80s Icon Let his Buddy’s New Band OPEN for Him…Rookies BLEW Legend OFF the Stage!- Professor of Rock

Up next guitarist Dave “the Snake” Sabo from late 80s premier hard rock groups Skid Row tells the story of the anthem that started it all. “Youth Gone Wild” Snake Sabo was actually good friends with the biggest selling rock frontman of the late 80s, John Bon Jovi and was actually in Bon Jovi early on but it didn’t work out so John Bon Jovi helped his friend to get a record deal and then had the rookie and his band Skid Row open for him on his stadium tour. Within a few weeks of playing this song the student surpassed the teacher as the opening band Skid Row was getting a bigger ovation than the head liner! The interview and story is coming up next.
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I’m excited to bring you another episode from our series Revelations, where featured artists go deep on their greatest songs. The summer of 1989 was electric. It’s up there interns of blockbuster movies, You had Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, and Batman, Lethal Weapon 2, Dead Poets Society, Ghostbusters 2, Field of Dreams, SO many great albums were released heading into and during that glorious summer too. Pixies Dolittle, The Cure Disintegration, Tom Petty Full Moon Fever, The Cult Sonic Temple, The Stone Roses debut, Don Henley the End of the innocence, Faith No More the real thing, Motley Crue Dr. Feelgood, and so many more. Pop radio was dominated that summer by Fine Young Cannibals, Milli Vanilli and Bobby Brown.
Hard Rock and Heavy Metal was still holding it’s own as Guns N Roses released their follow up to Appetite for Destruction and new bands like Tesla and Warrant were making their voices heard. One band that began a steady rise to the top was the rough and ready Skid Row. Their opening shot was a monstrous rebel anthem that scorched radio. Youth Gone Wild definitely made an impact on young kids coming of age and looking for any excuse to defy authority. And Youth Gone Wild was the best answer at that moment. Well band founder and guitarist and cowriter actually started out in Bon Jovi. He was good friends with John Bon Jovi and the two played together for a while.
It did’t work out, but Snake formed his own band and then they brought on young singer Sebastian Back who said that the first tape he heard of the band’s demo’s that Youth Gone Wild spoke to him perfectly. In fact, he even got the title tattooed on his arm. Well, Skid Row was locked and loaded and John Bon Jovi was a good friend, as he helped the band get a record deal and even set them up to open for Bon Jovi on his New Jersey tour. A few weeks into the tour, Skid Row was dominating in the opening spot and word travelled that the rookie band was blowing the headliner off the stage.
I can tell you from my own experience that the scuttlebutt wasn’t false. Skid Row and Bon Jovi was one of my first concerts. I went for Bon Jovi and can honestly say that Skid Row blew Bon Jovi off the stage.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Poll: Who is your pick for the greatest live band or artist of the rock era?

[@Code.Name.V]

ELO Queen Van Halen ZZ Top

[@christineml1476]

Bob Mould of Husker Du/Sugar.

[@catherine6653]

Rolling Stones INXS Queen Elton John

[@surlechapeau]

Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band

[@Mom1Kids5]

I would say Aerosmith. I saw them during the Permanent Vacation Tour, with opening act White Lion. Steven Tyler's personality and charisma is displayed all over the stage with every move and every lyric. I'd love to see them again with their farewell tour.❤

[@peterperkins9269]

I could listen to 100 interviews with Sabo….what a humble, grateful human being!

[@briansmith1760]

I've said it hundreds of times. Skid Row's first 2 albums are as good as ever been for hard rock. They're a master class of combining kick ass music and attitude

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Yes indeed.

[@LivingInTheKaliYogurt]

I agree with this 100%. I also think their 3rd album (& last one with Bach) is criminally underrated. Victim of the right album at the wrong time, just didn't fit the zeitgeist of the moment, although they tried. And I don't think their label did them any favors with promotion.

[@RARufus]

Slave to the Grind is STILL one of my favorite albums. I was surprised how much harder it was than their title album...and it was a good thing.

[@Grunger999]

100% 2 kickass rock records.

[@MidMo4020]

Skid Row and Bon Jovi WAS my first concert!! And they DID totally have a higher energy show… but Bon Jovi.. a lot of that energy turned to reverence 🇺🇸🔥🤘🏻

[@Autumn_Forest_]

“I Remember You” never gets old. I listen to it regularly still.

