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Skid Row's "Slave To The Grind" is one of the most underrated albums from the end of the metal era in the early 90's. While their first album had the breakout hits, "Slave To The Grind" was a banger from start to finish that still holds up to this day. Love that you're doing this amazing track.

@danjmcs

Жыл бұрын

Totally agree on Slave to the Grind... it is one i always forget how heavy/hard it goes until i return to it again... so good.

@deansnider7933

Жыл бұрын

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slave_to_the_Grind It was not underrated! They were just not together long enough to create the legacy that they deserved as a band. Their songs are iconic and stand the test of time.

@chrisvanderwielen1530

Жыл бұрын

Slave to the Grind knocked me on my ass the first time I heard it. Being used to their earlier hits I'll Remember You, Youth Gone Wild and 18 and Life... it was a serious, raw, kick in the teeth. Such a memorable experience.

@RolandDeschain1

Жыл бұрын

It's an all-time classic.

@apejoves

Жыл бұрын

@@deansnider7933 Exactly. The grunge wave was not immediately, it tooks several months. STTG was the record of the year in Metal Edge and more. I loved that kind of music, but also grunge and alt music.

"Why can't you believe you can be loved" is absolutely heartbreaking and perfectly captures the shame an addict will feel all the time. It is a cycle of loathing and regret. How could someone love me? I've let everyone down.

@bendevine3438

Жыл бұрын

It is so great ive battled my whole life and for sebastian to see and understand what we typically do about other addicts kills me every time we just don't see what others do about us in ourselves it's impossible to explain great comment brother

Man… this one gets me everytime!! Such power and pain in his voice…. 🤘🔥🥰😎

@flickeringboxofficial

Жыл бұрын

Me too Lisa, my fav!

@Willie_McBride

Жыл бұрын

True story. I bought this CD the day it came out. Monkey Business is a fantastic song. Wasted Time hits you on an emotional level every single time. Burch, I don’t know if you explained to Alexis the metaphor of ‘Horse stampedes & rages’. A lot of younger people don’t know that Horse was/is a euphemism for Heroin. Great reaction. And giving the backstory puts some of what’s to come into context. A lot of reaction channels like to go into a new song 100% cold, which is fine for a strictly ‘organic’ reaction… but frequently many songs need at least a little backstory as a reference point. Sometimes the ‘reactors’ might misinterpret the meaning behind the lyrics, which kinda sets them Off in the wrong direction. I don’t know where you’re located Burch, but I know we could spend hours at the bar talking 80’s ‘Rock n Roll’ and I would never get bored with your stories.

Nothing matches the passion Bach puts into this song…his vocals are unbelievable! Absolutely love this song!

@flickeringboxofficial

Жыл бұрын

I couldn't wait to do this one Steven

Such a masterpiece. Sebastián had vocals like NO other band, definitely stood out from the rest. Nothing like 80's music👍😊

@Nino5i

4 ай бұрын

For me Sebastian Bach Is better than Axl Rose

@mml01

4 ай бұрын

@Nino5i 100% agree. Definitely one of a kind talent.🎶🎵

This song is by far the most personal, powerful song I have ever heard. My bestfriend from Jr high was a heroin addict. Went away in 9th grade for help and was clean for awhile. We had so much fun and I loved our friendship. Then he slipped and kept slipping. I had to step back for my own sanity. A friend and I got together to talk about an intervention, but he didn't make it, a couple days later he overdosed. The line that always makes me tear up is, "where's my friend I used to know". I get mad at myself for not stepping in sooner. I feel Sebastian's pain in this. Guilt, sadness, anger. My friend has been gone over 20 years, but I still feel those emotions. And then on top of that I work at a psychiatric and substance abuse center for the past 20 years. I see people fighting these demons every day.

@MetalMcfly

Жыл бұрын

Just want to say I'm sorry to hear about your loss. I too feel this pain. I lost my daughter to heroin in 2015. She was 24yrs old. We tried everything to get her help but in the end, nothing would've worked because she simply didn't want the help. I'm sorry you carry this burden of guilt but please know, unless he wanted to get clean, an intervention would have just been a band aid that eventually would have been torn off. I know it hurts but sometimes there are things that are truly out of our control. I wish for your heart to heal, your pain to subside and nothing but the best for you. Take care.

