News 1998

Last Update : Dec 18, 1998

Dec 18, 1998

Mr. Big Live in Korea
RealVideo of Mr. Big acoustic live in Korea.
http://www.mbc.co.kr/show_comedi/sunday/best_live_3.html

Dec 18, 1998

God Bless Dreamer
Marcy's "re-set" was released today. Eric sings a chorus on "God Bless Dreamer".

Dec 17, 1998

Eric's tour in January 1999
Eric's tour in January 1999

Jan 1st and 2nd, KONOCTI HARBOR INN Kelseyville (ClearLake) Opening to Eddie Money
Jan 15th, 4th STREET TAVERN San Rafael (Marin County)
Jan 29th, NEW GEORGES San Rafael (Marin County)

(from PEPPER MARTIN'S HOME PAGE)

Dec 16, 1998

Paul's acoustic gig
Paul's acoustic gig will be broadcasted on TV program, Rock City(TVK), in December 22th.

Dec 16, 1998

Marcy's "re-set"
Marcy's new album "re-set" (PONY CANYON, PCCA-01264) will be released in December 18th. Eric Martin sang on the album.

Dec 16, 1998

Eric Martin tour report
Eric Martin tour report (by UDO promotion) (in Japanese)

Dec 13, 1998

Pictures of Paul at the event in Japan
Pictures of Paul at Shibuya HMV on December 2nd, 1998.

Dec 13, 1998

Paul played with Ginger
Paul played with Ginger (Wildhearts) in acoustic gig on December 6th. "Down To Mexico" (acoustic live) was broadcasted in a radio program.

Dec 13, 1998

Tribute to Alice Cooper
Paul played on Alice Cooper tribute album. (from Player, Jan 1999)

Dec 13, 1998

Happy Birthday to Pat!

Nov 29, 1998

Paul's events in Japan

• December 2nd, 1998, 18:00 Shibuya HMV 2F
• December 6th, 1998, Heavy Metal Soundhouse

Nov 22, 1998

Pictures of Paul's clinic

• Made in Italy
• Petaluma, CA (Oct 21, 1998) (Thanks Tomoko)

Nov 22, 1998

Pictures of Eric
Live pictures of Eric in the States (Thanks Tomoko)

Nov 8, 1998

Eric Martin additional tour date in the States
Eric Martin additional tour date in the States

Dec 2nd, MICK'S LOUNGE San Francisco
Dec 4th, MINNOW Alameda
Dec 18th, LINDEES Concord
Dec 19th, NEW GEORGES San Rafael

New tour members;

John Nyman (g)
Jimmy Fisher (b)
Kevin Carlson (key, g)
Gi Gi (dr)
Elena (female vo)

(from PEPPER MARTIN'S HOME PAGE)(Thanks Tomoko)

Nov 6, 1998

Happy Birthday to Paul!

Nov 5, 1998

Latest issue of BURRN! magazine
The cover of the latest issue of BURRN! magazine is Paul Gilbert. There is an interview with Paul in the magazine.

Nov 5, 1998

Morty "Believe In Tomorrow"
Morty's "Believe In Tomorrow" will be released in Japan in November 21th. Eric Martin sang the title song. (from BURRN! magazine)

Nov 1, 1998

Setlist of Eric
Setlist of Eric

• Sweetwater, Mill Valley (Oct 29, 1998)
• Boadwalk, Sacramento (Oct 23, 1998)
• Boadwalk, Sacramento (Sep 19, 1998)
• Mystic Theater, Petaluma (Sep 18, 1998)
• Lastday Saloon, SF (Sep 17, 1998)

(Thanks Tomoko and ...)

Nov 1, 1998

Eric's new recordings
Eric recorded a song for Morty's new album "Believe In Tomorrow". Eric sings the title track "Believe In Tomorrow", which he wrote with Morty and Andre. The Album will be released in December on the Wingsongs label.
Eric is currently preparing to record some shared vocals with Marcy, former lead singer with Earthshaker, for an upcoming album.
(from PEPPER MARTIN'S HOME PAGE)

Oct 21, 1998

Pictures of Eric
Live pictures of Eric in the States (Thanks Tomoko)

Oct 21, 1998

Setlist of Eric
Setlist of Eric in Kobe and Tokyo

Oct 20, 1998

Pictures from Paul
Pictures of Paul at Batgirl Studio (Big thanks Paul!)