[@ProfessorofRock]

IT's a great song!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

It’s a guilty pleasure song for me.

[@maestroaxeman]

​@@ProfessorofRock Definitely IS🎶😎 Check out my comment about that song & a chance encounter with Bach at Killington, VT ski resort.

[@duromusabc]

I still do today too

[@ricksatterstrom7461]

Definitely Agree !! I love singing along!

[@correctlyrics]

Adam, do you know how I know that you aren't a journalist? You let them answer the question. You let them talk. That's what makes your interviews and videos so good. As I said before...thank you for what you do.

[@muchachonextdoor5608]

Skid Row was such a huge part of the late 80s rock scene. Everyone loved their 1st two albums. Great interview Adam.

[@ross2812]

Dave Sabo is right. We had concerts that were unbelievablly great...all the time. We were spoiled.

[@RyderSontaig]

Was 17 when this came out, quickly became and always will be, my favourite band.

[@stevenedwards5356]

Skid Rows energy and passion in the vocals, in the lyrics, in the performance made this debut album a instant classic and yes still holds up. Never get tired of any of those songs from the first album.

[@duromusabc]

Luv Skid Row in 1989 - that self titled debut album a classic ! My Senior year high school

[@ProfessorofRock]

Great year!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

What was your graduation song?

[@duromusabc]

@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 The Best Of Times by Styx

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

@@duromusabc Not bad to close out high school!

[@BeSmarterFaster]

As a former Jersey boy myself, I knew of Bon Jovi before they broke big nationally (Howard Stern helped promote them on the air) Didn't realize that Dave Sabo is from "The Amboys". I never got into Skid Row but your show got me interested in going back and listening to their old stuff.

[@jeffcampbell2710]

"I Remember You" is my fav. The vocals, the guitars, just the whole thing moves me.

[@HaquinusDeGothia]

Their take on "Psycho therapy" was just out of this world. Floored me the first time I heard it back in the very, very early '90s. They deserved so much better and so much more than they did get, even though they reached the highest heights.

[@belladonna131]

What a great band with a ton of hits and what A SWEET GUY!!! I didn't think musicians could be so nice! Thank you for this super fantastic interview, Adam! ❤❤❤

[@branmcg9844]

Totally was all in on this interview. Felt like I was right there. Great Job dude.

[@JD-nq4vb]

I was a teen in the 70's and 80's and to this day I still can't comprehend when/why kids say, and said back then like told here, that they felt "alienated", or seperated from society, etc. etc...Back then we ruled the damn world! That's how we saw it. If you didn't like us for what we were, what we stood for, or how we lived, YOU were the problem and WE "ALIENATED" YOU from us and our world. Didn't understand that back then and now today that feeling is even stronger. Makes no sense to me and it never will.

[@dad4ever-c90]

I saw Skid Row open for Bon Jovi in 1989 too. Phenomenal show! I wasn't really a "youth" gone wild anymore. I'd already been married 5 years by then! But GREAT music has no bounds, including age! Two years later, I had front section floor seats when Skid Row returned as headliners.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Very cool! Thanks for sharing!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

My mother was 20, does that count? 18 and life, ya know.

[@rushrules81]

I don't remember this song being big. When "18 and life" came out is when I heard of Skid Row, then "I remember you" blew everyone away. I eventually did hear and like " Youth Gone Wild" but I always thought it was the 3rd song released. I missed it I guess..lol

[@roscotreat5337]

Definitely One Of My Favorite Life Changing Anthems.

[@tdsollog]

I’m a lifelong NJ resident, and I was 18 in 1989. This interview made me fan girl.

[@Spiderific]

I was obsessed with this band's first two albums. I even had their VHS "Oh Say Can You Scream". Anybody remember that VHS or was it an awesome fever dream?

[@ProfessorofRock]

So good!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Is it on KZbin? I’m intrigued now. 👀

[@chrisgrainda7098]

Dare I say, one of the best debut albums from that era. One of the few that you could put on and not have to skip a track. In my opinion, Youth Gone Wild is the Skids “Welcome to the Jungle.” And the album could easily be compared to Appetite For Destruction. Being from Jersey myself and a junior in high school at the time, we saw these guys in the clubs and to this day, they still bring the same amount of energy live.

