The Best of Poison: 20 Years of Rock by Poison
The Best of Poison: 20 Years of Rock is a compilation album from the American rock band Poison, released to celebrate the band's 20 year anniversary. It has sold more than 1 million copies to date in the U.S as of September 2009. The album was released on April 3, 2006 on EMI. It features many songs from the band's 20-year career. Most notable is the song "Every Rose Has Its Thorn", which was the band's biggest hit, a power ballad. A rare cover of the KISS classic "Rock and Roll All Nite" appears, previously only available on the soundtrack to the movie "Less Than Zero". The compilation also includes a new single, the Grand Funk Railroad roadie classic "We're an American Band", which also features a music video. The cover art is taken from the book Pornography: Opposing Viewpoints.
This collection follows Poison’s evolution from lipsticked party boys to bandanna-wrapped hard rockers. The first half is packed with their ’80s hair-metal jams, including “Talk Dirty to Me”, a three-chord collision of bubblegum-punk riffs and Bret Michaels’ salacious come-ons, and “Nothin’ But a Good Time”, which explodes with glossy, Cheap Trick-streaked hooks and harmonies. The country-gospel-kissed ballad “Stand”, complete with gently plucked mandolin, anchors the second half, and it's emblematic of the twangy sounds and heartland sincerity that marked their music throughout the ’90s.
