Poison

[Axl&Baz07]

i've been slammed a zillion times for it, but i am a big Poison fan.
i'm both excited and nervous that Poison is releasing an album of covers only.

Poison does some killer covers, but i hope they follow this cover album up with an album of new, original recordings.  i'd hate for them to take on the label of 'cover band'.  there is a lot of talent in Poison!!

on another note, i have always wanted Poison to cover America's "You can do Magic".  i think it'd be cool to hear Bret sing those lyrics, and i'd like to see CC pop-metal that song up nicely! 

[Hammy]

i've been slammed a zillion times for it, but i am a big Poison fan.
i'm both excited and nervous that Poison is releasing an album of covers only.

  You and me both.

I think people's main problem is they take some music to seriously, Poison are a great party rock band, always fun and enjoyable.  It's like movies, you don't always want to see logn drawn out drama's, sometimes you want a fun no brainer, that's where Poison comes in, always enjoyable but they are never going to win any awards either but fuck why does everyone want to be taken so seriously anyway?...

I'm a massive Tom Petty fan so i'm interested in hearing their take on "I Need To Know", it's a cracking tune.  It's a shame they are only doing a covers album but it's better than nothing, i just wish they'd come and tour here in the UK.  Hopefully we will get an album of new material in the not so distant future, i was one of the few people who was a fan of their last offering Hollyweird....

[Axl&Baz07]

i've been slammed a zillion times for it, but i am a big Poison fan.
i'm both excited and nervous that Poison is releasing an album of covers only.

  You and me both.

I think people's main problem is they take some music to seriously, Poison are a great party rock band, always fun and enjoyable.? It's like movies, you don't always want to see logn drawn out drama's, sometimes you want a fun no brainer, that's where Poison comes in, always enjoyable but they are never going to win any awards either but fuck why does everyone want to be taken so seriously anyway?...

I'm a massive Tom Petty fan so i'm interested in hearing their take on "I Need To Know", it's a cracking tune.? It's a shame they are only doing a covers album but it's better than nothing, i just wish they'd come and tour here in the UK.? Hopefully we will get an album of new material in the not so distant future, i was one of the few people who was a fan of their last offering Hollyweird....

You've got it exactly right!!   
Poison is a Party Rock/Pop-Metal band... nothin' but a good time!   

I'm really looking forward to hearing that Petty cover, too! 
i still want them to cover America's "You can do magic".  i think Poison could make that song ROCK!!   

[Malcolm]

POISON and RATT (featuring singer Stephen Pearcy) will join forces for a summer trek starting June 13 at the Bi Lo Center in Greenville, S.C., and wrapping in early September.

The tour, which brings RATT and POISON onstage together for the first time since 1999, will visit amphitheaters, festivals and fairs in such cities as Boston, Detroit, New York, New Jersey and Los Angeles, said Troy Blakely, who books POISON with the Agency for the Performing Arts.

"Generally we're going to play 50-60 dates," Blakely told Billboard.com. "I'd say 30-35 are sheds. The rest are various festivals, fairs and indoor shows."

POISON and RATT tour dates:

