Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Skid Row

Sebastian Bach, the voice of the band Skid Row, was one of the best of his time of metal and rock. Bach, known for his voice and hard-hitting lyrics, is also known for many other incidences that add to his fame. During the late 80's when the band did not have a lead vocal, the bands guitarist Dave Sabo approached his friend Bon Jovi for the role. Bach was noticed when he singing in the wedding of rock photographer Mark Weiss. Later years, Bach was criticized for performing wearing a T-shirt which read "AIDS kills fags dead" which he claimed that he was not aware if he was wearing it. Bach has performed with GNR and Metallica on the same stage.

Bach was fired from the band when he agreed on performing for a show where Skid Row was to perform in an opening act. This was the concert for the legendary band KISS. But, the bandmates did not agree upon Bach's dicission telling him that Skid Row was too big for performing the opening act. Bach left a message on one of the bandmates anserwing machine telling him that the band was never enough to open up for KISS. Ironically, four years later, Skid Row was one of the opening acts for the KISS Farewell tour.

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