Oct 19, 1998

Message and news from Paul
Message and news from Paul

"Flying Dog" will be released in Japan on Dec. 1st. The songs are:

1. GET IT
2. GIRL CRAZY
3. BE MY WIFE
4. MR.SKIN
5. BEAUTIFUL GIRLS ARE INSANE
6. MIDNIGHT MARYANNE
7. HEAVY DISCO TRIP
8. KATE IS A STAR
9. DOWN TO MEXICO
10. TELL THE TRUTH
11. WRONG MAN
12. GILBERTO CONCERTO

The first release of the CD may also include two bonus tracks:

1. LAS VEGAS CHRISTMAS
2. BARBIE BANG YOUR HEAD

Oct 17, 1998

Message and news from Paul
Message and news from Paul
Paul's clinic tour in October

Oct.17, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Oct.20, Sacramento, CA / Drum and Guitar City
Oct.21, Petaluma, CA / Stars Music
Oct.22, San Jose, CA / Guitar Showcase

Oct 11, 1998

Eric's birthday party
Eric's birthday party at Hard Rock Cafe Osaka;
pictures
message to MBB

Oct 11, 1998

Eric's tour infomation in Japan
Eric's tour infomation in Japan

• Setlist in Sendai
• Interview on the radion program J-WAVE "Rock'n Roll Weekend" in October 17th
• Guest appearance on the TV program TBS "Mabudachi" in October 21th

from Udo (in Japanese)

• Guest appearance on the TV program "Waratte Iitomo"

Oct 11, 1998

Eric's special CD
All audience in Yokohama and Tokyo will get Eric's special live CD.

1. Fly on the Wall
2. No One Said Goodbye

Oct 11, 1998

Paul's 2nd solo album
Paul's 2nd solo album "Flying Dog" will be on sale in December 1st in Japan.

Sep 25, 1998

Eric Martin additional tour date before and after Japan tour
Eric Martin additional tour date before and after Japan tour

Sep 29, MICK'S LOUNGE San Francisco
Oct 30, LINDEES Concord
Nov 14, LAST DAY SALOON San Francisco
Nov 20, NEW GEORGES San Rafael(Marin County)
Nov 28, BIG SHOTS Roseville

(from PEPPER MARTIN'S HOME PAGE)(Thanks Tomoko)

Sep 10, 1998

Message and news from Paul
Message and news from Paul

• New solo album "Flying Dog"
• The musicians of "Flying Dog"
  • Paul Gilbert - vocals and guitar
  • Bruce Bouillet - guitar
  • Tony Spinner - guitar and harmony vocals
  • Mike Szuter - bass and harmony vocals
  • Johnny Fedevich - drums
• Clinic tour date in South America

Aug 20, 1998

Eric Martin tour date before and after Japan tour
Eric Martin tour date before and after Japan tour

Sep 17, LAST DAY SALOON San Francisco
Sep 18, MYSTIC THEATER Petaluma
Sep 19, BOARDWALK Sacramento
Oct 23, BOARDWALK Sacramento
Oct 24, INN OF THE BEGINNING Cotati
Oct 29, SWEETWATER Mill Valley

(from PEPPER MARTIN'S HOME PAGE)(Thanks Kyoko)

Aug 16, 1998

Eric Martin tour members
Eric Martin tour members

Eric Martin (vo)
John Nymann (g)
Mark Chole (b)
Troy Luccketta (dr)
Kevin Carlson (key)

Eric's band are going to do a few "warm-up" gigs in the San Francisco Bay area in September. (from PEPPER MARTIN'S HOME PAGE)(Thanks Kyoko)

Aug 12, 1998

Paul's new album
Paul's new solo album should be released in December. (from YOUNG GUITAR)

Aug 12, 1998

Paul's signature model acoustic guitar
Ibanez PGA1000, Paul's new signature model acoustic guitar.

Aug 6, 1998

Eric's tour date in Japan
Eric's tour date in Japan from Udo (in Japanese).

Date	City	Venue
Oct 5	Sendai
Oct 6	Takasaki
Oct 8	Yokohama
Oct 10	Osaka
Oct 12	Fukuoka
Oct 13	Kagoshima
Oct 15	Hiroshima
Oct 16	Kobe
Oct 17	Nagoya
Oct 19	Tokyo

(Thanks Amano)

Aug 4, 1998

Video clips, "Fly On A Wall" and "Jack The One Eyed Jill"
The first video clip from "Somewhere In The Middle" is "Fly On A Wall". The first video clip from "Odd Man Out" is "Jack The One Eyed Jill".

Jul 21, 1998

Single from "Somewhere In The Middle"
"Fly On A Wall", 1st single from "Somewhere In The Middle", is on sale in June in Japan.

