“I would say about 98 percent were written and done, for sure.”
— Rachel Bolan on the debut Skid Row album being written before Sebastian Bach joined

Blabbermouth — In a recent interview with the “Radio Forrest” podcast, SKID ROW bassist Rachel Bolan was asked if it’s true that the band’s debut album, 1989’s “Skid Row”, was “completely written and done” before singer Sebastian Bach came into the group and laid down his vocals on it. Rachel responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “Yeah, pretty much — all except for a couple things here and there, but I would say about 98 percent were written and done, for sure.”

He added: “That’s the way it just worked out. Snake [SKID ROW guitarist Dave Sabo] and I, when we first met, we just started writing songs. We each had our own band, and we didn’t commit to a band. And we each did our own gigs and whatever, but we’d get together and write songs. And then once we saw, like, ‘Wow. These songs are really cool. Let’s put something together and just start playing them for people.’ And that’s how SKID ROW was born. It was kind of like a two- or three-step process. And so Snake and I just ended up the main songwriters. It’s not to say that we didn’t want anyone else’s contributions, ’cause that’s not the case.”

Bolan continued: “You know as soon as you start playing an idea for the guys whether they like it or not, whether it’s a good idea or not. ‘Cause sometimes I think that I have the next ‘Stairway To Heaven’ and I’ll bring it to rehearsal and everyone’s, like, ‘Eh.’ And you’re just, like, ‘Oh, that hurts.’ But it is what it is. All five of you have to have to get off on it for it to become a SKID ROW song.”

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