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Poison is an American hard rock band which originally achieved popular success in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Poison has sold over 25 million records to date worldwide.

Formed by a group of aspiring rock musicians from Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, Poison moved to Los Angeles, California in search of fame. Poison's roots, and those of glam metal in general, lay in America's east, and in particular, the sounds and images associated with the New York Dolls, Kiss, Boston, Aerosmith, and Cheap Trick. These influences were transplanted to California in the late 1970s, mutated following the release of Van Halen's debut in 1978, and ultimately ignited into a colourful music scene on L.A.'s Sunset Strip in the 1980s. Poison's later work would also exhibit a Southern rock and blues influence.

Poison's music is characterized by straightforward melodies and catchy guitar riffs. Poison's tunes are often not remembered as well as their garish costumes, overblown hair, feminizing make-up, and frenetic stage show, all delivered via the metal-heavy MTV of the mid to late 1980s. To many, Poison was the epitome of the Sunset Strip glam metal scene. For Poison fans, this meant a straightforward celebration of hedonism; for Poison critics, it meant music which was uninspired and unimportant.

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