Once Bitten...Twice...

Once Bitten...Twice... is the debut on which SHY bound high, clear vocals, vivid guitar and keyboard color. While the songs keep the hardness of NWOBHM, there is a clear strength of melody heading toward the choruses. It is the starting point on which the band from Birmingham, England, showed its talent to the world. On “Deep Water,” “Take It All the Way” and “Once Bitten, Twice Shy,” the momentum of up-tempo songs and the lyricism of ballads stand side by side, and the band shows range from an early stage. Vocalist Tony Mills and guitarist Steve Harris (a different person from Iron Maiden’s bassist) already form the band’s core. Songs like “Give Me a Chance” and “Chained by Desire” breathe an early, fresh appeal too. It is a record that, while inheriting the tradition of British hard rock, stepped toward a more gorgeous direction.