Jerry C. is a bit of a rock guitar virtuoso. Don’t believe me? Take a listen to him demolishing Pachbel’s “Canon in D”.
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Sweet. Merciful. Crap. The guitarist from Extreme has got to be hanging his head in shame – “Play With Me“‘s got nothing on Jerry’s “Canon”.
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The guitarist for Extreme was Nuno Bettencourt. Ah, Extreme – who brought us timeless classics like “More Than Words”. Wiki Nuno, lot’s of great facts!!!
Ahhh, the old “Curse of the Rock Ballad”. Many a “hardcore” rock group was plagued by countless screaming teenie boppers showing up at their concerts, screaming for The Ballad and The Ballad only, booing when the band attempted to play their real stuff.
And, lest you think it a late 80’s/early 90’s phenomenon, witness Crazytown with their “Butterfly” fiasco of late…