Weirdest cash-grab I've ever heard. I listened to this at the gym on a whim assuming it was gonna be inferior re-recordings of his hits to use for licensing so he gets a bigger cut of profit (or, as it's now known, "Taylor's version"), but it wasn't even close to that. He did something far more interesting, and way, way more bizarre. Here's a rundown:
1) Look What the Cat Dragged In - this is a new arrangement and is a scream-o/nu-metal track. That's right, Bret Michaels doing scream-o vocals. It's wild and you gotta hear it.
2) Talk Dirty To Me - this is a punk version of the pop-metal classic. Worth a listen.
3) Fallen Angel - new version of Fallen Angel sounds like when 70s Rolling Stones did country. Nice tune.
4) Something To Believe In - just a stripped down version. Nothing too interesting here.
5) Nothin But a Good Time - not sure how to explain this. It's looser than the original, almost more of a 70s glam vibe than the original classic. Interesting re-take.
6) I Want Action - industrial version of the classic tune. I hate it. But you need to listen to it.
7) Unskinny Bop - guest vocals by Pauly Shore. Wildly offensive lyrics. Not funny. Will listen a million more times because it's a wild take.
Stand - stripped down version. nothing too interesting.
9) So Tell Me Why - one of my favorite Poison songs, but this feels like an inferior re-recording without doing anything interesting to the song.
10) Doin' As I Seen On My TV - not a song I'm super familiar with (I always skip it when I listen to Crack A Smile) but it's fine here. Nothing wildly out of place about it.
11) Every Rose Has Its Thorn - inferior solo acoustic version
I urge you to take a listen if you're a Poison fan; I was certainly entertained and it made my treadmill session fly by.
Bret Michaels - "Show Me Your Hits: A Salute To Poison"
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Re: Bret Michaels - "Show Me Your Hits: A Salute To Poison"
Many of those songs weren't hits.
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Re: Bret Michaels - "Show Me Your Hits: A Salute To Poison"
Yeah not supporting Bert by even listening to this. Could have been a cool Poison CD though.
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Re: Bret Michaels - "Show Me Your Hits: A Salute To Poison"
Sounds cool, but it's a missed opportunity to have a chick with huge gazongas on the cover.
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