Artist: Mr. Big
Album: Defying Gravity
Genre: Rock
Release Date: 2017
Audio Format:: FLAC (tracks) 24 bit, 44,1 kHz
Duration: 48:03
Total Tracks: 11
Total Size: 573 MB

Tracklist:

1-01. Mr. Big – Open Your Eyes (04:01)
1-02. Mr. Big – Defying Gravity (05:27)
1-03. Mr. Big – Everybody Needs a Little Trouble (03:52)
1-04. Mr. Big – Damn I’m in Love Again (02:55)
1-05. Mr. Big – Mean to Me (03:28)
1-06. Mr. Big – Nothing Bad (Bout Feeling Good) (04:00)
1-07. Mr. Big – Forever and Back (03:39)
1-08. Mr. Big – She’s All Coming Back to Me Now (04:21)
1-09. Mr. Big – 1992 (05:00)
1-10. Mr. Big – Nothing at All (04:12)
1-11. Mr. Big – Be Kind (07:02)

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Defying Gravity is the ninth studio album from American rock outfit Mr. Big and follows 2015’s The Stories We Could Tell. Recording over an intense six-day session in Los Angeles, Mr. Big deliver a collection of melodic rock that harks back to their earlier albums. The nostalgic single “1992” is included. ~ Rich WilsonMr Big waste no time providing chunky riffs, strong grooves and melodic choruses, rich with backing vocal harmonies. The first track ‘Open Your Eyes’ rips into a gloriously heavy opening riff, followed by some synchronised guitar and bass acrobatics. The verse is groovy as hell, and the whole thing belongs on my iPhone yesterday. The drums drives hard and the chorus is uplifting.

The title track simultaneously reminds me of Moving Pictures-era Rush and somehow ‘Learn To Fly’ by the Foo Fighters (fitting given the title). There’s plenty of momentum. ‘Everybody Needs A Little Trouble’ has a dirty back-alley groove. “Can I get a witness?” Eric Martin asks, before declaring himself as, “Wild as I wanna be.”

Not that this isn’t a great album. Every single song has something going for it. ‘She’s All Coming Back To Me’ and ‘Mean To Me’ both being well-written songs. It’s accessible. It’s memorable. It sounds damn good. The vocals are fantastic throughout, the guitar leads enhance everything, the rhythm section is tight. It just somehow feels more like just another collection of songs than an album; than a genuine Event. It feels almost lacking in dimensions, atmosphere and sonic depth. They stripped it down and let the songwriting do the talking when there was so much here to shout about. Something about it just feels a little like Defying Gravity should have been a bigger deal. Which, given the band’s name, is more than a little ironic.