Poison on MTV NYE 1987 - "Talk Dirty To Me" and "Rock & Roll All Nite"

[@johnwatkins2707]

Not for nothing but I was the pyro guy on this shoot, saw Bret last night on the final show of the stadium tour, still one on the nicest guys in rock.

[@smooveasmars195]

Dude I missed the Stadium tour cause my friends never hit me back up for the tickets I regret not going so bad all my favorite bands were there it was such a good line up

[@deannawitt9376]

Cool story❤

[@Pamplemousse82322]

Man I saw this live on TV and when the pyro went off I was all FUCK YES

[@scotts8463]

Unbelievable time ....

[@back4onemore]

Back when MTV was cool !!

[@lynn1464]

It sure was I miss those days.

[@michaelfrazia4569]

I'd give it all up to go back

[@MultiCamdaddy]

I'd go back in a minute

[@midnitelitecompany]

Before backing tracks were cool

[@Sickofsociety1]

What a great time to be alive. It was ok to enjoy life and be happy back then.

[@LOFIRULESCOM]

ahmen brother

[@MrShenanigans28]

You think that nowadays it's not "ok" to enjoy life and be happy? You only have one life, live it. Live the way you want to regardless of your age. People's problem is thinking that "growing up" means you have to have no fun, never cut loose, and be boring...

[@DASamX5453]

​@@MrShenanigans28Too much influence and bullying...it's only made more so now cause of the internet, cell phones, and technology...back then you didn't have it and people actually talked and went out and enjoyed life...yes, it was a better time whether you want to believe it or not...

[@scotts8463]

This was a Legendary Night at The Country Club in Reseda,California. I was the Bussboy and got my Brother a job for the night. Unbelievable time partying with the Band! All the guys were cool and chill. I remember asking CC for a pick after the performance and he was exhausted! Thank you for the blessing and memory of a lifetime. Rock n Roll. So much Champange!!!!!

[@lisashrum]

I was 18 when I watched this. It was awesome!

[@NecroMadz]

Im 18 now. That's crazy

[@roosterj2599]

This was my band in 87! Couldn't get enough of Poison!

[@KittyKittyBoomBoom]

Then GnR kicked everyone in the butt

[@KittyKittyBoomBoom]

@Constantine Constans Nirvana rocked too! Good music is good music

[@christineayres7199]

Iron Maiden were better back then

[@Angelica-wd4vz]

Thank you! I was born in 1971, I bought the cassette in 1987 , I went to a concert in Chile in 1993. I have MTV since 1994. I never had watched this.

[@HUGOPINILLA-ib3we]

Concert in Chile? Hello from Colombia.

[@caracarley3840]

Best time in History!! We were FREE

[@slickstretch6391]

Poison doing Kiss is something I didn't know I needed until now

[@oneofyou6773]

It's not gonna get more Eighties than this.

[@byronryan4216]

80’s music was so spectacularly sleazy 😊

[@tinaapple1342]

I can't get enough of it 👍👍 They're amazing 🤩❤️🤩

[@kristiewendland359]

I remember watching this when I was 14 years old!

[@echtigren8188]

You were 14 in 87? You age extremely well! lol

[@guilhermealvesdefranca7193]

Ainda tá gata...beatiful

[@CBRansom35]

I remember watching this live like it was yesterday. Always liked Rikki's drums better than the original.

[@opryman1]

Same here. I even still have it on VHS tucked away somewhere.

[@HUGOPINILLA-ib3we]

This version is better than Kiss version.

[@rustyrobinson8027]

CC Deville is my hero 😁🇺🇸

[@mrbatdance]

Fuck today's MTV. I want my old MTV.

[@BenEller]

Uhhhhh can we talk about CC’s playing has been dubbed over with the album’s guitar track?!

[@philfrank5601]

The vocals are the only thing not on a track...well, the harmony vocals are there too.

[@jvidalw]

@@philfrank5601 I believe the drums are live as well

[@nickmenza2671]

Lol ok now go watch iron maiden on one of these shows. They literally switched instruments during the song.

[@JK-nd1oo]

Uhhhhh... Uncle Ben, the entire thing is a backing studio tracks dude, with the lead vocal removed so Bret can sing live over it, to make the "live" performance more convincing. Common TV thing back then.

[@sody2000]

these guys sound GREAT!!!

[@JK-nd1oo]

That's because they're miming to the studio track with the lead vocal removed so Bret can at least sing live over it. lol (This was a common TV show thing back then.)

[@sody2000]

uh oh. I listened again. ummm.... That track is TOO flawless. You nailed it. @@JK-nd1oo

[@philfrank5601]

"CC, PICK UP THAT GUITAH AND UH, SYNCH WITH ME!!"

[@wowster762]

This band is FUN!!!