Jun. 13 - BI-LO Center Greenville, South Carolina
Jun. 15 - The Ampitheatre at The Wharf - Orange Beach, Alabama
Jun. 16 - City Stages/ Miller Light Stage - Birmingham, Alabama
Jun. 17 - Verizon Wireless Ampitheatre - Charlotte, North Carolina
Jun. 19 - Riverbend Music Center - Cincinnatti, Ohio
Jun. 20 - Post Gazette Pavillion - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Jun. 22 - Bay City River Roar - Bay City, Michigan
Jun. 23 - Blossom Music Center - Cleveland, Ohio
Jun. 24 - Germain Ampitheatre - Columbus, Ohio
Jun. 26 - Chevrolet Theatre - Oakdale, Connecticut
Jun. 27 - Sovereign Center - Reading, Pennsylvania
Jun. 29 - The Summer Stage at TAGS - Big Flats, New York
Jun. 30 - Tweeter Center Boston - Boston, Massachusetts
Jul. 01 - Verizon Wireless Ampitheatre - Virgina Beach, Virginia
Jul. 03 - House of Blues - Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Jul. 04 - House of Blues - Orlando, Florida
Jul. 06 - Grand Casino - Kinder, Louisiana
Jul. 07 - Sam Houston Race Park - Houston, Texas
Jul. 08 - Nokia Live Theatre - Grand Pairie, Texas
Jul. 12 - Hard Rock Biloxi Hotel and Casino - Biloxi, Mississippi
Jul. 13 - Pryor Creek Music Festival - Pryor, Oklahoma
Jul. 14 - Oklahoma City Zoo Ampitheatre - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Jul. 15 - Verizon Wireless Ampitheatre - Kansas City, Kansas
Jul. 17 - First Midwest Bank Ampitheatre - Chicago, Illinois
Jul. 18 - The Myth - Minneapolis, Minnesota
Jul. 20 - Waukesha County Fair - Waukesha, Wisconsin
Jul. 21 - Fond Du Lac County Fair - Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin
Jul. 22 - Heritage Landing Muskegon, Michigan
Jul. 24 - Nikon @ Jones Beach Theatre - Wantagh, New York
Jul. 26 - Meadowbrook Musical Arts Center - Gilford, New Hampshire
Jul. 27 - Etess Arena @ Trump Casino - Atlantic City, New Jersey
Jul. 28 - PNC Bank Arts Center - Holmdel, New Jersey
Jul. 29 - Nissan Pavillion Stone Ridge - Washington DC
Jul. 31 - DTE Music Theatre - Detroit, Michigan
Aug. 03 - Mississippi Valley Fair - Davenport, Iowa
Aug. 05 - The Legendary Buffalo Chip - Sturgis, South Dakota
Aug. 08 - Oregon Gardens - Silverton, Oregon
Aug. 09 - uglas County Fair - Roseburg, Oregon
Aug. 10 - Salinas Sports Center - Salinas, California
Aug. 11 - Hyundai Pavillion - San Bernardino, California
Aug. 12 - Gibson Ampitheatre - Los Angeles, California
Aug. 14 - Coors Ampitheatre - San Diego, California
Aug. 15 - Dodge Theatre - Pheonix, Arizona
Aug. 17 - The Pearl Concert Theatre @ The Palms - Las Vegas, Nevada
Aug. 18 - USANA Amph. - Salt Lake City, Utah
Aug. 19 - Coors Ampitheatre - Denver, Colorado
Aug. 21 - Verizon Wireless Ampitheatre - Indianapolis, Indiana
Aug. 22 - Darien Lake PAC - Buffalo, New York
Aug. 25 - Toyota Pavillion - Scranton, Pennsylvania
Aug. 26 - Saratoga Performing Arts Center - Saratoga, New York
Aug. 31 - Ford Ampitheatre - Tampa, Florida
Sep. 01 - Sound Advice Ampitheatre - West Palm Beach, Florida

[GeraldFord]

Gee, I am soooooo hoping Poison play--nuthin but a good time,every rose, something to believe in, talk dirty to me...they never play those. 

[tim_m]

How about some new material instead of another greatest hits tour.

[SLCPUNK]

Wow this is great. I get to see the Leppard tour, along with the Poison/Ratt tour. Awesome.

[GeraldFord]

Wow this is great. I get to see the Leppard tour, along with the Poison/Ratt tour. Awesome.

Tell me what happens on CHEERS and the Cosby Show this Thursday, I'm going to a Mike Dukakis fundraiser.

[SLCPUNK]

I've scheduled my mid life crisis for later next week, call me if you'd like to celebrate it with me........

Edit: Bring some cake, and a new Miami Vice VHS tape, mine finally pooped itself.

[Timothy]

I've scheduled my mid life crisis for later next week, call me if you'd like to celebrate it with me........

Edit: Bring some cake, and a new Miami Vice VHS tape, mine finally pooped itself.

I got the Miami Vice covered sir. Might even be able swing a cake.


I feel like growing a mullet now.

Might have to add this to the list of shows to check out.

[GNRslave]

How about some new material instead of another greatest hits tour.

sadly we probly wont hear anything new except for probly 1 or 2 covers off the "new" album...they better play ride the wind, i fuckin love that song!!

[GeraldFord]

I just picked up Poison'd the new covers album and I love it. Way, way better than I was expecting.

[von]

I just picked up Poison'd the new covers album and I love it. Way, way better than I was expecting.

