Bon Jovi [Enhanced] [Original recording remastered] [Import]

Bon Jovi [Enhanced] [Original recording remastered] [Import]

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Product Description
Digitally remastered reissue of their hit debut album from 1984. Nine tracks, including the smash 'Runaway'. 1998 Mercury Records release.

Tracks:

Lost Highway
Summertime
Make a Memory
Whole Lot Of Leaving
We Got It Going On
Any Other Day
Seat Next To You
Everybody's Broken
Stranger (feat. Leann Rimes)
The Last Night
One Step Closer
I Love This Town

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Given the chart success of their Grammy-winning country single "Who Says You Can't Go Home," it's no surprise Bon Jovi upped the ante by recording an entire album paying homage to Nashville. In some ways, it's amazing they didn't do this sooner, given the way Keith Urban in particular is blurring country-pop lines, much as Garth Brooks and others did in the 1990s. To their credit, you won't find predictably shallow invocations of past country icons or any self-conscious, in-your-face down-home twang added strictly to remind the listener of the musical premise. In fact, Lost Highway isn't "Bon Jovi goes country" so much as a meaningful tribute to the Nashville ethos done on their own terms. They honor the spirit of the town through 12 simple, direct originals. The intimate, smoldering "(You Want To) Make a Memory," the ballad "Seat Next To You," "Lost Highway" and its roaring celebration of freedom, and "Stranger," an effective duet with LeAnn Rimes, all invoke country's spirit, and "I Love This Town," an eloquent nod to Nashville itself, ties it together admirably. --Rich Kienzle

Album Description

"Artistic freedom made this record possible," says Jon Bon Jovi. "Musical freedom to explore--and emotional freedom to express what was in our hearts."

The result of that freedom is Lost Highway, an album Jon describes as "a Bon Jovi record influenced by Nashville."

Bon Jovi explains. "Nashville is all about songs and songwriters. If you're someone like me who loves songs and hanging out with songwriters, Nashville is the place. I thrive on that feeling and I'm inspired by that creative ambience."

The result, a haunting set of 12 new and original sounding songs, is a stunning, multi-layered look into the nature of love and life in all its glory. Love, like life, is lost, found, forgotten and reclaimed in this collection.

The moods are many, but the core feeling is pure Bon Jovi.

"Writing this record with Jon was deeply cathartic," says Richie Sambora, who collaborated on ten of the songs. "I was going through emotional changes that were new for me. An ailing father. A painful divorce. The start of a new chapter in my life. I poured everything I had into this project, every last bit of soul at my command."

"For over twenty years now," Jon explains, "Richie and I have been close collaborators. Even when our songs create fictional stories, they reveal our states of mind. To a large degree, Lost Highway focuses on the light that love brings. When you shine the light on love, you see the chinks in the armor. You see every crevice, every crack. And that's all right".

Lost Highway is Bon Jovi's tenth studio album since the band formed in the early eighties. One hundred and twenty million albums and 2500 concerts in over 50 countries later, Bon Jovi is enjoying the greatest popularity in their history.

Customer Reviews:

Amazon rocks.......2007-08-01

I love Bon Jovi, this cd is just another extension of their fabulous talent and view of music. It's like listening to the stories the guys would tell their families. Great buy!

Lost Highway- Bon Jovi.......2007-08-01

Every song on this cd sounds the same. It's a waste of time and money.

Multiple Layers of Sound He Created.......2007-08-01

There's one thing I want to say, so I'll be brave. Basically, I don't know how many times I kept on trying and kept on failing and failing and trying and failing in order to make certain dream come true. Sometimes it's better to sink than to swim. Thankfully, Bon Jovi doesn't subscribe to this advice. I was once told in confidence that he does, but this propitious slab proves that his artistic compass could indeed see land. Tracks like "Vanishing Horse" and "Ditching a Plane For Cat Food" are the immediate standouts, highlighting Bon's enthusiasm for the novelty hits of yesteryear. But "jack'round" music is not the only boring part here. Bon begins to put all his eggs in the most fearsome basket of all by track 3, the thunderous and ivy-covered "False Hope." I thought that was the most awesome song there was at the time. It is an anti-Irish diatribe in the spirit of "Firecrotch" from his 1976 masterpiece "Pussy Heaven," but this time the unsuspecting targets are Chinese railroad workers of the late 1800's. Heartfelt verses give way to the rousing, chanted chorus of "go home or effing die!" Over and over. Yeah. Sometimes I hear a CD and I think that nothing could ever be as good as this. Well, that's what I thought about this one. "Final Approach" is the best song. It's a heavy rocker in the spirit of Century or Robust Rufus, and probably the most emotionally-healthy breakup song I've heard to date. And I've heard a lot of emotionally-healthy breakup songs. I assume this was written to deal with the death and Co-dine overdose of Bon's second wife, Marie, in August. I was made to understand that he was so excited by her magnetism and the intensity of her speech methods, but especially by the power of the images she was capturing in her "beat poetry." Then the whole damn thing basically all goes downhill from there. Awesome record, though. The only thing that offended me about this slab was all the thinly-veiled jabs at the mentally retarded population. Hitler was NOT right, Bon! LOL Oh, well.

Bon Jovi has done it again........2007-07-30

Wasn't sure how I'd like this CD, but after seeing Bon Jovi sing some of the songs on TV I ordered it. I was very pleasantly surprised. I like most of the songs on the CD. The quality of the CD is excellent. The duet between Jon Bon Jovi and Leann Rimes is amazing and is now one of my favorite songs.

Don't label, just listen and enjoy.......2007-07-29

I loved it; vocals and instrumentals were strong. My personal favorite is "One Step Closer", but I loved all the tracks. If Bon Jovi is selling out, then I am going with them!

