![]() Struggling to make ends meet, the band changed their name to Poison and made a determined effort to break through, gigging constantly and playing any LA dive that would have them. Initially a hard rock covers band, Paris built up a strong following, but felt trapped within the confines of the local scene and decided on a make-or-break move to Los Angeles, in March 1984. This LA-based quartet have lived and breathed the kind of stratospheric success most bands can only envisage in their wildest dreams, yet they had to fight tooth and nail in their early days, and they suffered plenty of setbacks when they first began playing in lowly Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, around the turn of the 80s.Ĭharismatic frontman Bret Michaels initially learnt his craft in a basement-level band called Laser, before teaming up with his childhood buddy, drummer Rikki Rockett, in another relatively shirt-lived outfit, Spectres, which eventually morphed into Paris in 1983, when the duo joined forces with bassist Bobby Dall and guitarist Matt Smith. Certified quintuple platinum, their second album, Open Up And Say… Ahh!, remains the group’s commercial zenith, yet Poison have gone on to enjoy a remarkable second life since the dawn of the 21st Century, with albums such as Crack A Smile… And More! and Power To The People reacquainting the seemingly indestructible outfit with gold-selling albums and sold-out stadium tours. They’ve always adhered to their motto of “work hard, play hard” and they’ve lived through their fair share of hedonistic misadventure, yet American glam metal giants Poison have always managed to come out on top.Īctive for over three decades, they’ve sold over a staggering 45 million records worldwide – over 15 million of which found a home in the band’s native North America. ![]()
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