Is Poison broken up?

[CarmineRose]

You guys know about Bret's new gig as a judge on Nashville Star right? He's doing a country thing now and even has a new album of country music coming out. What the hell does this mean? Does this mean Poison's done?

[exsgt33]

No Poison hasn't broken up. C.C. was on the Eddie Trucnk show last night (May 28th) and he said that they are taking a year off and will tour next year for their 20th year aniversary.

[Red13JoePa]

Wondered that myself, but it seems to me Brett's country thing is a side gig to keep his creative juices flowing.
They'll be back. Hollyweird, I thought, signified a return to form. Squeeze Box rocked.

[jrnyman28]

Some rumors say that next year's Anniversary Tour will be the Farewell Tour...at least for a long while.

Brett's "country" music sounds exactly like his Poison music with different musicians.

Is this Chris Gaines in reverse??

[Red13JoePa]

They said the Hollyweird tour was gonna be a farewell too then went out with Vince Newil and Skid Row. Never trust it especially when dudes are only in their early 40s.

[sandiglam]

A friend of mine who's a long-time friend of Rikki's says that five songs are already recorded for a new cd, and that they plan to release a new album late this year or early next year and do a full tour, followed by the release of the long-awaited box set of rarities. Apparently the rarities box is a focus, and there's a ton of stuff available for it (the band recorded 25 songs apparently just for the Hollyweird album).

I'll believe all this when I see it, but I trust that Rikki believes this to be the plan

Jordan

[Red13JoePa]

The have a new best of coming out in April with 1 new track, a metal cover of We're An American Band...

[NoMoreTails]

Live DVD from Kotzen era out next month supposedly, Native Tongue was the only Poison I was really into.

[Red13JoePa]

That's a good album. bluesy metal.

[Wayne]

Poison should have broken up after their debut album because they're nothing but third rate Aerosmith, Kiss, Van Halen clones of the worst kind. Bret is nothing but a third rate frontman below Stephen Pearcy which isn't saying too much while C. C. is one of the worst rock guitarist of all time.

[Rockinreggie]

Poison / Cinderella
Tue 06/13/06 Mankato, MN Midwest Wireless Civic Center
Poison
Wed 06/14/06 Burlington, IA Steamboat Days
Poison / Cinderella
Fri 06/16/06 Maryland Heights, MO UMB Bank Pavilion
Sat 06/17/06 Des Moines, IA Waterworks Park
Sun 06/18/06 Sioux Falls, SD Sioux Falls Arena
Poison
Tue 06/20/06 Green Bay, WI Oneida Casino
Poison / Cinderella
Wed 06/21/06 Tinley Park, IL First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
Fri 06/23/06 New Town, ND 4 Bears Casino
Poison
Sat 06/24/06 West Fargo, ND Red River Valley Fair
Poison / Cinderella
Sun 06/25/06 Rapid City, SD Rushmore Plaza
Tue 06/27/06 West Valley City, UT USANA Amphitheatre
Thu 06/29/06 Lemoore, CA Tachi Palace Indian Gaming Center
Fri 06/30/06 Concord, CA Sleep Train Pavilion @ Concord
Sat 07/01/06 Devore, CA Hyundai Pavilion Of Glen Helen
Sun 07/02/06 Phoenix, AZ Cricket Pavilion
Tue 07/04/06 Las Vegas, NV Hard Rock Hotel - The Joint
Thu 07/06/06 Oklahoma City, OK Zoo Amphitheatre
Fri 07/07/06 Dallas, TX Smirnoff Music Centre
Sat 07/08/06 Selma, TX Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
Sun 07/09/06 Houston, TX Verizon Wireless Theater
Tue 07/11/06 Antioch, TN Starwood Amphitheatre
Wed 07/12/06 East Lansing, MI Common Grounds
Thu 07/13/06 Cincinnati, OH Riverbend Music Center
Sat 07/15/06 Comstock, NE Second Wind Ranch
Sun 07/16/06 Englewood, CO Coors Amphitheatre
Tue 07/18/06 Noblesville, IN Verizon Wireless Music Center
Wed 07/19/06 Cuyahoga Falls, OH Blossom Music Center
Thu 07/20/06 Burgettstown, PA Post-Gazette Pavilion @Star Lake
Sat 07/22/06 Bonner Springs, KS Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
Sun 07/23/06 Cadott, WI Rock Fest
Tue 07/25/06 Scranton, PA Toyota Pavilion @ Montage Mountain
Wed 07/26/06 Bristow, VA Nissan Pavilion
Fri 07/28/06 Clarkston, MI DTE Energy Music Theatre
Poison
Sat 07/29/06 West Bend, WI Washington County Fair Park
Poison / Cinderella
Sun 07/30/06 Columbus, OH Germain Amphitheater
Tue 08/01/06 Toronto, ON Molson Amphitheatre
Wed 08/02/06 Darien Center, NY Darien Lake Six Flags P.A.C.
Poison
Fri 08/04/06 Clearfield, PA Clearfield County Fair
Poison / Cinderella
Sat 08/05/06 Mansfield, MA Tweeter Center
Sun 08/06/06 Holmdel, NJ P.N.C. Bank Arts Center
Tue 08/08/06 Wantagh, NY Nikon @ Jones Beach Theatre.
Wed 08/09/06 Hartford, CT New England Dodge Music Center
Fri 08/11/06 Hershey, PA Hersheypark Stadium
Sat 08/12/06 Virginia Beach, VA Verizon Wireless Virginia Bch. Amp.
Sun 08/13/06 Wildwood, NJ Wildwood Convention Center
Tue 08/15/06 Raleigh, NC Alltel Pavilion @ Walnut Creek
Wed 08/16/06 Charlotte, NC Verizon Wireless Amp. Charlotte
Fri 08/18/06 Pelham, AL Verizon Wireless Music Center
Sat 08/19/06 Tampa, FL St. Pete Times Forum
Sun 08/20/06 West Palm Beach, FL Sound Advice Amphitheatre

