why too many dislikes? I love this acoustic version. He plays the song almost exactly as in 1993, and he is able to sing it too! So, this is amazing, he is a great musician
Dude can play but a shitty person he had a great opportunity and fucked it up breaking the brotherhood code imagine how you would feel if you gave the guy the chance of a life time and he sleeps with your old lady what a dick
Bret Michaels did actually a brilliant move on Ritchie's audition, he tests his songwriting skills rather than on the guitar skills it self, sometimes a band needs teamwork on making a good material rather than showing off mostly skills.
What a load of dogshit. He might have more technical ability but talent? Did he ever write a catchy, memorable guitar solo and sell millions of records? The only reason people have even heard of him is because of Poison.
Whilst Richie’s talent is undeniable, CC should never have been fired from a band that he helped make super successful and was in fact the main songwriter for, and Blues Saraceno, when given the opportunity, was far more respectful of Poison’s sound and fan base. Bret’s generosity towards Richie’s creative input inevitably led to a record that didn’t sound like Poison and didn’t connect with most of their fans and bombed in comparison to their previous releases (even though a Poison bomb = Gold in the US and 1/2 million copies sold). Richie was obviously very young at the time so his narcissism and arrogance can be forgiven in retrospect, but honestly, who goes to an audition for a multi-platinum selling band but doesn’t show the respect of even learning the material (which even he insinuated was so basic)? And not just any band, a band that don’t need you per se, and are going to make you more famous than you previously could have dreamed of and pay you better than you’ve ever been paid before? All the Poison haters can do one. Richie knows that he was afforded a golden opportunity that millions of others would have died for, and at the time he acted as if he was entitled to it rather than being grateful for it. I’m glad he’s become more humble, wise and grateful as the years have passed - as most of us do. I was around him on a number of occasions during my association with Poison and he was a nice guy and I recall Bret seemed to almost look after him like a little brother. Wishing Richie well but some of the RK brown-nosing fanboys need to get a grip.
this is a well thought out and mature comment. Being a musician myself I've seen how egos get too big and bridges are burnt and talented msucians leave themselves without an audience. People have to recognize the work Poison had done to get to where they were by the time RK auditioned for them. He rode Poison's coattails not the other way around
that's right, ritchie was so young and inmature back then bret had a lot of patience to ritchie due to his natural talent for almost everything (you can see him in every concert and interview giving to ritchie almost all the credits for), but he couldn't withstand more
I hope I don't sound too bad for saying this and i don't mean any disrespect but if I respect anyone please forgive me but Ritchie and Chris Cornell can be twins!
willie donovan Give us a break,this whole story was just an excuse for Brett Michaels and the rest of the hacks from Poison,to fire him.They never liked him,because they knew,he has more talent in his pinky then the whole band combined.Their management was the one who hired him,back in the day,because they knew a band needs at least one member with some actual talent.99% of the material in ''Native Tongue'' was written by him and it's by far the best Poison album. Getting fired by these douches,was the best thing that happenend to Kotzen,afterwards he recorded albums with Greg Howe & Stanley Clarke,not to mention his highly acclaimed solo-stuff or recently the Winery Dogs.Meanwhile Brett Michaels is making a tv-show about home decoration.
+greekfreak1980 Yeah, they fired him "because they knew, he has more talent" and THEN hired a probably even better guitarist - Blues Saraceno. Makes sense... And how could the management be responsible for hiring Richie Kotzen, if even he says how it looked like (in this video) :D
Majestic12 Blues Saraceno a ''better guitarist'' then Kotzen?!In which universe?The guy is a competent bluesrock guitarist,Richie Kotzen can play literally any music style,from neoclassical shred ala Malmsteen to flamenco/latin guitar.Just listen to the albums he did with Greg Howe,to see where Guthrie Govan get the majority of his licks.Plus,he can write songs and sings better then that bandana hack and plays drums and keyboards and bass.Hell,the guy actually records his studio albums entirely by himself,like the late Prince did.
LOL. Blues Saraceno?! Haven't even heard that dude's name since probably an issue of Guitar Player from 1992. Can he even write a song? Richie's solo career and Winery Dogs (where he's the primary songwriter) speaks for itself. Not to mention the fact that Native Tongue (also primarily written by Kotzen) was the only half respectable record Poison ever put out.
the guy was a kid,,, who knows the circumstances., you've never been ruled by you other head temporarily?. leave it alone,, native tongue was best poison album period.. put that one to bed,, he fuckd up and moved on. poison for once sounded polished with Richie.. i like poisons music,, but cc is not in the same stratosphere as RK When it comes to musicianship.
