Skid Row: The Rise & Fall Of The Band With Sebastian Bach - '18 & Life', 'I Remember You'

[@rnrtruestories]

Favourite Skid Row song?

[@jerryhatrick5860]

Anything off slave to the grind. We need a lot more of that style.

[@ユジン0]

The whole skid row self titled album is awesome.

[@lab1042]

Too many good songs to pick a favorite! 18 and Life Youth Gone Wild Monkey Business Slave to the Grind Quicksand Jesus I Remember You Wasted Time

[@ユジン0]

@@lab1042 👍👍

[@inconnu4961]

'I remember You' is my favorite! I worked in a dept store part time, and sunday mornings we would clean & restock before opening. We would listen to Kasey Casum count down and when they song came on, a bunch of us would sing it together while we worked! So much fun, and got a ton of laughs!

[@dwade6322]

Sebastian's vocals on 'Wasted time' is one of the most powerful I've ever heard. 🤟

[@P715R]

Definitely! Covered that with a killer singer years ago. Pure goosebumps.

[@bumpyroad3251]

Also ''I Remember You'' was epic with great sing from Seb Bach... 30 years later I still feel for the dramatic change in musical tastes towards grunge which happened overnight

[@cemeteryindustrialcomplex3486]

The outro part in that song is so epic. Very unconventional songwriting that didn't follow the standard monster ballad formula. Great song.

[@MariahTahmisian]

Agreed!!

[@vukknezevic4258]

The whole song is a masterpiece

[@BeefStakewithButterandGarlic]

Sebastian made Skid Row what they were and he singlehandedly destroyed them. He was and is so talented I damn love that guy. Sebastian Bach is what a true rock star is

[@ajsmith4717]

Made them what they were? Yea bunch of fruit cakes that ruined the real music

[@PKFireFawx]

@@ajsmith4717 bad take

[@ajsmith4717]

Haha I know I just really hate those guys but I shouldn't have said anything cuz it's all a matter of opinion on who you like I shouldn't have been shiting on everybody else's opinions. My bad 👊👊👊

[@jeffbenzos6344]

@@PKFireFawx your comment has been submitted to the board and is awaiting approval

[@jimhartung570]

I have been to over 500 concerts...Sebastian Bach solo is one of 4 I walked out of ...fn terrible!

[@davidlilja8610]

Gotta love Skid Row. When most metal bands in the early 90’s where packing their albums full of cheezy ballads, Skid Row said ”F this, let’s get heavier” and came out with Salve to the grind. Such a legendary second album

[@jean-francoisdavid3694]

STTGrind was actually inspired by Cowboys from hell. The song slave to the grind sounds a lot like Primal concrete sledge.

[@jonathanscott5932]

Skid row had their share of “cheezy ballads”

[@jimthar17]

STTG has at least three ballads on it.

[@paulbradley705]

Love or hate Bach he was never boring.So talented and I have no interest in Skid Row without Sebastian.

[@jonniecollins3636]

Yessssss. Agreed 100%

[@dvvaughn564]

new album is pretty damn good. considering the songs were written for a singer that was replaced and rerecorded with a new singer within a few weeks. i was a no bach no skid row guy but uhhh really like this new album. its not as good as slave to the grind but there are not many albums that are better then slave to the grind. erik sounds a shit ton like bach, no doubt bach is bach and i wish they could have stayed together but skid row is back.

[@AUTOPSY666]

New album is a 10/10

[@shellybean9]

New album kicks ass though.

[@phillnovak8833]

Saw em in Oct 22 they fucking rocked the house

[@jules-yi8rn]

Love Skid Row...regardless of the drama, Slave to the Grind is a masterpiece!

[@RolandDeschain1]

'Slave To The Grind' is genuinely one of the greatest metal albums of all time. It's easily top 20.

[@TDS_ExistMaga4ever]

Top 30

[@MS-it9vv]

Top 300 for sure.

[@aglom69]

Clearly within the top 83 for sure.

[@ajsmith4717]

TF? You must be European

[@myflyisopen.8732]

top 200,000.

[@Tombzy]

I was a close friend and hockey teammate of Sebastiens brother, Zac Bierk. I met Bach once when he came to a game. He came into the dressing room after and he was absolutely ripped. He was screaming, howling, giving high fives and doing jumping kicks. Zac was a good goalie and went on to play in the NHL and is now the goalie coach for the Ottawa senators.

[@Bob_Oso]

@ yes it is

[@floydsemlow8253]

@@timgressler3654 laugh my ass off I know I sure as hell do remember that in fact I don't know to many artists that appeared on Headbangers ball that didn't give Ricky rackman s*** for something😂😂🤷 I remember going to see Suicidal tendencies open for Megadeth and Ricky Rackman hosted that tour, that was at the Music Hall in Cleveland 92 the Day art of rebellion just came out for Suicidal tendencies countdown to Extinction tour😂😂😂

[@thermanmendoza8839]

I'll call bullshit on that one

[@finnmcginn9931]

Was this in the OHL?

[@debskvorz8911]

@@thermanmendoza8839 he played on the NHL lightning, wild and coyotes teams.

[@jordanwagner1560]

Someone needs to rescue Sebastian and Henry Rollins from VH1 studios. They've been held there against their will from the early 2000s.

[@bigballrecall]

😂😂

[@floydsemlow8253]

@@DarkLabProductions The need to be and feel relevant is a disgusting trait isn't it 😂😂? Mr DLP I couldn't agree more with you Sir 🍾

[@nalehale415]

Maybe they sold their souls in some sick way and can't fight back or their secrets will be exposed

[@lsbangersbear4346]

Shit, against their will?? We wouldn’t ever see em otherwise

[@fubringbackdownvotecounts3379]

I'm sorry, but I doubt you've ever been on TV period so you're one to speak.

[@bettyb1313]

His voice is pure gold his attitude is copper at best

[@LordVulcan93]

He's the fucking worst. Not a humble hair on his head.

[@Syclone0044]

Hahaha I never heard that analogy but I like it

[@lovelife1867]

his personality was more like a lead. When ego is so heavy that even your bandmates are carrying you around and want to run away.

[@MybeautifulandamazingPrincess]

And how's your attitude?

