Loved watchin these old friends practice in Jose's basement, Nuno was still in high school, my roomate was the drummer Bobby O'Brien, great guys all of them, and i knew Nuno was going to be famous, didn't take long
18 and frighteningly good! I'm glad we got Extreme, but if Sinful had gotten signed and released this, every hotshot guitar player of the day would have scampered back home to practice. George, Warren...everyone. This is mind-blowing guitar playing!
I worked with Bobby O'brien and I'll never forget the stories he used to tell me. He handed me a tape of this exact demo and told me Nuno will be famous soon...this was summer 1987. Flash forward 10yrs and Bobby caught my band live and he asked me to jam with him and a bass player. Good stuff...never forget that stuff.
This such a treat for me to listen too! Been an Extreme/Nuno fan since 1990. However, this does "sound" more mid-80's, very much like Ratt, Motley Crew, and Judas Priest IMO. But, you can still hear how amazing a player Nuno was a very young age. Just fantabulous to hear this!
wow wish i knew about this lp a few months ago when nuno was up here with generation axe. its a small world after all spend so much time back in the late 80's seeing and following rockcandy
that's not what happened... Nuno joined Extreme after the Original Guitarist Peter Hunt was let go in fact the initial idea was to have 2 guitarist and when Nuno started to warm up during the audition the other guitarist heard Nuno play and put his guitar back in his case and he said you don't need me and left and for the record Matt MaKay was a really good guitarist in his own right
I bet Nuno was one of those guys that picked up a guitar like everyone else, except four months later, he was playing Warren Demartini solo's. I knew a kid like that in High School. He was learning the riff to Walk this Way (barely), went on summer vacation, and came back playing "Spanish Fly." It's like, HOW???!!!!
Wow, Nuno was shredding years before Extreme! His playing was hot, and you can hear tiny little aspects of his unique style emerging. He didn't fully develop into the Nuno we love until Pornograffiti.
So Nuno always was a genius... my God, he was 18 at that time?? I enjoyed the whole EP. Midnight Hour sounds close to Stone Cold Crazy by Queen, and we know that Nuno is a big fan!
Wow! Thanks for sharing this! There was a certain “Yngwie Malmsteen” vibe in a lot of Nuno’s lead work here... and understandably so, given the year this is from and the impact that it caused thru the guitar community. Nevertheless, it’s great!
All i can think here is, that in an alernative dimension, this young guitarist was brought in to replace Jake E Lee by Ozzy, on here he sounds SPOT ON for that type of band, his 'funk, pinches and muting' must have developed much more after this.
wow Schenker, it really does sound a bit like him... it's not everyday when you see the name Michael Schenker being mentioned in a comment section, today was a good day 🤘
This is interesting, if you take away the solo's and Nuno's awesome runs and fills I would swear this is mid 80's Ratt.....just insert Pearcy's Vocals. The guy phrases just like him
"know" is a strong term sometimes, i've met and been in similar places as some famous people, but doubt I know any...but it's nice to say, oh x went to same school, or i played guitar in same rehearsal space as y, or x served me when they was just a barman. (all true stories, i just didn't name drop haha)
before Michael Waggener ("acclaimed engineer" bla bla bla) RUINED Nuno's guitar sound... 🤣🤣 took him some 10 years to fully recover from that trauma, dude almost gave up on guitar entirely... wow... GREAT sound here... I still listen to the FIRST Extreme album the most 🤘🤘
@@pjorge8363 A little luck & the right place at the right time with a little money backing them up! No money no first video on V66 local video T.V. Boston Ma. Submitted to M TV contest and Won!!!!!!!!!!!!! That was just the beginning. Rockcandy - Come On, Come On ua-cam.com/video/65qDBU1HcSU/v-deo.html
Loved watchin these old friends practice in Jose's basement, Nuno was still in high school, my roomate was the drummer Bobby O'Brien, great guys all of them, and i knew Nuno was going to be famous, didn't take long
Wow really! You should tell the stories on UA-cam
18 and frighteningly good! I'm glad we got Extreme, but if Sinful had gotten signed and released this, every hotshot guitar player of the day would have scampered back home to practice. George, Warren...everyone. This is mind-blowing guitar playing!
I worked with Bobby O'brien and I'll never forget the stories he used to tell me. He handed me a tape of this exact demo and told me Nuno will be famous soon...this was summer 1987. Flash forward 10yrs and Bobby caught my band live and he asked me to jam with him and a bass player. Good stuff...never forget that stuff.
The Peggy Bundy was the number one hair do for many rockers 🤟
This such a treat for me to listen too! Been an Extreme/Nuno fan since 1990. However, this does "sound" more mid-80's, very much like Ratt, Motley Crew, and Judas Priest IMO. But, you can still hear how amazing a player Nuno was a very young age. Just fantabulous to hear this!
wow wish i knew about this lp a few months ago when nuno was up here with generation axe. its a small world after all spend so much time back in the late 80's seeing and following rockcandy
Wow, I’d never heard pre Extreme Nuno. This is pretty cool. Definitely glad he got with Gary and formed Extreme though
that's not what happened... Nuno joined Extreme after the Original Guitarist Peter Hunt was let go in fact the initial idea was to have 2 guitarist and when Nuno started to warm up during the audition the other guitarist heard Nuno play and put his guitar back in his case and he said you don't need me and left and for the record Matt MaKay was a really good guitarist in his own right
JOSE ANES !!! ROCK CANDY!! I LOVE IT
Thanks for upload ...
