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[circusrockmag]

May 3, 1988: Poison released Open Up And Say... Ahh! 

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[heavypedia]

No dia 12 de Outubro de 1988, Poison lançava "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" como single do álbum Open Up and Say... Ahh!

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Open Up and Say...Ahh!

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[debatkittenvintage]

How cool is this?! Original 1989 Australian red pressing of Open up and say Ahh! LP By #poison $69 #vintagevinyl #redvinyl #poisonlp #openupandsayahh #recordshopqueensland (at Kitten Vintage Mackay) https://www.instagram.com/p/B6PN2bEHgyJ/?igshid=iur2znnm0971

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#poison #openupandsayahh #capitolrecords 1988 FLAWLESS COPY #hairmetal #glammetal #hardrock (at Siren Records) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1cbWU6JbDp/?igshid=76fv39xycnw8

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[circusrockmag]

May 3, 1988: Poison released their Open Up And Say Ahh record.

best links for videos Nothin' But A Good Time https://youtu.be/_88L-CU7PD4 *************************** Fallen Angel https://youtu.be/AelpbAegA-4 *************************** Every Rose Has Its Thorn https://youtu.be/j2r2nDhTzO4 *************************** Your Mama Don't Dance https://youtu.be/aB5JRS6JOck

[heavypedia]

O guitarrista C.C. DeVille, completa hoje 59 anos. . . . . . . {Tags: #CCDeVille #Poison #PoisonBand #LookWhatTheCatDraggedIn #OpenUpAndSayAhh #FleshAndBlood #SwallowThisLive #Hollyweird #PoisonD #Samantha7 #Rock #HardRock #Metal #HeavyMetal #GlamMetal #HairMetal #Heavypédia #Heavypedia #Heavycast #NaçãoRoqueira} https://www.instagram.com/p/CO3LwxjrX4Q/?utm_medium=tumblr

[totalrockfiend]

Poison’s Open Up And Say Ahh Turned 30, And I Totally Missed the Party!?

OK, I admit it.

I got wrapped up in the crazy fervor of celebrating the 30th Anniversary of Living Colour’s debut album, Vivid.

And I TOTALLY forgot about the 30th anniversary of Poison’s masterful second album, the Hair Metal Masterpiece, Open Up And Say Ahh!

Now, it’s probably fair to say Open Up isn’t punching in the same weight class as Vivid. Social consciousness was clearly top of mind for LC. Meanwhile, nothin’ but a good time, was at the top of Poison’s to-do list.

When Hair Metal Was King...Er...Um...Queen?

But when Hair Metal acts like Motley Cure, Ratt and the rest of their ilk were dominating the Top 40 radio airwaves and in heavy rotation on MTV (when they still played videos), hair happy Aquanet harbingers, Poison turned in a BLOCKBUSTER record...

Open Up And Say Ahh! sold five million albums, peaking at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100, and included the Billboard Hot 100 #1 single, the country-inflected ballad, Every Rose Has it’s Thorn. And that's in addition to three more Top 40 singles, Nothin’ But a Good Time, Your Mama Don’t Dance, and Fallen Angel.

So Glam They Were Mistaken For Girls...

The band, mostly hailing from Western Pennsylvania, all except for Brooklyn-born lead guitarist, CC DeVille, sought to polish off some of the rougher edges sported by Motley and other denizens of the ‘80s Sunset Strip scene, yielding a glossier, more pop-oriented approach.

Brett, CC, Bobby, and Rikki, however, polished their glammed-up image to such a bright sheen, that rather than merely resembling chicks, a look cultivated by most Hair Metal outfits of the time, Poison were out-and-out mistaken for chicks.

Apparently, the hair, makeup, and wardrobe fooled more than a few fellows in the band’s early days. Or so it’s been reputed by many an ‘80s hair metal rocker.

Not Weighty Work, But Still Tastes So Sweet!

Musically, there’s not a lot of substance anchoring the group. But their sound is buoyed by singer Brett Michaels’ storytelling prowess, CC DeVille’s uber-crunchy riffs, soaring vocal harmonies, and tight pop arrangements. 