[@ninji5226]

They definitely made an impact on music. I remember being like 10 or so when I first heard "I remember you" and was blown away. The vocals and guitar and everything, just a epic song. They burned bright and fast but we're still talking about them so....

[@BangBang-hk4rg]

Their first album was in heavy rotation on my Walkman back in the day. Those songs still bring back many awesome teenage memories for me 🤘

[@burritokraut1987]

Don't you KNOW!! I didn't hit up concerts so I didn't expect to go deaf that was but I was SURE the Walkman and the 80's were going to.

[@nickblum1016]

Roger that

[@luke8349]

Hell yeah!

[@ajsmith4717]

Brings back the memories of when Rock died and these fruit cakes took the radio and MTV by storm my opinion the '80s almost ruined music altogether I'm embarrassed to be a part of that decade. REAL TALK

[@dvvaughn564]

@@ajsmith4717 dont look now but 80's style metal is coming back lmao. to be honest rock died when grunge came on the scene. you said it yourself they took the radio and MTV by storm cause everyone loved it and still do. funny how once grunge came on the scene MTV and radio went downhill, rock lost all its influence. GNR has two songs on the youtube with over a billion views and one or two more coming up to one billion views. pretty impressive for a band that released the music close to twenty years before youtube was created.

[@thomasd5]

Skid row was my favorite band since I first saw them on MTV with the release of "Youth gone wild". I was fascinated with Sebastian Bach's voice not only in the video but also in live concerts. Somehow he always managed to get the roof construction even of the biggest venues into vibration. I never found an explanation for his strong voice because I always observed the contradiction between his extremely slim body and his incredibly strong voice.

[@MsCruisein]

Rachel's real name is James. I like how everyone blames the bull solely on Bach, as though they didn't all pick up their instruments and play Get the Fuck Out for Wembley, or back him up in all the interviews they did at the time, or encourage him from the sidelines. Just go back and watch. The footage exists. Look at the faces in the background. Do they look like the faces of those who want to condemn the actions of their vocalist and distance themselves from him? Read the interviews in magazines. Watch the home videos. They all supported and encouraged his actions. And, all that free press was good for the band. No publicity is bad publicity. He was the quintessential out-of-control front man. I think what really happened is they wanted to change their sound and image and become alternative or grunge, as is evidenced by their albums after Bach, and they couldn't see how to do that with the blonde, spandex clad, golden-piped, heroin-chic, 80s rocker they had at the mic. They tried to make him sing more alternative sounding music, and grungier vocals, and put a plaid shirt and cut off shorts on him for Subhuman Race, but he was still Motley Crue meets Bon Jovi meets Rob Halford through and through. So, they fired him and tried to reinvent themselves. Go watch the video for their song "Ghost." That obviously failed, so now they have to blame it on Bach's ego. I'm tired of hearing about the never-to-be reunion. I have seen Sebastian twice in recent years and he sounded terrific. His band is good, too. I am a huge fan of their 90s music, but knowing that they're all such dicks to each other has soured it for me. They behave like a bunch of grade-school girls and that's not what I want in a metal band.

[@TheJspan]

Let’s be real Skidrow will never be anything without Bach and Bach will never be anything again without Skidrow…he has released albums outside Skidrow and all of them fell off the face of the earth…Bach needs Rachel and Snake’s songs like they need his voice for the songs…but nowadays they all need to hang it up none of them the same. Though I did see Skidrow open for Alice Cooper in 2017 and the guys still jam…but I can’t get into the singer

[@jimurquhart5460]

Absolutely. 3:20 in the video says it all. Sebastian was the real deal and already a pro when he joined Skid Row. Snake's claim to fame is knowing Jon Bon Jovi and his "writer's block" referenced in the video was likely because of his alcoholism. Rachel doesn't seem to have any sort of outstanding talent other than a personal dislike for Sebastian.

[@MsCruisein]

@@TheJspan Sebastian did ok for himself. He's continued to sell concert tickets, made bank with TV and movies and Broadway, wrote a book that did well, and has continued to put out music. The other guys, not so much. Affuso does alright with his music career. Snake has his management thing, Down is doing alright. Scotti and Rachel? Haven't seen them do much. Scotti is a great guitarist. It's a shame, really.

[@TheJspan]

@@MsCruisein but no matter what Bach does his popularity will never be the same the shows and music he does become forgettable. He makes living now days by playing Skid Row cover songs with his band. But not like Skid Row is going in any better direction themselves they are all “washed up” so to speak

[@pammaggio8135]

@Vicky N…. FACTS!!! Bloody well said!! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼❤️❤️❤️

[@howardweingard43]

Sebastian is an amazing vocalist: “I remember you(the original one)” is a great power ballad and his vocals on “Wasted time” is so powerful. Btw, f**k MTV!

[@ajsmith4717]

Oh yeah he was amazing all right.. if you like the sound of girls whining. That fruitcakes voice was like nails on a chalkboard. He is one of the reasons most Americans are embarrassed of the '80s REAL TALK

[@martinkuliza]

I Agree......... FUCK MTV When the ball was cancelled that was a scar that would never heal and when MTV sold out after having our respect that was also a scar that would never heal after that, Rage had more respect than MTV so i agree... FUCK MTV

[@brianpinion5844]

agree 100% with you on MTV

[@dvvaughn564]

@@ajsmith4717 clearly you have not seen bachs wife..... the "fruitcake" got himself one smoking hot woman. its clear you have not heard him sing.

[@chasing_dragons]

I love Skid Row. No doubt about it, they never would have made it without Sebastian. Just my opinion, when you are in buses, studios, airplanes, airport terminals, backstage there is only so much people can take. He is so high strung and so energetic all the time that he wore his bandmates down.

[@davidpaul6656]

Because he was drunk most of the time. Drunk and high on coke!! Bad combination, especially for the people who aren't drunk or high!!! Ever hang out with someone when they're drunk and you're sober!? Annoying AF!!

[@dvvaughn564]

yea well the new album is damn good, its not slave but to be honest not many albums are better then slave to the grind.

[@Jermyn78]

Subhuman Race was an underrated album. I saw Skid Row on that tour and I still have the tinnitus!

[@r.edward5701]

Condoms save lives

[@TheJspan]

@@r.edward5701 I see what you did there…

[@dvvaughn564]

and yet no songs from that album are used in their setlists for shows hmmm wonder why.