Average customer rating:

Not bad but really not that good
BON JOVI'S NICE DAY IS GOOD ALL YEAR
A Masterpiece!!!!
Have A Nice Day
Morph from Ork

Have a Nice Day
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Manufacturer: Island
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ASIN: B000ANVQ5K
Release Date: 2005-09-20

Tracks:

Have A Nice Day
I Want To Be Loved
Welcome To Wherever You Are
Who Says You Can't Go Home
Last Man Standing
Bells Of Freedom
Wildflower
Last Cigarette
I Am
Complicated
Novocaine
Story Of My Life
Who Says You Can't Go Home

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What does a wildly successful purveyor of `80s big hair power ballads do in an ensuing decade dominated by fervent shoe-gazing and other attendant alt.cliches? If you're Jon Bon Jovi, you scale back your band's ambitions, retool yourself as surprisingly accomplished indie film and TV actor, and (mostly) wait for the pop music tides to turn in your favor again. But JBJ and guitarist/collaborator Richie Sambora didn't let their band's lukewarm `90s fortunes dampen their knack for hook-savvy songcraft, as this muscular anthem-fest argues at virtually every turn. BJ's songs here may be as infectious as ever, yet they're seldom mere confections, often infused with alternating doses of bracing cynicism (the title track's sarcastic riposte to the '04 election) and reflective, often bittersweet takes on histories both personal and otherwise. If it sometimes stoops to formula--the droning, metallic ethos of the obligatory big ballad "I Am" can't overcome some equally perfunctory lyrics-it's also an album with its share of warm surprises, be they unexpected nods to Dylan ("Last Man Standing," the acoustic idealism of "Bells of Freedom"), the hard-edged "I Want to Live" or a winning duet with Sugarland's Jennifer Nettles, "Who Says You Can't Go Home." Bon Jovi may deliver a sonically burnished triumph here by largely going back to the future--yet does it with one ear crucially cocked towards the anxious energy of the recent past. -- Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

Not bad but really not that good.......2007-07-31

Songs I like are Have a nice day, Bells of Freedom and Complicated. Beyond those three, however this CD really is not that good. There is a lot of pent up aggression with the words but the songs are more of some personal kind of vendetta BJ has against certain social and political issues than a collective set of songs created by a team of people. Sambora, well you just may as well have put him on a bus to go down to California and play for David Lee Roth, or anyone who appreciates his talents because the minimal jamming heard here is really a waste of his precious time. Different approach I can handle, but it could have been so much better.

BON JOVI'S NICE DAY IS GOOD ALL YEAR.......2007-07-30

Even with age you cn't beat Bon Jovi. This cd is well worth any price. Great selections!!!

A Masterpiece!!!!.......2007-06-22

Their best stuff ever!!!! Great sound, awesome lyrics! Welcome to Wherever You Are - their best written song ever. I Am, I Want to be Loved, Have a Nice Day, Story of My Life, Bells of Freedom are excellent too! Giddy up!

Have A Nice Day.......2007-06-21

"Now There's the Band - They really Play" Great album and Superb Concert. You guys ROCK!

Morph from Ork.......2007-06-17

Hints of a country band realized.....That said Bon Jovi brings you.....Lost Highway. There have always been overtures towards country music from JBJ from Wanted: Dead or Alive, to The Blaze of Glory soundtrack. You knew, however, that they would be followed up with a Bad Medicine or 99 In The Shade. It is becoming apparent, as they age, that they will rock less and croon more..... Sad but true. JBJ's Slippery When Wet voice abandoned him years ago. He's learned to pick his spots, like an aging fastball pitcher. But....he is from Jersey so...I like him....I'll just listen to SWW and NJ more! Keppin the Faith!

Average customer rating:

Decent Start...but hopefully a better one will come along
A great Bon Jovi collection
Cross Road
Decent Beginner's Set
BON JOVI AT THEIR BEST!!!

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Release Date: 1994-10-18

Tracks:

Livin' On A Prayer
Keep The Faith
Someday I'll Be Saturday Night
Always
Wanted Dead Or Alive
Lay Your Hands On Me
You Give Love A Bad Name
Bed Of Roses
Blaze Of Glory
Prayer '94
Bad Medicine
I'll Be There For You
In & Out Of Love
Runaway

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This best-of is loaded with the usual smash suspects plus three new cuts--the sub-Mellancamp "Someday I'll Be Saturday Night," the Bed of Roses-style ballad single "Always," and a low-key remake of "Living On A Prayer" titled "Prayer '94." Love 'em or not, there's no denying the loyalty of the fans. --Jeff Bateman

Customer Reviews:

Decent Start...but hopefully a better one will come along.......2007-07-10

As far as greatest hits by the band, this I believe is the first one of studio cuts anyway. I saw this one in the Spring in the top Ten at Amazon, and was wondering why all the sudden interest in Bon Jovi, of course they did just come out with a new CD, and the new stuff is pretty good, me myself recently got the Remasters of their first 3 or 4 Cd's, and I admit that "Keep The Faith" was the last one I bought...But I did get the big box set of rarities 100 Million fans can't be wrong, so they are indeed my major rock guilty pleasure.

Is there no "Essential" Bon Jovi yet?, didn't see one...I was hoping for a 2 CD set of their hits along with a few deeper album cuts by now not that I need that, just that it would seem it's time for that since they've been around for 20 plus years now. Hopefully it isn't far off, this band deserves a better career collection than this one, I can't imagine the casual fan wanting this lacking set, even the order is strange. Of course the hardcore Bon Jovi fan likes about every one of their songs, maybe only 4 or 5 from the first album, but even I like most of the songs on 7800 degrees, and an essential would have to have Tokyo Road and Silent Night on it or I would not buy it. As far as Slippery, New Jersey...every song on those should be essential, maybe one or two left off...and that they are not on the greatest hits as this is known, is a major flaw. I'm thinking the ultimate Bon Jovi greatest hits set would have to have at least 4 songs each from the first two CD's, and then maybe 5 or 6 from Slippery, New Jersey, and Keep The Faith? That would fill out 2 Cd's I think and make a nice collection; better than this one for sure.

