-oi9ym]

@@zuiasailo5761 update my son turned 1 last week. He loves listening to extreme.

[@jutter28]

Never get bored of this solo

[@Qoooba95]

its the best thing imaginable to watch artists while creating music

[@1n35pbso]

Nuno is the engine and the soul of almost all their music - all that odd harmonics, great riffs - all that is thanks to Nuno and thousands of hours with guitar in his hands

[@RyanMonty]

Gary was great, but they could have plugged any good singer in and Nuno could have carried them to success. Hell, this vid is proof...plug another singer in and this is still a bomb ass song. Get rid of Nuno and there is no song.

[@markusT752]

Nuno is shameless copycat. Every lick and riff copied from others. ;)

[@suzanneward9309]

They ALL PULL IT TOGETHER!

[@davidboden5791]

@@markusT752 jealous

[@markusT752]

David Boden not at all. I can copy too, I just don’t.

[@MsOneDrop]

Gary is a great frontman, but Nuno is a musical genius!!!!

[@t-boog2173]

IMO, this is Extreme's best song by far. It showcases their musical depth & maturity on every level... song structure, lyrics, hooks, vocals, guitar solo, arrangement & performance. It also shows their originality. Sure, you can hear elements of their influences(Queen, Aerosmith, Van Halen) but not so much that they sound like any one band. It's a nice even mix. Bottom line, I don't love everything by Extreme but songs like Rest in Piece, More Than Words and Stop The World make me really appreciate their talent & depth. Cheers

[@asianlatinwhiteman]

Nuno is a GENIOUS !!!!!!!

[@benedettomansueto4016]

Love Extreme beautiful band

[@samuelmarciano5988]

I wanted to cry.....I would come home from school at the end of the afternoon and run to watch the clip trip from TV gazeta here in Brazil or dic mtv 10 most requested, this song fell among the 10 when it was released, I fell in love for this music, but at that time 90,91,92 vinyl was super expensive, the pirated cassette tapes that existed were difficult to find extreme, you could only find bands that dominated at that time. Today, seeing the translation, I understand why my heart was beating fast when I heard this song, beautiful...one of the most important songs for this world that serves from generation to generation

[@RenRivers]

This song deserves an acoustic version

[@kinkinmyslinky967]

Awesome to watch this come together organically.

[@crazy4nuno]

This is soooo freakin' cool. I've always wanted to watch Nuno write a song, so thank you. This is incredible! Thank you, thank you, thank you!

[@jamusd6323]

That is the way to write a song kids. Thank you sooo much for posting this! Loved every minute of this video - and the song!

[@VanessaThyGreat]

Nuno is absolutely amazing, I love him! :)

[@jasonweinberg932]

Is it me or is Nuno working harder then everyone else?

[@TheAxe4Ever]

Jason Weinberg Naw. It’s just you.

[@davidboden5791]

It's true

[@robertb2245]

Nice bro....looks like nuno came up with the song 🎵!🎸...brilliant!

[@damimazzotta9239]

I've heard Pat say that Nuno won't stop when it comes to writing and composing. A 14-month-long tour tour would end and there would be Nuno the next day in the studio, working nonstop.

[@EBJorge-ql1ii]

Probably…the guitar playing level is very high.

[@garryroberts5106]

Some individuals are born gifted ,then mould it into perfection .If you play, sing and write music you realise this level is unobtainable to most of us .Nuno set the bar so high with this one !

[@TheCocina15]

Love watching the creative process thanks for posting!

[@suprchickn7745]

8:30--I love how Nuno quotes Hendrix's "Voodoo Chile (Slight Return)" at the end of the solo.

[@chrishale1019]

Totally. A clever musical tease.

[@vinnygarcia3043]

Never noticed that yes in deed that’s a cool nod to Jimi

[@zzerovisibility]

nuno the king! Love this band wish I could see them....

[@mikeralston777]

They belong in the same group as Zeppelin, Queen, The Who. The Stones. Van Halen. And fuck yes, the Beatles.

[@elvisleeboy]

Michael Ralston The Beatles belong in their own group. Every other belongs in their shadow.

[@MICKEYISLOWD]

Blimey ... I love Queen, Beatles, Zeppelin and ABBA too. Queen and Beatles wrote the best music I have ever heard especially the Early Queen stuff like Q I, Q II and Shear heart attack also Day At The Races albums are wonderful:))

[@MarioBohorquezE]

Michael Ralston Aerosmith

[@samuelgamboa1472]

I agree

[@austinwelch7313]

This footage needs to go into the National Archives, the Library of Congress, Smithsonian, etc.

[@rtc931]

This is so cool. Agonizing pain birthing that song. Beautiful in the end

[@ajbrown]

My band opened for Extreme in Sept of 1988 at the Living Room in Providence, RI. They were incredible that night. They did More Than Words as a sound check, and they loved our music. An incredible experience.

