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| 2.5 average | Matty CONTRIBUTOR | June 13th 23 |
I was listening to "Youth Gone Wild" and I decided to check out the full album and let me tell you, this thing has not aged well whatsoever. The lyrics are atrocious, the song structures are almost all universally bland for the non-singles. The only thing holding this together is Bach with his awesome vocals and some really stellar guitar solos. "Youth Gone Wild" is by far the best track on here, don't @ me.
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| 5.0 classic | Antonius | March 22nd 20 |
I found Skid Row's debut album a landmark release for the glam metal scene. The streetwise lyrics, the ferocious riffs and the persona of Sebastian Bach is what makes Skid Row a classic release in my ears. Recommendations: "Youth Gone Wild", "18 and Life", "I Remember You", "Big Guns".
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| 4.0 excellent | Robbit | December 19th 16 |
Skid Row's debut album catapulted this New Jersey heavy metal band from relative obscurity to one of the most talked about new acts
of 1989. Their combination of cleverly crafted hard rock riffing with infectious pop-metal hooks made them seem like an American
update of The Sweet. Their songs were catchy enough to appeal to girls, yet just edgy enough to appeal to a male audience.
Undoubtedly, it was their vocalist Sebastian Bach that provided the X-factor this band needed to rise so quickly among such stiff
competition in that genre. His brash, powerful vocals are confident, powerful and just a tad over-the-top here, although this would
prove to be more of a strength for him at this point in time. His performances got him noticed, but his prima donna antics and
belligerence also grew tiresome very quickly for his band and many of its fans. He suffered from the same "lead singer's disease"
that also made Axl Rose become so insufferable. Thus, Skid Row's quick rise would also become a very fast descent within just five
years.
SKID ROW was a promising start and remains a great hard metal album to revisit from time to time. It's just sad that Skid Row
followed the same path as Guns 'N Roses and too quickly saw their fortunes evaporate almost as quickly as they came.
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| 4.0 excellent | GnFnRs87 | September 13th 11 |
The ballads stop this from being a normal glam metal record, the likes of which were put out all the time during the 80's. This is one of the better ones. Briefly compared to Guns N' Roses and although Skid Row never hit those heights they would produce one of the better debut albums of the 80s.
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