Skid Row: Why The Band Fired Sebastian Bach
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- Why Skid Row fired frontman Sebastian Bach
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I cite my sources and they may differ than other people's accounts, so I don't guarantee the actual accuracy of my videos.
Sabastian went from being a wedding singer to fronting one of the best up and coming bands and opening for Bon Jovi practically overnight. And to be fair, he was only 19 years old. I'm not making excuses, but he was young and crazy and the recognition went to his head, and despite his "pretty boy" looks, he had one of the best and most recognizable voices around. Skid Row with Sabastian will always be one of my favorite bands of that era.
Same. I was 20 when I saw them Live with Pantera---twice in 1992. I even tried to imitate his growing his hair. He's still an icon of our past rock n roll days
@Patrick Lee the first time I saw them was when they opened for Bon Jovi, but I stopped paying attention to them after Sabastian left. I believe Skid Row would be relevant today if he didn't leave.
I used to hate the kind of sound Skid Row did but Bach's vocals made me crap my pants at the time... when I finally liked one of their songs, "My Enemy," they broke up lol
I wasn't surprised when I saw that Bach went on to sing in theater productions after he left Skid Row.
@[redacted] he definitely had a powerful voice when he was in his prime. He had a very recognizable voices.
No Sebastian = No Skid Row
During the Slave To The Grind tour with Pantera, I saw them live. I was just a kid then, all wild and stuff.
I tried jumping onto the stage when Bach was right in front of me. All of the security starts pulling me down, and they stop, turn me around, and here's this long left arm sticking down from the stage. Bach pulled me onto the stage, gave me a high five, and yelled into my ear: "Go off the middle, dude!".
I flew off the stage into the crowd.
The most intense experience of my young life up to that point.
Regardless of how much of a douche Bach can be sometimes, that was a pretty rad moment for me.
What city was that? I saw something similar in sunrise, Florida.
🤘
What does "go off the middle" mean?
@Ash Chaya I actually sat there for a brief second wondering the same thing until I realized he meant "dive off the middle of the stage and don't walk off down the stairs".
@@Meatball2022 Dubuque, IA. Five Flags Arena.
I've met Sebastian and he was unlike his reputation had suggested to me over the years. We are the same age, only a few days apart. I remember when his father passed away, it was hard on him as it would me many people. I remember him packing up his dad's stuff and saying how a whole lifetime just fills a truck after your dead. And that was it. I think he's a good guy overall.
I’ve heard a lot of fans that met him and said nothing but good things about the interactions they had.
The man is up-and-down. I’m glad you met him on a good day. I wish every fan could meet him on one of his good days.
He's pretty much a douchebag from what I've read and heard. Full of himself!🥱
@@highlighted_reply bach in comment sections has abused me for no reason...
So... theres that
@@highlighted_replyHES HUMAN FOLKS!!DNT B STUPID!
Rachel once said, "there were nights that cost us more to keep Bach out of jail than we made at the gig"
I really believe that Sabastian and Dave both cut off their noses to spite their faces. As I mentioned before, Sabastian was young and wild, but Skid Row never could capture the magic without Sabastian, and Sabastian never made big as a solo artist. But those of us who had the chance to see them live have some awesome memories.
having his high caliber of singing during this time is a fair entitlement to choose what kind of song he should sing. He was clearly the star of Skid Row and it showed how big a star he really was when they kicked him out and the band almost went dark into oblivion while Bach was pretty much still relevant at that point.
Friends don't take a percentage of other friends publishing rights. Bon Jovi should have just helped out his friend as promised. Dick move.
Welcome to the real world.
Sounds like he did look out for them. Only Sebastian the little whiner thinks different. Doc McGee had to explain to that pleb that he wasn't getting residuals from the first record because he had no song writing credits 😂
Of Course. Jon is a major dick. The worst there is.
@JR Porter that's not at all what he's talking about....and to your point Bach is a dick yes and he didn't write the 1st album but his vocals made skid row, they suck so bad without him
@@Rjensen2 ok boomer
I saw Skid Row in 1992 and I thought wow, that band is awesome live! Then when Sebastian went solo in the late 90's I caught him twice on tour once in 98' and than again in early 2000 and I thought wow I'm seeing Skid Row again. Then when I saw Skid Row open for KISS with a new lead singer I thought, what the Hell is this? This isn't Skid Row, this is the most bland band I've ever seen. Then it hit me, Sebastian Bach was the entire band. Sebastian has so much stage presence when he's performing and he treats every show like it's his last just in case it is!
