Bon Jovi rock!

Post by **spiderfrommars** » Fri Nov 17, 2006 4:37 pm

Anyone see the UK Music Hall of Fame last night?

Bon Jovi rocked. They've written so many catchy tunes and are still around selling bucketloads. Clinton even gave them a video message!

Why such scorn? Is it because of the ballad years? Or because Jon is a ****?

Ozz · Post by **Ozz** » Fri Nov 17, 2006 5:42 pm

I like them. Have a Nice Day is a good album, much better than Bounce. And the live shows... Well, I haven't been on any, but have few bootlegs, and the one from Wembley '95 (2 h 40 min!) is one of my favourites albums/bootlegs ever.

Which years were "the ballad years"?

Post by **spiderfrommars** » Fri Nov 17, 2006 8:39 pm

Ozz wrote:
Which years were "the ballad years"?

Anything after Keep the Faith and before Crush... 'Always', 'This Is A Love Song', 'Lie To Me' zzzzzzzzzzzz. 80% of the These Days LP was ballads.

I was at Wembley in 95. Many beautiful women were there too.

Ozz · Post by **Ozz** » Fri Nov 17, 2006 8:50 pm

These Days is my favourite album they done after they got back together in 90's.

*runs*

Post by **spiderfrommars** » Fri Nov 17, 2006 10:40 pm

Something for the Pain, These Days, My Guitar Lies Bleeding In My Arms and Something to Believe In are splendid tunes I'll admit.

Shanti418 · Post by **Shanti418** » Fri Nov 17, 2006 11:17 pm

*Walks into the room*

Whoa.

*Backs away slowly and closes door behind him*

Post by **spiderfrommars** » Fri Nov 17, 2006 11:24 pm

You better run boy!

Post by **Best First** » Sat Nov 18, 2006 1:38 pm

Shanti418 wrote:*Walks into the room*

Whoa.

*Backs away slowly and closes door behind him*

unlock it! unlock it!

AAAAAHHHH.

Brendocon · Post by **Brendocon** » Sat Nov 18, 2006 7:45 pm

I like them.

I own Slippery When Wet, Crossroads and Crush.

And I have no problems admitting this.

Beethoven · Post by **Beethoven** » Sat Nov 18, 2006 10:59 pm

I highly enjoyed Slippery When Wet myself.

Scraplet · Post by **Scraplet** » Sun Nov 19, 2006 1:17 am

Its like Alcoholics Anonymous, this!

Hi, I'm Scraplet and I own some Bon Jovi albums

First three albums are mint. Then 'New Jersey' went a bit, erm, too serious for my liking (apart from 'Bad Medicine' and '99 in the shade'

) and pretty much everything else since has been poo!

I love the first album. No-nonsense, tight-trousered, big-haired rock'n'roll. In fact, I'm gonna put 'runaway' on right now

*launches I-Tunes*

Gotta love that cheap 1984 synth sound!

Post by **spiderfrommars** » Sun Nov 19, 2006 11:55 am

Scraplet wrote: In fact, I'm gonna put 'runaway' on right now

*launches I-Tunes*

Gotta love that cheap 1984 synth sound!

Yay, cock rock!

http://youtube.com/watch?v=ycjytZyY6fw

Warning: contains alarming imagery.

sprunkner · Post by **sprunkner** » Sun Nov 19, 2006 4:28 pm

That was about the strangest thing I've seen on this site.

Predabot · Post by **Predabot** » Mon Nov 20, 2006 7:35 am

I rather like "Bed of Roses"...

Not all ballads were bad..

Post by **spiderfrommars** » Mon Nov 20, 2006 10:23 am

Bed of Roses is their best ballad. Mainly cause it wasn't written to order, but sang/written from the heart.

Metal Vendetta · Post by **Metal Vendetta** » Mon Nov 20, 2006 10:29 am

I wanna be just as close as
The holy ghost...is

pure comedy every time.

Post by **spiderfrommars** » Mon Nov 20, 2006 11:11 am

Good lyric!

Its called assonance!

Not ass...

Shanti418 · Post by **Shanti418** » Mon Nov 20, 2006 5:07 pm

If we're talking synth 80s rock, no one can touch Van Halen or Rush.

Now if we're talking making weird sounds using a mic, a voice, and some effects, Richie Sambora STILL comes up short to Peter Frampton.

But big points for being married to Heather Locklear for a decade.

I don't see how anything they've done could be anywhere near the picture of above averageness that is "Livin' on a Prayer"

Post by **spiderfrommars** » Mon Nov 20, 2006 5:37 pm

I like the way Sambora's guitar is squeaky.

*squeak*