This is awesome, thanks for posting!
I bet Nuno was one of those guys that picked up a guitar like everyone else,
except four months later, he was playing Warren Demartini solo's.
I knew a kid like that in High School.
He was learning the riff to Walk this Way (barely), went on summer vacation, and
came back playing "Spanish Fly."
It's like, HOW???!!!!
I went to school and hung out with Jose ...partied with nuno a couple times
Is Jose still around? can't find much online about him now
@@agelectronics1 i follow him on Instagram
@@Hardrockrevolutionradio do you mind sharing his @? thanks!
@@agelectronics1 @tanes_sr
@@Hardrockrevolutionradio hey thanks for the reply, I think that might be someone else though. His name is Tyler Anes.
Wow, Nuno was shredding years before Extreme! His playing was hot, and you can hear tiny little aspects of his unique style emerging. He didn't fully develop into the Nuno we love until Pornograffiti.
It's like ratt meets dokken
Impressionante ! O Nuno sempre tocou bem !
So Nuno always was a genius... my God, he was 18 at that time??
I enjoyed the whole EP. Midnight Hour sounds close to Stone Cold Crazy by Queen, and we know that Nuno is a big fan!
Kind of reminds me of Pantera in the pre-CFH years.
Awesome!
The band was Nuno Bettencourt Guitars Bobby O'Brien Drums Jeff Powel Bass Joey "Jose" Anes Vocals
Pretty phenomenal for a high school guitar player.
Wow! Thanks for sharing this! There was a certain “Yngwie Malmsteen” vibe in a lot of Nuno’s lead work here... and understandably so, given the year this is from and the impact that it caused thru the guitar community. Nevertheless, it’s great!
Yes the solo in Welcome to my World sounds like Yngwie a lot ...
yes when soloing but for the rhythm, i's say Randy Rhoads (at least on the first song)
The roots of Glam metal🤘🏻🤘🏻.
All i can think here is, that in an alernative dimension, this young guitarist was brought in to replace Jake E Lee by Ozzy, on here he sounds SPOT ON for that type of band, his 'funk, pinches and muting' must have developed much more after this.
02:16. holy shit!!
20:28 absolutely insane picking
Nuno channeling Randy Rhoads on Look Both Ways brilliantly.
Solid classic mid 80ies glam metal 🤘 And also pretty amazing guitar solos. If only they had a better sense for their hairstyle 😎
Yea..... he was listening to malmsteens first solo album lots..... you can hear it on his solos
Learn somethin' new but old everyday or now and then.
Amazing guitar solo
I'm glad Nuno stopped teasing his hair lol
W O W ! ! ! ! Nunoooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!
Was given this title to search from a Maxine Petrucci video comment just now....
\NUNO/
Little Racer solo sounds like a Michael Schenker solo :)
You were close but it was an Adrian Vandenburg influenced solo
wow Schenker, it really does sound a bit like him... it's not everyday when you see the name Michael Schenker being mentioned in a comment section, today was a good day 🤘
It sounds like Ratt but Nuno was already an amazing player.
Cant find this band on Internet
This is interesting, if you take away the solo's and Nuno's awesome runs and fills I would swear this is mid 80's Ratt.....just insert Pearcy's Vocals. The guy phrases just like him
How come I don't know any famous people?
"know" is a strong term sometimes, i've met and been in similar places as some famous people, but doubt I know any...but it's nice to say, oh x went to same school, or i played guitar in same rehearsal space as y, or x served me when they was just a barman. (all true stories, i just didn't name drop haha)
before Michael Waggener ("acclaimed engineer" bla bla bla) RUINED Nuno's guitar sound... 🤣🤣 took him some 10 years to fully recover from that trauma, dude almost gave up on guitar entirely... wow...
GREAT sound here... I still listen to the FIRST Extreme album the most 🤘🤘
Bob St John is the man!
Oh I never heard this story!! Enlighten me/us!
Where did these guys grow up?
Milford Mass
@@ashalenarua8452 Nuno grew up in Hudson Mass
Seen em in milford bar they sounded Good but they mellowed out with boring Gary bs now extreme is boring!!!!
Singer is better than Gary butdoesn't say much
Gary can sing amazingly actually, it's his lyric writing that leaves a little to be desired, IMO
@@shaggyb9599 That's funny, I hate his voice but like his lyrics
I like both his lyrics and voice.
I think some of his lyrics are brilliant, even on the VH3 album...but yeah, his earlier material was a bit ... You know~
@@pjorge8363 A little luck & the right place at the right time with a little money backing them up! No money no first video on V66 local video T.V. Boston Ma. Submitted to M TV contest and Won!!!!!!!!!!!!! That was just the beginning. Rockcandy - Come On, Come On ua-cam.com/video/65qDBU1HcSU/v-deo.html