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Poison

Poison is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Easy Action, Hardrock, Mötley Crüe, Bon Jovi and Def Leppard. Those roots explain a lot about how Poison arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Great White, Def Leppard, Tesla, Damn Yankees and Quiet Riot, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Michael Sweet, Can't Be Tamed, Zacky Vengeance, MTV Unplugged and Steve Ouimette, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 33 connections around Poison, reaching back through Easy Action and forward to Michael Sweet. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Poison is an American rock band formed in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania in 1983. The most successful incarnation of the band consists of lead singer and rhythm guitarist Bret Michaels, drummer Rikki Rockett, bassist Bobby Dall and lead guitarist C.C. DeVille. The band achieved huge commercial success in the mid-1980s through the mid-1990s and sold over 65 million records and DVDs worldwide. In 2012, VH1 ranked them at No. 1 on their list of the "Top 5 Hair Bands of the '80s".

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PoisonEasy ActionHardrockMötley CrüeBon JoviDef LeppardRattQuiet RiotKissMichael SweetCan't Be TamedZacky VengeanceMTV UnpluggedSteve OuimetteJust SurrenderSebastian BachGreat WhiteDef LeppardTeslaDamn YankeesQuiet RiotNight RangerWhitesnakeSammy Hagar

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Poison connections

Poison grew out of Easy Action, Hardrock, Mötley Crüe and Bon Jovi, shares an orbit with Great White, Def Leppard, Tesla and Damn Yankees, went on to shape Michael Sweet, Can't Be Tamed, Zacky Vengeance and MTV Unplugged. 33 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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