Eric Martin / Fly On A Wall (AMCY-2709, east west Japan)

1. Fly On A Wall
2. Wink And A Smile
3. Stayin' Close To You (Non-LP Bonus Track)

Jul 9, 1998

Message and news from Paul
Message and news from Paul
Paul's clinic tour of the U.S in July

Jun 30, 1998

Eric Martin event report
Eric Martin event report (Japanese only) (Thanks all reporters)

Jun 30, 1998

Pictures of Eric in Fukuoka
Pictures of Eric in Fukuoka (Thanks Mr. Deguchi)

Jun 30, 1998

Pictures of Eric in Kobe
Pictures of Eric in Kobe

Jun 23, 1998

Video message from Eric
Video message from Eric

Jun 17, 1998

The album cover of "Odd Man Out"
The album cover of "Odd Man Out"

Jun 16, 1998

Pictures of Eric in Osaka
Pictures of Eric in Osaka

Jun 15, 1998

Message from Eric
Message from Eric in Japan

Jun 13, 1998

A Picture of Eric
Latest picture of Eric

Jun 13, 1998

Eric will appear on TV in Japan
Eric will appear on some TV programs ("Yoru Mo Hippare", "Hitman" ...) in Japan. (Thanks Noracchi and Amano)

Jun 11, 1998

Q&A with Pat Torpey
Pat Torpey came to Japan for the promotion of "Odd Man Out". He answered questions from Mr. Big mailing list. Thanks Pat! Q&A

Jun 6, 1998

Velocity "Impact" will be released in June 24th in Japan
Velocity "Impact" will be released in June 24th in Japan. Pat Torpey played on the album.

1. You Don't Amaze Me Anymore
2. Riot Goin' On
3. Supernatural Lover
4. Julia Ann
5. Janine
6. She's Been Around
7. More Than Tonight
8. Love Is Dangerous
9. One Minute To Midnight
10. Open Road

Jun 1, 1998

"Odd Man Out" musicians track by track

1. Jack The One Eyed Jill
   Pat Torpey (vo, ds) / Paul Gilbert (g) / Chuck Wright (b) / Lanny Cordola (g)
2. Buildings
   Pat Torpey (vo, snare drum) / Gregg Bisonette (ds) / Chuck Wright (b) / Lanny Cordola (g) / Derek Sherinian (key) / Philip Bardowell (background vocals)
3. Spit It Out
   Pat Torpey (vo, ds) / Billy Sheehan (b) / Lanny Cordola (g) / Pat Regan (key)
4. Rapture
   Pat Torpey (vo, ds) / Billy Sheehan (b) / Lanny Cordola (g) / Chuck Wright (background vocals) / Charlie Bisarat (violin) / Harry Gilbert (cello) / Paul Livingston (sitar) / Chris Moore (tablas) / Scott Breadman (perc)
5. Dumb It Down
   Pat Torpey (vo) / Chuck Wright (b) / Lanny Cordola (g) / Gary Thomas Griffin (key) / Chris Blethe (sax) / Scott Breadman (perc)
6. Lemoncello
   Pat Torpey (vo, ds) / Chuck Wright (b) / Lanny Cordola (g) / Pat Regan (key) / Cameron Stone (cello)
7. I Really Don't Mind
   Pat Torpey (vo, ds) / Chuck Wright (b) / Pat Regan (key & loop) / Lanny Cordola (g) / Paul Gilbert (g)
8. Joystick
   Pat Torpey (vo) / Chuck Wright (b) / Matt Sorum (ds) / Billy Duffy (g) / Lanny Cordola (g)
9. Hangover
   Pat Torpey (vo, ds) / Steve Lukather (g) / Chuck Wright (b) / Lanny Cordola (g) / Pat Regan (key)
10. Crazy Thing
    Pat Torpey (vo, ds) / Chuck Wright (b) / Pat Regan (key & samples) / Lanny Cordola (g) / Patrick Warren (chamberlain)
11. Epitaph
    Pat Torpey (vo, ds) / Chuck Wright (b) / Lanny Cordola (g) / Pat Regan (key)

May 26, 1998

Musicians of "Odd Man Out"
"Odd Man Out" : Pat Torpey(vo, ds), Pat Regan(key), Lanny Cordola(g), Chuck Wright(b)
Guest musicians : Paul Gilbert(g - Mr. Big), Billy Sheehan(b - Mr. Big, Niacin), Matt Sorum(ds - Guns N' Roses), Steve Lukather(g, TOTO), Doug Aldrich(g - Bad Moon Rising), Derek Sherinian(key - Dream Theater), Gregg Bisonette(ds - Steve Vai, David Lee Roth), Charlie Bisonette(Bob Dylan), Cameran Stone(Poe), Chris Bleth, etc.