I was thinking about it, and I think I'm gonna pick up that covers album now on your recommendation 

Hopefully I'll be seeing them 08.26 at SPAC here in Upstate NY. It seems to be the only date not listed on Ticketmaster or anywhere else. I've contacted the venue about it. They said it's a go, but they're waiting on LiveNation for something or other 

[Thorned Rose]

Yeah I bought tickets to see Poison, Ratt, White Lion

Paid 95 bucks total cost for 2 tickets, got middle seats so C+ grade in seats.

I forgot about the cover album any good? What are the best songs? I'm thinking about getting it.

ALso anyone seen them rececently? I want a setlist.

[Thorned Rose]

I did buy the Poison'd album. I check it out, listened to it through. I got the non-walmart version because they wanted 14 bucks for it, but it did include "Sexyback" but Timberlake. I went to another store and got the same album for 10 bucks -"Sexyback". It's 13 songs, which 5 of them we've heard before. 1 is off Hollyweird, 1 is off of I think Flesh n Blood and the other is off a soundtrack they did int he 80s the other 2 are on the 20th anniv.

So you've really just getting 8 new songs of COVERS. It is an ok set, but I was dissapointed. The Alice Cooper cover and the Tom Petty cover are the only real songs I liked. I'm selling it on ebay. Not worth the 10 dollar investment.

The best Poison album right now is the 20th anniversity. It shows everything they got, plus a couple fun covers. I would get that if you wanna get into them.

If you're hardcore then get Open Up and Say Ahhhh

[Axl&Baz07]

I did buy the Poison'd album. I check it out, listened to it through. I got the non-walmart version because they wanted 14 bucks for it, but it did include "Sexyback" but Timberlake. I went to another store and got the same album for 10 bucks -"Sexyback". It's 13 songs, which 5 of them we've heard before. 1 is off Hollyweird, 1 is off of I think Flesh n Blood and the other is off a soundtrack they did int he 80s the other 2 are on the 20th anniv.

So you've really just getting 8 new songs of COVERS. It is an ok set, but I was dissapointed. The Alice Cooper cover and the Tom Petty cover are the only real songs I liked. I'm selling it on ebay. Not worth the 10 dollar investment.

The best Poison album right now is the 20th anniversity. It shows everything they got, plus a couple fun covers. I would get that if you wanna get into them.

If you're hardcore then get Open Up and Say Ahhhh

I assume you're kidding about "Sexyback". (yuck, my fingers hurt just typing that...lol)  i got the Target version and there ain't no Sexyback on it.

i wouldn't have chosen most of these songs for Poison to cover, but they cover the songs very well, imo.

i agree with you, the Alice cover for "I'll Never Cry"(which is awesome) and the Tom Petty cover for "I Need To Know" are the best songs on the new album.  Bret sounds fantastic on these songs, and CC adds his special touch to them and Poisons em up great!   another song worth noting is "Can't You See"- Marshall Tucker Band cover.  i never cared much for this song until I heard Bret sing it on this album.  Bret sounds incredibly sexy on this song!   

all in all, it's a fun album, but i hope they put out some original material within the next year or two. 

[Malcolm]

Michaels: Poison ready for another good time on the road this summer

Poison has long been considered the greatest glam or hair band of the ?80s, but the group is more than that. It is a great rock ?n roll band.

Poison released its newest CD ?Poison?d!? this week. The disc is full of great classic hits recorded in true Poison fashion, including songs originally recorded by David Bowie, the Rolling Stones, The Cars, Sweet, KISS, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and more.

The band will embark on a 50 city tour of the United States this summer in support of the its first album of new material since 2002. Ratt, featuring original members Stephen Pearcy, Warren Demartini and Bobby Blotzer, will join Poison on tour for the first time since 1999.

The opening act was originally slated to include White Lion, which has since been replaced with Vains of Jenna because of legal issues.

Poison vocalist Bret Michaels has been a busy man. He has just finished filming his new reality show, ?Rock of Love with Bret Michaels? for VH-1 and took a break from recording commentary for the show to talk about the new album and upcoming tour.

?First off, I want to say I really wanted to go in and record an album of new, original material,? Michaels said during a telephone interview. ?The band and I talked about this, but Bobby (Dall) looked at me and said he knew I was doing my new show for VH-1, and some solo stuff and that we wouldn?t have enough time. He said let?s redo some of the stuff we played as a cover band when we first started out. We wanted to just go in the studio and have fun and we did.?