@lindseycarter579

Жыл бұрын

@@MetalMcfly Thank you. And yes, I know in my brain, there is not much I could do. I work with this population. I know what we tell families, but yet my heart says differently. I am sorry for your loss as well. ❤️

@lindseycarter579

Жыл бұрын

​@@kennethfinnegan2978 I live outside of Dallas, Texas. Heroin was really bad around here. This was in the 90s. We had an older friend that got him into it at a pretty young age.. Rolling Stone magazine even did an article about it called, "Texas Heroin Massacre". My friends death is the last death mentioned in the article. A shame really. He played guitar, but gets mentioned in Rolling Stone for sticking a needle in his arm.

@rgcazo

Жыл бұрын

Sorry that this happened. Glad you shared this.

I'll never tire of watching the younger generation hearing all this great music for the first time. Love the new set too!

Such a powerful song. In a darken room. Album version is phenomenal

@rgcazo

Жыл бұрын

In a darken room is my absolute favorite skid row song

@triciasanders2455

11 ай бұрын

Also Quicksand Jesus!

@shredfactor7

6 күн бұрын

Yes!! Definitely studio version not music video

30 years later and Sebastian still out here rockin

Quicksand Jesus. Amazing vocals by Bach. My favorite track on that album.

The vulnerability anger and pain in his voice hits so hard and is very visible

This song is special, to me, as well, Burch. Lost my brother, the same way. LOVE this song, but it’s one of those that’s “bittersweet”. No one could’ve done it better, than Sebastian. 👍

@GrandpaOCE

Жыл бұрын

lost 2 brothers this way and another song by sebastian that is almost as good as ithis is by your side his solo song for his dad

@restep9356

Жыл бұрын

Lost my husband to decades of abuse that finally took him. This song so many can relate to.

@stuartu7150

9 ай бұрын

So sorry you lost your brother this way.

You can really feel the pain and agony in Sebastions voice in this song

This is one of the MOST powerful songs of ALL time! Sebastian's vocals are off the chart. But the band behind him deserves kudos here as well. Rob Affuso(drummer) is KILLING that kit. Scotti Hill's(lead guitar) solo hits just right. Everybody involved in the production of this WHOLE album, in whatever capacity. Deserves to be applauded here. Slave To The Grind is an album that got overlooked by SO MANY. But more & more people are finding out, what us Skid Row fans knew all along. This album is PURE gold. In more ways than one. Enjoyed your reaction. Alexis, your insights are BANG ON. Keep up the GREAT work you 2! 🤘🤘🤘

My best friend took his life back in the 90's. This song always hit home..." I never thought you'd let it get this far boy..."

songs like this make me miss the late 80s/early 90s so much... we were so lucky to have grown up with music like this.

Skid Row was one of those bands that kinda got lumped in with hair metal, but a lot of their stuff was pure metal. Bach had such an amazing voice and the rest are just so talented. I love the song and this group.

I can feel Sebastian’s pain in this one. It’s heartbreaking and makes me cry, every time I hear it.

Can really feel the pain & anguish in his voice! 🔥

Skid Row is definately among the legends of Rock history

Best song they ever did, one the most memorable sebastian songs of all times♥️

one of the most powerful songs ever written, one of the most powerful videos ever produced, one of the most powerful performances by a rock band ever done. you can just feel how both almost feel the desperation of both the addicted and the best friend who's telling the tale. thanks.

Such a powerful song with Sebastian Bach amazing vocals it's perfection.

Damn .. I always cry if I hear this song, its so deep

I'm so glad you guys played this Skid Row song. It is absolutely my favorite Skid Row song. I didn't know the background to this song and thank you for sharing the story behind this song. Now that I know, it really hit me hard listening to this with you guys. Almost brought me to tears and the end. An amazing song and no one could have sang it better than Sebastien Bach!!

Bach really had that voice which can drive anyone go wow

Man! One of my all time favorites.. I could watch/listen to this song a million times, and when Sebastián is belting it out at the end, it brings a tear to my eye every time.. Being 50 and this was our generations prime time, I think a lot of us had a tight group of friends (because we actually spent meaningful heart to heart time together, *no cell phones and lots of eye contact) that went through this and can really relate..It did then, and it still does looking back.. I always had this song pinned to a certain friend that died from an overdose many years after the song was released, but I could see the path it was headed in and when this was released, I felt Sebastians pain and could relate, and unfortunately it came to fruition. A lot of us were probably right on the cusp of going either way, I know I was, and was lucky to make it out alive.. Great job, and I love watching Alexis articulate her perception, beautiful also ;)

Bach's voice is pure and genuine agony. I can't hear this without crying. My brother too. I never thought he'd let it get so far.