Hopefully fans new and old will get a better restrospective soon, this one is a nice start I guess, but I would highly recommend checking out their remastered catalog for more hits. They don't have many duds at all at least on their first 4 or 5 Cd's. The late 90's one's I don't know, perhaps an essential collection would contain some newer songs...but classic Bon Jovi is good enough for now.

A great Bon Jovi collection.......2007-06-09

For the most part, this is a great Bon Jovi collection. I do not equally enjoy every song on this album, but this collection includes nearly all of their early hits.

Cross Road.......2007-06-09

I love this CD, it's awesome, the songs are the best. Especially "Always", "Bed of Roses" and "I'll be there for you"

Decent Beginner's Set.......2007-05-22

For people who only know Bon Jovi from their "Have A Nice Day" and beyond years, "Cross Road" is a very good collection of tunes for them to check out. It gives the listener a solid set of their most popular tunes from their hair band heyday before they got all earthy/Mellencampy. This album is by no means a complete gathering of their greatest tunes. It leaves out at least two songs ("Living In Sin" and "Born To Be My Baby") and instead fills those holes with the dismal "Prayer '94," the forgettable "Always" and the harbinger of things to come, "Someday I'll Be Saturday Night." "Someday" is actually a very good modern roots rocker, but people don't buy greatest hits albums for the new songs. People buy this album for songs like the original "Livin' on a Prayer," "Wanted Dead Or Alive," "Bad Medicine," and "I'll Be There For You."

Lesser known tunes from their earliest offerings(particularly "Runaway") signal the beginnings of a great band to come. Later songs such as "Keep The Faith" and "Bed Of Roses" reveal a band in rock decline and quickly headed for the adult contemporary sound. In short, "Crossroad" gives the listener a pretty good take on how a band from Jersey made it big, leveled off, then headed for the sweet and steady success of light rock. Just to shake things up a bit, "Blaze Of Glory" from Jon Bon Jovi's solo "Young Guns II" project is included. Sadly, we do not get a sample from any of Richie Sambora's solo works. He really is a much better guitarist than he's given credit for, and it would have been nice for one of his tunes to be included in this collection.

I grew up during Bon Jovi's prime, and am proud to say that I own original cassette copies of "Slippery When Wet" and "New Jersey." Although they weren't my favorite hair/glam/hard rock band (that was Def Leppard), they were still one of the best around at the time. Bon Jovi is no longer the band they once were, but for people who want to know where they came from, this is the album to pick up.

BON JOVI AT THEIR BEST!!!.......2007-02-17

Words cannot describe how awesome BON JOVI is!!! I am their #1 fan and no other group in this world produces such quality / entertaining / heartfelt music. I RECOMMEND YOU BUY HAVE A NICE DAY and ALL OF THEIR CDs!!!

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never say goodbye,a classic prom record
Changed my life...seriously
Bon Jovi Album- Slippery When Wet
Bring back the high school memories
cheesy hair music at its cheesiest

Slippery When Wet
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ASIN: B00000I07P
Release Date: 1999-02-09

Tracks:

Let It Rock
You Give Love A Bad Name
Livin' On A Prayer
Social Disease
Wanted Dead Or Alive
Raise Your Hands
Without Love
I'd Die For You
Never Say Goodbye
Wild In The Streets

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Slippery When Wet transformed Bon Jovi from minor-league poodle rockers to global superstars on the back of hit singles "You Give Love a Bad Name," "Never Say Goodbye," and, of course, "Living on a Prayer." From the scantily clad car-wash girls on the inner sleeve to the "You lost more than that in my back seat / Yeah!" lyrics, the album is blissfully untouched by irony and subtlety, which actually adds to its charm. With guitarist Richie Sambora and songwriter Desmond Child, Jon Bon Jovi has produced a slew of consistently memorable tunes, and this album contains its fair share of them. Slippery When Wet won't change your world, but it will, undoubtedly, rock it. --Ronita Dutta

Customer Reviews:

never say goodbye,a classic prom record.......2007-06-05

bon jovi's slippery when wet is a classic prom record. when you go to the prom this year and hear classic '80s music,you might hear you give love a bad name, livin' on a prayer,wanted dead or alive, wild in the streets, and of course never say goodbye. have fun at the prom and hold on to your keys. ed wilson

Changed my life...seriously.......2007-05-10

Everyone has that one album that they can credit with changing the way they listened to music. Some are fortunate enough to have experienced this great awakening to Are You Experienced or The Doors. For others it was London Calling, Ramones, or even Black Sabbath. For me it was Slippery When Wet. That's right, Bon Jovi changed my life. I realize on some level that I should probably be embarrassed about that little fact, but the truth is I love this album every bit as much now as I did two decades ago.

I still remember like it was yesterday. I was 11 at the time, and didn't really care about music one way or another. I did however think that Transformers were quite awesome, but I digress. I was flipping channels and came across the video for Livin' on a Prayer. I wish I could accurately describe the impact that silly, you and me against the world love song had on me. It was like all of the tumblers of a combination lock sliding into place inside my head. I knew I had to hear more, but that wasn't going to be easy. My mama didn't dance and my daddy didn't rock & roll, so to speak, so I had to track down the cassette through a friend. If Livin' on a Prayer grabbed my interest, You Give Love a Bad Name and Wanted Dead or Alive sealed the deal. After that I moved on to Poison, Europe, Stryper, and dozens of other hairspray laden bands that I naively thought of as "metal", but Bon Jovi was the first.

