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[@motleysurfer]

This song is about Steven Adler, the original Guns n Roses drummer. he was kicked out of GnR cause of his massive heroin addiction. After that he had a stroke and heart attack. he's alive and sober now but has a problem with his speech.

[@GrandpaOCE]

such an amazingly sad story and Sebastian really gives you the feels with this, i've lived this in a way its so hard to watch somebody you love basicly destory themselves i cry so hard when i hear this song it takes me days to get over one listen

[@EsoxLucius21]

Wow. I never knew that. Thanks for the info!

[@julieschultz6363]

Wow. How about that. I have a very convoluted GnR/Slaughter/Bon Jovi/Skid Row connection: For starters, I think everybody knows that there would've never been a Skid Row without Bon Jovi. Several years ago, I became good friends with Phil Varone (Saigon Kick drummer) when he was playing with Skid Row and we would chat for hours at night. (My husband thought it was kinda cool that a rock star had the hots for his wife ~LOL~.) One evening, in fact, Phil was quite excited because they'd just had dinner at Jon Bon Jovi's house, which blew his mind. I even got to chat with Snake that night. At that same time, I had a roadie friend I'd met through Slaughter and he was now with Bon Jovi. That Thanksgiving, I got to party with Skid Row after an Atlanta concert, but Bas was no longer with them. 😢 A few years ago, Steven Adler had his own band, Adler, and my friend Jacob Bunton was his lead singer and the man who kept him out of trouble. That's just an example of how small the world can be.

[@motleysurfer]

@@julieschultz6363 Thats a rad story.

[@bobthebear1246]

I had no idea. Great info!! Thanks!!

[@danareynolds1786]

Brother Sebastian Bach has THE voice for power ballads. His ability to carry a note for a day and a half is beyond incredible.

[@yvonnesanders4308]

'I remember you'

[@jaimegriesbach6770]

AMEN TO THAT

[@nitro_001newman2]

Sebastian Bach, just reaches a vocal level few can touch, and then he adds unmatched emotion to it. I don’t see how he’s not a top 5 rock vocalist of all-time on anyone’s list.

[@amanda5764]

Agree

[@randominc.2251]

Well ...He is in my top 15...There are just to many great singers to really rank them correctly...

[@nicolebrown1927]

Sebastian don't be singing, Sebastian be SANGIN'!!!!!👏👏👏👏👏😄💙

[@lisastevens7008]

One of the best vocal performances by one of the best vocalists of the era. That man's voice was/is FIRE!

[@johnnykelley3727]

Sebastian Bach was 1 in a trillion. He sings with so much power and emotion. Never be anyone better!!

[@Mel-jh3sz]

This is my favourite Skid Row song because it's so deep. I love how Sebastian can sing the hell out of anything and apart from Steven Tyler I've never seen another singer like him.

[@Drumit22]

Skid row was the most underrated bands of the late 80s

[@bfernuttz3737]

My favorite “80’s” band!

[@bobthebear1246]

1988-1992 actually

[@geebee636]

@@fasteddie777666 Not all Skid Row fans like their "Subhuman Race" album but I like it too so its 3 albums for me

[@geebee636]

Their debut album alone stayed in the charts for years I don't think you could consider that an underrated band

[@Neonbob]

Candlebox is also underrated. Alter bridge underrated. Nothing but great music

[@christhompson1913]

Skid Row frontman Sebastian Bach wrote the lyrics to this song about his friend Steven Adler, who was the original drummer for Guns N' Roses. Adler had a severe heroin addiction that affected his performance, and the band fired him in 1990. He struggled with addiction for most of his life, even appearing on the TV show Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew in 2008. Yes horse is a name for heroin !! Steven is actually doing really good now ! He came back and beat it real good so Far !

[@davidsekowski1710]

A carcass searching for a soul!!! 🤯 absolutely haunting lyrics!

[@leedeestapleton2296]

Lovin’ the Skid Row train you’re on! Their “Slave to the Grind” should be next, if ya wanna. 🤘😁

[@bfernuttz3737]

Such an underrated song!

