Some of us will remember the 80's and early 90's as being the best time for great music. If rock music was your thing, you were spoiled for choice. You had Bon Jovi, Def Leppard, Guns N' Roses, Motley Crue, Aerosmith, and, of course - Poison.
Formerly known as Paris, Poison was formed ... Read review
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Advantages: Great songs, brilliant guitar tunes, fun! Disadvantages: None
...not usually a fan of greatest hits albums, I do buy them If it's a band I love, but they always seem to get the song choices wrong, don't they? But this time I think they got it right, from the opening track 'Nothin' But A Good Time', you are instantly pulled back to the 80's, with guitar, drums, and simple lyrics that you will find yourself dancing and singing along to, the main aim is to have fun.
While you are still on your feet, the next song ... ...guitar tune, another song to shout along to, and do air guitar to the fantastic solo (just don't let anyone see you..... it never looks as good as you think it does). The upbeat feel continues on with 'Unskinny Bop', and then the tempo is brought down with the fantastic power ballad - 'Every Rose Has It's Thorn'. 'Every Rose Has It's Thorn' is the song most people will know and love, even if they are not a fan of Poison. It has everything that makes ...
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Album Notes: GREATEST HITS 1986-1996 contains 2 previously unreleased tracks.
Album Reviews: Q (12/00, p.148) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...Chicks-and-beer prom tunes....glorious brain-dead testaments to an age when rebellion came with lip gloss and leather pants."
Titles on disc 1
1.: Nothin' But A Good Time
2.: Talk Dirty To Me
3.: Unskinny Bop
4.: Every Rose Has Its Thorn
5.: Fallen Angel
6.: I Won't Forget You
7.: Stand
8.: Ride The Wind
9.: Look What The Cat Dragged In
10.: I Want Action
11.: Life Goes On
12.: Flesh And Blood Sacrifice
13.: Cry Tough
14.: Your Mama Don't Dance
15.: So Tell Me Why
16.: Something To Believe In
17.: Sexual Thing
18.: Lay Your Body Down
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