Native Tongue (album)

Occupation

• Bret Michaels - vocals
• Richie Kotzen - Guitar
• Bobby Dall - Bass
• Rikki Rockett - drums

Native Tongue is the title of 1990 in a fourth studio album by American glam metal band Poison.

Formation

Poison had undertaken with Warrant in the opening act and thereby also made ​​recordings for the planned first live album by the group after the huge success of the album Flesh & Blood an extensive tour. But even during this tour, problems occurred: The planned appearance at the "Breaking the Ice " festival was canceled shortly afterwards broke the suffering from diabetes singer of the group, Bret Michaels, together. The obviously with serious drug problems battling bandmates Bobby Dall and CC DeVille found conflicting approaches: Dall went to rehab, DeVille rose after a palpable confrontation with Bret Michaels left the band and formed the group "CC DeVille Experience ", later Samantha 7

As a replacement for the guitarist stepped out the band undertook the guitarist Richie Kotzen. In collaboration with producer Richie Zito him in the A & M Studios created the album Native Tongue, after the group had been busy in the studio of living in Burbank drummer of the band with the songwriting and pre-production. The group moved away from the famous and successful typical Poison sound and gave himself a respectable paint. Numerous guest musicians contributed to the recordings, among them Timothy B. Schmit, Tommy Funderburk, Jai Winding, Billy Powell, Mike Finnegan, Sheila E., the horn section of the band Tower of Power and the " First AME Church Choir".

The "First AME Church Choir" was to the recordings of the first single release, Stand, used and controlled under the direction of Ricky Grundy, who was also responsible for the arrangement, the choir singing in the chorus at by which the title was a gospel character.

The album was released on 1 January 1993; on the following tour bassist Bobby Dall came and Richie Kotzen each other when it was discovered that Kotzen had embarked on an affair with the fiancée of Dall. For this reason, Kotzen was fired and had to tape yet left during the tour. He was replaced by Blues Saraceno.

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Reception

Native Tongue reached number 16 of the U.S. album charts, established itself in the UK at number 20 in Germany and number 60 of the charts. The album was recorded in the U.S. in April 1993 with a gold record, could not repeat the success of the preceded the band's albums, which had been repeatedly awarded with platinum, however.

The reviews of the album fell outweigh positive, Achim Karstens wrote, for example, Rock Hard, the influence of the new guitarist Richie Kotzen let the " songwriting, the material of the band seem much more mature, " the arrangements were " significantly improved, the singing in places mercilessly well. " the 13 of the album titles, he noted, " at least half " had" the predicate "good" to "very good" deserves. " the first single stand -documenting probably " most clearly the ripening process, which the troupe since Flesh & Blood participated " have. "Great vocals, brilliant arrangements, great use of gospel choirs and an intense blues guitar of Mr. Kotzen. To this end, an excellent chorus, " and already was" the hit pre-programmed again. " Other highlights included yet " the two ballads Until You Suffer Some ( Fire & Ice) and Theatre Of Soul, of which former whiteness " was at least. Seven Days Over You and Blind Faith wandered " in the footsteps of Ride The Wind from the last album ," were " but just a tad bit better." It is " not all that glitters is gold ," but with Native Tongue Poison had " a really compelling album delivered. "