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MR. BIG 'Near-Reunion' In West Hollywood
- May 13, 2008
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A MR. BIG "almost-reunion" took place at guitarist Paul Gilbert's solo show at the House of Blues in West Hollywood, California on on May 7. Paul invited his former MR. BIG bandmates Billy Sheehan and Pat Torpey, along with fellow ex-MR. BIG guitarist Richie Kotzen (he joined the band as Paul's replacement) to his stage and they played two MR. BIG songs: "30 Days in the Hole" (with Kotzen on vocals), and "Daddy, Brother, Lover, Little Boy" (with Gilbert and Mike Szuter from Paul's band on vocals). According to one fan who attended the concert, "The crowd went CRAZY when three guys showed up on the stage."
MR. BIG is best known for its 1992 acoustic hit, "To Be with You".
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COMMENT | Mr.G
posted by :
5/13/2008 11:57:28 AM
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Try a few Racer-x gigs! Surgical steel doesn't cut it!
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COMMENT | Haha
posted by : JeffTilDeath
5/13/2008 12:00:13 PM
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I love Mr. Big, but something tells me that if it wasn't in Japan, no one went too crazy when they got on stage.
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COMMENT | Great Band
posted by : The Bishop
5/13/2008 12:01:00 PM
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But I don't care for Eric Martin's voice.
Sheehan and Gilbert rule.
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COMMENT | Could a full stadium tour of the reunited band be far behind???
posted by : shattered73
5/13/2008 12:03:59 PM
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Yes, I'm being a smartass.
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COMMENT |
posted by : The Grand Wizard
5/13/2008 12:07:49 PM
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WTF?? First the new Extreme record now this? I think GWB needs to detain 80s hair rockers at Gitmo instead of picking on those poor Arab folks.
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COMMENT | I wouldnt mind
posted by : Nurdagniriel
5/13/2008 12:10:10 PM
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to see Mr. Big together again, since I´ve never seen them live. Only Eric Martin + Richie Kotzen.
All I can be is happy that all these bands are getting back together so I can see them.
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COMMENT | 30 Days in the Hole
posted by :
5/13/2008 12:35:23 PM
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is a song from the band Humble Pie!
Mr. Big's version is only a cover!
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COMMENT |
posted by :
5/13/2008 1:05:48 PM
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Billy Sheehan > all. I would LOVE to see some Racer X or Mr. Big shows.
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COMMENT |
posted by :
5/13/2008 1:27:19 PM
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I saw Mr. Big play w/Paul Gilbert, they were touring with Winger, Mr.Big sounded great, the drill solo was awesome, left before winger started, winger was never a favorite of mine.
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COMMENT | ??
posted by : robtune
5/13/2008 2:04:25 PM
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One questions never answered - Is the lead singer for Mr. Big male or female?
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COMMENT | .
posted by :
5/13/2008 2:22:55 PM
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Eric Martin: one of the last greatest Hard Rock voices.
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COMMENT | Mr. Big
posted by :
5/13/2008 2:56:47 PM
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Myself being a huge fan of Billy Sheehan(I am a bass player), I have seen Mr. Big about 5 times between 1989 and 2000. Twice I saw them @ clubs and the other 3 were opening for Rush.
There might have been a sixth that I am not remember ing right now.
Monster musicians for sure. An old band I was in back in 88 - 90, we used to play Addicted to That Rush.
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COMMENT |
posted by :
5/13/2008 4:24:57 PM
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i want to see billy with stu hamm and jeff berlin do another bx3 tour again this fall......the mr big i can pretty much do without
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COMMENT | Sheehan is the God of rock bass.
posted by :
5/13/2008 4:27:41 PM
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I would pay good money to see Billy Sheehan on stage with anybody -- The Dixie Chicks, Usher, Mariah Carey -- anybody.
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COMMENT | Mr Big in clubs = awesome
posted by : z0rkzer0
5/13/2008 4:33:01 PM
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@ZooKeeper, weren't they freakin' awesome in clubs? I saw 'em a couple times both ways, and I loved being 'right there' at the club shows!
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COMMENT |
posted by : Purpendicular
5/13/2008 5:22:30 PM
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Mr. Big were OK. Talas were better in this guy's opinion. I play my old Talas records a lot more often than my Mr. Big (who, let's be honest, really only had one great record and four or five OK ones).
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COMMENT | wow...
posted by : Kissfan77
5/13/2008 5:34:35 PM
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i just saw the "To be with you" video the other day for like the first time in 10-15 years. funny i see this story. well, if they come back i hope they do a record. they weren't bad in their day...Eric;s got a killer voice...
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COMMENT | I have to say
posted by : Ricroc
5/13/2008 8:26:02 PM
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I dont like this band!!!!
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COMMENT | Damn
posted by : RiotAct666
5/14/2008 12:31:38 PM
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Wish they have gotten back together. Seen them a few times back in the day.
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