[@ProfessorofRock]

I have to agree!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

You made a good connection there.

[@lucus55]

One of the first and greatest metal bands I’d ever heard growing up in England - I was 12 years old and I knew Skid Row Rocked!

[@dcinsc7]

I think “Slave to the Grind” is actually better than the debut, but as a debut album, it was definitely one of the best.

[@paulgray6100]

I was gonna compare the two as well what a great f-ing record just fired me up every time

[@user-ih6nb8mx5w]

As a big hard rock guy from the 70’s, Skid Row for me was fresh and new. Raw and in your face. Just what I needed at just the right time! It gave us a place in society and empowered us with attitude.

[@csgabrielson]

Junior year of HS, cruising the “ovals” in Muskegon MI, blasting Skid Row. Thanks for the memories.

[@coloradopeoplesnews7676]

Ah yes, cruising the ovals at Pere Marquette Beach. Mona Shores class of '84.

[@schmidington]

That first album hit hard. I played it through so many times the tape wore thin. Then Slave came out and was even harder! I recall seeing them with Pantera as an opener. Can you believe that bill? It was a small venue also so every seat was a good seat, but my friend and I were close enough to feel Rex's sweat fly by as he whipped his hair around. What Skid Row had with Sebastian Bach was magical. It's just a shame it had to come to an end. I'm glad the boys are still doing well. They are a talented group of artists.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Their debut was on fire!

[@malcommarcone2559]

What a great interview with such an interesting, humble guy! Skid Row was one of my favourites growing up but the drama with Sebastian Bach was a hard blow to deal with. So happy to see he didn't ruin the rest of them!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

These guys are pretty strong!

[@suzannah881]

1989 was a fantastic year for music! Chef's kiss to your interview, Prof!

[@MrsGator7]

@ProfessorofRock Saw Skid Row in Essen Germany, October 89. What a concert. Best birthday present ever.

[@mizginavale22]

I have to admit that I was one of those girls that first got into Skid Row because of the extreme good looks of Sebastian Bach, but when they released "18 to Life", I was hooked so much more on their talent.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Very cool!

[@hamerplayer1229]

Now he looks like my grandma

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

It’s a great song.

[@JW...-oj5iw]

Eighteen and Life to Go.

[@mizginavale22]

@@JW...-oj5iw that’s part of the lyrics but the title of the song is “18 And Life”.

[@Kimberly-hb1om]

I saw Skid Row opening for Bon Jovi in early 1989, and Bon Jovi got the bigger ovation by far. But they were definitely building a solid fan base. I loved them! 🎸

[@kingofallwhites]

For the hair. Not the talent.

[@RayneSaltair]

Use to blast this tape in the car, with my headphones on, whenever I had to go anywhere with my parents. I've never felt that free and never had the darn negative voices yelling at me, so quiet. Nothing like Sabastian Bach's voice.

[@trinapatterson8872]

Skid row was one our generations voices.. they definitely spook to any of us who didn’t fit in to the A crowd. Such great music. Still sounds as good today as it did back then

[@onebridge7231]

Quickly becoming my favorite YT Channel. These interviews allow me to see the bands I love and grew up with from a deeper perspective and some of the musicians are cooler and more down to earth than I ever expected.

[@Geezer-yf8hv]

How can it not be your favorite channel? He puts out at least one video a day, (often 2 or 3)! And never a bad one! Even if it’s a band or song that I didn’t care about before, he perfectly distills it to what is enjoyable about it!! This has made me go back, take a 2nd listen, and change my mind on a LOT of music, artists, and bands! The only sad part is this is dying out! Not much good stuff being made lately!

[@RC32Smiths01]

Gotta just love it, seeing the icons help the new ones out. Really just gets more diverse and great music out in the end by helping one another out. Cheers as always.

[@ProfessorofRock]

JBJ helped a lot of people on the way up. Thanks RC32!

[@RC32Smiths01]

@@ProfessorofRock Yeah! Thanks man !

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

It’s musical philanthropy.

[@laffertg]

Skid Row was huge with us when they first broke through. One instant classic after another

[@jonathanbeck5652]

Great interview. Snake seems like a very nice, very thoughtful guy.

[@MyName-pl7zn]

Those first 2 skid row albums flat out rocked! They captured the energy and angst of the young generation. Outcast rebels at heart, love em. No matter what's going on in my busy day I try and schedule my professor of rock right at the top because of music and interviews like Snake. Can't get enough!

[@ProfessorofRock]

Thanks My Name!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

I’ve been VERY busy studying for AP exams and I have definitely still got time to connect with the music in a very special way, so thanks Adam!

[@ponzo1967]

Great group! they're everything i love in a hard rocking band. Slave to the Grind is still one.of my favorite albums and I've heard thousands..I first heard Youth Gone Wild on the radio and immediately went out and bought the cassette tape i still have today 35 years later and I also bought the guitar tablature book and learned the songs. Snake is cool as they come 😎

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Amazing! 🎸

[@stevehoke1584]

⁠

[@Sorryisnapped2024]

Skid Row STILL rocks!! Loved em then, love em now. I think I will always be stuck in the 80's! The music was waaayyyy better then than now, AND my kids know those same 80's songs too, cause I raised em right!! 😂

[@user-xk6xt6db9l]

I turned 16 in '89 and got my license. A mile or two from my house was a road with a bunch of small hills. If you were going the right speed you could hit each hill to the beat of Youth Gone Wild. Unfortunately that speed was above the posted speed limit and I got my first ticket to the tune of Youth Gone Wild! I still blast that tune and sing at the top of my lungs with my kids in the car, just slightly slower now. ;)

[@robster7316]

Killer tune! Dave's such a humble guy and his success is well deserved. Tapping into the "angst of youth" as he put it, is nothing new, but it has certainly defined and renewed popular music for many decades! Talking 'bout my generation, anyone? Thanks, Adam!

[@ProfessorofRock]

Thanks Robster! Have a great day my friend.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

It’s gone back to the beginning of the Billboard era.

[@BangBang-hk4rg]

I was 13 when this album came out and it went into heavy rotation in my Walkman. Anytime I hear any of those songs I’m immediately flooded with awesome teenage memories!

[@joshuablevins4340]

Big Guns and Sweet Little Sister

[@RARufus]

We saw Skid Row open for Bon Jovi in 1989. We loved, loved SR and went to the concert mainly for them. It was a little early in Skid Row's rise to fame, because the fans at the venue weren't that into it, but their performance was really tight and fantastic. Bon Jovi was also great and had a really fun show. We got the SR tshirts, of course.

[@pinkdemure7884]

Wow, just listened to this album a couple of days ago. Takes me right back to freshman year in high school. I think I listened the most to Big Guns, Youth Gone Wild, I Remember You, and Midnight the most. As a black teen, my high school clique was the Black, Hispanic, and White kids that didn't fit in with anyone else and we all had a love of all kinds of music, including metal and alternative which wasn't popular for black kids to listen to back then or admit to listening to. Prince, Micheal Jackson, Tony! Toni! Tone!, Skid Row, Guns & Roses, Motley Crue, AC/DC, Faith No More, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Jane's Addiction, Arrested Development, Janet Jackson, Mary J Blige, Jodeci, SWV, Living Colour, Queensryche, Metallica, Nirvana, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, Blind Melon, Hole, and other groups were on our mixed tapes.

[@bishdizzle67]

I was recently returned from a mission, going to Utah State University, working as an auto detailer when this album came out. Holy crap did it scorch! The radio blasting in the work bays was fixed on KBER and this song, and 18 and life were played every hour. Thanks for the backstory as always!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Rock on 🤘

[@justJelene]

Ah, KBER. I love that they showcase local bands ❤

[@boboneill4828]

Saw them as an opening band a couple times, once with Bon Jovi and with Whitesnake. I dug them from day one! I was just talking with my daughter about them, songs like Quicksand Jesus, Wasted Time…pure poetry, they’re haunting.

[@johnboytim3639]

Wow, what a solid guy. So humble and thoughtful.

[@wickedpunch]

Can confirm. Saw that tour and had never heard of Skid Row. They blew Bon Jovi away.

[@mrcyde]

Skid Row still gives me chills! My favorite was and is Wasted Time. But I do have to say that Youth Gone Wild is a number 1 in my heart.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Great songs.

