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

Production:
Produced by Don Was.

Review:
As soon as I heard that Poison was working on a covers CD I immediately thought of "Squeeze Box" from their Hollyweird album - that song paled in comparison to the original Who version, hell it even paled to Roxy Blue's rendition! So understandably I wasn't holding my breath in anticipation of Poison'd, but my curiosity got the best of me and I decided to see if this new Poison CD would be as horrible as I envisioned.
  As suspected, this album isn't blowing me away - but it also isn't forcing me to run to the washroom and vomit. As with any covers album, the record is only as good as the songs chosen. Some of the songs Poison have picked out match their party-glam style perfectly, and others just don't match what-so-ever.
  For instance, Sweet's "Little Willy" is perfect for Poison, and was likely a huge influence on the band when they were young. "What I Like About You", originally performed by The Romantics is another song that seems to suit these 80s glamsters well. On the other hand, will Poison fans actually want to hear Bret Michaels imitating David Bowie during "Suffragette City"? Alice Cooper's "I Never Cry" won't impress anyone who has heard the original, and may even disappoint the ballad fans.
  There are a couple songs presented here that work really well, and they are ones you wouldn't have expected Poison to be able to pull off. Tom Petty's "I Need To Know" and The Marshall Tucker Band's "Can't You See" work surprisingly well. But once again on the flip side a song like The Cars' "Just What I Needed", which one would think would be perfect for Poison, comes across as stale and uninspired.
  Some of Poison'd works and some of it doesn't. But the real question is, is this CD a worthwhile purchase? I'm sure Poison fans will find enough here to keep them happy, but there is nothing here to convert the naysayers. And Kiss fans will be up in arms over the glam-pop version of "Rock And Roll All Nite". Poison'd isn't as bad as I had imagined, then again you won't find me waiting in line when it gets released on June 5th.
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Reviewed by Skid for Sleaze Roxx, May 2007.

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