Mr. Big is an American hard rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1988, originally featuring Eric Martin (vocals), Paul Gilbert (guitar), Billy Sheehan (bass) and Pat Torpey (drums). They are best known for the 1991 hit "To Be With You" and the album Lean Into It.

Debut album released in 1989. Breakup in 2002 and reunion announced in 2009. Noted for virtuosic instrumental interplay (Sheehan/Gilbert era) and strong popularity in Japan (Live at Budokan).

DeBaser's reviews cover Mr. Big's career from their 1989 debut through reunions and live albums. Reviews highlight virtuoso playing, melodic hard rock, Japan fandom (Budokan), internal tensions, and key albums like Lean Into It and Hey Man!. Overall the coverage is affectionate with some critical takes on post-Gilbert records.

For:Fans of 1990s melodic hard rock, AOR listeners, guitar and bass enthusiasts, live-album collectors

 the saga of Mr. Big; it had everything for a B-grade American sitcom: naivety, ambition, deserved success, Asian women, drag queens, resentment, anger, and... band breakup!

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 BAM! 'Daddy Brother Lover Little Boy' kicks in, one of the most energetic songs ever written: Martin lets out an otherworldly scream (in falsetto, of course!) and everyone follows behind, Billy rides his bass like I’ve never seen anyone else do and Pat is, as usual, very precise and powerful behind the drums.

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 Mr. Big is back and they’ve done it in great style, with a fresh and engaging album; above all, a sincere album, devoid of contaminations too far from the group’s style, which sounds exactly as you would expect from them, just as if those famous 15 years had never passed.

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