Hugely talented and amazing stage presence. Skid Row were amazing live and Sebastian pipes were LOUD but in tune. Very underrated IMHO. He is right up there as a vocalist for me. Amazing song from an amazing album. 🤘🤘🎶❤️❤️❤️
You made my day reacting to this!! This was written by Sebastian about his friend Steve Adler, former drummer of Guns and Roses. He was addicted to heroin and it was out of control. The horse represents "H"... Steve did end up getting clean and didnt die. The lyrics are Bars! Another great song is Youth Gone Wild and 18 & Life, Monkey Business. Thank you for a great reaction! Skid Row rocks!!!!!❤
Sebastián Bach wrote this song about his friend Steven Adler, who at the time was the original drummer for Guns And Roses. Adler was fired due to his heroin addiction. In the 80s, Horse was a popular term for heroin.
Sorry but this was written and composed by Dave Sabo and Scotty as were most of Skid Row songs.Sebastian nailed the vocals but had no part in the lyrics or composition.Certainly not taking anything from Baz!
@@ronaldlewis3338 The song was released in 1991 and written by bandmates Sebastian Bach, Rachel Bolan and Dave "the Snake" Sabo. All 3 are credited writers.
Sebastian blew his voice out recording this song, and to me it's the most emotionally charged vocal performance in heavy metal history. It's a true masterpiece.
@@alricaneshama oh yeah it was just temporary during the recording sessions. After healing it up he went back to finishing that record. And yes, I'm well aware Sebastian's still doing music... LOL
He said that every time he got in the booth during slave that his head space was to blow the mic up every time. Imagine that first big scream in monkey business. That's quadruple tracked. He had to do that 4 times. This album is amazing. Nothing like it.
Sebastian Bach's voice has a magical quality that allows it to blend seamlessly with any context or melody. In this particular song, you can feel the anguish he experienced. He was mourning the loss of his friend, Steven Adler, who was struggling with drug addiction. The horse is a metaphor for the drug. It was a loss, not physically, because Steven Adler wasn’t dead; he didn't die. But someone addicted, I guess, is dead inside. The emotion in Sebastian’s singing is truly heart-wrenching, and the guitar solo echoes the sound of a cry. His “screams” are filled with the pain he must have felt for his friend. Luckily for him, Stevan Adler survived the addiction, but at some point, he had a stroke due to his abuse of drugs. If you react to songs like Monkey Business, you will find another differentiation in his voice. Quicksand Jesus is just another interpretation of Sebastian’s voice. I am glad you reacted to this song. I hope for more from Skid Row :)
Literally saw him live last night and he still got pipes. This was over 30 years ago so obviously time has taken some toll but man, he can still belt it out. I just love him!
In A Darkened Room, Quicksand Jesus, Slave To The Grind & Wasted Time best songs off this album in my personal opinion. Monkey Business is a hell of a way to kick off the album as well lol
Bach did a decade long stint on Broadway after getting fired from Skid Row, and recently did a run on The Masked Singer. His voice has aged but he's still chops.
Totally got screwed on Mask Singer. He easily was the best that night. Thats when i realized that show is fixed. Knew it was him the first night he sang
Lost myself to addiction for a very long time.. I was quite literally dead inside.. I was a walking corpse who just hadn't died yet. Hospitalized for quite a stint due to organ partial failures due to my abuse. 16.5 years clean. So proud to be able to mentor others now. This BANGER resonates with me looking back at myself prior.
You have such an amazing and inspirational story. I’m glad you are out there sharing your story to others who can gather the strength to make that change in their lives. One day at a time!!😃😃😃
Back in the day, heroin was called "horse"...the person that this song is about, Steven Adler, original Guns 'n Roses drummer, was so addicted to heroin that he was fired from the band.
America - Horse with no name...was that song about heroin? I never connected the 2 in the song or maybe it's has nothing to do with it in this case...just curious.
@@tallgrayandgruesome According to the band, no. It was more about finding that calming safe place in the mind while dealing wit non-stop hectic life. The songwriter said that with all the noise and hustle bustle the most calm serene thing he could think about was the desert.
@@KMiller-d2i I only heard about Jeckyll and Hyde and he played the title character. He also played Riff Raff in a production of The Rocky Horror Show and a touring production of Jesus Christ Superstar
Sebastian just dropped a couple of brand new music videos, and I can tell you.... he STILL has those pipes! Yeah, visually, he's showing his age..... but damn does he still sound amazing! My first wife and I met him after a show back in the early 2000s, and he was a very nice guy. Took a few minutes for each and every fan that waited around after the show to meet him. No extra charge for that, either. The picture I took of him and my wife, her portion of it became the portrait tattoo I got on my chest after she died in 2006 from cancer. Sebastian is definitely a class act, all the way!
I met him in 2008 at Akron's Barley House after a Poison concert where he opened for them. He was just walking around, no body guards, and talking to everyone & letting them take a picture w/ him. My friend drug me across the bar to meet him & I was dumbstruck. When I finally found my boice I asked for a picture with him & then he hugged me. He was so nice but also so tall to my short 5'4" self. lol
@@violetvillard1347 No joke! The dude is VERY fan friendly, which I find very rare. I met him in..... maybe 2003, I think? With my first wife. The picture of took of them, well her part of it anyway, is the memorial portrait of her on my chest (she died of cancer in 2006). I still have the autographs he signed for us. To her, he said, "Pretty as a Rose (her name)!" and because he'd read the t-shirt I had on at that time (My parents said I could be anything, so I became an asshole).... his message to me was also funny, referencing that t-shirt.
