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│ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │
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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Mar-20-2015 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........1991 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........13 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.skidrow.com ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Skid Row Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Slave To The Grind (Jap. Ed.) Label : Atlantic ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ For this review, IÆll transport you back to 1991 ║ │
│║ for a little historical perspective on Skid ║ │
│║ RowÆs ôSlave to the Grindö. ║ │
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│║ To say that the release of Skid RowÆs second ║ │
│║ album ôSlave to the Grindö was eagerly awaited ║ │
│║ is an understatement. Two years prior, they were ║ │
│║ the young guns of hair metal, taken under the ║ │
│║ wing of Bon Jovi and even won for themselves ║ │
│║ several mainstream music industry awards in the ║ │
│║ process. By 1991, they were poised to take over ║ │
│║ the whole hair metal scene. Or so we thought. In ║ │
│║ the scant two years since their self-titled ║ │
│║ debut, Skid Row underwent a maturation process ║ │
│║ which transformed them from glam heartthrobs to ║ │
│║ serious hard rock/heavy metal musicians. ║ │
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│║ Album opener ôMonkey Businessö opens with a ║ │
│║ bluesy guitar lick which soon transforms into a ║ │
│║ wicked riff that thumps and leaves the listener ║ │
│║ no option but to thrust their heads back and ║ │
│║ forth in unison. The title track is the biggest ║ │
│║ surprise on the album as it rips out of the ║ │
│║ speakers with æthrashÆ-like heaviness. Is this a ║ │
│║ Skid Row record that IÆm holding? Yes it is, an ║ │
│║ older, meaner Skid Row for that matter. Track ║ │
│║ three, ôThe Threatö, continues with the heavy ║ │
│║ theme as it grooves in a pissed-off mid-tempo ║ │
│║ stomp. The guitar duo of Dave Sabo and Scotti ║ │
│║ Hill and the rhythm section of bassist Rachel ║ │
│║ Bolan and drummer Rob Affuso seemed to have a ║ │
│║ consciously heavy mindset on this one as their ║ │
│║ playing is harder and heavier than anything ║ │
│║ theyÆve done before. One thing thatÆs constant ║ │
│║ though is the sublime vocal performance of ║ │
│║ Sebastian Bach. It seems the heavier music that ║ │
│║ heÆs laid his vocal tracks over has made him a ║ │
│║ stronger and more credible performer. The first ║ │
│║ quartet of songs is closed out by a ballad, ║ │
│║ ôQuicksand Jesusö, which again spotlights the ║ │
│║ outstanding vocals of Bach. ║ │
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│║ The next four tracks ôPsycho Loveö, ôGet the ║ │
│║ Fuck Outö, ôLiving On A Chain Gangö and ║ │
│║ ôCreepshowö are hard and heavy rockers that show ║ │
│║ how far Skid Row has distanced itself from its ║ │
│║ earlier inception that wrote such glam themed ║ │
│║ anthems like ôCanÆt Stand the Heartacheö. The ║ │
│║ ballad ôIn A Darkened Roomö shifts the tempo to ║ │
│║ a slower pace and this is one of the better ║ │
│║ ballads Skid Row has written in its career. ║ │
│║ ôRiot Actö kicks up the intensity up a notch ║ │
│║ with its punk-ish vibe. The albumÆs lone low ║ │
│║ point, ôMudkickerö comes next and thereÆs no ║ │
│║ point in expounding. The album comes to close ║ │
│║ with yet another ballad, ôWasted Timeö and I ║ │
│║ agree with whoever says that three ballads in an ║ │
│║ album is way too much. But then again, if the ║ │
│║ ballads were all this good then I donÆt have any ║ │
│║ problem with that. ôWasted Timeö is the best ║ │
│║ among the three on this album and can probably ║ │
│║ rival ôI Remember Youö as Skid RowÆs best. ║ │
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│║ Overall, ôSlave to the Grindö is a harder and ║ │
│║ heavier album than anyone expected. Rather than ║ │
│║ follow in the footsteps of their mentors and ║ │
│║ become Bon Jovi Junior, Skid Row chose to blaze ║ │
│║ its own path with their own sound. And they ║ │
│║ turned out to be a better band because of it. ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - Monkey Business [04:19] │
│ 02 - Slave To The Grind [03:30] │
│ 03 - The Threat [03:50] │
│ 04 - Quicksand Jesus [05:26] │
│ 05 - Psycho Love [03:57] │
│ 06 - Get The Fuck Out [02:43] │
│ 07 - Living On A Chain Gang [03:58] │
│ 08 - Creepshow [03:59] │
│ 09 - In A Darkened Room [03:55] │
│ 10 - Riot Act [02:40] │
│ 11 - Mudkicker [03:53] │
│ 12 - Wasted Time [05:48] │
│ 13 - Beggar's Day (Bonus Track) [04:03] │
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│ Total Length : [52:01 minn │
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│ ║ Greetings To: ║ │
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│ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │
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