[@twosteptothatyo]

CC Deville…criminally underrated guitarist.

[@informedcarpet]

He was sloppy and crap. That’s why he’s underated. He wouldn’t get in a band these days 😂😂😂

[@ySupermanXx]

​@@informedcarpetCC é melhor que 99% dos guitarristas de hoje em dia musicalmente falando, a não ser que você conseidere Nu metal como boa música

[@raymorrow170]

@tinformed. Perfection SUCKS.!! Give me loose sloppy mistakes playing licks over that precise crap anyday.! I've seen Poison twice and CC did not dissapoint.!!

[@kkttss1928]

Average on his best day

[@raymorrow170]

@tkkttss. Yes but what's average.? Somebody that can play 3 chords or Eddie Van Halen which kids are playing these days.? He's above that.!

[@blakeellis7417]

Long live the 80s!

[@TirandoDedo]

Wow, Poison was so good at live.

[@stevew.9122]

Vocals and drums at least guitar is a backing track since its live tv but they are a great live band

[@sparklesthecat6507]

They still are.

[@sb_46]

This is so cool never thought I would ever see this again I rather night it originally aired . WOW thanks for the upload

[@duhardrock7616]

Love Poison

[@WarriorVinyard]

When I think "Make America Great Again", I think of this time period :)

[@mattmidnight.666]

We'll do it 🤘🔥

[@WhatsCookingTime]

Me too that was the best of times

[@boneshakercrane7869]

Damn straight

[@boneshakercrane7869]

Its poison night at my house i love bret always

[@DavidLee-xt8bu]

You said it, best time in American history

[@theonlyaryck]

That backing track sounds awesome! (the guitar obviously isn’t live)

[@chrisstaff5870]

Was just thinking that!!! To busy running around

[@ryant3600]

@@chrisstaff5870 Obviously you haven't seen CC live before.. but yeah I think this was backtracks.. they usually did that a lot on TV shows. Where the vocals and drums were the only thing live. But I've seen Poison live quite a few times and CC was always 100MPH. on and off cocaine..

[@chrisstaff5870]

@@ryant3600 yes I have MATE.

[@acason4]

Nothing was except the lead vocals! It’s the album track with a live vocal from Bret…. 🤦🏼‍♂️

[@dylanbarnes9015]

@@acason4 the drums are live. You can hear the variation that he throws in sometimes.

[@christybrown3716]

Miss it!!! I may be old but I lived it🤘

[@birgitheinrich638]

Einfach nur Geil.Poison Forever

[@janicesorochuk8242]

in 2020 listen. lyrics ruled

[@dashabiancaalisaflushinghi1244]

Only the best

[@ohhellno8439]

I love Themmmmm

[@xCaptainAroniousx]

80s were the best.. hands down

[@mattfitzpatrick83]

This song sounds like a nod and homage to Cheap Trick. That was always my impression. Forever a great tune.

[@gojira931]

"She's Tight"

[@thismothafuckasaid7304]

They got sued for it. (FYI..Poison got sued for stealing & copying so many songs on first album it's considered "one of biggest and most expensive hassles in music industry". It's crazy if u read details. Also, interviews about it w/ Poison's former manager, record engineers on "In Full Bloom" podcast too)

[@tracilackey7004]

They sound great.

[@AudaciousAce1989]

Thats because half of it was pre recorded

[@vistringer.]

backing track like a mofo

[@pedrodanilo09]

“Talk dirty to me” me deixa empolgado, não pela letra até porque eu nem conhecia, mas a vibe é muito boa, os solos, a voz do vocalista é boa também

[@rebeccamoon6709]

Classic love them .

[@doyouwantmecrucifiedformyp6542]

Party Every FUCKIN day... ✌...

[@ahmedsmith6106]

I remember watching and laughing when Bret forgot the words in Rock and Roll All Nite. Lol

[@amsedelm]

This is so awesome. The best times of my life. Poison RAWKS!!!!

[@jeremiahrose4681]

At that time in New Years 1988 I was 16 and living in Phoenix AZ.....it was not a good time in my life, but I liked the music on the times.

[@christineayres7199]

Back in the 80s legend has it Musicians still played their own instruments and sang with no auto tune lol

[@shawnl2003]

actually they're playing to a backing track

[@christineayres7199]

@@shawnl2003 LOL i know i was being sarcastic

[@dylanbarnes9015]

@@christineayres7199 more of an mtv thing. Usually in concerts they actually played.

[@robert-michaeloneill186]

@@dylanbarnes9015 it’s a poison thing.

[@dylanbarnes9015]

@@robert-michaeloneill186 definitely not dude. MTV had a shit load of their concerts and what not lip synced because they were focused on perfection and sounding like the record

[@coryk5883]

So good

[@boneshakercrane7869]

This was awesome

[@amydennis4566]

Wow! These are the good old days.