May 23, 1998

Eric's promotion date
Eric's promotion date in Japan (from Pepper Martin's web pages)

Date	City	Event
June 6	Fukuoka	HMV event
June 7	Kagoshima	event at Jujiya Cross Hall...KTV TV performance
June 8	Kumamoto	perfomance at FM Naka-kyushu
June 10	Hamamatsu	show at K-Mix Hall
June 11	Nagoya	show at Kinrou Kaikan sho-hall CTV
June 12	Ishikawa	AZ Hall
June 13	Hiroshima	in store and performance at Tower Records Hiroshima
June 14	Matsuyama	in store Tower Recoards
June 15	Osaka	in store and performace Tower Recoards Umeda
June 16	Osaka	FM 802 Music Gumbo Tuesday with Masa Ito
June 17	Kobe	in store and performance at Tower Recoards San-no-miya
June 18	Tokyo	in store at Sinseido Culche Takasaki
June 20	Chiba	show at Maribu Studio
June 21	Yokohama	in store and performance at HMV
June 22	Tokyo	event at Sinseido Ogikubo Hall
June 24	Tokyo	in store and live radio performance for FM Fuji at Tower Records Shunjuku Lumine
June 25	Akita	event at Akita Hall
June 26	Fukushima	event
June 27	Sendai	in store and performance at HMV Sendai
June 29	Sapporo	performance at North Wave Radio
June 30	Tokyo	live performance for J-Wave(30 min) at KAI Spiral Hall B1

(Thanks Tomoko)

May 23, 1998

Pat Torpey will be in Japan
Pat Torpey will be in Japan starting May 31st for 5 days promoting the upcoming release of his new album "Odd Man Out". (Thanks Amanda)

May 22, 1998

Eric's event on FM-FUJI
FM-FUJI live broadcasting Eric Martin will appear in:

• Tower Records Sinjuku Japan
  
• June 24th 19:00 - 21:00
  

May 16, 1998

Songs of "Somewhere In The Middle"
Songs of Eric Martin's solo album "Somewhere In The Middle"

1. Fly On The Wall
2. A Wink And A Smile
3. Don't Count Me Out
4. Kisses Stain
5. No One Said Goodbye
6. Better Day
7. Somewhere In The Middle
8. That's What I'm Here For
9. Somethin' From Nothin'
10. Have I Been Here Before
11. Over My Heart
12. I Wrote The Book About It

May 9, 1998

Message and news from Paul
Message and news from Paul
King of Clubs European Rock and Roll Clinic Tour Date : a revised schedule

Apr 29, 1998

Pat's solo album
Pat's solo album "Odd Man Out" will be released in July 25th in Japan.
Presonel : Pat Torpey, Lanny Cordola, Chuck Wright, Billy Sheehan, Matt Sorum, Steve Lukather, Billy Duffy, Derek Sherinian, Cameron Stone and Gregg Bissonette
(Thanks Amanda and Smith)

Apr 27, 1998

Pat on Matt Sorum's video
Pat Torpey guests on Matt Sorum's (Guns N' Roses) instructional video. It is released in April 28th in Japan. (Thanks Mr. Kawai)

Apr 24, 1998

Message and news from Paul
Message and news from Paul
King of Clubs European Rock and Roll Clinic Tour Date

Apr 21, 1998

News from the radio program "Music Gumbo"
News from the radio program "Music Gumbo"

• Eric's solo album "Somewhere In The Middle" will be released in May 25th in Japan. The album includes 12 songs (1 Japan only bonus track). He will come to Japan for promotion in June.
• Pat plan to make his solo album.
• Paul's 2nd solo album may be released in August or September.
• "Live In Buffalo" by Talas will be released in May 25th in Japan.

Apr 11, 1998

Eric's solo album
Eric's solo album will be released in May 25th in Japan. The album title will be "Somewhere In The Middle". (from BURRN!)

Mar 29, 1998

Billy & Pat played on Richie Kotzen's album
Billy and Pat played on Richie Kotzen's album "What Is ..." released in March 28th in Japan. They played the song "Locked Out".

Mar 29, 1998

Pictures of Paul's guitar
Pictures of Paul's guitar at Hard Rock Cafe San Francisco (Thanks Monique)

Mar 22, 1998

Pictures of Paul and Patricia
Pictures of Paul(guitar and vocal) and Patricia(drums) in Osaka

Mar 22, 1998

Paul played at GIT
Paul played at GIT before Japan tour.

