It Bites - Old Men And The Angel (Live) Tokyo 1989 

One of the greatest bands i ever had the privilege to see multiple times they should've been massive they deserved so much more than just being remembered for the fantastic "calling all the heroes" It Bites=Genius Band ❤️

one of the most under rated bands ever.

Should have been the New Generation “YES”. These guys were way beyond everything else at the time.

The whole Band were absolutely awesome musicians. Must mention the magician John Beck!

How the fuck 'Dunnery' manages to sing and play that complex rhythm at the same time flummoxes me. Genius' all of them.

Wow. It is truly a shame that these guys never got huge. Some of the best music of the 80s right there.

Aw man this brings it all back... absolutely the best live band i have ever seen by a country mile. And this is one of their finest songs. Once Around The World was welded to my hi-fi for months when it was first released and is still one of my first choices.

Excellent Drumming from Bob :)

cant believe this was 21 years ago !!! i followed these guys from the first album ....they are still amazing x

The Keyboard player was a great show man too.

Frank Dunnery is a genius.

Amazingly talented guys in an amazing band. I love this song.

I thought they were a flash in the pan, but their album was full of brilliant material, wonderfully performed. He was a great singer and the band gelled really well.

Best band of the 80's! So glad a got to see them on there album tours back in the day. And watching Frank playing them still with his band, and his house concerts too! Lovely bloke is Frank and a great musician.

tokyo live!🇯🇵🗾 It was really worth it. Thanks　イット・バイツ！☺☺

One of my favourites. Although 20 years old its still as fresh and as relevent as ever. Just great.

i'm 60 years old and It Bites that i just discovered these guys.they have a new fan great music.

saw them dozens of times on this tour...........one of my fav bands of the 80's without a doubt.

This is where bass and drums become what they are....well done you two. Brilliant empathy. Not sure I've ever heard a pair so right on the night..you did quite well too you other members...the guitarist bloke and that chap on keys with the hat. xxxxxxxxx

Bob Dalton.... Total Ledge 👍👍👍

So way ahead of their time ............. simply brilliant, simply brilliant

One of my favourite songs of all time! So hugely underated this band, both then and now.

This was the same time around I saw them open for Jethro Tull , still my favorite band ever

Wow ! I just discover their historical band and guitar leader. What a good song ! Many tone changes, keybords virtuoso. Nice.

A brilliant band, brilliant times I saw them twice both at Hammersmith Odeon. Fantastic. I was inspired to take up guitar seriously after seeing them. Thank you it bites x

One of the best keyboard solo ever listened to.

It bites are like Guinness. You either do or you don't. Personally I love both!

I could watch this all night long...no wait...I have...again

You don't get much tighter than this....absolutely AWESOME !!!!

I'm so sad of discovering these incredible guys just one year ago. I can't stop of listening to their lovely songs, specially the entire album Once Around the World

Congrats 101,090 views Most deserving band Francis is such a talent

Jesus shit blood, this is so great. The most overlooked and under rated band of the 1980s.

Saw them three times and still one of the best bands I've seen

My all time favourite Prog song, just perfect!!

Just watched this agin. They were the best. Just superb.

Classic - simply brilliant.

Love this bsnd i was lucky enough to see them live

5:17 is even better. :-) My favourite live band ever. Just brilliant.

My favorite version of this song! Well worth getting hold of the DVD.

Best live performance from It Bites. Chapter 10 (5:18) is absolutely heartbreaking.

Amazing playing and dynamics.

Keep bringing it on!

Unreal thanks so much for posting some of this concert... off to practice guitar again....inspired by a master player.

So UNDERRATED!!!

Thank you so much for sharing this unique piece of awesomeness. Am now 40 and have loved it bites for the great majority of my life. Love Frankie (solo albums - TBH) and love The Tall Ships. Cannot think of a better prog/pop band.

still makes me grin from ear to ear .....

Frank looks totally spangled, loving every minute and everyone. As tight a 4 piece as ever there was. So tight, even the occasional attempt at jamming screams out like a choirboy in the Vatican. So many entendres there I forgot what I intended to suggest. It Bit the big one

Wow, thanks for posting this. I saw the It Bites with Dunnery 5 times back in the late 80s. I love the studio recordings, but this really brings back how incredibly exciting they were live. John Beck standing up for applause at 8:00 is hilarious! This is a beautifully structured song. It starts off as a light rock song, albeit embroidered with those deft keyboard & guitar licks, but becomes a massive prog anthem. And who else , other than the Catholic church, writes Latin lyrics..!?

