Mr. Big

GOTTA LOVE THE RIDE

I was born in a Salvation Carnival
I moved on
Falling in and out of holes
I may lose a battle and fall off my saddle
But it ain't gonna rattle my cage none
Luck lifts me up
So I can keep on going strong for days
All my life

I've been riding on the red
Trying to do a touch better
Gotta find my way in
If it takes forever
Reaching out of reach
Time is in a big hurry
The struggles under my skin
It's not the taste of things to come
But the journey that you're on
Oh, you may never get where you think the roads going
But the key to paradise
You gotta love the ride

Blind leads blind
And in the end you justify
Slow, huh, slow down and smell the roses on the vine
You get what you want when you want what you've got
Wherever you are, you're there

It's so sublime
And beautiful for those who dare
All my life

I've been riding on the red
Trying to do a touch better
Gotta find my way in
If it takes forever
Reaching out of reach
Time is in a big hurry
The struggles under my skin
It's not the taste of things to come
But the journey that you're on
Oh, you may never get where you think the roads going
But the key to paradise
You gotta love the ride

Yeow! I've been riding on the red
Trying to do a touch better
Gotta find my way in
If it takes forever
Reaching out of reach
Time is in a big hurry
The struggles under my skin
It's not the taste of things to come
But the journey that you're on
Woh, you may never getwhere you think the roads going
The key to paradise
You gotta love the ride

You gotta love the ride
Oh- ho- ho

Mr. Big is an American hard rock supergroup formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1988. The band was originally composed of Eric Martin (lead vocals), Paul Gilbert (guitar, backing vocals), Billy Sheehan (bass guitar, backing vocals), and Pat Torpey (drums, percussion, backing vocals). They are noted especially for their music, and have scored a number of hits. Their songs are often marked by strong vocals and vocal harmonies. Their hits include “To Be with You” (a number-one single in 15 countries in 1992) and “Just Take My Heart”. The band takes its name from a song by Free, which it covered on the 1993 album Bump Ahead.

Mr. Big remained active and popular for over a decade despite internal conflicts and changing music trends, releasing four studio Mr. Big (1989), Lean into It (1991), Bump Ahead (1993) and Hey Man (1996). Guitarist Paul Gilbert departed the band in 1999, and Richie Kotzen was brought as a guitarist and vocalist. The band released two more albums with this Get Over It (1999) and Actual Size (2001). Mr. Big broke up in 2002.

Following requests from fans, Mr. Big reunited with its original line-up in 2009. The band’s first post-reunion tour was in Japan. In 2010, Mr. Big released its first album in 15 years with the same What If…. During the recording of the follow-up album …The Stories We Could Tell (2014), Pat Torpey was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease and participated only marginally as a drum producer and touring support. The band’s ninth album, Defying Gravity (2017), was its last record involving Torpey; he died the following year. Not wanting to continue without Torpey, the band intends to release a final studio album, conduct a farewell tour and disband.

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…The Stories We Could Tell

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…The Stories We Could Tell (2014)

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