I was ecstatic when I heard that Mr. Big was hooking back up to pump out some new music this past year, as Paul Gilbert is one of my favorite guitar players on the planet, and Billy Sheehan IS my favorite bass player! When Billy hooks up with Steve Vai or Paul Gilbert, it's just musical magic waiting to happen. Well, it happened again, and Mr. Big lets loose with an incredible, riff-laden, hard rockin' album that you've barely heard anything about in the States here, because the music business SUCKS if you're not a pop star, rap star, or hip-hop star. Meanwhile, the cliche joke of "But, we're big in Japan!" is absolutely no joke when it comes to Mr. Big, as they are a U2 or Michael Jackson-level of huge overseas. This new cd kicks total ass, and is best represented by the catchy, driving boogie of "Undertow", the instrumental insanity of "Around the World", the bluesy rock swagger of "As Far As I Can See", and the heavy riff-o-rama "Once Upon A Time". Some slammin' tracks by slamming musicians, and fantastic (as usual) singing of Eric Martin. Longtime fans of the band that gave you those late 80's/early 90's rock radio gems will be more than satisfied by this new slab of sonic greatness, one of 2011's best...
"Around the World" ....insane!!
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