[@sandysnakedietchic]

I remember this Nye! Watched poison on MTV. Those were the days!!

[@emilymathews7073]

Brett was. ROCK STAR. I’d do Bobby, though. Cutie and the wackiest style in the band.

[@purpleemokat]

I never blame my mom for show me this band as a kid ty mom u rock

[@tinaapple1342]

It's my jam I'm really enjoyed it 😂🤣🤠 😂👍👍👍👍 Thank God 🙏

[@golden8972]

Those were the days!!

[@mohdhanifabubakar5585]

i love cc guitar on this song

[@mohdhanifabubakar5585]

i mean his guitar playing.

[@stevew.9122]

@@mohdhanifabubakar5585 its a backing track

[@nickmenza2671]

@@stevew.9122 still his guitar. Lok

[@carriewhite2378]

Came cross this video on Poison had check it out 👍

[@dannelson99]

back when mtv was actually play music videos

[@ifherma1644]

Era glam

[@boopah4365]

7:16 I'll show ya baby like uh ooh yeah!

[@nowayjackson]

Razor sharp. Lean, mean, rockin' machine at that time. Hungry. They broke out in '87. Everything has it's time. That was their time.

[@ahlivetuhsidamaro150]

Jamie Gertz and her bony legs. lol

[@rebeccamoon6709]

Love it .

[@LindaSuess-od6hd]

Me to May 2024

[@sharonklinger912]

They're from Mechanicsburg Pa! Paradise!

[@justinkrann7406]

CC Deville is the all time most underated guitarist

[@jables3377]

CC and Bobby are not playing live. That's for certain.

[@sebastiaooliveira5189]

Poison

[@boopah4365]

7:13..he sang the same verse twice, and at the end of that verse....well, idk what that was...lmao!!

[@Yeet112]

He forgot the lyrics for a SlIgHt SeCoNd. lol

[@DASamX5453]

​@@Yeet112Atleast you know it was live and not lip synced...

[@simonjohnson1381]

Playing to the record😂

[@liontone]

I love Vixen!

[@valtemirov4584]

yes poison do look like women. I'm disappointed in myself for laughing when I saw this comment😂

[@doyouwantmecrucifiedformyp6542]

When Men In Lipstick Would WHOOP YOUR ASS... The Good Ol Days... I Bet You Would Rather Listen To Ed Sheeran And A.Grande... Lmfao... Todays Music Is A Fuckin Joke... No Talent Computer Music Today... All Sounds The Same...

[@liontone]

Do You Want Me Crucified For My Profanity No Ed Sheeran for me. These guys weren’t kicking anyone’s asses. Lol.

[@valtemirov4584]

@@liontone except maybe C.C. he's kinda crazy

[@elmendelasempanadafritas8904]

Happy new year

[@redleader3394]

Now there’s some playback here but it’s tight!

[@midnitelitecompany]

Wow a lot of backing tracks

[@alfiend331]

OK...who's singing all the backing vocals here? There are lots of moments where there are backing vocals, but CC, Rikki and Bobby aren't near the mic. I'm guessing even this far back they had an off-stage guy helping out? Oh, and what happened at 7:13? Bret totally forgot the words!

[@reidsmith9875]

Wow, CC's solo was 1000 times better than Ace's.

[@federicomazzoncini3542]

My ass.

[@markelwhitney3802]

Woah woah playing with fire guy chill out

[@MandyPigtails]

thats because Bret was singing to a pre recorded track here.

[@Mario_N64]

He's a classically trained musician. He went to NYU.

[@miguelrabago4216]

Don’t ever disrespect the space man like that

[@melissarevelo9023]

WAAUUU CANTARON LA CANCION DE KISS

[@pepegudino264]

Así es! Poison como todas las bandas del metal de los 80s, desde el Glam hasta los más pesados eran fanáticos de KISS, crecieron escuchándolos y eran su mayor influencia! Muchos de ellos lo han dicho!

[@eddykixx8967]

@@pepegudino264 así es de ahí vienen los maquilles que usaban algunas bandas como por ejemplo Mötley Crüe

[@SuperRks1]

Mess the lyrics up on the Kiss tune.. Too much booze

[@adeadhitya2009]

Nice👍

[@youtuberchile8129]

For Talk Dirty at least. Drums are live. The tune of the snare drum is very different from the one on the record, the sound isn't that great, so I might be wrong on that, but the drum fills are a bit different from the record. The guitar is a backing track, CC never plays live like in the records, in fact, he plays whatever he deems right on stage. It has a certain flavor of the record, to me at least it's quite disappointing and how doped he is determines how "away" from the original song he plays. To be fair he does quite a good job at maintaining the tempo with the rest of the band. Backing vocals are recorded as well, you can ear it at 3:39 there's a synchro fail. The rest of the band has open mics though. Bret is singing live (back then when he could do it well), the phrasing is slightly different from the record and you can clearly note there's no other voice on the back. At 01:15 he even changes the lyric. As for the bass, can't tell, but one can guess that with recorder guitar, there's no point at having a live bass. Rock and roll al nite is all recorded but the voices. The snare drum sounds just like the record (which is different from talk dirty sound) and sound different than the sound it had on the previous song (seen guitarist changing guitars millions of times, never seen a drummer changing his snare or it's tuning).