In fact,  if you close your eyes, cock your ear a bit to the side, and concentrate, the obvious Cheap Trick-inflected Power Pop influences bubble up to the surface.

And those influences are rife on this record...

Nothin’ But a Good Time, an ultimate party anthem, is the album’s best track (and my all-time fave Poison tune). And as the first single, it sets the stage for what’s to follow... Heavy-duty harmony vocals, rollicking riffs, and *wink-wink nudge-nudge* lyrical themes.

Back to Rocking Horse is a tongue in cheek ode to a trip club, which manages to be far less raunchy than fellow hair band Motley Cure’s Girls Girls Girls.

Jumping to the second side (yup, with a 1988 album drop date, this was more of record and tape release), Look But You Can’t Touch, does it’s best to rewrite the Georgia Satellites 1986 smash hit, Keep Your Hands to Yourself.

Next up is Fallen Angel, a popular single that tells the tale of Brett, Bobby, and Rikki’s migration from Pennsylvania to the bright lights of Hollyweird. The boys, however, are recast as an impressionable young girl who abandons her Midwestern home in hopes of making it big in LaLaLand.

Angel sends us headlong into the album’s big POWER BALLAD, the chart-topping Billboard Hot 100 #1 single, Every Rose Has it’s Thorn. Replete with chiming acoustic guitars, sad, sorrowful sentiments, and a monster chorus hook, the tune’s success mirrors an effective formula employed by many a hair metal band of the era -- If you want a guaranteed hit, write a big, sappy, sullen power ballad. The song is also notable as it presaged Brett Michaels eventual foray into Pop Country, a realm in which he scored solo hits and became a legit touring draw.

The album’s last standout track is the band’s cover of the early ‘70s Loggins + Messina hit, Your Mama Don’t Dance. No idea what promoted the tune’s recording, but it’s not as terrible as it sounds like it might be. In fact, it's a fun romp :---)

An Album of Its Time...

Now, is fair to say this album is a raging slab of hair metal that’s entirely playing up to the genre’s tenets?

Sure.

And does the material sound wholly dated?

Yup.

And is hair metal a soulless, superficial hack-genre to begin with?

I’d say no. But, of course, it depends on who you ask. And I can certainly understand why there are those (music snobs) who feel that way.

But then again, candy, cookies, cake, and chocolate aren’t particularly good for you, not to mention being devoid of any legit nutritional value. Yet, all those sweets taste oh so good!

And I’d argue hair metal, and Poison in particular, qualify as such uber-tasty confectionery. 

So, just enjoy Open Up and Say Ahh for what it is: Nothin’ But a Good Time! 

[elrefugiodelabuenamusica]

Every Rose Has Its Thorn (1988)

Artista: Poison (Estados Unidos)

Álbum: Open Up and Say... Ahh!

Año: 1988

Géneros: Heavy metal, Glam metal

Compositores: Bret Michaels, C.C. DeVille, Bobby Dall, Rikki Rockett

Dirección del vídeo: Marty Callner

Sello: Capitol Records

Letra

We both lie silently still in the dead of the night Although we both lie close together We feel miles apart, inside Was it somethin' I said or something I did Did my words not come out right Tho' I tried not to hurt you Tho' I tried But I guess that's why they say

Every rose has its thorn Just like every night has its dawn Just like every cowboy sings his sad, sad song Every rose has its thorn

Yea it doesI listen to our favorite song playin' on the radio Hear the dj say love's a game of Easy come and easy go But I wonder does he know Has he ever felt like this And I know that you'd be here right now If I could have let you know somehow I guess

Every rose has its thorn Just like every night has its dawn Just like every cowboy sings his sad, sad song Every rose has its thorn

Though it's been a while now I still feel so much pain Like the knife that cuts you the wound heals, But the scar, that scar remains.

I know I could have saved our love that night If I'd know what to say Instead of making love We both made our separate ways

Now I hear you've found somebody new And that I never meant that much to you To hear that tears me up inside And to see you cuts me like a knife, i guess

Every rose has its thorn Just like every night has its dawn Just like every cowboy sings his sad, sad song Every rose has its thorn

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