Music That Sucks #1: It Bites

As you may have gathered, I'm a major music fan. Throughout the years, I've managed to accumulate quite a collection. And, as in any collection, there are some real duds. I figured I'd share a few as a somewhat regular feature here. So, the first entry...

Album: Eat Me In St. Louis
Artist: It Bites

Really, I'm not sure I have to explain how I feel about this one. The title of the album says it all. It Bites was a British progressive rock band that banged around for a few years in the 80's. They resembled a poor-man's Styx...and that's not intended to sound like a good thing. They had some decent musicians and actually gained a small following - hard to believe with songs like "Yellow Christian" and the inspiring, "You'll Never Go To Heaven." Lead singer Francis Dunnery went on to play with Robert Plant and develop a small following with a solo career (and I've actually liked all of his solo work) but none of the other members have done much since. Truly, It Bites bites.