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Flesh & Blood finds the ultimate party band of the 80s taking a more serious tack. Surprisingly enough, most of the time it works, and the result is a collection of songs with more substance than Poison's previous work, while preserving the band's sense of fun. "Valley of Lost Souls", "Life Loves a Tragedy", and the introspective "Life Goes On" show that Poison is in fact capable of writing good songs that aren't party anthems, though "Something to Believe In" stretches their ambition to the breaking point. "Unskinny Bop" is a delightful piece of raunchy adolescent rock, and "Ride the Wind" is a catchy biker tune (though nowhere near as classic as "Born to Be Wild"-then again, nothing is). The band even veers toward a bluesier edge at times, notably on "Poor Boy Blues".
CONDITION: NEW
TRACK LISTING
1 Strange Days Of Uncle Jack
2 Valley Of Lost Souls
3 (Flesh & Blood) Sacrifice
4 Swampjuice (Soul-O)
5 Unskinny Bop
6 Let It Play
7 Life Goes On
8 Come Hell Or High Water
9 Ride The Wind
10 Don't Give Up An Inch
11 Something To Believe In
12 Ball And Chain
13 Life Loves A Tragedy
14 Poor Boy Blues
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