OK, so. It Bites are one of the greatest bands of all time.

that was just SICK! looks like i've found another great band to inspire me!

I love this track

Absolutely f***ing sublime!

Brilliant band, brakes are amazing.

They were both brilliant in their own way. Kurt was supernaturally talented.

Check out their 1st and 2nd albums - great stuff!

I love It Bites!

Ignore my previous 'non comment' I do apologise. This is a truly brilliant Performance by the band :-)

Towering talent. All of them.

Always a bit difficult as to what to listen to....that driving force of bass and drums..both awesome or the tune itself. Years worth of study there. Thanks guys x

Best Band Best Song EVER

Watch Frans left hand & how gentle his cords are played....Women must love him

One of the most beautiful songs ever.

Awesome!

I first saw them support Go West at Hammersmith Odean in 1985. A class act!

How come so many kids of today think some of the bands of today are great when they are just chord bashers or just somebody talking on record all sound the same one verse twenty nine chorus this is how you play it bites in there prime with Francis dunnery great band live and musicians so do yourself a favour and learn to play something a hobby you may enjoy it instead of listening to old rope here today gone tomorrow

Francis is touring as "Francis Dunnery's It Bites" in the UK late '19, early '20 around the UK. And not a DX7 in sight!

Wouldn't it b great to c them again play live ?

I dont think they were too clever for their own good, all their songs are perfectly structured. They keep the prog back just enough, but let it loose to make it way more interesting. Their problem was that they only did 3 albums!

Outrageously good. Great song BUT, these guys could PLAY!!!

great band

Simply stunning. ❤

Love itbites, got all their songs, twice I had tickets to see them but both times never manged to see them, gutted. Although this is called Old MAN and the Angel, not old men lol!!!

I love Francis and all his blonde 80s hair!!

We must all have our 'how the hell weren't this band massive?' examples - and, of course, we will never know the others.....cos whoever they were, they remained largely unknown. Just like our beloved It Bites. But FFS - HOW IS IT THAT IT BITES WEREN'T MASSIVE?????? The last time I saw them live , with John Mitchell and Nathan King (still a great line up) they were playing some sort of weird bar/youth club in Bristol. A venue that did not befit a band of this skill and stature.

Nothing wrong with a bit of energetic prog from time to time.

How good can a band be? Impossibly good

Great bass player.

Simply epic.

I blast this album in my car every day people are like wtf is that dude listening to ??? If only they knew ay!!!

Francis Dunnery gave Kurt Cobain his look!

amazing IT BITES

Excellent.

Yet another very good English band, what is it about England, how do they manage to turn out so many great groups?

They are really good.

I deliver stuff to their home town now and then. Useless bit of info for you!

Is John Beck the coolest dude or what? Saw him in Birmingham a couple of months ago and he's still the man. Love the way this band are totally misunderstood / ignored - though they probably wouldn't be keen to agree with me...

Yes they should’ve been much bigger. Most musicians and serious listeners totally got them though.

@Tedgrantite This track (in particular) can really be compared to Yes and Genesis...and It really is what both of those bands could have been (Not taking anything away from either band) Effortless playing of complex time sigs and being effortlessly catchy and musical at the same time - That is really something - Incredible playing - why they never made it it one of the biggest mysteries of modern music.

Oh yes!!!

Impressive Beck's solo on 7:35

Seen It Bites 3 times in the past before IB they were a cover band playing all the club's in the north west especially Cumbria where they were from they were called "Waving at trains ".Frannys brother played also Baz great guitarist also sure he did some work with Black Sabbath ...

@wuckle totally agree x

'Man', man and the angel.........

I think Kurt asked Francis if he could borrow his look for most of his life!!

Me too!

@mizunomp100irons1 I've only been in the USA for oh, 17 years. I grew up in the UK, saw It Bites five times in the 1980s, saw Dunnery over here a few times, almost had a Dunnery house concert here but my better half talked me out of it...

ive met francis hes really nice he gave me tea and choccky bics!!!!

Im fuckin sad to know about these AMAZING NEO PROG ROCK 80´S BAND only 2018

This reminds me of World Trade...Billy Sherwoods awesome band from the 80's.

truley awesome