I should be mocking but I find myself rocking, the debut Skid Row record meant nothing to me, a fake, typical American attempt at rock 'n' roll, featuring such sickly chants as 'Youth Gone Wild' behind pretty faces who were exactly that, just pretty faces, but 'Slave To The Grind'...wow, what happened ? It's as if the shackles were cast off and the skies filled with black rain, was this an accident I ask myself ? Skid Row and lovely maned main man Sebastian Bach strike back with a deadly display of hard metal that takes them from beyond the realm of sleaze and MTV friendly rock, into a world where far heavier bands dwell. Skid Row refused to be left behind as Nirvana took over the world and metal lost its image for the sake of commercialism, and so they hit the airwaves with the stomping 'Monkey Business' which vomits all over Guns 'n' Roses, putting them suddenly alongside Love/Hate and the likes as they crush all competitors, the title cut a wonderful slab of heavy rock, leaving many, including myself, dumbfounded at its weight and authentic attitude. I wouldn't say there's a grunge element at all, but the band have certainly learned from the uprising of the new scenes, 'Quicksand Jesus' has elements of Crue, 'Psycho Love' brings back that Love/Hate vibe, 'Livin On A Chain Gang' is a straight rocker, and 'In A Darkened Room' is a power ballad of immense quality. I shouldn't be praising a band like like this too much, so I'll keep it simple, this rocks.
8/10
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yep. Don't shout it too loud, but "Slave to the Grind" was a good record for the time. Something for everyone thats into genuine hard rock and metal.
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