@@IggyStardust1967 - Yeah he signed the shirt I was wearing, and my ticket stub (print out). To this day I have both of them in a shadowbox. I also met Bret Michaels that same night, and both signed the shirt & stub. It was an early 31st BD present to go see both of them & then to actually meet them... I became a young teen again. So I can imagine how your blessed wife felt when she met him (RIP) too.
I agree %170000 with you on this one! ......BUT THEN you MUST get into the heavy shit like Monkey Business and Slave to the grind , also Breaking down is KILLER!!!
Radio stations would play all the power ballads on Friday nights and people would make dedications and requests live on air, calling in over and over and waiting on hold to be heard live and if you were heartbroken you would just sing and cry and it was a whole thing y'all.
This was back when the bulk of us still had all rotary dial phones and calling over and over again was dedication! We would all go to the skating rink on the weekends and Skid Row was always requested. 18 and Life next, please!!!
"Horse" is a slang term for heroin. This song was written about Steven Adler; the original drummer for Guns N Roses. He battled a very serious heroin addiction, which caused him to have a serious stroke. Steven survived and overcame his addiction.
No one has a voice like Sebastian Bach! Please check out the band Steelheart and their song, She’s Gone. The lead singer’s voice will blow you away! Not kidding! I can’t explain it because you have to hear it to believe it! This guy has a three octave range, each one higher than the last! Love your reactions and looking forward to seeing what you react to next. Take care! - Gene A.
I had a friend that I knew since I was 6 years old that ended up passing away a couple years ago because of alcoholism. We knew each for over 40 years and couldn’t believe he was gone. The best friend I ever had and we were like brothers. I miss him everyday and actually tried to get him to quit but he was to far gone. God bless all of you out there struggling with addiction. Get god into your life and you will see a change.
The tone you're talking about, we always called it grit. The grit in his voice is amazing!! The Power Ballad is the best thing to come out of the 80's!! So many great songs, we really did grow up in the best generation Gen X for the win!! We were the last to grow up without technology, without smartphones, without social media, we got away with so much!! I'm so happy my daughters will never know some of the dumb sh*t I got away with!!! Sending love to everybody from Louisville Kentucky 😊❤
He ripped his pants up the backside at the concert all those years ago almost at the beginning…. He laughed, showed the coliseum the rip and just kept on rocking!!!!
When the horse stampedes it rages is a reference to heroin. His friend Steven Adler, who was the original drummer of Guns N Roses had a bad heroin problem.
"the horse stampedes and rages". As others have said, Horse is a reference to "H" or Heroin. Hollywood was ate up with Cocaine and the music business was eyes deep in Heroin back in the 80s. Lots of great creativity with all too high a cost.
Man, did his voice ever sound like Janis Joplin at times! I would love to have heard a duet with the two of THEM !! I know that they were from different eras, but together, they would have exploded the sound system !! Sebastian is definitely uniquely talented beyond belief. ❣😲🤤
80’s fashion could be wild sometimes. Especially in the rock/hair metal scene. Mesh shirts and tight leather pants were pretty common. As many others have said, 18 and Life, Youth Gone Wild, and Monkey Business are good ones from this band. And yes, horse was slang for heroin.
Sebastian is solo for several years. He just dropped two new singles and I believe there’s an album coming soon. I saw him in the Broadway show Jekyll and Hyde. My 80 year old mom had a massive crush on him. LOL. Took her to the play for Mother’s Day that year. His show are mostly festivals and small venues. He’s aged and his voice is lower so the high notes aren’t as high. But the hair still glows and his personality is still pretty outrageous. Keep in mind, that when he recorded I Remember You, he was 21. At 56, still young, he still does weed and wine. He’s a wild guy. And when he’s drinking? He’s almost scary. He did a TV series, 2006, called Supergroup. Bunch of rockers from other band get together to cut an album. They live in a Hollywood mansion to write and record. His alcohol abuse was raging. Was an enlightened view of rock behind the scenes. Still can find the episodes on TH-cam Tube.
I think the horse is about withdrawal. "You said you'd never let me down", The person fighting to not use again. "But the horse stampedes and rages in the name of desperation". Withdrawal symptoms kicking in and making him spiriling down again. I am a 45 old metal fan, one who listens to many genres inside rock, including extremes like death and black (which I love, btw), but this song is, IMHO, one of the greatest compositions of all time
I do agree that 18 and life,still to this day remains an Awesome song. But their Best..?? Sebastian’s vocals on this very song, and the meaning behind it, completely out Power 18 and life. But hey, if that’s what you believe. And if that’s the song you love. Then respect for sayin it!!
18 and life probably their best seller but they have so many good song you can’t say that’s the best with such songs as I remember you, in a darkened room ,Slave to the grind , wasted time very hard to choose
You can put this on the playlist, " wasnt ready." Lol. Very touching reaction you had. It was quite personal to you with the horse appearing. Its songs like this that just change lives. Thank you for the reaction.
One of my favorite songs from Skid Row. I love Sebastian voice! He just came out with a new solo album . I recommend listening to his new album, it id kick ass !
Sebastian wrote this song for his best friend Steven Adler from guns n roses who was addicted to heroin , that's the horse that stampedes and rages, the song is written by Sebastian for Steven to remind him that he has something to come back to
Regarding the lyrics, "You said you'd never let me down, but the horse stampedes and rages," Horse is a popular name for heroin. The song starts out with lighter drugs like cannabis, and moves onto harder drugs like ecstasy and cocaine and then finishes with heroin. The song ends with the line, "I thought you'd never let it get this far," which was another reference to Adler's heroin addiction. In the video the actor is seen injecting the drug in a public toilet at this line.
Now I´m 48 years old. Over 25 years ago I bought the CD... and I still love this song, including everything: the bass, the guitars, the solo, the vocals, the message in the lyrics and of cause the ultra amazing singing of Sebastian Bach !!!! My tip for you ... Rainbow Eyes from Rainbow !!! Mister Ronnie James Dio was definitely ... one of the best rock/metal singers for all time. And he really touched hearts of millions. Cheers from germany Scott
We named our youngest son after this guy, and the original composer, we thought it was pretty cool name, for two terrific artists, so we named him Sebastian Bach + our last name, he just turned 24 April, 17th, 2024. Skid Row "18 and life". This is actually my favorite over "I remember You" although I love that song also. Skid Row was a band in the 1980's, however their big break out happened in the mid 1990's just right before the grunge music scene started happening.
I've been listening to this song for decades and the emotional performance and storytelling always make me cry. It's such a powerful song. "I never thought you'd let it get this far, boy".
This was a lesser known Skid Row song that was my absolute favorite when I was like 12 yrs old. Couldn't click fast enough, thanks for reacting! Also screw that commercial break lol!! I was straight jamming out and came to a complete halt 😅.
18 and life like others have said! That was my first song from them I heard and fell in love instantly! Other 80s bands you might like are Cinderella and Poison! Tesla was also coming up in the 80s. I saw my first concert at 10 years old, my dad took me to see Poison and Tesla opened for them. Poison was a huge, huge band back then and it's weird how Tesla really became iconic further in their career. We were supposed to go see Bon Jovi with Skid Row as the opening band the next weekend after my first concert but my dad got called into work and had to give away the tickets so unfortunately I never got to see either Bon Jovi or Skid Row live tho I've seen over 400 other bands in my 44 years on this planet!
I came across Sebastian Bach & Skid Row maybe a year or 2 ago. Being a huge fan of 90's rock I was surprised I never really listened to them. But Sebastian's voice is easily up there with with powerhouse vocalists like Chris Cornell & Layne Staley. The whole Slave To The Grind album was added to my 90's playlist just fantastic from start to finish! \m/
You're definitely right about Sebastien being special. He's always been quite talented, he's acted (Gilmore Girls), appeared on numerous reality shows and even starred in Jekyll and Hyde the Broadway musical. Another song you may like by them is Quicksand Jesus.
When we got the cd and heard this song for the first time, my friends and I went fucking crazy. Bas' vocals on this one are raw and strong with emotion for his dear friend. Steves still here, bless his heart.
Heroin was/is called horse. Bas had a friend with a bad addiction, Steven Adler - the original drummer of GnR. His addiction was so bad he got booted from the band & had a severe stroke. The song is about that addiction; the lyrics, "the horse stampedes & rages" & the horse imagery = heroin taking over his friend's life.
I've Watched countless reaction channels and just after 1 video I'm subscribed, Haven't laughed outloud so much at reactions. Keep it up man. P.S, No offense but you sound like Obama.
Lived in LA - Could be there or NYC. For tight pants, check out Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin, He was proud of the "5th Member" of the band...... LOL. If you want to see Sebastian in a great funny role, he was on "Gilmore Girls" joining a teen garage band. They asked if he had experience since he was so old (30's). Said he was in a band, but it just didn't take off. They asked him to play something, and the rest is great. he was only on a dozen or so shows, but each one was a funny take on his career. I am sure you have been told already, the horse references was a name for Heroin in the 70's and 80's. I really like Skid Row - The dude is a modern day Viking!
I once heard you say in another reaction video something along the lines of being able to feel the performers emotion if they are really really giving their all even if you speak a different language. You were so spot on and this one is a pretty good example. You can sorta tell what you are hearing and get the message or at least get the feelings in a way.
This is 1992. He's done opera... and Gilmore Girls. Oh, and Trailer Park Boys. But yeah, Opera.. he's 6'3" tall, and was in his early 20's here... 19 yrs old doing 'I Remember You'.... plus, he had his longtime girlfriend since he was in his late teens, and a baby boy by this point already... he def coulda been a top runway model as well, but was crazy humble on top of it all!! Oh Sebastian...
What you're watching in this video is Sebastian's agony turned inside out. His heart was truly broken and torn apart by a friend he very much cared about. This was his plea to keep his friend alive. Whether or not you've lost someone to addiction, the emotion captured is stunning and if you can't feel it you need to find yourself a soul. 🫶🏼
Interesting, I'm 51 and been listening to Skid Row since back in the day and I never noticed that double-entendre before! Great twist to the lyrics, thanks.
His breath control is unmatched. Just when most would fade out or continue to drop lower he brings it back up even higher. And his pants were a style in those days. Besides it was the voice hair and face I was in love with. I'm sure most women my age remember feel the same lol
After his break from Skid Row, Baz has done TV and stage and more solo work. He was part of the MTV "SuperGroup" reality-eske tv show and he was a re-occurring regular on Gilmore Girls. Most recently he was a character on The Masked Singer. His work on stage has been amazing and introduced him to whole other audiences. I sat beside a couple of older ladies who were legit in tears on a Saturday matenee showing of Jesus Christ Superstar in Vegas over his performance. If you head over to Sebastian's channel here on youtube there is a perfomance of Patience by him with Duff McKagen that frankly is epic. Some of my favorite of his solo work are Angel Down, Battle with the Bottle and Back in the Saddle.
After quitting Skid Row, Sebastian appeared on Broadway in the leading role of Jekyll and Hyde, the Rocky Horror Picture Show and a few other huge Broadway shows. So you are correct saying Sebastian could be an opera singer. He is called the first Rockstar of Broadway.
80’s hair bands are pure. NO AUTO TUNE.
Sebastian Bach still has the killer pipes after all these years. Love him or hate him you can't deny his skill.
Hugely talented and amazing stage presence.
Skid Row were amazing live and Sebastian pipes were LOUD but in tune. Very underrated IMHO. He is right up there as a vocalist for me. Amazing song from an amazing album. 🤘🤘🎶❤️❤️❤️
I think he's more like a centaur with his backend photoshopped out.
You made my day reacting to this!! This was written by Sebastian about his friend Steve Adler, former drummer of Guns and Roses. He was addicted to heroin and it was out of control. The horse represents "H"... Steve did end up getting clean and didnt die. The lyrics are Bars! Another great song is Youth Gone Wild and 18 & Life, Monkey Business. Thank you for a great reaction! Skid Row rocks!!!!!❤
Also In A Darkened Room is good too.
Underated drummer aß well😢❤❤
I wish the SNL version of monkey business was on YT still I would nag him to death about it lol. It's only on vimeo for some reason
@carriemichelle Don't forget "Slave to the Grind."
@@thegooniverse495 Just watched it. It was good.
Sebastián Bach wrote this song about his friend Steven Adler, who at the time was the original drummer for Guns And Roses. Adler was fired due to his heroin addiction. In the 80s, Horse was a popular term for heroin.
Came here to say this. Hello, fellow 80s rocker. 😀
You know you're in bad shape when guns n' roses thinks you're too strung out.
Sorry but this was written and composed by Dave Sabo and Scotty as were most of Skid Row songs.Sebastian nailed the vocals but had no part in the lyrics or composition.Certainly not taking anything from Baz!
Sebastian’s phrasing is unlike any other vocalist in that era!
@@ronaldlewis3338 The song was released in 1991 and written by bandmates Sebastian Bach, Rachel Bolan and Dave "the Snake" Sabo. All 3 are credited writers.
33 years of listening to this song and it still gives me goosebumps every time!
Every time. I literally have to make myself breathe
Sebastian blew his voice out recording this song, and to me it's the most emotionally charged vocal performance in heavy metal history. It's a true masterpiece.
Well, he has it back because he has his own band and is making music again.
@@alricaneshama oh yeah it was just temporary during the recording sessions. After healing it up he went back to finishing that record. And yes, I'm well aware Sebastian's still doing music... LOL
He wasn't happy with the way his vocals sounded originally and spent a few weeks resting and retraining his voice to sing the clean notes clearly
He said that every time he got in the booth during slave that his head space was to blow the mic up every time. Imagine that first big scream in monkey business. That's quadruple tracked. He had to do that 4 times. This album is amazing. Nothing like it.
Sebastian Bach's voice has a magical quality that allows it to blend seamlessly with any context or melody. In this particular song, you can feel the anguish he experienced. He was mourning the loss of his friend, Steven Adler, who was struggling with drug addiction. The horse is a metaphor for the drug. It was a loss, not physically, because Steven Adler wasn’t dead; he didn't die. But someone addicted, I guess, is dead inside. The emotion in Sebastian’s singing is truly heart-wrenching, and the guitar solo echoes the sound of a cry. His “screams” are filled with the pain he must have felt for his friend. Luckily for him, Stevan Adler survived the addiction, but at some point, he had a stroke due to his abuse of drugs. If you react to songs like Monkey Business, you will find another differentiation in his voice. Quicksand Jesus is just another interpretation of Sebastian’s voice. I am glad you reacted to this song. I hope for more from Skid Row :)
I’ve been saying it since the 80’s, BEST ROCK VOICE OF ALL TIME! IMO.
Literally saw him live last night and he still got pipes. This was over 30 years ago so obviously time has taken some toll but man, he can still belt it out. I just love him!
His new cd is so good!
Youth Gone Wild and Slave to the Grind are worth your time. Great reaction.
One of my favorite vocal tracks from Skid Row. 18 In Life is a must listen!
Yes!! 💥
Oh yeah
AGREE
THIS!
also Slave to the Grind!
I also love In a Darkened Room. That's also 🔥🤘🎶🤘
A couple of my favorites are "In a Darkened Room" and "Quicksand Jesus. "Slave to the Grind" was my favorite album.
Mine too. Very underrated album. "In a Darkened Room" really highlights his voice
In A Darkened Room, Quicksand Jesus, Slave To The Grind & Wasted Time best songs off this album in my personal opinion. Monkey Business is a hell of a way to kick off the album as well lol
Arguably one of the most under rated albums of all time!
Bach did a decade long stint on Broadway after getting fired from Skid Row, and recently did a run on The Masked Singer. His voice has aged but he's still chops.
Skid row fired him and where are they now?
I loved when he showed up in Gilmour Girls. Lol
He also just released a solo album.
His solo album is fantastic.
Totally got screwed on Mask Singer. He easily was the best that night. Thats when i realized that show is fixed. Knew it was him the first night he sang
Lost myself to addiction for a very long time.. I was quite literally dead inside.. I was a walking corpse who just hadn't died yet. Hospitalized for quite a stint due to organ partial failures due to my abuse.
16.5 years clean. So proud to be able to mentor others now.
This BANGER resonates with me looking back at myself prior.
Congratulations on your sobriety!
You have such an amazing and inspirational story. I’m glad you are out there sharing your story to others who can gather the strength to make that change in their lives. One day at a time!!😃😃😃
Keep up the great work on sobriety!!
Back in the day, heroin was called "horse"...the person that this song is about, Steven Adler, original Guns 'n Roses drummer, was so addicted to heroin that he was fired from the band.
America - Horse with no name...was that song about heroin? I never connected the 2 in the song or maybe it's has nothing to do with it in this case...just curious.
@@tallgrayandgruesome According to the band, no. It was more about finding that calming safe place in the mind while dealing wit non-stop hectic life. The songwriter said that with all the noise and hustle bustle the most calm serene thing he could think about was the desert.
And to get fired from GnR is a major accomplishment.
Youth Gone Wild is a banger!! S.Bach played lead in Phantom of The Opera for a while…. You’re spot on about his voice. ✌️
Jekyl and Hyde not Phantom
I think it was both. He was also in Jesus Christ superstar.
@@KMiller-d2i I only heard about Jeckyll and Hyde and he played the title character. He also played Riff Raff in a production of The Rocky Horror Show and a touring production of Jesus Christ Superstar
He is a gift from the rock n roll gods. My all time favorite. Best voice ever. Love him
Sebastian just dropped a couple of brand new music videos, and I can tell you.... he STILL has those pipes! Yeah, visually, he's showing his age..... but damn does he still sound amazing!
My first wife and I met him after a show back in the early 2000s, and he was a very nice guy. Took a few minutes for each and every fan that waited around after the show to meet him. No extra charge for that, either. The picture I took of him and my wife, her portion of it became the portrait tattoo I got on my chest after she died in 2006 from cancer.
Sebastian is definitely a class act, all the way!
I met him in 2008 at Akron's Barley House after a Poison concert where he opened for them. He was just walking around, no body guards, and talking to everyone & letting them take a picture w/ him. My friend drug me across the bar to meet him & I was dumbstruck. When I finally found my boice I asked for a picture with him & then he hugged me. He was so nice but also so tall to my short 5'4" self. lol
@@violetvillard1347 No joke! The dude is VERY fan friendly, which I find very rare. I met him in..... maybe 2003, I think? With my first wife. The picture of took of them, well her part of it anyway, is the memorial portrait of her on my chest (she died of cancer in 2006).
I still have the autographs he signed for us. To her, he said, "Pretty as a Rose (her name)!" and because he'd read the t-shirt I had on at that time (My parents said I could be anything, so I became an asshole).... his message to me was also funny, referencing that t-shirt.
@@IggyStardust1967 - Yeah he signed the shirt I was wearing, and my ticket stub (print out). To this day I have both of them in a shadowbox. I also met Bret Michaels that same night, and both signed the shirt & stub. It was an early 31st BD present to go see both of them & then to actually meet them... I became a young teen again. So I can imagine how your blessed wife felt when she met him (RIP) too.
He was extremely special. His voice has changed but there will never ever be another Sebastián Bach
Youth Gone Wild and 18 To Life...two others to add to your list.
“Glam Metal” or “Hair Metal” wasn’t just about the music, it was also about the look, the crazy hairstyles and outfits. Hence the terms glam & hair.
Gotta go for the In a Darkened Room video next! Watching him do it live is so amazing!
I agree %170000 with you on this one! ......BUT THEN you MUST get into the heavy shit like Monkey Business and Slave to the grind , also Breaking down is KILLER!!!
That whole album is 🔥🔥🔥 QuickSand Jesus is good too🤘🏽😎
You don’t get much darker, theme-wise, than the child s*x trade. In a Darkened Room is absolutely heartbreaking!
Or Quicksand Jesus
@@trudybrockette1639 I said the same thing 🤘🏽
Radio stations would play all the power ballads on Friday nights and people would make dedications and requests live on air, calling in over and over and waiting on hold to be heard live and if you were heartbroken you would just sing and cry and it was a whole thing y'all.
This was back when the bulk of us still had all rotary dial phones and calling over and over again was dedication! We would all go to the skating rink on the weekends and Skid Row was always requested.
18 and Life next, please!!!
18 and life is another one that is 🔥
"Horse" is a slang term for heroin. This song was written about Steven Adler; the original drummer for Guns N Roses. He battled a very serious heroin addiction, which caused him to have a serious stroke. Steven survived and overcame his addiction.
No one has a voice like Sebastian Bach!
Please check out the band Steelheart and their song, She’s Gone. The lead singer’s voice will blow you away! Not kidding! I can’t explain it because you have to hear it to believe it! This guy has a three octave range, each one higher than the last! Love your reactions and looking forward to seeing what you react to next. Take care! - Gene A.
I had a friend that I knew since I was 6 years old that ended up passing away a couple years ago because of alcoholism. We knew each for over 40 years and couldn’t believe he was gone.
The best friend I ever had and we were like brothers. I miss him everyday and actually tried to get him to quit but he was to far gone. God bless all of you out there struggling with addiction. Get god into your life and you will see a change.
Skid row will never be skid row without sebastian bach
And the group won’t let him come back
NEVER!!!!!!!! He IS skid Row!!!!!!
TRUTH!
The tone you're talking about, we always called it grit. The grit in his voice is amazing!! The Power Ballad is the best thing to come out of the 80's!! So many great songs, we really did grow up in the best generation Gen X for the win!! We were the last to grow up without technology, without smartphones, without social media, we got away with so much!! I'm so happy my daughters will never know some of the dumb sh*t I got away with!!! Sending love to everybody from Louisville Kentucky 😊❤
Completely agree on everything! 😄👏 (From Gothenburg, Sweden)
He ripped his pants up the backside at the concert all those years ago almost at the beginning…. He laughed, showed the coliseum the rip and just kept on rocking!!!!
When the horse stampedes it rages is a reference to heroin. His friend Steven Adler, who was the original drummer of Guns N Roses had a bad heroin problem.
I'm seeing Sebastian this Sunday at Rams head in Baltimore and I can't wait, his voice is intoxicating🙂
SB was the most amazing singer ever, and not to mention his freaking good looks. OMG!!! Did i say amazing good looks. A beautiful man he was!
Thanks for reacting to skid row!❤this song and the emotions of loved ones trapped to drug addictions.
"the horse stampedes and rages". As others have said, Horse is a reference to "H" or Heroin. Hollywood was ate up with Cocaine and the music business was eyes deep in Heroin back in the 80s. Lots of great creativity with all too high a cost.
Steelheart - I'll Never Let You Go. Another amazing voice.
Man, did his voice ever sound like Janis Joplin at times! I would love to have heard a duet with the two of THEM !! I know that they were from different eras, but together, they would have exploded the sound system !! Sebastian is definitely uniquely talented beyond belief. ❣😲🤤
You’re gonna LOVE 18 and life!
18 and Life you would love!
Incredible & powerful song about addiction. Great reaction & feedback. Skid Row needs to reunite with Sebastian bc no other vocalist comes close
For another mind-bending vocal....Steelheart's I'll Never Let You Go (Angel Eyes)
80’s fashion could be wild sometimes. Especially in the rock/hair metal scene. Mesh shirts and tight leather pants were pretty common. As many others have said, 18 and Life, Youth Gone Wild, and Monkey Business are good ones from this band. And yes, horse was slang for heroin.
He said... Are we amongst friends? What is he wearing? WHAT ARE THOSE!!!???🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂
You have to hear "In a darkened room " and
" Quicksand Jesus " by this band.
Sebastian is solo for several years. He just dropped two new singles and I believe there’s an album coming soon. I saw him in the Broadway show Jekyll and Hyde. My 80 year old mom had a massive crush on him. LOL. Took her to the play for Mother’s Day that year. His show are mostly festivals and small venues. He’s aged and his voice is lower so the high notes aren’t as high. But the hair still glows and his personality is still pretty outrageous. Keep in mind, that when he recorded I Remember You, he was 21. At 56, still young, he still does weed and wine. He’s a wild guy. And when he’s drinking? He’s almost scary. He did a TV series, 2006, called Supergroup. Bunch of rockers from other band get together to cut an album. They live in a Hollywood mansion to write and record. His alcohol abuse was raging. Was an enlightened view of rock behind the scenes. Still can find the episodes on TH-cam Tube.
That ish was crazy as hell to watch.
That was goddamned amazing
What alcohol abuse are you talking about??
Thank you for diving into Skid Row.. YES, they are slept on for sure. In my opinion he was the best vocalist from the hair music days..
Sebastian and Geoff Tate from Queensryche.
Add in Miljenko!
Oh, Then you'll be thrilled to know this.
Sebastian Bach has his own band and is making music again.
And yes, he still sounds just as amazing.
In A Darkened Room and 18 And Life are probably my favourite Skid Row songs.
I think the horse is about withdrawal. "You said you'd never let me down", The person fighting to not use again.
