POISON

Poison, that little glam metal band from Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, was formed in 1981, but it wasn’t until 1984 that it would consist of the current lineup that we all know and love (or hate): Bret Michaels (lead vocals), bassist Bobby Dall, Rikki Rockett (drums), and of course, on guitar….C.C. DeVille. And, everyone knows, DeVille beat out Slash for the job, as C.C. was far more glam.

As ubiquitous as Poison was in the 1980s, it’s surprising to some that they released only two albums during the decade: Look What the Cat Dragged In in 1986 and Open Up and Say...Ahh! in 1988.  In between the these albums, Poison contributed a song to the Less Than Zero film soundtrack, a cover of Kiss’ "Rock and Roll All Nite."

Poison’s debut album: Look What the Cat Dragged In, was released in the summer 1986, and initially not successful; it slowly crept up the charts and eventually peaked at #3 on the Billboard chart the next summer. It ended up selling over 4 million copies worldwide. The album had 3 successful singles: "I Want Action", and the monster hits "Talk Dirty to Me", and "I Won't Forget You"

The band’s second album, Open Up and Say...Ahh!, was and even bigger hit, selling around 8 million copies worldwide. It also featured Poison’s biggest hit, the #1 single "Every Rose Has Its Thorn." They had other big hits from the album as well: "Nothin' but a Good Time", "Fallen Angel", and a cover of Loggins and Messina’s "Your Mama Don't Dance". As with every good rock band, Poison was also known for their great live shows and their raucous partying. The nineties would be great to Poison too: they would sell 7+ million copies of their next album, Flesh & Blood and their fans would continue to adore them, even though released songs like “Unskinny Bop.”

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