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Skid Row is an American heavy metal band from Toms River, New Jersey.Formed in 1986, the group originally included guitarist Dave "The Snake" Sabo, lead vocalist Matt Fallon, drummer John Ratkowski Jr., bassist Rachel Bolan and guitarist Steve Brotherton (soon replaced by Kurtis Jackson, in turn replaced by Jim Yuhas).
The band's debut album Skid Row, released in January 1989, was an instant success. The record went 5× platinum on the strength of three singles: "Youth Gone Wild", "18 and Life" and "I Remember You", the latter two becoming Top 10 hits. Skid Row supported the album by opening for Bon Jovi on their New Jersey tour.
Past and present members of the rock band Skid Row. Pages in category "Skid Row (American band) members" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total.
In 1990, Bolan legally changed his name to Rachel Bolan Southworth. [3] After high school, Bolan joined with Scotti Hill and other musicians to form a band named Godsend. In 1986, guitarist Dave "The Snake" Sabo was forming the band Darkness, and he brought Hill and Bolan into the band. They changed the band name to Skid Row in late 1986. [10]
Sebastian Philip Bierk (born April 3, 1968), known professionally as Sebastian Bach, is a Canadian-American [1] singer who achieved mainstream success as the frontman of the hard rock band Skid Row from 1987 to 1996.
One of the last glam metal bands to hit the big time before the advent of grunge in the early 1990s, Skid Row had a sound uncharacteristically heavier than their late 80s counterparts. [ 2 ] Hill was also in the band Ozone Monday with singer Shawn McCabe, current Skid Row members guitarist Dave "The Snake" Sabo and bassist Rachel Bolan and ...
Hundreds of artists are set to parade through the streets of Skid Row on Saturday, a brass band booming ... painter and longtime member of Skid Row arts scene "Downtown" Gary Brown LA POVERTY ...
In 1989, the band released their debut album, Skid Row, which was an instant success. The record went multi-platinum and produced the hit singles "18 and Life", "I Remember You" and "Youth Gone Wild". Skid Row turned in a heavier direction on their double-platinum follow-up, the 1991 album "Slave to the Grind".