"But the horse stampedes and rages in the name of desperation". Withdrawal symptoms kicking in and making him spiriling down again.
I am a 45 old metal fan, one who listens to many genres inside rock, including extremes like death and black (which I love, btw), but this song is, IMHO, one of the greatest compositions of all time
18 and Life…next 🎶
Ive loved that man since i was 11 years old. I met him in my 30s. I still love him now in my 40s. ❤️
I've loved him since I was 14. Met him when I was 21 and at 45. I still love him.
Did you know about his band and new music?
Sebastian Bach spent 7 yrs on Broadway playing the Phantom in Phantom of the Opera. He is classically trained. He was also in Gilmore Girls.
18 and Life is still their best song. 40!
I do agree that 18 and life,still to this day remains an Awesome song. But their Best..?? Sebastian’s vocals on this very song, and the meaning behind it, completely out Power 18 and life. But hey, if that’s what you believe. And if that’s the song you love. Then respect for sayin it!!
We all think 18 and Life should be next!
Slave to the Grind! 🤘
18 and life probably their best seller but they have so many good song you can’t say that’s the best with such songs as I remember you, in a darkened room ,Slave to the grind , wasted time very hard to choose
Monkey business is my personal favorite.
You can put this on the playlist, " wasnt ready." Lol. Very touching reaction you had. It was quite personal to you with the horse appearing. Its songs like this that just change lives. Thank you for the reaction.
One of my favorite songs from Skid Row. I love Sebastian voice! He just came out with a new solo album . I recommend listening to his new album, it id kick ass !
18 and Life!!!
Sebastian Bach's vocal range is incredible and he was around 18 when Skid Row did the first album that same out in late 80s
Sebastian wrote this song for his best friend Steven Adler from guns n roses who was addicted to heroin , that's the horse that stampedes and rages, the song is written by Sebastian for Steven to remind him that he has something to come back to
Regarding the lyrics, "You said you'd never let me down, but the horse stampedes and rages," Horse is a popular name for heroin. The song starts out with lighter drugs like cannabis, and moves onto harder drugs like ecstasy and cocaine and then finishes with heroin. The song ends with the line, "I thought you'd never let it get this far," which was another reference to Adler's heroin addiction. In the video the actor is seen injecting the drug in a public toilet at this line.
I am glad you followed up this this, it hits hard for anyone that knows or has been in this situation and knows its helplessness
One of the BETTER "hair bands" of the 80s. Skilled musicians. Saw them twice. Sebastián was classically trained. ❤ One of my TOP 5 80s bands!!
I still remember the first time I heard this. 1993 and the boy I liked handed me a Walkman and told me to listen ❤
Just finding ya channel, LOVED SKID ROW!!! Sebastian Bach STILL got the pipes, 80's hair bands is where.. it's.. AT! 🙌 ❤
Your visible exhale at the end said everything! Great story, great song, great singer!
Now I´m 48 years old. Over 25 years ago I bought the CD... and I still love this song, including everything: the bass, the guitars, the solo, the vocals, the message in the lyrics and of cause the ultra amazing singing of Sebastian Bach !!!! My tip for you ... Rainbow Eyes from Rainbow !!! Mister Ronnie James Dio was definitely ... one of the best rock/metal singers for all time. And he really touched hearts of millions. Cheers from germany Scott
The way Seb times the "SICKly" with the snare drum in the last verse always gets me like "fuck yeah! That's what owning a song is!"
We named our youngest son after this guy, and the original composer, we thought it was pretty cool name, for two terrific artists, so we named him Sebastian Bach + our last name, he just turned 24 April, 17th, 2024.
Skid Row "18 and life".
This is actually my favorite over "I remember You" although I love that song also.
Skid Row was a band in the 1980's, however their big break out happened in the mid 1990's just right before the grunge music scene started happening.
And now Sebastian has his own band and is making 80's hair metal music again.
I've been listening to this song for decades and the emotional performance and storytelling always make me cry. It's such a powerful song. "I never thought you'd let it get this far, boy".
This was a lesser known Skid Row song that was my absolute favorite when I was like 12 yrs old. Couldn't click fast enough, thanks for reacting! Also screw that commercial break lol!! I was straight jamming out and came to a complete halt 😅.
18 and life like others have said! That was my first song from them I heard and fell in love instantly! Other 80s bands you might like are Cinderella and Poison! Tesla was also coming up in the 80s. I saw my first concert at 10 years old, my dad took me to see Poison and Tesla opened for them. Poison was a huge, huge band back then and it's weird how Tesla really became iconic further in their career. We were supposed to go see Bon Jovi with Skid Row as the opening band the next weekend after my first concert but my dad got called into work and had to give away the tickets so unfortunately I never got to see either Bon Jovi or Skid Row live tho I've seen over 400 other bands in my 44 years on this planet!
this takes me back man.. playing this as loud as possible with my Pioneer pull out cassette deck...
I came across Sebastian Bach & Skid Row maybe a year or 2 ago. Being a huge fan of 90's rock I was surprised I never really listened to them. But Sebastian's voice is easily up there with with powerhouse vocalists like Chris Cornell & Layne Staley. The whole Slave To The Grind album was added to my 90's playlist just fantastic from start to finish! \m/
Love watching you learn about hair metal. This is what i grew up on❤
Love his voice so much! Still do and always will...❤❤
He actually did sing an opera in New York
Youth Gone Wild and Slave to the Grind ... REAL BANGERS !!! THIS IS THE STUFF THAT DEFINES THEM ...