[@NPC-30]

@@dvvaughn564 They almost exclusively play song from their first two albums. What's your point?

[@dvvaughn564]

@@NPC-30 album sucked

[@Whateves73]

The fact that Skid Row would rather play bowling alleys than reunite with Bach speaks volumes.

[@Highrollinhunter]

I wouldn't even go near Bach or touch him with a 10 foot pole because of his ego.

[@kayess4323]

BINGO

[@jackblack4593]

They're playin in small Bingo Bars or at the schuetzenfest now

[@diviningrod2671]

Unfortunately queensryche has fallen to the same fate

[@Highrollinhunter]

@@diviningrod2671 yep its sad how far Queensryche has fallen ever since Geoff Tate left the band.

[@Xeo7]

Baz is quite a character. But I love the man's voice all the same. Slave to the Grind is a 10/10 album in my opinion. I'm not lying to call it one of my favorite albums of all-time. Great song writing, great instrumental work, great vocal performance, just everything fired on all cylinders with that one. Fact of the matter is though, Bach is the voice of Skid Row. And I say this as someone who is ALSO a big fan of their new/current singer, ZP Theart. Having personally met ZP, he's a SUPER cool guy. Down to Earth and super nice. But still, in my head you just don't have true Skid Row without Bach on vocals.

[@LoNeWoLf6661000]

I can still remember the hype UpTo the day it dropped. Grabbed it on cassette on my way to slave to the grind of a local burger joint. ahh to be a carefree teen again,

[@erick7777]

I remember reading an interview where Sebastian said he couldn't drive & listen to Slave to the Grind without speeding. I still have the same problem 30 years later. 10/10 for me too.

[@brianstrutter1501]

Yea awesome album and yes one of my all time favorite albums. I get what you're saying but if a person is toxic it will destroy the band. Sab had to go unfortunately

[@williamtobin7282]

Ps. I SEEN skid row open for guns n roses in L.A in 1990...The whole band was tight, just kickin FN ASS and sabastians pipes were chrome ....His voice was amazing with the bands HARD DRIVE coming up behind him...aawsome group....awsome

[@bobthebear1246]

ZP Theart? The original DragonForce singer?

[@83442handle]

Bach is a guy who was born 5+ years too late. He would have thrived in the 70s and 80s but he didn't come on to the scene until right before Grunge took off and his image was dated despite him actually being younger than Cobain.

[@83442handle]

@@ajsmith4717 The glam guys wearing makeup in the 80s sound like the real fruitcakes.

[@jasonmorgan8110]

It took bands like skid row and warrant barely 3 years to sell over 20 million albums. Think about that for a second......had these bands been allowed to have radio play and record company support passed 91' they would have sold as many albums as aerosmith and zeppelin. Poison sold 55 million between 86' and 90'. Warrant sold 15 million in their height from 89-92. 3 years. Same with great white. That is a testament to how huge these bands were back then. To sell that many records in such a short amount of time is incredible.

[@otisdriftwood8469]

@@jasonmorgan8110 people who are to young and didn't live through the 80s look and laugh at the way these bands looked. But the thing is, everyone looked stupid in the 80s not just bands. Terrible fashion, clothes the whole thing. But there were some really great bands and great songs from that decade, its ridiculous to me to put labels on every generation of rock music, it's either good or it isn't. And the fact that these old rock bands can still sell stadiums is a testament to that. But the end of the 80s there was alot of Terrible clone bands, and thats what killed that genre, style over substance never last.

[@jasonmorgan8110]

@@otisdriftwood8469 that style wasn't laughed at when we were kids. I still wear leather.....just not as much as in those videos. That's how straight dudes could look back then

[@joe_higachi]

He was playing monsters of rock every year, not too shabby

[@ministerofdarkness]

Slave To The Grind is a Rock N Roll Masterpiece!! PLAY LOUD!!

[@pass-my-test]

I was at that Wembley gig and remember him reading the council letter. One of the best rock gigs over ever seen.

[@matthewyoung2310]

I was there too….and the whole gig is on KZbin. Personally I think that day was the peak of the bad and for seb as a front man. There were amazing that day, I saw them two weeks before also at donnignton. But that sunny summers day at Wembley was something else. The slow extended intro to monkey Buisness is something I won’t forget. And I’m with you remembering the letter from the council, turns out the rest of the band didn’t want him to read it. October they are playing 2 mins down the road from me but without seb I just can’t bring myself to go……I don’t think

[@Picks_Productions]

I remember saving all my pocket money for a few weeks to buy their self titled album on cassette. I must have listened to it 1000 times. Absolutely loved it.

[@dvvaughn564]

2nd album was better

[@Picks_Productions]

@@dvvaughn564 I can’t agree with you on that one unfortunately.

[@dvvaughn564]

@@Picks_Productions "look at clementine cleans her needles in her wine" psycho love go check the lyrics for psycho love and tell me how the fuck that made those lyrics into such a great song. and its not the best song on that album by far. lyrically that album is amazing drums and guitar are harder too, an amazing album.

[@Picks_Productions]

@@dvvaughn564 we’re allowed to disagree lol, don’t get all bent out of shape over it.

[@ddwalker3744]

Skid Row kicked ass w Bach

[@rozzie101]

Slave to the Grind, was/is so heavy. A departure from their 1st album....

[@Silverhands]

This was an excellent Christmas gift. Thank you!.

[@clark5242]

SKID ROW's first album blew me away!!! I was 19 and it just resonated with me. Sebastian's voice was indescribably beautiful in as much it fit in with the raw power of the music. It will always have it's place in my top music of all time. I saw Sebastian in Tulsa a few years ago and he was incredible!!! I remember there was so much sweat lol now that I am 53, I long for those days where I could just feel it deep in my soul.

[@dvvaughn564]

2nd album was better

[@RTTGunsGear]

I saw Guns N Roses and Skid Row in '91. Great show!

[@ajsmith4717]

Oh yes great show..... If you like the sound of little whining girls

[@pewsterbaby]

Yeah, Nassau Coliseum April 1991

[@insanitypepper1740]

Their live performances at the Moscow show were straight up legendary. I Remember You is, in my opinion, the best monster ballad ever written.