Many of us older folks who were young when this band came out have a deep connection to this song

Though my dad never listened to this, I will always think of him. His sickness never left him,until he passed.

An underrated video that Skid Row did was for their cover of Little Wing. I would really like to see what you two would have to say about that one. ^.^

This song has special meaning to me. I lost my best friend because of a drug. He an I were extremely tight. He's still alive. But, he isn't remotely the same guy he was. It feels like he died 30 years ago. I'm no angel. I did my fair share. As a matter of fact, I was addicted to it long before he even tried it. But, the difference between me and him was will power. I have an abundance of it. If I decide to stop doing something, nothing on earth will stop me from accomplishing that. it's been a very lonely road without him. Miss him dearly.

All the Skidrow ballads still blow my mind even more so after all these years but Birch your partner there is sooo dam good at breaking down these songs. I hear some of these song even more differently after her break downs especially when she points out emotional. Nice job Alexis! Thanks for freshening up these songs for me. 💪🏼🤘🏼🍺❤️🙏🏼Yiu break down of One was amazing as well!

A truly great Rock/Metal song. This is a really good album and very underrated. He lets it all out and it's heartbreaking.

I'm a big GNR fan, and seeing this video sheds a whole new light on the band and Adler for me. I've heard the story before, but hearing this song from a close friend of adlers pov hits differently. Thanks for sharing! Loved it!

As someone who has battled alcohol and drug addiction heroin specifically I loved this song when I was 14 the 1st time i heard it no idea people who loved me could have sang it to me i got sober jan 12th 2008 and by the grace of god have stayed sober but I have lost two of my best friends in the last 6 years both forever division 1 athletes that would have appeared to have everything now I think of them and how insedious addiction is 1st time I have cried in a while you know boys don't cry... such a beautiful reaction best ive seen i needed it thank you

@Koriian

9 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing

Scotti's solo really soars here; three slow songs on "Slave To The Grind" which are darker than the typical love ballads of the time, most of which were for radio airplay. Forget about the harder tracks getting played (especially "GTFO") but Skid Row's plan for this album was to make a more aggressive record than the debut. They succeed!

@regnetexitium2247

Жыл бұрын

He's criminally underrated as a guitarist

@toddlawrance4045

Жыл бұрын

@@regnetexitium2247 Both Scotti and Snake are excellent guitarists, the whole band at that point were quite competent players. Rob Affuso is still one of my favourite drummers even though he's not with the Row anymore. He and Rachel made a solid rhythm section!

Anything from Skid Row I absolutely love!!!

This is the best Skid Row song ... Sebastian's vocals are raw, passionate, and powerful.... The pain behind the lyrics come through just an ASTOUNDING song....I had a very dear best friend of mine die of a drug overdose this song hits so hard in the heart

@flickeringboxofficial

Жыл бұрын

Right there with ya Justin. Easily my favorite SR song and watched several friends go down that road. Heavy heart every time I hear it.

@Slick-ng5kf

Жыл бұрын

Agreed. This was always my favorite song by them. This album was one of the best albums of the era.

That song is phenomenal & Bach's voice is 🔥. Love your new setup 😊

Sabo and Hill's guitar tone in this era was on another level. They could channel the snarl and absolute filthy aggression while still pouring out enough emotion to hold up the song under the crushing weight of Bach's vocals. Vocals which will absolutely go down as some of the greatest rock vocals of all time, and certainly of the 80's and early 90's. His range and control, seamless transitions from clean to vocal fry (think "I'll Remember You) while nailing an A5 octave register are the stuff of legend. The combo of these three WAS Skid Row. Apart, none of them could re capture the magic they made on just 3 albums.

This is awesome watching a younger generation finding the music we grew up in awe of. Alexis, there's so much great music from the 80's to discover

This was such a great album that didn’t get much coverage because of the Grunge explosion.

Sebastian Bach's vocals is untouchable!! Many try but all fail!! Do By Your Side or Tunnelvision by Sebastian Bach!! Love the show. Keep up the awesome work.

One of my favorite songs of all time. This song hit the radio the same week that my cousin took his life at the age of 23. I was 15. It helped me get through one of the worst times of my life. Every time I hear it, i immediately think of him and not just the end of his life but the good times we had as well. Most of all I think of what might have been. Thanks for your video and I love your show.

