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Skid Row Live In Wantagh, NY By Mitch Lafon, Contributor Saturday, November 9, 2002 @ 5:54 PM
Warp forward to 2002 - Skid Row in Hampton Beach, NH on June
14th. Great show, but short set. Another great tease, but not enough to
judge. A week later, the 'Thick As The Skin' advance CD single shows up at my
doorstep... few spins in the car and now the excitement of Skid Row is coming
back. Next stop, July 27th Le Medley in Montreal. Kick ASS show! It's
official, Johnny Solinger is Skid Row 2002! He's got the voice, the stage
presence and is a nice guy to boot. But it's not the singer that makes this
band... it's the band! Phil Varone is a monster on drums, Scotti Hill is
playing like a man possessed, Dave 'The Snake' Sabo's chops are demonic and
Rachel Bolan is as solid as he's ever been.
Four shows in to the 'new' Skid Row era and we have one bad, one good,
one too short, and one awesome. Was the awesome show for real? Or was it just
luck? Show five brought me to Long Island, NY. Fun place to be, great bar,
and a great night for rock 'n roll. The band came on late that night almost
near midnight as the fans, the crew and the band had to wait outside for some
16 year old's private birthday bash in the venue to wrap up. Opening the
festivities that night was an up and coming band called Brand New Sin. They
just came off the road with Zakk Wylde's Black Label Society. Solid rock,
great riffs... could have a bright future.
Despite the strong competition,
Skid Row stole the night. There's just something that happens to a band when
everybody is happy. No more backroom fights, no more having to make
concessions. It's all about the music and it shows. Three songs from the
band's forthcoming album were previewed, the new punked out version of 'I
Remember You', the awesome 'Thick Is The Skin' and 'New Generation'. Judging
by those songs, the album should be heavy! After all, we can't have every
'80s band making albums with nothing but ballads.
Set List (In Order):
I Remember You 2002 (listed as Remember Me on the set list)Piece Of Me (listed as Piece Of You) Makin' A Mess Mudkicker (listed as Mudlicker) 18 & Life Riot Act New Generation Monkey Business Get The Fuck Out Psycho Therapy (sung by Rachel) I Remember You (listed as I Remember Me) Thick Is The Skin Slave To The Grind Youth Gone Wild (Photos by Mitch Lafon)
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For the longest time and to most fans the words Skid Row have meant:
Sebastian Bach. After all, there's no denying Sebastian's talent and his
stage presence, but in the year 2000 Skid Row meant Scotti Hill, Dave 'The
Snake' Sabo, Rachel Bolan, Charlie Mills (on drums) and some new guy, Johnny
Solinger.