Hahaha... Ted Nugent disagrees. Man, his "Stage Prescence" was driving him BONKERS during that whole Supernova thing.
I saw him last Friday in New Orleans. He’s awesome as always. Super smart too. The guitarist and bass player look just like Rachel and Snake. It truly gives you the same feeling. I’m happy I got to see Sebastian.
The most tragicomical thing is that the band refused to open for Kiss only so some years later they tour... opening for Kiss 🎄
They didn't refuse to open for Kiss, heck they would have had the circumstances been different,....meaning, they had just come off a long tour and they were tired and burnt out and wanted to spend some time with their families and Sebastian takes a Kiss offer tour without consulting with them first. They never said they were too big to open for Kiss, that's just what whiny Sebastian says, to bash the band that fired him. I've seen multiple interviews with Rachel and Snake and when asked that question they always reply with the tired from a long tour story and not Sebastian's lame story.
@@shellybean9in law, that’s called hearsay though 🤷🏻♀️
Skid Row isn't Skid Row without Bach, it will never work, they need Bach more than he needs them, Bach is an odd guy but he loves Rock and Roll and his fans, I'm glad I got to see them back in the day.
To big to open for Kiss? Skid Row? In 1996? That's actually hilarious! By 96 the world had moved from glam metal to grunge to punk and was just starting nu metal. Plus it hadn't even been 10 years since Skid Row was relevant, not long enough for those over priced nostalgia shows old rock bands like to put on. Skid Row in 96 shouldn't be passing up any paying gigs. Sorry, but that's how it goes in rock and roll!
100 % spot on. Out of all the glam bands out there, I did think Skid Row had potential. Their 2nd and 3rd albums definitely got heavier and their sound matured. The 3rd album had some real bangers but the production was sub par. Sebastian’s pipes were solid. Too bad he’s such an insufferable ego maniac. I understand why so many people in the industry can’t stand him. He’s a glory hound.
Considering Skid Row opened up the ORIGINAL KISS Farewell Tour in 1999-2000, I think SeBITCHian is lying through his teeth.
I saw skid row open for kiss in 99 and they kicked ass!
KISS ARMY FOREVER!!!
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KISS is shite.
Baz is a chore to live with day to day I'm sure we can all agree. But looking at how many singers the band has been through, he might not be the only problem.
Good point. ✌️
That’s what I say. If those guys were so easy to get along with, how is it they’ve been thru 4 singers and 5 drummers?
He may be an ass but he has a great voice. He left some pretty big shoes to fill.
They all sound like big egos
Honestly I thought Johnny was a great vocalist but clearly a bad addict... that one really wasn't on them...
Bach seems like an awesome uncle who stops by once every few years gives you a beer crashes on the couch and leaves in the morning before you wake
Yeah but as you get older you realize that uncle was actually cheating on his wife and an alcoholic and it becomes less awesome and more sad, but the memories are still good
@@boldandbrashcrafts727 I'm glad I dipped out and got married in my 20s. I still have a few "cool uncle" friends and you nailed it, what was funny at 20 is just sad at 50.
I met Sebastian briefly at a couple KISS shows in Toronto Canada, he was a frantic high energy dude that really loved KISS! His book was a good read
My very first concert ever was Bon Jovi and Skid Row opened up for them here in Florida in the late 80’s. Great concert. I’d have to side with Bach on this one. He’s played with tons of other bands and got along great with them. He always seemed humble in his interviews and let’s not forget, he was just a teenager when they blew up. The rest of the band seemed like they wanted full control and kept him in the outside.
I caught that act, in Baton Rouge. It was February 1989, second week of the tour, iirc. Skid Row were largely unknowns at the time, as "18 And Life" wouldn't hit until later in the year. "Youth Gone Wild", their first single, was current at the time. Though it is my favorite track by them, "18 And Life" was their breakthrough hit. Great show, by both acts! If I hadn't clarified, I meant that "Youth Gone Wild" is my Skid Row favorite, even though it didn't have the crossover impact that "18 And Life" did.