[@js6729]

The whole Slave to the Grind album was killer

[@illustrated369]

Well I wont be the one left behind!

[@brianmelendy9844]

Slave To The Grind is a real rockin tune.

[@leedeestapleton2296]

@@js6729 Agreed!

[@charlesmcphilomy8367]

Sebastian Bach could strip the paint off of a wall just from hus voice, and this song proves it.

[@crownmithrix]

I’d love to see a reaction to In a Darkened Room by Skid Row. A highlight of theirs for sure

[@phatmanpushimbak8903]

Love the epilogue. It rings especially true for me. i'm 7.5 years clean from a decade long opiate/benzodiazepine addiction. That doesn't make me a better person than anyone else embroiled in their own battle, but I'm living, breathing proof that it CAN be done. When this song came out, I was in grade 8 and I fell in love with it thinking "I'll never let that happen to myself". Well, it happened. My only advice is do what I did, never give up hope that colour will come back into the world one day. Fight the good fight. Much love.

[@leesarobinson2957]

Respect for you.. you def. earned it .. Fight the good fight~ Every day..

[@matthewayres1641]

1 day at a time my brother, it's a constant struggle, but still worth the daily battle. For me I've been clean and sober for 30+ yrs and still it's a battle.

[@mightyneponset1560]

“Bruh.” Just says it all, Jamel, you share his pain because you share his humanity.

[@whynot2734]

well said

[@mikemandrake3026]

"You said you'd never let me down but the horse stampeades it rages in the name of desperation"

[@stonemills1546]

One of my all time favorites its one of the most powerful songs ever and Sebastiáns vocals make it everything.

[@carograh]

Yes Sebastian has said the song was written about Steven Adler who was the former drummer for guns and roses & was fired for his heroin addiction

[@KrisThroughGlass]

Really? I didn't know that. Interesting! Thanks for sharing.

[@carograh]

@@KrisThroughGlass YW 👍🏻

[@blgeiger71]

I have heard that over the years as well, and I am happy as heck to report that Steven is indeed alive & well. A close friend of mine traveled nearly 13 hours back in May 2019 to see Autograph open up for Steven Adler's Appetite for Destruction (solo band playing GnR songs from that album). The show was in Pennsylvania and we were fortunate enough to meet Steven and hang out backstage before the show - super cool, approachable, and beautiful spirit y'all! He does have some slurred speech goin' on, but man...he can still play his kit with skill and ease. So good.

[@melcatley3437]

Such a shame as Gnr were never the same after Steven was kicked out. The current line up is just a circus, nothing like the gritty, dirty rock n roll the original five produced.

[@garywilliams2188]

Sebastian has done things on Broadway, Phantom of the opera, and Jesus Christ Superstar. He's very diverse, and under rated. He was also very smart about marketing himself, and investing his money. Not a dumb rockstar. He still performs with his solo band. And still has his voice.

[@snakecharm13]

He was never in Phantom, but he was in Jekkyl and Hyde, rocky Horror, and JCS. I was fortunate enough to see all three.

[@bellelovelight1163]

Yes especially as they did all that work in the early days and didn't get paid accordingly

[@ePelle741]

"And the horse stampedes in rages in the name of desperation." Oh man, that lyric there pierces my heart. Such a truly amazing song!

[@elbubsio4947]

The song is about Sebastian Bach's friend, Steven Adler, the drummer for Guns N' Roses. He was using heroin a lot at the time and this was Sebastian's pleas for him to stop.

[@melissas4874]

I love this song. In A Darkened Room is another beautiful song. Sebastian Bach is such a great singer.

[@nicolebrown1927]

Sebastian would always give me chills the way he used his unbelievable range, the emotion he pulls out of their lyrics with his singing and the emotion he'd have in his handsome face.☺💙

[@jotacebrian1705]

That's what you call a power ballad. Sebastian Bach's vocals are otherworldly, not to mention how good looking he was back then.

