Guitar Techniques

ALBUM inquisition!

GT: Thirty-one years have passed since the release of It Bite’s second studio album. Why do a tour to celebrate it now?

FD: I’ve been touring for years. I normally play three electric shows per year in January and this is just another one of them. I think the marketing is more forceful, that’s why you may think its new.

GT: You talk of doing the whole album note for note. That level of reproduction is a considerable challenge for everyone.

FD: When you have the original members it’s very easy because they know exactly what to play and how to play it. But with a new band you spend most of the time shaping the approach. It Bites always had a weird approach to songs. They sound easier than they are. To get the songs to sound right you have to spend time with each player shaping the individual parts. So it’s not so much the

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