I believe he also married that girl and had his daughter with her. Anyway, he was the best thing to ever happen to Poison, the best album they ever had, brought a little legitimacy to them (C.C. Deville ???), but it probably embarrassed the fuck out of Bret Michaels with his songwritng, AND blew Bret away with his singing! They must still be saying "why the fuck did we fire Kotzen?"
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why too many dislikes? I love this acoustic version. He plays the song almost exactly as in 1993, and he is able to sing it too! So, this is amazing, he is a great musician
Just a bunch of butt hurt housewives who used to be teenagers who are angry that Richie sings and plays circles around their crush Brett Michaels.
Nice version
Because Jealousy hurts their souls, or they dont have any souls @ all.
Poison fans
they must be justin's fuckin fan
This is one of my favourite songs EVER ❤
to be honest, this is the most beautiful song in the entire poison album where he played.
stand is pretty good too, also written by kotzen
RK is just on another level...
killer tone!
One of my songs favorite!! One of these that keep in mind forever since hear it for first time!!!
Perfect
Great song. Loved him in poison too. Man i Miss 80s hair bands or whatever you call them. Best era of music ever.
He's a God amongst mere mortals!
Thank you so much for filming the story-telling.
Love this song acoustic... so beautiful
Richie is so damn cool!!!! we're so inspired by him... rock'n'roll Richie, hope to share a gig with you one day \m/
THUMBS UP!!! Awesome song.
One of the best songs ever!
This is so good 🔥
simply put PHENOMENAL
I don't understand the dislikes
I do, they are a bunch of deaf a-holes
Some people should get over the fact that Richie is much more than awesome shredding guitar... ;-)
Dude can play but a shitty person he had a great opportunity and fucked it up breaking the brotherhood code imagine how you would feel if you gave the guy the chance of a life time and he sleeps with your old lady what a dick
Fantastic!
I love you ritchie kotzen!!
awesome song
what a great song ....
Great tune.
Richie Godzen! 🎸
To me, this is the best Poison's Power Ballad. Even better than the famous and overratted "ERHIT".😉
Bret Michaels did actually a brilliant move on Ritchie's audition, he tests his songwriting skills rather than on the guitar skills it self, sometimes a band needs teamwork on making a good material rather than showing off mostly skills.
The guy has more talent and skill than every member of Poison combined. It's no wonder Rikki's gf banged him.
true
And he was better looking than any of them.
What a load of dogshit. He might have more technical ability but talent? Did he ever write a catchy, memorable guitar solo and sell millions of records? The only reason people have even heard of him is because of Poison.
good good 👍👍👍
nice voice
What chords does he play in the chorus?? And how😅?
Que violero x dios....
This guy should be a Household name
Nice.
is that an MXR Dynacomp pedal?
with pedal he use?
What Taylor's model is this??? This head stock looks like a nylon head stock guitar
Still trying to find the answer to this myself haha
difference between Poison with & without him is that Poison Without him Does Not SUCK...Jus SAYIN
Very true amazing talent but just not a good fit in the band. Cc is the perfect fit.
Gitaris Jenius
Whilst Richie’s talent is undeniable, CC should never have been fired from a band that he helped make super successful and was in fact the main songwriter for, and Blues Saraceno, when given the opportunity, was far more respectful of Poison’s sound and fan base.
Bret’s generosity towards Richie’s creative input inevitably led to a record that didn’t sound like Poison and didn’t connect with most of their fans and bombed in comparison to their previous releases (even though a Poison bomb = Gold in the US and 1/2 million copies sold).
Richie was obviously very young at the time so his narcissism and arrogance can be forgiven in retrospect, but honestly, who goes to an audition for a multi-platinum selling band but doesn’t show the respect of even learning the material (which even he insinuated was so basic)? And not just any band, a band that don’t need you per se, and are going to make you more famous than you previously could have dreamed of and pay you better than you’ve ever been paid before?
All the Poison haters can do one. Richie knows that he was afforded a golden opportunity that millions of others would have died for, and at the time he acted as if he was entitled to it rather than being grateful for it.
