Sleaze Roxx: Poison - Open Up And Say...Ahh!

Released 1988 (Capitol)

Billboard Chart Position #3

Track List:
01. Love On The Rocks
02. Nothin' But A Good Time
03. Back To The Rocking Horse
04. Good Love
05. Tearin' Down The Walls
06. Look But You Can't Touch
07. Fallen Angel
08. Every Rose Has Its Thorn
09. Your Mama Don't Dance
10. Bad To Be Good

Band:
Bret Michaels - vocals
C.C. DeVille - guitar
Bobby Dall - bass
Rikki Rockett - drums

Additional Musicians:
John Purdell - keyboards

Production:
Produced by Tom Werman. Engineered by Duane Baron. Mixed by Duane Baron, John Purdell and Tom Werman.

Review:
This is the sophomore outing from this glam quartet that went on to sell over five million copies. Who could forget such hit singles as "Nothin' But A Good Time" (#6), "Fallen Angel" (#12), the fun cover of Loggins & Messina's "Your Mama Don't Dance" (#10) and the timeless power ballad "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" -- based on a personal experience of Bret's, and Poison lone #1 single. Throw in such rockers as "Love On The Rocks" and "Tearin' Down The Walls" and you have the ingredients for a classic glam album.
In the late 80s Poison had the looks, wrote catchy tunes and went on to sell millions of records; they really could do no wrong. As they have always been one of my favorite bands I am glad to say that they still record and tour to this day with the original line-up intact. Open Up And Say...Ahh! easily gets two thumbs up!

Reviewed by Pam for Sleaze Roxx, October 2003.

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