[@dvvaughn564]

clearly you never heard wasted time, or in a darkened room, or quicksand jesus, all skid row great ballads. wasted time is by far their greatest ballad truly unbelievable and considering it was about GNR drummer adler makes it all the more special. wanna hear bach's greatest vocals wasted time go check it out.

[@carrieq8911]

Sebastian had one of those voices that would reach inside you and shake your bones❤️

[@pauliewalnuts829]

Slave to the Grind is such a heavy album. It destroys their first album in my book.

[@danziger69]

I loved both hair metal AND grunge back in the day...along with traditional metal and upstarts like Tool. Those first two Skid Row discs are epic and I still play them regularly.

[@dvvaughn564]

the new skid row album is pretty damn good new singer sounds a shit ton like bach. now its not as good as 1&2 but damn its pretty close. very few albums are better then slave to the grind.

[@forterierocks]

Man Sebastien was one hell of a front man, had one hell of a voice!

[@michaelharrington75]

The music industry shut down the hair and glam metal bands. It wasn't grunge. The record companies stopped signing and promoting bands like Warrant, Poison, and Cinderella, and radio stations and MTV stopped playing their music. There was room for both. People still liked those bands, but the industry made sure they went down, and weren't able to sale albums anymore. I was a fan of both styles. The music industry determines what music will be heard. That's why mainstream music is absolute garbage today. Computer technology has also played a big part in sucking the life out of modern music.

[@trippmoore]

Metallica never had any radio play and until One they never made a music video. Yet they managed to survive and thrive. I know they aren't glam or hair metal but were treated worse by the record companies radio stations and MTV for more than decade until Enter Sandman. So unless the teased out hair was cursed I'd say it had more to do with the fact that hair metal relied too much on the trendiness and trying to look a part. That's not to say that all of those bands were shitty musicians, but when you lean to heavily on the image rather than being yourself and just making kick ass music don't expect to have a lot of longevity. Their Aqua Net held it together better than their music could .

[@lonewanderer2894]

I find this to be nonsense. The industry didn't just decide they disliked hair and glam metal , snap their fingers and away they went. If people had continued to purchase albums and those bands had been making money, the industry absolutely would have been in their corner. Even if they weren't, if they had made music that a lot of people wanted to consume, it wouldn't matter what the 'industry' did. No industry shuts down their money makers. The fact is, these bands weren't making money. The same gimmicks and over the top styles that made them popular inevitably become their downfall. As pointed out already, Metallica sold millions and millions of albums before TBA came out. No radio, one music video. Reason being, they focused on song writing and being themselves instead of gimmicks and finding that one hit video for MTV. That was the 80's playbook. Find one hit song/video and ride it until it dies. For the majority of these bands, it died. Metallica, regardless of what anyone thinks of them, continued to write great songs. Commercial success followed the great songwriting. People talk as if they had a crystal ball and just snapped their fingers and created TBA. No, commercial success came because they wrote great songs without all the gimmicks and did what they wanted to do.

[@michaelharrington75]

@@lonewanderer2894 It wasn't that they disliked hair and glam metal. The Seattle bands were having big success, and the music industry decided to go looking for more bands in the alternative and grunge style. It was a movement. I've heard many interviews from musicians from those hair metal bands say the record companies and MTV wouldn't give them any attention after Nirvana broke, and those companies definitely weren't scouting for new talent in the hair and glam metal style bands anymore. It wasn't long before radio followed suit. The music industry jumped on the new scene, and left the old guys hanging out to dry. They stopped giving them money to record new albums, and stopped promoting any albums already recorded. A few bands hung on for a while because they had already recorded their latest albums, but without the promotion of record companies, MTV, and magazines the albums sales began to drop. Some of the other bands like Motley Crue changed their style a bit, and were already too big to be completely shut out, but we're never as successful as they were before grunge hit. Guns N Roses were too big for the record companies to part with, and could have easily survived the change (because they were already different, but even they began wearing flannel shirts, and trying to get some of the new guys from the grunge/alternative scene to open for them and appear in their videos. Axl tried to get Nirvana to tour with them, but Nirvana turned them down. It takes allot of promotion for albums to be successful. Even a successful band will struggle if the record company doesn't do the proper promotion, MTV doesn't play their videos, radio play their songs, and corporate music magazines don't talk about them. The glam and hair metal bands were abandoned in all those areas of the music industry, and the genre died out. That's a fact.

[@michaeldalton8374]

The fact that so many of them acted like complete assholes didn’t help anything. A large sector of the music industry WANTED them to fail.

[@michaelharrington75]

@@michaeldalton8374 That's true.

[@keithwilson8235]

They certainly loved the accolades they got when Bach joined the band but as soon as things went downhill they blamed him for their decline. They should be thankful for the success they had because most of us in bands never come close to that success.

[@richardmulkey1772]

they saw him and knew what the outcome would be....they used him

[@coryjohnson2486]

@@richardmulkey1772 how would u even know that? I don’t know much about the band (definitely not my cup of tea), but Bach seems like a self important d-b4g

[@LostInOhio75]

Too big to open for KISS on what was their highly successful reunion tour at the time? Reign yourself in Rachel. Once Grunge hit they had seen the height of their success, but they left a lot of money on the table not being able to handle their charismatic, extremely talented lead singer.

[@ddwalker3744]

They should have opened for kiss then, few years later they opened for kiss anyway but w the new singer and they sucked

[@shellybean9]

Sebastian is the only one who's ever said the band said they were 'too big to open for KISS', the band never even said that btw. The band all of them have a different story and they opened for KISS four years later. They actually had no problem opening for KISS', but they had just gotten off a long tour and were tired and burnt out and wanted to spend some time with their families, it was just wrong timing. Sorry, but I don't believe a guy that was fired and bitter because of it, over a whole band.

[@mikeking7219]

Great great band grew up listening to these guys and still listen to them favorite album is definitely SLave to the GrInD

[@sandisandii2033]

Sebastian Bach had frontman & star quality oozing from his pores ! And effing gorgeous

[@barra6709]

Slave to the Grind is one of the best metal albums ever IMO. They never recovered after Sebastian was kicked out. He had one of the best voices in the business, however a saint couldn't tolerate the guy for more than 5 minutes.

[@trendmassacre8423]

Wasted Time will always be the best ballad in hard rock history, you just cannot beat that song!!!