I sometimes wonder if I would have reacted the same way to any other album. Somehow I doubt it. Bon Jovi was at the top of their game with this album. You could argue that their follow-up album New Jersey is the band's best, but I'll put the songs on Slippery When Wet up against that Bad Medicine stuff any day! With Slippery When Wet, Bon Jovi built on the sound they developed with their two previous efforts and added hitmakers like Desmond Child to take the songwriting to a whole new level. I can hear you snickering at the thought of You Give Love a Bad Name and Never Say Goodbye as examples of quality songwriting, but it's hard to argue with the results. I believe that the lessons Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora learned while recording this album are a big reason why they are still big stars to this day, when so many of their peers have been relegated to the bar & grill circuit.

Slippery When Wet was the perfect fusion of Bruce Springsteen's American rock & roll, Van Halen's party rock image, and an impeccable pop sensibility. It didn't hurt that Jon and the boys were easy on the eyes and could represent the new face of "metal" in a totally unthreatening way. I can't help but wonder how many other kids made their way to Iron Maiden and Metallica by first discovering a band like Bon Jovi.

Say what you will about this era or this style of music. I firmly believe that Slippery When Wet is a great example of rock & roll in the 80's, and it will always have a special place in my heart.

NOTE: Slippery When Wet was reissued in 1998 with digitally remastered sound. Serious collectors may also want to check out the import version with the original cover art that the band nixed, not because of the racy image, but because of the pink border. Go figure.

Bon Jovi Album- Slippery When Wet.......2007-05-09

I grew up in the 80's and this was one of my favorite bands. I recently purchased the remastered CD from Amazon. The CD arrived quickly and in good shape. I was very pleased with the service and the prompt delivery. The album is every bit as good as I remember from my youth. Now my son is hooked on Bon Jovi as well!

Bring back the high school memories.......2007-03-30

I had this on tape when it came out in the 80's and have been meaning to purchase it on CD for quite some time. This CD brings back so many high school memories.

cheesy hair music at its cheesiest.......2007-02-19

I loved this album. It came out when I was about 12. I guess that's the only time I could enjoy the album.
Bon Jovi seems incapable of writing lyrics that amount to anything other than a string of cliches.
This album can really only be appreciated by those of us who were young when it was popular.

This Left Feels Right: Greatest Hits With a Twist

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don't waste your money
The point?
Disapointed
Love it.
What a let down!!!!

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First of all, hats off to Bon Jovi for trying something different with This Left Feels Right--a selective collection of their most popular songs with a twist. That twist isn't a purely acoustic reworking, MTV unplugged style--anybody looking for that experience will be sorely disappointed by what's on offer. What Bon Jovi have done is re-record these songs in a completely different way while maintaining the original lyrics, melody and song structure. What's different then? Well, quite a bit actually. Check out the almost trip-hop beat and distorted vocal of "Wanted Dead or Alive", or the lazy soul of "Livin' on a Prayer". "It's My Life" is a beautiful piano-only standout, almost worth having the whole album for.

The tracklisting isn't perfect, concentrating largely on their 1980s period (there's nothing from These Days, for instance). As such, the venture works as an effective cheese-extraction exercise, keeping the elements that made the originals so great, but removing shouty, hairspray-fuelled "whoa-yeahs". What we get is something that is closer to Jon Bon Jovi's last solo offering--the criminally underrated Destination Anyway. It doesn't always work ("Bed of Roses" just sounds like a warbling cover of the powerful original and by the time they reach "Always" it's obvious they've run out of new twists), and no doubt there will be legions of bemulleted faithfuls who will denounce this as blasphemy of the highest order. Sure, it's probably just record-company filler, but it's a worthwhile investment and you won't be embarrassed to have it on when your mates come round. --Cortman Virtue

Customer Reviews:

don't waste your money.......2007-07-23

I HAVE LISTENED TO BON MJOVI SINCE HE START3ED HIS CARRER AND I NEVER THOUGHT HE WOULD DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS. I WAS SO EXCITED BY THE TITLE MI COULD HARDLY WAIT TO HEAR IT. IT WAS SSSOOOOOOO BAD.....I COULD NOT REDCOGNIZE A SONG UNTIL IT WAS ALMOST HALFWAY THRU. ONE SONG SOUNDS LIKE THE NEXT...IF YOU DON'T MIND LISTENING TO HIS MUSIC AT HALF THE SPEED THEN THIS IS FOR YOU, THERE IS NO EXCITMENT IN THIS MUSIC AT ALL. I LISTENED HOPING HE WAS SRARTING MELLO AND WAS GOING TO JAZZ IT UP NO SUCH LUCK...THIS IS ONE CD OF BON JOVI'S I COULD DO WITHOUT.

The point?.......2007-06-28

So let me get this straight...all of Bon Jovi's hits were gathered together, chopped up, and destroyed to produce this piece of trash? How about an ACTUAL greatest hits album?

Disapointed.......2007-06-25

I did not like any of the songs on this album. It really only ranks 1 star, but I'll give a point for trying something new.

"This left feels right" sounds like it was done by a high school cover band trying to be artistic. Ranks WAY below Tesla (see "Five man acoustical jam" for those of you younger then 30).

I am a Bon Jovi fan and bought this without reservation. I suggest you sample the songs before you buy.

Love it........2007-05-09

I love this album. I also love the original songs. Sometimes you feel like a nut; sometimes you don't. For those who are gasping at the supposed blasphemy of messing with classics, well, if this is all they have to worry about, their lives must be pretty good and I'm happy for them. As for me, I'm impressed that Bon Jovi took a bit of a risk. I think it worked out nicely. I'd happily buy more of this style from them.

What a let down!!!!.......2007-03-22

I was SO disappointed when I listened to this CD! It's a remix of the songs. They are done acousticly and it is not worth buying. I love Bon Jovi, but this was a HUGE disappointment! I am not happy with this CD at all.

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IT'S ONE WILD NIGHT, ALRIGHT!!!
Live Concert Versions of Bon Jovi's Greatest Hits
zero stars
Bon Jovi rocks
not a greatest hits album

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ASIN: B00005J73X
Release Date: 2001-05-22

Tracks:

It's My Life
Livin' On A Prayer
You Give Love A Bad Name
Keep The Faith
Someday I'll Be Saturday Night
Rockin' In The Free World
Something To Believe
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One Wild Night? Well, that's not strictly true, as this live album was recorded at Bon Jovi concerts spanning three decades. But why be pedantic when the result is a live album that effectively doubles as a greatest-hits collection? Bon Jovi's songs are tailor-made for stadiums and arenas, and, from classic fist-in-the-air rockers ("Livin' on a Prayer," "Bad Medicine," "You Give Love a Bad Name," "Runaway") to lighters-in-the-air numbers ("Keep the Faith," "Wanted Dead or Alive," "Something to Believe In"), the choices are suitably larger than life. The career-reviving single "It's My Life" sounds right at home, as do great covers of Neil Young's "Rockin' in the Free World" (recorded, appropriately enough, in Johannesburg in 1995) and the Boomtown Rats' "I Don't Like Mondays" (performed with Sir Bob Geldof). --Robert Burrow

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IT'S ONE WILD NIGHT, ALRIGHT!!!.......2007-02-17

Words cannot describe how awesome BON JOVI is!!! I am their #1 fan and no other group in this world produces such quality / entertaining / heartfelt music. I RECOMMEND YOU BUY ONE WILD NIGHT and ALL OF THEIR CDs!!!

Live Concert Versions of Bon Jovi's Greatest Hits.......2007-01-19

"One Wild Night: Live 1985-2001" by Bon Jovi, Is a compilation of Bon Jovi's best songs, performed at various concert events from 1985 to 2001. For Bon Jovi fans, it's classic Bob Jovi and a Must Have! If you like music recorded from "Live" performances, You will love this album! If you prefer "Studio-Cut" versions, you may not like this album because it has the sound and feel of a live concert.

zero stars.......2005-11-13

One WEAK night!...zero stars if that was available. I never realized Bon Jovi was this bad a live band. They obviously get a LOT of production help in the studio because this album (several different concerts in several different venues) is ALL bad. Sorry for them and sorry for me for buying it.

Bon Jovi rocks.......2005-08-09

I found this CD to be extemely uplifting, great music to listen to while driving.

not a greatest hits album.......2005-05-14

This is not Bon Jovi's greatest hits, and that's the only bad thing that anyone who likes Bon Jovi can say about this. It's a fun collection of some live great live performances. Bon Jovi is great in concert, interacting with the crowd, and building up the energy and fun. You can hear that the audience and performers had a great time. If you like Bon Jovi, then this is certainly worth the money!

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NEW JERSEY ROCKS!!!!
Solid album
JON CAN LAY HIS HANDS ON ME!
BON JOVI'S NEW JERSEY IS A GREAT FOLLOW-UP TO SLIPPERY WHEN WET.
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ASIN: B00000I07Q
Release Date: 1999-02-09

Tracks:

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Born To Be My Baby
Living In Sin
Blood On Blood
Homebound Train
Wild Is The Wind
Ride Cowboy Ride
Stick To Your Guns
I'll Be There For You
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Thanks to Slippery When Wet, Bon Jovi procured the sort of world domination dreamt of by demented European dictators and Bond villains--at which point the band decided that they didn't really want to rule the planet. Though New Jersey contains several Jovi stadium anthems, including the single "Bad Medicine," and though the album's videos showed that the intricately layered and feathered coiffures were intact, this is where Bon Jovi began changing. The title offers a broad hint as to what Jon Bon Jovi in particular was trying to change into: short of renaming the album I Come from the Same Place as Bruce Springsteen, he could scarcely have been more obvious about his intentions. "Living in Sin," indeed, takes Bon Jovi's increasing obsession with Springsteen to the verge of pastiche. --Andrew Mueller

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NEW JERSEY ROCKS!!!!.......2007-05-26

THIS ALBUM IS DYNAMITE.IT HAS SOMETHING FOR EVERYBODY. HARD ROCKIN'CUTS LIKE "BAD MEDICINE","LAY YOUR HANDS ON ME",AND "BORN TO BE MY BABY".SOFT LOVE SONGS LIKE "LIVING IN SIN" AND I'LL BE THERE FOR YOU. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS RECORD FOR ANY ROCKER.

Solid album.......2007-05-12

Good album, still showing growth from their Slippery When Wet days and has a good collection of songs that went to be some of their greatest hits.

JON CAN LAY HIS HANDS ON ME!.......2007-02-17

Words cannot describe how awesome BON JOVI is!!! I am their #1 fan and no other group in this world produces such quality / entertaining / heartfelt music. I RECOMMEND YOU BUY NEW JERSEY and ALL OF THEIR CDs!!!

BON JOVI'S NEW JERSEY IS A GREAT FOLLOW-UP TO SLIPPERY WHEN WET........2007-02-09

My fellow readers and reviewers, I will be writing a review on the legendary album simply entitled "NEW JERSEY" by one of Rock's greatest bands and one of America's favorite sons. I give you one of New Jersey's pride and joy's, the one and only BON JOVI. "NEW JERSEY" was originally released in 1988 on Compact Disc on the Mercury Records label in association with PolyGram Records. As always, if I hear any new additional information concerning this legendary album or the artist, I will edit this review immediately so that you the consumer will get the best informative and most accurate review possible.

At this point in the band's career, BON JOVI was hot and on fire. Due to the extreme success of their legendary 1986 masterpiece album "SLIPPERY WHEN WET," BON JOVI were now enjoying the fruits of their newfound well deserved fame and fortune. The band's sold out World Tour was legendary and women would flock from everywhere around the globe to get a glimpse of them. But BON JOVI were not about to sit on their fame and fortune alone and rest on their laurels. It would now be time for BON JOVI, or should I say keyboardist David Bryan, guitarist Richie Sambora, bassist Alec John Such, drummer Tico "The Hit Man" Torres and lead singer and frontman Jon Bon Jovi to head back into the recording studio and record the follow-up to their extremely successful album "SLIPPERY WHEN WET." The question on everyone's mind was could BON JOVI record a better album than "SLIPPERY WHEN WET?" It wouldn't be long before we got our answer. BON JOVI would complete and hand in to Mercury Records an album which bares the name of their home state, "NEW JERSEY." In my opinion, "NEW JERSEY" is a well recorded follow-up to "SLIPPERY WHEN WET" and does contain some fine moments on it which compares to that of "SLIPPERY WHEN WET." "NEW JERSEY" really kicks a*s in more ways than one.

In "NEW JERSEY," BON JOVI'S Rock n' Roll sound has really matured with age and it really shows with their own special blend of magic with Rocker's such as "Lay Your Hands On Me," "Bad Medicine," "Born To Be My Baby," "Blood On Blood," "Homebound Train," "Wild Is The Wind" and "99 In The Shade." Richie Sambora really plays guitar in these Rocker's at a different level that no one ever imagined he could play at. Jon Bon Jovi sings these Rockers very effectively with such craft and skill that he almost sounds like another fellow New Jersey native, Bruce Springsteen.

Bon Jovi even show the mellower side with slow Rocker's such as "Living In Sin," the one minute and twenty four seconds long "Ride Cowboy Ride," the blistering guitar sounds of Richie's "Stick To Your Guns" and "I'll Be There For You" along with Richie's blistering acoustic only "Love For Sale" accompanied by Jon's harmonica and breathtaking lead vocals.

Overall, this is one hell of an album worth checking out.

I would like to highly recommend that everyone purchase this legendary album to own as a valuable and important part of their own personal music collection. This album will definitely stand the test of time and will always be around to be enjoyed, appreciated and cherished for many years to come, NOW AND FOREVER.

In closing, the BON JOVI saga and legend does not even come close to ending here. If anything, it is only the beginning. BON JOVI would move on to better green pastures and record more fine albums better than ever. BON JOVI would have more tales and stories that would need to be conquered and told in order to add more chapter's to their storied career. But that, my fellow readers and reviewers, you will have to stay tuned and read more about at a later date. So here's to you Richie, Jon, Tico, David and Alec. And as the saying goes, "AND THE REST IS ROCK N ROLL HISTORY," am I wrong? Thanks for reading my review and I hope you enjoyed reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it for your reading pleasure. I also hope that you will read all of my other reviews in the near future when time permits. BON JOVI RULES. Long Live Rock n' Roll. Rock out always and take it easy. Forever In Rock, John L.

One of the Last Glorious Moment of 80s' Rock.......2007-01-26

Bon Jovi is one of the few 80s' rock bands that can survive commercialy even to this day. Their third and previous album SLIPPERY WHEN WET became super hit, with two #1 hits YOU GIVE LOVE A BAD NAME and LIVING ON A PRAYER. 1988 follow up NEW JERSEY became more solid and vivid than the predecessor well balanced in pop and wild appeal of the band.

LAY YOUR HANDS ON ME and BAD MEDICINE both became huge hits from the album but other tracks shine in its own right. Particularly I like fifth track BLOOD ON BLOOD and fast-paced track 99 IN THE SHADE which keep our adrenalin running.

Verdict: One of their finest efforts and one of the best late 80s rock albums.
Rating: 96 out of 100
Recommended for: 80s rock fans and wide range of pop rock fans.

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Slow Start on Early Tracks becomes a Winner on the Latter Tracks
IT'S MY LIFE AND I LOVE BON JOVI!!!
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Crush

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Next 100 Years
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The growling, choppy guitar sample that opens the first track here, "It's My Life," is a virtual declaration of intent for the first Bon Jovi album in five years, a statement that they're updating the sound without abandoning the traditional virtues that made them one of the biggest bands on the planet. So make way for a hi-tech parade of smooth-but-gutsy rock anthems, almost any one of which will gladden the heart of every AOR radio programmer in the land. Unless the world has changed irredeemably, cuts like the midpaced heartbreak chugger "Say It Isn't So" are destined to become Bon Jovi standards, while an outbreak of scarf-waving and lighter-flicking is certain to accompany any live performance of the big weepie, "Thank You For Loving Me." Arguably, everything on Crush is done by the numbers, but with consummate pros like Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora at the helm, these are the kind of numbers you have to take seriously, because by the second time they kick into the chorus of any song it's damn near impossible not to sing along. --Johnny Black

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Slow Start on Early Tracks becomes a Winner on the Latter Tracks.......2007-02-26

Bon Jovi's first greatest hits album is entitled "Cross Road". The title is appropriate because by the time of its release in 1994, the group had really reached a true crossroads in their career. Bon Jovi had rode the wave of the hard rock/metal-like influence on the pop music scene in the late 1980s. By the time of 1992's "Keep the Faith", they still were doing what they do best - but now Alternative Music was beginning to dominate the pop scene. Therefore, I think its very appropriate that the group put out "Cross Road" and look back to determine what the next steps should be in their career. Following "Cross Road", Bon Jovi did move into another direction with the release of 1995's "These Days". While not as big a commercial success as what they had gotten used to, Bon Jovi did go into a different direction - delivering a "darker" album as opposed to the uplifting rock and power ballads that had become a trademark of the band. Following "These Days", the new "path" Bon Jovi took would be put on hold. It would be five years before they would release 2000's "Crush". When I first started listening to "Crush", I got very frustrated because I felt the album was weak, however this would be an album that deserved a full listen - because after getting past the first four tracks, I would discover that "Crush" would truly show that Bon Jovi had progressed along the path they took at the "Cross Road". It would show that Bon Jovi had matured and expanded their horizons.

The best way to understand how this album "turns the corner" is to review each track in order:

"It's My Life": This was the album's big hit single. For the most part, it had the traditional Bon Jovi feel. Anthem-like vocals by Jon Bon Jovi combined with heavy guitars by Richie Sambora penetrating keyboards by David Bryan. The song could be considered a loose sequel to "Livin on a Prayer" with the references to Tommy and Gina. This song's ok, but it wasn't a song that captured my imagination.

"Say It Isn't So": This song didn't have the Arena Rock quality that made Bon Jovi famous. This song had way too much of a pop feel to it. I quickly grew disinterested in this song as it also did little to excite me.

"Thank You For Loving Me": This ballad just wasn't the power-ballad that I had heard Bon Jovi do in the past - namely it lacked the passion. Again, I was disinterested. Slowly this album was losing me.

"Two Story Town": While musically this song didn't have me doing handstands, I did like the lyrics on this song. It deals with living in a town with the "same old sights" and "same old sounds".

It is on track 5 that the album really turns the corner....

"Next 100 Years": This is the best song on the album. Everyone shines on this album. While Tico Torres is going to have his moments on drums and Sambora is unbelievable on guitar, there is so much more. Mid-way through the song, it takes on an orchestral quality to it. Also listen for the incredible guitar work toward the end of the song. The song even has that "Arena Rock" anthem-like quality toward the end. I love the way this track switches gears.

"Just Older": Although this song may be slightly "toned down" musically from their earlier stuff, this song demonstrates the true passion that became a trademark. Torres shines on the drums on this one.

"Mystery Train": This song also has a softer feel that Bon Jovi fans are used to, but once again the passion is back. The boys really got the rhythm right on this song. In the "Mystery Train" is actually referring to a woman who is a "ride on a Mystery Train...to a place you've never been before." This is definitely one of the strongest songs on the collection.

"Save the World": This song has a lot of the classic Bon Jovi elements of a power ballad - uplifting lyrics and passionate vocals. The song deals with someone who isn't smart or distinguished, yet is someone who can offer a lot to the world.

"Captain Crash and the Beauty Queen from Mars": This song seemed to combine a retro sounding 1950s/1960s sound with some good modern electric guitars. This song has a very different feel from the classic Bon Jovi sound, but I give the boys credit for being able to expand their horizons.

"She's a Mystery": Another song that follows the classic Bon Jovi formula for power ballad. Once again the band compares a woman to a mystery, but instead of comparing the woman to a mysterious train ride, the woman in this case is a mystery herself.

"I Got the Girl": This song follows the classic Bon Jovi hard-rocking formula. The soft start segues into heavy guitars perfectly. It might not have the deepest lyrics, but it fits the classic mold of a true "Arena Rock" sound.

"One Wild Night": While this song also had a hard-rocking sound, I didn't quite like this one as much as "I Got the Girl". The opening sounds music sets the stage to contrast a "wild night" with spending an evening in front of some classic-styled television. While I didn't like this song, I still think this may appeal to the deep Bon Jovi fans. I personally didn't get the "James Brown" references at the end.

I was disappointed that the liner notes did not contain any of the lyrics. Overall, despite the weak start to this album, I was satisfied with the five year wait for "Crush". If songs 5-12 were the songs that would comprise this collection, I would still be happy. The combination of the classic elements with some newer sounds made for this a very good album. I would definitely recommend this collection.

IT'S MY LIFE AND I LOVE BON JOVI!!!.......2007-02-17

Words cannot describe how awesome BON JOVI is!!! I am their #1 fan and no other group in this world produces such quality / entertaining / heartfelt music. I RECOMMEND YOU BUY CRUSH and ALL OF THEIR CDs!!!

best cd yet.......2007-01-24

this is one of the best cds yet if you like bon jovi you will love this one buy it

Mediocre Record, But It DOES Have Its Moments .......2006-07-10

With 'Bon Jovi,' '7800,' 'Slippery When Wet,' 'New Jersey, 'Blaze of Glory,' 'Keep the Faith,' and even 'These Days,' I can say that for the most part, I find the entire record listenable. Sadly, all good things come to an end, or at least a pause. 'Destination Anywhere' is what I consider Bon Jovi's low point, but it does have a few outstanding moments. And that's pretty much how I feel about 'Crush.' 'Crush' is not up there with '7800,' 'Slippery When Wet,' 'New Jersey,' or even 'Keep the Faith.' That said, 'Crush' DOES have its moments. 'It's My Life' is a moderately intense song that seems more powerful than it really is. (But that's alright!) I couldn't get into 'Say It Isn't So.' 'Thank You For Loving Me' is a memorable slower song. And even at this point in his career Bon Jovi has a way of rescuing his songs that may sound clicheish. 'Two Story Town' is not the greatest song, but it is respectable. I could not get into 'Next 100 Years.' 'Just Older' may or may not hold your attention. But I still consider it one of the better moments. 'Mystery Train' is what I consider another low point. 'Save the World' is another high point of the record. It's a slower song, but it does have its beauty. I could not get into 'Captain Crash...,' 'She's a Mystery,' or 'I Got the Girl.' But on this 9th record, Bon Jovi saved the best for last. 'One Wild Night' gives a crowning 'Slippery When Wet' tone to this record. I'm even tempted to say that 'One Wild Night' is worth the price of admission. In this so so record of Bon Jovi's, it is easy to see why he maintains his popularity over time. (1) Even though he changes his direction, he still remembers his original fans and gives them at least something on his newer records. ('One Wild Night.') (2) Like 'Destination Anywhere,' I consider this a mediocre record. But, even his mediocre records have their moments. And in all honesty, if we like a group, we should be willing to admit that they are human and not every record they make can be a masterpiece.

