Music Who made Poison a Rock\Metal icon? - Page 3

**petegz28** · 01-02-2009, 09:18 AM

Ok, so I am flipping channels the other night and hit "metal mania" on Vh1 right? All the sudden I see this video of Posion doing some song and of course, they look nothing like the bundle of stickss they did in the 80's where they wore more makup than most women. It was a performance they were doing at a party and man they sounded like shit. So then last night during my channel flipping, I see Brett Michaels doing a TV ad for Time\Life Music for rock hits of the 80's or whatever. Once again I am ready to sling the remote at the TV for someone even aknowledging these peter-puffers, let alone making them out to be something they were the exact opposite of.

So Brett Michaels puts on a cowboy hat that is rolled up on the sides, takes on the Vince Neil biker look and all the sudden Poison is an icon of the 80's? These are the same bundle of stickss that named themselves "Riki Rachet, Bobbi Dahl, C.C. DeVille"???? The same guys who drew a double take on their album cover because you could not believe a guy would intentionally put on that much makeup and hairspray and not call himself a crossdresser?!

What a shame to see what was a good era of music being represented by the same ass-bundle of stickss that brought it down.

Someone please, stop this madness!!!!

**Baby Lee** · 01-02-2009, 09:47 AM

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Originally Posted by H5N1

****in' mambo number five was a number one song. shit, can we go by anything OTHER than these types of numbers? goddamned baja men had a number one song.

Baja Men have an effing grammy

Ebolapox · 01-02-2009, 09:47 AM

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Originally Posted by petegz28

Brittney Spears had a #1 hit too didn't she?

****, she had several

Ebolapox · 01-02-2009, 09:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Baby Lee

Baja Men have an effing grammy

the party was nice, the party was jumping!

phisherman · 01-02-2009, 09:48 AM

you guys can give petegz crap all you want, but the dude knows hair bands.

him and i used to have this discussion all the time at work.

Mecca · 01-02-2009, 09:48 AM

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Originally Posted by petegz28

I agree. Good hair metal that is. I shut the radio off when Nirvana was all the sudden the shit and the whole Seattle Grunge crap took over.

Hey I like Pearl Jam....

I wasn't defending them as a good band I was saying why Poison is on a list like that. They are still one of the most recognizable and known bands of that period.

**petegz28** · 01-02-2009, 09:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Mecca

Hey I like Pearl Jam....

I wasn't defending them as a good band I was saying why Poison is on a list like that. They are still one of the most recognizable and known bands of that period.

This being the crux of the madness.

**petegz28** · 01-02-2009, 09:51 AM

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Originally Posted by phisherman

you guys can give petegz crap all you want, but the dude knows hair bands.

him and i used to have this discussion all the time at work.

BTW, I am on book 5 of the Cleric Quintet.

Mecca · 01-02-2009, 09:53 AM

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Originally Posted by petegz28

This being the crux of the madness.

I'm not saying it's good or bad but if you mention Poison nearly everyone knows who they are.

**Baby Lee** · 01-02-2009, 09:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Mecca

I'm not saying it's good or bad but if you mention Poison nearly everyone knows who they are.

Heeyyy! Macarena. Ahh-aightt

Brock · 01-02-2009, 09:54 AM

Soccer moms love Poison. It isn't about how good they were.

**petegz28** · 01-02-2009, 09:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Mecca

I'm not saying it's good or bad but if you mention Poison nearly everyone knows who they are.

Of ocurse. And when you used to mention Poison it was always followed by "they suck!".

These days you would think they WERE the 80's. They couldn't even write a power ballad without ****ing it all up. Every Rose is more like a ballad without the "power".

**BigMeatballDave** · 01-02-2009, 09:59 AM

I was a big fan. I saw them in '88 with David Lee Roth.

Kerberos · 01-02-2009, 10:00 AM

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Originally Posted by petegz28

They are of the ilk that ruined metal as it was.

I love it when you "Talk Dirty to Me".

J/K

You gotta remember it was the bubble gun (so called) metal heads and teeny boppers that made bands like Poison and Warrant and a select others icons during that era.

True metal heads know the difference.

Bands like Judas Priest, AC/DC, Ted Nugent, Ozzy, and later Metallica etc. have been rocking a long time without the head dress and makeup. Even Motley Crue (once they stopped dressing like pusssys) rocked without looking like girls with problems.

BTW this is just IMO. I am not an expert on the subject whatsoever. I did live that era and survived it. (Barely)

phisherman · 01-02-2009, 10:01 AM

queensryche, now there's a hair band that could play.

**BigMeatballDave** · 01-02-2009, 10:02 AM

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Originally Posted by petegz28

Def Leppard actually kicked ass in their early days until the whole "Pour som sugar on me" crap.

Funny. That is where they made most of their money.

01-02-2009, 09:18 AM
petegz28 Supporter Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Olathe, Ks Casino cash: $2524127	Who made Poison a Rock\Metal icon? Ok, so I am flipping channels the other night and hit "metal mania" on Vh1 right? All the sudden I see this video of Posion doing some song and of course, they look nothing like the bundle of stickss they did in the 80's where they wore more makup than most women. It was a performance they were doing at a party and man they sounded like shit. So then last night during my channel flipping, I see Brett Michaels doing a TV ad for Time\Life Music for rock hits of the 80's or whatever. Once again I am ready to sling the remote at the TV for someone even aknowledging these peter-puffers, let alone making them out to be something they were the exact opposite of. So Brett Michaels puts on a cowboy hat that is rolled up on the sides, takes on the Vince Neil biker look and all the sudden Poison is an icon of the 80's? These are the same bundle of stickss that named themselves "Riki Rachet, Bobbi Dahl, C.C. DeVille"???? The same guys who drew a double take on their album cover because you could not believe a guy would intentionally put on that much makeup and hairspray and not call himself a crossdresser?! What a shame to see what was a good era of music being represented by the same ass-bundle of stickss that brought it down. Someone please, stop this madness!!!!
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01-02-2009, 09:48 AM	#34
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01-02-2009, 09:54 AM	#40
Brock Say hello to my little friend Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Larryville Casino cash: $9598422	Soccer moms love Poison. It isn't about how good they were.
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01-02-2009, 09:59 AM	#42
BigMeatballDave GBM 8-12-15 Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Dayton, Oh. Casino cash: $10052154	I was a big fan. I saw them in '88 with David Lee Roth.
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01-02-2009, 10:01 AM	#44
phisherman King Sandbagger Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: The Summit, MO Casino cash: $1345484	queensryche, now there's a hair band that could play.
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