skid row

skid row's first opus was one of the first cds i bought. after liking slave to the grind, i was told i would like that one. so i trusted ...
skid row has 3 absolutely great songs: 18 and life, i remember you and the main anthem: youth gone wild
the first one is a powerballad, the second is a less powerballad and the last one is a damn f**ckin' heavy memorable anthem.
you gotta love it :)
i like also sweet little sister and big guns. piece of me and midnight tornado are not bad either...
the rest is forgettable.
it is much more simplistic -compared to the 2nd opus-, but composition is good and vocals are fantastic. they could have been a great group since they had talent and manners, but sadly they separated ...

8/10 nice to have

Slave to the grind

Second record for Skid Row. 1991. Heavy metal.
Seb Bach's vocals are great and compositions just seem to perfectly fit in. However I would say that are the mid tempo ones the ones that i appreciate more.

Monkey business opens the record, after a soft guitar accords, the songs gets heavier and heavier. Slave to the grind begins and finishes heavy. Both songs great ones.
Then I become interested in Quicksand jesus, strange title isn't it?. A mid tempo, but with the vocals intensity becomes great.
Get the fuck out just reminds you how to think in a person you do not specially like ;-)
Riot act, and then the greatest In a darkened room, a great power-ballad which help to make Skid Row a name amongst the biggest.
Wasted time another great mid tempo which was favorite of mine time ago.

Skid Row are not indispensable as some books may say. I can't even think they are amongst the 50 greatest HM bands from all history, but they could have been if the band would not have done a really horrible third record, nothing to do with first and second, and later to part ways. Shame! It was a great young promise.

8/10 nice to have