Talk:Poison (band)
there was also a german black metal band named Poison.
Changed "Glam Metal" to "hair metal". Since Poison became known as as part of the late 1980s early 1990s scene in Los Angeles, it is not appropriate to refer to them as glam metal. Glam metal belongs to the 1970s and early 1980s and did not emerge in LA.
Glam rock belongs to the 1970s, glam metal was prevalent in L.A. in the mid to late eighties. Hair metal is not a genre, it's an insult.
The first heading on this article is disgraceful. this is nothing but an advertisement for the band. Are there record company executives editing this page? Or is it you Rikki??
22:03, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
Article POV
I have an extreme disagreement with this line from the opening of this article "With more than 15 million albums sold in the United States alone, the band is one of the most commercially successful rock acts in history." I think this is, while not quite violating is highly pushing the non point of view policy that Wikipedia prides itself on. I think a much better way to express this would be something like: 'One of the most successful Glam Metal bands of the era,' or somewhere along those lines. But to say that Poison is one of the most successful rock bands ever, is just plain ludicrous when compared to the success of bands like The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, U2, or Van Halen. In adition, much of this article is written in an excessive fan pov format, making the entire article unsuitable for an encyclopedia entry. Avador 19:27, 16 March 2006 (UTC)\
I would have to agree that Poison is one of the most successful rock groups in U.S. history. The ballad "Every Rose Has it thorns" reached #1 and they had top ten singles in Talk Dirty To me, Nothin' but a good time, Unskinny Bop and Something to believe in and three multi-platinum albums. Flesh & Blood, Look What the Cat Dragged in and Open Up and Say Ahh all reached the top 3 of the Billboard 200 albums chart. Poison might not measure to bands like Guns N' Roses, Metallica, Aerosmith or Van Halen. Poison was one of the best hair metal bands. In 2006, music tastes have changed and I'm not sure there's a market for Poison now. Then again, I miss the old days when Poison was on top.
Are the tour dates really necessary? Shouldn't you have to go to their official website for that kind of stuff?LanceManion1973
The linclusion of tour dates in an encylopaedia entry is extremely inappropriate. If Poison's management want to promote their tour, they should fork out some cash for bandwidth for their own website.