[@dvvaughn564]

slave to the grind is one of the greatest albums of all time my friend.

[@spencersawtelle372]

Yea this is one my favorite 80s band lover there music so much I wore out my cassette tape back in the day...

[@baccaratnatural]

Sebastian was a star, and that comes with alot of headaches for the other band members, but Skid Row band members lacked communication skills & were too stubborn to sit down with Bach and come to a mutual understanding that both sides can win. But they never could and just ran on strictly a wave of unorganized talent.

[@flowerchild89]

Sebastian had such a powerful, emotional, and beautiful voice! I got to see Skid Row in concert once! ❤

[@isthatyoujaunwayne4183]

I really love these videos man! You’re one of the best at what you do!

[@venomousgoose5023]

I'll never forget his appearance in the final season of Trailer Park Boys

[@TheRustedShackleford]

He was awesome on Gilmore Girls too. Been a fan of the show ever since. Might sound lame but, totally worth checking out.

[@DanPantzig]

Sadly TPB went on to make 4 or 5 more seasons, a couple more movies, a couple animated series, all of which were not good.

[@lilminer69er]

@@DanPantzig the boys gotta eat some how

[@matthewfisher2707]

Also in the swearnet movie "THE MAJESTIC BAY OF FUNDY!" lmao

[@DanPantzig]

@@lilminer69er ten bucks or six dairy queen coupons

[@akasgsvirgil9503]

Slave to the Grind is one of the best sophomore albums ever produced. If the album were to come out today, it still would be hugely successful. Too bad these guys couldn't keep their sh*t together.

[@dvvaughn564]

slave is one of the greatest albums of all time period. with that said the new skid row album is pretty damn good.

[@akasgsvirgil9503]

@@dvvaughn564 Yeah it is. They sound like they did back when Bach was in his prime. This new kid has got some pipes. Its good to see these guys are getting their mojo back. \m/ \m/

[@AUTOPSY666]

New album is great

[@akasgsvirgil9503]

@@AUTOPSY666 Yeah, I heard its raw and edgy like STTG. That new singer has brought some life back to the band. Good on them. They deserve it. \m/ \m/

[@gunnarjordan3950]

Sebastian is the reason for both their rise & fall.

[@dvvaughn564]

dont look now but new skids album is pretty damn good.

[@Debra-k1f]

​@@dvvaughn564 Yeah, it was really good....and now Erik left 4 shows short of the tour...and again, they need a singer!?! Can't be all Bach.

[@JamminOnThe1]

Youth Gone Wild was a heck of a song!

[@dvvaughn564]

every song on the first two albums are fantastic songs.

[@DrTTube]

Skid Row was the finely refined grand finale of decade of metal and its crowning achievement. Many frontmen were more unstable and less talented yet their bands lasted. The band didn't break up for that reason alone. It was just end of an era and things that kept the bends together went away.

[@adamrivera2499]

In a darkend room is such an amazing song Bach is a beast

[@sarahkrystal6989]

Loved this band. I still love Bass. I don't care what anyone says. He is Rock 🪨 🎸

[@ESUSAMEX]

From my vantage point as a teen in the 1980s, I never understood why some metal fans couldn't also like the Grunge sound. My friends and I listened to Skid Row, Iron Maiden, Ozzy, AC/DC along with Pearl Jam, Soundgarden and Alice In Chains. I played Slave to the Grind non-stop in my college dorm. It is one of the best albums ever in my opinion. I still crank it up to this day from time to time. Bach's voice is killer on those early Skid Row albums. I wish, however, he could have tapped down that wild ego of his. His acerbic personality got him removed from band and that damaged everyone's career. Sure the band still tours, but their fame is no where near their fame from back in the day. Bach's career has followed that same uneven path. Sadly, they could have been so much more.

[@redmozzy]

I was / am the same, loved Motely Crue, GnR, Skid row, Metallica, Pearl Jam, Alice In Chains etc etc.. I hate this "you can only like one type of music" bullsht1t

[@LdyVder]

As a teen from the 1980s, metal wasn't played on the radio, hard rock, glam rock was. There is a huge difference between them. Iron Maiden's songs are mostly about literature, history, or military battles and yet they couldn't get air play in the US because they were too heavy. Didn't play any love ballads like most hair/glam rock bands did. Their songs are not about sex, drugs, and rock-n-roll, which gets plenty of air play in the US.

[@redmozzy]

@@LdyVder I'm in the UK where we had zero rock stations (headbangers ball on MTV was our main source when it finally arrived here) but yeah, let's just say something song like more than words and sweet child of mine were the only ones getting any radio airplay here as well.

[@kristeh4851]

@@LdyVder yeah that's not why iron maiden wasn't played. Sadly, they were just too damn ugly and if you actually were child of the 80s, you should already know that! Once MTV debited beginning of the 80s, looks became dominant factor on airplay. First song MTV ever played said it best, video killed the radio star! It was a select section of hard rock that had commercial success thanks to radio and tv, the rest had dedicated fan bases! I loved anthrax but those boys never got played! Though they did get to guest star on married with children so that's something, I guess!

[@barryb90]

The guitar riffs and singing on Slave to the Grind still give me goosebumps. Pity Baz was so egotistical.

[@ajsmith4717]

TF? Pretty sure anybody that grew up in the '80s could play guitar like that js

[@WickedJester77]

@@ajsmith4717 You gonna reply to everyone on here? Did you really click on a Skid Row documentary to shit on them?

[@ajsmith4717]

@@WickedJester77 haha I'm sorry man. Yea was on me list for some reason . So I figured I'd try to give him one more chance. I apologize for shiting on them.

[@WickedJester77]

@@ajsmith4717 Hey nobody is always right lol

[@MybeautifulandamazingPrincess]

How was Bach egoistical? He was just outspoken and eccentric, he was what they wanted for a frontman when they hired him. And when everything started to crumble they blamed him He said what he thought in interviews, his own real opinions, and the rest of the band didn't tell him not to

[@DirectAwesomeness858]

Bach was probably one of the Top 3 hard rock vocalists of all time. Dude had range. Saw them open for G&R in the early 90's and Bach owned the stage. They completely upstaged G&R. I saw them open for KISS in 2000 without Bach and it was not the same. If I was starting my own 80s/90s hard rock super-group, Bach is my front man. Can't think of another vocalist who has a better voice and stage presence combo than him. Like others have said, he was the band. Nobody knew or cared who the other guys were.

