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  <div class="message"><p><i><strong>Hey Man</strong></i><span style="color:rgb(32,33,34);"> is the fourth studio </span><a class="no-pjax" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Album" title="Album">album</a><span style="color:rgb(32,33,34);"> by the </span><a class="no-pjax" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_rock" title="Hard rock">hard rock</a><span style="color:rgb(32,33,34);"> band, </span><a class="no-pjax" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Big_(American_band)" title="Mr. Big (American band)">Mr. Big</a><span style="color:rgb(32,33,34);">. It would be their last album with guitarist </span><a class="no-pjax" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Gilbert" title="Paul Gilbert">Paul Gilb</a><span style="color:rgb(32,33,34);"><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/s:bzglfiles/u/19802/4e1620b97fe978eec4faca4810906bcd24578923/original/421500705-930638375089187-8523972756671426864-n.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_s justify_left border_" /></span><a class="no-pjax" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Gilbert" title="Paul Gilbert">ert</a><span style="color:rgb(32,33,34);"> until 2011's </span><a class="no-pjax" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_If..._(Mr._Big_album)" title="What If... (Mr. Big album)"><i>What If...</i></a><span style="color:rgb(32,33,34);">. The album was the most successful Mr. Big release in Japan, topping the Japanese </span><a class="no-pjax" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oricon" title="Oricon">Oricon</a><span style="color:rgb(32,33,34);"> chart, where it remained for 16 weeks.</span></p><h2><span class="text-small"><span id="Track_listing">Track listing:</span></span></h2><div class="track-listing" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(32, 33, 34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;"><figure class="table"><table>
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<td style="vertical-align:top;">"Trapped in Toyland"</td>
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<a class="no-pjax" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Gilbert" title="Paul Gilbert">Paul Gilbert</a>, <a class="no-pjax" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Martin_(American_musician)" title="Jeff Martin (American musician)">Jeff Martin</a>, <a class="no-pjax" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russ_Parrish" title="Russ Parrish">Russ Parrish</a>
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<td style="padding-right:10px;text-align:right;vertical-align:top;">4:24</td>
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<td style="vertical-align:top;">"Take Cover"</td>
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<a class="no-pjax" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Martin_(musician)" title="Eric Martin (musician)">Eric Martin</a>, Gilbert, André Pessis</td>
<td style="padding-right:10px;text-align:right;vertical-align:top;">4:38</td>
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<td style="vertical-align:top;">"Jane Doe"</td>
<td style="vertical-align:top;">Gilbert, <a class="no-pjax" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Sheehan" title="Billy Sheehan">Billy Sheehan</a>, <a class="no-pjax" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_Torpey" title="Pat Torpey">Pat Torpey</a>
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<th style="padding-right:10px;text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" id="track4" scope="row">4.</th>
<td style="vertical-align:top;">"Goin' Where the Wind Blows"</td>
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<td style="vertical-align:top;">"The Chain"</td>
<td style="vertical-align:top;">E. Martin, Pessis</td>
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<td style="vertical-align:top;">"Where Do I Fit In?"</td>
<td style="vertical-align:top;">E. Martin, Gilbert, Pessis</td>
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<td style="vertical-align:top;">"If That's What It Takes"</td>
<td style="vertical-align:top;">E. Martin, Sheehan, Torpey, Pessis, Tony Fanucchi</td>
<td style="padding-right:10px;text-align:right;vertical-align:top;">4:47</td>
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<td style="vertical-align:top;">"Out of the Underground"</td>
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<th style="padding-right:10px;text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" id="track9" scope="row">9.</th>
<td style="vertical-align:top;">"Dancin' Right into the Flame"</td>
<td style="vertical-align:top;">E. Martin, Sheehan, Pessis</td>
