Lead singer Sebastian Bach said the song was written about the spiraling effect of drug use on his friend Steven Adler, the original drummer of hard rock band Guns N' Roses.
It's brutal, what dope did to Steven Adler. Hard to watch the downslide. Such a good dude, and so much talent. Heartbreaking. Sebastian Bach's amazing voice makes you feel the gut wrench. A beautiful dark song.
Stop writing wikipedia shit. We can all do research on our own. You're not needed. tHe hArD rOcK bAnD GuNs n rOsEs. Jesus. You talk like a robot. Everybody knows GnR and what they play.
@@loristone9242 yup...sure is a shame to see those that have slipped over the edge of too much drug use (and, in NO way am I innocent with such either...I just caught myself before it was too late). I'm now 57yrs old. Enough time has gone by that it seems like God stops "giving" us gifts, and starts taking em away. We sure have lost far too many legendary artists in the last couple of decades.
Slave to the Grind / Monkey Buisness ... People that were expecting a full album of pop rock got a dose of something in that album. Most bands (cough Metallica) (cough Def Leopard) (etc) that got softer over time, Skid Row went the other direction with that album at least. --- that said, I never kept up with them and have no idea what direction the albums after Slave to the Grind went.
Ahh, now I know why I didn't follow Skid Row after Slave to the Grind. The label issues hid Subhuman Race album from the spotlight and then Sebastion left. The end of Skid Row as it was known. I heard Subhuman Race, while not living up to the first two albums, is still very solid. I will have to check it out.
Slave to the Grind concert in a smaller arena where I was about 11 rows back was the best concert I ever went too. Beating out KISS and their outstanding show, Alice Cooper, ACDC etc etc... I was at the epicenter of sound. It was so LOUD and so PERFECT. Went back to my brother's apartment and said "hey man, you seem to have crickets in your apartment". He turned around and said, "those aren't crickets! That's your ears ringing!"
He was never underrated at that time (1989-1994)....but 4 or 5 years later he lost it tremendously.....he still isn't totally shit....but he isn't anything like this anymore...and just listen to him talk now....his speech is totally , shit !!!!
@@stanleymyrick4068 Was lucky enough to see Skid Row, with Bach, about 4 or 5 times from 89-92. Some of the best concert experiences I've ever had for sure
This same album featured three shattering emotionally desperate power ballads, this, Quicksand Jesus, and In A Darkened Room. All three are excellent and Sebastian delivers them each with an insane level of both emotion and technical ability. At this point is his career he was pretty much as good as it gets.
I don't think it's personal demons. I think he's just a dick. The rest of his band could have cleaned up with a 30-year Slave to the Grind anniversary but they would rather not be around Sebastian bach.
I've been listening to Skid since 1988 when they came out, and this song is one of my favorites. It's about heroine addiction. And Sebastian shows off his vocals in this one.
This song is actually about former Guns n Roses drummer Steven Adler. Steven got hooked on heroin. Lost his spot in Guns n Roses. He and Sabastian Bach were close friends.
This is one of the best rock ballads. I think all ballads on "Slave to the grind" are fantastic. The performance by Sebastian Bach is absolutely great. His voice can destroy walls, because it is very and very powerful.
This is my favorite Skid Row song, because it IS so obviously personal and painful. That pain birthed what I think are Sebastian's best vocals ever. He was going through some stuff on that album.
Skid Row came out my freshman year in highschool, and I love their first two albums. This is one of my favorite songs by them. As I have gotten older, it has taken a deeper meaning to me, and it hits me hard every time I hear it. I lost my daughter to heroin on February 14, 2017. She would have been 21 that year.
This is an amazing look into Sebastian Bach's incredible voice. The next logical step is for you to check out their song "Quicksand Jesus" which is also pretty amazing.
Wife here...Absolutely 100 🔥Loved Skid Row as a late teenager..., You Know I really thought they were a very talented Hair Rock/Glam Rock Group...!!..Still Do!!
Hey guys what's up! Greetings from South florida! Skid Row was one of the underrated bands of that era. Awesome guitar playing. Check out their song Monkey Business. Or Slave to the Grind next. You guys rock! God bless you! Peace!
