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Poison (American Band)
Poison is an American Rock music, rock band formed in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania in 1983. The most successful incarnation of the band consists of lead singer and rhythm guitarist Bret Michaels, drummer Rikki Rockett, bassist Bobby Dall and lead guitarist C.C. DeVille. The band achieved huge commercial success in the mid-1980s through the mid-1990s and sold over 40 million records and DVDs worldwide. The band had a Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100 number one hit single with "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" and other top 40 hit singles in the 1980s and 1990s, including "Talk Dirty to Me", "I Won't Forget You", "Nothin' But a Good Time", "Fallen Angel (Poison song), Fallen Angel", "Your Mama Don't Dance", "Unskinny Bop", "Something to Believe In (Poison song), Something to Believe In", "Ride the Wind (song), Ride the Wind", and "Life Goes On (Poison song), Life Goes On." The band's breakthrough debut album, the multi-platinum ''Look What the Cat Dragged In'', was released in 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
Mechanicsburg is a Borough (Pennsylvania), borough in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The borough is west of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Harrisburg. It is part of the Harrisburg–Carlisle metropolitan statistical area. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 9,311, up from 8,981 recorded at the 2010 United States census, 2010 census. Geography Mechanicsburg is located in eastern Cumberland County at . It is in a rich agricultural region known as the Cumberland Valley, a broad zone between South Mountain (Maryland and Pennsylvania), South Mountain and the Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians. Mechanicsburg is bordered by Silver Spring Township, Pennsylvania, Silver Spring Township to the northwest, Monroe Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, Monroe Township to the southwest, Upper Allen Township, Pennsylvania, Upper Allen Township to the south, Lower Allen Township, Pennsylvania, Lower Allen Township to the east, and Hampden Township, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Won't Forget You
"I Won't Forget You" is a power ballad by the American glam metal band Poison (American band), Poison, originally from the album ''Look What the Cat Dragged In''. Released as a single in 1987 on the Enigma label of Capitol Records, the song peaked at number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in The US, and is considered one of Poison's best songs. Background The song, along with "Talk Dirty to Me", "Fallen Angel (Poison song), Fallen Angel" and "Ride the Wind (song), Ride the Wind", was the subject of a lawsuit in 2011 by members of the defunct band Kid Rocker, who claimed that the songs were based on Kid Rocker songs played to the Poison guitarist C.C. DeVille before he was a member of Poison. The live, daytime concert footage for the official music video for "I Won't Forget You" was recorded at the 1987 Texxas Jam in Dallas, Texas. Nighttime concert footage was filmed at the Cumberland County Civic Center in Portland, Maine. Despite the song's success, it was d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Native Tongue (Poison Album)
''Native Tongue'' is the fourth studio album by American glam metal band Poison, released in 1993 through Capitol Records. It peaked at #16 on the ''Billboard'' 200, #20 on the UK Albums Chart and was certified gold by the RIAA on April 21, 1993. It has also been certified platinum in Canada. This is the only album to feature lead guitarist Richie Kotzen. Kotzen was hired as the band's guitarist following the firing of C.C. DeVille in late 1991. The album features the singles "Stand", " Until You Suffer Some (Fire And Ice)" and " Body Talk". Production and marketing Admitted as a full-fledged member of the band rather than a "hired gun", Kotzen was given considerable creative freedom. Resultingly, Kotzen's writing and performing contributions dominated the album. Kotzen would later be expelled from the band following the world tour, after it was discovered that he had been romantically involved with the fiancee of drummer Rikki Rockett. Recollections of the album, while no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grunge
Grunge (sometimes referred to as the Seattle sound) is an alternative rock Music genre, genre and subculture that emerged during the in the U.S. state of Washington (state), Washington, particularly in Seattle and Music of Olympia, Washington, Olympia, and other nearby cities. Grunge fuses elements of punk rock and heavy metal music, heavy metal. The genre featured the Distortion (music), distorted electric guitar sound used in both genres, although some bands performed with more emphasis on one or the other. Like these genres, grunge typically uses electric guitar, bass guitar, drums, and vocals. Grunge also incorporates influences from indie rock bands such as Sonic Youth. Lyrics are typically angst-filled and introspective, often addressing themes such as social alienation, doubt, self-doubt, abuse, neglect, betrayal, social isolation, social and emotional isolation, emotional isolation, addiction, psychological trauma, and a desire for Liberty, freedom. The early grunge movem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swallow This Live
''Swallow This Live'' is the first live album by American glam metal band Poison. It was released in 1991 by Capitol Records. ''Swallow This Live'' peaked at No. 51 on the Billboard 200, No. 42 on the Cash Box albums chart, and was certified Gold in 2001 by the RIAA. Production and marketing The album features 16 live tracks from Poison's first three studio albums: '' Look What the Cat Dragged In'', '' Open Up and Say... Ahh!'', and '' Flesh & Blood''. These live tracks were recorded in Miami, Orlando, and Tampa in Florida, as well as the Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre in California during Poison’s ''Flesh & Blood'' world tour. The album also contains four new studio tracks, which were the last recorded before guitarist C.C. DeVille departed from Poison later in 1991. One of these, " So Tell Me Why", was released as a single and reached number 25 in the United Kingdom in November 1991. The album was initially released in a two-disc set and an abridged single-disc edition. In 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flesh & Blood (Poison Album)