He's was also on broadway as jekyll and hyde . And that was 80s and the look was hot back then
You're definitely right about Sebastien being special. He's always been quite talented, he's acted (Gilmore Girls), appeared on numerous reality shows and even starred in Jekyll and Hyde the Broadway musical.
Another song you may like by them is Quicksand Jesus.
When we got the cd and heard this song for the first time, my friends and I went fucking crazy. Bas' vocals on this one are raw and strong with emotion for his dear friend. Steves still here, bless his heart.
As a 56 Years old Metalhead with still long hair is that normal Music - Greeting from Berlin- Germany HEAVY METAL IS THE BEST MUSIC ON THIS PLANET !
Heroin was/is called horse. Bas had a friend with a bad addiction, Steven Adler - the original drummer of GnR. His addiction was so bad he got booted from the band & had a severe stroke.
The song is about that addiction; the lyrics, "the horse stampedes & rages" & the horse imagery = heroin taking over his friend's life.
I've Watched countless reaction channels and just after 1 video I'm subscribed, Haven't laughed outloud so much at reactions. Keep it up man.
P.S, No offense but you sound like Obama.
His pants are leather and snake skin
Skid Row has been slept on. They’re all incredible!! 18 and Life is iconic
I am throwing my hat in for 18 and life. My favorite song.
Black leather was a big rocker thang in the 90s. Sebastian Bach does have one of the prettiest voices in rock ‘n’ roll. 😊
Lived in LA - Could be there or NYC. For tight pants, check out Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin, He was proud of the "5th Member" of the band...... LOL. If you want to see Sebastian in a great funny role, he was on "Gilmore Girls" joining a teen garage band. They asked if he had experience since he was so old (30's). Said he was in a band, but it just didn't take off. They asked him to play something, and the rest is great. he was only on a dozen or so shows, but each one was a funny take on his career. I am sure you have been told already, the horse references was a name for Heroin in the 70's and 80's. I really like Skid Row - The dude is a modern day Viking!
I once heard you say in another reaction video something along the lines of being able to feel the performers emotion if they are really really giving their all even if you speak a different language. You were so spot on and this one is a pretty good example. You can sorta tell what you are hearing and get the message or at least get the feelings in a way.
He is amazing hands down! We always said "If you can read the date on a dime in your back pocket, then your pants fit!" ❤
How did I miss this reaction??? Been WAITING!! ❤
Guitar player was childhood friends with Jon bon Jovi. They agreed whoever made it first would help the other get record deal. Too cool old school
White horse was at one time a name for heroine. The song was written by Sebastian Bach about a close friend who had a severe heroine addiction.
Brings back so many memories from my teenage years 🙂
Sebastián Bach's iconic sound has that rasp, that growl, that grit that is undeniable. I think those might be the words you were looking for. 😉
i always cry when i listen to him
Skid Row ! One of a kind !
Hardest hitting line(s) in the song....."Where's my friend I used to know?
He's all alone, he's buried deep within
A carcass searching for a soul"
This is 1992. He's done opera... and Gilmore Girls. Oh, and Trailer Park Boys. But yeah, Opera.. he's 6'3" tall, and was in his early 20's here... 19 yrs old doing 'I Remember You'.... plus, he had his longtime girlfriend since he was in his late teens, and a baby boy by this point already... he def coulda been a top runway model as well, but was crazy humble on top of it all!! Oh Sebastian...
What you're watching in this video is Sebastian's agony turned inside out. His heart was truly broken and torn apart by a friend he very much cared about. This was his plea to keep his friend alive. Whether or not you've lost someone to addiction, the emotion captured is stunning and if you can't feel it you need to find yourself a soul. 🫶🏼
Interesting, I'm 51 and been listening to Skid Row since back in the day and I never noticed that double-entendre before! Great twist to the lyrics, thanks.
His breath control is unmatched. Just when most would fade out or continue to drop lower he brings it back up even higher. And his pants were a style in those days. Besides it was the voice hair and face I was in love with. I'm sure most women my age remember feel the same lol
After his break from Skid Row, Baz has done TV and stage and more solo work. He was part of the MTV "SuperGroup" reality-eske tv show and he was a re-occurring regular on Gilmore Girls. Most recently he was a character on The Masked Singer. His work on stage has been amazing and introduced him to whole other audiences. I sat beside a couple of older ladies who were legit in tears on a Saturday matenee showing of Jesus Christ Superstar in Vegas over his performance. If you head over to Sebastian's channel here on youtube there is a perfomance of Patience by him with Duff McKagen that frankly is epic. Some of my favorite of his solo work are Angel Down, Battle with the Bottle and Back in the Saddle.
After quitting Skid Row, Sebastian appeared on Broadway in the leading role of Jekyll and Hyde, the Rocky Horror Picture Show and a few other huge Broadway shows. So you are correct saying Sebastian could be an opera singer. He is called the first Rockstar of Broadway.