1987 studio album by Da
Darn Floor - Big Bite is the eighth studio album by Christian alternative rock band Daniel Amos , issued on Frontline Records in 1987. It is their first album following the completion of their ¡Alarma! Chronicles album cycle, and was issued under their shortened moniker Da .
Daniel Amos followed the ¡Alarma! Chronicles four-part album series with this release, the title of which came from an incident involving Koko the gorilla, who had been trained to understand limited amounts of American Sign Language . Koko reacted to an earthquake with the words, "Darn darn floor bad bite. Trouble trouble."[ 1]
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Darn Floor - Big Bite was remastered and re-released in 2008 by Arena Rock Recording Co. in conjunction with Stunt Records , featuring additional tracks and bonus material.
"Return of the Beat Menace" (Words by Taylor, Music by Taylor, Flesch, Chandler) – 2:56
"Strange Animals" (Words by Taylor, Music by Taylor, Flesch, Chandler) – 3:11
"Darn Floor - Big Bite" (Words by Taylor, Music by Taylor, Flesch, Chandler) – 4:22
"Earth Household" (Words by Taylor, Music by Taylor, Flesch, Chandler) – 3:49
"Safety Net" (Words by Taylor, Music by Taylor, Flesch, Chandler) – 3:28 "Pictures of the Gone World" (Words by Taylor, Music by Taylor, Flesch, Chandler) – 2:47
"Divine Instant" (Words by Taylor, Music by Taylor, Flesch, Chandler) – 3:51
"Half Light, Epoch and Phase" (Words by Taylor, Music by Taylor, Flesch, Chandler) – 4:15
"The Unattainable Earth" (Words by Taylor, Music by Taylor, Flesch, Chandler) – 3:42
"The Shape of Air" (Taylor) – 3:25 Deluxe edition bonus disc [ edit ] "The Unattainable Earth"
"Return the Beat Menace"
"Safety Net" [Live at Cornerstone 1998]
Interview with Terry Taylor: Concept
Interview with Terry Taylor: Music with Cassette Demos
Interview with Terry Taylor: Lyrics
Interview with Terry Taylor: Recording
Interview with Terry Taylor: The Band
Interview with Terry Taylor: Looking Back
"Pictures of the Gone World"
"The Shape of Air" [Live at Cornerstone 2000]
"Half Light, Epoch and Phase"
"Darn Floor-Big Bite" [Live at Cornerstone 1988]
"The Unattainable Earth" [Live at Cornerstone 1988]
"Sacred Heart" Additional musicians [ edit ] Phil Madeira — lap steel and accordion on live versions of "Safety Net" and "Shape of Air"
Alex MacDougall — additional percussion
Andy Prickett — guitar on live version of "Safety Net"
Background vocals on "The Shape Of Air" — Gene Eugene , Riki Michele , Debi Taylor, Maria Chandler, Mike Stand, Jeff Crandall, Ric Alba, plus those two friends of Gene's Engineered by Doug Doyle.
Recorded and Mixed at 3-D Studios, Costa Mesa, California .
Photography by Ed McTaggart and Dave Perry.
Video by Dave Perry, Videocon Productions, Costa Mesa, California.
Cover Concept by Da.
Original Art Direction and Layout by Ed McTaggart
Reissue design & layout by Tom Gulotta
Remastered by Don Tyler
Reissue Project coordinators: Greg Glover and J. Edward Keyes
Special Thanks: All of our families, Jason Townsend, Eric Townsend, Rob Gray, Dan De La Isla, Tardon at Mr. Toads.
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