[mateo]

Poison should have broken up after their debut album because they're nothing but third rate Aerosmith, Kiss, Van Halen clones of the worst kind. Bret is nothing but a third rate frontman below Stephen Pearcy which isn't saying too much while C. C. is one of the worst rock guitarist of all time.

Obviously you've never seen them live. Also when RATT took them out for the DU Tour, Poison blew them off the stage. RATT ended up kicking them off the tour but brought them back a month later when tickets stopped selling.

[tequila]

Oh Mateo, leave them alone, Bret is so delicious to look at and the music aint all that bad if you dont take it too seriously. Have tapes in my car of both poison and ratt and they get played when I'm on a long journey as I can sing along to them without a care in the world, even with other drivers giving me strange looks lol

[RockInDetroit]

Poison should have broken up after their debut album because they're nothing but third rate Aerosmith, Kiss, Van Halen clones of the worst kind. Bret is nothing but a third rate frontman below Stephen Pearcy which isn't saying too much while C. C. is one of the worst rock guitarist of all time.

Obviously you've never seen them live. Also when RATT took them out for the DU Tour, Poison blew them off the stage. RATT ended up kicking them off the tour but brought them back a month later when tickets stopped selling.

I agree, I have seen RATT and Poison and Poison is 100x better than RATT as a live act. The times I saw RATT they were either so blasted that their music was out of tune or seen them with only one guitarist....With one guitarist you lose a lot of the original sound. I think I seen RATT two or three times and were lousy each time. Poison on the other hand seen 2 times and they were excellent both times.

[RockInDetroit]

What is with Bret Michaels? Does the guy have anger management problems? The guy is like 45 years old now and still hasn't learned that you don't have to settle arguments with voilence. How many times have we read about Bret either getting in a fight or challenging someone to one? Grow up!

I would think Poison is threw now. Too bad for CC who has finally straightened his life around and appeared really excited about Poison.

Anyone got anymore details on the fight? Maybe a better video? What caused the fight?

Can not believe no one else here has discussed the fight? I have never seen anything like it.

[lparn]

I saw them last year and this year and they were awesome. they still do a fun, kickass show.