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13-Track Album Features Hot New Recordings of Poison's Favorite Rock Classics, Including Hits Originally Recorded by David Bowie, The Rolling Stones, The Cars, Sweet, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers and More!
Poison's North American Summer Tour Begins June 12
HOLLYWOOD, Calif., April 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Poison, one of rock's most iconic and enduring bands, has recorded a new album of cover songs, featuring many of their favorite rock classics. POISON'D, the band's first new studio album since 2002, will be released June 5 on CD and digitally by EMI America Records/Capitol.
Featuring Poison's original members, Bret Michaels (vocals), C.C. DeVille (guitar), Rikki Rockett (drums) and Bobby Dall (bass), POISON'D presents the band's first new studio recordings since 2002's Hollyweird. Produced by Don Was at Hensen Recording Studios in Hollywood, POISON'D packs 13 explosive tracks, including new recordings of David Bowie's "Suffragette City," The Cars' "You're Just What I Needed," The Romantics' "What I Like About You," Sweet's "Little Willy," The Marshall Tucker Band's "Can't You See" and The Rolling Stones' "Dead Flowers." Some of Poison's best previously recorded covers are also featured on POISON'D, including KISS' "Rock and Roll All Nite," Grand Funk Railroad's "We're An American Band" and Loggins and Messina's "Your Mama Don't Dance."
"Poison is one of the greatest rock 'n roll bands in the world and, after 20 years, they can slam better than ever," says POISON'D producer Don Was. "They're powerful musicians and very cool guys. We had a lot of fun making this album and I think you can hear it in the grooves -- it's got the jive and is truly alive! I urge everyone to listen to it!"
Following the release of POISON'D, Poison will hit the road again on June 12 for a major North American summer concert tour. Tour dates and details will be announced and posted to the band's official website as they are confirmed. Visit www.poisonweb.com and www.myspace.com/poison for the latest Poison news and links to other Poison-related websites.
In July, VH1 will premiere a new reality show, "Rock of Love with Bret Michaels." VH1's description of the show has "the hard-rockin' Poison front man looking for a woman who can truly keep up with his rock-n-roll lifestyle and not become jealous of his one true passion -- performing, which has been the reason for and destruction of most of his relationships."
In 1986, Poison released their debut album, Look What the Cat Dragged In. After years of hard work, touring and controversy, radio and MTV finally took notice of the band and their music, propelling Poison into superstardom. Look What the Cat Dragged In peaked at #3 on the Billboard album charts, charted three singles and sold more than four million copies.
The band's 1988 follow-up, Open Up and Say ... Ahh! went Platinum two weeks after its release. The single "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" hit #1 on Billboard's Singles chart and the album sold more than seven million units. 1990's Flesh & Blood featured a second Gold single, "Unskinny Bop," and the album went multi-Platinum.
In 1991, amidst inner fighting, alcohol, drug abuse and road stories that would make a porn star blush, guitarist C.C. Deville and singer Bret Michaels collided in an all out fist-fight seconds after leaving the stage of the MTV Music Video Awards (right between Cindy Crawford's high heels and Eddie Van Halen's sneakers). C.C. Deville left the band.
Poison continued to tour arenas and amphitheatres and recorded the Platinum Native Tongue and Crack A Smile. After five years of not speaking, Michaels and Deville met up in 1999 and, with their chemistry and friendship quickly rekindled, the band went into the studio to record Power To The People. One of the most successful reunion tours of all time followed the album's release.
Last April, Poison rocketed into the Billboard Top 20 with the #17 debut of the band's 20th anniversary hits collection, The Best Of Poison: 20 Years Of Rock (Capitol/EMI). The 18-track hits collection was soon certified gold, and Poison tore through the summer of 2006 on their highly successful "20 Years of Rock" North American concert tour.
To date, Poison has sold more than 25 million records and DVDs worldwide.