I still have to say Sebastians best work was his time spent on The Trailer Park Boys.
He played that role perfectly.
He and Bubbles really were into those model Trains.
Absolutely.
LOL
Bach's brother played in the NHL and he played himself on TPB. That's who should be in the senate rather than retired CBC hosts.
@@michaeljones9301 “before we knew it, we weren’t even drinking in the day time anymore, we were just playing with that fuckin train!! I fucking love model train railroading man… that’s how I became a champion!!”
There's an interview with Nuno, somewhere here on RUclips, where he was on the plane with Skid Row. Someone cut Baz off from drinking and got in a fight with the pilot. The part that stands out the most and literally says it all is when Nuno looks at Snake and says, arn't you going to do something, to which he doesn't do anything and flips his newspaper/magazine like "just another day at the office". That is the most 3rd party, don't have a horse in anyone's race, straight up truth on how out of control Baz was becoming during that time period.
FOUND IT!! It's at the 22 minute mark!! "Hometown Sessions Ep. 6 'Nuno Bettencourt' Sully Erna" in RUclips search!
Thank you for supplying that info. That was a great story! 🤣
Not surprised in the slightest.
What are those nicknames? Why was Baz uncontrollable? You wrote that the person who got into a fight with pilot was someone who cut Baz off from drinking. Or did you mean Baz?
Nvm, watched the interview part.
@@sergrojGrayFace Baz is short for Sebastian. Hope that''s what you were referring to?
@@SundayFoggyNotions yep, to Buz, Snake and Nuno, the latter of which turned out to be an actual name. Thanks for the interview reference, listening to the rest of it now.
The band that wrote the song Youth gone wild.....gets mad that their singer is a youth gone wild. Hmmm.
Anybody that’s been around Sebastian for more than 2 minutes will totally understand why there will NEVER be. a reunion……
God he is an utter childish ass, but lord was he an unbelievable singer back then. IMO I don’t think you can find a rock singer live that was more spot on than their Wembley (I believe it was) concert. Gives me chills just thinking about how he was able to hit every note with ease.
Wembley he sang out of key and was real pitchy the entire set, but that was normal for him
Ronnie James Dio
Freddie Mercury - Wembley wins
He was a childish ass but he has grown up now. He will forever be the only singer for skid row because all those hits were with his voice.
@@deathmetalrob5563 what hits? 18 and life? That song is still crap
PLEASE ? ? ? lol
Sebastian Bach made Skid Row who they were.
You seen how far they got without him lol
have you seen how far Bach has gone without them? last time i saw him he was playing in a tiny bar/dive and it wasn't even packed. And he sounded awful
@@ryant3600 That's nice and all but we are talking about the success of Skid Row, not anybody's solo project lol
Skid Row was over when Bas left.
PERIOD.
Because they called him problem child. And he spent his life on trial
Ever since he was born, they couldn’t hold him down.
@@liquiddevil7396 just another misfit kid in another burned out town.
I bought their first album, on vinyl no less, when I was 10. I was floored by Slave to the Grind since by that time I'd discovered the Holy Trinity of Lightning, Puppets and Justice, with their evil counterparts in Blood, Heaven and Abyss. No it wasn't that heavy but the title track track had a great riff. Always felt like they deserved better than to be tossed out with Poison and Motley Crue
I always thought slave to the grind could have used more cowbell…
Sebastian was Skid Row. Skid Row fired themselves
You truly put together GREAT videos! Thank you! Keep it up!
Skid Row will NEVER be anything again without Bas
Bach isn't anything anymore so it wouldn't matter. Bach can't sing anymore. The guy Skid Row has now is a great fit and has a great voice and no drama with him
His voice is UNIQUE !!! Pure heavy metal !!! No one like him !!! about his personal behavior .... fame at a very young age !!!!
Saw skid row open for guns and roses in 91. They blew g'n'r outta the building.
Wow 😳
Bach was the band seen him open with a skid Row on the Iron Maiden somewhere in time tour in Oakland CA they rocked.
