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19 мар 2024 : |
Watch Pro-Shot Video Of MR. BIG Performing 'Alive And Kickin'' In Tokyo During 'The BIG Finish' 2023 Tour |
24 янв 2024 : |
Watch MR. BIG's Entire Fort Lauderdale Concert During 2024 U.S. Tour |
22 янв 2024 : |
Watch: MR. BIG Performs At ROKISLAND FEST 2024 |
15 янв 2024 : |
Watch: MR. BIG Kicks Off 2024 U.S. Tour In Houston |
18 дек 2023 : |
MR. BIG Is Preparing To Record New Album: 'We're Having A Blast' |
21 ноя 2023 : |
MR. BIG Has Between 10 And 13 Songs Written For New Studio Album |
30 сен 2023 : |
ERIC MARTIN Says MR. BIG Will Be 'Done' Touring After Completion Of 'The BIG Finish' Run Of Shows |
14 сен 2023 : |
ERIC MARTIN, STEVE BROWN And P.J. FARLEY Perform MR. BIG And TRIXTER Hits At RockTember 2023; Fan-Filmed Video Of Entire Set Streaming |
10 авг 2023 : |
MR. BIG's New Touring Drummer NICK D'VIRGILIO Shares Behind-The-Scenes Video From Summer 2023 Concerts In Japan |
3 авг 2023 : |
MR. BIG - Fan-Filmed Video Of Entire Tokyo Budokan Show Streaming |
2 авг 2023 : |
Watch MR. BIG Perform In Seoul, South Korea During Summer 2023 Tour |
26 июл 2023 : |
Watch MR. BIG Perform In Osaka, Japan During Summer 2023 Tour |
23 июл 2023 : |
Watch: MR. BIG Plays First Concert In Japan In Six Years |
22 июл 2023 : |
MR. BIG's New Touring Drummer NICK D'VIRGILIO Shares Behind-The-Scenes Video From His First Concert With Band |
20 июл 2023 : |
Watch: MR. BIG Plays First Concert With New Drummer NICK D'VIRGILIO |
24 апр 2023 : |
MR. BIG Re-Issue Self-Titled Debut Album With Bonus Material For Record Store Day; Unreleased Song "Want To Be Wanted" Streaming |
18 апр 2023 : |
BILLY SHEEHAN: MR. BIG Is 'Talking About' Writing New Music |
7 мар 2023 : |
MR. BIG Announces 'The Big Finish' World Tour, Unveils New Touring Drummer |
25 фев 2023 : |
MR. BIG's 'To Be With You' Video Surpasses One Hundred Million Views On YouTube |
6 фев 2023 : |
BILLY SHEEHAN Says MR. BIG Fans Will Be 'Very Pleased' When They Learn New Drummer's Identity |
29 дек 2022 : |
ERIC MARTIN Says PAT TORPEY 'Would Approve' Of MR. BIG's New Drummer: 'Everybody Knows Him' |
1 дек 2022 : |
ERIC MARTIN Says 'It's Time' For MR. BIG To Go Back On Tour: 'I'm Excited About That' |
29 ноя 2022 : |
BILLY SHEEHAN Says MR. BIG Has Found New Drummer; 2023 Live Shows In The Works |
15 ноя 2022 : |
ERIC MARTIN Believes 'There Are Big Things Coming' From MR. BIG |
2 сен 2022 : |
MR. BIG Is 'Strongly Considering' Playing Some Shows In 2023, Says BILLY SHEEHAN |
13 янв 2022 : |
BILLY SHEEHAN Talks Success Of MR. BIG's Lean Into It Album - "It Was Not Only A Life-Changer, But A Life-Completer" |
1 янв 2022 : |
MR. BIG Share "Green-Tinted Sixties Mind" (Minus Guitar Version) From Lean Into It 30th Anniversary Edition |
25 дек 2021 : |
PAUL GILBERT Shares Guitar Playthrough Of MR. BIG's "Green-Tinted Sixties Mind" |
24 ноя 2021 : |
MR. BIG Guitarist PAUL GILBERT, Vocalist ERIC MARTIN Unbox Lean Into It 30th Anniversary Edition (Video) |
8 ноя 2021 : |
PAUL GILBERT On The Future Of MR. BIG - "That's Not Really Where My Writing Style Is Going" (Video) |
2 ноя 2021 : |
MR. BIG - Official Lyric Video For Unreleased Lean Into It Album Track "Stop Messing Around" Streaming |
