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Extreme? Yes A Bit!

Jooles | UK | 06/06/2008

(4 out of 5 stars)

"I remember when one of my workmates brought this CD into the work back in 1995. Everyone instantly hated it including me! He was told not to put it back on again, but he did when some of the whingers weren't around moan about it. I must say it grew on me. I was never an Extreme fan but I did go out and buy this album a few years later and to date is the only Extreme album I own.



I can understand why some fans wont like it, but I would say give it a chance, you may be pleasantly surprised."

Big Extreme fan, but this album is AWFUL

atlantic1 | Palm Bay, Florida United States | 09/12/2009

(1 out of 5 stars)

"I am a big fan of Extreme (esp. of Nuno's guitar playing and Gary's singing) and I thouroughly enjoyed all their albums prior to this one, there are truly wonderful pieces on every one of them. However, "Waiting for the Punchline" is very boring and rough-sounding, seems to be played by a bunch of kids in a not-so-well-equipped garage. I bought the album right after it came out (a long time ago), and sold it at a loss soon afterwards: the last drop was the last song, Unconditionally, which is probably the best song on the album, but so corny, protracted, and unpolished that I couldn't take it anymore. I do not recommend this album, thank goodness it is an old one (I have yet to listen to their latest album, Saudades de Rock, but I am not very motivated anymore, the samples I heard on Amazon remind me - quite unfortunately - of Waiting for the Punchline)."