That something - and that name - represented the unrelenting impulse of rambunctious kids, channeling their love of punk and metal into something understood by a worldwide audience of other kids just like them.
It was the birth of what would be Skid Row.” I'm like, yeah, this is where we're supposed to be at this moment in our lives. It made me go, man, this is the start of something. “I saw all this talent he had - and has - and he brought something out of me.
Snake Sabo realized he wasn't alone after striking up a songwriting partnership with Rachel Bolan. Every kid goes through that, and Skid Row made you realize that you're not alone.” “Everybody goes through that phase of me against the world, where you just have to stand up and assert yourself. Rob Hammersmith saw himself in that gang mentality. We saw and heard ourselves in the band and rallied around their oversized choruses of camaraderie and rebellion. That exhilarating sound of being young was everywhere. “18 and Life” was a summertime hit single and the band was on the covers of Hit Parader, Circus, and Metal Edge magazines. Remember that first time you heard Skid Row?