It Bites
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| It Bites | |
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 Cover of Eat me in St. Louis (1989) |
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| Years active | 1986–1990 |
| Genres | Progressive Rock/Pop Rock |
| Labels | Virgin Records, Geffen Records |
| Members | John Mitchell John Beck Dick Nolan Bob Dalton |
It Bites are a progressive rock and pop fusion band formed in Egremont, Cumbria, England, in 1982.
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[edit] History
The group was a mix of post Peter Gabriel Genesis and 10cc with Van Halen like vocals and guitar histrionics. The group enjoyed number 6 single chart success in the UK with their only major hit single "Calling All The Heroes".
The band's natural territory was the album charts and on the road, where their fans would turn out in their thousands to show support for a band who never really courted FM radio and the dreaded three and half minute pop song.
Despite a healthy fan-base around the world, It Bites were one of the many progressive pop rock bands to suffer the great cull of the early 90's, when major record labels consolidated their assets, to weather the economic downturn by throwing out musicians in favor of cheaper and cleaner pop stars.
[edit] Reformation
The band have reformed and toured the UK in December 2006. A live album, entitled "When the lights go down" has been compiled from the winter 2006 tour, with a release date planned for late February/early March 2007. Plans are to write, record and tour again during 2007 . See the current web site[1]). With Dunnery's life and career now being based in America he has been replaced by Beck and Dalton's bandmate in Kino, John Mitchell.
[edit] Line up
[edit] Current
- John Mitchell (vocals, guitar)
- John Beck (keyboards)
- Dick Nolan (bass)
- Bob Dalton (drums)
[edit] Past members
- Francis Dunnery (vocals, guitar)
- Lee Knott (vocals) For a brief period only, (following the departure of Francis Dunnery) ex-Innocence Lost frontman, Lee, was advertised as the new singer of It Bites. Soon after though, the band would change their name to Navajo Kiss.
[edit] Discography
- The Big Lad In The Windmill (Virgin/Geffen 1986)
- Once Around The World (Virgin/Geffen 1988)
- Eat Me In St Louis (Virgin/Geffen 1989)
- Thank You And Goodnight - Live (Virgin 1991)
- Best Of - Calling All the Heroes (EMI 2003)
- Live in Montreux (2003)
- Live in Tokyo (DVD 2003)