[@thegstr33t81]

youtuber chile that’s how it was back then, you wanted to be on mtv, you had to play by their rules, backing tracks etc. pretty shitty if you ask me.

[@Mikeb813]

great analysis, thaks for all that i went back and listened/ watched and you're spot on... still loved the performance..

[@Slutmeopen]

we noticed that, nobody cares so shut the fuck up man,i don’t know how people will actually sit here and write down a whole paragraph on every little imperfection poison had on live🤗

[@nickmenza2671]

I've seen Poison about 15 times. CC is a beast whether it was 1988 or 2022. It's MTV. Also 99% of great guitar players change and adapt to the song. As a musician, we never play the solo the same each time. It's always changing as most songs change when the band matures from the time they recorded the song.

[@doyouwantmecrucifiedformyp6542]

😎

[@vanhaleneddie2107]

👍🤟😃

[@amydennis4566]

Honestly, Poison’s version of this song is so much better than Kiss’s version.

[@amydennis4566]

Bret Michaels has the best laugh.

[@cassandraduran9056]

I was 15 girl in 1987

[@LS67NOVA]

Didn't realize they used pre recorded guitar tracks back then

[@stephaniemiller8493]

I was 12....

[@valtemirov4584]

I wasn't even born yet

[@boopah4365]

14.

[@winterlynn9012]

I was 5 and LOVED Poison

[@mattmuscle8249]

What a turn on😍

[@williammorrison6228]

Thank god on this night Kurt Cobain was somewhere in the pacific northwest under a bridge with his notebook writing

[@EarlSkakel]

Not often you see 2 members of The Cocaine Hall Of Fame together in CC and Frey.

[@horacebones493]

I’ll give it to Bret, he isn’t lip syncing. Is he any good? Not really, but I can see he’s got heart and the energy for a front man.

[@danielbr6662]

Was Rokket singing backing vocals? Is the music in playback and main vocals live?

[@bljakkl]

Ya, vocals live, music isn't. To perfectly on with the album version. Not sure about drums but I know the guitar licks by heart and no way he nails every one of them perfectly. Seen them in concert a couple times and they aren't that spot on with guitar. But then, the energy level is even higher.

[@amydennis4566]

Look at young Bret. All 4 of these guys are so talented. I’ve had a crush on at least two of these guys back in the day and I still do. But the main guy I have a crush on nowadays is obviously Bret Michaels.

[@shannonmagann9009]

backing track.

[@jeremiahrose4681]

I'm a KISS fan so hearing an artist doing one of their songs is odd. They did okay, but I like Stanley's voice in his prime over Michaels. That's just me.

[@xCaptainAroniousx]

can music please go back to this?? shit sucks right now

[@74babyblue]

who was rocks prettiest women of 1987? Not sure but bret micheals would have to be on the list

[@Cruzy1892]

Singing their own song to a track. Bret is singing live for most of it but using his track voice for backing vocals. That or it’s great backing from Rikki and Bobby. CC is also not fully playing live on that’s song. Shame because he’s a fantastic guitarist.

[@fatalvision2]

I think he’s singing to a track

[@lmfs4032]

Robert Haithcock no, Bret’s vocals are definitely live.

[@fatalvision2]

No I mean the music is the studio track.

[@JerryRiceBall]

Robert Haithcock Yeah the guitar definitely sounds like a recording.

[@mikkiweex]

They really had no choice.. network rules for one-there certainly was a 10+ second tape delay for broadcast, and television technology was still analog in 1980s, so any live music would’ve sounded even more awful in old-school Zeniths and Curtis Mathes wood cabinet sets (remember those?)

[@Crimson7588]

@@mikkiweex i think our was as rca

[@alejandroramos6302]

They must be kiss fans

[@kevinrios3991]

Sadly the only thing live in that whole performance was Brett's mic.

[@ianstuartmulligan6150]

I wish the world was still normal

[@alexmason8813]

People from the 80s really think men were more manly back then 🤣

[@SuperRks1]

Brett was wasted ..lol

[@P715R]

One of the worst rhythm sections in the history of music. CC desrrves credit for carrying these clowns.

[@derhampaul1117]

They have not got anything