I'm honestly surprised they haven't gotten back together. They would've been a perfect fit for the GNR or Motley Crue tours.
Sabastian Bach had the style, the look, and talent. But his sociopathic ego was what let Skid Row and himself down!
Actually what led the band down is writing shitty songs in the 90s.
He's a drama queen and his own biggest fan
Blessed with a powerful voice. Cursed with a weak temper. Same story for Axl Rose. Nowadays, both singers have lost their amazing voices substantially, and their short tempers substantially, as well. Age takes a physical toll, but usually makes you wiser (to some degree for some to another degree for others).
I'd like to know what happened to Rob Affuso, why was he out? Rob was/is definitely one of my favourite drummers, he drove Skid Row from the drummer's seat for those first three albums and tours very well.
believe it had to do with Seb, he recognised Sebs vocal skills and persona that drew people to the band….no Seb no him…
He did few shows with bach on the 30th anniversary tour. I listened to a few of his interviews, it seems him and bach are friendly/on good terms, but he has no contact with the other three. Really puts into perspective who’s hard to work with
@@jelenav5390 even back in the days circa their debut especially in interviews,that the others were jealous of seb…”stealing their band”…easily fixed
Rob joined the guys after Skid Row in their band Ozone Monday, but didn't like the singer they had or the direction the band was going in, he wasn't feeling it anymore. It had nothing to do with Sebastian being fired. Rob is still friends with the band, while Sebastian is not. Rob wasn't getting along with Sebastian back then either is what I just read in an interview Rob did.
@@jelenav5390 Rob is still friends with the other three btw and 2019 he tried to get both sides talking again, but it only went as far as texting because Sebastian hadn't changed. Dave was for it, the reunion at first, but Sebastian wanted 50% and thus hadn't changed. Rob said he tried, but it was in the end a no go, Sebastian's ego again got in the way. I understand though he's only worth $1.5 million, while the other guys are worth $8 -$9 million each.
He’s a total queen 😂
Another dogsh!t poser band. We used to call him Sabastian Cock. Then it morphed into SUCKbasian Cock. Then into SuckFAGtian Cock. And finally SuckFagDick Cock.
Snake & Rachel didn't mind cashing the checks that " volatile singer provided for them. Without Baz that band would have never been more than a struggling bar band.
Actually the checks they cashed were for songs they wrote. Bach now is a struggling bar act.
You mean cashing the checks for songs they wrote, then yes they don't mind doing that. Sebastian wants that reunion because he's worth far less than they are and NEEDS the money, he's also stuck in the past and sadly can't sing like that anymore.
@@shellybean9
Wrong he's worth more than them. And if he didn't dumb those songs I doubt they would've become such big hits... BTW ... They receive equal royalty checks..
It's a tough situation. Bach is a gifted singer and so uniquely identifiable with Skid Row. He would be nearly impossible to replace. The band may have been better off getting a new singer and then renaming the band, updating their sound, and image. Using the Skid Row name didn't keep them "at the top," and every album they put out, the first words out of anyone's mouth were all comparing it to Bach or talking about "How it's not Skid Row without Bach."
Yes. I think this has to do with personal pride. Sabo is extremely stubborn person. Skid row is his brainchild before Bach even joined and suddenly Back became synonimous with the band more than him. I think his pride is the downfall of the band. He hates Sebastian because he has to depend on him for success and this is probably killing him. Sabo doesnt want to admit that there is no Skid Row without Sebastian and this is the problem. Skid Row will keep on existing on the fringes of obscurity rather than Sabo comming to his senses and give teh fans what they. At this point I think he will rather disband the band than Admit his success in life is in large part due to Sebastian fronting his band lmao.
Pride is a bitch and it is the downfall of many people. The world would have been such a great place if pride and ego didnt exist.
He isn't a gifted singer anymore, and hasn't been for a while.
Gifted singer?! He took vocal lessons before he made it big
@@robotube7361 agree with everything you said just replace sabo with bolan.
@@jelenav5390 Both Sabo and Bolan. But it is nominally Sabo's band. Bolan is second fiddle to Sabo
They felt they were to big to open for Kiss lol
No, they felt too burned out. They would go on the open for Kiss four years later without Sebastian.
