Darn Floor - Big Bite is the title of 1987 album by rock

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 band

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 Daniel Amos

Daniel Amos

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 (at this time recording under the moniker Da), released on Frontline Records

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. It was later remastered and re-released in 2008 by Arena Rock Recording Co.

Arena Rock Recording Co.

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 in conjunction with Stunt Records

Stunt Records

Stunt Records is an independent record label formed in 1990 by Daniel Amos, Terry Scott Taylor and Tom Gulotta.The original intent of the label was to focus on reissues and special releases by D.A., but soon, the label was releasing CDs by a variety of artists including two Various Artists...

, featuring additional tracks and bonus material.

Daniel Amos followed the ¡Alarma! Chronicles

The ¡Alarma! Chronicles

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four-part album series with this release, the title of which came from an incident involving Koko

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 the gorilla, who had been trained to understand limited amounts of American Sign Language

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. Koko reacted to an earthquake with the words, "Darn darn floor bad bite. Trouble trouble."

Side one

1. "Return of the Beat Menace" (Words by Taylor, Music by Taylor, Flesch, Chandler) – 2:56
2. "Strange Animals" (Words by Taylor, Music by Taylor, Flesch, Chandler) – 3:11
3. "Darn Floor - Big Bite" (Words by Taylor, Music by Taylor, Flesch, Chandler) – 4:22
4. "Earth Household" (Words by Taylor, Music by Taylor, Flesch, Chandler) – 3:49
5. "Safety Net" (Words by Taylor, Music by Taylor, Flesch, Chandler) – 3:28

Side two

1. "Pictures of the Gone World" (Words by Taylor, Music by Taylor, Flesch, Chandler) – 2:47
2. "Divine Instant" (Words by Taylor, Music by Taylor, Flesch, Chandler) – 3:51
3. "Half Light, Epoch and Phase" (Words by Taylor, Music by Taylor, Flesch, Chandler) – 4:15
4. "The Unattainable Earth" (Words by Taylor, Music by Taylor, Flesch, Chandler) – 3:42
5. "The Shape of Air" (Taylor) – 3:25

Deluxe edition bonus disc

1. "The Unattainable Earth"
2. "Return the Beat Menace"
3. "Safety Net" [Live at Cornerstone 1998]
4. Interview with Terry Taylor: Concept
5. Interview with Terry Taylor: Music with Cassette Demos
6. Interview with Terry Taylor: Lyrics
7. Interview with Terry Taylor: Recording
8. Interview with Terry Taylor: The Band
9. Interview with Terry Taylor: Looking Back
10. "Pictures of the Gone World"
11. "The Shape of Air" [Live at Cornerstone 2000]
12. "Half Light, Epoch and Phase"
13. "Darn Floor-Big Bite" [Live at Cornerstone 1988]
14. "The Unattainable Earth" [Live at Cornerstone 1988]
15. "Sacred Heart"

Personnel

• Terry Scott Taylor
  Terry Scott Taylor
  Terry Scott Taylor is an American songwriter, record producer, writer and founding member of the bands Daniel Amos and The Swirling Eddies . Taylor is also a member of the roots and alternative music group, Lost Dogs. He is currently based in San Jose, California, USA.Taylor is highly regarded for...
  
   on guitars and lead vocals.
• Greg Flesch
  Greg Flesch
  Greg Flesch is a guitarist and musician, best known for his work with the rock bands Daniel Amos and The Swirling Eddies .Flesch joined D.A...
  
   on lead guitars, Pan Flute, and Squeeze Box.
• Tim Chandler
  Tim Chandler
  Tim Chandler is a bass guitar player, best known for his work with the rock bands Daniel Amos, The Swirling Eddies and The Choir....
  
   on bass guitar and backing vocals.
• Ed McTaggart
  Ed McTaggart
  Ed McTaggart is an American drummer and artist. He is best known as the drummer of the rock band Daniel Amos.McTaggart joined DA in 1976, after years of playing with Bill Sprouse Jr.'s band The Road Home....
  
   on drums and backing vocals.

Additional musicians

• Alex MacDougall
  Alex MacDougall
  Alex MacDougall is an American record producer, and percussionist. MacDougall is best known for being a member of the Christian rock band Daniel Amos in the late 1970s in addition to his production and recording session credits...
  
  : Additional Percussion.
• Andy Prickett: Guitar on Live Version of "Safety Net."
• Phil Madeira
  Phil Madeira
  Phil Madeira is an American songwriter, producer, musician and singer from Nashville, Tennessee. He was raised in Barrington, Rhode Island and attended Taylor University, which he graduated from in 1975....
  
  : Lap Steel and Accordion on live versions of "Safety Net" and "Shape of Air."
• Background vocals on "The Shape Of Air" by Gene Eugene
  Gene Eugene
  Gene "Eugene" Andrusco was a Canadian born actor, record producer, engineer, composer and musician. Andrusco was best known as the leader of the funk/rock band Adam Again, a member of The Swirling Eddies and as a founding member of the roots music supergroup Lost Dogs.-Acting:Andrusco was a child...
  
  , Riki Michele
  Riki Michele
  Adam Again chanteuse Riki Michele is a female Christian alternative music artist. She has also recorded four eclectic solo records....
  
  , Debi Taylor, Maria Chandler, Mike Stand, Jeff Crandall, Ric Alba, plus those two friends of Gene's.

Production notes

• Engineered by Doug Doyle.
• Recorded and Mixed at 3-D Studios, Costa Mesa, California
  Costa Mesa, California
  Costa Mesa is a city in Orange County, California. The population was 109,960 at the 2010 census. Since its incorporation in 1953, the city has grown from a semi-rural farming community of 16,840 to a primarily suburban and "edge" city with an economy based on retail, commerce, and light...
  
  .
• 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
  Tom Gulotta
  Tom Gulotta is best known as the head of the Stunt Records label, which was formed in 1990 with Daniel Amos frontman, Terry Scott Taylor....
  
  
• Remastered by Don Tyler
• Reissue Project coordinators: Greg Glover
  Greg Glover
  Gregory Wayne Glover is the host of 'Alternative Mornings' and 'The Bottom Forty' on KNRK-FM in Portland, Oregon. He also co-founded the Arena Rock Recording Company along with Dan Ralph in 1995 and is now the sole owner of the label....
  
   and J. Edward Keyes
• Special Thanks: All of our families, Jason Townsend
  Jason Townsend
  Jason R. Townsend is an American artist and record producer best known for his work with music and video releases by Daniel Amos, The 77s, The Swirling Eddies and The Lost Dogs, through the record labels Stunt Records and Fools of the World....
  
  , Eric Townsend
  Eric Townsend
  Eric W. Townsend is an American musician and record producer best known for his work with music and video releases by Daniel Amos, The 77s, The Swirling Eddies and The Lost Dogs, through the record labels Stunt Records and Fools of the World.Townsend's great uncle was author Ira Jones, former...
  
  , Rob Gray
  Rob Gray
  Rob Gray is an award-winning Canadian production designer and art director.- Recognition :...
  
  , Dan De La Isla, Tardon at Mr. Toads.