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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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18 апр 2023
BILLY SHEEHAN: MR. BIG Is 'Talking About' Writing New Music
The first leg will take the band to Japan and Southeast Asia in July and August, while shows in South America, Europe, and the U.S. will launch in early 2024 and will be announced soon.
Regarding MR. BIG's decision to reunite for a new set of tour dates, Sheehan said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "We went out and did shows after Pat passed away — God rest his soul — because they were already booked. And we thought, 'Let's just do them and see how it goes.' And Matt Starr [who filled in for Pat] did a great job — he's a great drummer, a great singer — but he's a tenor; we need an alto. I'm a tenor — a tenor or a baritone — and Paul [Gilbert, MR. BIG guitarist] is around the same range as myself. We need that alto voice for the three-part harmony, and Matt can sing great, but it just wasn't his range. And prior to that, Pat was with us; he just wasn't playing drums, 'cause he couldn't, due to the Parkinson's debilitation — he just couldn't do it. And so we went out with Matt. And it was good, but we were looking at each other onstage, and, like… I don't know… The guys in MR. BIG, we're really tight, and Pat was my closest musical friend, I think, that I've had in my career — a very, very dear friend of mine. So it was tough. So we just let it lay for a few years. And then we had a few offers to play that we turned down. And then finally a few offers came in [where we were just, like], 'It might be time, but we're gonna need a great drummer.' Not a good drummer — a great drummer, and somebody that does the kind of things that Pat did. It was a finesse, nuance — all these things going on that you normally wouldn't even notice, but you'd notice when they were missing. So Nick D'Virgilio from SPOCK'S BEARD is gonna take over the drum spot for this farewell… It's kind of a farewell, tribute to Pat Torpey kind of tour. A lot of bands do a farewell tour, and then they go back and do another farewell tour and another farewell tour. We said, 'Let's really make it a farewell.'"
Asked about the possibility of new music from MR. BIG, the bassist said: "They're talking about it. We talked about writing a couple of things and getting together. We're gonna do some rehearsals before the show, and it'll probably turn into a little bit of a writing thing. I know Eric [Martin, MR. BIG singer] and Paul are prolific writers. I write a lot as well. And yeah, we hope to. It's not set in stone yet, but we hope to have some new stuff as well. And again, it's gonna be a farewell tour, so it'll be kind of a way of putting a period at the end of the sentence, saying 'thank you' to amazing fans. We just had a hundred million views of 'To Be With You' on YouTube, which is pretty darn good. We're very grateful."
When D'Virgilio's addition to MR. BIG was first announced last month, Sheehan said in a statement: "We found a wonderful drummer in Nick, and he's got a great voice too. Nick has a vocal range similar to Pat's, and he'll be able to do the parts Pat did with a similar finesse. It's a big relief because MR. BIG has always been heavy on the harmonies. When the band began, we really relied on each other. We knew each guy would do exactly what he needed to do vocally and to do it righteously, on key, and in time. It's difficult to find a drummer who sings in that range, but Nick has the voice we really need onstage."
Gilbert concurred, saying: "Nick gets close to the spirit of Pat Torpey. Billy, Eric, and I have been really happy with the music we've already shared back and forth. I'm impressed with Nick's level of musical adaptability and breadth of skill. He and I have done some recording together, and I was blown away with his groove, and how he just played what fit the song. If the song requires him to be more progressive and stand out, he will stand out. But if the song requires him to groove, he will groove. That's actually a rare thing, and it really fits in with what we do in MR. BIG."
Eric added: "I love the fact that Nick was a fan of Pat Torpey and wants to keep our BIG sound intact. When I first saw his audition demo video of the 'Lean Into It' song 'Lucky This Time', Nick was playing drums with those signature Pat snare hits and singing harmonies spot on to what Pat used to do. It gave me goosebumps!! I am so thrilled to have this man who will be filling some mighty BIG shoes join us on our last tour."
MR. BIG's upcoming tour will see the band performing its breakthrough platinum-selling 1991 album "Lean Into It" from start to finish as a featured highlight of the live setlist.
Martin remains eternally grateful for the never-ending success of "To Be With You", but he maintans that the essence of MR. BIG goes much, much deeper than that.
"That song helped put the stamps in our passports," Martin said, "but we really nailed it on "Lean Into It". I'm still in awe of how Billy and Paul play on that album, because they're such brilliant players. I used to call them the dynamic duo. And Pat Torpey was an underrated drummer, in my opinion. I mean, just listen to his tone! 'Lean Into It' is totally indicative of who we are as a band."
Explained Sheehan, "'Lean Into It' was put together much like a movie, with an opening scene that lets us get into the dialogue and find out what the story is. And then you get the love scene, the car chase, and the punchline ending. I think it's a perfectly sequenced album." Observed Gilbert, "Some people thought we had brought in professional background singers to do all those harmonies on 'Lean Into It', but no, it's really us. We always felt like we had something to prove whenever we went on the road and did all that singing ourselves, just to show everyone that we really could do it."
Just like the consummate performers they are, MR. BIG still want to reach into your dreams. "I hope the people who come see our shows get to feel what it's like when musicians get together and really play and sing the songs they wrote," offered Sheehan. "We want the audience to be one with us, and feel our evening together was a magical and beautiful event." Theorized Gilbert, "Music is like time travel. You can hear something that takes you right back to 1992, and it reminds you exactly of what was happening back then. On this tour, I want to give people the opportunity to time travel like that and go, 'These guys are on fire!' Good music is timeless."
Concluded Martin, "I love playing with these guys. And if I'm being honest, I don't want it to ever end. I'm the guy who just knows we still have that special spark together, and I always want to keep the torch burning. But if it really is the end, then I want us all to have a happy ending together. We're a great live band. I want everybody to come out and see us, because we want to blow you away and have you all think as you're leaving, 'MR. BIG really is the real thing.'"
In May 2020, Sheehan gave an interview to the "Music Mania" podcast in which he claimed that a "mastering problem" with MR. BIG's latest album, "Defying Gravity", which came out six years ago, made the LP "unlistenable.
"Defying Gravity" was released via Wowow Entertainment, Inc. in Japan and Frontiers Music Srl in most of the rest of the world.
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