By Susie Salva
Glam metal rock band Poison’s top hits and roof raising concert performances are gathered for new 2CD box set, “Nothin’ But A Good Time: The Poison Collection” on Capitol/EMI Records is to be released on November 9th. Poison’s biggest hits and classic concert performances have been gathered for a new 2CD boxed collection features the band’s most popular hits, including, “Every Rose Has Its Thorn,” “Unskinny Bop,” and “Something to Believe In,” as well as 1991 concert recordings of “I Want Action,” “You’re Mama Don’t Dance,” “Nothin’ But A Good Time,” and many more. The new collection also includes an exclusive, limited edition “Every Rose Has Its Thorn,” bandanna and a full-color booklet with band photos.
Since first bursting onto the scene in 1986 Poison has been one of rock’s top acts with more than 21 million multi-platinum album sales and major sold-out tours. The success of the band’s most recent releases and tours’ shows that Poison is as potent now, 24 years after the release of their debut album, “Look What the Cat Dragged In,” as ever. This summer the band will celebrate 25 years in the music business.
Look What The Cat Dragged In (1986) sold two million copies, and also featured “I Want Action” and “I Won’t Forget You”. Open Up And Say…Ahh! was even more successful, selling around eight million albums worldwide, largely thanks to the success of “Every Rose Has Its Thorn”. The song was the group’s first and only Hot 100 chart-topper, and did well internationally too. Flesh and Blood (1990) featured the hits “Unskinny Bop” and “Something to Believe In”.
Poison’s singer Bret Michaels will return to national television this fall with an all-new VH1 series, “Bret Michaels: Life As I Know It.” The new show follows Bret’s life on the road and also reveals more about his home life than ever before showing Bret hard at work and play on his sprawling compound where his daughters Raine and Jorja, who affectionately refer to him as “Poppa Rocka,” and their mother Kristi Gibson reside.
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