Skid Row should be at the top10 of the best Hard Rock bands ever in all rankings around the world... Forget about those politically correct rankings by Rolling Stone and all that shit.
These New Jersey guys began playing in small clubs in '87 and soon they signed with Alantic Records by the hand of Doc McGhee (Bon Jovi manager). The album was produced by none other than Michael Wagener.
After touring opening for Bon Jovi in their New Jersey tour, Skid Row debut album was release enjoying massive success. Their S/t soon climbed to # 6 in the US selling more than 5 millions copies. 4 Singles were release... Youth Gone Wild US # 99, 18 And Life US # 4, I Remember You US # 6 and Piece Of Me.
1991 Saw the release of their second album. Slave To The Grind debuted at # 1 in the US and sold 2 millions copies. The sound of this second effort was much heavier so maybe that was the reason why none of the singles reached the Top 40. Only Wated Time reached Hot 100 # 88. Other singles were Monkey Business, Slave To The Grind and In A Darkened Room.
In support to Slave To The Grind the band toured opening for Guns 'N' Roses and later alone as main act.
Soon after was release B-Sides Ourselves wich reached US # 58. The E.P. is a collection of covers of songs by bands like Kiss, Rush or Judas Priest among others.
After that the band released Subhuman Race in 1995, an album influenced by Grunge and Alternative Rock and a commercial failure. The band toured opening for Van Halen in the US and when they were about to tour with Kiss, due to a discussion about that, Sebastian Bach was fired from the band... and that was all.
In 1999 the band was reformed with new lead singer Johnny Solinger releasing a couple of poor albums, Thickerskin and Revolutions Per Minute.
As couriosity you should know that the band had to pay for the rights of the name to Gary Moore because his first band was called Skid Row.
Here it is a compilation of some of the videos released from their first two albums and the E.P. ... Turn up the volume an enjoy it!!
Youth Gone Wild
18 And Life
I Remember You
Piece Of Me
Monkey Business
Wasted Time
In A Darkened Room
Quicksand Jesus
Psycho Love
Little Wing
