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Fussin' and fightin' on the hair band circuit

July 26, 2001

Here are some fun facts about the Glam Slam Metal Jam:

  • The current Poison lineup features all four original members: Bret Michaels, guitarist C.C. DeVille, drummer Rikki Rockett and bassist Bobby Dall.

  • Warrant and Poison last toured together in 1990, when a backstage hullabaloo ended the double bill. In case anyone still cares, Warrant blamed Poison for getting too persnickety about Warrant using Poison's props; Poison said Warrant disrespected Bret Michaels' mother backstage.

  • Warrant and Poison (or, more accurately, their managers) patched things up enough to tour together again this year. However, a contract rider purportedly prohibits Warrant from arriving at any venue earlier than 30 minutes before its set. Also, Warrant can't sell its CD on the road, to avoid competing with Poison's 2000 live-hits collection, "Power to the People."

  • Poison's Bret Michaels has launched an acting career. He has made cameos on a couple of TV sitcoms, and has written, directed and starred in a handful of independent flicks.

  • Poison has released a new single, "Rock Star," that will appear on a CD of new material next year.

  • Warrant's roster includes three of the original five bandmates: Jani Lane, Erik Turner and Jerry Dixon.

  • One of Quiet Riot's founding members was the late guitar wizard Randy Rhoads, who left the band in 1979 to play with Ozzy Osbourne.

  • The current Quiet Riot lineup reflects the "Metal Health" period: singer Kevin Dubrow, guitarist Carlos Cavazo, drummer Frankie Banali and bassist Rudy Sarzo.

  • For reasons we cannot understand, Chicago band Enuff Z'Nuff - a pop outfit, not a hair band - is the opening act. If you're interested, their latest CD is "Ten."