[@fantasmigorical8618]

*I'm so glad you're on a Skid Row journey❤*

[@ajporoznik9738]

This song just rips me apart every time I hear it. I lost someone very close to me 20 years ago. Every line of this song is so hard to hear because it's so close to my situation. The feeling that I couldve and should've done more but didn't. 😭

[@planojag595]

This song is a masterpiece! No one sings like Baz anymore.

[@darkghoulrecords]

He sang his ass off on this!

[@rshells9755]

I've always considered him the best vocalist from the entire hair band era.

[@spongedebfatpants1308]

Not even Baz sings like Baz anymore. It's a shame.

[@LN-Lifer]

Teen boys out Skid Row posters on their walls. Girls put Bach's on theirs. We pretended they were silly but we couldn't deny he was a beautiful man

[@MrJetlagman]

"The Horse stampedes in rages", pretty much stand for the addiction in need of its fix.

[@julieschultz6363]

Sebastian Bach has such a magical voice. And decades later, he can still hit all the high notes.

[@spongedebfatpants1308]

Not sure where you're hearing him still hitting the high notes. Everything I've heard from him lately is awful. And he used to be my favorite male singer.

[@julieschultz6363]

@@spongedebfatpants1308 Okay. He can still hit more than most singers his age. He does earn respect for not dropping the keys to make the notes easier to hit. I hate to see aging singers feel the need to do that.

[@poppycock6572]

I ❤ Jamal's reviews!!!!!!

[@davidsekowski1710]

Wasted Time, In a Darkened Room & Quicksand Jesus are possibly the best songs of that generation and it’s all on one album. Sebastian could hit notes so out of range from regular singers. Absolutely incredible

[@johnbecker3643]

Sebastian Bach had one of the best voices for his era. Highly underrated.

[@randycomerford2038]

Man thats a killer fucking song. His vocals are incredible and the guitar is screaming...amazing but very sad song.

[@stellahall8321]

I have lost so many beautiful souls in my life from drugs. I've been clean 4 15 yrs. Most of my childhood friends are gone. That's why I remain clean. R.I.P. allmy beautiful souls ❣️

[@tracygalley8713]

Congratulations on your sobriety success 💙

[@stellahall8321]

Thank you 😘

[@syndicateathletics7072]

this song brings tears every time I hear it.

[@RSPDiver]

This song always reminds me of my best friend, Alan. We were super tight, and I joined the Navy and lost touch due to distance. But even when this song was released he was on the path to follow the theme of this song, which he ultimately did. Tears me up every time I hear it.

[@jonniecollins3636]

Sebastians voice is like no other. My all time favorite

[@zackrolbiecki4956]

Yea man lost my best friend of 25 years a few years back. Hurts everyday. Give Candlebox “far behind” a look. Deep message

[@scarletjohnston741]

Candlebox "Far Behind" is a heartbreaker about losing a friend to drugs. I'm holding back tears listening to this. It's been a while since I've heard it 🥺

[@TimboPako]

You're the only person out of all the other reaction videos to recognize the street slang of "horse" or specifically the symbolism of the "white horse". Others don't get it or never even made mention of, which leads me to believe they just so happen to see a random stampeding and raging farm animal in a song about heroin addiction. To them, it may as well have been a stampeding and raging cow, pig, goat, llama, perhaps even a chicken.

[@dianesaienni5466]

Probably one of the best anti heroin songs/videos out there. That last look at the all American kid shooting up in a bathroom says it all.

[@Oniuzzi]

Most underrated vocalist

[@MrJohnp93]

This song always makes me think about my friend Alex, miss you brother.

[@Kim-hc5si]

Sebastian went and spent a year+ on Broadway playing Jekyll & Hyde. BROADWAY. But yeah, this is about Steven Adler - his close friend and drummer for Guns N’ Roses. It’s sad, man.

[@mikemontgomery5001]

And a little Jesus Christ Superstar

[@mireilleblacke6567]

And a little bit Rocky Horror Picture Show. *wink*

[@Kim-hc5si]

@@mireilleblacke6567 😃! 👋👋👋

[@ryanbarnard6181]

Yes..the song is about stephen Adler ..original drummer for guns n roses and his heroin addiction

[@andersonrichie]

Hey man, you should try In a Darkned Room, by Skid Row... It's about child abuse, and many people claim that this song help them to passing through... Cheers from Brazil man...

[@shanekneeshaw3483]

Oh yeah 🤘🤘

[@marykay19595]

Sebastian was of the "younger generation" that was the perfect frontman. Plus, he is very nice.

[@julieschultz6363]

Really? Have you met him? I thought he was known for being a jerk.

[@marykay19595]

@@julieschultz6363 He was very nice to me.

[@marka9357]

I love your commentary man, and the thoughtful way you aim to understand the lyrics. Way cool.

[@theironfox2756]

"The horse stampedes and rages" hints the specific drug.

[@lauranell2978]

Jamel, the horse also means the mind! All the best beautiful one!

[@jason7775600]

Great reaction! Awesome band!!! 🎸

[@Chick_N_A_Flick]

My favorite song by them. Bach’s voice is so powerful on this one. Great choice, Great reaction. You were exactly right about the meaning of this song. I can feel it also when he sings.

[@wendyg1059]

"Slave to the Grind" yo! The chorus to that song is my life's mantra!

[@Kezza3451]

Just found your channel tonight & loving going through all the old metal songs from my childhood. 90’s rock was the best!!! See had THE best voice for rock ballads. Please keep doing rock/metal songs 😎

[@jeffphillips9588]

You’re reaction was so true and real to this song. This is such an amazing song by SR cause it’s from the heart and like you said, you can hear the pain in Sebastian’s voice. Out of all the reactors to this song, yours was by far the most relatable the way you understood and explained it. Thanks and keep up the great reactions friend!

[@chellj8175]

Love love Sebastian’s voice and his awesome vocal range!!! ❤️❤️❤️ He has some pretty awesome hair too!!

[@KrisThroughGlass]

Great reaction, amazing song. I loved it as a teenager and I'm still moved by it whenever I hear it somewhere. I think this song was one of the reasons I never tried harder drugs, even if I had friends who did in my late teenage years. Greetings from Germany!

[@karaminalee]

So haunting. Especially with Sebastian’s voice.

[@Hailme75]

Always been one of my favorite voices. So good!!

[@MR-pc9jd]

Yours is the fourth reaction video of this song I’ve watched. Yours is by far the most genuine, and I’m so happy you understand it

[@pasleymusic]

My favorite Skid Row song

[@jamesstarks3676]

The White horse stampedes and rages is his friend succumbing to his heroine addiction.

[@gps9715]

He was addicted to courageous, epic women...?

[@rucker66]

Dedicated to my my son who passed away from a heroine overdose ....song hits hard...I will never be the same...Love you Bill...till we meet again

[@antimurphy8212]

Jamel-- thank you for expanding your mind and rocking out!! Thank You for sharing...you rock Bro! 🤘

[@juliahornbeck6942]

You are the only one doing these first listening sessions who gets it! You got everything spot on. Glad you liked it

[@williamtaylor9368]

Lyrics You and I together in our lives Sacred ties would never fray Then why can I let myself tell lies And watch you die every day? I think back to the times When dreams were what mattered Though talking youth naivete You said you'd never let me down But the horse stampedes and rages In the name of desperation Is it all just wasted time? Can you look at yourself When you think of what You left behind? Is it all just wasted time? Can you live with yourself When you think of what You've left behind? Paranoid delusions they haunt you Where's my friend I used to know? He's all alone, he's buried deep within A carcass searching for a soul Can you feel me inside Your heart as it's bleeding Why can't you believe You can be loved I hear you scream in agony And the horse stampedes and rages In the name of desperation Is it all just wasted time? Can you look at yourself When you think of what You left behind? Is it all just wasted time? Can you live with yourself When you think of what You've left behind? You said you'd never let me down But the horse stampedes and rages In the name of desperation Is it all just wasted time? Can you look at yourself When you think of what You left behind? Is it all just wasted time? Can you live with yourself When you think of what You've left behind? The sun will rise again The earth will turn to sand Creation's colors seem to fade to grey And you'll see the silky hands of time Will write your final rhyme And end our memory Oh, no! I never thought you'd let it get this far, boy Oh, I never thought I never thought you'd let it get this far, boy Oh, no! I never thought I never thought you'd let it get this far, boy No! I never thought you'd let it get this far, boy

[@gregkirkland3468]

Again, I never thought about the background story or this song but you’re right on. Horse or H is a name for heroin. You’re reaction is spot on! Great reaction! Thank you for bringing Skid Row back into my life. Their music is great music to work out to!

