MP3 Eric Martin - Pure

This is Eric's folk/roots interpretation of his rock catalog.

8 MP3 Songs
FOLK: Power-folk, ROCK: Folk Rock



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Eric Martin started his career singing at the end of the 70âs for a San Francisco band called 415. With 415, Eric played hundreds of shows opening for established act like Billy Squire, Hall & Oats, Journey, ZZ Top and Foreigner to name a few. 415 was signed to Elektra/Asylum records and âSucker for a pretty faceâ was released after a name change to the Eric Martin Band (EMB). The band parted ways after returning from a 1984-85 ZZ Top tour. After the break up, Eric continued to belt out songs and in 1985 and 1987 released âEric Martinâ and âIâm only fooling myselfâ solo efforts, which are lathered with Ericâs signature soulful voice and candid lyrics. In 1988-89, Eric would team up with Billy Sheehan, Pat Torpey and Paul Gilbert to form Mr. Big. They would enjoy enormous success with the release of 6 studio albums, numerous hit singles and 6 top-selling live cdâs. All combined, worldwide sales top the 7 million mark. Ericâs third solo album, âSomewhere in the middleâ was written during the two-year hiatus from Mr. Big and released in 1998 in Asia and Europe. During the summer of 2001, Eric and the rest of the Mr. Big guys released their last effort, âActual Size.â
In between promoting and preparing for Mr. Bigâs 2002 âFarewell Tourâ, Eric continued to record songs for his fourth solo cd. He promised a return to his ârawk rootsâ and he definitely did so with the album, âIâm Goinâ Saneâ which gathered excellent critics and was released in Asia, Europe and The US in late 2002. After the success of a Japan tour, a European âGods Festivalâ and a 23 city US tour, Eric decided to go back into the studio to record âPure,â a EP that covers his hits in an unplugged and stripped acoustic form.
In early 2004 brought Eric back into the studio to record âDestroy All Monstersâ which would be released in Japan, Europe, The US and the most recent, South America. The album sound is something Eric calls âDistorted Popâ with a focus on his rock roots.
That same year Eric was unable to promote the album as much as he wanted due to a call from the biggest guitar star in Japan, Tak Matsumoto. Takâs band, Bâz have sold over 80 million records and held onto success for over 12 years. Tak decided to put together a rock band with his favorite players, this would include Eric on vocals, Jack Blades (Night Ranger/Damn Yankees) on bass and Chris Frasier (Steve Vai/Edgar Winter/Eddie Money) and of course Tak on guitar. They spent four months writing and recording an album in Los Angeles, did a 10-day promotional tour and followed with a Platinum album and a 20 city sold out tour ending in Japanâs infamous 15,000-seat arena, Budokan.

Currently, Eric has several portions on his plate; he recently wrote and recorded the theme song for the hit pay per view television show, âPride FCâ which is a major ultimate fighting program. The song, âThe Last Man Standingâ debuted New Yearâs Eve 2006 on pay per view to millions of viewers. Eric also wrote and recorded a song for guitar legend, Ronnie Montroseâs new cd, 10x10, due out this year. Eric sings along 9 other singers including Sammy Hagar, Edgar Winter, Davey Pattison and Mark Farner. The 10x10 album sparked interest in Ericâs vocal performance and he was asked to sing the classic song, âGuitar Manâ with Ronnie Montrose, Danny Carmasi and Ricky Phillips to take to the Sundance film festival.

Eric Martin is still alive and kicking, performing regularly in the United States and Japan with a scheduled tour of South America this April. Ericâs new band line up drummer Matt Isola, bassist Mark Chole and Mark Holley on guitar. Eric is married to his sometime drummer Denise, and is the father of twin sons. He is currently working on a new album for your rocking pleasure.