Crush.......2006-06-09

I've never been much of a hair-metal fan, and, except for "Livin' On a Prayer", much of a Bon Jovi fan either. That being said, this is one of the best albums that I've ever bought. As a mainstream rock/pop fa, the songs on "Crush" are instantly appealing for their hooks, catchy choruses, and tap-your-foot feeling. "It's My Life" has one of the most memorable refrains around; "Say It Isn't So" has a great, catchy guitar intro; "Two Story Town", "Next 100 Years", and "Captain Crash..." are all great songs in their own right. In "Crush", Bon Jovi has made an album that you have to sing along with, an album that is th eperfect mainstream rocker, and, most importantly, an album that is instantly likeable. Do yourself a favor and pick up a copy.

Blaze Of Glory: Songs Written And Performed By Jon Bon Jovi, Inspired By The Film Young Guns II

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Blaze of Glory
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Blaze of Glory.......2007-06-08

I never thought I'd be able to find this CD but Amazon had it and it was shipped very fast. Great album. Just a great album with great songs from the movie which was a clasic western.

Must own for BJ fans.......2007-05-07

This album is in my top 3 favorite Bon Jovi albums (even tho it is a solo record). In this record, you really get to hear just how powerful and gifted Jon's vocals are (with some exceptions - such as in NJ - usually only demonstrated live) - Santa Fe solidified in my mind, the assertion that Jon Bon Jovi was one of the most gifted singers in rock & pop music with very few people (in rock/pop) able to come close to his vocal abilities.

CD.......2006-11-06

My Mom & I have listened to both of the Bon Jovi Albums and we like both "Have a Nice Day" & Cross Roads. We have listened to them both once and we love them.

Soundtrack To Lame Western Movie Actually Has Deeper Cautionary Message.......2006-10-08

BLAZE OF GLORY is not a Bon Jovi album, but rather Jon Bon Jovi and session players doing the soundtrack of the terrible Emilio Estevez film YOUNG GUNS II. However, don't let that deter you from buying this album, because for an album associated with such a lame movie, the music and lyrics are of remarkably high quality. The lyrics seem at first to be standard Old West fare, but if your intake of Omega-3 fatty acids and B-vitamins is ample, you can tell without reading the lyric sheet- in other words, by just listening VERY HARD- that there is a deeper meaning to them. The songs actually form a cautionary suite that warns against getting into dangerous situations of ANY kind, inspiring me to never go anywhere without telling someone where I'll be, as well as influencing my predilection for putting up photos of pretty actresses on my wall as a deterrent to self-indulgent behavior. If I had not believed this interpretation of the lyrics, I would not be living on my own right now. If you've just gotten your first apartment, or are getting ready to, you MUST buy this album. It's Jon Bon Jovi's first truly serious work, presaging KEEP THE FAITH by two years, making it a pivotal moment in his career.

Solid Gold.......2006-09-30

It's hard to classify this album in a genre, but musically it is a benchmark album that sets a standard that few can reach. What sets it apart from Bon Jovi (the band) records, is that it doesn't sound so polished and commercially viable. This is real, heartfelt compilation of songs that speak of life and anyone with a soul could relate to a few of these. "Santa Fe" is one of the greatest songs, lyrically and musically, that I have ever heard. It takes you to a state of mind that few songs do. The movie was decent, but it pales in comparison to this album. I wouldn't buy this album because of the movie, i would buy the movie because of the album.

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What happened to rock n' roll?
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What happened to rock n' roll?.......2007-08-01

Ahh, 1964. A special year in music when the absolute BEST music was also the most popular. This continued throughout most of the 1960's, then the downward spiral began.

Bon Jovi's ongoing popularity makes me feel like being that last human being alive after the invasion of the body and soul snatchers, or being one of those people that were against the Iraq War in 2002, or one of those people who hate reality shows and know that they are scripted, etc. Bon Jovi - terrible, overwrought, overly dramatic, self-important, bombastic, and poorly sung.

I'LL RUNAWAY WITH JON ANY DAY!.......2007-02-17

Words cannot describe how awesome BON JOVI is!!! I am their #1 fan and no other group in this world produces such quality / entertaining / heartfelt music. I RECOMMEND YOU BUY BON JOVI and ALL OF THEIR CDs!!!

Good Beginnings.......2006-09-13

I had this on tape years ago and I later got it on CD because it is worth having. It's not as good as "Slippery When Wet." But we can probably say that about all the other Bon Jovi recordings.

Of course, most who people buy this do so because they like "Runaway." But there's more to this CD than one song. "She Don't Know Me" & "Shot Through The Heart" (not you give love a bad name) are some lighter songs, but good listens. "Breakout" & "Roulette" are also solid offerings. Again, this is good to have in one's collection, and it should be in the collection of a Bon Jovi fan.

Bon Jovi's Debut Is Great.......2006-09-10

Bon Jovi's self-titled debut is a great CD. It stands head and shoulders above most hard rock records of 1984. The opener, "Runaway", was a single recorded with session players, but the rest of the CD features the full band. Jon Bon Jovi's belief that the young Australian tourist jailed in Indonesia since 2005 for drug-smuggling was unjustly convicted makes BON JOVI an essential purchase for both your ears AND your conscience, even if it IS a bit bubblegum compared to the band's best work.

Some of Bon Jovi's best work.......2006-08-06

This is a really good album, the 1st release of Bon Jovi. Really emotional and hard hitting.

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