[@KingGhidorah_]

'Horse' is a euphemism for heroin. His friend threw his life away with his addiction. "The horse stampedes and rages" refers to the addiction running rampant inside him, taking over his existence, ruining his life and, in the process, their friendship. "Paranoid delusions they haunt you Where's my friend I used to know? He's all alone, he's buried deep within A carcass searching for a soul"

[@shayneramsay1388]

Sort of gives you a wakeup call with songs like this. Sebastian's voice adds so much power to the song.

[@valmac3887]

His voice in this song gives me chills.

[@ivyguedes5257]

Sebastian Bach um grande vocalista, aliás o maior vocalista. Sem Sebastian Skid Row se acabou, cometeram um erro fatal. Sempre amaremos Sebastian um lindo anjo na terra,

[@troublesa76]

Sebastian Bach is a great vocalist, indeed the greatest vocalist. Without Sebastian Skid Row is over, they made a fatal mistake. We will always love Sebastian a beautiful angel on earth,

[@itsshowtimebitch]

He is the best rockstar ever! His voice makes me cry lol

[@poguemom3]

Def Leppard “Love Bites” is another fave of mine! Loving these metal throwbacks! 💜

[@93kingu]

Yes, bro...Slave to the Grind...gotta do it now. Really you have little choice and trust us here...you will love it! Thanks man and keep up the good work. One of the top five if not best reaction channels out there!

[@rebeccarockchik6704]

His vocals are amazing in this song. ❤

[@lynndegrave6689]

His amotions in this song is so powerful!

[@passionfreak69]

makes me think of my brother i lost to addiction, 7 years now. rip Sully!

[@mightyneponset1560]

I lost my oldest brother, also named Sully (Sullivan) to a heroin overdose on his 50th birthday

[@barbaraslacum4043]

Lost my daughter at 25 to drugs

[@scarletjohnston741]

Hugs and love to all of you in this thread. May you find comfort in the memories of the love you shared with your loved ones 🙏💜

[@jon-pauldupont5746]

Condolences to all. No one should have to go through that

[@RPostVideos]

My brother was a drug addict for most of my life. He doesn't 27 years in prison and is finally out. He's a truck driver and doing really good! ❤️ Thank God!!!

[@orchurch]

This album came out the year I turned 30 in a couple of weeks I hit 60...Still one of my favorite albums.

[@BronYrAur26]

One of my favourites. Saw Sebastian Bach at Barrymore's in Ottawa a couple years ago (small venue gig) and he still sounds great.

[@roselynnerossenbach3767]

This song makes me think of my now ex-husband. After 20 years of marriage and 2 children we divorced. I tried for years to help him cope with alcoholism. I finally decided for the mental health of our children to love him from a far. I continue to pray that one day he will overcome those demons. It's been 3 years and I continue to check up on him and encourage him. Addiction is a horrible thing to watch someone go through. Thank you for the amazing reactions and keeping great music alive.

[@gracetrumpslaw]

Thanks for reviewing Skid Row, a band that really captured pure energy, talent, showmanship, anthems, of rock and roll .. this was the epitomy of rock and roll, fun, dangerous, energetic, emotional, Skid Row (for two albums) got it, like none other.

[@erikvaldur3334]

Probably my favorite song by the Skids. They really knew how to paint/color a picture with their lyrics and instruments. Very powerful tune that reaches out and grabs you like no other song does. Shout out for a really tasty gtr solo. Fits so well in this song. I met a couple of these guys in a gogo bar in Asbury Park one night. Tracey Guns was with them. They just came from Rachel Bolens' wedding. Nice guys too.

