Album · Live
Back to Budokan
Back to Budokan is a live album by the American hard rock band Mr. Big, released on 16 October 2009 through WHD Entertainment. It is one of the band's many concert recordings, and the title points to a return to Tokyo's Budokan, a venue the group clearly wanted to revisit on stage.
It sits between Actual Size (2001) and What If… (2010) in the band's story, arriving just before their next studio record. For anyone who knows Mr. Big mainly from the polished studio work of their 1989 debut and Lean Into It (1991), it is a chance to hear the band in a live setting.
Back to Budokan: tracklist and credits
33 tracks · 2:30:53Tracklist
- Disc 1
- 1Daddy, Brother, Lover, Little BoyGilbert, Martin, Pessis, Sheehan, Torpey4:49
- 2Take CoverGilbert, Martin, Pessis4:46
- 3Green‐Tinted Sixties MindPaul Gilbert3:53
- 4Alive and Kickin’Gilbert, Martin, Pessis, Sheehan, Torpey5:40
- 5Next Time AroundFanucchi, Gilbert, Martin4:32
- 6Hold Your Head UpRod Argent and Chris White5:37
- 7Just Take My HeartCall, Martin, Pessis4:46
- 8TemperamentalFanucchi, Gilbert, Martin, Torpey5:56
- 9It’s for You / MarsLennon, McCartney, Holst3:44
- 10Pat Torpey drum solo5:04
- 11Price You Gotta PayGilbert, Sheehan, Torpey5:28
- 12Stay TogetherPaul Gilbert3:39
- 13Wild WorldCat Stevens4:18
- 14Goin’ Where the Wind BlowsEric Martin and André Pessis5:15
- 15Take a WalkGilbert, Martin, Sheehan4:29
- Disc 2
- 1Paul Gilbert guitar solo3:48
- 2Paul Gilbert & Billy Sheehan duo3:12
- 3Double Human CapoPaul Gilbert and Billy Sheehan1:11
- 4The Whole World’s Gonna KnowPaul Gilbert and Billy Sheehan4:05
- 5Promise Her the MoonEric Martin and André Pessis4:18
- 6Rock & Roll OverEric Martin4:15
- 7Billy Sheehan bass solo6:07
- 8Addicted to That RushGilbert, Sheehan, Torpey9:06
- 9Introducing the Band2:02
- 10To Be With YouDavid Grahame and Eric Martin4:01
- 11Colorado BulldogFanucchi, Gilbert, Martin, Sheehan, Torpey4:52
- 12Smoke on the WaterBlackmore, Gillan, Glover, Lord, Paice6:35
- 13I Love You JapanPaul Gilbert1:57
- 14Baba O’ RileyPete Townshend6:07
- 15Shy BoyBilly Sheehan5:14
- 16Next Time Around (studio version)Fanucchi, Gilbert, Martin3:40
- 17Hold Your Head Up (studio version)Rod Argent and Chris White4:36
- 18To Be With You (live acoustic version)David Grahame and Eric Martin3:50
- Recorded at
- 日本武道館
- Recorded
- June 2009
- Label
- WHD Entertainment, Inc.
- Length
- 2:30:53
Line-up
- Pat Torpey · drums (drum set) · guest
- Paul Gilbert · electric guitar · guest
- Billy Sheehan · electric bass guitar · guest
- Eric Martin · lead vocals · guest
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| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 16 October 2009 | ignored lone early release dated 2009-09-16 |
| Wikidata | 2009 | |
| UK / Europe release | 16 October 2009 | earliest UK or European date |
7 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 September 2009 | JP | WHD Entertainment, Inc. | 4582213913644 | original |
| 16 October 2009 | — | Frontiers Records | 842914083720 | other |
| 16 October 2009 | XE | Frontiers Records | 8024391042748 | other |
| 27 October 2009 | XE | Frontiers Records | 8024391042724 | other |
| 28 March 2011 | HK | evosound | 4897012123072 | other |
| 28 March 2011 | HK | evosound | 4897012123089 | other |
| 30 June 2011 | HK | evosound | 4897012123096 | other |
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| coverartarchive ✓ | 1500×1496 | upscaled: minor: best source 1500x1496, upscaled to 1500 (x1.00) |
| deezer | 1200×1200 | upscaled |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |