Band:	Skid Row
Album:	Skid Row
Style:	Hard rock, Heavy metal
Release date:	1989
A review by:	Pierre Tombale

Disc I
01. Big Guns
02. Sweet Little Sister
03. Can't Stand The Heartache
04. Piece Of Me
05. 18 And Life
06. Rattlesnake Shake
07. Youth Gone Wild
08. Here I Am
09. Makin' A Mess
10. I Remember You
11. Midnight Tornado

Disc II [Skid Row: 30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition] [Live at the Marquee, Westminster, California (April 28, 1989)]
01. Makin' A Mess
02. Piece Of Me
03. Big Guns
04. 18 And Life
05. Sweet Little Sister
06. Rattlesnake Shake
07. I Remember You
08. Here I Am
09. Youth Gone Wild
10. Cold Gin

In the latest of the 80's Skid Row released their same titled debut album. A kind of typical american hard rock, but rather the street poet side of it. This must be one of the best records of that time and genre.

Equally strong fast rocking songs and moody ballads stand under the flag of talented musicians, nice rock 'n roll riffs and melodies, all in all outstanding work that doesn't get boring (almost). The genre must have already seemed blasé when 'Skid Row' was released with bands like Tesla, Dokken, Alcatrazz, Bon Jovi, Guns N Roses, Twisted Sister etc. being on the scene for long, but this piece of music accompanied by the remarkable voice of Sebastian Bach gave a boost into the whole thing again. This can be confirmed by the 5 million copies sold that rewarded the efforts put into this album.
The driving forces of the album are 'Big Guns', the opener of the record, '18 and Life' and 'Youth Gone Wild'. These are perfect to sing along, scream along, real hymns of hard rock. 'Piece Of Me' is the only track that appeas rather weak in comparison, but it totally matches the flow of the album so it's
not really that bad.

A strong 9.0 for this piece of rebel rousing hard rock!