Eric Martin (Mr Big singer)

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Eric Martin (Mr Big singer).

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About:

Eric Martin started his career singing at the end of the 70's for a San Francisco band called 415. With 415, Eric played hundreds of shows opening for established act like Billy Squire, Hall and Oats, Journey, ZZ Top and Foreigner to name a few. 415 was signed to Elektra/Asylum records and "Sucker for a pretty face" was released after a name change to the Eric Martin Band (EMB). The band parted ways after returning from a 1984-85 ZZ Top tour. After the break up, Eric continued to belt out songs and in 1985 and 1987 released "Eric Martin" and "I'm only fooling myself" solo efforts, which are lathered with Eric's signature soulful voice and candid lyrics. In 1988-89, Eric would team up with Billy Sheehan, Pat Torpey and Paul Gilbert to form Mr. Big. They would enjoy enormous success with the release of 6 studio albums, numerous hit singles and 6 top-selling live cd's. All combined, worldwide sales top the 7 million mark. Eric's third solo album, "Somewhere in the middle" was written during the two-year hiatus from Mr. Big and released in 1998 in Asia and Europe. During the summer of 2001, Eric and the rest of the Mr. Big guys released their last effort, "Actual Size."

In between promoting and preparing for Mr. Big's 2002 "Farewell Tour", Eric continued to record songs for his fourth solo cd. He promised a return to his "rawk roots" and he definitely did so with the album, "I'm Goin' Sane" which gathered excellent critics and was released in Asia, Europe and The US in late 2002. After the success of a Japan tour, a European "Gods Festival" and a 23 city US tour, Eric decided to go back into the studio to record "Pure," a EP that covers his hits in an unplugged and stripped acoustic form. In early 2004 brought Eric back into the studio to record "Destroy All Monsters" which would be released in Japan, Europe, The US and the most recent, South America. The album sound is something Eric calls "Distorted Pop" with a focus on his rock roots.