Sebastian’s voice in this is incredible….the song topic is extremely sad especially with the drug epidemic today but thank God Steven Adler (GNR Drummer) got clean
It does my heart good to hear Brad, of all people, say he was listening to the music and didn't pay much attention to the lyrics. Yes!! So amazing to see his musical journey and to start 'feeling' the music instead of just analyzing the meaning.
They opened for Ozzy at a Seattle concert after their first album, and my buddy and I were like "Who are these guys?? They RoCk!!" Whole band talented back then, a perfect mix. If I could have cloned Sebastian Bach for our own metal band we'd started back then, I would have, lol. 😎🤘
Brad & Lex, saw this band at the Fox Theater in Atlanta back in 92 I believe was the year. 18 & life and I remember you are also great song by the band.
I remember reading an interview with Nikki Sixx of Motley Crue some time in the mid-late 80’s. They asked him about the popularity of glam metal. He said they it had become so popular all the record companies were scrambling to sign the next big thing. As a result a lot of “chump bands” are being signed. It would take a while for the bad ones to get weeded out. On the first point he was absolutely right. Most of the bands who debuted after 1985 were not as good as those from 1980-1985. Poison & Skid Row were definitely the best of those to emerge after 1985, GNR excluded because they were never a glam band. Sixx was wrong about the chump bands getting weeded out. As the 90’s came in grunge emerged and the glam baby was thrown out with the bath water.
yeah Sebastian wrote and was singing this song about the decay and downfall of one of his best friends caught up in heroin addiction the original drummer of guns n roses steven adler . , thinking back on when they were younger and starting and dreams and music were all that mattered and how he was throwing away his life in dreams and all that mattered and had worked for how it was wasted time , he hurt and tried all he could to get him to straighten up but it was not in his hands to do . watching the self destruction took a toll on all that knew him .this is a deep and emotional song .
Used to have one of the best voices in Hard Rock! You need to check out a band named Steelheart! Their song, “I’ll never let you go” is amazing. Your mouths will fall open when you hear his voice!
Great pick to react to... amazing memories with this song... S.Bach was/is really a true artist. God bless you and may Christ Jesus always be with you 💐🙏🕊
When the music is so interesting that Brad doesn't pay full attention to the lyrics it's obviously on another level. I know the song is about out of control drug use but I cannot help but remember a close friend who died by his own hand around the time this album was released. The sentiment feels interchangeable.
Greetings from New England..One of the best voices in metal... Right up there with Rob Halford from Judas Priest and Bruce Dickinson from Iron Maiden..This entire album is packed with bangers... Please do more from this album SLAVE TO THE GRIND...✌️🤘
...Dedicated to all and every single one of us that had to struggle right next to a loved one and their battle with addiction...whatever it was ... some of us made it ...some of us didint ..still wherever you are ....CHEERS !!!
I think of my friend Tommy who died at 48 a few years ago of a heart attack after battling alcohol abuse for years…he was an amazing athlete a great friend and we both partied hard in our friendship he just couldn’t reign it in as we got older
The Horse stampede as it rages, is a reference to Heroin. Slang is the white horse. Song was written about Steven Adler. Former guns n roses drummer. I can't remember if it Was Scotti or Snake who wrote the song. But a great tune. Hell, not one bad song on the whole album!
Shivers down the spine. Goosebumps up the arms. Memories come flooding back. Sebastian Bach is still belting this song out, but he's not hitting the high notes nowadays.
I saw a band cover the song Piece of Me at a bike rally actually had to go up and find out from the band what the hell that song was and who did it been crazy about Skid Row ever since
Your interesting in what you talked about.. Addiction is bad, but there is no Chemicals Determinism. Some people can take drugs that are addictive to others and never get addicted. It has something to do with the way we are raised and our genes I believe.. Great reaction guys!
The horse they keep showing was a reference to heroin. There was a song called White Horse back in the 80s that referenced the sale and use of heroin/cocaine. Sebastain Bach was an 80's heartthrob. I agree with some of the other comments, Bach's personal demons just got the best of him.
white horse you see in the video refers to heroin addiction and as many have already mentioned his good friend Steven Adler former GnR drummer was an addict, hes not dead though
Of all the bands of the 80's, Skid Row has to be one of the most underrated of the overrated bands. Skid Row paved the way for bands like Led Zeppelin, Aerosmith, Black Sabbath, and Uriah Heep. A lot of people don't know this, but they formed in 1956 as a barbershop quartet, which is how their singer Johann Sebastian Bach, learned to sing and write symphonies, and play the harpsichord.