[@Mandrax2011]

Looks like they are on their way back. A new singer with an amazing voice (let's hope they keep this one) and some great new songs and a live tour to back it up. I saw them in Bristol UK and it was a fantastic night.

[@shawnm1472]

Sébastien can't sing well these days

[@dvvaughn564]

man i really like this new album from the skids, cant wait to hear what they come up with writing for/with erik as the singer. but the 1st and 2nd albums are still their best work. they blew it with time bomb that song could have been epic but they blew it with that stupid melodic chorus. still love the song but damn it could have been a masterpiece.

[@jamesstaggs4160]

I had their self titled on vinyl when I was 10, and by the time Grind came out I'd already worn out every Metallica and Megadeth album up to that point. When I heard it for the first time, especially the title track, I was pretty pleased. Instead of doing the Metallica thing and going lighter (the Black album and Bob Rock murdered that band) they were going heavier. I feel like they deserved better than to be lumped in with the rest of the 80s hair metal.

[@brianstrutter1501]

Disagree. Black album is still a damn heavy album and took Metallica to new heights and expanded their horizons

[@sdc6447]

Skid Row didn't really deserve to be lumped in with those others. They had radio friendly hard rock anthems but were almost a punk band at times also. I saw them in concert and believe me, they set themselves apart from other moronic bands of the period like Warrant, Firehouse, Slaughter, etc..

[@brianstrutter1501]

@@sdc6447 - don't say moronic. But i agree Skid Row was much heavier then the other's mentioned

[@remyr5749]

Because Bob Rock put a gun to these bands heads, right? Bob wrote the songs?? Metallica could have told Bob to F#off at any point during the Black album/Load(s) recordings. Bob took Metallica, Motley Crue, Nickleback, Tonic and a dozen other bands to new sonic heights.

[@dvvaughn564]

@@brianstrutter1501 that black album by metallica is actually a damn good album. yes they had an MTV friendly songs on it but man the god that failed, dont tread on me, of wolf and man. fucking great album

[@31webseries]

Bach is an ass but he was definitely a great vocalist and just heart-skippingly beautiful at his peak and... wait lost my train of thought.

[@svm8298]

But goddamn did he age badly. Should have taken some cues brom B Jovi

[@yell0wberry]

Plenty of front men with awful personalities and ego, take your pick: Sebastian Bach, Stephen Pearcy, Vince Neil, Steve Perry, David Lee Roth, Dave Mustaine, axll rose, Ozzy Osbourne, Brett Michaels, Phil Anselmo.

[@twistoffate4791]

@@svm8298 I am going to have to agree. SB's teeth in particular don't look too good these days.

[@elvamasrie735]

Lol sabo n rachel think they kill bach carrier by fired him.. noo he got many opportunity after that. He go to broadway, television show, etc etc N Skid Row just go on tour n busy singing their glory song which bach singing that for them in their glory days. Look who got something n got nothing. In my opinion Skid row without bach are failled to shine

[@lorireed5291]

I myself, must admit that Baz was sculpted like a Greek god. Unfortunately, the years have Not been good for him.

[@mikapessi8081]

One of my favorite band of all time

[@melissaivy5199]

I think of skid row it's gotta have Sebastian Bach!!! His voice is skid row!!!! I still tear up to this day to"I remember you!!" I just apsolutely love his voice to this day!!!!! Merry Christmas everyone be safe🎄🤘✌️🤟🎄

[@ajsmith4717]

You must be European most Americans are embarrassed to say he's even from this country he acts looks and sings like a whining girl

[@dvvaughn564]

new album is pretty good bro new singer sounds a shit ton like bach. its new they sound like the first two albums its not bad. its their third best album of course slave to the grind is one of the best albums of all time so...

[@sethkaicer319]

Rock and roll true stories introduced Park Avenue to Skid Row.

[@MrGrebnellow]

Great video, love the 17 minute long deep dive. Keep them coming! Great work.

[@selfdiscardedkingofruin7291]

Sebastian might be one of the most annoying people on Earth but you can't deny he is one of the greatest frontman of all time.

[@xenos_n.]

He always had an awesome voice.

[@margaretreefer1145]

Extremely underrated vocalist!

[@metpach]

His Twitter account is insufferable. But yes, he is the best skid row has and will ever have as a singer.

[@ddwalker3744]

How true, hes annoying but a great singer, kicks ass on stage

[@melissaivy5199]

Yes totally agreed!!!! Always had a wonderful voice and still does to this day!!!!

[@nickyelovich3872]

Subhuman Race is my fav Skid Row album. I love how raw it is and I like the more alternative style. The most interesting album from them. And Bach took his vocal distortion to a new level on that LP. Absolutely insane.

[@Dan-cu3sf]

The first record and slave to the grind are 2 of my favorite albums ever

[@cemeteryindustrialcomplex3486]

More should be made about the contrast between the S/T and Slave to the Grind. Literally every one of Skid Row's contemporaries were going lighter and more cheesy. Pop metal was Warrant, Slaughter, Winger, ect at that time. Slave to the Grind was SO much heavier and darker than anything else in the genre. It was closer to thrash than hair metal. It was a unique turn, and is one of the few records of that era that hold up. Though neither genre would admit it, I always thought Slave was a bridge between hair metal and grunge. It still has the power ballads, but it is as heavy as early Soundgarden or Nirvana.

[@llongone2]

This! So much this! I remember being blown away when Slave to the Grind came out and thinking, "They could have just released an album of ballads and it would sell a trillion copies" because they had a lot of female fans. But he first single was so heavy. I was impressed that they went in the opposite direction.

[@itsalwayssomething7490]

Warrant actually went heavier with their album Dog Eat Dog, their third record. And that was also their best. But, their record label became more interested in promoting Alice in Chains.

[@cemeteryindustrialcomplex3486]

@@itsalwayssomething7490 true, but that was a year later, when grunge was in full swing. I think a lot of people look at that as trying to stay relevant, whereas Slave was ahead of the curve.

