Francis Dunnery at Summergrove Hotel Cumbria Oct 2008

[canvoodoo]

were is his hair

[raeljjd1966]

What a guy! Excellent Genesis covers with a hint of It Bites.  I like!

[hfranke07]

Wow,- this is one of the best performances I have seen in a long time...... honest, fair, deeply felt and rich. Fracis Dunnery is a master. I did know that he is the best ever Peter Gabriel cover singer in the world. His Gabriel song is just amazing. I wish I had a chance to meet Francis and see him do a great job like that. Francis,- you are the world.......

[TheMightyBlighty]

He sound like Peter Gabriel here, I want the old it bites to rise from the ashes... They were YEARS ahead of their timeand in the 80's they sounded how Gensis should have sounded, had they kept an original line up and moved with the times.

[papalazerus22]

frank you .. are suberb x

[LeGeezer]

Come on Frankie-A proper 'It Bites' re-union should be on the cards!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ronpeploe]

Awesome! just impromtu in the hall.

I was there! Well done FD.

[steadyed]

fucking legend!

[dropehe]

my well said statement was to smallbrunetterocket.

[splicer45]

I'd be embarrased playing and singing as badly as this even if no one was listening!

[SteveWilks68]

Magical man !!! love to Francis xx

[sledgeinc2]

Wow, I love this video! Thanks for posting.....excellent! FD is awesome.

[dropehe]

there seems to be a magic of francis he is totally unique,ok jb does a good job of keeping the ib machine rolling, but the main man along with the guys at that time was indeed francis....sad but true it was a rare time that we all shared..the raw it bites with francis making the statement.

i will always love it bites but deep down it was francis all the way that we miss, a one of never to be replaced. his voice,feeling,passion and integrety made the band. miss you dearly mr dunnery x

[visog]

Peter Gabriel with bad pitch and lyrics. Stop saying 'creatures'...

[dropehe]

what a true genius, the passion in frank encapsulates such emotion, a time we shared with frank ex it bites, but to me frank will always be it bites.... its not the same no more...miss my frankie... miss the song castles..... and ill meet you in the spring.... what a top guy.... always a fan of the dunnery... x

[timpovikings]

Lame and pathetic.

Listen to THE TALL SHIPS. John Beck was always the mover and shaker behind It Bites and still is. Frank did a great job and left when they were at their most popular. He has a nerve to get mileage out of Kiss like Judas, but therein lies a apt acknowledgement of his IB days.

Good luck to the guy but he wasn't difficult to replace. Tall Ships is pure IB.

[smallbrunetterocket]

Why is this one of your faves when you seem so offended by it?

FD has exactly the same right to play the back catalogue as either of the four originals.Love Tall Ships btw, but there wasn't a new IB until JM brought his creative input. So JB as the "mover and shaker" is debateable. 20 years to replace Francis.. easy? Having seen JM in concert I appreciate his talent and applaud him for bringing back IB, but he could never replace the talent and charismatic personality that make FD unique!

[timpovikings]

Points taken.

I don't think FD was ever more to IB than an ego just waiting for the right time to leave. This loop shows a piss poor vocalist trying to do KLJ in exactly the way it wasn't meant to be performed. The current IB has recaptured the excitement of the original group perfectly - and that's down to Beck.

IB haven't been a going concern in years for many reasons, but when they decided to give it another try they found a man who can sing as well as FD and play a lot less bum notes.

[timpovikings]

Frank has now immersed himself in inane, silly lyrics but he seems to like them! What was that line in "Too Much Saturn" about shaving his head and using Bodyshop conditioner!?!?!

Each to their own, I guess.

[smallbrunetterocket]

Have to agree to disagree. After hearing JM sing with IB last week it was obvious to me that FD has a far greater range vocally. Many people feel that Fd's lyrics being far from inane, speak to them on a personal level, and that is a gift. Having hosted a house concert I have witnessed people with no previous experience of IB or FD completely moved and inspired by his honesty and self awareness (and obvious talent!) Technical musos rarely make mistakes. True artists don't fear mistakes.

[papalazerus22]

@timpovikings are we on the same planet here !! frank sings early genesis .. then a great it bites number .. the guy is superb !!!!

[dropehe]

well said :-)

[smallbrunetterocket]

Thank you! ;-)

[olstigger]

@timpovikings you are a dick,

[lonegroover]

Frank seems to be channeling Peter Gabriel these days

[brixtbass]

Couldn't agree with p6ulo more. - Fearless is still my favourite album of all time.

[p6ulo]

Just awesome....I think the wider world just didn't cotton on to this man's talent. Lucky that the rest of us did!

[raeljjd1966]

@p6ulo You read my mind my friend. The chosen few...

[deserttwilight]

Simply unafraid.... persephone x

[dropehe]

also was there at the intro gig in 87 at the nelson mandella buildings in sheffield one sunday night... he blew my fucking mind with his talent... been a fan ever since.

[dropehe]

i saw it bites at sheffield octagon in 91 with blinder as support, but was hit immediately by frank himself... what a top bloke.....blooming genius.

keep it moving frankie... keep it moving.. love ya.

[HopelessBristle]

I was lucky enough to be at Summergrove for this amazing experience. Thank you Francis for a fantastic weekend surrounded by your many friends and family. Steve Farrell

[dropehe]

im in tears over this.... god damn frank you set the paradigm and the rest follows your path.. you are the one and only truely it bites.. the rest of the guys you left only follow thw the name of it bites. god i bet you had a gas in peckham in your early days... i envy your past. and i love you. i even had a quartz grey kit like bobs..lol . iam ilove with you. love your songs dude. respect always.

dave jepson.

[twotails1967]

this is fantastic ! great to hear he's back to progressive

[mrtelechi]

Been a fan for over ten years and saw this bloke at Bilston in October, I have to say, he is just the best, he keeps getting better and better in my opinion, he was amazing when I saw him but I am a little envious of the people who saw this..wow..I would love to have been in this room, keep it up Frank, and thank you for posting this and sharing it.

[smallbrunetterocket]

You're welcome mrtelechi! This was just a moment between friends, our crap recorder doesn't catch the brilliant singalong and electric atmosphere.

[david56gino]

still got it frankie,loved little it bites section.Love the new it bites album but still got a lot of time for this guy,well done

[pirtonbob]

Fantastic to hear "Watcher" and "Sarah!" Long time coming since the Campbell session! Thanks for posting.

[Culpano]

The man's a legend. Great video. Can't wait for the New Progressives.

[geffel]

The whole thing is great, but extra credit for the Genesis song at the start.