Post by Jesse on Feb 10, 2024 15:43:28 GMT -5
Any fans? I saw them in concert last night! I have to beg forgiveness as I dismissed them for a good 30 years because of dopey hit "To Be With You". I remember hearing friends tell me that they were so much better than that song, but I never bought any of their music until a bandmate suggested we cover "Green-Tinted Sixties Mind". I bought the download from iTunes and loved it, but never got around to getting any more from them. Apparently at a jam back in September, someone said something about Mr. Big coming around. My drummer said something to me in late December about going to see them and I kinda blew him off. Two weeks ago our mutual friend from the September jam texted saying he's got tickets for Mr. Big wanting to know where and when to meet up to go to the show....... so, I guess I'm going LOL! FANTASTIC show! Those guys are insanely great musicians! Total virtuosos! I guess they got lumped in with the "Hair Metal" label, but that is so unfair, they were SO above that label! Total pros onstage! Eric Martin sounded great! Pretty sure all the songs were in the original key and if he sang higher back in the day, it couldn't have been much higher. That said, he did lose his voice about 2/3 into the show. Kept singing, but struggled to hit the highs (still did though), bowed out of any chorus or song part with backing vocals and tossed the baton to bassist Billy Sheenan to sing verses here and there to get through the rest of the night. But, yeah, overall, outstanding show! "To Be With You" was actually the low point of the set IMO (though my friend's wife and daughter would likely disagree). I'm gonna have to get on Amazon and order a bunch of Mr. Big CDs now! Unfortunately, i am truly late to the party as it was their "Final Tour", but who knows? Lotta bands been saying that, then keep going!