POISON'D (CD and Digital Album)
(NOT FINAL SEQUENCE)
1. Little Willy (originally performed by Sweet)
2. Suffragette City (originally performed by David Bowie)
3. I Never Cry (originally performed by Alice Cooper)
4. I Need to Know (originally performed by Tom Petty &
The Heartbreakers)
5. Can't You See (originally performed by The Marshall
Tucker Band)
6. What I Like About You (originally performed by The
Romantics)
7. Dead Flowers (originally performed by The Rolling
Stones)
8. Just What I Needed (originally performed by The Cars)
9. Rock and Roll All Nite (originally performed by Kiss)
10. Squeeze Box (originally performed by The Who)
11. Your Mama Don't Dance (originally performed by Loggins &
Messina)
12. You Don't Mess Around With Jim (originally performed by Jim Croce)
13. We're An American Band (originally performed by Grand Funk
Railroad)
TRACKS 1-8: produced by Don Was - 2007 (new recordings)
TRACK 9: produced by Rick Rubin, Less Than Zero soundtrack - 1987
TRACK 10: produced by Thom Panunzio, Hollyweird - 2002
TRACK 11: produced by Tom Werman, Open Up and Say ... Ahh! - 1988
TRACK 12: produced by Ric Browdie - 1987; bonus track on Look What The Cat
Dragged In reissue (2006)
TRACK 13: produced by Don Was, The Best Of Poison: 20 Years Of Rock - 2006 |
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| Joey |
I am now so excited that I could literally , LITERALLY just Drop a Log :
********* ABRUPT END TO TRANSMISSION *********** |
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| Saint Sway |
I just projectile vomited all over my computer screen and am compelled to go out and lie down in front of oncoming traffic.
goodbye |
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| gimmekeef |
This has snoozefest written all over it........... |
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| BONOISLOVE |
Me so excited, I'm typing this with Bon Jovi!!! |
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| The Wick |
Another reason to dump Don Was. |
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| _Boomy_ |
quote:
Dan wrote:
"Poison is one of the greatest rock 'n roll bands in the world and, after 20 years, they can slam better than ever," says POISON'D producer Don Was. "They're powerful musicians and very cool guys. We had a lot of fun making this album and I think you can hear it in the grooves -- it's got the jive and is truly alive! I urge everyone to listen to it!"
I just did a quadruple take on this. Is he serious, or is he on some good juju?
He needs to be dumped immediately. But he won't. He's a "Yes Mick" kind of guy. Mick likes when he's got someone locked down on his cock like that.
To bestow such an honor upon such a band is pretty extraordinary, or bust blatantly stupid. Pick one. All they ever did was write "Stripper Anthems", and they don't even play them in the clubs anymore (so I've heard). Strippers deserve something better than Poison's catalog, anyway.
I am outraged, to say the least. This is unacceptable.
I can't believe he actually said that. Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaah! |
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| fireontheplatter |
cool....but i still can't stand these guys |
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| Soldatti |
Was needs to go. |
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| pdog |
Message left blank |
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| mojoman |
poison as in toxic |
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| gotdablouse |
Another proof that Was has no taste whatsoever, I hope Keith finally sees the light. |
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| gimmekeef |
Cant wait now...till Was...is Was..... |
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| Fadeout_Freedom |
Was? NOT WAS!!! |
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| glencar |
Was has been. |
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| Jethrostone |
I'm a Poison fan. Not a huge fan but I do have a CD cover signed by Bret Micheals, thanks to my uncle who played with him. Some of those songs Poison has already covered such as Your Mama Don't Dance and Rock And Roll All Nite. That's cool they're covering Dead Flowers and I Never Cry. Bret Micheals is supposed to be on VH1's "Rock Of Love" which is like "Flavor Of Love". Should start in July. |
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| IanBillen |
Don Was is an excellent producer. Bar-None. The fact that he can do everyone from Bonnie Raitt to Poison only adds to his skill set, it doesn't hinder it. The only way it would hinder it is if the album sucked in terms of recording and groove.
Even though it is Poison, I doubt that aspect of the album will lack.
From Iggy Pop's Avenue B to the Black Crowes Lions, to Voodoo Lounge and Willie Nelson.
The dude is extremely well rounded, and his recordings have a quality that I have not heard from most.
Ian |
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| pdog |
quote:
IanBillen wrote:
Don Was is an excellent producer. Bar-None. The fact that he can do everyone from Bonnie Raitt to Poison only adds to his skill set, it doesn't hinder it. The only way it would hinder it is if the album sucked in terms of recording and groove.
Even though it is Poison, I doubt that aspect of the album will lack.
From Iggy Pop's Avenue B to the Black Crowes Lions, to Voodoo Lounge and Willie Nelson.
The dude is extremely well rounded, and his recordings have a quality that I have not heard from most.
Ian
You love lamp! |
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| corgi37 |
As revenge, the Stones should include "Unskinny Bop" in their upcoming Europe tour set. |
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| Dan |
quote:
corgi37 wrote:
As revenge, the Stones should include "Unskinny Bop" in their upcoming Europe tour set.
I think "Look What The Cat Dragged In" would be a better choice as it's much better than the Stones song of the same name. |
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| glencar |
You are nuts! Look What the Cat Dragged In! is funny & awesome all at once. |
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| Dan |
quote:
glencar wrote:
You are nuts! Look What the Cat Dragged In! is funny & awesome all at once.
So is the Poison song! When I first saw the ABB tracklisting, I thought it would be a cover song. |
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