What a masterpiece of a song from an already amazing album. Alexis hit it right on the head when she mentioned feelings of frustration, anger, desperation and sadness.

The new format is great 👍 Keep up the good work!

@flickeringboxofficial

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, it's not done yet but the new set up is off to a good start SF..(love the name😁 )

Fantastic song! The lyrics are just Phenomenal and SB vocals(WOW)

I like the new format much better. It seems more homely seeing you both sitting like that. 2 thumbs up on this new change!

This is my absolute fave from skid row!

Totally get the self blame "guilt" at the end. Glad you mentioned it. Ty for a great reaction to this song.❤peace.

My fave song Baz has done. Meant a lot to me in some dark times. No one survives the music business unscathed.

Congratz on the 20k mark! Movin' right along Burch. I forsee 100k by Dec 31st. You heard it here first folks.

@flickeringboxofficial

Жыл бұрын

Thank you. That is my secret wish 😁

Bring this music back. So many people love it. There will be a second coming!

@matthewmatt5285

Жыл бұрын

Not possible,.People don't have the discipline ~

Great song of a great album; in a Darkened Room and Quick Sand Jesus. Need to try the Idol by Wasp!

Same Burch.thank you for this.I've always felt Sebastian's pain and emotion when he sings,but this song in specific I feel it most because of the personal experience I have to the lyrics.Sebastian has vocals that TRANSCEND this universe.his range,control,and texture are beyond anything anyone else had at that time.pure perfection imo.🎶❤✌

My number one skid row song ❤️

This is really a sad song.. I remember a video interview of Steven a long time ago about his addiction and being kicked out of the Band.. it really felt sad for him when he says "I thought they we're my friends" and started to cry a bit..

*I've been waiting so long for you guys to check this one out! ❤ I hope you also react to "In A Darkened Room" and "Quicksand Jesus" by Skid Row as well. Such a great reaction as always.* 🤘

@flickeringboxofficial

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Stephanie. Yea, this was on the list a while ago. I forget the song that we did just before this and it was really emotional for me and I couldn't get there in my head for this at the time. So glad we were able to do it now in the new layout, better conversation.

@stephanieclark9849

Жыл бұрын

@@flickeringboxofficial I love the new layout and I appreciate that you explain the meaning of a lot of these songs beforehand so she knows what it's about before listening. It is so frustrating to watch ppl react to songs like "One" or "Master of Puppets" and have the reactor say "what are they talking about?" afterwards. It's nice to see her go into it understanding the story and meaning behind some of these songs while still giving a genuine reaction to hearing it for the first time. You guys have become my favorite reactors. It's so great to see ppl introduced to music that takes me back to the concerts, the parties, and the best times.

Skid Row at their best. This is the standout song on an album of great tracks. Alexis needs to be be introduced to I remember you and 18 and life as well.....

Wasted Time is such a great song! I do wonder though how Steph feels about you sharing her man Sebastian Bach with Alexis 😛

@flickeringboxofficial

Жыл бұрын

There is enough Baz to go around :)

@geekwithsocialskills

Жыл бұрын

@@flickeringboxofficial Agreed, Baz has plenty to go around LOL. I think it would be cool to get both Steph and Alexis together and watch their reactions.

Spot on with the vocal passion. It's crazy, I sensed the same thing back in '91 when I first heard this.

Saw GNR with Skid Row opening at Hershey PA in June '91, the summer before I started High School. Sadly Steven Adler had been ousted by then and Matt Sorum played drums on that tour. Still, seeing both of these bands from the Golden Ring seats a couple weeks before my 15th birthday was friggin awesome!

Dig the new format. Have always loved this song. I think most in the hard rock/metal community can relate to this song. Sebastian's voice in this song achieve's some of its power from the emotion it conveys and not just from projection and volume.

First saw Skids in 92, awesome song 🎵 Sabs voice is by far one of the best vocalist I've ever heard🤯 No auto tune back then 🤘

Great content. Keep up the excellent work.

skid row is one of my all time favorite bands!!!!!!!

Love the name of this channel.. love flickering box😅

I never thought you let it get this far, boy.... Everytime I listen to this part, I got goosebumps...and it's been like this for like 25 years.

