Skid Row - Revolutions Per Minute

Revolutions Per Minute is a Skid Row album, but a Skid Row album without Sebastian Bach, instead there's a guy called Johnny Solinger who sounds more or less the same.

This album is a mix of 80s hair metal, big surprise, alongside some tougher fare like Disease that resembles Warrior Soul in their dying dumb days.

Elsewhere there's a sort of ragged power pop feel as on Pulling My Heart From Under Me but for the most part it's dicks, chicks and trailer trash.

Big fucking deal.

Maybe you'll buy this if you like Buckcherry, but you'd be better off with one of their earlier records if you're really desperate. And if you're really desperate buy some Bullet Boys.

Revolutions Per Minute then, not awful, just pointless.

Out on the 23rd of October, www.spv.de

Largest of Gregs · 18th October 2006, 10:07am

not sure if ill bother with this, but live I though Johnny was absolutely class

poprock · 18th October 2006, 10:09am

But did he look like a girl?

Largest of Gregs · 18th October 2006, 10:11am

of course!

thats a dietry requirement of SkidRow

*Charlie Parker* · 18th October 2006, 10:13am

No one should bother with this, spv seems to be a label for old bands to die

Foxglove · 18th October 2006, 10:14am

Skid Row without Bach?

I loved SR back in the day. I remember seeing a superb live performance by them at the Docklands Arena and one supporting GnR.

I wish I had reviewed this release - I don't think I want to buy SR minus the lovely Sebastian

poprock · 18th October 2006, 10:15am

I bet Sebastian Bach wants to hear a copy.

Largest of Gregs · 18th October 2006, 10:16am

Johnny was actually better in my opinion

djbarry · 18th October 2006, 11:57am

Sebitchian is a dick anyway, Greg has a point at least Johnny can still hit all the high notes.

Largest of Gregs · 18th October 2006, 12:02pm

I always preferred to call him Sebastian Bitch

Lovewookie · 20th October 2006, 6:53pm

Just listening to this.

It's not bad I'd say. Skid Row never really made it to that high a profile so never progressed to that total arsehole stage that the likes of GnR got to that eventually split them up. Sebo has gone a seperate way, but the 'new' guy (he toured with them back in 2003) seems to fill his boots in a slightly less girly way. the sound is definately Skid Row, but more from the Slave to the Grind days, rather than Subhuman Race. It's pop rock, but then that's what they've always been about. Whether or not there's a place for them in more modern times (ahem) will be seen on tour no doubt.

It lacks the inaugural rock ballad, but gains somewhat of a country n western (yes both types of music) aspect in places.

When god can't wait made me laugh.

not as strong as some of their stuff, but on a par with Subhuman Race I reckon, lacks a bit of the angst that made Skid Row appealing to rock chicks (come on, it wasn't all down to Sebo!)