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Revolutions per Minute

 
Album Review: Revolutions Per Minute

  • Artist: Skid Row
  • Rating: StarStar
  • Release Date: October 24, 2006
  • Type: Lyrics are included with the album, Contains explicit content
  • Genre: Rock

Review

For many, the face of Skid Row will always be that of outspoken frontman Sebastian Bach. But since the late '90s, three original members of the band have been carrying on the Skid Row name without Bach and instead with Johnny Solinger manning the mic. 2006 saw the release of the second Solinger-era Skid Row release, Revolutions Per Minute, and the group's sound remains largely the same. In other words, you get the same angry-yet-melodic riff rockers that you long ago came to expect from the group, while Solinger's singing style isn't that far removed from Bach's. Longtime fans will be happy to learn that the producer of their hit 1989 self-titled debut is back again behind the boards, Michael Wagener (whose '80s metal résumé is extremely extensive and includes Accept, Dokken, Megadeth, Ozzy Osbourne, etc.). However, tracks such as "Disease" and "Another Dick in the System" seem to follow the tougher approach of their post-Skid Row releases, while the lyrics to "Shut Up Baby, I Love You" and "White Trash" are pure '80s metal cliché. Revolutions Per Minute is just what you'd expect from Skid Row -- for better or for worse. ~ Greg Prato, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Disease Skid Row (3:32)
Another Dick in the System Skid Row (3:16)
Pulling My Heart out from Under Me Skid Row (3:29)
When God Can't Wait Skid Row (2:15)
Shut Up Baby, I Love You Skid Row (3:16)
Strength The Alarm, Dave Sharp, Nigel Twist Skid Row (5:06)
White Trash Skid Row (2:53)
You Lie Skid Row (2:44)
Nothing Skid Row (3:29)
Love Is Dead Skid Row (3:38)
Let It Ride Skid Row (4:02)
You Lie [Com Fed Mix][*] Skid Row (2:42)

Credits

Rachel Bolan (Bass), Rachel Bolan (Percussion), Rachel Bolan (Vocals), Rachel Bolan (Vocals (Background)), Rachel Bolan (Artwork), Rachel Bolan (Design), Rachel Bolan (Photography), Rachel Bolan (Layout Design), Rachel Bolan (Cover Art), Michael Wagener (Producer), Michael Wagener (Engineer), Michael Wagener (Mixing), Eric Conn (Mastering), Johnny Solinger (Vocals), Lee Russell (Photography)
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Revolutions per Minute
Studio album by Skid Row
Released October 24, 2006
Recorded 2005–2006 at WireWorld in Nashville, Tennessee
Genre Heavy metal
Length 40:24
Label SPV
Producer Michael Wagener
Professional reviews
Skid Row chronology
Thickskin
(2003)
Revolutions per Minute
(2006)

Revolutions per Minute is the fifth full-length studio album by Skid Row, released on October 24, 2006. It is also the band's first release with current drummer Dave Gara.

Michael Wagener temporarily reunited with Skid Row and became their producer for this album. It was 15 years since he co-produced the band's 1991 second album Slave to the Grind.

The album received mixed reviews, with some feeling that the band had strayed too far from its heavy metal roots by including several songs with punk and country influences. One unanimously positive review, however, came from the Editorial review on www.amazon.co.uk. The review stated:

'The twelve new songs on Revolutions per Minute see Skid Row pulling out all the stops. Bolan, Hill and Sabo play their guitars with a vengeance, firing off power chords by the second, turning their amps to the max and apparently knowing but one direction: straight ahead! Whether on the hook-oriented opener, Disease, the aggressive Another Dick In The System, the catchy White Trash or the programmatic Shut Up Baby, I Love You - their unadulterated vitality seems to practically jump at the listener. The two string magicians expertly throw the bait to vocalist Johnny Solinger, who skillfully elaborates on the theme, refining the material further.'

A less positive review came from Dom Lawson in Kerrang! magazine, who called the album "a lame arse-blast of badly produced pub metal", before awarding the album 1 out of 5.

In the 2006 Hideous Heavy Metal music awards, the album scooped 3 "Golden Turd" awards, for Worst Album, Worst Album Artwork and Worst Album Title.

Track listing

# Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Disease"   Rachel Bolan, Dave Sabo 3:32
2. "Another Dick in the System"   Bolan 3:16
3. "Pulling My Heart Out from Under Me"   Bolan 3:29
4. "When God Can't Wait"   Bolan, Scotti Hill 2:15
5. "Shut Up Baby, I Love You"   Bolan 3:16
6. "Strength" (The Alarm cover) Mike Peters, Dave Sharp, Eddie Macdonald, Nigel Twist 5:07
7. "White Trash"   Bolan, Sabo 2:53
8. "You Lie"   Bolan 2:44
9. "Nothing"   Bolan 3:29
10. "Love Is Dead"   Bolan 3:38
11. "Let It Ride"   Bolan 4:03
12. "You Lie" (Corn Fed mix, bonus track) Bolan 2:43

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