The material on Skid Row is mostly typical pop-metal fluff, but since Skid Row was one of the hardest bands to find commercial success during the hair metal fad, the songs sound angrier and more aggressive than the lyrics and hooks might indicate.
Part of this is due simply to the musical talent in the band, and part of it is due to vocalist Sebastian Bach; his tendency to oversing actually gives some much-needed nasty attitude to most of the songs, and when the music does match those sentiments (i.e., "Youth Gone Wild"), the results fulfill, rather than merely hint at, Skid Row's potential.
But the melodies and songwriting are pretty consistent throughout the album, even if they aren't as close to true heavy metal as they sound.
The hit power ballads "18 and Life" and "I Remember You" are musically generic, but Bach's over the top delivery makes them guilty pleasures as well.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big GunsRob Affuso, Rachel Bolan, Scott Hill, Dave "The Snake" Sabo | Skid Row | Play | 03:37 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 2 | Sweet Little SisterRachel Bolan, Dave "The Snake" Sabo | Skid Row | Play | 03:09 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 3 | Can't Stand the HeartacheRachel Bolan | Skid Row | Play | 03:24 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 4 | Piece of MeRachel Bolan | Skid Row | Play | 02:48 | 6 MB | 19 MB |
| 5 | 18 and LifeRachel Bolan, Dave "The Snake" Sabo | Skid Row | Play | 03:51 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 6 | Rattlesnake ShakeRachel Bolan, Dave "The Snake" Sabo | Skid Row | Play | 03:09 | 7 MB | 21 MB |
| 7 | Youth Gone WildRachel Bolan, Dave "The Snake" Sabo | Skid Row | Play | 03:18 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 8 | Here I AmRachel Bolan, Dave "The Snake" Sabo | Skid Row | Play | 03:09 | 7 MB | 21 MB |
| 9 | Makin' a MessSebastian Bach, Rachel Bolan, Dave "The Snake" Sabo | Skid Row | Play | 03:38 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 10 | I Remember YouRachel Bolan, Dave "The Snake" Sabo | Skid Row | Play | 05:14 | 11 MB | 33 MB |
| 11 | Midnight - Tornado | Skid Row | Play | 04:18 | 9 MB | 28 MB |
| 39 mins | 90 MB | |||||
| 39 mins | 268 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rob Affuso | Composer |
| 2 | Sebastian Bach | Composer |
| 3 | Rachel Bolan | Composer |
| 4 | Scott Hill | Composer |
| 5 | David Kent | Engineer |
| 6 | Dave "The Snake" Sabo | Composer, Guitar |
| 7 | Skid Row | Primary Artist |
| 8 | Michael Wagener | Engineer, Mixing, Producer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |