Rapper FIRST time REACTION to Skid Row - 18 And Life! RICKY NO!!!!

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Rapper FIRST time REACTION to Skid Row - 18 And Life! RICKY NO!!!!
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[@JMulvy]

So this song and video is semi-based on a true story. Dave "The Snake" Sabo (guitarist) wrote the song after reading about an 18 year old in LA who got life in prison for breaking and entering, drunk and disorderly, and first degree murder. He did in fact shoot another 18 year old friend dead in the chest one night while drunk on the streets. The name Ricky was supposedly chosen to fit better with the song and to protect the 18 yr old's identity. If you are interested, "Youth Gone Wild" was the world's first introduction to Skid Row, you should check that out too.

[@winggand]

Seconded, Youth Gone Wild is fantastic.

[@WykkedMofo]

Rachel Bolan has the nose ring, ear connection and he plays the bass. Just sayin'.

[@karlsmith2570]

​@@WykkedMofo I was actually going to make this same comment

[@JMulvy]

@@WykkedMofo Thanks! edited.

[@kenneth2875]

This song was inspired by the lead singers brother. Check Wikipedia. It explains it.

[@warwithin7]

Youth Gone Wild, In A Darkened Room, Monkey Business, Quicksand Jesus, Here I Am, Piece of Me, Rattlesnake Shake, Slave to the Grind, Mudkicker... All great Skid Row songs!!!

[@DeniseWilcox-kp1dl]

Monkey Business 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@user-yn1sf9mq3z]

the first 2 albums are full of bangers!

[@TheDopekitty]

I have a particular affection for Get The Fuck Out from Slave to the Grind

[@kennethbartlett4302]

@@user-yn1sf9mq3z For sure. But if you really have never sat down and listened to the 3rd album Subhuman Race it is actually pretty freakin' good. No it isn't solid as the first two and it is nothing like the other albums musically but man there are some damn good songs on that album. They were trying to do something different and honestly they were way far ahead of their time. Go listen to it a few times. Like I said no it is not going to live up to this but is good in its own way. I listen to it just as much as the others.

[@lippylip007]

Wasted Time is a must listen...all the above too

[@vickybolsby9153]

Fired his six shots into the wind, that child blew a child awayyyyyy. That is the hardest hitting line!

[@sherryramirez6329]

I saw skid row live back in the late 80's . They opened for Bon Jovi . Let me tell you that concert was LIT !

[@toddylu6869]

I saw that concert in Biloxi, MS. It was great! Sebastian Bach ripped the back side of his tight leather pants… the entire seam and kept on singing…. After showing the audience of course 😂.

[@andreadeamon6419]

Seen them also but I've seen so many bands it's hard to remember who they were with, Cinderella, Motley crue, etc

[@RunswScissors]

I was there too, in the 80's Flash forward to a concert in Jacksonville, FL, in the mid 2000's, and the openers were Sebastion Bach and Axle Rose.... I want to say it was Disturbed, but that seems incongruous

[@iamnavarres8085]

I saw them in Calgary when they opened for Aerosmith. Will never forget it.

[@mindib5878]

I saw them on that tour, too!

[@kellypierce81]

Sebastian Bach has got one HELL of a voice! I get total hair envy every time I look at him. What a glorious man

[@1982jeepcj8]

Skidrow's song WASTED TIME. Hits very very hard, especially when you know what it's about and anyone that has watched someone fall to addiction can identify with it.

[@AngB517]

He did do a reaction to this. I think it was ~a month ago when it went live on the channel.

[@amystreet5402]

Wasted Time is a master-piece

[@allenruss2976]

The guy who played Ricky lives down here in Wilmington NC. He said he was paid something like 200$ cash and all the beer he could drink while shooting the video

[@christinahosey9746]

Nice, my youngest brother lives in Wilmington

[@stephanea5364]

Got his ass kicked by his old man

[@Moon_salty]

I don't know about now, but Bach used to live not far from me here in NJ

[@scapito]

Gotta check out Fly to the Angels by Slaughter... Mark Slaughter's vocals slay and the story is beautiful. Pretty sure you will like it since you enjoyed I Remember You.

[@tinakeith5822]

This is a MUST!!!!

[@williamswiniuch7527]

Also Steelheart

[@karenlynne4316]

Steelheart I'll Never Let You Go

[@heavin6586]

Definitely to both !! ❤🎉

[@ldavis8145]

"....You can't think of dying when the bottle's your best friend...." "Accidents will happen, they all heard Ricky say. He fired his six shot to the wind, that child blew a child away...."

[@JaquelineGoodspeed]

Love that line.

[@slytherinsteph]

That voice! Those cheekbones! That hair! I used to be in a little bit of disbelief that, as a teenage girl, I wished to have the hair of Sebastian Bach 😂 Great reaction 🤘

[@MrsCiCiloveslife]

He was my first crush, geez he was gorgeous 😍😍

[@wls1020]

We all wanted his hair and him too lol, dream lovee

[@wls1020]

​@@MrsCiCiloveslifewe all had the hits for him ❤️

[@jenniferliberty8855]

First time caller here! I just saw Sebastian Bach last week and was COMPLETELY enamored ❤ He looks amazing for his age and sounds EXACTLY the same as his videos!! His son is the drummer for him

[@jennac303]

WHAT??? Unfortunately, his voice has faltered! Age, sex, drugs & rock can & will do that to ya!

[@tsiyaama4244]

"That child blew a child away" hits like a punch in the teeth from Holyfield. I think the best thing I was ever taught was to not take anything I was told at face value. If you teach your kids to think for themselves and question everything they will be strong, independent and unwilling to be led by whatever narrative is currently the loudest in our society.

[@natevm7888]

There are too many child's(youth) blowing child's away from day to day,,,epidemic the gun violence.... who is raising these kids what happened to society?....

[@sgrabtune3950]

Now you need to react to Skid Rows (Youth Gone Wild) and (Monkey Business), these two songs will blow you away with how good they are with his voice.

[@TanyaQueen182]

Youth Gone Wild made me fall in love with Skid Row. :)

[@user-ju9pj5zp4g]

Skid Row Amazing band Sebastian Bach GREAT VOICE.......

[@jasonlmeadows]

I hated every minute of high school but the one good thing about that time is it was the 80’s and we had the greatest music! There will never be another time like the 80’s.

[@JaquelineGoodspeed]

I hated high school too but looking back, I still had the best times, mainly because of our music.

[@thaistomp]

Fax. 80's was an epic era.

[@derekgraziano9499]

Dude in a darkened room is amazing

[@jeffcohnphoto]

Saddest song ever written

[@michaelbuttner4262]

Normal Music for an 56 years old Metalhead like me with still long hair , Greeting from Berlin - Germany

[@Mainecoonlady.]

Skid Row band was based out of NJ. Song idea was came from a local news report of a similar event. Yes the most successful bands in the eighties had a formula. Stunningly handsome lead singer with great hair and great vocal range, three guitars or two guitars and a keyboard, insane drummer, all members could sing and an ability to present raw metal rock song or grab your attention with a power ballad. Skid Row’s success was with Sebastian. After they fired him, never had another hit. Each part of the formula must be outstanding. When a component of it is gone, their success dwindles. Some reunite, some don’t. Some stay whole. Those bands are magical.

[@kathyslade1329]

I'm so happy you reacted to 18 and life...my all time favorite song.

[@terryconnelly484]

Ricky got a life sentence.He was eighteen years old

[@ajruther67]

If you ever watch Pearl Jam - Jeremy (the unedited video) be prepared because it is a true story. The singer Eddie Vedder read about it and the band wrote a song about it. The end of the video was a result of bullying.

[@user-jv4se2hs2y]

I second this for a reaction! Storytelling at its best and utterly heartbreaking!

[@Mary-xo7ue]

Bach and Axel both had very unique, vocal ranges that kinda sucked you in and gave you chills😂❤ very versatile.

[@tinakeith5822]

A child blew a child away….my favorite line in the song.

[@derekgraziano9499]

Not one word about his amazing vocals ?... Crazy

[@lisajohnson521]

He has other videos of SR where he loses his marbles over Bach’s voice.

[@shannonjohnson2530]

Now Youth Gone Wild

[@kelticink]

Hell yeah,, Finally. Try some CINDERELLA also

[@coreydean6540]

Try out "Janie's Got A Gun" by Aerosmith for a story you won't forget.

[@fatboy1271]

Now to their first hit 'Youth Gone Wild' 🤘🤘

[@dherald1532]

This is their best song, would love to see you review Firehouse

[@mallardtheduck406]

Firehouse is my All-time favorite band, it is still so hard to believe CJ is gone...but Never Forgotten.

[@dherald1532]

@@mallardtheduck406 agreed, I used to play them over and over again. They have always been fantastic.

[@jd8444]

Home is where the heart is a slam banger by them

[@user-eg9ov1hy3j]

That beautiful powerful voice, the hair, the looks…Sebastian had it all! Love Skid Row!

[@KevPage-Witkicker]

In the 80s we loved a loud story about a fictional anti-hero

[@itsnotthatsirius]

Aww the 80s Hair Bands!! Fukin fire🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@matthewgoodA1206]

This song was one of the top jams of my teen years. And I’ll be 47 years old in less than six moths. To me this track went hard, and I still love it to this day.

[@PetyrinaJaye]

“This is like watching Skid Row’s version of Boyz N The Hood.” Dude, you friggin’ nailed it once again! ❤❤❤❤❤

[@fatimasoares7261]

Sebastian Bach is one of the great vocalists ever. Milijenko Matijevic is another one, so please try Steelheart, his band.

[@pcooper3559]

He has done a reaction to Steelheart a while back.

[@mallardtheduck406]

Agreed, so is Michael Sweet of Stryper.

[@fatimasoares7261]

@@pcooper3559 Sorry. I missed that one.

[@thaistomp]

"Boys in the trailer park." Perfect description haha. Those guys were going crazy back then. This has always been one of the hardest rock songs to me.

[@shanebloeser2910]

He stole the gun when he broke into someone's house. It wasn't his dad's gun. Still one of my favorite videos.

[@labbatopaul1925]

6:06 looks like a picture of dad and Ricky.

[@AncientActivist]

Not Uncle Tom's Cabin? Also crazy.

[@shanebloeser2910]

@@labbatopaul1925 👍

[@jimmckay2337]

TY BP for understanding the rules of gun safety. Never aim at a target, unless you intend to hit that target. Stay safe fam.

[@Mvtobebo]

This song plays on repeat for days after i hear from my nephew currently doing life in Helene Georgia. He was 19 when convicted and the instant i found out this song started up in my head.

[@ConspiracySmurf]

Youd'd think some Hip Hop artist/rapper would have sampled this or remixed it by now....I'm an old white lady and I know it would be awesome! :)

[@ConspiracySmurf]

Same time period as Guns and Roses and all the hard rock/heavy metal bands would make at least one "power ballad" back then, it was a law or something. :) Good thing they did it, those are the songs on the "oldie stations" now....

[@williammoye6997]

You should check out Youth Gone Wild, Slave to the Grind and Monkey Business. All are Bangers.

[@buddinganarchist]

Whitesnake, Still of the Night.

[@donaldshrader4612]

Nothing better tĥan the 80's ROCK. Keep ĝoing down the 80's ROCK. Love your reactions .

[@AuthorLaurieAnnSmith]

I love this song! I love Skid Row for creating this song. These songs are so important and it is so many youth's stories.. breaks my heart. Thank you BP.

[@ladygator19831]

BP, I graduated from high school in 1983. The legal drinking age then was 18 years old. I believe from what I’m seeing, legal drinking age was changed in 1985 to 21. I might be wrong.

[@randywissler9923]

In 86, Ohio was still 18 and changed to 21 that June. I turned 18 in March and was grandfathered in when it changed.

[@scapito]

For a long time, it depended on what state you were in.

[@fionnmaccumhaill3257]

​@scapito The federal government forced all states into 21 year old compliance by threatening to withhold federal highway funds. That is also how the forced the motorcycle helmet laws after this.

[@scapito]

@@fionnmaccumhaill3257 💯🎯

[@randywissler9923]

@@fionnmaccumhaill3257 but not all states have helmet laws.

[@karadavis3590]

Fun little fact, Sebastian was only 17 years old here.

[@RickBogart]

Baz born in 68 song released in 89, math not mathing

[@JaquelineGoodspeed]

​@@RickBogart Maybe he grew up under common core math. That math never mathed

[@hotrod66ify]

And he never matured beyond that. LOL sad but true.

[@philipmarston2321]

YOUTH GONE WILD!!!! I was born in the 70’s but ran wild in the 80’s. Grew up in a housing community in South Portland Maine. That was the song that described all of us at that time!!!! Love your reactions! Also….. Ive never really been much for rap or hip hop…. Until…. I came across your channel. I’ve been watching your work and your songs. You have created a true fan. Thank you for what you do

[@relaxation8448]

saw him live at King Street Palace in Charleston, SC in 80s and live was as good or better. Greatest singer in history. Ever.

[@css31069]

That man sings with amazing range so effortlessly.

[@user-xm2ib3sr2t]

One of there best next listen should be Youth Gone Wild!

[@t0rnado]

Monkey Business is also a great song...

[@BeautifulMeadow164]

What an incredible voice!

[@R.POWELL]

" YOUTH GONE WILD " is a MUST !!! 💛👍

[@williamking1554]

slave to the grind is their best mate give it a spin

[@michellemcgregor358]

Same story happened to my two buddies, 30+ years ago, messing around drunk with a gun, we were 17/18 at the time. Throughout the years I forget but whenever I hear this song I think about that time. Their song "Wasted Time" really shows Sebastian's vocal range & is another heart felt story.

[@vampirelady70]

Skid Row was the best concert ive ever been to. Bach had been watching people get on stage and jump into the crowd while Pantera was playing and was so amped up he jumped into the crowd multiple times while Skid Row was playing...security was getting p*ssed

[@rickymorgan4480]

This has always been my jam, for multiple reasons.

[@mallardtheduck406]

I miss this era of MTV....this was a heavy song at the time, and still stood the test of time. I have played this entire song, Lead guitar part, and it was brilliant, he wrote a seering solo that is not heard too often. I Miss the Old Skid Row.

[@06PYTHON]

If you like this, one of the bands at this time was Warrant I love Jani`s voice and if you like story telling try Uncle Tom`s Cabin,Heaven,or I saw red

[@csrmk3074]

Concrete angels by Martina McBride is a song that is a timeless storie.

[@mallardtheduck406]

That is a heavy ballad...I loved her song with Jim Brickman, "Valentine".

[@rebeccarockchik6704]

18 and Life - so he's 18 years old and got life. I believe that's what it means.

[@LuisRdzG10]

Exactly, that's what it means. "18 and life to gooo...."

[@andre.gorley]

Love that song! Sebastian Bach blew my mind too the 1st time I heard Skidrow. That song is very powerful and the guitar solo is fire 🔥

[@thomaslazarek6835]

Great reaction. This song came out when I was 18 so it was a reality check. Funny you mentioned GNR. I saw Skid Row as an opener for GNR in 1991. Excellent show. Both bands sounded great.

[@davidhill7234]

Man i was wondering when you were gonna do some more Skidrow. 😎😎😎😎😎

[@katiegreen3615]

Skid Row, G&R, Great White, Def Leppard, Poison, Warrant, and so on. They were all part of what was called "Hair Bands" because they were all sporting the same hairdos, the same clothes, and the same style. The music varied slightly from one band to the other, but at the base, the sound you hear is the same. I had them ALL on EVERY inch of my wall, and when I ran out of wall space, I used the ceiling. LOL. Sebastian Bach watched me sleep every night, and let me tell you, it was a BEAUTIFUL thing to wake up to. He had an amazing voice. A lot of those bands came over from Europe. It was basically the second wave of the British Invasion. I know Def Leppard was, Europe, obviously, Metallica...I think Whitesnake...Iron Maiden...I know Ozzy was. They came over when the US started the hair band craze here, and I couldn't get enough of them. I didn't go to concerts because I was/am partially deaf, and that kind of sound when you aren't used to being to hear is BRUTAL. I made the mistake of standing in front of a speaker at a school dance once in secondary school. OMG. When you're used to everything being muted, and then suddenly it's like BAM it's too much. I knew I wouldn't be able to tolerate a live show. But I loved the music just the same.

[@jessicacuster8767]

He has an amazing voice

[@MEGATRON1069]

I met snake and all of skid row with Tesla at the state fair in Pueblo , CO in 2002 I believe it was. He is intelligent and a gentleman. It was a great night I must say!

[@cozenw3236]

Vocal range, the song, “Fly to the Angels” by Slaughter is one of those iconic ballads that has a real life story behind the story with an amazing lead singer. The band Slaughter came in just at the end of the Hair Band eras but still did enough music to make them be recognized as one of the great bands of their day. I think that “Guns N Roses” vibe is that scream/growl distortion you can hear them belt out.

[@jenisham4761]

Love this band, and definitely check out more Skid Row.

[@johnnymayweather7476]

Cinderella- nobody's fool Cinderella- Don't know what you got

[@teamexpress851]

🤘 _Don't Know What You Got Till It's Gone_ 🤘 *~ CINDERELLA* 🔥🔥

[@lindamihaly9070]

I love skid row! Slave to the grind album will always be my fav!

[@tag8b_free]

I'm glad you did this video. I've been hoping you would

[@tag8b_free]

By the way.yourreqction are my absolute favorite . I'm hooked

[@SarahFromCanada]

Skid Row had the best hair. lol Gotta love the chain from Rachel's nose to his ear.

[@ignew1352]

Yes. Always felt there's something Cola/Pepsi between Guns n Roses and Skid Row. Maybe because they shared music generation and tours together

[@shannonwalker4147]

OOOOOO I have been waiting on you to do this reaction! Absolutely one of my faves of this album. Which the entire album is awesome! Wasted Time and Slave to the Grind are great songs my Skid Row also.

[@jamestate5059]

Youth Gone Wild

[@lifegood3322]

18 and life is their best imo!

[@effeelle695]

nel 1989 guardavo mtv ad un tratto inizia il video delle "carceri" ,così lo chiamavo ,e puntualmente cambiavo prima dell'introduzione del cantante.....un giorno mi soffermo rimanendo a guardare ,sebastian comincia a cantare ed io folgorata da quella sua voce passionale ,introspettiva ...."caxxo chi è lui?????"..."da dove è uscito???".... voce straordinaria ,duttile ,eccellente...il dio del microfono .

[@MariaJobson769]

React to Dire Straits song" Money For Nothing" ...that's from a real life experience and it's lighted hearted fun....

[@bekindandrewind1422]

8:17 -- All the scenes show Ricky in jail, but the LAST shot... shows the door open... Ricky is serving a life sentence in his own mind because of the guilt of what he did.....

[@markk.4941]

For an awesome power ballad, check out Steelheart's " I'll Never Let You Go". Singer Miljenko has an awesome high range voice. He did the singing for Mark Wahlberg in the movie "Rockstar"

[@Cowgirl4God]

The days of nose ring connected to earring!!!! Rock on 80’s MONSTERS OF ROCK

[@kingtr84]

Been a Skid Row fan since my dad introduced me at a young age. Between 18 to Life and Monkey Business, these are 2 of my favorites. I had to google the meaning of the this once. I copied this from Wikipedia as the meaning of the song...The title of the song alludes to its subject, 18-year-old Ricky, receiving a sentence of life imprisonment for the murder of another teen. The song paints Ricky's youth as his undoing. It was believed for a long time that guitarist Dave Sabo got the idea from a newspaper article about an 18-year-old named Ricky who was sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering his friend with a gun that, due to alcohol, he most likely guessed was not loaded. However, in an interview with the Professor of Rock, Sabo states that the original inspiration was his brother Rick's life after coming home from Vietnam. The writing process eventually led the song to being about an accidental murder. The music video also alludes to this.

[@alexiaspaedt-mcintosh5311]

Oh one of my faves a long with Youth Gone Wild! Thanks BP!

[@therealmciver3761]

Dude....Monkey Business and Youth Gone Wild! My 2 fav Skid Row tunes...BANGERS!!!

[@sweetkiss119]

Dude guns and roses and skid row are all part of the late 80’s hair band craze. I don’t know how you missed this growing up. We are the same age lol the stuff you say makes me laugh so hard. You lived very different than most of us gen x’ers.

[@peggyshortell3460]

He wrote the song from headlines

[@melanieheathbeasley133]

I was such a metal head as a kid. Loved Skidrow. My daddy put a .38 in my purse as a kid too. Yes, never point it at anyone.

[@dankress9529]

Second time seeing this channel, love it. These reactions make rewatching these old songs fresh and new again. Love the perspective 🤙🏽

[@Secretstuff1]

I always took this as a double entendre-not just time in prison, but life itself. You turn 18, and that's when you can be thrown out, and life really hits.

[@hotrod66ify]

So it definitely could be taken that way the song is actually based on a real life story of an 18-year-old that shot his friend.

[@jenniferwaltherkieffer1254]

He's a wonderful singer!

[@Paschen81]

I'll never forget when my 14yr old self ruined this song for a 12yr old who didn't realize what the song was about until i sang that bridge "that child blew a child away" she didn't like the song no more and i still love it.

[@lauraslanesvanlifetravels]

Yup...I was one of those commenters 😊 it's my favorite by them!

[@alexwimmergren5239]

A++ brother!

[@thasheznit]

now you need to hear ---Slave to the Grind!!!! totally different sound !!!!

[@sean_b_drummer]

Their first hit off their first album... IMPRESSIVE!! 🔥🤘🏽🔥🤘🏽

[@paulpenix8198]

I was a metal vocalist in the 80s and early 90s professionally. I had a hard upbringing, got into some trouble, and actually sung this song in a prison rock band.

[@Imathomebored]

Back then 18 was legal in many places for drinking. “That child blew a child away” was a line that just destroyed me then.. and does now.

[@markcole8698]

Lmao that's how I drink my Pellegrino too 😂 If anyone else wants some they can go buy their own 😂😂