[@JamesGreenier]

Love that song thanks for sharing

[@marykay19595]

My favorite times with bands is watching them create……on stage the finished product…..creating is so much more important

[@brib333]

This is my all time favorite solo. It must feel so amazing to get together with another person and just write a song. It seems like its very gratifying and draning at the same time.But also very rewarding especially if it is truly coming from your heart.

[@carguyshk]

the "making of" a masterpiece!!!

[@Eclectic1970]

What an incredible song writing team Gary and Nuno are. It's great to see the process. Then Pat and Paul came in with their mad skills and they really end up with something quite remarkable.

[@intertubicular]

Love this song and album! I was stationed in Okinawa Japan with the Marine Corps when the album dropped. I got the CD at the Camp Kinser PX and still have it to this day!

[@ginamarandino6451]

That was so great I loved being a fly on the wall to watch that creation happen they are so talented! Just cemented my mind that extreme is one of the most underrated bands of the 80s

[@zenstain]

This song should've been another major hit for these guys. So well crafted and performed, like everything they ever did.

[@MuhAziz]

This song is a masterpiece..

[@rafaelwerther1580]

Who's watchin at 2019????

[@robbievalentine8239]

me! this is great! reminds me of my band Va Va Voom

[@SpaceCattttt]

At least all of us who are replying to your original comment...

[@Didibotts]

@@SpaceCattttt As opposed to the original comment, yours is actually worth liking!

[@SpaceCattttt]

@@Didibotts Thanks. I'm used to it. 🙄

[@daymondcain2903]

2020

[@nanicattack]

The kid's just touched by an angel. There's no way getting around that. His radio is tuned to the heavens. He's just trying to figure out the songs he hears on that radio. After 30 years of following him this is the only reasonable explanation I can come up with.

[@toohauteforyou]

He is the angel

[@sullysnet]

by far their best album......

[@Pepsolman]

This is brilliant footage. I love watching the gears turn in their heads as they create one of their best songs.

[@RobertBakerGuitar]

@zzerovisibility there amazing live saw them twice one time with ratt with a horrible sound set up and Extreme still sounded amazing it just goes to show there pure talent.

[@chrisbarnette7137]

Such a cool piece of history on a great song. Also cool to see it formed on an acoustic guitar . Thanks for sharing.

[@thamaraandrade1975]

Nuno! O homem mais lindo dos anos 90

[@Nonameforyoudangit]

Are all of your Portuguese gentlemen this attractive??

[@lfgifu296]

@@NonameforyoudangitI wish😭

[@robertb2245]

So fuckin brilliant guys..almost sounds like take one of the record 💿📀

[@Packerscorner]

One of the greatest albums ever to me. A true Masterpiece! This video was incredible seeing the birth of the song! Thank you for sharing!

[@lefinlan]

This is pure magic.

[@Kheldc]

Legendary! Nuno is still one of the best guitarist of all time.

[@TheWriter86]

Holy moly. All of this musicality is mind blowing. They sound marvelous!! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@paulmayon8821]

Thank you for posting this. Amazing

[@jasonpattinson2241]

4:19 - Every guitarist knows that posture. It's when you've played guitar all day...and you're just burnt out.

[@cymro6537]

Genius at work.

[@laloutre9106]

Mythic song !! Mythic band !!! I love to see how they work together and bring a song to life, it's fascinating !! What talented guys !!

[@yosh_io]

This is PURE magic! Thanks for sharing this. Can't believe this is the first time I'm seeing this

[@rockothepig]

The look on Nuno’s face when Gary asked about syllables..like.. wtf are you askin Nuno is the man!

[@obedsantana]

Una de mis canciones Favoritas!!! One of my favorite Songs!! +5

[@basscovers-guitarcovers-my9597]

best song of all time!!!!!!!!

[@lefinlan]

This is absolute magic! So pleased I found this. Thanks for sharing

[@aliplaysgtr]

Nuno is holding the whole band

[@ErikZmusic]

That's awesome to see the writing in process. I'm curious how far along in the writing process the first full band version was though. Nuno seemed to have the solo almost completely worked out. As much as I'd love the illusion that it was all off the cuff, the song may have been pretty much done by that point, and it was mostly for the camera's. Still.... very cool to see this!!

[@MattCollisMusic]

+Erik Z Yeah you can tell as he was writing it that the melodies were just flowing out of him.....he probably had the whole thing including the solo sort of mapped out in his head ...then just had to execute it ...crazy

[@fryke]

@@MattCollisMusic Also, you clearly see that this video shows how they're working on the song on multiple occasions. It's not "hey I have an idea" and twenty minutes later Gary's got the lyrics to it written down. They revisited the idea multiple times, and this video shows how it all comes together. We also see how Nuno and Gary suss out how many bars the verses and the chorus have. Yes, it was Nuno's idea, but hell yes it was a collaboration. It's how good bands work.

