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Mr Big was formed in the late 80s from a veritable who’s who of virtuoso rock musicians. after departing Dave Lee roth’s superband in 1988, bassist Billy sheehan recruited singer Eric Martin, drummer Pat Torpey and finally guitarist Paul Gilbert, all with the help of shred godfather Mike Varney from shrapnel records. Paul was of course already a well-respected virtuoso guitarist (a product of the world famous giT) who had released two albums with his La-based band racer X. Mr Big’s self-titled debut album was released in 1989 and although it had limited success in the Us, the band was a huge hit in