Marky-San

Noticed on the best album thread that some of you chaps like It Bites / Francis D.

Like you all, seen him quite a few times in both guises. Fantastic entertainer and superb guitarist/song writer!


For me:
Best It Bites song - Calling all the heroes (first one I heard and love)
Best Frankie song - American Life in the Summertime (just picks you up)
Best album - Fearless (just superb album)



Bloody hard choosing your favourite from his material, isn't it LOL!!



Whats yours?

[Edited by Marky-San - 9/23/2003 8:24:41 PM]

*Sonic*

Damn

very difficult to choose, I like far too many to have one single favourite track

I would probably go for Wounding & Healing of Men live
or Too Much Saturn

The last Gig I went to in Oswestry was fantastic, Dori on Backing vocals was awesome

I probably listen to Tall Blonde Helicopter & Man albums more than any other, and play a few tracks on guitar myself (albeit not very good )

Best It Bites song for me is probably Once Around the World

J4CKO

iTrader: (1)

Is this a wind up, I hope so !

*Sonic*

erm no why ?

fatherpierre

It bites. LOL.

I must be getting old cos I remember them and that 'calling all the heroes' song.

I remember it as being crap, though!

red_dog104

Hmmm, me too! Not the greatest band in the world LOL!

Marky-San

Jeezus! I asked for 'appreciation' - not slagging them off.

.......I thought the topic title said it all.

*Sonic*

Calling all the Heroes was one of their early songs, and every thing they did after that was so much better

It was only ever written to get them into the pop charts, which it did,

Marky-San

If they hadnt of done that, then I wouldn't have been here posting my appreciation of them.

So it worked for me

fatherpierre

LOL.

I can only remember that one song.

Are they still going now?

All shapes and sizes - respect for liking what you like

messiah

They come from Egremont - enough said. lol.

liked calling all the heroes and also a another track which i think was called "still to young to remember" i think...

a mate had an album which i think was called "eat me in st. louis" which i quite like too.

Marky-San

Frankie is touring around Nov/Dec this year - I'll be at the Glasgow shows cheering him on.

Come along, you will enjoy it - guaranteed!!

philgr

Bloody hell i remember seeing it bites when they just used to do the local pubs and clubs around egremont and whithaven

Phil G

corradoboy

I hadn't heard anything since "Heroes" so I've just had a listen to a couple of clips from "Helicopter" on iTunes Music Store. Never liked "Heroes" and the newer stuff is no better, so I have nothing appreciative to contribute. Sorry.

Toonman1

I'd go, Eat me in St Louis and Tall Blonde Helicopter. Never seen him live though. Anyone see him on a TV series about the great unsung Guitar heroes? C4 (I think), about 15 years ago. Tremendous technique. Jerry Donahue was on too.

Cheers

Marky-San

I remember that program - I thought he was pretty obnoxious


It Bites reformation is on the cards for next year as well!!

Happy days!

Toonman1

Who? Jerry or Francis?

Andy Hobson

<CONFESSION> A saw It Bites at the Hammersmith Odeon way back in 1984 when they supported Go West 8-o </CONFESSION>

Thought they were alright. I seem to remember a song, I think it was called "Screaming on the Beaches", which was quite good !

Andy.

Marky-San

Francis - if its any clue, I was in my youthful Yngwie Malmsteen (more notes per pound) phase of life. I really didnt appreciated Frankies subtleties .........he wasnt fast enough, nor played enough pentatonic scales at warp speed

Toonman1

I've got a couple of students at College who're into him. They try to slip a CD on in the Studio, now and again. For some it seems to act like Orange Squash - too many E factors...

Cheers

brickboy

Wasn't Max Martin (Britney / Backstreet Boys etc songwriter / producer) in It Bites?

Always thought it was funny that he wrote and demoed "Hit Me Baby ..." as a soft-metal Rainbow or Whitesnake song.

Toonman1

He was in It's Alive (dodgy Metal band).

Cheers