Lmao, not true at all.
@@highlighted_reply Actually they did feel to big AT THE TIME which is ridiculous lmao. Sebastian was right on this.
@@robotube7361 They just got off of a tour with Pantera where they lost money..... How would they see themselves as too big to open for Kiss?
@@highlighted_reply Not sure but that is what the video said..
Love Skid Row! Now the thing about "not looking at the shirt " before wearing it, come on! I mean, I can't say he's lying, but who puts on a graphic tee on without looking at it first, whether the content is offensive or not? I have a picture of him with the shirt in question on. It's in an early-90's copy of Metal Edge magazine, which I collected many years' worth of, and still have every one. For those who have seen this shirt, it's totally understandable why Rachel advised against Sebastian wearing it.
I would wear it today 😂
Maybe Sebastian should use Ricky, Julian, and Bubbles as his new managers. That might mend a couple of fences with his old band mates. And, maybe they could all attend a model train show in Augusta, Maine together too. Would help calm the mood.
Patrick Swayze Express and a bunch of songs about kitties.
Sebastian is Goated solely for his recurring appearances in Trailer Park Boys lol
"Who here loves traaaaaaains!!"
The Wiping his arse with a Newspaper also happened in London. It was a copy of The Daily Star, a national tabloid. He then threw the paper into the crowd and it hit my friend's friend in the face.
I'm still amazed at their idea that Skid Row in 1996 was "too big" to open for Kiss...who had just reunited with all the original members and was about to do the biggest reunion tour in history. Skid Row in 1991 wasn't even too big to open for that. Sure as hell they weren't by 96, when nobody was listening to them anymore and they were barely putting any new material out.
Now all that said, I can definitely see why they don't want to deal with Sebastian. I saw them in 91 with GnR, they were fantastic. He's a great singer and performer, but....he's one of those dudes that don't know how to turn it off. So I can understand how they'd not want to deal with that on the road all the time. Too bad they can't find a way to make it work.
They were musically too big
@@yildirimbas You're kidding, right? Skid Row was never a large venue headliner.
They were opening for Van Halen on their last tour with Bach.
They were never remotely too big to open for Kiss, much less Kiss on their reunion tour
@SealofPerfection you dont know what I'm talking about, do you? I meant they were individually way better musicians than kiss members were. Dream theater is not as big as Scorpions commercially but is way bigger musically.
As much as I loved the original lineup with Bach, I hope they don't reunite.
I would prefer Bach and Slash decide to start a band. Their styles would be a perfect match for each other.
When I first did roll with Sebastian Bach I thought he was a really good singer good front man... it's a shame he was such a narcissist he really ruined a good career for himself
Skid row will never be the same without Sebastian Bach. Whoever they get they'll just fall flat on their face because all those songs that are big hits were with him and his voice.
People mock Skid Row for kicking Baz out. I mean it surely wasn't an easy decision but Baz can be really a lot. He always wants the attention, he's full of energy all the time and I get that it can be annoying for the others. Boland and Snake chose him because of his great voice and stage present, but you can't except from them to torture their guts because their lead singer is a diva. Don't get me wrong I like Baz but he gets annoying pretty quickly.
That's what I mean: 5:23
I can't blame them. He is incredibly obnoxious, imagine dealing with that on a daily basis.
Can't be worse than Motley Crue. Their management team had to put down a $10 000 deposit just to get them into the Howard Johnson hotel. All of them were full contact management 24/7. I can live with Sebastian Bach's tantrums. He seems pretty tame compared to some of the other acts around at the time.
Also, I wonder if the band did not want Sebastian to get writing credits on that last album they proposed. I mean, instead of involving him in writing, they insisted they get all the writing credit….
Nobody in Skid Row thought they were too big to open for KISS. That's a lie that has been repeated so much people think it's true. The band wasn't touring at the time and was on a break when Sebas took it upon himself to work them in as the opening act for KISS without consulting anybody in the band. This was typical of Sebas's behavior of doing whatever he wanted, being unprofessional, having no impulse control or tact, and thinking everyone should be fine with it.
Not that I doubt you, but How exactly do you know that?
