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Posiblemente el mejor video de una de las mejores
bandas de Rock de la historia.
Bobby Dall - Bass
C.C. DeVille - Lead Guitar, Vocals
Bret Michaels - Lead Vocals, Guitar
Rikki Rocket - Drums
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In late 1982, an ad in the local newspaper
prompted guitarist Matt Smith to join singer Bret
Michaels, drummer Rikki Rockett (the two met one
day when Rikki, a hairdresser, came to Bret's
house to cut his sister's hair) and bassist Bobby
Dall. After writing several songs and playing
local shows, they changed their name from Paris to
Poison.
In March of 1984, the unsigned band moved from
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania to Los Angeles,
California in hopes of making it big. Guitarist
Matt Smith decided to leave the band, but he
agreed to help find a new guitarist. After over a
hundred applicants, the band chose C.C. DeVille
(over Slash, of Guns N Roses fame, interestingly
enough), and the current lineup was born.
Interestingly, their real names are: Bret Michael
Sychak (Bret Michaels), Alan Ream (Rikki Rockett),
Bruce Anthony Johannesson (C.C. DeVille), and
Harry Kuykendall (Bobby Dall).
After playing LA clubs for a few years, the band
was finally signed by Enigma Records, where they
recorded their debut album, Look What the Cat
Dragged In, in only 12 days for only $23,000. To
almost everyone's surprise, the record spawned 3
top 10 hits; I Want Action, Talk Dirty to Me, and
I Won't Forget You.
After touring with bands like Cinderella and Ratt
and selling over 2 million copies of their album,
the band went back to LA to record their follow-up
smash hit, Open Up and Say... Ahh! This album
outsold the first by millions, selling 5 million
in the US alone. Hits off this album included
Every Rose Has Its Thorn, Fallen Angel, Nothing
But a Good Time, and the cover tune, Your Mama
Don't Dance. After a tour which included former
Van Halen lead singer David Lee Roth, the band
went back to record their third album.
In July of 1990, Poison released Flesh & Blood.
Hits included the energetic Unskinny Bop, the
sentimental Something To Believe In, the rockin'
Ride the Wind, and the slow tune Life Goes On.
After a worldwide tour which was recorded, the
band released their fourth album, Swallow This
Live. This two CD set included all their major
hits live plus 4 new studio tracks.
Unfortunately, after the release of Swallow This
Live, guitarist C.C. DeVille was fired from the
band. He has since revealed that the reason for
his departure was a drug and alcohol problem which
he has since overcome. To replace C.C. at guitar,
however, the band hired guitar whiz Richie Kotzen.
The result was an excellent bluesy album called
Native Tongue. Despite the amazing music on this
disc, it didn't do well commercially because of
the drastic change in image and sound. Soon after
the tour to support Native Tongue, Richie Kotzen
was fired from the band due to personal conflicts.
The next guitarist to fill C.C.'s shoes was
another guitar whiz, Blues Saracino. With Blues,
Poison recorded another excellent disc, Crack a
Smile. However, due to problems with the record
company, this album was shelved until its 2000
release as Crack a Smile and More!.
Instead of releasing Crack a Smile, Capitol
Records decided to release a Greatest Hits disc to
commemorate the band's 10 years of success. The
result was Poison's Greatest Hits 1986-1996. In
addition to all their greatest hits, this album
also included two new songs which were originally
meant for Crack a Smile: Sexual Thing and Lay Your
Body Down. Unfortunately, this album didn't get
enough of a budget for the band to release any new
singles or videos. But it did go platinum.
C.C. DeVille rejoined Poison right before the
release of the greatest hits collection. The band
hit the road for a summer '99 tour, recorded the
tour, and released a live album with five new
studio tracks in June of 2000 called Power to the
People. Soon after, a Greatest Hits DVD was
released.
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