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Bon Jovi History
Few bands embodied the era of pop-metal like Bon
Jovi. By merging Def Leppard's loud but tuneful metal
with Bruce Springsteen's working-class sensibilities,
the New Jersey-based quintet developed an
ingratiatingly melodic and professional variation of
hard-rock, one that appealed as much to teenagers
as to housewives. Bon Jovi skillfully employed
professional songwriters to give their songs,
especially their power ballads, an appropriately
commercial sheen, inaugurating a trend that
dominated mainstream hard rock and metal for the
next decade. They also made simple performance
videos that emphasized lead singer Jon Bon Jovi's
photogenic good looks, and these clips helped
propel 1986's Slippery When Wet and 1988's New
Jersey into multi-platinum status around the world.
Both records were criticized for being more pop than
metal, as well as being targeted toward teeny -
boppers, yet the group managed to subtly change
their image in the early '90s, moving away from metal
and concentrating on straightforward arena-rock and
big ballads. The shift in style worked, and Bon Jovi
were the only American pop-metal band of the '80s to
retain a sizable audience in the '90s. |
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Jon Bongiovi spent most of his adolescence ditching school to play rock & roll, usually in local
bands with his friend David Rashbaum. Bongiovi's cousin Tony owned the famous New York
recording studio the Power Station, which was where Jon hung out. He was hired as a janitor,
and soon, he was recording demos at the Power Station with several famous musicians,
including members of the E Street Band and Aldo Nova. One of these demos, "Runaway,"
became a hit on local New Jersey radio, and Bongiovi formed Bon Jovi to support the song,
recruiting not only Rashbaum, but also guitarist Dave Sabo, bassist Alec John Such and
drummer Tico Torres. Soon, Bon Jovi was the subject of a major-label bidding war, and the
group -- or, according to some reports, just Bongiovi -- signed to Polygram/Mercury in 1983.
Upon signing, Jon changed his last name to Bon Jovi in order to de-emphasize his ethnic
background, and Rashbaum adopted his middle name Bryan as his last name. Before the
group entered the studio, Bon Jovi replaced Sabo with Richie Sambora.
Bon Jovi's eponymous debut album was released in 1984, and "Runaway" became a Top 40
hit. Following its success, Tony Bongiovi sued the band, claiming he developed their
successful sound; the group settled out of court. The following year, 7800 Fahrenheit was
released and went gold. Despite the band's respectable success, Bon Jovi weren't becoming
the superstars they had hoped, and they changed their approach for their next album, Slippery
When Wet. Hiring professional songwriter Desmond Child as a collaborator, the group wrote
30 songs and auditioned them for local New Jersey and New York teenagers, basing the
album's running order on their opinions. After ditching the original cover of a busty woman in a
wet T-shirt for the title traced in water on a garbage bag, Slippery When Wet was released in
1986. Supported by several appealing, straightforward videos that showcased the photogenic
Jon, the album eventually sold nine million copies in the U.S. alone, helping usher in the era of
pop-metal. Two songs, "You Give Love a Bad Name" and "Livin' on a Prayer," reached number
one, while "Wanted Dead or Alive" reached the Top Ten, and Bon Jovi were established as
superstars.
Bon Jovi replicated the Slippery When Wet formula for 1988's New Jersey, which shot to
number one upon its release. New Jersey was only slightly less successful than its
predecessor, selling five million copies and generating two number one singles, "Bad
Medicine" and "I'll Be There for You," as well as the Top Ten hits "Born to Be My Baby," "Lay
Your Hands on Me" and "Living In Sin." In 1989, the band supported Cher, who was then dating
Sambora, on her Heart of Stone album, which was recorded while the group was in the midst
of an eighteen-month international tour. Following the completion of the tour, the band went on
hiatus. During their time off, Jon Bon Jovi wrote the soundtrack for Young Guns II, which was
released in 1990 as the Blaze of Glory album. The record produced two hit singles in the
number one title track and the number 12 "Miracle," as well as earning Grammy and Oscar
nominations.
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The following year, Bon Jovi reunited to record fifth album, Keeping the Faith, which was released in the fall of 1992. While the album didn't match the blockbuster status of its predecessors, largely because musical tastes had shifted in the four years between New Jersey and Keep the Faith, it was nevertheless a big hit, and its more straightforward, anthemic sound produced the hit single "Bed of Roses." A hits collection, Cross Road, followed in 1994, and in the fall of 1995, they released These Days, which proved to be a bigger success in Europe than America. After appearing in the 1996 film Moonlight and Valentino, Jon Bon Jovi released his first official solo album in the summer of 1997. Three years later, Bon Jovi regrouped and released Crush. "It's My Life" and "Thank You For Loving Me" were a chart hits and Bon Jovi's star power soared beyond their wildest dreams. Crush eventually went double-platinum in the U.S. and sold eight million copies worldwide, but Bon Jovi stayed focus. Within a year they returned with an eighth studio effort. Bounce appeared in fall 2002. Tours across the globe as well as New Year dates with the Goo Goo Dolls fared well. In 2003 Bon Jovi re-recorded many of their most well known songs for the release. |
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