Yeah it is definitely about addiction. From what I understand people that can sing like he does stay away from drinking, drugs and smoking as much as possible as life choice. This song is about one of his best friends who basically wasted his life on heroin, Steven Adler (last name?) the original drummer of Guns n Roses. My brother idolized Sebastian Bach and he is one of the biggest reasons why he took hard rock vocal lessons and dare I say... he could probably give younger Sebastian a run for his money. He can hit some of those notes with as much sustain and my point is to maintain such an instrument he doesn't smoke nor has he used any drugs, he does drink in social occasions though. Thankfully, he is also not a mega-diva like Sebastian.
Drug addiction has so many variables to it. To many to name. To put it simply it ruins the addicts life an the people's lives that are close to them. Everybody already knows this. But it's true.
It's literally about his friend being addicted to heroin. The line "The horse stampedes and rages" is all you need to figure it out. Horse is slang for heroin.
Close the door cause life ain't kind, fast forward through hell and you can't hit rewind, yes it's all just wasted time, we all walk through hell and end up dead at the finish line.
Metal is similar to classical music arrangement wise. That's why bands like Metallica played with San Francisco Symphony twice. Check that out. His friend pissed away his career as a drummer with Guns and Rose's for heroine.
Love Your Show!!May I make a suggestion? SRV had an older brother "Jimmy Vaughn" who taught him how to play, His Band "The Fabulous Thunderbirds, is Great, they have many Videos, Tuff Enough is their bigest hit. Thank You All.
Here is video of him singing this song live in 92 in Sweden. He can sing it live just as well. He is the best rock singer of all time. Period. ruclips.net/video/5SlH19LNlxQ/видео.html
Lex you are dead right again you are a true rocker we don’t know what Brad is but anyhow you need to watch them live they have some songs live from Wimbley England.
Who doesn't waste time? Just don't waste too much time, no matter the age. Bach may not be today what he was then, he's not supposed to be. The problem with the hair bands was their arrogance. He thought he was the gift, not the music. Once that happens, music moves to a different place like today.
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Lead singer Sebastian Bach said the song was written about the spiraling effect of drug use on his friend Steven Adler, the original drummer of hard rock band Guns N' Roses.
It's brutal, what dope did to Steven Adler. Hard to watch the downslide. Such a good dude, and so much talent. Heartbreaking. Sebastian Bach's amazing voice makes you feel the gut wrench. A beautiful dark song.
Stop writing wikipedia shit. We can all do research on our own. You're not needed. tHe hArD rOcK bAnD GuNs n rOsEs. Jesus. You talk like a robot. Everybody knows GnR and what they play.
@@loristone9242 yup...sure is a shame to see those that have slipped over the edge of too much drug use (and, in NO way am I innocent with such either...I just caught myself before it was too late). I'm now 57yrs old. Enough time has gone by that it seems like God stops "giving" us gifts, and starts taking em away. We sure have lost far too many legendary artists in the last couple of decades.
@@adriantrusca1245 Then what does it actually mean? Mr. Fuckin Smartypants
Slave to the Grind is one of the best rock albums ever made.
Also, Sebastian Bach is one of the most underrated vocalists of all time.
Slave to the Grind / Monkey Buisness ... People that were expecting a full album of pop rock got a dose of something in that album. Most bands (cough Metallica) (cough Def Leopard) (etc) that got softer over time, Skid Row went the other direction with that album at least. --- that said, I never kept up with them and have no idea what direction the albums after Slave to the Grind went.
Ahh, now I know why I didn't follow Skid Row after Slave to the Grind. The label issues hid Subhuman Race album from the spotlight and then Sebastion left. The end of Skid Row as it was known. I heard Subhuman Race, while not living up to the first two albums, is still very solid. I will have to check it out.
Slave to the Grind concert in a smaller arena where I was about 11 rows back was the best concert I ever went too. Beating out KISS and their outstanding show, Alice Cooper, ACDC etc etc... I was at the epicenter of sound. It was so LOUD and so PERFECT. Went back to my brother's apartment and said "hey man, you seem to have crickets in your apartment". He turned around and said, "those aren't crickets! That's your ears ringing!"
