Skid Row
One of the best 1980's and early 1990's American heavy metal bands; that ever existed. They wrote very
mature content; but were very overlooked and overshadowed. (both by the Glam metal i.e. Guns N' Roses; and Grunge music scenes. i.e. Nirvana; But still managed to stand-tall.)Their music and lyrical content was about Relationships, partying/good times, tragedy, life's struggles/hardships and life out on the streets.By 1996;
Sebastian Bach left the band. He noticed the band were starting to become egotistical assholes with their new found success; and begin to disagree with them on creative issues; so he opted to quit the band. Skid Row never really recovered without him in the mainstream and later
faded into obscurity. Their music skill declined as musicians as well; and the new "Skid Row" without him, sounds like a painful post-grunge Nickelback or Creed version.
Seb's departure somewhat hindered
Skid Row's fanbase; and alienated a lot of original fans. Skid Row needed Sebastian Bach more than he needed them.If Skid Row continued with Seb, they might have became the next Alice in Chains.
Skid Row
by 7-String on Feb 16, 2010 04:02:27
(n) A very nice late
80's rock band that really made it big with their song "18 And Life".
They have very enjoyable rifts and solos. Nothing beats their rebellious song "
Youth Gone Wild".
Still listened to today mostly by people in their late
30's to early 40's. Also enjoyed by some teenagers.
Example:
Billy: "Dude, what are you listening to?"
Brad: "Skid Row."
Billy: "
Heck yes, man."
skid row
by Dougie D on Jul 23, 2006 11:10:20
"Skidding" refers to the method of moving logs/timbers by dragging them along the ground. Before the age of trucks and the internal combustion engine Skidding was done by teams of horses/mules/oxen driven by burly men of a rather low station in life. A skid road led from the outlying area where timber cutting was done to the
sawmill usually near a city or source of power such as a millrace. "
skid row" referred to the row of low cost wooden
shanties which sprang up along the skid road. Persons living in these shanties were associated with or subservient to the
skidders, timber cutters etc and usually represented the lowest station in the social life of a town or village.
Skid row was often populated with prostitutes, homeless, paupers, transients etc.
Example:
After being
foreclosed on by the bank, the
widow Jenkins and her children
had go live on skid row and take her chances.
skid row
by Ixy on Jul 29, 2003 14:58:29
Example:
Joey was found in skid row after losing his job, wife, and home thanks to the
greedy corporation that
laid him off.
skid row
by RubyMoon on Apr 20, 2005 11:47:00
Late 80's heavy metal band. Their second album,
Slave To The Grind, was the first metal album to debut at Number #1 in the American charts.
Singer: Sebastian Bach/ replaced with Johnny
Solinger (1998)
Bassist: Rachel Bolan
Guitarist:
Scotti Hill
Guitarist: Dave Sabo
Drums: Rob Affuso/ replaced with Phil Varone
skid row
by Rob on Sep 09, 2004 23:20:23
skid row is a slang term meaning the area of shantys and/or
shacks along the side of the
railroad tracks outside of a
boom town. perhaps it has something to do with the area of track that the train skids to a stop entering the town, but I am unsure about this.
It can also mean, death row.
Example:
Yeah, so? i'm from the other side of the tracks, i'm from skid row, you wanna make something of it?
Poor
uncle Jesse, He's been on skid row for 3 years now,
I don't know if they're ever going to put him to death.