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When it comes to Bon Jovi, everyone who likes Pop Rock must not put it down. Although they play heavy metal that makes people feel "horrible", the music is very popular, and it is also related to Def Leppard is also known as a "Family Rock" rock band. The so-called "Family Rock" means rock and roll that can be enjoyed by the whole family, regardless of gender. Of course, this "family" refers to Europe and the United States. Here, it is impossible for a family to see Hanson together.
Now that we know what kind of rock band Bon Jovi is, we should not compare them with classic bands such as Nirvana and Metallica. I've talked a lot here, not to say what kind of bad boy band Bon Jovi is. In fact, compared with similar bands such as Ratt and White Lion, Bon Jovi is much better than them. Let's not mention that album. In the classic "New Jersey", each band member has his or her own sky: the band's lead singer, guitarist, and keyboardist have all released solo albums; the drummer has also held a personal exhibition. Among bands of their kind, they are definitely the best. It's a beautiful person. For our country, Bon Jovi's greatest contribution is probably to bring more people into the door of rock and roll. Think about it, if the guy who was obsessed with Aaron Kwok yesterday claimed today that he was infected by Nirvana, would you believe it?
In 1983, the original members of Bon Jovi included Jon Bon Jovi (vocalist), Richie Sambora (guitarist), David Bryan (keyboardist), Tico Torres (drummer) and Alec John Such (bassist) 〕. Lead singer Jon Bon Jovi met David Bryan (who was still known as David Rashbaum) when they were in high school in Sayreville, and they soon joined Atlantic City Expressway, an R&B-based band. When David Rashbaum moved to New York to study at a music school, Jon Bon Jovi also followed. He did some odd jobs for two years at a Power Station recording studio owned by a relative of his, earning only a weekly salary of Fifty dollars. He worked very hard at that time. Once when he was mopping the floor, he was so tired that he lay on the ground. But Jon Bon Jovi did not suffer from doing odd jobs because he could see many famous people in the recording studio every day. Rock bands came in and out, and he saw many musicians whom he admired. He loved music so much that he secretly vowed that one day, he would make a name for himself in the rock music industry. Therefore, Jon Bon Jovi would never take a nap during his free time at work. He would wait until all the members of the band were gone, then secretly stay in the recording studio to practice composing his own songs. Sometimes he would meet musicians who had not yet got off work and would give him some training. The key to creation was of endless use to him until Billy Squier agreed to record the demo tape. After completing the creation, Jon Bon Jovi personally delivered it to one record company after another. Soon the song "Runway" was spotted by DJ Chip Hobart of Long Island Radio in New York. He took the initiative to contact him, and then it was played on the local radio station and his "Runway" was included in a compilation album. Although Jon Bon Jovi's The ultimate dream was to release an album, but he reluctantly agreed to be part of the compilation.
As soon as the compilation album "Runway" was released, it was immediately requested by various radio stations. Long Island Radio further wanted to invite him to perform live performances, but the problem came, he did not have his own band! So Jon Bon Jovi called on his friend David Rashbaum (later changed his name to David Bryan) who graduated from the Juilliard School, drummer Tico Torres of Franke & The Knockouts and bassist Alec John Such of Jercy Chorus. The guitarist asked his neighbors to Guest appearance, and later one of the performances ended. Backstage at the end of one of the performances, Richie Sambora took the initiative to find Jon Bon Jovi and declared that he was the best candidate for guitarist; although he was a little skeptical at first, Jon Bon Jovi still Moved by Richie Sambora's confidence and talent.
When Jon Bon Jovi signed with Mercury Records, the band members remained unchanged for more than 10 years. At the same time, Jon Bon Jovi's good friend keyboardist David Rashbaum also changed his name to David Bryan to form Bon Jovi. . In 1984, after the band signed with Mercury Records, Doc McGhee became their manager. Although the first album of the same name was not released until January 1984, it had previously served as a warm-up for the well-known rock band ZZ Top's concert at Madison Square Garden, and had many opportunities to appear. "Runaway" was the first hit, and "She Don't Know Me" was the second single (Mercury Records asked Jon Bon Jovi to force it to be included on the album, and it's still Bon Jovi's to this day) The only song on the album that Jon Bon Jovi does not own). The single "Runaway" broke into the Top 40, and MTV also strongly cooperated in broadcasting it. Bon Jovi has become a new legend in the American music industry. Their fashionable appearance is as popular as their music: tight leather pants, colorful headscarves, torn shirts, oversized accessories, blown-out long hair, and eyeliner are all their trademarks, but their superb live performance skills This is their only way to build their reputation. In 1985, the band released its second album "7800° Faherenheit", which sold more than 500,000 copies in the United States. After a series of successful performances, their positive, sexy, healthy temperament and music style began to be deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
In 1986, Bon Jovi's third album "Slippery When Wet" was released, and all the above was nothing. "Slippery When Wet" sold more than 13 million copies worldwide, and the single The songs "Living On A Prayer" and "You Give Love A Bad Name" both climbed to the top of the Billboard singles charts. At the end of 1986, a six-month US tour began (including a sold-out New Year's concert at Brendan Byrne's venue in his hometown of New Jersey). Both white-collar and blue-collar workers are caught up in Bon Jovi's rock craze. However, Jon Bon Jovi was not satisfied with this album and even thought it was "unimaginative". However, the heavy metal craze in the mid-to-late 1980s still created this hit album. With the unprecedented success of the album "Slippery When Wet" (staying on the Billboard charts for 40 weeks and staying at the top for 8 weeks), Bon Jovi has become a rock star. Although they insist that their success comes from the superior nature of their music, their outstanding appearance, especially Jon Bon Jovi's natural cover model face, is still a mainstay of MTV and a favorite of teenagers plastered on their bedroom walls.