''Flesh & Blood'' is the third studio album by American glam metal band Poison, released on July 10, 1990, through Enigma Records and Capitol Records. It peaked at number 2 on the Billboard charts and more than 7 million copies were sold worldwide. It peaked at number 1 on the Cash Box charts. The album was an attempt by the band to establish a more serious musical stance, more than just the hair metal party dynamic of 1988's '' Open Up and Say... Ahh!''. It spawned two top 10 singles, " Unskinny Bop" and " Something to Believe In" and three other hit singles, " Ride the Wind", " Life Goes On", and " (Flesh & Blood) Sacrifice". It was certified Platinum in 1990 and triple Platinum in 1991 by the RIAA. It has been certified 4× Platinum by CAN and Gold by BPI. Production and marketing The album was recorded and mixed at Little Mountain Sound Studios, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with Canadian producer Bruce Fairbairn and mixer Mike Fraser. The front cover art feature ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Open Up And Say
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Look What The Cat Dragged In
''Look What the Cat Dragged In'' is the debut studio album by American glam metal band Poison, released on May 23, 1986, by Enigma Records and Capitol Records. Though not a success at first, it steadily built momentum and peaked at #3 on the US ''Billboard'' 200 on May 23, 1987. The album spawned three successful singles: "Talk Dirty to Me", "I Want Action", and "I Won't Forget You". ''Look What the Cat Dragged In'' was certified Gold in 1987 and 3× Platinum in 1990 by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). It has also been certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), and platinum in Canada. Production and marketing The record was described by vocalist Bret Michaels as a "glorified demo". It was recorded in twelve days at Los Angeles' Music Grinder Studios with producer Ric Browde, for a cost of US$23,000, part of which was funded from the pockets of the band members and their families. Background It originally included only one single, " Cry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Life Goes On (Poison Song)
"Life Goes On" is a song by American glam metal band Poison. The power ballad was the fourth single from their 1990 album '' Flesh & Blood''. The song reached number 35 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Song history C.C. DeVille originally brought the song to the band, where Rikki Rockett and Bobby Dall added their input. The lyrics were written after a girlfriend of DeVille's was shot and killed in a bar fight in Palm Springs, California. The song is about trying to find the light at the end of the tunnel. Albums "Life Goes On" is on the following albums. * '' Flesh & Blood'' * '' Poison's Greatest Hits: 1986-1996'' * '' Best of Ballads & Blues'' * '' The Best of Poison: 20 Years of Rock'' * '' Flesh & Blood - 20th Anniversary Edition'' * ''Poison – Box Set (Collector's Edition) The following is a comprehensive discography of Poison, an American glam metal band that achieved huge success in the mid-1980s to mid-1990s. Poison sold more than 15 million records in the United ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ride The Wind (song)
"Ride the Wind" is a song by American glam metal band Poison. It was the third single from the group's 1990 studio album '' Flesh & Blood'', released on Capitol. Background The track is one of several that reflects the band's maturing songwriting. The lyrics are similar to those found in Western music. "Ride the Wind" reached number 25 on the mainstream rock charts and the 38 position on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Music video The music video for the song consists of footage from the Poison's ''Flesh & Blood'' tour. It features sequences of the band performing onstage, as well as backstage scenes and shots of the audiences (especially of female fans). Albums "Ride the Wind" appears on the following albums: * '' Flesh & Blood'' * ''Swallow This Live'' (live version) * ''Seven Days Live'' (live version) * '' Poison's Greatest Hits: 1986-1996'' * '' The Best of Poison: 20 Years of Rock'' * '' Flesh & Blood - 20th Anniversary Edition'' * '' Live, Raw & Uncut CD'' * ''Poison – B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Something To Believe In (Poison Song)
"Something to Believe In" is a song by American glam metal band Poison, released as the second single from their third studio album, '' Flesh & Blood'' (1990). "Something to Believe In" was also released on the '' Best of Ballads & Blues'' album in 2003, with alternate lyrics (part 2). The ballad peaked at number four on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, number five on the Album Rock Tracks chart, number 35 in the United Kingdom, and number 44 in Australia. It was Poison's last top-10 hit on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Background This song was dedicated to James Kimo Maano, a security guard and best friend of Bret Michaels who had died some time earlier. The lyrics also focus on televangelism, Vietnam veterans, and poverty. The cover art for the single depicts a tattoo on Michaels' arm of a cross with the words "Something to Believe In". The tattoo artist, according to Michaels, had been drinking and spelled "believe" incorrectly putting the "e" before the "i". It was attempted to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unskinny Bop
"Unskinny Bop" is a song by American glam metal band Poison, released as the first single from their third studio album, '' Flesh & Blood'' (1990), on June 18, 1990. The song peaked at number three on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, number five on the ''Billboard'' Album Rock Tracks chart, and number one on Canada's ''The Record'' chart. It also entered the top 20 in Australia, New Zealand, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. Background The meaning of "Unskinny Bop" has always been shrouded in obscurity. C.C. DeVille later confessed that the phrase "unskinny bop" has no particular meaning: he invented it as a temporary measure while writing the song, before vocalist Bret Michaels had begun working on the lyrics. The phrase was used on the basis that it was phonetically suited to the music. The song was later played to producer Bruce Fairbairn, who stated that, although he did not know what an "unskinny bop" was, the phrase was perfect. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