@@stevenromero3750 I thought it was pretty well known. Snake and Rachel tell the story in virtually every interview they do.
That just the one side of the coin. ✌️
@@Rjensen2 Gotcha, can't say I've seen that myself anywhere. Maybe you can point out so I can watch it. It's always been said that they felt opening for KISS was not in their interest. Also, Sebastian working them in? Doc Mcgee was both KISS and Skid Row's manager so I'm not sure about that part.
@@stevenromero3750 Thats pretty well known. there's plenty of interviews w/ Rach and Snake about it.
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I saw them when they opened for VH in the mid 90's. What a great live band and while I don't think they overshadowed VH, they certainly put out more energy seemed to drive the crowd more than VH did that night. VH with Sammy was also coming to end around that time. Bach is a natural front man with amazing pipes. When I think of Skid Row, I can only imagine them with Bach. They need to put their differences aside and reunite.
It was about a million years ago when i saw them as a backup. I'll never forget the guitar player held an electric drill to the guitar strings and the sound that made. I'll never know if I'd have remembered that band's name at all if it hadn't been for that memorable invention. Not to take anything away from Sabastian, after all I did see him again on stage as a guest singer with Axl and it was quality entertainment!
Aren't you talking about Mr Big? That used to be one of Paul Gilbert's party tricks!
@@wernervanderwalt8541 Yes now that you mention that probably was Mr. Big, backing up what band I can't remember. Very cool party trick! Thank you very much for mentioning Mr. Big!
It sounds like the root cause of the band breaking up was the changing music scene (grudge). When the third album flopped, that didn't help. They had no more inspiration--no more good songs. The personal pettiness would have been easy to move past if there was continuing commercial success.
Bach is right about one thing... nobody is too big to open for KISS.
And Kiss fans would have most likely loved them, too.
Sebastian Bach was Skid Row. Without Sebastian Bach there’s no Skid Row.
The latest Skid Row singer, Erik Gronwall, seems to have 90s era Bach's vocal chops and style down pat without the attitude problems. They're putting out some really promising material now for the first time in two decades. Bach's solo stuff has been hit and miss, but he has still come out with some good tunes.
04:54
That T Shirt read as the following, and was a spoof on the bug killer spray Raid:
AIDS
Kills F*gs Dead
Drugs & alcohol does twisted shit to people. Bach was a complete asshole when doing that crap. Those first two albums are their best work. Today Bach is sober, he's trying his best to be better. Réunion? I don't think so too much ego involved. Unless they all can be humble? I say that's years away of happening. At their age? Not likely will happen. But never know? 🤘🏻✌🏻
Because it's Sebastian Bach
👌🤣
Looks like a modern day Marsha Brady
That is a greedy ass move on bon Jovi part to take the majority of their publishing
They’d jump at the chance to open for Kiss these days
They would've jumped on it back then had they just not gotten off a long tour, they were tired and burnt out and wanted to spend time with their families, but Sebastian goes and takes a Kiss gig offer without consulting the band first. Baz says that's the story, but he only says that to bash the band that fired him. It's known that the real reason is they were tired like I said....heck they did open for Kiss 4 years later.
The latest singer they have is as good as it gets...he's awesome! I was shocked how good he is singing Bach's stuff.
They were a great live band as well as a great sounding vinyl rock band - hard to do the both - sad they had to end this line up which I did see when they opened for Van Halen in 1995
Now Sebastian is looking for a uncle Rico time machine!
He just played a pretty packed show here a few month ago
I wonder what opening for Bon Jovi did for a band back in the day. Like, how could you quantify the exposure in money?
I seen skid row open for kids in 96 in Cleveland with the new guy... My apologies I don't know his name, but he killed it. It was a killer show. I was bummed out want seb singing but I didn't care. Skid rows performance of monkey business on SNL changed my life.
I saw KISS on the reunion tour with makeup (5th show of the tour) in ‘96 in Cleveland at Gund Arena and Skid Row didn’t play. Did they play Cleveland twice on that tour?
@@liquiddevil7396 idk it was skid row, Ted Nugent and kiss I think it was in the spring or summer time it wasn't cold out ik that.
@@liquiddevil7396 you know what it was in 2000 lol man I can't remember shit lol
5:37 wasn't Pantera's Far Beyond Driven the heaviest album to top the Billboard?
The video isn’t accurate. Slave is the heaviest to DEBUT and #1. Far is the heaviest to GET to #1, if I’m not mistaken
@@seanlandonclarke I vividly recall FBD debuted at number one. Billboard charts were printed in the newspaper every week in those days and was absolutely stunned when I saw it.
@@WinterInTheForest it absolutely debuted at Number 1. You are correct.
He probably meant it was the heaviest at the time
Skid Row is my favorite band of all time and to see it come such a pathetic end (yes once sebas left skid row was over) is depressing. It's not often bands get a chance with an anomaly like Bach. If I was snake or scotti, I would gladly take the criticism and follow Sebastian's lead, and not let my pride get in the way.
The real reason the band died was that the music scene changed and the industry wasn't into bands like skid row. Sebastian was maybe the last true rockstar glad he's still around. Saw the band with Eric Gronwall and they put on a pretty good show a decent night out and worth going to see imo.
Bach is why skid row became noticed, b4 then nothing was happening...and to the founders and writers of skid row's music, thats gotta be 1 helluva ego slap...but thats how it goes sometimes.
They SHOULD have listened to Sebastian & opened up for Kiss. He may be a punk at times, but would have been a smart career move/once in a lifetime opportunity for the band in whom they idolize. I think even metallica & lady gaga would open for Kiss. Let's see how long these other 'singers' last under the greedy, tight control of D.S. & R.B. Dont worry about them Sebastian, get cleaned up, continue to work in film/theater & move on to BETTER things, BETTER bands. Take your career to Japan where they STILL play REAL Heavy Metal.
I used to think that if Sebastian Bach couldn't find a job as a singer, he could still work as a model.
For example with "Victoria's Secret"... 🤔😉😀😜
Honestly, to the average person/ outsider, he seems like your typical rockstar. Idk. And he did do their songs justice.
Bach was the last performer I saw before the pandemic shut everything down, Dec 2019 I think it was. I've got to say, he still got the pipes!
I could not name a single song from this band and I was a teenager in the '80s. They never appealed to me.
Wow... To think I used to have a HUGE crush on Sebastian Bach when I was 10/11 year's old... 😮
Every day that passes is a day closer to a full reunion. That's what I keep telling myself.
Saw him on his solo tour a couple of years ago. He was just okay. The worst part was his pathetic slide show on a big screen TV. It was just pictures of him 25 years ago. During the middle of the songs he’d yell “that’s me” while a picture of him and someone like Joe Perry. He played zero new songs and struggled with the old stuff. I understand he needs money but I’ve seen my last show with him as a singer.
18 and life and youth gone wild were written before they fired Fallon
I don't think I could be around him for more than a few minutes. People that are always "on" annoy me. They may as well carry a big sign that reads "Look At Me" in neon.
great frontman , dont think we could hang out and drink beer though , my attitude may play small part in that to not just going to blame him. got issues myself
I recall Kerry Fucking King from Slayer somewhere saying that Sebastian Bach is insane. He seems chiller this century than the last one, but he was an ass in their prime. What a voice though.
So Bas has stated that he contacted KISS and said that they would do the tour, the KISS reunion tour and one of the band members wanted to do some sort of punk side project and would not step away from it to go on this tour. Bas was pissed, being a lifelong KISS fan and called one of the guys during a holiday and tore him a new ass on the answering machine which was heard by everyone in the room. I don't blame Bas at all. The other guys dropped the ball.
I believe the shirt said, "Aids kills (not gonna say it) dead" His apology...my grandma died of Cancer. If someone wore a Cancer kills grandma's dead, I'd be pretty upset. (Or something to that effect)
Not really an apology.
Subhuman Race was a great CD. They were getting heavier and experimenting in a good way. They were all just good song writers
18 and life and youth gone wild had already been written before Falon was pushed out. He performed it with the band is on their released demos.
