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Album review : MR. BIG – Ten
Frontiers [Release date: 12.07.24] Holding the world in their hands, Mr Big say goodbye to the late Pat Torpey, the band’s drummer, who lost his battle with Parkinson’s disease in 2018. And after 35 years of flying highs and way … Continue reading
Gig review: MR. BIG- Shepherds Bush Empire, London, 23 March 2024
Mr.Big’s last UK tour was here six years ago and when original drummer Pat Torpey passed away months later, the band were effectively put on ice. However the surviving three members have decided to go out one more time, with … Continue reading
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Tagged Billy Sheehan, Eric Martin, gig, Jared James Nichols, Lean Into It, melodic rock, Michele Luppi, Mr Big, Nick D’Virgilio, Paul Gilbert
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Album review : SKILLS – Different Worlds
Frontiers Music [Release date: 13.05.22] Skills … “Supergroups” often deflate our expectations pretty quickly. Good to to be able to say that this bunch of seasoned professionals – Brad (Night Ranger) Gillis, David (Giant) Huff, Billy (Mr Big) Sheehan plus … Continue reading
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Tagged album, AOR, Billy Sheehan, Brad Gillis, David Huff, Electric Mob, Frontiers, Giant, melodic rock, Mr Big, NightRanger, Renan Zonta, review
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Album review: MR BIG- Lean Into It (30th anniversary reissue)
EvoXS (Release Date 23.07.21) While their debut appeared a couple of years earlier, it was their sophomore effort, ‘Lean Into It’ in 1991 that marked melodic rock supergroup Mr Big’s finest hour. It is of course remembered for their worldwide … Continue reading
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Tagged Billy Sheehan, Eric Martin, Lean Into It, Mr Big, Paul Gilbert, reissue
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Quick plays: MILAN POLAK, EVERYDAY HEROES
MILAN POLAK Can’t Please Everyone Lion Music (Release date 10.05.20) Guitar wizard Milan Polak is back with his fourth album to feature vocals. All the songs were composed by him, along with him playing most of the instruments. Plus there … Continue reading
Gig review: MR BIG – Shepherds Bush Empire, London,19 November 2017
Accompanying their first release in three years, ‘Defying Gravity’, Mr Big undertook an extensive tour, which also represented their first dates on these shores in the same period. Always noted for their relatively long sets, on this occasion further value … Continue reading
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Tagged 19 November 2017, Billy Sheehan, Cormac Neeson, Eric Martin, Faster Pussycat, gig, Guns 'N' Roses, live, London, Mr Big, Pat Torpey, Paul Gilbert, review, rock, Shepherd's Bush Empire, Taime Downes, THE ANSWER
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Gig review: THE WINERY DOGS/ Inglorious – Bristol O2 Academy, 2 February 2016
Mike Portnoy announces to the crowd that The Winery Dogs don’t often play outside of the main cities of London/Manchester, so the Bristol fans wasted no opportunity to sign up for something special and – although not a sell out … Continue reading
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Tagged Billy Sheehan, classic rock, Dream Theater, gig, Inglorious, Mike Portnoy, Mr Big, Poison, review, Richie Kotzen, rock, The Winery Dogs
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Gig review: MR. BIG – Koko, Camden, London, 17 October 2014
Mr Big’s European tour to capitalise on their back-to-form new album ‘Stories We Could Tell’ squeezed in just a solitary UK show, their first in three years. It was unsurprising that the opulent surroundings of Koko were sold out, perhaps … Continue reading
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Tagged 17 October 2014, Billy Sheehan, Camden, Eric Martin, gig, hard rock, Koko, London, Matt Starr, melodic rock, Mr Big, Pat Torpey, Paul Gilbert, review, rock
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