Francis Dunnery for Crossover

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Have not seen him suggested yet.  I may have missed it, though, as his name is actually referenced quite frequently on PA!

Francis Dunnery was the original vocalist/guitarist for It Bites in the 1980s.  He has a new release, Frankenstein Monster, which can be heard on his bandcamp.

The shop page on his official site is actually quite a discography!  I've no idea how much of it is prog, though this new release most assuredly is.  There's also a double live in the studio release called There's A Whole New World Out There, which says its a reworking of some of his songs from It Bites, along with some cover songs.  It's also mentioned on the following PA thread:  http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=61853.

From what I can tell from wikipedia his other releases are more straight forward rock and pop, but I seem to recall a "one and you're in" rule for PA, so...

For what it's worth, I'm not familiar with any It Bites prior to the recent A Map Of The Past (where he is replaced by John Mitchell), but I like this new solo release much more than anything on that album.

His wikipedia page lists his solo discography as follows:

Albums
Welcome to the Wild Country (Virgin Records, 1991)
Fearless (Atlantic Records, 1994)
One Night in Sauchiehall Street (Cottage Industry 1995) [live]
Tall Blonde Helicopter (Atlantic Records, 1995)
Let's Go Do What Happens (Razor and Tie Records, 1998)
Man (Aquarian Nation, 2001)
Hometown 2001 (Aquarian Nation, 2001) [live]
The Gulley Flats Boys (Aquarian Nation, 2005)
There's a Whole New World Out There (Aquarian Nation, 2009) [re-recordings and covers album]
Made in Space (Aquarian Nation, 2011)
Frankenstein Monster (Aquarian Nation, 2013)
Frank

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infocat Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member VIP Member Joined: June 10 2011 Location: Colorado, USA Status: Offline Points: 4671	Topic: Francis Dunnery for Crossover Posted: December 28 2013 at 13:56
	Have not seen him suggested yet. I may have missed it, though, as his name is actually referenced quite frequently on PA! Francis Dunnery was the original vocalist/guitarist for It Bites in the 1980s. He has a new release, Frankenstein Monster, which can be heard on his bandcamp. The shop page on his official site is actually quite a discography! I've no idea how much of it is prog, though this new release most assuredly is. There's also a double live in the studio release called There's A Whole New World Out There, which says its a reworking of some of his songs from It Bites, along with some cover songs. It's also mentioned on the following PA thread: http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=61853. From what I can tell from wikipedia his other releases are more straight forward rock and pop, but I seem to recall a "one and you're in" rule for PA, so... For what it's worth, I'm not familiar with any It Bites prior to the recent A Map Of The Past (where he is replaced by John Mitchell), but I like this new solo release much more than anything on that album. His wikipedia page lists his solo discography as follows: Albums Welcome to the Wild Country (Virgin Records, 1991) Fearless (Atlantic Records, 1994) One Night in Sauchiehall Street (Cottage Industry 1995) [live] Tall Blonde Helicopter (Atlantic Records, 1995) Let's Go Do What Happens (Razor and Tie Records, 1998) Man (Aquarian Nation, 2001) Hometown 2001 (Aquarian Nation, 2001) [live] The Gulley Flats Boys (Aquarian Nation, 2005) There's a Whole New World Out There (Aquarian Nation, 2009) [re-recordings and covers album] Made in Space (Aquarian Nation, 2011) Frankenstein Monster (Aquarian Nation, 2013) Frank
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Andy Webb Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Retired Admin Joined: June 04 2010 Location: Terria Status: Offline Points: 13298	Posted: December 28 2013 at 14:01
	It's true that we have a one pure prog album is all you need, so I'll take a look at this guy's album.


HolyMoly Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Retired Admin Joined: April 01 2009 Location: Atlanta Status: Offline Points: 26133	Posted: December 28 2013 at 14:12
	I have the album "Let's Go Do What Happens", it's sophisticated, smart adult pop, like a good Peter Gabriel album. That particular album wouldn't strike me as prog, but if the new album qualifies, he would seem like a good candidate for the site.
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Andy Webb Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Retired Admin Joined: June 04 2010 Location: Terria Status: Offline Points: 13298	Posted: December 28 2013 at 15:51
	It had its moments of not prog but it has enough to warrant crossover taking a look.


Todd Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator RPI / Heavy Prog Team Joined: December 19 2007 Location: California Status: Offline Points: 3472	Posted: December 30 2013 at 10:30
	His latest album is more proggy than the others that I've heard. http://francisdunnery.bandcamp.com/album/frankenstein-monster-96k-highest-quality Edit: Sorry, missed the link in Infocat's original post, but here's another endorsement anyway. Cheers! Edited by Todd - December 30 2013 at 10:31
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yam yam Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: June 16 2011 Location: Kerberos Status: Offline Points: 5814	Posted: December 30 2013 at 10:41
	Well, he's off to a flying start for sure: http://progfreak.com/Francis-Dunnery-98953.html?path=pa/recent. One more 'yes' and he's in!

Todd Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator RPI / Heavy Prog Team Joined: December 19 2007 Location: California Status: Offline Points: 3472	Posted: December 30 2013 at 10:43
	That's great, because if he's in before the end of January Frankenstein Monster will appear on at least one collaborator's top ten list.
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yam yam Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: June 16 2011 Location: Kerberos Status: Offline Points: 5814	Posted: March 13 2014 at 07:04
	Well, he was cleared earlier this year, and all four votes cast were positive ones - didn't quite make it into the archives in time for the top ten lists...but at least he is now going to be recognised on here.

Evolver Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Crossover & JR/F/Canterbury Teams Joined: October 22 2005 Location: The Idiocracy Status: Offline Points: 5482	Posted: March 13 2014 at 13:36
	If anyone wants to provide a bio, we could get him added quickly.
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yam yam Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: June 16 2011 Location: Kerberos Status: Offline Points: 5814	Posted: March 13 2014 at 13:44
	Extensive bio eixsts on his website if someone who's good with words wants to edit or paraphrase it: http://www.francisdunnery.com/about/.