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United States (1989 – 2002, 2009 – present)

Mr. Big combined two popular musical trends of the rock scene in the 1980s: a particular brand of hard rock, focused on melodies and listener-friendly choruses, and impressive technical proficiency, then called shredding. The seeds for the group were sown when bass player Billy Sheehan (considered one of the top bassists of rock, often thought to be the bass equivalent of guitarist Eddie Van Halen) left David Lee Roth’s solo band in 1988. Almost immediately after his exit, Sheehan began piecing together a new outfit, with the help of Mike Varney from Shrapnel Records, a label specialized in the shredding genre. The band comprised Shrapnel artist and former Racer X guitarist Paul Gilbert, Pat Torpey on drums, and singer Eric Martin, who had a number of album releases throughout the 1980s with his Eric Martin Band. By 1989, the newly formed quartet had already inked a recording contract with Atlantic, resulting in the release of a self-titled debut the same year. Despite causing a buzz amongst musicians, the album failed to crossover to a mainstream rock audience stateside; however, Mr. Big was an immediate smash success overseas in Japan.

The band’s breakthrough came with their second album, Lean Into It, in 1991. It featured two ballads that established the band as a commercial success: “To Be With You” and “Just Take My Heart”, as well as rock songs that remained as staples of their live set for years to come, such as “Green-Tinted Sixties Mind”. Other releases followed, Bump Ahead in 1993 and Hey Man in 1996, but the band never replicated its earlier success in the US market.

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1	To Be With You full track	2,297
2	Wild World full track	1,115
3	Just Take My Heart full track	520
4	Green-Tinted Sixties Mind full track	443
5	Take Cover	390
6	Addicted To That Rush full track	387
7	Promise Her The Moon full track	329
8	Goin' Where The Wind Blows full track	275
9	Colorado Bulldog full track	273
10	Shine	266
11	Alive And Kickin' full track	249
12	Rock & Roll Over full track	190
13	Daddy, Brother, Lover, Little Boy (The Electric Drill Song)	182
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Hayzi22 wrote:
Sunday morning

Mr. Big is my favorite.

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picky123 wrote:
8 days ago

Vote >>> http://www.last.fm/music/Mr.+Big/+images/39042713

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aineb wrote:
12 days ago

To Be With You

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ComeBeing wrote:
18 days ago

Nothing but Love is my fav.........

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xiayou wrote:
24 days ago

still, I listen to "To be with you" - reminds me... :) Great song - wish they came to paris!

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iiizza wrote:
24 days ago

ah, wild world

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Dissection_Br wrote:
28 days ago

This is band

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lenakuskus wrote:
December 2009

wild world is loove

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imagesk8r6969 wrote:
December 2009

I'm addicted 2 that rush. \m/ everytime we touch.

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WhoAmIFooling wrote:
November 2009

To be with you <3 Eric Martin's voice is amazing :)

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hhslf1 wrote:
November 2009

@annafofanna did you know Eric when he was growing up?

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B_Hammock wrote:
November 2009

This band is great, Eric Martin has an awesome voice.

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JobXD wrote:
October 2009

I Love Eric Martin <3

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liazZ wrote:
October 2009

love the wild world song

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rockinglady2 wrote:
October 2009

They are not just musicians.. They are rock gods. They don't create just music.. they create art. I love you , Mr.Big, from the bottom of my heart, thank you for being so great. Your gig in Sofia, Bulgaria - 01.10.2009 was UNFORGETABLE. No words to describe how I felt. I lost my voice. You were amazing and I hope you liked us and I hope you will come here again. <3

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LinaFromRussia wrote:
October 2009

you are so lucky to have been at concerts Mr.Big in this tour! but in Russia they do not go :((

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NujillicA wrote:
October 2009

love the wild world song

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nielska wrote:
October 2009

saw them yesterday in Prague. Awesome concert. More than 2 hours of the best rock music and musicianship you've ever experienced

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forczekadri wrote:
September 2009

today here, in Hungary <3

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MetalKing wrote:
September 2009

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