what's Nuno doin playing for Rhianna?

[nuthinew]

just happened to catch Saturday Night Live and and there panning into the stage set and I see a reverse headstock Washburn and I think to myself, 'hey, someone is playing an old N4'. THey keep panning and there's Nuno Bettencourt holding said N4, playing lead guitar for the pop singer Rianna. That was MY WTF moment of the day.

[twinrider1]

Yea, every time she's on a show lately, a thread pops up about Nuno. Seems Rihanna like to rock a little.

And yes, Rihanna still wants me.

[Plague Dog]

Collecting a paycheck...
I would play for Rhianna in a heartbeat.
One of my gigs is playing acoustic backing a female vocalist, one of the songs in our set list is Umbrella, and I kinda enjoy playing it.

[sws1]

Do a search on "nuno rihanna". I started the same thread about 2 weeks ago.

[tnvol]

Nuno is a wicked player.

[Dickie Fredericks]

Getting paid...

[DonW]

Not uncommon.
sbiZiUuiRJA

[Stike]

what's Nuno doin playing for Rhianna?


Getting paid...

Probablly a lot better than he did on that last Extreme tour too.

[drgonzoguitar]

Getting paid...

Exactly. Do we expect him to love off of the royalties of "Hole-hearted" and "More than words" forever? :D

[dkaplowitz]

Playing guitar in front of 10s of thousands of people on stage with a hot mama vs. working a day job in a cube for some square schlubs. Hmmm.... tough choice.

[puckhead]

not a bad gig, staring a her caboose every night.

[Lublin]

Not uncommon.
sbiZiUuiRJA
I'm sorry, but he sounded like shit.

[derekd]

I'm sorry, but he sounded like shit.

Not really the point. Having a guitar hero known for metal music backing a pop princess was the point. Following up with your observation though, I imagine it could be a bit of a challenge to fit Vai's style into that genre.

[testing1two]

Not uncommon.
sbiZiUuiRJA

This was a one-off performance for the GRAMMYs, not a tour or anything that warrants a paycheck. The GRAMMYs try all sorts of "unique pairings" which have varying degrees of musical success. If you'll notice, Steve is running direct and wireless on this performance so his tone isn't anything to brag about. This performance was a flop IMO.

[Lublin]

Not really the point. Having a guitar hero known for metal music backing a pop princess was the point. Following up with your observation though, I imagine it could be a bit of a challenge to fit Vai's style into that genre.
I agree, but just sayin'. :p

[TNJ]

Similar to the question, "What was Brett Garsed doin' playing for the Nelsons?".

The answer is: 1)Exposure 2)$$$

S.
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[Bobby D]

what's Nuno doin playing for Rhianna?




Probablly a lot better than he did on that last Extreme tour too.


boom!

hell yeah......a GIG is a GIG.

probably got nicer hotel rooms and per diem than the Extreme gig too!

[MKB]

I think Rhianna made a great choice. I'm sure Nuno could handle the gig. :)

[Bobby D]

i would play for her anyday.


a friend of mine that is my trainer for tactical stuff is an executive protection leader for some of the big hiphop stars, like Lil Wayne and that sort of thing.

i would NOT do that gig. too many idiots getting SHOT.

[dc_jcm800]

I saw him on TV on Thanksgiving morning with Rhianna.Had to do a triple take. I saw his amps on tv and thought hey someone is actually using one of those.

[rwe333]

Nuno likely makes more $ at that gig than anything else in recent years. Sure puts him more in the public eye.

As for the Vai/Furtado clip - I thought Vai sounded strong. Cripes, any of the naysayers here would fare better?

[Calaban]

Nuno - being smart and not closed minded. Gotta pay them bills.

Vai - Would have sounded 100x better if he had ditched the chorus pedal. And Nelly Furtado's voice is kinda nasally.

[Beng2040]

Playing guitar in front of 10s of thousands of people on stage with a hot mama vs. working a day job in a cube for some square schlubs. Hmmm.... tough choice.

Yep. Exactly. Dream gig if you ask me.

[axavm]

This was Nuno's announcement from the website:

Hey all... Nuno here. I wanted to share some news with you... A friend and Music Director, Tony Bruno, reached out to me and asked if I would be interested in playing guitar with Rihanna. Rihanna is a regular in the Bettencourt-house playlist... And as much as I dig her as an artist... my first thought was that there isn't a whole lot of guitar in her music and therefore probably not the greatest fit for what I do. But before I had a chance to verbalize that thought… Tony said, “before you say anything let me play you the direction she wants to go live.” And when I heard it... I said wow, this rocks… it's heavy and funky... and it hit me that this is MY shit... this is my style... how I love to play... I got very excited at the possibility of playing some of her great songs with a heavier treatment. When I asked Tony Bruno why?... he told me that Rihanna loves bands like Paramore and Linkin Park and loves to push it up a notch or two live in the rock department. Hmmm... let me think? Touring and sharing the stage with a cool and talented artist like Rihanna... and being able to bring what I do passionately to the table as a musician and performer...? IM IN! And having finished the first round of rehearsals... it did not disappoint. Even better than what I expected because she also has the most incredible band, and I get the privilege to add to their wall of sound. It's gonna be fun. Come see and hear it for yourself!

Nuno

And BTW... No... this is NOT the end of Extreme. We have a live DVD and CD coming out in early 2010 and we will be writing new material throughout the year. We had a great run across the globe on Saudades do Rock....and we'll be back.

[Luke]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2075/2497237325_4f9a3682b2.jpg

[yngwie308]

Rick James was one of the first, outside of Parliament/Funkadelic to feature a rock/metal player, a trend continued by Micheal and Janet Jackson, so Ri Ri is breaking no new ground here.
Nuno is a major funky R&B chops type player, so this is a dream gig for him, they should do "Get The Funk Out" and dedicate it to Chris Brown..lol
yngwie308

[melondaoust]

Hey, a gig's a gig.

[ImmortalSix]

what's Nuno doin playing for Rhianna?

This was Nuno's announcement from the website:

Hey all... Nuno here. I wanted to share some news with you... A friend and Music Director, Tony Bruno, reached out to me and asked if I would be interested in playing guitar with Rihanna. Rihanna is a regular in the Bettencourt-house playlist... And as much as I dig her as an artist... my first thought was that there isn't a whole lot of guitar in her music and therefore probably not the greatest fit for what I do. But before I had a chance to verbalize that thought… Tony said, “before you say anything let me play you the direction she wants to go live.” And when I heard it... I said wow, this rocks… it's heavy and funky... and it hit me that this is MY shit... this is my style... how I love to play... I got very excited at the possibility of playing some of her great songs with a heavier treatment. When I asked Tony Bruno why?... he told me that Rihanna loves bands like Paramore and Linkin Park and loves to push it up a notch or two live in the rock department. Hmmm... let me think? Touring and sharing the stage with a cool and talented artist like Rihanna... and being able to bring what I do passionately to the table as a musician and performer...? IM IN! And having finished the first round of rehearsals... it did not disappoint. Even better than what I expected because she also has the most incredible band, and I get the privilege to add to their wall of sound. It's gonna be fun. Come see and hear it for yourself!

Nuno

And BTW... No... this is NOT the end of Extreme. We have a live DVD and CD coming out in early 2010 and we will be writing new material throughout the year. We had a great run across the globe on Saudades do Rock....and we'll be back.


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:dunno

[Jahn]

Hmm, think I should go see Nuno play for free in NYC?

http://www.1iota.com/shows,New-Years-Eve-with-Carson-Daly,17.html