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Apparently disappointed with critical hatred of their previous work, Poison made a bid to be taken seriously after the massive success of Open Up and Say...Ahh! Even the title of Flesh & Blood indicates a desire for more substance and reality in their music, as do darker songs like "Valley of Lost Souls," "(Flesh & Blood) Sacrifice," "Life Loves a Tragedy," and a more reflective power ballad, "Life Goes On." There's still the adolescent sleaze of the Top Five hit "Unskinny Bop," but for the most part, Poison shies away from party anthems in favor of Bret Michaels' toughness-in-the-face-of-tribulation philosophizing. Sometimes it works surprisingly well, aided by the band's most consistent songwriting and a wider musical range that occasionally veers into swampy blues-rock. At other times, though, Michaels comes off as well intentioned but too self-consciously proud of his own ambition to recognize when he oversteps his bounds, as on parts of the hit ballad "Something to Believe In." Compared to their earlier output, Flesh & Blood is by no means a bad album (especially with the presence of one of their best songs, "Ride the Wind," an ode to motorcycles and their surrounding lifestyle). It's just not what Poison does best.
© Steve Huey /TiVo
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Bruce Fairbairn, Producer - Mike Fraser, Producer, Co-Producer - Bobby Dall, Composer - Bret Michaels, Composer, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - C.C. DeVille, Composer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Rikki Rockett, Composer - Poison, MainArtist - R ROCKETT, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - B Dall, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal)
(C) 2006 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 2006 Capitol Records, LLC
Bruce Fairbairn, Producer - Mike Fraser, Producer, Co-Producer - Bobby Dall, ComposerLyricist - Bret Michaels, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - C.C. DeVille, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Rikki Rockett, ComposerLyricist - Poison, MainArtist - R ROCKETT, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - B Dall, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal)
(C) 2006 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 2006 Capitol Records, LLC
Bruce Fairbairn, Producer - Mike Fraser, Producer, Co-Producer - Bobby Dall, ComposerLyricist - Bret Michaels, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - C.C. DeVille, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Rikki Rockett, ComposerLyricist - Poison, MainArtist - R ROCKETT, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - B Dall, Bass, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2006 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 2006 Capitol Records, LLC
Bruce Fairbairn, Producer - Mike Fraser, Producer, Co-Producer - Bobby Dall, Composer - Bret Michaels, Composer, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - C.C. DeVille, Composer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Rikki Rockett, Composer - Poison, MainArtist - R ROCKETT, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - B Dall, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal)
(C) 2006 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 2006 Capitol Records, LLC
Bruce Fairbairn, Producer - Bobby Dall, ComposerLyricist - Bret Michaels, ComposerLyricist - C.C. DeVille, ComposerLyricist - Rikki Rockett, ComposerLyricist - Poison, MainArtist
(C) 2006 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 2006 Capitol Records, LLC
Bruce Fairbairn, Producer - Mike Fraser, Producer, Co-Producer - Bobby Dall, ComposerLyricist - Bret Michaels, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - C.C. DeVille, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Rikki Rockett, ComposerLyricist - Poison, MainArtist - R ROCKETT, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - B Dall, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal)
(C) 2006 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 2006 Capitol Records, LLC
Bruce Fairbairn, Producer - Mike Fraser, Producer, Co-Producer - Bobby Dall, ComposerLyricist - Bret Michaels, ComposerLyricist - C.C. DeVille, ComposerLyricist - Rikki Rockett, ComposerLyricist - Poison, MainArtist - Evren Göknar, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2006 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 2003 Capitol Records, LLC
Bruce Fairbairn, Producer - Mike Fraser, Producer, Co-Producer - Bobby Dall, ComposerLyricist - Bret Michaels, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - C.C. DeVille, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Rikki Rockett, ComposerLyricist - Poison, MainArtist - R ROCKETT, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - B Dall, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal)
