Skid Row get harder and heavier on their sophomore effort, matching Sebastian Bach's gritty, streetwise rants to lean, driving riffs that manage to back up all the attitudinal posturing.
Largely missing are the bits of pop-metal fluff that filled out Skid Row; in their place are tales from the dark side about drugs, corruption, and the like, with Bach affecting a tough, threatening persona most of the time.
The furious noise kicked up behind Bach is usually more threatening than his overwrought vocal delivery, but Slave to the Grind is powerful enough that it doesn't really matter.
"Monkey Business," "Get the Fuck Out," and the thrashy title track crush most anything on the debut, and power ballads like "Quicksand Jesus" and "Wasted Time" are far less generic than their Skid Row counterparts.
Many observers were surprised when Slave to the Grind became the first heavy metal album to debut at number one on the Billboard charts, but it really was one of the best -- and heaviest -- examples of mainstream hard rock/heavy metal in the genre's MTV heyday.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monkey BusinessRachel Bolan, Dave "The Snake" Sabo | Skid Row | Play | 04:18 | 9 MB | 31 MB |
| 2 | Slave to the GrindSebastian Bach, Rachel Bolan, Dave "The Snake" Sabo | Skid Row | Play | 03:29 | 7 MB | 24 MB |
| 3 | The ThreatRachel Bolan, Dave "The Snake" Sabo | Skid Row | Play | 03:50 | 8 MB | 29 MB |
| 4 | Quicksand JesusRachel Bolan, Dave "The Snake" Sabo | Skid Row | Play | 05:26 | 12 MB | 37 MB |
| 5 | Psycho LoveRachel Bolan | Skid Row | Play | 03:57 | 9 MB | 29 MB |
| 6 | Get the Fuck OutSebastian Bach, Rachel Bolan, Dave "The Snake" Sabo | Skid Row | Play | 02:42 | 6 MB | 20 MB |
| 7 | Livin' on a Chain GangRachel Bolan, Dave "The Snake" Sabo | Skid Row | Play | 03:58 | 9 MB | 30 MB |
| 8 | CreepshowRob Affuso, Rachel Bolan, Scott Hill | Skid Row | Play | 03:58 | 9 MB | 29 MB |
| 9 | In a Darkened RoomSebastian Bach, Rachel Bolan, Dave "The Snake" Sabo | Skid Row | Play | 03:55 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 10 | Riot ActRachel Bolan, Dave "The Snake" Sabo | Skid Row | Play | 02:40 | 6 MB | 20 MB |
| 11 | MudkickerSebastian Bach, Rachel Bolan, Scotti Hill | Skid Row | Play | 03:53 | 8 MB | 29 MB |
| 12 | Wasted TimeSebastian Bach, Rachel Bolan, Dave "The Snake" Sabo | Skid Row | Play | 05:48 | 13 MB | 41 MB |
| 47 mins | 109 MB | |||||
| 47 mins | 348 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rob Affuso | Composer, Cymbals, Drums, Percussion, Stick |
| 2 | Sebastian Bach | Composer |
| 3 | Rachel Bolan | Bass, Composer, Guitar, Guitar (12 String), Strings |
| 4 | Riley J. Connell | Assistant Engineer |
| 5 | Bob Defrin | Art Direction |
| 6 | Craig Doubet | Assistant Engineer |
| 7 | Scott Hill | Amplifiers, Composer, Equipment Technician, Guitar |
| 8 | Scotti Hill | Composer |
| 9 | George Marino | Mastering |
| 10 | Dave "The Snake" Sabo | Composer, Equipment Technician, Guitar, Marimba, Processing, Producer |
| 11 | Skid Row | Primary Artist |
| 12 | 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). |