Hollyweird

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Hollyweird
Hollyweird cover
Studio album by Poison
Released May 21, 2002
Recorded 2002
Genre Rock
Length 42:04
Label Cyanide Music
Producer Thom Panunzio
Professional reviews
Poison chronology
Power to the People
(2000)		 Hollyweird
(2002)		 Best of Ballads & Blues
(2003)

Hollyweird is the sixth full studio album from the American rock band Poison.

The record was released on March 21, 2002.

Contents

[edit] Musical style

The record brought together Poison's original line-up for the first full studio project since Flesh & Blood. The result was a combination of old and new sounds, with guitarist C. C. DeVille frequently preferring pop and punk rock sounds to the heavy metal style which had characterised Poison's previous records. The band's new style was particularly evident in the songs "Emperor's New Clothes", "Livin' In the Now" and "Home (C.C's Story)" which featured DeVille on lead vocals.

[edit] Production and marketing

In the face of major label offers which would have required the band to re-record old material, the band decided to release the album through its own label, Cyanide Music.

Hollyweird was recorded at Henson Recording Studios, in Hollywood, California and Rock Central Studios in Sherman Oaks, California with producer Thom Panunzio.

[edit] Songs

The record's themes revolve almost exclusively around the trials and tributions of success in Hollywood, California; a theme which had previously been explored in the band's single "Fallen Angel" from its 1988 record Open Up And Say...Ahh!.

The first single released from the album was Rockstar which was released on the web as a preview for the album, the 2nd single was a cover of The Who song "Squeeze Box".

Bobby Dall on The Who cover “Squeeze Box”

“ ...Actually, that was Rikki’s idea. When we came into rehearsals...to break the ice for the new record...before we started fightin’ and arguin’ about songs, we went through a list of covers and remakes. ...It was the song that stuck and I think it fits perfectly for our band. It has a great melody and a great vocal, but it's also kinda sparse and undefined...it was kinda like an open pallet for us. [1] ”

The compilation debuted at #103 on The Billboard 200 chart and #8 on the Top Independent Albums chart.

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Hollyweird"
  2. "Squeeze Box" (originally performed and recorded by The Who)
  3. "Shooting Star"
  4. "Wishful Thinkin'"
  5. "Get Ya Some"
  6. "Emperor's New Clothes"
  7. "Devil Woman"
  8. "Wasteland"
  9. "Livin' In The Now"
  10. "Stupid, Stoned & Dumb"
  11. "Home" (Bret's Story)
  12. "Home" (C.C.'s Story)
  13. "Rockstar"

[edit] Singles

[edit] Band Members


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