He was never underrated at that time (1989-1994)....but 4 or 5 years later he lost it tremendously.....he still isn't totally shit....but he isn't anything like this anymore...and just listen to him talk now....his speech is totally , shit !!!!
@@stanleymyrick4068 Was lucky enough to see Skid Row, with Bach, about 4 or 5 times from 89-92. Some of the best concert experiences I've ever had for sure
This same album featured three shattering emotionally desperate power ballads, this, Quicksand Jesus, and In A Darkened Room. All three are excellent and Sebastian delivers them each with an insane level of both emotion and technical ability. At this point is his career he was pretty much as good as it gets.
Perfect comment 👍
killing it here 4:35 till the end in the real vid
One of the greatest voices of the 80s-90s. So much potential but his personal demons and attitude hurt his legacy.
I don't think it's personal demons. I think he's just a dick. The rest of his band could have cleaned up with a 30-year Slave to the Grind anniversary but they would rather not be around Sebastian bach.
Agreed.
Not only of the 80s-90s but of all time
Wasn’t it the others that said they were too good to open for kiss?
I've been listening to Skid since 1988 when they came out, and this song is one of my favorites. It's about heroine addiction. And Sebastian shows off his vocals in this one.
It's heroin. A heroine is a female hero lol
This song is actually about former Guns n Roses drummer Steven Adler. Steven got hooked on heroin. Lost his spot in Guns n Roses. He and Sabastian Bach were close friends.
This is one of the best rock ballads. I think all ballads on "Slave to the grind" are fantastic. The performance by Sebastian Bach is absolutely great. His voice can destroy walls, because it is very and very powerful.
My favorite Skid Row song. It's so beautiful, so deep and meaningful, and still kicks so much ass!
"In a Darkened Room" demands a listen if you want to hear Sebastian Bach let loose.
This is my favorite Skid Row song, because it IS so obviously personal and painful. That pain birthed what I think are Sebastian's best vocals ever. He was going through some stuff on that album.
Yes, the song is about Steven Adler's(guns n roses drummer) heroin addiction
Skid Row came out my freshman year in highschool, and I love their first two albums. This is one of my favorite songs by them. As I have gotten older, it has taken a deeper meaning to me, and it hits me hard every time I hear it. I lost my daughter to heroin on February 14, 2017. She would have been 21 that year.
Sorry that happened. Hope you found some peace. The comment struck me because my youngest daughter turned 21 that same month.
This is an amazing look into Sebastian Bach's incredible voice. The next logical step is for you to check out their song "Quicksand Jesus" which is also pretty amazing.
You can hear and FEEL the pain.
Great song.Hell of a voice!
Sebastian's voice in this song is absolutely the best and yet his vocals makes me sob, the story is so heartbreaking, Great choice for a reaction.
Thank you guys so much for finally getting around to that song. I’m so glad you heard the amazing vocals of that song.
Wife here...Absolutely 100 🔥Loved Skid Row as a late teenager..., You Know I really thought they were a very talented Hair Rock/Glam Rock Group...!!..Still Do!!
Hey guys what's up! Greetings from South florida! Skid Row was one of the underrated bands of that era. Awesome guitar playing. Check out their song Monkey Business. Or Slave to the Grind next. You guys rock! God bless you! Peace!
Sebastian’s voice in this is incredible….the song topic is extremely sad especially with the drug epidemic today but thank God Steven Adler (GNR Drummer) got clean
It does my heart good to hear Brad, of all people, say he was listening to the music and didn't pay much attention to the lyrics. Yes!! So amazing to see his musical journey and to start 'feeling' the music instead of just analyzing the meaning.
Amazing voice
One of the greatest rock voices of all time.
That whole album is really good and 3 really good ballads
One of my favs. Sebastion's range on this is amazing and powerful. Gives me chills everytime I hear it.
This album is a masterpiece.
A great band with a fantastic singer.
They opened for Ozzy at a Seattle concert after their first album, and my buddy and I were like "Who are these guys?? They RoCk!!" Whole band talented back then, a perfect mix. If I could have cloned Sebastian Bach for our own metal band we'd started back then, I would have, lol. 😎🤘
Brad & Lex, saw this band at the Fox Theater in Atlanta back in 92 I believe was the year. 18 & life and I remember you are also great song by the band.