[@joshuablevins4340]

Big Guns

[@danielweilert]

My similar experience was going to a concert at a small auditorium to see Blue Oyster Cult. The opening band was one I had never heard of before. That band was Kansas. Blew BOC off the stage. The next evening they were on the television on Don Kirshner's Rock Concert and the rest is history.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Super cool!

[@MSPWebs]

I went through school being a punk/alt rock loving kid…. Have to say that Skid Row crossed over for me. Not into the hair metal thing, but that first album was defining in a way that spoke to me as a punk loving musician.

[@mattharriss3835]

Prof!! You said that right... my friends and I... there were 5 of us... went to the Bon Jovi show as a send off for me... I left for the Army the next week... and some band called Skid Row was opening. We never thought nothing of it... then it was like a jack hammer to the face... we were absolutely on fire with this Band. We were in the 5th row but made it to the front of the stage real quick. This band was unlike any band before... even the Crue. We couldn't wait to get out and get that cassette the next day. What a memory... thanks for bringing that one back to life. I was 17 and the YOUTH GONE WILD!!!!

[@bobjose5855]

Skid Row's debut release was excellent in every way. It had attitude, feeling, power, fun, tragedy, great hooks, singable choruses, and technical talent. I, too, wore out the cassette. I was so excited when I saw that they were touring with Bon Jovi. At that point I was getting a bit tired of Bon Jovi being overplayed, but I had liked their stuff from their beginnings. I knew they would put on a good show. I'm not sure that I would say that Skid Row blew Bon Jovi away. Jon and crew played a great show for us as well, but Skid Row absolutely held their own. They had the energy, excellence, and had captivated the crowd.

[@indiedavecomix3882]

My first concert was Bon Jovi/Skid Row! It was an awesome show!

[@ProfessorofRock]

Very cool!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Rock on! 😊

[@jaybeatty2182]

We want an original band reunion tour. Dave please make it happen.

[@ebonerobinson]

Omg! What a totally awesome, humble dude! Thanks man, and professor, you're awesome!

[@mneugent7658]

Absolutely agree, Skid Row was placed into the wrong category of hair metal. They were purely a badass hard rock band with hints of metal. They just had great hair and a coupla hits that were on the mellower side. 18 and Life rocked but was at a slower tempo, I Remember You of course was a ballad but it never hurts to bring in the ladies. Great band.

[@ProfessorofRock]

So true!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

People think EVERY band with big hair from this era is a “hair metal” band. Van Halen, Guns ‘n Roses, Def Leppard, etc.

[@kingwilly8041]

​@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 People even dare put W.A.S.P. in that category. They should go listen to The Headless Children and K.F.D. and get back to me on that.

[@nick2010]

can't see what the fuss is about - Def Leppard, Whitesnake, Led Zeppelin, Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Thin Lizzy rocked way harder

[@Fred_Lougee]

To be real, by 1989 the scene was very stale. I blame the fact that by this time there was only one arbiter of what was popular: MTV. How this is important might take a bit, please bear with. The '70s were a blast of innovation in music. The Beatles had kick started it in the studio with George Martin guiding them, by the time they broke up they had inspired an entire generation of young musicians to say "What if..." and before long these kids were going in so many different directions that it was confusing. The record companies were gambling. They would sign an act, promote it, and then cross their fingers that the public would buy it. MTV going live changed that, made things easier for them. All they had to do was make a video and pay for air time and it would be a hit. How big of one still depended on the fans, but at the least they would recoup their investment plus a profit at minimum. This killed the need for new acts to have a distinct sound to get play. They just had to look right. That's why there were a kajillion hair metal bands that you couldn't tell apart. Next to them Skid Row might have been "hard", but yeah, they paled next to the bands you mention plus Iron Maiden, Metallica, a few others.

[@I_Am_Bone]

Went to that show in May 1989 in Vancouver. A buddy and I went to every rock show that came through that summer, and that pairing absolutely blew the roof off BC Place!

[@cupidhart-james4277]

What a great quote Adam- “when you think no one understands you, the music always does”.

[@chasing_dragons]

Skid Row was my very first concert whwn they opened for Guns N Roses in Summer of 1991. They were so good. You had Dave Sabo on? I would have paid you to ask him and am not joking either, what has to happen to get more of the pro shot video footage released from both the Slave to the Grind tour and their first album tours? My God do I want to go back.

[@davidday5731]

Seen them too in L.A.

[@ProfessorofRock]

What a great concert to partake of !

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Especially for kids like us today. We wanna see!

[@rjjabjiniak8848]

I was lucky enough to see Skid Row and Bad Company open up for BonJovi. Skid Row was in their prime and even though Bon Jovi had a huge stage setup with full pyro and all that. Didn’t matter. Skid Row blew them away. They were hungry and had tons of energy and they sounded awesome! Great memories!! Thanks Professor!!!🎸🎸🤘🤘

[@kennethbertram161]

That album blew me away. It made me listen to so much more than I was. Faster pussycat, and that late '80s RnR. I loved it. Thanks skidrow

[@nesnejify]

JoR, Thank you! I am a native of ND from the 80's era. I LOVE your vids. You can relate as an ID native and not knowing what you didn't know. Keep it coming, interviewing 80's icons. Imaging 80's you seeing you now...I wish I felt that way. Keep going brother.

[@williambolin177]

Same thing happened to me, went to see def lep, Tesla rocked their butts off🤟

[@ProfessorofRock]

Very cool. Tesla is AMAZING!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Not bad for a rocking evening.

[@aaronwhite3298]

Oh man this song rocks so hard! I was so late to the party on this band. This is the first song I heard from them and I heard it on my local rock station 98 Rock in 1999 while walking to work one day on my Walkman. I've love this band ever since. I'll be in the small crowd that loves Subhuman Race as my favorite album. Their album after Bach's departure Thickskin was well received by my ears. Slave to the Grind is monterous! That debut album really is something special! Midnight/Tornado is my favorite song. I highly recommend their new album The Gangs All Here. It has the same energy and ferocity as that debut over 30 years later, Snake can still shred !🤘

[@ProfessorofRock]

Hey Aaron! Thanks for watching!

[@lab1042]

98 Rock - Baltimore? Back (like way, way back) in the day, 98 Rock, DC101 and wHFS 99.1 were my go-to stations when I lived in MD.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

They’re still going! What a success story.

[@heatherdickau5335]

How is it as teen in the 1970's and early 1980's life was so full of angst and pain but the music brings back so much joy? Not sure that makes sense but the music was just so good. Horses, music and the beach made it bearable.

[@TheWardog1701]

As a child of the 80s skid row bon jovie etc was what we called party rock.

[@duromusabc]

You gotta do a video on Break Dance era of 1984-1985 ! Especially the Breakin movie soundtrack album especially the classic song Jam On It by Nucleus - how that 2 year era in the 80s had ties to Michael Jackson and his songs Beat It and Billie Jean especially the iconic origins of Michael Jackson’s Moonwalk move

[@ProfessorofRock]

Breakdancing. That takes me back!

[@RBS_]

.....YES! ....I'm an 'Old', but I would LOOOOVE a piece on that period.....tried to B-Dance ONE TIME.....let's just say, I was pulled off to the side.....and was told to 'Jam' on SUMPTHIN' ELSE! ...ha-HAAA!! ...gotta GO.....

[@duromusabc]

@@ProfessorofRock did you wear Parachute pants Professor back then ? Remember those ?

[@erickrupa1748]

I love some more episodes on 80s hip hop songs.

[@mournblade1066]

Break Dance era was earlier than that. It was pretty much over by 1984-85.

[@MikeHart72]

Erik Gromwell is actually a very good singer and does a good job with the Skid Row material. That being said it’s not the same without Bach. It might just be for nostalgia reasons but Skid Row is not Skid Row without Bach

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Don’t worry. I’m sure he’ll be Bach sometime in the future. 😝

[@MikeHart72]

@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Well according to interviews there’s a better chance I will sing for the band before Bach does again

[@pbppete869]

Sebastian will never be back in Skid Row

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

@@MikeHart72 And you are the queen of Romania. 😆

[@MikeHart72]

@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 And I will be the queen of Romania before Bach sings with the band again

[@1Grim27Reaper93]

I remember us partying at the barracks when we first hearing this song. As an airborne soldier in the army at the time we had that outcast feel. Most people think your nuts for jumping out of a perfectly good airplane. I have to say that we ate it up!!! Still jam this song to this day

[@paulmcdonald3570]

Had the privilege to see them this year, great show!🤘🤘🤘

[@jcdoth75]

MORNING EVERYONE

[@ms.lisamurphy269]

😊good morning

[@bobdavis4848]

Best Morning, JC Holloway! Rest In Peace Gordon Lightfoot!