As a Gay Metalhead for the past nearly 40 years now - I'm 55 - I will say that, while I definitely don't buy the bullshit that he never read what was on the t-shirt (riiight), I can definitely say that Sebastian Bach learned his lesson. He would eventually play the titular dual character in Broadway's _Jekyll & Hyde_ and from that experience he got to meet and work with a lot of gay men and, since then, he has completely 100% changed from his earlier homophobic inclinations to being an absolute Ally. He even recently angrily responded on Twitter to a homophobic rocker (forgetting which one) and absolutely stood-up for us. So, people can change, and in the past 30 years, Sebastian Bach has changed for the better. So, we do need to give him some credit for his personal growth.
Shut up with your bullshit story. It is both laughable and ludicrous.
my first concert was the Kiss tour with skid row opening many many moons ago.
Saw Skid Row in at Irvine Meadows in 91 I think. Pantera opened for them 😳
NOBODY is too BIG to open for KISS
Pfff. Actually many are. but Skid row werent.
Sorry maybe some bands from the 60s or 70s isn't any band from the 80s to big to open for KISS
@@regisvaughan4629 I would say Metallica is to big to open for Kiss...
...or AC⚡DC
After a bunch of these videos, one thing really stands out; you need rich parents to be a "rock star".
Hairband fist fight...lol....now, that is downright HYsterical.
“We’re too big to open for KISS”.
Let that sink in a minute.
That's not really the story, that's the story Bach put out. What was really going on was the rest of the band were pretty burnt out, the last tour they lost money on, They wanted a break and to regroup with the changing of the music scene. And Bach booked the tour without consulting or even letting the guys know what was up. He took it upon himself to book that tour w/ Kiss. I know on the surface a tour sounds great. But a tour takes a lot of money, logistics and time away from family, which the band didn't want to do at that moment. And it wasn't Bach's place to do that
Skid Row is killing it right now. The new singer is incredible.
Great video.
I think it’s awesome that Jon Bon followed through on his pact with Dave - I think that shows he’s genuine.
Sebastian was a flipping amazing talent but his head made David Lee Roth’s look small! (I love VH btw). I’m not surprised he eventually got fired. The bottle incident was pretty horrific - the girl had to have plastic surgery on her face if I recall - who knows how badly that impacted on her?
All that said - the first 2 Skid Row records are 80’s rock perfection! They should all be proud of what they made!
But Jon Bon and Sambora took the lions share of Publishing credits to the early Skid Row stuff….I guess that’s what the big fish did to the little ones back then? And now…
@@GregoryGuay do you mean songwriter publishing? The only way they could do that is if Skid Row agreed to that. It's odd because SR's label Atlantic would also be losers in that deal because the label would have to constantly negotiate with Jovi and Co. permission to use their own artists material in any record release or videos etc. Record companies usually that control.
Or do you mean Jovi took a big cut of Skid Row's merchandise sales - which was common in the 80's - and that is a dick move.
Skid row would be nothing without Bach.
Bach wanted to open but his band mates thought they were to big for KISS? That doesn’t sound like a Bach problem to me, sounds like the rest of Skid Row had their own ego problem…
That's the story Bach put out in an interview.. The real story was that Skid Row was burnt out and wanted a break to be home w/ their families and regroup as they last coupe tours they lost money on and they really didn't want to get back out on the road W/ Bach again in that moment. a few years later Skid Row went out opening for Kiss with a different singer. It wasn't about being to big, it was being to burnt out to do a good job for Kiss. And Bach booked that tour behind the bands back. A tour costs money and time away from families, it's a big deal and big decision. He tried to force the band to do something he had no business doing. It wasn't his band and it wasn't his place.
While Bach's utter craziness always gets most of attention, there are all these dick moves by his bandmates too in this story. Incidents like getting angry at him for reading that letter from authorities, the "we're too big for Kiss warm-up" BS, but most importantly not letting him do more songwriting, which directly lead to band's eventual breakup.
Exactly. So they were angry with him for reading the letter? Well, why did they go along with playing the song they'd been asked not to play then?
Bach's episodes with Trailer Park Boys are hilarious!
Sabo and Jon Bon Jovi should do an album together!!!
He sounds like his own worst enemy.. My Mom and her bestfriends got to hang with him on his tour bus a couple years back. They all said he was very nice took photos with them and talked to them for awhile.