PUBLISHED: Oct 26, 2014
DESCRIPTION:
Episode 57 - In this week's episode of One On One with Mitch Lafon. Mitch is joined by Eric Martin of Mr.Big, GENTLE GIANT's Ray Shulman and TOTO's Joseph Williams. FOUR BY FATE's Sean Kelly co-hosts.
In the episode's first interview Eric Martin and Mitch discuss the Mr. Big's brand new album '...The Stories We Could Tell', Richie Kotzen's time with the group, Pat Torpey's recent medical news and his replacement (former Ace Frehley band drummer) Matt Starr, their remarkable popularity in Japan and much more.
In our second interview, Ray Shulman of Gentle Giant discusses the recent special edition re-release of the band's landmark album The Power And The Glory, the involvement of Porcupine Trees' Steven Wilson, the band's history and much more.
We end this episode with a chat with TOTO's Joseph Williams who discusses the band's most recent DVD (Toto - 35th Anniversary - Live In Poland) as well as his involvement with the Intelligent Music Project II - My Kind Of Loving album - http://intelligent-music.com/productions/mykindoflovin/
For More Mr. Big visit: http://www.mrbigsite.com and on TWITTER: @mrbigmusic
For more Gentle Giant visit: http://www.blazemonger.com/GG/Gentle_Giant_Home_Page
For more Toto visit: http://www.totoofficial.com and on Twitter: @toto99com
For more Sean Kelly and Four By Fate visit: http://www.facebook.com/FOURBYFATE and find Sean on Twitter: @SeanKellyGuitar
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This Episode of One On One With Mitch Lafon is brought to you by the 'A World With Heroes' KISS tribute album and EP. Both available now on iTunes with all monies going to the Vaudreuil-Soulages Palliative Care home in Hudson, QC.
For more about the KISS 40th Anniversary Tribute album for Palliative care (that Mitch organized) visit iTunes:
http://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/world-heroes-kiss-tribute/id716859684
and the recently released: A World With Heroes EP featuring 6 brand new songs:
http://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/world-heroes-ep-kiss-tribute/id909198329The Tracklisting for the ‘A World With Heroes’
KISS tribute EP is:
1) C’mon And Love Me by The Killer Dwarfs
2) Calling Dr. Love by Crash Kelly (featuring Four By Fate’s Sean Kelly)
3) Save Your Love By Matt Bradshaw
4) Every Time I Look At You by Dick Wagner
5) Nothin’ To Lose By the Killer Dwarfs and features piano by Bruce Foster (who played on the original KISS version 40 years ago)
6) Coming Home By Sudden Flames
Also be sure to check out the Defenders of the Old Festival 3 this March in NYC. Visit
http://www.facebook.com/events/1470493613201151/ for more.
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