I enjoy watching you guys react to this type of music. You seem to enjoy it more.
That entire album ( slave to the grind) is AMAZING!!! Every song is great!
I remember reading an interview with Nikki Sixx of Motley Crue some time in the mid-late 80’s. They asked him about the popularity of glam metal. He said they it had become so popular all the record companies were scrambling to sign the next big thing. As a result a lot of “chump bands” are being signed. It would take a while for the bad ones to get weeded out. On the first point he was absolutely right. Most of the bands who debuted after 1985 were not as good as those from 1980-1985. Poison & Skid Row were definitely the best of those to emerge after 1985, GNR excluded because they were never a glam band. Sixx was wrong about the chump bands getting weeded out. As the 90’s came in grunge emerged and the glam baby was thrown out with the bath water.
yeah Sebastian wrote and was singing this song about the decay and downfall of one of his best friends caught up in heroin addiction the original drummer of guns n roses steven adler . , thinking back on when they were younger and starting and dreams and music were all that mattered and how he was throwing away his life in dreams and all that mattered and had worked for how it was wasted time , he hurt and tried all he could to get him to straighten up but it was not in his hands to do . watching the self destruction took a toll on all that knew him .this is a deep and emotional song .
Used to have one of the best voices in Hard Rock! You need to check out a band named Steelheart! Their song, “I’ll never let you go” is amazing. Your mouths will fall open when you hear his voice!
Great song that holds you in its grasp and an amazing performance.
Great pick to react to... amazing memories with this song... S.Bach was/is really a true artist. God bless you and may Christ Jesus always be with you 💐🙏🕊
When the music is so interesting that Brad doesn't pay full attention to the lyrics it's obviously on another level. I know the song is about out of control drug use but I cannot help but remember a close friend who died by his own hand around the time this album was released. The sentiment feels interchangeable.
Great band..."legendary" in my eyes. Sebbi always could belt out some vocals at a level that few can reach.
Thank you for sharing this with me 😊
Oh the great Sebastian Bach voice.
Greetings from New England..One of the best voices in metal... Right up there with Rob Halford from Judas Priest and Bruce Dickinson from Iron Maiden..This entire album is packed with bangers... Please do more from this album SLAVE TO THE GRIND...✌️🤘
...Dedicated to all and every single one of us that had to struggle right next to a loved one and their battle with addiction...whatever it was ... some of us made it ...some of us didint ..still wherever you are ....CHEERS !!!
I love your take on this!
I think of my friend Tommy who died at 48 a few years ago of a heart attack after battling alcohol abuse for years…he was an amazing athlete a great friend and we both partied hard in our friendship he just couldn’t reign it in as we got older
The Horse stampede as it rages, is a reference to Heroin. Slang is the white horse. Song was written about Steven Adler. Former guns n roses drummer. I can't remember if it Was Scotti or Snake who wrote the song. But a great tune. Hell, not one bad song on the whole album!
Shivers down the spine. Goosebumps up the arms. Memories come flooding back. Sebastian Bach is still belting this song out, but he's not hitting the high notes nowadays.
I saw a band cover the song Piece of Me at a bike rally actually had to go up and find out from the band what the hell that song was and who did it been crazy about Skid Row ever since
Amazing band...amazing song!!!
Have the cassette still ❤
Sebastian Bach is Amazing!!!
He went on to do 4 shows on Broadway!!!
Amazing! Have you done Quicksand Jesus by Skid Row yet?
Great song!
The led singer is a little crazy, however, he is very charismatic in his interviews. He got some vocals on him.
Sebastian went on to play the beast in the Broadway adaptation of Beauty and the Beast.
Lex gets the emotions. 🤘😎🤘
Great Reaction!!!
I've heard that Sebastian Bach generally was not very well liked by his peers, but damn did he have some amazing pipes!!
Your interesting in what you talked about.. Addiction is bad, but there is no Chemicals Determinism. Some people can take drugs that are addictive to others and never get addicted. It has something to do with the way we are raised and our genes I believe..
Great reaction guys!
The horse they keep showing was a reference to heroin. There was a song called White Horse back in the 80s that referenced the sale and use of heroin/cocaine. Sebastain Bach was an 80's heartthrob. I agree with some of the other comments, Bach's personal demons just got the best of him.