The album includes both new and previously recorded tracks by Poison. Previously released songs include ?Rock and Roll All Nite? by Kiss, from the ?Less than Zero? soundtrack; ?Squeeze Box? by The Who, from the Poison album, ?Hollyweird;? and ?Your Mama Don?t Dance? from Poison?s sophomore release, ?Open Up and Say...Ahh!?

New tunes include ?Little Willy? by Sweet, ?Suffragette City? by David Bowie, ?Can?t You See? by the Marshall Tucker Band, ?What I Like About You? by The Romantics and ?Just What I Needed? by The Cars.

?Our first good argument this album was about what songs we were going to cover,? Michaels said. ?I wanted to cover songs by Led Zeppelin, Aerosmith and a bunch of others but the other guys said we should find some songs that haven?t been covered a million times. So each guy kind of spearheaded the songs he chose.?

One song selected by Michaels was ?Little Willy? by Sweet.

?The very first concert I ever saw was Sweet opening for Foghat many years ago,? Michaels said laughing. ?I don?t want to say how long, but it was long enough. I still remember hearing them play that song.?

The band has already shot the video for the song, ?What I Like About You,? which Michaels described as ?very comical and off the wall," and is scheduled to perform the song on national television Thursday (June 7th) on the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson.

Choosing songs for the new album led to a friendly disagreement within the band, and Michaels expects the same when choosing a set list for the upcoming tour.

?Choosing songs for the set list is what Bobby and I got into a fight about last year,? Michaels said about the fracas which erupted on stage in Atlanta between Dall and himself in the midst of the 2006 tour. ?It started the night before when we were picking songs for the show and continued when we were on stage.?

Michaels said the fight happened because ?we both still care about the music? and that the pair quickly made amends the next day.

The new tour begins June 13 in Greenville, South Carolina, with long time friends in Ratt supporting the group.

?The very first arena tour we did was with Ratt,? Michaels said. ?Our first night was in Beaumont, Texas back in 1986. Anyway, we had heard singer Stephen Pearcy might be rejoining the band, but we didn?t really know what was going on with those guys. So, we made a few calls, and now we?re going on tour together.?

Although the focus is on Poison, the new album and approaching summer tour, Michaels is also preparing to enter the world of reality television in July with the VH-1 premiere of ?Rock of Love with Bret Michaels.?

The show is described as ?Michaels search for a woman who can keep up with his rock ?n roll lifestyle and not become jealous of his one true passion,? which is performing.

?It is definitely one of the most interesting, strange, bizarre, craziest things I have ever done,? he said. ?I was real hesitant at first about doing the show, but they reassured me about some things. I told them I wanted it to be real and it is. They have included stuff from my every day life in it, like workouts to my diabetes. They just filmed me being me.?

Without giving away any juicy details about the 10 episode series, Michaels said the soon to be hit show has a little bit of everything.

?It?s funny at times, and it?s sad at times,? Michaels said. ?There is a lingerie mud football game, a motocross, broken bones and more.?

Michaels, like any person, has had his share of positive and negative relationships, but many have ended not so well because of his profession.

?When you are away for a long time on tour, it just causes a lot of tension and friction in a relationship,? he said. ?It?s almost like rock ?n roll is my mistress. I like being on the road, seeing the fans and having fun. You?ve got to make time to make a relationship work.?

Poison?s 50 city trek begins June 13 in South Carolina and concludes Sept. 1 in Florida and most likely is performing at a venue near you.

Visit www.poisonweb.com or www.myspace.com/poison for up to date news and tour information.

[Getizzyback]

Just heard "Just What I Needed" and "What I Like About You" from Poison'd , and they are great. Well polished recordings , these guys are masters of great recordings.

[bazgnr]

How about some new material instead of another greatest hits tour.

Unfortuantely, the vast majority of people willing to pay for a ticket to see this tour would likely care less about new material, and are only going to hear the greatest hits anyway.

[guns_n_motley]

How about some new material instead of another greatest hits tour.

Unfortuantely, the vast majority of people willing to pay for a ticket to see this tour would likely care less about new material, and are only going to hear the greatest hits anyway.

they wanted to do new material, but the record label said no basically and said theyd see how the covers album does first