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Product Description
Officially launched in 1984, UK-based IT BITES are still
a relevant and thought-provoking entity in 2012. Hailed
as everything from prog to pop to art rock over the
course of their career - which was temporarily halted by
a 16 year break between 1990 and 2006 - the band continues
to boast a diversity that has even their most
devout fans guessing from album to album. Their new
outing, Map Of The Past, keeps this tradition alive and
kicking.
Map of the Past is the first concept album of IT BITES
twenty-five year career. It explores the theme of the past,
as seen through old family photographs. There is a constant
sense of nostalgia running through all of the songs
that aim to provide the listener an audio map of the past.
Map of the Past Reviews
Map of the Past Reviews
| 10 of 10 people found the following review helpful  Two founding members, a fellow traveler, and the new guy, By This review is from: Map of the Past (Audio CD) The original lineip of It Bites...Francis Dunnery (guitars, vocals), John Beck (keyboards, backing & harmony vocals) Dick Nolan (bass, backing vocals) and Bob Dalton (drums, backing vocals) produced three solid, hook-filled, tuneful, guitar-crunchy prog rock albums between 1986 and 1989: The Big Lad in the Windmill, Once Around the World, and Eat Me in St. Louis. Frontman Francis Dunnery had a voice not unlike Genesis-era Peter Gabriel, although the band was certainly not a Genesis clone. They rocked a little harder, had a little more attitude, and... Read more 1 of 1 people found the following review helpful So worth the wait, By Amazon Verified Purchase This review is from: Map of the Past: Limited (Audio CD) I learned about It Bites way late in the game, in fact they played as their new incarnation at a local Prog Fest here in L.A. a couple years back and I was taken aback at how much good music I'd missed. I've picked-up all their recordings now and while I can hear a difference between the old IB and the new this album most definitely lives up to the spirit of their former days and lays foundation for renewed life and hopefully many more "albums" to come in the future.Highly recommended, on my third listen as I write this and it's just gettin' better!  Old photograph, By Que te meto de hostias "Macumba Beret" (Mexico DF) - See all my reviews This review is from: Map of the Past (Audio CD) First of all: this is not as good as "The tall ships", you're not going to find a track like "Oh my God" (the guitar solo on that song is heaven) or "Memory of water", but it's another great collection of songs. The production isnt as clean as in "The tall ships" also. The album is a concept album about a soldier, and it's ok but I'd prefer It Bites composing a collection of pop-rock gems with no connection among them at all. Of course there are some great moments, like the rocker "Wildflower", or the outstanding "The big machine". But also there are songs in which It Bites sounds like they're pretending to be another band, copying Yes (and not the best Yes, but the Yes of "The ladder") and even Queen, e.g."Meadow and the Stream" with John Beck pretending to be Rick Wakeman; and the chorus of the song is like Freddie Mercury meets John Mitchell.All in all a must if you're an It Bites fan. |
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