[@diviningrod2671]

@@itsalwayssomething7490 plus uncle t0ms cabin is one of the heaviest songs ever, granted it's no monkey business. And who could forget there appearances on snl. Incredible performances of piece of me and monkey business. Not to mention the skit with Kiefer Sutherland as Axl in dueling abc's

[@wallybiii]

You've also got Bach as a guest star playing himself on the Trailer Park Boys S07 or 08 I believe. Another interesting tidbit is that James LaBrie was Bach's replacement in Winter Rose before LaBrie went on to join Dream Theater.

[@kristeh4851]

I loved him on Gilmore Girls! He played a member of lead teen's best friends band and show had fun with the age difference. Him having to use flyers from his sub shop job to advertise their band was adorable.

[@rbarrett111]

All of that said, the art they made endures. Some of it is masterpiece stuff, and that's on every album. I still play them alongside the greats, all the time.

[@dvvaughn564]

same slave to the grind is a masterpiece no doubt. one of the best albums of all time.

[@davidmink6686]

Subhuman Race is an underrated record and ahead of its time. Great album.

[@nancygreece]

You are so right 👏👏👍👍 it's my favourite Skid Row album 🤘🤘

[@dvvaughn564]

i have tried to listen to that crap album at least five times, because i keep seeing on the tubes how great that album is.UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH i cant get past three songs fuck tried again two weeks ago couldnt get past the 2nd song. fucking album is fucking horrible, fucking grunge ass sounding shit. but i hated grunge and as much as i love skid row no that album is utter garbage just like grunge always was. grunge = emotionless garbage music.

[@EricaOats]

I didn't listen to alot of thier music, but man I love Sebastian as a guest on Trailer Park Boys.

[@kristeh4851]

Ever see him on Gilmore girls? He was so freaking adorable! Played in teen lead's best friends band despite decades age difference and it was so cute...

[@karencamp741]

Metal from the 80s and 90s was and still is the best music ever. The whole thing was all about having a good time ans partying. People these days get to offended to fast to enjoy anything. We need to bring back this music and mindset

[@richardmulkey1772]

im afraid the american mindset is being replaced...enjoy the mariachi tunes tho

[@stevenstrang3605]

LMAO! 80's metal? Get fucking real, skid row metal? You probably think motley Crue, winger, quite riot and poison are metal, geeze, get fucking educated

[@carlosalejandrobejaranocar4955]

EXCELLENT INFORMATION OF ONE OF MY FAVORITES BAND OF 80 THANKS SALUTED AND BLESSING FROM PUERTO CORTES HONDURAS

[@HossTheSlop]

Used to hang with Snake some back when he was tour manager for Down. Super cool, funny, down to earth dude.

[@straingedays]

Skid Row in 1993 was a pre-show to Gun 'n Roses at Calder Park, an estimated 103,000 fans booed Skid Row. But 10 seconds later cheered in admiration. The lead singer ran jumping onto the stage, then fell flat on his a** on a puddle of water, then sung the first part of the song note for note perfect while on his back. The water was from a severe thunder storm that was still looming overhead -- They were offered to cancel but risked it all for us that day.

[@SgtZak_]

Saw Bach in 2019 in Pinellas Park Florida…..he was amazing, sang all the notes, was very personable on stage….amazing show….he has matured

[@ScareVision]

I remember the summer of 89, by 91 grunge wiped out metal and yes I’m a metal fan and a grunge fan.

[@siliconvalleyengineer5875]

Skid Row & Cinderella opened for Van Halen at the Shoreline, CA back in the late 1980's. Both bands were in their prime and rocked the fans hard. Most of these 80's band i grew up with imploded by the year 2000, later to let go of theeir petty pride and hurt feelings to regroup and rock the fans again.

[@TheDamageinc81]

Subhuman Race is an awesome album. It was released at a time in the music business when Death Row records were king. Just because it didn't chart the way we all thought it would ... doesn't mean the band fell off. Only inside politics made the band fall off.

[@ajsmith4717]

Nope nothing they did was awesome all they did was make me ashamed of the 80s

[@hoosierpete]

I was more into Heavy Metal back in the 80s but Skid Row put out some good music, I was lucky enough to sit second Row in a line up featuring Bullet Boys, Skid Row, and the headliner Cinderella. They all put on a excellent show that night.

[@canonegro666]

I always thought Sebastian Bach had a fantastic voice. Easily as good or better as most metal singers today or yesterday. But he just never learned to shut his mouth. To think before he spoke.

[@MybeautifulandamazingPrincess]

How is that a bad thing though? Being outspoken and eccentric like he is is perfect for a rock band frontman. It's people that need to grow a thicker skin Also this shit that his ego is what caused gim to get fired is 100% bullshit. It's just an excuse they used to get rid of him because he didn't want to change their sound and image to a mellow alternative thing, he wanted to continue the hard rock nature of Skid row Sebastian's situation was the opposite of Gun n Rose's, where Axl rose wanted the same thing as the members of Skid row to go alternative and softer, which also caused trouble with band members. Axl should've joined Skid row and Sebastian started playing with Slash, they had the same vision

[@dvvaughn564]

@@MybeautifulandamazingPrincess seems bach was right subhuman race was a total bust.

[@dvvaughn564]

wait have you heard metal singers of today? fucking horrible you gotta be kidding me. fucking horrible

[@canonegro666]

@@MybeautifulandamazingPrincess I’ve been in a lot of metal/punk/hardcore bands, nothing big just local but I gotta tell you putting up with someone like Bach who runs his mouth and wants to fight everyone can be extremely difficult to work with. I love his voice, don’t get me wrong, but when you create this much continual conflict it wears everyone down and sooner or later something or someone gives. Conflict in a band over musical styles, like the Beatles, can produce some amazing music, no doubt but arguing with other bands and infighting within your own group just makes everything fall apart.

[@PKFireFawx]

Forever is easily one of my favorite songs. Loved these dudes' work

[@nps1016]

Love Slave To The Grind and their self titled album, they just hit at the wrong time, a lot of the glam rock bands suffered because of grunge including Skid Row. Sebastian is one of the best singers in rock and it’s too bad they all can’t set aside their egos and do one more album and tour for the fans.