[@IronSikh44]

So Willie Nelson and Missy Elliott are going into the RRHOF. There are no words.

[@V8AmericanMuscleCar]

Good afternoon from my part of the world. 🙋

[@jcdoth75]

@@IronSikh44 🤮

[@_i_am_unceded]

I have never understood the appeal of skidrow, or bonjovi. Yet, my life still seems complete.

[@eightiesmusic1984]

Bon Jovi's music is awful in my view, except for Living On A Prayer.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Ha ha. Well ok.

[@mournblade1066]

Don't really know any Skid Row, but Bon Jovi is what convinced me in high school that the average person's taste in music sucks.

[@eightiesmusic1984]

@@ProfessorofRock Appreciate they are popular, Jon Bon Jovi seems like an affable person and I admire his support for charity initiatives. But I have always found the music quite bland. Horses for courses as they say in the middle of Scotland on a Wednesday.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

I can see how Bon Jovi is underrated. Still, I love them.

[@Kid-8888]

My entire life revolves around the Summer of 1989 either before or after that time. In April of that year I took my younger cousin, who was more of a brother to me to Phoenix for Spring break. At the time I was just 16 years old soon to be 17 in June, he had just turned 13, it's kind of crazy thinking back now, how our generation lived & did things so differently than todays kids who have helicopter parents! At the time his Mother , my Aunt, was well into a several years bout with cancer. I just felt he needed a mental break so we went off to visit a super close friend who had moved there to go to DeVry University. We had also gone the previous year which was 1988, but this year was totally different. While there we heard on the radio that Bon Jovi was going to be playing a show with Skid Row as the opening act. We were kind of familiar with Skid Row as their music had recently been showing up on the radio, however it was Bon Jovi who we knew of for sure. I purchased us some tickets to the show which was on April 20, 1989 at the Compton Terrace in Chandler AZ which was an outside venue. That show blew my mind for sure, the traffic jam on the freeway in and out, the girls and their barely there clothing or totally transparent lace outfits, and the airplane that was dropping CD's T-Shirts and who knows what else over the crowd. It was mind blowing to say the least, luckily I had taken a 35 MM Camera and also a disposable camera, so we got some awesome photos to remember. I have to say that Skid Row totally blew Bon Jovi away, we were Gob Smacked by just how great they were. What a show, What a time, What a place!!! Although we had to come home to reality with his Mom being near the end, I know that we both had a great time in Phoenix that Spring Break. Unfortunately not many days later his Mom lost her battle to the cancer that she tried so hard to beat. On April 30, 1989 she took her last breath! That May as we buried her body, we were all forced to become young Men & Women, she left behind 7 children. That summer was the Summer of Our Youth, and things went totally out of control for many years afterward, we all spiraled out of control with alcohol and drugs, including my Uncle who had not drank in years. Eventually I lost my little Bro in 2003 at just 27 years old, he hung himself after a fight with his girlfriend. Although I can always feel his presence I always go back to the memories of the Summer of 89 and the Bon Jovi, Skid Row concert at the Compton Terrace, Damn What A Show & What Great Memories!!!!

[@David-yo5re]

I remember going to see Bon Jovi and not having a clue who Skid Row was. The concert was on a Friday and I hadn't seen the Youth Gone Wild video or heard the song yet. But, when they hit the stage and ripped into Youth Gone Wild I was hooked. Great time to be a teenager in 1989. I graduated high school that year.

[@onlocationkat]

Youth Gone Wild was so the late 80s. Legends.

[@brianisaac1575]

This is the first time I've seen Dave Sabo interviewed. What a great guy. What a cool dude. Coming from a small town in Texas, this has put an additional dimension to their music. Thank you, POR.

