Poison - Look What The Cat Dragged In (1986)

Seems a long time ago these lady boys hit the scene and I still think this is their best record although I tend to play 'Open Up...' alot more. Now considered one of the most important glam metal acts ever, if not the most important, back in the days thrash metallers and death-heads spat venomously at this hairspray hokum, and yet these guys went on to sell out arena's and sell millions of records, and not just based on image alone. Sure, it was a little lightweight at times, the bubblegum pop vocal twang of blond bombshell Michaels, the rather watery axe attack off C.C. and those alley cat scratching, glam rock poppin', cowboy boot leather struttin' lipstick swaggering song titles. Big on the cheese at times, I much preferred the raw, clattering attack of early Crue, but Poison would spawn a thousand imitators and not many, if any could match the soap opera these guys created. I admit that I still have to turn this up to 50 on the stereo before I start to get any type of oomph, but then again the albums that followed seemed even weaker, which is strange considering this was the bands most toxic in regards to hairspray fumes. 'Talk Dirty To Me' the teenage anthem of backseat love!

7/10