MR. BIG
‘DEFYING GRAVITY’
OUT TODAY
ON FRONTIERS MUSIC SRL;
Music Video For Title Track Online Now
July 21, 2017 -- “OK, we’re rolling.” With those three declarative words all too familiar to MR. BIG’s fans, the band plants the flag between past, present and future with DEFYING GRAVITY, their highly anticipated, critically acclaimed ninth original studio album which hits the street today on Frontiers Music Srl.
DEFYING GRAVITY is now available on CD, CD/DVD Deluxe Edition, and as MP3 with the Vinyl, and a Special Collector’s Limited Edition Box Set (includes: CD/DVD Deluxe Edition, Vinyl, poster, numbered lithograph, T-Shirt size Large, and sticker) to follow on August 18. The Special Collector’s Limited Edition Box Set is limited to 500 copies worldwide. All physical formats can be ordered/pre-ordered from Frontiers’ webstore at http://www.frontiers.shop with physical and digital orders/ pre-orders available at any of the following:
Music videos for the title track and lead single, “Everybody Needs A Little Trouble,” as well a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the album can be found below:
Original members Eric Martin (lead vocals), Paul Gilbert (guitars), Billy Sheehan (bass) and Pat Torpey (drums) reunited with producer Kevin Elson (who was behind the boards for the band’s 1989 self-titled debut, 1991’s LEAN INTO IT and 1993’s BUMP AHEAD) for an intensive six-day recording session in Los Angeles. While Torpey was unable to perform some of the songs on DEFYING GRAVITY due to a recent diagnosis of Parkinson's disease, Matt Starr has been filling in for him on a majority of the album. Starr also been touring with the band for the past couple of years, with Torpey able to play a couple of songs at each stop.
DEFYING GRAVITY deftly showcases that patented MR. BIG blend of crunch and melody, from the freight-train ride of opening cut ’Open Your Eyes’ to the harmony-laden wonderment of “Damn I’m In Love Again” to the nostalgia trip of “1992” (recalling the days when the band was flying high atop the singles charts with their international smash “To Be With You”) to the barnstorming slide-blues closing track, “Be Kind.” Overall, the album is prime evidence that the only thing MR. BIG remains tethered to is their ongoing pursuit of achieving creative excellence.
The rave reviews have been pouring in:
“DEFYING GRAVITY deftly showcases that patented Mr. Big blend of crunch and melody...”
“MR. BIG aren’t afraid to stick to their guns in this ever changing world of music. Throughout the album, the group of virtuosos play syncopated rhythms, lightning fast guitar solos, driving bass lines and pounding drums. The group’s syncopated rhythms literally draw you in as they often match each other rhythmically, along the lines of prog rock bands. The group’s masterful harmonies that have always been a staple on their records continue here with nearly every song giving you prominent backing vocals... These guys are proving that rock still exists and they have a statement to make. They aren’t afraid to avoid the current trends and continue to write and produce great music. MR. BIG fans won’t be disappointed...” -- Themusicuniverse.com
“In a matter of only six days, MR. BIG was able to complete an album that has that sound fans expect from Mr. Big- with the technical accuracy in the instrumentation and the voice of Eric Martin, which still sounds as fresh as it did in the beginning... The fact that Mr. Big is still going strong after so many years proves that they are certainly ‘defying gravity.’” -- ScreamerMagazine.com
“These talented seasoned pros know music and are great musicians that definitely know song structures and know how to create wonderful melodies, harmonies, licks, vocally strong leads as well as backgrounds, experimental, not afraid to do what sounds good to them and never do status quo, that’s what makes MR.BIG always so interesting, we all know how talented they are, they can play any style any genre that they wish too, for these well rounded musicians I completely respect this album and like this album, so many great tunes on this DEFYING GRAVITY album which makes perfect purchase sense.” -- Unratedmagazine.com
The CD and LP contain the following track listing:
Open Your Eyes / Defying Gravity / Everybody Needs A Little Trouble / Damn I’m In Love Again / Mean To Me / Nothing Bad (About Feeling Good) / Forever And Back / She’s All Coming Back To Me Now/ 1992 / Nothing At All / Be Kind
The DVD contents are:
Defying Gravity [music video] / Everybody Needs A Little Trouble [music video] / Making of
Defying Gravity / Making of Everybody Needs A Little Trouble / Track by track interview. Total length is approximately 65 minutes.
The Box set includes: CD/DVD deluxe edition, Vinyl, Lithograph, Poster, Sticker and exclusive T-Shirt (L size only).
