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To: MotleyGirl70

” Poison was one of the most popular hair bands in the late 80s. They sold 25 million albums worldwide.

Teenage girls in the late 80s”
Album sales are a sign of commercial success, not musical talent! They were a Pop concoction designed, by themselves and the record company, to sell to an audience of——”teenage girls!” You might enjoy reading Fred Goodman’s book, “The Mansion On The Hill: Dylan, Young, Geffen, Springsteen, and the Head-on Collision of Rock and Commerce.”
You might enjoy my best friend’s playing. I played on a few of his CDs.
http://www.neilzaza.com/


61 posted on 03/29/2008 7:22:53 AM PDT by Dr. Bogus Pachysandra ("Don't touch that thing")
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To: Dr. Bogus Pachysandra
They were a Pop concoction designed, by themselves and the record company, to sell to an audience of——”teenage girls!”

So what. We loved them back then and still do.

62 posted on 03/29/2008 7:35:59 AM PDT by MotleyGirl70
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