Reception
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| Entertainment Weekly | B+ |
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Despite being considered one of Extreme's finest works by the band, most of their fans, and music critics, III Sides To Every Story was a commercial failure (only selling about 700,000 copies, compared to the double platinum Pornograffitti), since it did not feature a hit single such as "More Than Words", from its predecessor Pornograffitti (although the single "Rest in Peace" reached #1 on the Mainstream Rock chart, a feat which "More Than Words" did not accomplish). Also, the particular brand of hard rock for which Extreme was known was falling out of favor with the rise of the grunge movement around that time.
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