<td style="padding-right:10px;text-align:right;vertical-align:top;">3:02</td>
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<td style="vertical-align:top;">"Mama D."</td>
<td style="vertical-align:top;">Gilbert</td>
<td style="padding-right:10px;text-align:right;vertical-align:top;">4:32</td>
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<td style="vertical-align:top;">"Fool Us Today"</td>
<td style="vertical-align:top;">E. Martin, Sheehan, Torpey</td>
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</div></div></div><p>A ballad written by teenager Eric Martin to impress a girl he'd fallen for gave his band their biggest hit, topped charts around the world, and became their calling-card.</p><p><a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.loudersound.com/features/the-untold-story-of-mr-big-the-band-who-survived-everything" data-analytics-id="inline-link" data-before-rewrite-localise="https://www.loudersound.com/features/the-untold-story-of-mr-big-the-band-who-survived-everything" data-component-tracked="1">Mr. Big</a>’s calling card <i>To Be With Yo</i><img src="//images.zoogletools.com/s:bzglfiles/u/19802/c7c83d64944a4f332c1e37bdb0000440d695f66e/original/hojssyhagbqisnuawyvtt3-1200-80-jpg.webp/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_m justify_left border_" /><i>u</i> was something of an afterthought. It was the second single lifted off their second album, 1991’s <i>Lean Into It</i>, and the lack of success of its first single, <i>Green-Tinted Sixties Mind</i> – which failed to chart anywhere except the UK, where it reached No.72 – hardly augured well for the follow-up.</p><p>In fact, according to bassist <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.loudersound.com/features/billy-sheehan-10-live-albums-that-changed-my-life" data-analytics-id="inline-link" data-url="https://www.loudersound.com/features/billy-sheehan-10-live-albums-that-changed-my-life" data-before-rewrite-localise="/features/billy-sheehan-10-live-albums-that-changed-my-life" data-component-tracked="1">Billy Sheehan</a>, the band’s label, Atlantic, weren’t keen on releasing <i>To Be With You</i>, refusing to believe it would provide the band with their first hit, and agreed to do so only after radio started playing it.</p><p>“We didn’t find out until later that they didn’t like the record, they didn’t like our songs and they didn’t like band,” he says. “They had all but given up on us. We battled them from the beginning over it.”</p><p>For original full article click here: https://www.loudersound.com/features/mr-big-to-be-with-you?fbclid=IwAR3rSdD0HHIaEGSlvn5cJqr6AFtOX_nmqb6rNk-dzgT9CeGFdjFAmpDIJiY</p></div>
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  <div class="message"><p><span style="color:rgb(203,162,1);">By </span><span style="color:#cba201;">Larry Petro</span><span style="color:rgb(203,162,1);">, News Monkey</span><br><span style="color:rgb(203,162,1);">Sunday, January 14, 2024 @ 1:43 PM</span></p><p><span style="color:#000000;"><strong>All Photos By Larry Petro/Petrofyed Photography</strong></span><br><strong>Band Photo Credit: Stephen van Baalen</strong></p><p><span class="text-small"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="4">When <strong>MR. BIG</strong> drummer <strong>Pat Torpey</strong> passed away in nearly 6 years ago from complications due to Parkinson's Disease you could almost see the writing on the wall. The band could continue on with another drummer, much like other bands from that era have done, OR they could just call it a day with one more album, tour or any combination of the two. The band ultimately announced their 'BIG Finish Tour' last year with dates in Southeast Asia and Japan in July and August including 11 of those sold out. The band then revealed the first run of dates for the U.S. along with shows scheduled for the UK and Europe. We in Houston, Texas were given the honor of hosting the very first show on the U.S. run and the fans came out in droves to catch a glimpse and experience <strong>MR. BIG</strong> for the final time, and in this writer's instance, the very FIRST time.</font></span></p><p><span class="text-small"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="4">Local act <strong>KARIM K</strong> opened the show. I had the opportunity to see him. Some of you might be familiar with his work in albums he released as a part of the bands <strong>REVOLUTION</strong> and <strong>THEORY OF THIEVES</strong>. They kicked things off at 7pm and played nearly 45 minutes worth of material to get the crowd warmed up. Karim is a solid guitar player and he along with his backing band performed flawlessly during their set which culminated with an outstanding cover of <strong>SOUNDGARDEN</strong>'s <i><strong>"Outshined"</strong></i>.