Lex's back must hurt... from carrying this show every episode, lol
Later in life Sebastian Bach sang in a couple of Broadway hits. Still tours today solo.
Seeing as how Brad was interested in the vocal techniques, you guys should listen to "The used"
Woohoo you got a Rumble account!
I used to have the biggest crush on Sebastian Bach
Sebastián Bach was PRETTY 😍
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white horse you see in the video refers to heroin addiction and as many have already mentioned his good friend Steven Adler former GnR drummer was an addict, hes not dead though
Monkey Business should be next react. This whole album is 🔥
The 3rd #1 metal album to hit after Dr. Feelgood (Motley) and Metal Health (QR)
killer song... video had a big impact on mtv back in the day
Love this song
Of all the bands of the 80's, Skid Row has to be one of the most underrated of the overrated bands. Skid Row paved the way for bands like Led Zeppelin, Aerosmith, Black Sabbath, and Uriah Heep. A lot of people don't know this, but they formed in 1956 as a barbershop quartet, which is how their singer Johann Sebastian Bach, learned to sing and write symphonies, and play the harpsichord.
You know it's a good song when Brad forgets to pay attn to the lyrics!
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Yeah it is definitely about addiction. From what I understand people that can sing like he does stay away from drinking, drugs and smoking as much as possible as life choice. This song is about one of his best friends who basically wasted his life on heroin, Steven Adler (last name?) the original drummer of Guns n Roses. My brother idolized Sebastian Bach and he is one of the biggest reasons why he took hard rock vocal lessons and dare I say... he could probably give younger Sebastian a run for his money. He can hit some of those notes with as much sustain and my point is to maintain such an instrument he doesn't smoke nor has he used any drugs, he does drink in social occasions though. Thankfully, he is also not a mega-diva like Sebastian.
"Quicksand Jesus" next 🙏🙏🙏
Skid Row just released a new album. If you like this you should check it out.
Skid Row has a new singer now and he has made Skid Row great again.
Disagree no Baz no Skid Row
Bas was a Anglican choir boy
Drug addiction has so many variables to it. To many to name. To put it simply it ruins the addicts life an the people's lives that are close to them. Everybody already knows this. But it's true.
It's literally about his friend being addicted to heroin. The line "The horse stampedes and rages" is all you need to figure it out. Horse is slang for heroin.
Very painful
Wild guys
my all time fav and yeah really painfull shit.
That's right.....I drank as violence prevention.. and it worked... But by the time I wasn't angry anymore I was addicted...
Close the door cause life ain't kind, fast forward through hell and you can't hit rewind, yes it's all just wasted time, we all walk through hell and end up dead at the finish line.
I partied too much but never became addicted to anything. It looks like it costs too much in every possible way.
Metal is similar to classical music arrangement wise. That's why bands like Metallica played with San Francisco Symphony twice. Check that out.
His friend pissed away his career as a drummer with Guns and Rose's for heroine.
Their best song.
Its about herion "horse stampedes and rages" horse is a slang for heroin
I think most people doing drugs does not expect it to go that far.
Love Your Show!!May I make a suggestion? SRV had an older brother "Jimmy Vaughn" who taught him how to play, His Band "The Fabulous Thunderbirds, is Great, they have many Videos, Tuff Enough is their bigest hit. Thank You All.
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Here is video of him singing this song live in 92 in Sweden. He can sing it live just as well. He is the best rock singer of all time. Period.
ruclips.net/video/5SlH19LNlxQ/видео.html
If yur gonna do Skid Row do Little Wing for goodness sake. ✌🏼👊🤘🤘🤘
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I had read he actually blew his voice out singing this song that he had to come back to finish recording it
H the thing most rock stars have struggled with
It's about to losing a close friend to heroin: "horse." It translates to any real addiction though.
Lex you are dead right again you are a true rocker we don’t know what Brad is but anyhow you need to watch them live they have some songs live from Wimbley England.
Who doesn't waste time? Just don't waste too much time, no matter the age. Bach may not be today what he was then, he's not supposed to be. The problem with the hair bands was their arrogance. He thought he was the gift, not the music. Once that happens, music moves to a different place like today.