Today's guilty pleasure

I used to love this album.  Then I couldn't stand it.  I'm on and off with Gary Cherone's voice, but I've always loved Nuno Bettencourt's playing.  I guess being that Nuno is a huge Beatles and Queen fan, it would make sense for him to have Cherone singing.

Cherone's singing is cheesy to me.  He retains all of the campiness of a larger-than-life singer, with none of the coolness.  I cringe when I watch him perform.

But I don't listen to Extreme for the lead vocals.  They have great songs, the guitar playing is jaw-dropping, and the harmony vocals are sweet.  Nuno is one of my favorite guitar players that was active in the late 80s/early 90s....  and I feel he passed the mantle to Dimebag for badass EVH influenced guitar playing.

I go back and visit this album from time to time, but it's sometimes hard to listen to.  I had to wash my ears out with death metal.  :)