19 окт 2021 : |
MR. BIG Bassist BILLY SHEEHAN Shares Playthrough Video Of "Daddy, Brother, Lover, Little Boy" |
16 авг 2021 : |
ERIC MARTIN Says He Is Partly To Blame For MR. BIG Not Continuing After PAT TORPEY's Death |
1 авг 2021 : |
MR. BIG Celebrates 30th Anniversary Of 'Lean Into It' With Remastered Expanded Edition + Limited Vinyl Single Box Set |
6 апр 2021 : |
ERIC MARTIN Says He 'Would Love To Do Something Again With MR. BIG' |
10 фев 2021 : |
MR. BIG To Release Collection Of PAT TORPEY's Final Performances In Japan |
27 дек 2020 : |
MR. BIG - Previously Unreleased Pro-Shot Footage Of ERIC MARTIN Performing "Just Take My Heart" With ROCK MEETS CLASSIC Posted |
16 ноя 2020 : |
BILLY SHEEHAN On MR. BIG's Future: 'We Don't Have Any Plan At This Point For Anything' |
28 сен 2020 : |
Japanese 10 Year-Old Drum Prodigy YOYOKA Covers MR. BIG's "Take Cover" With Bassist BILLY SHEEHAN, Vocalist PAULIE Z And Guitarist BRANDON PAUL (Video) |
17 июн 2020 : |
FRONTIERS MUSIC SRL Sets Record Straight On MR. BIG's 'Defying Gravity' Album |
17 июн 2020 : |
BILLY SHEEHAN Says MR. BIG's Record Label 'Ruined' 'Defying Gravity' Album: 'We Got Screwed' |
12 ноя 2019 : |
BILLY SHEEHAN On MR. BIG's Future: 'We Haven't Made Any Decisions Yet On Anything' |
29 янв 2019 : |
MR. BIG: Pro-Shot Video Of Entire WACKEN OPEN AIR Concert |
28 авг 2018 : |
MR. BIG Performs Classic Song "To Be With You" At Wacken Open Air 2018; Pro-Shot Video |
21 авг 2018 : |
ERIC MARTIN On MR. BIG's Future: 'Without PAT TORPEY, The Wind Has Been Taken Right Out Of Me' |
13 июн 2018 : |
MR. BIG Releases 'Colorado Bulldog' Performance Clip From 'Live From Milan' Blu-Ray |
3 май 2018 : |
MR. BIG To Release 'Live From Milan' In July |
6 мар 2018 : |
MR. BIG Announces Tribute Concert For Late Drummer PAT TORPEY |
16 фев 2018 : |
Former GUNS N' ROSES Guitarist GILBY CLARKE Pays Tribute To PAT TORPEY: He Was 'One Of The Good Ones' |
16 фев 2018 : |
MR. BIG Vocalist ERIC MARTIN On The Passing Of Drummer PAT TORPEY - "I'm Absolutely Heartbroken" |
9 фев 2018 : |
MR. BIG Drummer PAT TORPEY Dies At 64 |
28 дек 2017 : |
MR. BIG Live In Manila; Official After Movie Streaming |
15 июл 2017 : |
Video Premiere: MR. BIG's 'Defying Gravity' |
1 июл 2017 : |
New Song Premiere: MR. BIG's 'Forever And Back' |
16 июн 2017 : |
New Song Premiere: MR. BIG's 'Mean To Me' |
14 июн 2017 : |
MR. BIG Confirm New Release Dates For Various Editions Of Defying Gravity Album |
12 июн 2017 : |
MR. BIG: Interview, Acoustic Performance As Part Of 'BackStory Events' Online Series |
5 июн 2017 : |
Video Premiere: MR. BIG's 'Everybody Needs A Little Trouble' |
2 июн 2017 : |
Video: Making Of New MR. BIG Song '1992' |
22 май 2017 : |
Listen To New MR. BIG Song '1992' |
9 май 2017 : |
MR. BIG To Release 'Defying Gravity' Album In July; Complete Details Revealed |
20 апр 2017 : |
MR. BIG: Producer KEVIN ELSON Is 'Getting Amazing Sounds' For 'Defying Gravity Album |
18 апр 2017 : |
MR. BIG Recording 'Defying Gravity' Album With Producer KEVIN ELSON |
16 сен 2016 : |
MR. BIG Is Compiling Ideas For Next Album |
6 июл 2015 : |