[@MattCollisMusic]

@@fryke Mate I don't need a lecture on how bands work. Actually if you'd done some songwriting you'd know that the best songs often do just pop out like that (read about how More Than Words was written - aswell as many other songwriters that tell this story) . Of course they have to revist and refine, but the best stuff often does come out in a short space of time, often to even the writer's suprise. Also, writing is different every time so there is not just 'one way' that 'good bands work'. You just show from your comment you know absolutely nothing.

[@fryke]

@@MattCollisMusic You kinda missed the "also" in my answer. I was agreeing with you and adding that the process with the lyrics follows later. But good for you how you instantly jump to the conclusion that any answer to you MUST be contra...

[@Beepbopboh]

Matthew has a hair trigger..... been in bands, always the shortest guy, control freak, brings a clip board to rehearsal...I know a ton of guys like him....lol

[@skinnyGra]

I never thought i would view the process of how Extreme create a song together .I couldn't ask for more .Many many thanks for sharing with the world .

[@philipbeasley72]

This is a great song. I just heard this.

[@goodboy8713]

love this song. so cool seeing the creation. they're writing the vocal melodies in a very familiar way. makes me smile ear to ear.

[@Sennanchie]

HEY... you guys, this is so cool you video taped this. I am a guitarist/singer/songwriter myself and have always loved you guys. With that being said, most people truly don't realize how much work actually goes into writing a song. It takes a lot of practice and patience working with the rest of the band to make it all come together. And that's just one song. Now multiply that times at least 8-10 songs per album. It really is a lot of work. But at least it's "Extremely" rewarding!

[@liquidSpin]

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! I enjoyed watching this vid so much man. Nuno is INSANE! and Extreme is such a GREAT but so underrated band.

[@alexanderkaiser2855]

This Video is pure gold! Thanks so much for uploading 🙏

[@umyes5246]

Fortunate to see these guys twice in their prime. Lucky me 😉

[@kevinjianoran3957]

That bass tone is so mean!

[@silviofonseca4597]

Amazing piece of content... genius at work!

[@mr.ormrs.greene9737]

That was a huge video on MTV in the early 90's. God I miss that time.

[@avmo2128]

Love to see the creative writing process in action. Great behind the scenes look.

[@silviomp]

Amazing! My favorite song and how it was born. Thank you!

[@SyTheMetalhead]

What a brilliant video, seeing the construction of One of Extreme's greatest song.

[@rumpelstiltzkin]

amazing to see how the song developed and it sounds so good on the acoustic! Of course, those are Nuno's hands playing it :) Thanks for sharing!

[@suzanneward9309]

Talent at the Top! Thanks for Backstage footage!

[@ladyjackson4378]

Extremely in love with the Extremes ❤

[@cokernator]

amazing. from a few grooves on the guitar, brainstorming, then a musical finale.

[@BobbyGraham85]

So beautiful to see true musical geniuses at work thanks for the post it’s awesome!!!!

[@Epopeyasdelnortegrande]

Such a great band, i do love you guys!!

[@prawnbutters]

wow awsome...I've loved these guys for nearly 20 years now and have never see them live...Come to England boys.

[@oigres33]

One of the best videos Ive ever seen! We want more pleazzzzzzzz!!!

[@jeanoh5623]

best band in the wrong timeline

[@RenataSilva-qu2ht]

I just loved to see Pat listening Beatles ❤️🤗

[@BrendaMidnightMoon]

Dissapointing there's no DVD collection of this as well as Tour Bus Blues, End of the Road, Riff in Peace, etc. I'd buy it! Best rock band ever. Wish I could have been at the Beacon in NYC in '93; amazing performance by what I see on videos! Have never been to one of their live shows. My great loss. Watching Nuno-Gary create RIP is a privilege. Nuno .... artist, genius, brilliant, master musician, writer, arranger, producer, guitar god, control freak? All this and much more. Bless him!

[@the_a_miller]

Wow, like finding gold... Excellent post! Thanks for this!

[@matthewrobinson9955]

Awesome to see them writing this epic song

[@JonHop1]

1:21 "Lay down all thoughts, surrender to the Void...." -John Lennon

[@michaelleach7771]

Love these guys where are they now?

[@Pete_Sam]

Very cool to see this writing process. 😎 loved this the moment I heard it back in 92

[@kyotoyep6666]

Can't believe we get to see the making of the most awesome song ever...🤘❤🤘

[@zzerovisibility]

I wish Extreme would come too Toronto! My Fave...band

[@KenjiKitahara]

This was amazing. Thanks for posting

[@missj3434]

This is a definite treasure. Thx so much for posting.