[@sharonpate5481]

I’m gaining a new appreciation for the music I grew up with by watching with you! Love it 🥰☮️

[@vinteren4734]

It hits my heart too man . Such great songwriting and performance by everyone in the band

[@vinteren4734]

And also , yeah . Your'e right about the heroin/horse connection . So many good people lost to it . Most just trying to escape inner turmoil . It is such a shame

[@vinteren4734]

Heroin destroys peoples souls

[@savvannah]

I absolutely love watching someone connect to music as I do, for the first time. I grew up in this era and I have always loved this band. Sebastians voice and range is so powerful. As a singer, he is so sadly underrated.

[@adamblakeney8446]

Seen Sebastian Bach in concert with axle rose and the other guns and roses band when slash etc. Were beefing with him. The new "guns" still slayed and Sebastian played all the skid row classics. Was a great time and really first and only concert with my bro.

[@pamelabaldwin2923]

Thank you for playing this song...yes it is a bad ass song.... jamel your now officially a Head banger🤟🎸

[@kristykandiko9401]

Thank you Jamel! Love this song 😊✌

[@cashlandis3523]

Another Amazing song and great reaction bro thanx for jamming with me. I'm 50 I was a teenager when those guys came out thx for bringing back some good memories much respect J

[@chrisszafranski9188]

This song is so freakin deep and brings me to tears every time I hear it. But this is why it is my favorite Skid Row song. This whole album is full of meaningful songs. Thank you for what you do Jamel and keep the music going!!!! Thank you again!!!!

[@justinfoy7514]

This is Skid Rows best song, followed by I Remember you and Slave to the Grind. Thank you Jamal for keeping great music alive!

[@tmmondhink4056]

I just subscribed! I’m with LeeDee on the Skid Row train!! Play them ALL! No one had pipes like Sebastian!!

[@Bacchus69]

The lead singer, Sebastian Bach, his father was a famous artist, his sister was a super model and his brother played professional hockey as goaltender in the NHL. A very talented family.

[@gabeackerman4964]

The Cover art for this album was painted by his father

[@Bacchus69]

@@gabeackerman4964 I never knew that but I'm not surprised.

[@Atrahddis]

Skid Row was my favorite rock band when I was an early teenager!!! Slave to the grind is of the best hard rock/metal albums I've ever heard... Snake & Bolan we're very good songwritters with deep lyrics ... And of course, Bach got of most powerful voices in rock. Skid Row was a great rock band: voices, compositions, solos, drums, all the band no doubt.... Love them even their musical career was very brief!!!

[@JM-iu2md]

one of the absolute most perfect vocal track ever recorded hands down

[@kittykattz2168]

Thank you so much Jamel , you are on point and i enjoyed watching you feel and react to this song. I can feel the pain and his vocals just bring it directly through me as well. Lost my sister to this disease, and a few friends along the way as well. There is a point you have to walk away from enabling them but not loving them. It hits you deep , and this song somehow helps me through it . Thank you again I enjoy you and appreciate you are so genuine.

[@busterv7926]

Sir, you're pulling at the heart strings tonight. 1st, Skid Row is the soundtrack of my youth. No one can cry like Bach. It's beautiful, I agree. 2nd, Thank you for your words after the song. I needed to hear that, right in that moment. Tmrw will look different to me now, and I welcome it. Keep doing what you're doing, with the knowledge that it IS working. I see you. 🙏 P.S. I would love to see your reaction to the other side of Skid Row. "Livin' on a Chain Gang" is a powerful message, in a heavier setting. thnx

[@FitnessFactoryOutletQuakertown]

"And the horse stampedes and rages in the name of desperation"...FN GENUIS!

[@casstelles]

I like many songs from Skid Row, but I want to say this is one of the top songs from the band. This song talks about specific things that happened, but it can be applied to one outside the lyrics. It is a song that talks about a first person view, but can be seen in a third person of oneself. It really makes you think from the story and yourself. Moving from the philosophical view.

[@andreaknapp2394]

Keep bringing the Skid Row! Such a great band!