I cant put into words how thankful and impressed I am that you actually look into the message of this and other songs. So many presenters just comment on the vocals and bypass the emotion and experience that influenced so many songs. They just miss the point. Thank you for your reactions. Truly

Wow as a huge Sid Row fan . Thanks for playing this video . I can relate to the song because my brother went down that road and I felt so helpless and angry. This song hit me like a sledge hammer. I kinda avoided this song since my brother's spiral but I needed this. Thanks keep rockin! 🤘

This song is a classic,, What a voice.. Managed to see Skid Row several times at their "peak".. Oh , those were the days.. :D Thanx for the reaction!!

You could see on her face as she was listening that she really got it. Great reaction, great video.

I’m the third person in this video I was a Hollywood street kid I’m also in the video of all the missing children I’m standing behind Randy in the bald eagle shirt when he’s playing the drums thanks for reacting to this video

@psychopoison

7 ай бұрын

Where exactly ? it was recorded for the video or the scene was taken from another video ? Thanks for the Info

@kevinkayrouz

7 ай бұрын

@@psychopoison The production company did the scenes of all us Hollywood street kids first then skid row did their part we never met the band

Beautiful Song! ♥️

Great impression :-) Anyone else noticed the white horse, synonimous for drugs? The horse stampedes, it rages. Amazing song..

I still get goosebumps when I hear that man sing. Sebastian Bach is a Rock God. 🤘🏻🤘🏻

Skid Row was such a darn fun band to be a fan of. Terribly underrated. I seen these guys open for Pantera like eons ago. The Pantera fans weren't necessarily looking to get their faces melted off that night before Pantera even hit the stage, but it happened.

Conducting Sebastian Bach was Bob Rock, a recording legend. Sebastian's voice is a real explosion.

One of Skid Row's BEST songs.

Outstanding song. Great react.

Her reaction it's everyone's reaction listening to this song for the first time. A mix of emotions, you can almost see her crying at the end. This song is definetly one of the greatest of all time.

That was a hell of a vocal performance,fantastic!

Steven Adler is actually playing at Rocklahoma in Oklahoma this year. He's definitely still alive.

Great video!

Love the new setup, feels more intimate and engaging. Happy belated birthday Alexis. I watch a lot of reacting videos but I really like yours especially since you have a cool connection to some of the bands having been a concert photagrafer Burch. I'm a metalhead and have been since 1983 when my brother got me a cassette tape with Kiss on one side and King Diamond on the other. But quickly after I was introduced to heavy metal became a Iron Maiden fan, which are my favourites to this day although I have a broad taste in music and metal especially. Love it.

I'm screaming, she needs to hear slave to the grind 😊

Being 55 now I’ve seen so many bands over the years. I too am in to the great singers of the era. Sebastian, Rob Halford, Milejenko, Don Dokken, Geoff Tate, Ronnie James Dio, Treat Alexis to a Queensryche song, old stuff. Still going to see shows, it’s something I live to do. I took my son to his first concert at age 10 Queensryche. my youngest daughter was 14 when she saw Alice Cooper first concert. Love seeing a mix of generations at the shows. Keep up the good work.

Great reaction !! 👍🌼

What's up yall,love the videos

@flickeringboxofficial

Жыл бұрын

We are very happy you like the videos Jason! Thank you.

I saw Bach and Skid Row play multiple times during the height in the early 90s. My daughter died of fentanyl overdose at 17 yrs old and this song hits me every time. I feel the pain in this song. 😢

Great to see you enjoy such a powerful song sung by a powerhouse of a gifted, emotive singer. Amazing technique and breath control. Sub'd.

I was at the beginning of my addiction when this album came out and this song and quicksand Jesus had special meanings to me because I lost a close friend to the addiction

Absolutely love what you guys are doing, love this reaction. Sebastian is probably the greatest voice to ever come out of Canada, ( I know he was born in the Bahamas but he is Canadian). Keep up the awesome videos guys. 😀

My first, great love absolutely loved this song and it was such an appropriate song for him. He died from the addictions and to this day I find it so damn sad. Those that were left behind still ache all these years later. It's hard to watch and listen without tears rolling.

.....Goosebumps.....Always!

I cant believe yall have done quicksand jesus! One of his greatest vocal performances!!

this song still brings a tear to my eye.

I never knew that was the meaning of this song. Thank you so much for infighting me. I grew up in the 80's myself & have played drums most of my life. So Stephen Adler was a huge influence for me. I got the privilege of seeing GnR on the appetite tour with motley & Adler was amazing on stage. He is still active playing with his own band, Adler's appetite. Of course they do the songs from that album. He's definitely not the same tho. Sad, but at least he's still with us

@ritchieburleson4130

10 ай бұрын

Opps inlightning me