jesserides2005
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mKbbAGDI1Y
I saw these guys on the "Lightning Strikes" tour & to this day it was one of the highest quality live mixes I've ever heard. There were only about 900 people at the show & the musicianship was incredible. I remember Akira was using some kind of Mesa Boogie half-stack, (I didn't know anything about gear at the time, I'm assuming now that it would have been a Mark IIC+ ?) The guitar tone was unbelievable, & the entire band was flawless except for when the singer tried to banter in English between songs.
Anyway, funny story about this concert is that a new band, unknown at the time was the opening act. They were called Poison and were supporting their very first album, the one with "Talk Dirty To Me" on it! My buddies and I saw the ad poster for them before the show & thought, "Cool, an all girl rock band!" Man were we surprised when they walked on stage
What happened next would forever dictate my opinion of Poison other than the fact that I didn't like their music.
About two tunes into the opening set, CC Deville in true Rockstar fashion starts running across the stage, trips on something and faceplants hardcore, never able to get his hands out in front of him to break the fall.
He's pretty much out cold & his guitar is wailing & feeding back like crazy..bzzzzztburpburpbzzzzzt. Two roadies come out and pick him up of the stage & take him to the wing all the while..bzzzztburpburpbzzzzzzt. Meanwhile, the rest of the band, professionals that they were, finished the tune guitarless. I actually respected that. 
After the tune, Michaels did some bantering until finally, CC comes limping out on stage with his guitar and sits on the drum riser for the remainder of the show. And that my friends was my first and only experience with Poison.
