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Genre:
Rock
Release Date: 04/01/1998
Run Time: 33:17
Poison's debut album took its cues from the big, anthemic
pop hooks of
Def Leppard and the rebellious street-tough posturing of
Mötley Crüe, as well as a raunchy, adolescent obsession with sex. But
Poison really carved out their niche as the ultimate
glam metal band, using tight-assed boogie and over-the-top visual extravagance -- costumes, makeup, teased hair, and so on -- to an even greater extent than most of their contemporaries. It was derivative and formulaic, to be sure, but
Poison wholeheartedly embraced that formula from the beginning with a conviction often missing in their peers, and it's that ridiculous, good-time excess that keeps
Look What the Cat Dragged In's catchiest songs, especially the party anthems
"Talk Dirty to Me" and
"I Want Action," just as much fun today, if not more so.
~Steve Huey, All Music Guide
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