In Brief

* * Skid Row, “B-Side Ourselves,” Atlantic. The Skids mark time with an EP of five of their favorite songs. The tenderness of Hendrix’s “Little Wing” eludes Sebastian Bach entirely, and his Angst is out of place in the cartoonland of the Ramones’ “Psycho Therapy.” The bluster of KISS and an overdrive live version of Judas Priest’s “Delivering the Goods,” with high Priest Rob Halford sitting in, work better, and Rush’s “What You’re Doing” comes off like an Aerosmith blues, showcasing the dynamism of a band whose sound is vastly superior to its taste in music.