Mar 20, 1998

Message and news from Paul
Message and news from Paul
Paul will be coming to Europe in May to do his rock and roll version of guitar clinics.
The release date of "King of Clubs" in the U.S. and Europe should be April 21.

Mar 18, 1998

Video message from Paul
Video message from Paul

Mar 18, 1998

Pictures of Paul
Pictures of Paul at The Troubadour (Thanks Tomoko)

Mar 17, 1998

Pictures of Paul
Pictures of Paul at The Troubadour (Thanks Kyoko)

Mar 14, 1998

Message from Paul & Patricia Gilbert
Message from Paul & Patricia Gilbert

Mar 14, 1998

Pictures of Paul
Pictures of Paul in Osaka

Mar 14, 1998

Setlist of Paul Gilbert at Umeda Heat Beat
Setlist of Paul Gilbert at Umeda Heat Beat

Mar 14, 1998

Eric's solo album
Eric's solo album will be named "Somewhere In The Middle" and should be out in May. Only 1 song to finish-waiting on violins. (From PEPPER MARTIN'S HOME PAGE)

Mar 14, 1998

Young Guitar readers' poll '97 result
Best Guitarist

1. Paul Gilbert (6498)
2. Steve Vai (5142)
3. Yngwie Malmsteen (5082)

Best Album

1. King Of Clubs / Paul Gilbert (3653)
2. Facing The Animal / Yngwie Malmsteen (2824)
3. Falling Into Infinity / Dream Theater (2742)

Best Group

1. Mr. Big (6178)
2. Megadeth (5238)
3. Van Halen (5222)

Mar 14, 1998

Paul played at NAMM Show
Paul played as The Electric Fence in January 30th at Omni Hotel, LA. And Paul played with Joe Satriani, Steve Vai and John Petrucci.

Mar 9, 1998

The Szuters "American Pop" will be released
The Szuters "American Pop" will be released in March 21th in Japan. Paul Gilbert Produced three songs "If This Ain't Really Love", "In Greener Field" and "Hang Around With You".

Mar 7, 1998

PGKC will be released in April in USA
Paul Gilbert "King of Clubs" will be released in April in USA. (Thanks Kyoko)

Mar 7, 1998

The Szuters "American Pop" will be released
The Szuters "American Pop" will be released in March 21th in Japan. Paul Gilbert played on the three songs "If This Ain't Really Love", "In Greener Field" and "Hang Around With You".

Mar 7, 1998

Velocity "Impact" will be released in June in Japan
Velocity "Impact" will be released in June in Japan. Pat Torpey played on the album.

Mar 6, 1998

Setlist of Paul's show at The Troubadour
Setlist of Paul's show at The Troubadour

Feb 28, 1998

Paul's solo tour members
Paul's solo tour members (From UDO (written in Japanese))

• Paul Gilbert (g, vo)
• Mike Szuter (key)
• Tony Spinner (g)
• Kelly Lemieux (b)
• Scot Coogan (dr)

Feb 27, 1998

2nd single from PGKC
"Girls Who Can Read Your Mind", 2nd single from PGKC, is on sale in February 25th in Japan.

1. Girls Who Can Read Your Mind
2. Lucy Brown (Non-LP Bonus Track)
3. Bennie And The Jets (Non-LP Bonus Track)

Feb 27, 1998

Paul Gilbert played on Gregg Bissonette solo album
Paul Gilbert played on Gregg Bissonette solo album released from Shrapnel Records. Paul played the song "Vulgar Boatman".

Feb 15, 1998

New message from Billy for MBB at Niacin promotion in Japan.

Feb 15, 1998

2nd single from PGKC
2nd single from PGKC "Girls Who Can Read Your Mind" will be released in February 25th in Japan. Two unreleased songs!

Feb 3, 1998

Niacin 2nd album
Niacin 2nd album "High Bias" will be released in March 25th in Japan. Pat Torpey played on two songs.

Feb 2, 1998

The show has been cancelled!
The show in Las Vegas on March 1 at "The Drink" has been cancelled!

Jan 28, 1998

Paul's solo live in USA
March 1st / Las Vegas : The Drink
March 4th / West Hollywood : The Troubadour

Jan 20, 1998

Televising "Kobe Aid"
"Kobe Aid", the charity concert in 1996 by Mr. Big for earthquake in Kobe, will be televised in Japan in January 31th.

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