[@williamwilliams293]

I met him in 1997. He was in NW Indian at the time playing solo gigs. A friend of mine worked at a local music store, and he told me that Dave was suppose to come in around to get some guitar strings for his show later that night. Jumped in my car and took off to the store. I walked in and my friend was behind the counter. He pointed to the string section so I walked over there. I was expecting a crowd of people around him so I was shocked to see him standing there with one other guy. They're was no one else in the store so I walked up and introduced myself as a huge fan. We ended up talking for about a half hour about all kinds of things. It was like talking to one of my friends absolutely no ego what so ever. He had to leave so I thanked him for chatting and asked for a autograph and a Pic with him. He said yes to both he signed a Pic for me then put him arm around my shoulder for a picture . Great guy

[@pewsterbaby]

Saturday Night Live, Fall of 91. That's when the country encountered them. Sebastian flipping and flopping the mike around his long legs in leather pants. The energy radiating off them, wow.

[@InsaneWayne355]

This song became really popular right before I turned sixteen. It was the perfect song, at the perfect time.

[@BrianJordan]

I played their debut album nonstop! I was always playing the big three on that cassette! The ballad "I Remember You" has to be one of my most favorite songs of all time followed closely by "18 and Life"! Man I miss those days. We defiantly had the very best music!

[@thisismagacountry1318]

Most Definitely

[@TammiVas]

I caught them on their stadium tour at Wazzu, Pullman Washington in 1989. First live concert I had ever seen. Really blew my mind.

[@stevelangenkamp4513]

Dave's comments make me like this band even more. He's great! Makes me feel I didn't appreciate this band enough back then.

[@user-jd2hy6lt7l]

My friends Band was the back up band for Skid Row in Vancouver. Sat with Dave and watched my buddy's band before they went on. Skid Row were great live.

[@Tmac327]

I love the part about 2 fists, hard rock, and new wave! That was definitely my era and our creed of the 80s!!!

[@LemonCups]

I remember well the first time I heard Youth Gone Wild. I loved it instantly and Skid Row became my favorite band of that era. Nowadays tho, when I revisit them, its Subhuman Race. That album is just awesome.

[@williamking3800]

Skid Row cassette was my go to when I got in trouble from my parents. Especially 18 and life, or youth gone wild.

[@wm7102]

To This Day everytime I hear "Youth gone wild" it's as if hearing it for the first time & I Still react the same way & suddenly I'm a kid again. This Masterpiece stands the test of time & I feel it will remain valid after many albums by their contemporaries have been long forgotten. Thanks to Skid Row & thanks for the great videos. Subbed. Blessings folks. Peace

[@aliengrey1708]

18 and Life, Youth Gone Wild and I Remember You. End of list of memorable Skid Row songs.

[@robear888]

Great interview! This song brings back so many amazing memories. Thanks for sharing!!

[@robertgembala8532]

Awesome stuff !! awesome interview great to hear him talking about all those other bands, like priest, and the songs that he was talking about that aren’t the main stream true fan when you talk about songs that you don’t hear on the radio, you nailed it again

[@mikemc5221]

I always like listening to interviews with Dave. He seems like a very humble and appreciative guy with fans.

[@warlock____]

LOVE both of these bands. Bon Jovi and Skid Row are so much fun but so fuckin badass.

[@Playingwith3D]

A true humble artist. I have such respect for people like him. Fantastic interview.

[@bradbo3]

Saw Skid Row open for Mötley Crüe in germany in 1990? They were freaking awesome. Bach was my age at the time and he was so full of energy and was SPOT on vocally. Ive kind of ignore Skid Row after he left, but the new singer they just picked up is REALLY great.

[@michaellazor5667]

When I first heard youth gone wild on Headbangers ball, it blew me away. Nothing was hard-driven rock and roll at the time like that was. No glitz are Glam, just balls-to-the-wall rock and roll.

[@nedaCFilms]

What a great interview! Well done.

[@katiehart257]

Skid Row is my all time favorite band. Saw them for the 1st time during the Bon Jovi tour back in 1989. Luv them. Really enjoying the new album. Can’t wait to see them again in concert.

[@slappyjones2136]

Great interview. This guy seems like a great dude. Humble and very talented.

[@sjnix7044]

Skid Row was the sound track to my senior year in high school. If you ran into me that year, there was about an 80% chance I was wearing something with Skid Row on it.