(C) 2006 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 2006 Capitol Records, LLC
Bruce Fairbairn, Producer - De Ville, ComposerLyricist - Michaels, ComposerLyricist - Bobby Dall, ComposerLyricist - Rikki Rockett, ComposerLyricist - Poison, MainArtist
(C) 2006 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1990 Capitol Records, LLC
Bruce Fairbairn, Producer - Mike Fraser, Producer, Co-Producer - Bobby Dall, ComposerLyricist - Bret Michaels, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - C.C. DeVille, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Rikki Rockett, ComposerLyricist - Poison, MainArtist - R ROCKETT, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - B Dall, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal)
(C) 2006 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 2006 Capitol Records, LLC
Bruce Fairbairn, Producer - Mike Fraser, Producer, Co-Producer - Bobby Dall, ComposerLyricist - Bret Michaels, ComposerLyricist - C.C. DeVille, ComposerLyricist - Rikki Rockett, ComposerLyricist - Poison, MainArtist - Evren Göknar, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2006 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 2003 Capitol Records, LLC
Bruce Fairbairn, Producer - Mike Fraser, Producer, Co-Producer - Bobby Dall, ComposerLyricist - Bret Michaels, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - C.C. DeVille, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Rikki Rockett, ComposerLyricist - Poison, MainArtist - R ROCKETT, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - B Dall, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal)
(C) 2006 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 2006 Capitol Records, LLC
Bruce Fairbairn, Producer - Mike Fraser, Producer, Co-Producer - Bobby Dall, ComposerLyricist - Bret Michaels, ComposerLyricist - C.C. DeVille, ComposerLyricist - Rikki Rockett, ComposerLyricist - Poison, MainArtist - Evren Göknar, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2006 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 2003 Capitol Records, LLC
Bruce Fairbairn, Producer - Mike Fraser, Producer, Co-Producer - Bret Michaels, ComposerLyricist - C.C. DeVille, ComposerLyricist - Poison, MainArtist - Robert Kuykendall, ComposerLyricist - Richard Ream, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2006 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1990 Capitol Records, LLC
Bruce Fairbairn, Producer - Mike Fraser, Producer, Co-Producer - Bobby Dall, ComposerLyricist - Bret Michaels, ComposerLyricist - C.C. DeVille, ComposerLyricist - Rikki Rockett, ComposerLyricist - Poison, MainArtist - Evren Göknar, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2006 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 2003 Capitol Records, LLC
Poison, MainArtist - Steve Jones, Composer - Johnny Rotten, Composer - G. Matlock, Composer - P. Cook, Composer
(C) 2006 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 2006 Capitol Records, LLC
Album review
Apparently disappointed with critical hatred of their previous work, Poison made a bid to be taken seriously after the massive success of Open Up and Say...Ahh! Even the title of Flesh & Blood indicates a desire for more substance and reality in their music, as do darker songs like "Valley of Lost Souls," "(Flesh & Blood) Sacrifice," "Life Loves a Tragedy," and a more reflective power ballad, "Life Goes On." There's still the adolescent sleaze of the Top Five hit "Unskinny Bop," but for the most part, Poison shies away from party anthems in favor of Bret Michaels' toughness-in-the-face-of-tribulation philosophizing. Sometimes it works surprisingly well, aided by the band's most consistent songwriting and a wider musical range that occasionally veers into swampy blues-rock. At other times, though, Michaels comes off as well intentioned but too self-consciously proud of his own ambition to recognize when he oversteps his bounds, as on parts of the hit ballad "Something to Believe In." Compared to their earlier output, Flesh & Blood is by no means a bad album (especially with the presence of one of their best songs, "Ride the Wind," an ode to motorcycles and their surrounding lifestyle). It's just not what Poison does best.
© Steve Huey /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 16 track(s)
- Total length: 01:06:15
- Main artists: Poison
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Capitol Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2006 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2006 Capitol Records, LLC
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