Pornograffitti (also titled as Extreme II: Pornograffitti) is the second and most successful album released by Boston rock band Extreme. The name is a portmanteau of pornography and graffiti.
The album sold very well, due to the success of its best known singles "More than Words" and "Hole Hearted", the only two songs which received significant commercial radio airplay. Pornograffitti was also Extreme's first album to obtain gold and platinum sta...
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Pornograffitti (also titled as Extreme II: Pornograffitti) is the second and most successful album released by Boston rock band Extreme. The name is a portmanteau of pornography and graffiti.
The album sold very well, due to the success of its best known singles "More than Words" and "Hole Hearted", the only two songs which received significant commercial radio airplay. Pornograffitti was also Extreme's first album to obtain gold and platinum status.
"More than Words", a gentle acoustic ballad, and "Hole Hearted", an acoustic folk song, were perhaps the least representative tracks on the album, both in terms of their musical style and thematic tone.
Musically, Pornograffitti is dominated by metal guitar riffs, often with funky, syncopated timing, and incendiary, high-speed metal solos. The record provided Bettencourt with widespread admiration from rock guitar enthusiasts and continual exposure in guitar playing publications such as Guitar World and Guitar School.
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