Poison - Power To The People [2000 US CYND 6969-2]

Artist: Poison
Album: Power To The People
Label: Cyanide Records Inc.
Catalog#: CYND 6969-2
Matrix: 051 400-1-1 ALLIED DT *CYND6969*
Barcode: 6 98268 69692 1
Format: CD, Album
Country: US
Released: 13 Jun 2000
Genre: Rock
Style: Hard Rock, Hair Metal, Glam

Lineage: SilverCD -> EAC -> FLAC
Quality: FLAC (image + .cue + .log)
Bitrate: Lossless
Total Time: 1:10:08

foobar2000 ready: yes
Embedded cuesheet: yes
Covers: 600 dpi (.jpg), full scans
Total Size: 538 MB
Recovery record: 3% (.rar)
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Host: Galaxy-File

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Tracklist

Studio Tracks

1 Power To The People - 3:20
2 Can't Bring Me Down - 3:29
3 The Last Song - 4:22
4 Strange - 3:17
5 I Hate Every Bone In Your Body But Mine [with C.C. DeVille on lead vocals] - 3:10

Live Tracks

6 Intro / Look What The Cat Dragged In - 4:24
7 I Want Action - 4:41
8 Something To Believe In - 6:28
9 Love On The Rocks - 3:31
10 C.C. Solo - 1:29
11 Fallen Angel - 4:39
12 Let It Play - 4:14
13 Riki Solo - 4:53
14 Every Rose Has Its Thorn - 4:52
15 Unskinny Bop - 4:06
16 Nothin' But A Good Time - 4:29
17 Talk Dirty To Me - 4:46

Credits

Bass, Backing Vocals – Bobby Dall
Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals – Rikki Rockett
Vocals, Guitar – C.C. DeVille
Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica – Bret Michaels

Engineer, Mixed By – Phil Kaffel (tracks: 1 to 5)
Producer – Poison (tracks: 1 to 5), Richie Zito (tracks: 1 to 5)
Producer, Engineer, Mixed By – Jim Faraci (tracks: 6 to 17)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Power to the People is a music album from the American rock band Poison, released on June 13, 2000 on the band's independent label, Cyanide Music. It marked the return of the original lineup, together for the first time since 1991's Swallow This Live with the return of C.C. DeVille who replaced Blues Saraceno.
The album is a part studio, part live album consisting of five newly recorded studio tracks and 12 live tracks from Poison's successful 1999-2000 greatest hits reunion tour. The album charted at #166 on The Billboard 200 and #16 on the Australian ARIA Charts selling more than 1.5 million copies to date reaching US Gold status.
The first single was the album titled track "Power to the People" which featured a music video that was also included on the Poison DVD, Poison Greatest Video Hits which was released in the following year. The second single was the power ballad "The Last Song".
The album was re-packaged and re-released in 2006 as Great Big Hits Live! Bootleg without the studio tracks or drum and guitar solos. (Live hits only version)

Review by Steve Huey

Following right on the heels of the release of the aborted Crack a Smile sessions, Power to the People might interest some longtime fans, but it's probably borderline at best for anyone who isn't still a complete devotee. There are two distinct sections -- five new studio tracks and a sort of greatest-hits-live show recorded on their 1999 reunion tour with C.C. Deville -- and the liner notes don't give much background about either. The new material isn't bad, although the title track's nod to rap-tinged alternative metal comes off as awkward, more like an Aerosmith/"Walk This Way"-type rocker with no hooks. The others will appeal to longtime fans, though -- "Can't Bring Me Down" is a defiant rocker, "The Last Song" a typical Poison power ballad, and "Strange" a sort of electric/acoustic in-betweener. Furthermore, C.C. Deville makes his Poison lead vocal debut -- complete with vocoder-style effects! -- on the catchy (if unfortunately titled) "I Hate Every Bone in Your Body But Mine." The concert portion is decent, but it isn't really necessary either (and Bret Michaels seems to have lost a bit of range). Hardcore fans will be pleased to have a memento of Deville's return to the band, and the decision to combine new studio tracks with what's essentially a fan souvenir certainly reflects Poison's status as a cult band in the year 2000. But it can't help giving the impression that the band didn't have enough songs (or, perhaps, confidence) to issue a full-fledged new studio album, and the release ends up less than satisfying.