SKID ROW RE-RECORD “18 & LIFE” WITH NEW SINGER TONY HARNELL, LISTEN TO IT HERE
On April 6th, Skid Row band members Dave “The Snake” Sabo and Rachel Bolan officially announced former TNT frontman, Tony Harnell, as their new lead singer on Eddie’s Sirius/XM show, Eddie Trunk Live.
In another Eddie Trunk Live first, Eddie premiered the Harnell version of 18 & Life on his April 13th show. Listen to it below.
“I’m so excited and honored to be a part of such a great band with an amazing legacy and legions of faithful fans,” enthused Harnell in the band’s announcement of the switch. “The guys and I have known each other for many years and this is such a natural fit. I look forward to getting out there and playing live together and being a part of making new music and creating our future together. It’s time to rock!”
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Harnell did a great job but the production is awful cause it sounds like a demo but maybe that’s what they were going for. They or one guy must really hate Bach to not get back with him for at least one concert or tour!
Sounds like KI$$ re-recording “Shock Me” with Tommy Thayer on vocals, only without everyone complaining about it. And on that note, why wasn’t there an uproar over KI$$ re-recording “Beth” with Eric Carr on vocals on the “Smashes, Thrashes & Hits” 1988 album?
Tony sounds amazing singing “18 and Life” and I am glad they kept it very true to the original recording. I have been a Tony Harnell and TNT fan since the beginning and I couldn’t be more excited about this. Besides a full Skid reunion, I think Tony is the best fit for the Skids. For me, it would have been harder for me to see Tony outside of TNT, but he has done enough side projects (Westworld, Morningwood, etc) that is not the case anymore. I can’t wait for a studio album and tour. For those out there that may not know much about TNT, go explore there back catalog, there is some amazing music there.
Hey kids, how do you keep your rock band relevant long after your star singer is gone and nobody can be adult enough to make it work? Hire someone that sounds just like him and re-record a hit song.
I always liked TNT because of LeTekro, but wasn’t a huge fan of the syrupy vocals of Harnell.
Really appreciate that great bands can find a way to keep making music and touring and really appreciate a chance to take a listen here….but with that being said the new Skid Row sound just doesn’t work for me. It is certainly not terrible and if you are new to SR I am sure you would be fine. Tough to be a close-minded, stubborn old guy but there you have it! lol