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EPISODE · Apr 11, 2026 · 18 MIN

Poison: Party Band or Pop Genius?

from Big Hair, Bigger Riffs · host Rex Voltage

Poison looked like the wildest band on the Strip — but behind the hairspray and chaos was a machine built for hooks, singalongs, and monster choruses. Rex Voltage breaks down the glam, the craft, the controversy, and the case for why Poison might be one of the smartest pop-metal bands of the era. How Poison turned sleaze into stadium-sized anthems The songwriting tricks that made their biggest hits stick Why the critics missed the joke — and the genius

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