[@randallbatson]

I was living in Japan in 1994 to 1998. In 1995 I seen Rachel Bolan and the crew on pub crawl in Roppongi. He asked what I was doing in Tokyo, to which I answered. I then asked everyone where Sebastian was, Rachel responded with somethingto the fact of, "this is the band, divas do their own thing". At the time I got what he was saying but I didn't know the division was something bigger. My music taste had evolved sine then. I had went from Skid Row to G-n-R to Suicidal Tendencies to Prong to Nirvana and STP to Biohazard, and Sick of it All. When I seen Baz and Evan Seinfeld in a band together I had thought that this wasn't going to last long. Seen 1 episode of that reality show and it was too predictable to fail. There's a special place for 18 and a life, I remember you, and monkey business in the back of my mind but Skid Row was temporary in my life.

[@christopherhenson5509]

Well, once again coming out, it's more than apparent that Snake, and Rachel have a major control issue How would they expect Baz to be able to connect with the music, if he can't take part in writing the lyrics that he's going to sing That's so counter productive, job well done gentleman 😒

[@Magnetron33]

I saw the original Skid Row in December 1970. on a bill with Mylon, IF, Quatermass, and 10 Years after. Gary Moore on guitar

[@ronaldyeater3322]

Sebastian Bach still has one of the greatest male voices in history. Why the band didn't want to open for kiss was huge mistake and the end

[@ryant3600]

I don't think it was about not wanting to, cause they later went on and opened for them. I think it was more about Bach scheduling that tour and committing SR to that tour without discussing it w/ SR.. Bands are a business, it's not just about the guys playing the instruments, There's a lot that goes into a tour, including a lot of money. Bach did everything he could to destroy Skid Row and he nearly did.

[@maskdude6914]

@@ryant3600I agree with the firsts part but I disagree with the end Sebastian Bach made skid row popular without him they’d be just another average hair metal band

[@ryant3600]

@@maskdude6914 I don't agree with that either, that's something no one would ever know. But let's be honest he was a problem the entire time he was with SR. He's still a problem, only difference is, his solo band is his and he can get away with his behavior

[@thomasmccown2121]

It's amazing that a lot of people whose in a major band!!!? Always has a band member who has worked in a music store!!!!! Lol " God bless

[@slates1969]

Is it me, or are the pics in this story running about 10 seconds ahead of the narration.?

[@stellechanel5313]

Great stories... thank you for sharing, Rock n roll the best

[@andrewowensrussell]

I know the guy who was the drummer. I love his playing. I would imagine it's tough to be on top of the world and famous and then 4 years later nobody cares who you are but hey nothing lasts forever.

[@bobthebear1246]

You "know the guy who was the drummer" so well that you forgot his name. 🙄

[@ajsmith4717]

You know somebody in the band and admit it in public? You must be European

[@electricfetus100]

But you forget his name ....

[@PoppysGuitar]

@@electricfetus100 I never said I had forgotten his name nor did I say I couldn't remember his name. Trying reading what I said and then make a comment that doesn't make you seem like a complete ignoramus.

[@electricfetus100]

You said . "I know the guy who was the drummer". I know the guy who was the drummer too I just forget his name . See how well that works..... No One believes you. Although that is a credit because no one ever believes someone that is telling the truth.

[@jcdova29]

I remember you was one of the first songs a bumped in my squar back 411 when I got a new Alpine stereo system. Then I played Tool’s first album and it was over. Threw that skid row cd away.

[@Diversagon]

They had potential to be one of the biggest bands today 😢

[@leohodapp5114]

No doubt they could be along side Guns n Roses and Metallica had they found a way to keep it together.

[@ajsmith4717]

TF? They never had potential to begin with how they wound up on the radio and MTV has always baffled me they were a bunch of fruitcakes that ruinez rock and roll an almost ruined real metal

[@Diversagon]

@@ajsmith4717 you sound so pathetic it hurts

[@ajsmith4717]

@@Diversagon now it all makes sense that you listen to fruit cakes

[@ajsmith4717]

I wasn't trying to hurt your feelns I was just stating the fact that how horrible that band was the fact it was even on my KZbin page makes me embarrassed that I watched 23 seconds of it

[@RC-nj1by]

is it just me or is the visual and audio sync WAAAAAAY off on this one? there's quotes in the audio then they show up on screen 1:26 - "you may think the bands name came from infamous neighbourhood in downtown L.A." 1:37 - pic of Skid Row, L.A.

[@2AChef-n-BBQ]

Rachels real name was James Richard Southworth

[@curtisgtrdaddy]

and charlie mills was their drummer til he stabbed bobby ebz over drugs...

[@2AChef-n-BBQ]

@@curtisgtrdaddy Jersey.....geeeeezzzzzz.... Oh wait, my wife is from Jersey😳😲🤯

[@denisefreitas6727]

He is very admired here in Brazil.

[@NashvilleDrumCoach]

Is the audio like 3-4 seconds off?

[@JimmyOlsson]

You should make a part 2 because Skid Row is on the raise again!

[@rnrtruestories]

Here’s the video I did about the time Sebastian Bach injured a fan at a Skid Row show kzbin.info/www/bejne/ooTLpKx5f7iaj5o

[@NachoManRandySandwich]

I'm bit surprised you mentioned the Gilmore Girls which I wasn't aware of and not Sebastians recurring role on Trailer Park Boys

[@chrismizuno239]

Do a video of when Metallica, GNR, and Skid Row performed as GAK at the RIP birthday bash in 1990, please.

[@chrismizuno239]

Can you post a link to the spin article?

[@jonathanjollimore7156]

Sebastian Bach has one of the best voices out there

[@beezysbeatz4924]

13:15 BS nothing's aged worse than metal! Even back then NO RADIO STATION would play ANY Rap songs older than 6 months. Now Rap and HipHop are bigger globally than the other genres combined. But there still is no desire for "classic" Rap or HipHop. Do with that info what you will but it tells me listeners are more musically vacant than the artists they "love".

[@Phrankster163]

We can´t forget that Sebastian Bach also was hilarious playing himself in the Canadian series "Trailer Park Boys" or the incredible disaster project that was "Supergroup" with him, Scott Ian, Ted Nugent and others. What I best remember from that show is that he seemed to always be holding a glass of red wine in every shot!

[@johnbeardshall2898]

When the video mentioned him living in eastern canada the first thing that came to mind was trailer park boys

[@smokeglacken]

The audio is not synced up with the video.

[@ter131]

I love Sebastian Bach! I love Skid Row! LONG LIVE METAL!