In 2002 the band went their separate ways after life as a touring rock band got too much for the members Eric Martin, Paul Gilbert, Bill Sheehan and Pat Torpey.īefore their break up in 2002 they released a number of hits and received a great deal of critical acclaim, especially for the level of musicianship and the creativity use in their music.

The Los Angeles born band have had quite a roll a coaster over the course of their 25 year career, including in house conflicts and numerous changes in musical direction. They released “The Stories We Could Tell” on September 30th 2014 on Frontiers Records.Īmerican rock band ‘Mr Big’ have been strutting their stuff on the stage since the late 80’s. Big have also gained a reputation for releasing live albums too, all of which between “Raw Like Sushi” and “Back To Budokan” being top 50 hits in Japan. Surprisingly, their biggest following has always been in Japan, with every album since “Lean Into It” being a top ten album. Big’s second album, “Lean Into It”, which was released on March 26th 1991, that the group rose to the limelight, breaking through with their two successful ballads, “To Be With You” which reached number 1 on the Hot 100, and “Just Take My Heart” which was a top twenty song in the US. They signed with Atlantic Records in 1989, and released their self-titled debut album that same year.

With Herbie Herbert who had managed, Santana, Europe and Journey behind them, the sky was the limit. He already had an impressive CV, having recorded Impelliteri, Stan Bush, Belinda Carlisle, The Knack and Ted Nugent. Pat Torpey later joined the band, moving to LA from Arizona.

He recruited Eric Martin on lead vocals, and then Paul Gilbert who already had a great reputation as a guitarist with his band Racer X. It was bass player, Billy Sheehan, who left David Lee Roth’s backing band in 1988 and began a new project with the help of Mike Varney from Shrapnel Records, a label that were more focussed in the shredding genre.

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