Poison
Flesh & Blood

THE REVIEW

Between 1989 and 1990, the "Poison" recorded their third studio album. Despite not having great technique, Bret Michaels, C.C. Deville, Rikki Rockett, and Bobby Dall offer us a pleasant album to listen to, with simple but effective riffs. There were 5 singles released to promote the album, all of which achieved great success, bringing the album to the top of the charts.

After the useless intro of "Strange Days of Uncle Jack," the album kicks off at full speed with "Valley Of Lost Souls." Stunning riffs, Michaels' voice makes an excellent impression, in short, a great opening song. It's a shame that this song isn't present in any of the band's compilations or live albums because it really deserves to be. Immediately after comes the title track, which maintains the level of the previous track. "Unskinny Bop" is one of the many singles released, and there is a curious story that C.C. Deville told about the track. In fact, the words came first, then the music. The riff reminds me a lot of "Night of the Long Knives" by Ac/Dc, but the song is still enjoyable to listen to. Track number 7 is my favorite song of the band. "Life Goes On" has a fantastic guitar intro and then transforms into a unique, exciting semi-ballad with a wonderful solo by C.C. Deville. The quintessential ballad of the album is the wonderful "Something To Believe In," where the four of them outdo themselves, giving us a song worthy of applause. Other great songs, like "Let It Play" and "Ride The Wind", stand out, while the remaining tracks are listenable but neither take away nor add to the album, which is closed in a dignified manner by "Poor Boy Blues."

A great tour followed the album, leading the four to record their first live album (Swallow This Live). This is certainly their little masterpiece, at least with C.C. Deville on the guitar. In fact, shortly after, the guitarist left the band and was replaced by the great Ritchie Kotzen, with whom they recorded a single album (Native Tongue), which some consider superior to the previous works, others not, but that's another story. This album certainly deserves a listen, it's not a masterpiece, but a great album of the proposed genre, where Poison, in my opinion, have been great interpreters of "Glam Rock".