The Lair of the Green Rob: Tonights Boot: Poison - June 26th, 2002 Columbus, Ohio

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Monday, January 7, 2008

Tonights Boot: Poison - June 26th, 2002 Columbus, Ohio

It's hard to believe how many years have passed since the so called "hair bands" were at the top of the charts. It used to be that you couldn't turn on the television or radio without hearing a band that actually had talent. Now you turn on the radio and it's the same rehashed samples with whatever new annoying vocals are tossed on top of them.

Back in the day (a Wednesday according to Mr. Dane Cook) Poison were the best thing in music. Their songs were fun, creative, and I dare any of you from this era to say you don't remember a beautiful CC Deville guitar solo (the man was/is a genious!). Fast forward to 2002, the band have just released their 'Hollyweird' album, and much of the disc rivals anything from the first 3 Poison discs.

On June 26th of that year the band played to a fired up crowd in Columbus Ohio, and listening to this show really takes me back to the glory years of Poison, when they were the darlings of MTV. This show is what you would expect from the band, great music, and nothing but a good effing time!

They play mostly material that was on the 'Swallow This - Live' disc, like the enchanting "Something for Nothing", "Look What the Cat Dragged In", the anthemic "Ride the Wind", and of course the beautiful ballad "Every Rose Had It's Thorn". Throughout it all the band are in fine form and the audience is eating it up.

There aren't a whole lot of tunes from 'Hollyweird' in the set, technically just one, the CC fronted "The Emperor's New Clothes", which is a shame. There are a lot of good tunes on the album, like the title track, and the obvious hit "Shooting Star" (at least in a perfect world).

The sound of this boot is far from perfect, but every member of the band comes through (though Bobby is a bit low in the mix), and this one is very listenable.

To get this, and many other great Poison boots, sign up at the Poison Bootleg Forum. I'll see you there, where I am getting several other great shows!

NP: Poison - Your Mama Don't Dance

posted by Rob Mallory @ 10:22 PM

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