Bite Down Hard

Bite Down Hard
Studio album by
Britny Fox
Released1991
StudioOne On One Studios and Devonshire Sound Studios, North Hollywood, California
GenreGlam metal, pop metal
Length41:10
LabelEast West[1]
ProducerJohn Purdell, Duane Baron[2]
Britny Fox chronology
Boys in Heat
(1989) 		Bite Down Hard
(1991) 		Springhead Motorshark
(2003)

Bite Down Hard is the third studio album by American glam metal band Britny Fox and the first to feature singer Tommy Paris.[3] It also features guest appearances by Zakk Wylde and Poison drummer Rikki Rockett.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Chicago Tribune[6]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal7/10[5]

The Chicago Tribune deemed the songs "fast, seamless bits of Sunset Strip rock."[6] The Washington Post wrote that, "the usual sexism aside, this is serviceable pop-metal."[7]

Track listing

All songs by Tommy Paris and Billy Childs except where noted.

  1. "Six Guns Loaded" (Paris, Michael Kelly Smith) - 3:46
  2. "Louder" - 3:53
  3. "Liar" - 4:42
  4. "Closer to Your Love" - 3:48
  5. "Over and Out" - 4:45
  6. "Shot from My Gun" (Paris, Smith) - 4:07
  7. "Black and White" (Paris, Smith, Childs, Johnny Dee) - 3:35
  8. "Look My Way" - 4:32
  9. "Lonely Too Long" (Paris, Smith) - 3:34
  10. "Midnight Moses" (Alex Harvey) - 4:28 (The Sensational Alex Harvey Band cover)

Credits

Band members
  • Tommy Paris - lead vocals, rhythm guitar, guitar solos on tracks 7 and 9
  • Michael Kelly Smith - lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Billy Childs - bass, acoustic guitar on track 3 and 5, backing vocals
  • Johnny Dee - drums
Additional musicians
Production

References

  1. ^ "Britny Fox hopes to regain success". Windsor Star. AP. 18 Apr 1992. p. F2.
  2. ^ "Bite down Hard by Britny Fox". Billboard. 104 (3): 53. Jan 18, 1992.
  3. ^ Blockus, Gary (1 Feb 1992). "Britny Fox Taking Post-Glam Image on the Road". The Morning Call. p. A55.
  4. ^ Ulrey, Jeremy. "Britny Fox Bite Down Hard review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2012-09-01.
  5. ^ Popoff, Martin (August 1, 2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 62. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
  6. ^ a b Hermann, Brenda (28 Nov 1991). "Recordings". Chicago Tribune. p. 15B.
  7. ^ Jenkins, Mark (7 Feb 1992). "Britny Fox's 'Bite' Has Familiar Bark". The Washington Post. p. N12.


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