I’m glad he’s become more humble, wise and grateful as the years have passed - as most of us do. I was around him on a number of occasions during my association with Poison and he was a nice guy and I recall Bret seemed to almost look after him like a little brother.
Wishing Richie well but some of the RK brown-nosing fanboys need to get a grip.
this is a well thought out and mature comment. Being a musician myself I've seen how egos get too big and bridges are burnt and talented msucians leave themselves without an audience. People have to recognize the work Poison had done to get to where they were by the time RK auditioned for them. He rode Poison's coattails not the other way around
that's right, ritchie was so young and inmature back then
bret had a lot of patience to ritchie due to his natural talent for almost everything (you can see him in every concert and interview giving to ritchie almost all the credits for), but he couldn't withstand more
Any clue on what chords he's using in the chorus?
E B C#m7 (Say\Good\Bye --> A\G#\F#). Move everything half step down for the Poison version.
BETAsin thanks so much man! :)
Just a slight variation on that B chord in the chorus. It’s a B/G#.
Casually pops his lead out of the pedal as he departs. #PureProfessional
I hope I don't sound too bad for saying this and i don't mean any disrespect but if I respect anyone please forgive me but Ritchie and Chris Cornell can be twins!
this dude stole rockets girl?
Still like Brets voice better on this song
Chris Cornell?
Better than Cornell.
Agree 100%
Way much better and more renoun than cornell.
Richie is awesome but the dude in the audience who is singing during the chorus totally sucks!
Not as good as with poison.
Keep your girlfriend away from richie. Hahaha
Man, why did you sing! That was very rude.
Question for Richie Kotzen. You are good but was Bret's girl that you stole, was she worth it?
willie donovan Give us a break,this whole story was just an excuse for Brett Michaels and the rest of the hacks from Poison,to fire him.They never liked him,because they knew,he has more talent in his pinky then the whole band combined.Their management was the one who hired him,back in the day,because they knew a band needs at least one member with some actual talent.99% of the material in ''Native Tongue'' was written by him and it's by far the best Poison album.
Getting fired by these douches,was the best thing that happenend to Kotzen,afterwards he recorded albums with Greg Howe & Stanley Clarke,not to mention his highly acclaimed solo-stuff or recently the Winery Dogs.Meanwhile Brett Michaels is making a tv-show about home decoration.
***** on point! Richie is John Mayer's musician or should I say he is that John Mayer never would be (altho John is a great musician too) lol
+greekfreak1980 Yeah, they fired him "because they knew, he has more talent" and THEN hired a probably even better guitarist - Blues Saraceno. Makes sense... And how could the management be responsible for hiring Richie Kotzen, if even he says how it looked like (in this video) :D
Majestic12 Blues Saraceno a ''better guitarist'' then Kotzen?!In which universe?The guy is a competent bluesrock guitarist,Richie Kotzen can play literally any music style,from neoclassical shred ala Malmsteen to flamenco/latin guitar.Just listen to the albums he did with Greg Howe,to see where Guthrie Govan get the majority of his licks.Plus,he can write songs and sings better then that bandana hack and plays drums and keyboards and bass.Hell,the guy actually records his studio albums entirely by himself,like the late Prince did.
LOL. Blues Saraceno?! Haven't even heard that dude's name since probably an issue of Guitar Player from 1992. Can he even write a song? Richie's solo career and Winery Dogs (where he's the primary songwriter) speaks for itself. Not to mention the fact that Native Tongue (also primarily written by Kotzen) was the only half respectable record Poison ever put out.
My dislike for this video is that the guitar is to loud and covers his voice to much.
you son of a bitch!
@@pourthepuresofpoors6875 hahaha lol
he broke the main band code he screwed Rikki girl I lost respect for him as a person I respect him as a artist only
Me too
the guy was a kid,,, who knows the circumstances., you've never been ruled by you other head temporarily?. leave it alone,, native tongue was best poison album period.. put that one to bed,, he fuckd up and moved on. poison for once sounded polished with Richie.. i like poisons music,, but cc is not in the same stratosphere as RK When it comes to musicianship.
Rokket had split up with the girl FYI.
I believe he also married that girl and had his daughter with her. Anyway, he was the best thing to ever happen to Poison, the best album they ever had, brought a little legitimacy to them (C.C. Deville ???), but it probably embarrassed the fuck out of Bret Michaels with his songwritng, AND blew Bret away with his singing! They must still be saying "why the fuck did we fire Kotzen?"