Mr. Big - What If... [CD/DVD] [Digipak] *

Artist:

Mr. Big

UPC:

8024391050545

See Also:

Ratt Night Ranger Sheehan, Billy Gilbert, Paul Great White Racer X Winger Kotzen, Richie Extreme Niacin

Description:

Personnel: Paul Gilbert (vocals, guitar); Pat Torpey (vocals, drums); Eric Martin , Billy Sheehan (vocals).
Audio Mixer: Kevin Shirley.
Recording information: The Cave, Malibu, CA; Village Recorders, Los Angeles, CA.
Photographer: William Hames.
Mr. Big were one of the last hair metal outfits to score a hit before January 1992, when Nirvana`s Nevermind topped the charts and ushered in the grunge revolution. With America starting to shift its focus away from `80s music, Mr. Big turned their focus to countries like Japan, where audiences remained sympathetic to the band`s supersized hard rock until their breakup in 2002. Released eight years later, What If... marks the return of Mr. Big`s original lineup, with guitarist Paul Gilbert (who originally left in 1997) joining his bandmates for a back-to-basics collection of muscled rock songs and over-proficient instrumentation. Of course, 2010 isn`t exactly the right time for a Mr. Big album -- it`s nearly two decades too late -- but What If... has something working for it that none of the earlier Mr. Big albums had: nostalgia. Those who miss the hairsprayed days of guitar virtuosos and Reagan/Bush-era machismo are in luck, since this is a product of an earlier time, with few signs of the 21st century apart from vocalist Eric Martin`s diminishing range and his bandmates` shorn heads. Gilbert still fingertaps his way through more than a dozen solos, Billy Sheehan still plays the bass like a guitar, and the full band still sings harmony, an asset that helped Mr. Big differentiate themselves from other hair metal groups during the genre`s heyday. The album`s biggest asset, however, is nostalgia, and those who are willing to forgive the somewhat outdated approach of What If... will get the most out of this reunion record. ~ Andrew Leahey

Track Listing:

DISC 1:

1. Undertow
2. American Beauty
3. Stranger in My Life
4. Nobody Left to Blame
5. Still Ain`t Enough for Me
6. Once Upon a Time
7. As Far as I Can See
8. All the Way Up
9. I Won`t Get in My Way
10. Around the World
11. I Get the Feeling
12. Unforgiven

DISC 2:

1. Undertow [Video Clip]
2. All the Way Up [Video Clip]
3. Making of the Album, The

Album Information

Release Date:

01/24/2011

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Rock & Pop

Subgenre:

Hard Rock

Label:

Frontiers Records (UK)

Producer:

Kevin Shirley

Catalog Number:

FRCDVD 505

Original Release Year:

2010

# of Discs:

2

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

Runtime:

50 : 47

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