Skid Row

‘87年秋天成立于美国扭泽西州的重摇滚新秀Skid Row，成员包括主唱Se-bastian Bach，吉他手Dave ‘The Snake’Sabo与Scotti Hill，贝斯手Rachel Bolan及鼓手Rob Affuso。Dave与同属扭泽西州的摇滚超级巨星Jon Bon Jovi(Bon Jovi主唱)自小同在热爱摇滚乐的环境中成长，并在Jon的鼓励下组成「Skid Row」，Jon更推荐「Skid Row」担纲演出今年Bon Jovi全美巡回演唱的暖场，这对一支甫推出处女专辑的新团无疑是一项无上的鼓励与肯定。首张同名的专辑「Skid Row」由Michael Wagener制作，吉他手Dave与Scotti快速交替默契搭配的演奏—气呵成的精彩表现，主唱Sebastian运用自如的宽广音域则有称职演出，绝大部分作品仍承袭重摇滚乐团偏好的大胆题材与狂野风格，但仍不乏似‘I Remember You’ 诚挚稳健的抒情佳作，从专辑已缔造金唱片销售佳绩及各类频繁演出看来，‘80年代末慰为风潮的摇滚新生代又有一匹黑马的窜起。 The material on Skid Row is mostly typical pop-metal fluff, but since Skid Row was one of the hardest bands to find commercial success during the hair metal fad, the songs sound angrier and more aggressive than the lyrics and hooks might indicate. Part of this is due simply to the musical talent in the band, and part of it is due to vocalist Sebastian Bach; his tendency to oversing actually gives some much-needed nasty attitude to most of the songs, and when the music does match those sentiments (i.e., "Youth Gone Wild"), the results fulfill, rather than merely hint at, Skid Row's potential. But the melodies and songwriting are pretty consistent throughout the album, even if they aren't as close to true heavy metal as they sound. The hit power ballads "18 and Life" and "I Remember You" are musically generic, but Bach's over the top delivery makes them guilty pleasures as well.