Setlist: Extreme @ House of Blues 8-6-08

The new Extreme album Saudades de Rock officially hit the streets this past Tuesday. (purchase)

Listen to the full album via AOL right here.

Prior to the album’s official release, I had the opportunity to see the Cleveland date of the current reunion tour at House of Blues, which found the band anchoring a musician’s dream double bill that also featured King’s X as part of the Rock and Roll Fantasy Camp tour.

For those of you that are on the fence about getting the new album – get it! It picks up right where Waiting For The Punchline left off!

And in the live setting, Extreme haven’t lost a step!

There ARE a couple of tracks that I am surprised they aren’t doing – “Hip Today” from Punchline, and “Stop The World” from 3 Sides.

The “first album” medley is really cool. Gary sent it out to the “old school” Extreme fans and said “I’m NOT talking about Pornograffiti!”

Nuno got a bit P.O.’d midset with some equipment problems, and even smacked a microphone stand as he was walking back, to fully demonstrate his frustration. Thankfully, he moved on from that point…

I would have loved more material from Punchline – “Cynical” or “There Is No God” would have been GREAT! And from the new album, I was bummed not to hear “Learn to Love,” and I would have definitely swapped out “Take Us Alive” (also from the new album,) to hear that one instead.

Here is the whole setlist from the House of Blues show.

Comfortably Dumb
Decadence Dance
Rest in Peace
Star
Tell Me Something I Don’t Know
Medley: Kid Ego/Little Girls/Teacher’s Pet
Play With Me
Midnite Express
More than Words
Cupid’s Dead
Ghost
Take Us Alive
Am I Ever Gonna Change
Flight of the Wounded Bumble Bee
Get the Funk Out

Encore:

Hole Hearted
Jailbreak (Thin Lizzy cover w/ Dug from King’s X)

Here’s some video (not from Cleveland)