{"id":10374,"date":"2012-10-22T07:00:59","date_gmt":"2012-10-22T11:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southeastofheaven.com\/?p=10374"},"modified":"2012-10-19T15:09:47","modified_gmt":"2012-10-19T19:09:47","slug":"skid-row-to-bach-or-not-to-bach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.southeastofheaven.com\/?p=10374","title":{"rendered":"Skid Row: To Bach or Not to Bach…"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Fans of Skid Row seem to be divided on the fact as to whether or not there is life in Skid Row after Sebastian Bach. Sebastian Bach was in the band from 1987 to 1996. Johnny Solinger has been in the band from 1999 to now. That means that the \u201creplacement\u201d guy has been in the band a whopping four years more than Bach who was actually the replacement for original singer Matt Fallon. Anyways, Skid Row fans all over seem to be a fan base divided. Some will say that Sebastian Bach is the ONLY singer for Skid Row. Others will say that Johnny Solinger has been doing a kick ass job and that Bach isn\u2019t missed. Then there are those that will say that they love Johnny yet would love it more if Bach was back in the fold. I myself, as a Skid Row fan will say that I love having Solinger in the fold. There\u2019s no love lost here. Now don\u2019t get me wrong. I\u2019m a huge fan of those three Bach era albums and I will not deny the fact that the studio versions of songs like \u201cQuicksand Jesus\u201d, \u201cWasted Time\u201d, and \u201cMonkey Business\u201d were lightning captured in a bottle. The fact is that I just don\u2019t miss Sebastian Bach\u2019s larger than life ego, extended self absorbed stage rants and inconsistent performances. Let\u2019s face it. Can you find a live version of any of the above listed songs that sound anywhere nearly as amazing as those studio versions? That\u2019s what I thought.<\/p>\n

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To me, the real proof is in the pudding. I have seen as many, if not more, Skid Row shows \"\"<\/a>with Solinger fronting the band than I did with Bach fronting the band. My memories of Skid Row back in the day were that that shows were a lot of fun, full of energy and that the band was amazing. I also remember feeling that Sebastian\u2019s voice didn\u2019t seem to hold up well in a live setting. He usually came out of the gates winded and unable to hit the notes. He would recover by the 3rd song or so and then by the \u00be mark his voice was shot to shit. Johnny Solinger on the other hand seems way more capable of delivering these songs than Bach ever did or is able to do now. I watched two performances from 2012, one of Skid Row and one of Sebastian Bach solo, doing the same song \u201cBig Guns.\u201d Just these two videos alone show Bach showboating and hamming it up on stage yet completely unable to deliver the song with any kind of decent melody while the Skid Row footage shows Johnny Solinger with a more modest and non-arrogant stage presence delivering the song sounded full and nearly spot on. This has been my experience with Skid Row over the past few years.<\/p>\n

Exibit I: Sebastian Bach – 2012
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