Video: LITA FORD And MR. BIG's ERIC MARTIN Perform 'Close My Eyes Forever' In Minnesota |
23 мар 2015 : |
MR. BIG Frontman ERIC MARTIN Live On Stage With ROCK MEETS CLASSIC In Germany - Fan-Filmed Video Online |
9 дек 2014 : |
Drummer MATT STARR To Continue Playing For MR. BIG On Tour In 2015; BURNING RAIN Live Dates In Planning |
29 окт 2014 : |
MR. BIG - …The Stories We Could Tell Limited Edition 12" Vinyl Due In Early 2015 |
28 сен 2014 : |
MR. BIG Frontman Eric Martin Posts Video Message To The Fans, Performs "Gotta Love The Ride" Acoustic |
24 сен 2014 : |
MR. BIG: New Song 'I Forget To Breathe' Available For Streaming |
10 сен 2014 : |
MR. BIG: New Song 'The Monster In Me' Available For Streaming |
3 сен 2014 : |
MR. BIG: New Song 'Gotta Love The Ride' Available For Streaming |
28 авг 2014 : |
MR. BIG Taps ACE FREHLEY Drummer MATT STARR For Upcoming Tour |
11 авг 2014 : |
MR. BIG: '…The Stories We Could Tell' Album Details Revealed |
25 июл 2014 : |
MR. BIG Drummer PAT TORPEY Diagnosed With Parkinson's Disease |
26 июн 2014 : |
MR. BIG To Release '...The Stories We Could Tell' Album In September |
9 янв 2012 : |
MR. BIG - Pro-Shot Footage From August 2011 Buffalo Show Online |
23 дек 2011 : |
MR. BIG To Release Acoustic Live Album |
22 ноя 2011 : |
MR. BIG: \'Raw Like Sushi 100\' Box Set Due In January |
2 авг 2011 : |
MR. BIG\'s \'Smoke On The Water\' Cover |
14 июл 2011 : |
MR. BIG: Quality Porto Alegre Concert Footage |
17 дек 2010 : |
MR. BIG: Audio Samples Of Entire New Album Available |
11 дек 2010 : |
MR. BIG: Acoustic Performance Footage Of New Song |
27 ноя 2010 : |
MR. BIG - New Video Online |
19 ноя 2010 : |
MR. BIG - What If... Album Details Revealed |
20 окт 2010 : |
MR. BIG: New Studio Album Due In January |
25 сен 2010 : |
MR. BIG Begins Recording New Album |
4 сен 2009 : |
MR. BIG: \'Back To Budokan\' CD/DVD European, U.S. Release Dates Announced |
26 авг 2009 : |
MR. BIG: \'Budokan - Reunion Tour 2009\' DVD Preview Available |
15 май 2008 : |
MR. BIG 'Near-Reunion' In West Hollywood |
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10 ноя 2024
ERIC MARTIN Really Got To Know PAUL GILBERT During Songwriting Sessions For MR. BIG's 'Ten' Album
"Paul and I wrote the majority of the record last November," Eric said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET. "We came off the road. I live in Marin County, San Francisco, and I flew to Portland. And it was about maybe three weeks and I'd come home on the weekends. And we wrote from scratch; we wrote all these songs. And I'm just sitting there playing acoustic guitar and he's playing acoustic or electric and we just kind of write these songs. And I'm singing it really low, and the keys were a little low. And I was hoping that maybe we'd put the key up a little bit… It's not that I'm comfortable in that range like I used to be, but it definitely cuts through on a vocal. But he didn't do that at all. He just made it exactly how we wrote it, in lower keys. I wish we didn't do that. But in a way, you hear that sort of — what do they call it? — mature voice. I mean, it's more my speaking voice. I have this gravel kind of tone. I've had it for years. And it kind of comes across on the record."
Elaborating on the songwriting process for "Ten", Eric said: "On this album, there was pre-production. Me and Paul wrote the songs. We demoed them together. And we just had so much fun writing and recording and even hanging out. I mean, I'll tell you, I don't know — for 30-something years. I mean, our music's been around for 35 years. We haven't been together in the same room for more than 20-something. And back in the day, I've had great conversations with Paul. I've written a lot of songs with him in the past. But when we were on the tour bus, he's got the headphones on. He listened to some music. This is way before he was teaching. I mean, he just kind of lived in his own little world. And I lived at my refrigerator, drinking wine with Billy [Sheehan, bass] or something and just talking about the show and [being] Mr. Party here, I guess, back in the day and just more — I was out there. But Paul was pretty quiet and reserved. And I never really talked to him. I mean, we wrote songs together, but I didn't know him. I knew him as a bandmember and doing radio together and performances and all that, but I didn't know his life. So when we were writing this record in November, I stayed at this Airbnb, like a couple of streets down from his house. And then I woke up in the morning and I had coffee with his wife and their son. A Japanese family. You take your shoes off before you go into the house and into the recording studio. And she'd make Japanese food. I mean, it was really, really cool and comfortable. And I talked to Paul and we had great conversations. It felt good."
Martin added: "Out of a lot of the albums we've done, I've enjoyed this the most since I don't remember — since our first and second albums. We had so much fun just talking about anything in life. And I'm telling him about my life and he's, like, 'I had no idea.' It was really, really sweet."
MR. BIG recently completed the European leg of "The BIG Finish", which sees the veteran band performing MR. BIG's 1991 album, "Lean Into It", in full, along with other cuts from the group's history.
Regarding how the farewell tour has been going so far, Martin told Radioactive MikeZ, host of the 96.7 KCAL-FM program "Wired In The Empire": "It's been a bro love fest… Everybody loves each other. We're going out on top.
"I don't wanna tour like we're touring now," he explained. "I'm okay with it 'cause I've had a couple of weeks break to just chill out, rest the larynx, have a couple of beers and just hang out with my family. And I'm raring to go. We're going to South America, doing the West Coast USA, and I'm looking forward to it. But, man, this is a long-ass tour. It started last year in Asia. Then I did some solo things where I went to Japan, and then I came home and sang the 10 songs or 11 songs that are on the new studio album. But I don't wanna tour like this."
"He added: "We're touring all the way up to August 23rd, I think. And then right after that, I got other projects, but no more MR. BIG. No more MR. BIG touring-wise."
Regarding the possibility of MR. BIG still making new music after the completion of the farewell tour, Eric said: "Everybody was saying, 'Hey, we could still continue to make records.' I'm, like, 'Yeah, that would be fun.' Well, the record was hard to put together because of everybody's scheduling, but it came together pretty quickly. The thing that took the longest was the album cover. Nobody could agree on it. It was ridiculous. I mean, our creative juices were poured out long time ago for any kind of artwork. And Paul Gilbert is kind of a cartoon artist, and I asked him, I go, 'Just draw pictures of us in cartoon form and we'll give it a name.' We couldn't even think of a name. Anyway, that took the longest. So hopefully we'll do another record, but I don't know. The album cover thing was painful."
When MR. BIG announced "The BIG Finish" tour last year, the bandmembers said that it was "time to mark the end of this chapter of their legacy" after Torpey lost his battle with Parkinson's disease in 2018. The first leg kicked off in Japan and Southeast Asia in July and August 2023, where the band performed for hundreds of thousands of loyal fans at 11 sold-out shows including Budokan in Tokyo, Japan.
D'Virgilio will miss most of the final European leg of the band's "The BIG Finish" tour due to his commitments with his band BIG BIG TRAIN. He will be temporarily replaced on the trek by Edu Cominato, an experienced drummer from São Paulo, Brazil who has previously played with Sheehan and Martin, Jeff Scott Soto and Geoff Tate (QUEENSRŸCHE),among others.
As a session musician and touring artist, Nick has worked with many different kinds of artists and bands, from TEARS FOR FEARS, Sheryl Crow and Kevin Gilbert to Peter Gabriel and Eric Burdon and the ANIMALS. In 1996, Nick took Phil Collins's place in GENESIS and played on their "Calling All Stations" album. He has also carved out a major presence in the progressive rock world with his bands, SPOCK'S BEARD and BIG BIG TRAIN.
Before joining the Sweetwater team, Nick spent almost five years touring with Cirque Du Soleil's "Totem" as drummer, vocalist, and assistant bandleader.
Photo credit: Joel Barrios / Photography That Rocks
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