While they sternly condemned any label that was not rock and roll, Bon Jovi's popular hard rock style could be said to have opened up a new female audience in the late 1980s, and inspired the great transition between hard rock and pop music. Fusion (given Bon Jovi's popularity, many new groups are scrambling to learn their style). But the decisive performance that established Bon Jovi's dominance in the rock music industry was Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora's live performance at the 1986 MTV Music Awards. Accompanied by guitar alone, they performed singles "Wanted Dead Or Alive' and 'Livin' On A Prayer', and received the most enthusiastic response from anyone who witnessed the performance (even MTV staff). Bon Jovi has skyrocketed since then. Jon Bon Jovi appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine, had sold-out concerts (because the box office was sold out), was covered by the media everywhere they went, and fans were crazy about them. Bon Jovi has become a well-known super group.
In 1988, after countless exhausting tours, they were encouraged by the rave reviews and immediately returned to the Vancouver studio to collaborate with Bruce Fairbairn and Bob Rock on their next album. In order to prove that the success of "Slippery When Wet" was no fluke, they released a truly acclaimed and popular album "New Jersey" in October 1988. "New Jersey" is both Bon Jovi's tribute to his hometown and the ultimate expression of the band's strength. Best performance. The band's most outstanding ballad "I'll Be There For You" came from this album. "New Jersey" was the most popular heavy metal album of the year, selling more than 8 million copies around the world. The band then embarked on a 14-month tour. In August 1989, Bon Jovi participated in the Moscow Peace Music Festival and held a two-day rock music feast at the Olympic Stadium, revealing the theme of rejecting drugs and alcohol and introducing American rock music to the Soviet Union. They can be called the first Western rock band to be officially invited to perform by the Soviet Union, and "New Jersey" was officially released on the Melodiya record company of this communist country. This company has never published any album by a Western rock band. .
Then the band went into a break. But Jon Bon Jovi was not idle either. In 1990, he composed the theme song for the movie asked by his friends and released a movie soundtrack called "Blaze Of Glory/Yong Guns II", in which Jon Bon Jovi did everything by himself. The song's creation and performance, and the album's reputation are also very good. This is a hard rock album with a strong roots flavor and has sold more than 3 million copies. Richie Sambora, another soul of the band, also released the album "Stranger In This Town" in 1991. "Stranger In This Town" is a rock album with a not very heavy metal flavor and has sold more than 800,000 copies. , although it didn’t sell very well, but he collaborated with guitar god Eric Clapton. The future of this rock band seems hard to predict.
Just when people were discussing the future of the band, in 1992, Bon Jovi released the fifth album "Keep The Faith", which still sold flesh-and-blood heavy metal, and the album had a distinct 90's style With the color of the times, "Keep The Faith" has been unanimously recognized by music critics and fans regardless of its progress in song connotation or musicality. The CD has sold more than 2 million copies in the United States. Although the pop rock genre has gradually declined since the late 1980s, and fans have become obsessed with grunge rock, Bon Jovi has proved that they can still stand up in the rapidly changing pop music market.
In 1994, Bon Jovi published the band's first greatest hits album "Crossroad/The Best Of Bon Jovi", which was a review of the band's past ten years. In 1994, when grurge became popular, they "killed" a bloody road and sold 1,000 copies. With tens of thousands of copies, the great charm of Bon Jovi's music has not diminished at all due to the passage of time and changing trends.
In 1995, when Bon Jovi released their sixth album "These Days", bassist Alec John Such had left the band, so Bon Jovi asked Hugh McDonald to take over the position of bassist. Bon Jovi's music in the "These Days" album has not changed much, except that the proportion of slow songs in the album has increased significantly compared with before, and the focus of the music has been placed on emotional love songs. But the influence and sales of the album are no longer the same as those in their heyday, but then again, Bon Jovi is still the most popular band of their kind and group in the 1990s. In the same year, the band's keyboardist David Bryan released his solo album "On A Full Moon". Tico Torres expanded his career into another field and became a highly respected painter and sculptor.
In 1997, lead singer Jon Bon Jovi released his second solo album "Destination Anywhere". Compared with his previous works, this album has a darker tone. Jon Bon Jovi is seen wearing a suit on the cover. , driving an old car with a contented look, even his voice is lazy, and the consistent Hip-Hop drum beats in it seem very dull most of the time. It is obvious that Bon Jovi’s new and old fans Neither will be satisfied with this. The following year, guitarist Richie Sambora also released his second solo album "Undiscovered Soul", which still followed the rock-style route of the year, although it lacked some heavy metal elements. It's just that times have changed, and neither album has achieved the success it deserved. However, in the UK, "Destination Anywhere" won Jon Bon Jovi the honor of Best Male Vocalist at the British Music Awards that year.
Since Jon Bon Jovi has been immersed in film, performing arts and family life, he no longer cares about the band as much as before, so Bon Jovi's new album has been delayed. In 2000, the good news finally came. Bon Jovi released its latest album "Crush" in June. The new album is a return to the music style of the 1980s, maintaining the healthy and popular style that Bon Jovi has always insisted on, and the songs are credible. It is very listenable, and the new album has achieved good commercial results. It was ranked in the Top 9 of the Billboard album chart as soon as it was released, and it quickly sold platinum sales in Europe. Bon Jovi took his acting career into the new century with the brilliant "Crush." In the same year, keyboardist David Bryan released his solo album "Lunar Eclipse" again.
Classic tracks
It's My Life
Always
All About Loving You
You Give Love A Bad Name