Flesh & Blood
Studio album by Poison
Released	June 21, 1990
Recorded	1989 - 1990
Genre	Glam metal
Length	57:38
Label	Capitol Records
Producer	Bruce Fairbairn
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Rolling Stone link
Poison chronology
Open Up And Say... Ahh! (1988) Flesh & Blood (1990) Swallow This Live (1991)
Alternate Cover
Original Banned blood version

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The record was released on June 21, 1990 on the Enigma label of Capitol Records. It spawned the Top 10 hits "Unskinny Bop" and "Something to Believe In," as well as the hits "Ride the Wind," "Life Goes On," and "Flesh & Blood (Sacrifice)." Capitol Records is a major United States-based record label, owned by EMI. // The Capitol Records company was founded by the songwriter Johnny Mercer in 1942, with the financial help of movie producer Buddy DeSylva and the business acumen of Glenn Wallichs, (1910-1971) (owner of Music City, at the... A top 10 list is a generic term used to indicate a list of items, usually ten in number, which are considered to be best, worst, or notable in some other way, typically a record chart. ... Unskinny Bop is a song by American glam metal band Poison. ... Something to Believe In is a song by American glam metal band Poison from their 1990 (see 1990 in music) album Flesh and Blood. ...

Musical style

While remaining true to the glam metal / hard rock genre, the record arguably reflected a significant growth in the sophistication of the band’s song writing and in the depth of its lyrics. This growth in sophistication was particularly evident in the guitar work of C.C. DeVille and the bass work of studio musician Rene Worst (who played on this release while Bobby Dall was in rehab). The anthemic staccato double-stop riff in "(Flesh & Blood) Sacrifice", and fast arpeggiated groove in "Unskinny Bop" stood in stark contrast to the simple power chords which characterized the band's first two records. The instrumental piece "Swampjuice (Soul-O)", also revealed a new musical depth. C.C. DeVille (born May 14, 1962 in Brooklyn, New York) is best known as the lead guitarist of the American glam metal band Poison. ... In music, a power chord is a bare fifth, or a similar chord, usually played on electric guitar with distortion. ...

Production and marketing

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The front cover of the album featured the Poison logo and album title as a tattoo on Rikki Rockett's arm. The cover was originally planned to have a slightly different version of the tattoo cover that featured the tattoo after being freshly inked. This showed the skin as red and inflamed. This cover was pulled though and instead a cleaned up tattoo was shown that did not have the inflamed skin. The original cover was released for the initial pressing in Japan but was subsequently removed from all later pressings (including those in Japan). The record’s marketing reflected the end of the more extreme elements Poison’s "glam" image, including its excessive make-up and teased, girlish hair (see Look What the Cat Dragged In). This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For other uses, see Tattoo (disambiguation). ... Rikki Rockett (born Richard Allan Ream, 8 August 1961, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania) is best known as the drummer for the American glam metal band, Poison. ... Look What the Cat Dragged In was the debut album of American glam metal band Poison. ...

Songs

Parts of the record reflected a darker, more serious side to the band, touching themes such as hard times and overcoming them ("Valley of Lost Souls", "Life Loves A Tragedy", "Come Hell Or High Water"), missing loved ones ("Life Goes On"), long-term relationships ("Don’t Give Up an Inch", "Ball and Chain"), and disillusionment ("Something to Believe In"). The fun side of the band remained intact, however, in tracks dealing with sex ("(Flesh & Blood) Sacrifice", "Unskinny Bop"), exhilaration from music or motorbikes ("Let It Play", "Ride the Wind"), and tongue-in-cheek poverty ("Poor Boy Blues").

The meaning of "Unskinny Bop", one of the band's most popular songs, has always been shrouded in obscurity. Guitarist DeVille later confessed that the phrase "unskinny bop" has no particular meaning. DeVille invented it as a temporary measure while writing the song, before vocalist Bret Michaels had begun working on the lyrics. The phrase was used on the basis that it was phonetically suited to the music. The song was later played to producer, Fairbairn, who stated that although he did not know what an "unskinny bop" was, the phrase was perfect.^[1] Bret Michael Sychak, also known as Bret Michaels (born March 15, 1963 in Butler, Pennsylvania) is best known as the lead vocalist of the glam metal band Poison and stars in the reality show Rock of Love with Bret Michaels on VH1. ...

Track listing

1. "Strange Days of Uncle Jack"
2. "Valley of Lost Souls"
3. "(Flesh & Blood) Sacrifice"
4. "Swampjuice (Soul-O)"
5. "Unskinny Bop"
6. "Let It Play"
7. "Life Goes On"
8. "Come Hell or High Water"
9. "Ride the Wind"
10. "Don't Give up an Inch"
11. "Something to Believe In"
12. "Ball and Chain"
13. "Life Loves a Tragedy"
14. "Poor Boy Blues"

Bonus tracks on the 20th anniversary remaster: Unskinny Bop is a song by American glam metal band Poison. ... Something to Believe In is a song by American glam metal band Poison from their 1990 (see 1990 in music) album Flesh and Blood. ...

1. "Something to Believe In" (acoustic) - different lyrics.
2. "God Save The Queen"

References

1. ^ [1] Harper C, "In Samantha 7 Heaven: An Interview with C.C. DeVille of Samantha 7" Ink 19, Retrieved October 18, 2005.