</font></span></p><p><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="4"><img src="https://knac.com/images/pages/larry/mrbig/b1.jpg" class="size_orig justify_left border_" width="400" /></font><span class="text-small"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="4">As this was the first show of the tour who else could possibly be in attendance to be the emcee for the evening than radio legend <strong>Eddie Trunk</strong>, who himself has been to H-Town numerous times to host shows here. Following his intruduction of the band to a packed house, <strong>MR. BIG</strong> stormed the stage and rocked us all for 2 hours, starting the final show in Houston with the song that got them on the map, <i><strong>"Addicted To That Rush"</strong></i>. The band was on fire and the energy was high from the band, vocalist <strong>Eric Martin</strong>, bassist extraordinaire <strong>Billy Sheehan</strong>, guitarist <strong>Paul Gilbert</strong> (who was dressed in a suit and tie!), and drummer <strong>Nick D'Virgilio</strong> who has filled in with the band since Torpey's passing and the smile on Martin's face said it all; they were excited to be on the road. They continued on with <i><strong>"Take Cover"</strong></i> and <i><strong>Undertow"</strong></i> from 1996's <i><strong>Hey Man</strong></i> and 2010's <strong>What If...</strong> respectively.</font></span></p><p><span class="text-small"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="4">As advertised, they promised to perform the sophomore album <i><strong>Lean Into It</strong></i> in its entirety, which most critics agree was the band's best release. Starting from the beginning with <i><strong>"Daddy, Brother, Lover, Little Boy (The Electric Drill Song)"</strong></i> and if you're not familiar with the record, it included tracks <i><strong>"Green-Tinted Sixties Mind", "Alive And Kickin'", "My Kinda Woman"</strong></i> and closed out with the mega hit <i><strong>"To Be With You"</strong></i>. The band kept the acoustic vibe going with their cover of the <strong>Cat Stevens</strong> classic <i><strong>"Wild World"</strong></i>. The track <i><strong>"Colorado Bulldog"</strong></i> was sandwiched in between a guitar solo from <strong>Paul Gilbert</strong> and a bass solo from <strong>Billy Sheehan</strong>, then the pre-encore portion of the show was closed out with <i><strong>"Shy Boy"</strong></i> and the combo of <i><strong>"30 Days In The Hole/Baba O'Riley"</strong></i>.</font></span></p><p><span class="text-small"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="4">Returning for the encore the band members all switched instruments with Sheehan taking vocals, Martin playing bass, Gilbert behind the skins and D'Virgilio handling guitar duties as the finished the evening with a cover of <strong>THE RASCALS</strong> track <i><strong>"Good Lovin'"</strong></i>.</font></span></p><p><span class="text-small"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="4">Having a first show of a tour go off without and issues can be a challenge but despite a few technical glitches during the show such as <strong>Eric Martin</strong> experiencing in-ear monitor problems, the band was tight and sounded every bit as good as they did back in the day. The first leg of the U.S. dates continues through the end of February in Oklahoma City before heding to the UK and Europe with presumably another leg of American dates coming. If you're a fan of <strong>MR. BIG</strong>, have seen them over the years or in my case never before, you cannot miss this show! Catch them live before they're gone and you're left regretting what could have been!</font></span></p><p><span class="text-small" style="color:#000000;"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="4">Check out some more photos from the show!</font></span><br><span class="text-small" style="color:#000000;"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="4"><strong>All Photos By Larry Petro/Petrofyed Photography</strong></font></span></p><p><span class="text-small" style="color:#000000;"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="4"><strong>ORIGINALLY FROM: </strong></font></span><a class="no-pjax" href="https://knac.com/article.asp?ArticleID=48092" data-link-type="url"><span class="text-small" style="color:#000000;"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="4">https://knac.com/article.asp?ArticleID=48092</font></span></a><span class="text-small" style="color:#000000;"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="4"> (SET LIST, PICTURES AND + INFO ON THE LINK)</font></span></p></div>
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