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May 19, 2009

Def Leppard, Poison, Cheap Trick Promise Arena-Sized Riffs on Tour

"We sing better, we sound better, we look and feel better," Phil Collen says

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Poison'd!

Nearly two decades after their heyday, these peroxide L.A. gods still sound good, and these megabright, glam covers of classic songs -- Sweet, Bowie, Stones and, er, Loggins and Messina -- make sense given Poison's debauched history. But do you really need to own a hair-metal version of Jim Croce'...

2007 RS: 2.5of 5 Stars

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In the credits on Poison's debut album Look What the Cat Dragged In, we find Bret Michaels ("Vocalizin' & Socializin' "), Rikki Rockett ("Sticks, Tricks & Lipstick Fix"), Bobby Dall ("Bass Rapin' & Heartbreakin' "), and C.C. DeVille ("Guitar Screechin' & Hair Bleachin' "). These guys were the quintessential '80s hair-metal band, dolled up in spandex, leg warmers, feather boas, top hats, leopard-sk...

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