Once Bitten… is the first album of British-Norwegian Hard rock supergroup The Snakes, released in August 1998.
The album was produced by TNT guitarist Ronni Le Tekrø and engineered by TNT touring keyboardist Dag Stokke.
It was the band’s first and only album under the name The Snakes, as later albums were released as “The Company of Snakes” which featured founding members Bernie Marsden and Micky Moody with a completely new line-up. (by wikipedia)
Great early album of a young Jorn Lande , starting out his career as a touring , and eventually recording artist for the original line-up of Whitesnake sans David Coverdale. If you love the old school 70s blues sounds of original WhiteSnake this should be right up your alley. One of the highlights is the original sole penned Jorn Lande song “Showdown”. (by Richard N)
Could’n ask for anything better. Through the years Whitesnake earned a reputation of good rockin’, mixing some hard rock with blues due to the influence of their guitarists, Bernie Marsden and Micky Moody, now with this album and with the voice of Johnny Lange, we can tell now how the old Whitesnake would sound these days. “Showdown” could be “Blind man” or “What love can do” could be “Here I go again”.Excellent music,old Whitesnake fans wouldn’t regret buying it. (by Mario Elizondo)
Jorn Lande, the Norwegian God of Rock is a Heavy Metal artist so for him to be able to sing in an old bluesy style lik David Coverdale is phenomanal. He wasn’t trying to immulate him, he was simply singing the songs the way they were written by the ex “original” members of Whitesnake. Do you think the band would want him to sing any other way? Hell they toured doing all the old/old 70s Whitesnake songs so of course he’s gonna sing with a Coverdale manerism. Only one thing, Jorn Lande can sing Coverdale dead on but can Coverdale sing Jorn Lande? I seriously doubt it. This dude can sing AOR, POP, ROCK, or HEAVY METAL with ease and command like no-one! (by cutter)
Personnel:
Willy Bendiksen (drums)
Jørn “Johnny” Lande (vocals)
Bernie Marsden (guitar)
Micky Moody (guitar)
Sid Ringsby (bass)
Tracklist:
01. Labour Of Love (Marsden) 3.35
02. Can’t Go Back (Marsden) 4.33
03. What Love Can Do (Marsden/Lister) 4.54
04. Real Faith (Marsden/Moody) 4.31
05. The Dancer (The Liar) (Marsden) 4.26
06. Gonna Find The Sun (Lande/Marsden/Moody) 2.58
07. Little Miss Happiness (Marsden/Moody) 3.23
08. Bring Yo’ Good Self Home (Marsden/Moody) 4.13
09. Showdown (Lande) 3.58
10. Sacrificial Feelings (Moody) 3.28
11. Tough Love (Marsden/Lister) 4.12
12. All Dressed Up (Marsden/Moody) 4.30
13. September Tears (Marsden) 3.48
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