If someone has been introduced for Bon Jovi at his "hair band days of his time demanding adult contemporary, and shows through the headlines of the Discovery Channel, it's just the charm of the band and catchy hooks are heavy blow.
With a career spanning more than 25 years, the members of Bon Jovi have done well for themselves, and their new greatest hits collection is a reflection of that.
Bon Jovi found their niche early in tribute anthem rock and power ballads.
From "Livin' On A Prayer" to "It's My Life," their songs are on the edge of inspirational, holding short of saccharin.
While presenting the songs of Bon Jovi Greatest Hits 1983 period, it is difficult to feel the difference during the years of the song from the perspective of the production.
It retains a timeless quality, perhaps because 80s cliché's, strange synths and over-the-top guitar solos, barely creep into just two of the tracks, "Bad Medicine" and "Born To Be My Baby.
"The only song really " hair-band "cringe worthy song is the band's first hit " Runaway.
" Even so, it's forgivable because the band's true voice still comes through, and it's still a good tune. and was historically significant for their future success.
The only departure from their heavy sound in the one-disc version of "Greatest Hits" is the country-inspired "Who Says You Can't Go Home," a duet with Jennifer Nettles of Sugarland.
Sounds a little out of place alongside the rest of the collection of hard rock, but this route better than the rock version, and thus their integration.
For total fans, the Ultimate Version of "Bon Jovi's Greatest Hits" includes a second disc with songs that, while not chart toppers, include some of the band's best work.
These sounds are countries like the "Lost Highway ", the sweet "(You Want To) Make A Memory ", and Rock-Harder-help "Keep The Faith."
The only place this album lets down the listener is the new, never-before released numbers.
The lone standout among the new songs is on the second CD of Bon Jovi Ultimate Collection "This Is Life This Is Love".
"This track is as hard-hitting an anthem as any of Bon Jovi's best, worthy of becoming a single with the band's signature lyrics and beat married perfectly.
The second disc is another new song is "The More Things Change " is schizophrenic in nature.
The opening notes set the listener up for more hard rock, but then deliver a bit of a country or southern rock tune about how things in the music business today are the same as they were when the band started, by listing things that have changed in the past few years.
The message seems confusing.
The new songs on disc one are "What Do You Got?" and "No Apologies.
"Both songs are decent, but " No Apologies "sounds like it would be more at home on an album by Meat Loaf here.
Overall, though, fans new and old cannot deny the staying power of a band that survived the backlash of 80s metal and has kept going through the years with very few changes to its sound.
Good music is always resistance, and "Bon Jovi Greatest Hits " is good music, no matter the decade.
It's worth a good close look.
With a career spanning more than 25 years, the members of Bon Jovi have done well for themselves, and their new greatest hits collection is a reflection of that.
Bon Jovi found their niche early in tribute anthem rock and power ballads.
From "Livin' On A Prayer" to "It's My Life," their songs are on the edge of inspirational, holding short of saccharin.
While presenting the songs of Bon Jovi Greatest Hits 1983 period, it is difficult to feel the difference during the years of the song from the perspective of the production.
It retains a timeless quality, perhaps because 80s cliché's, strange synths and over-the-top guitar solos, barely creep into just two of the tracks, "Bad Medicine" and "Born To Be My Baby.
"The only song really " hair-band "cringe worthy song is the band's first hit " Runaway.
" Even so, it's forgivable because the band's true voice still comes through, and it's still a good tune. and was historically significant for their future success.
The only departure from their heavy sound in the one-disc version of "Greatest Hits" is the country-inspired "Who Says You Can't Go Home," a duet with Jennifer Nettles of Sugarland.
Sounds a little out of place alongside the rest of the collection of hard rock, but this route better than the rock version, and thus their integration.
For total fans, the Ultimate Version of "Bon Jovi's Greatest Hits" includes a second disc with songs that, while not chart toppers, include some of the band's best work.
These sounds are countries like the "Lost Highway ", the sweet "(You Want To) Make A Memory ", and Rock-Harder-help "Keep The Faith."
The only place this album lets down the listener is the new, never-before released numbers.
The lone standout among the new songs is on the second CD of Bon Jovi Ultimate Collection "This Is Life This Is Love".
"This track is as hard-hitting an anthem as any of Bon Jovi's best, worthy of becoming a single with the band's signature lyrics and beat married perfectly.
The second disc is another new song is "The More Things Change " is schizophrenic in nature.
The opening notes set the listener up for more hard rock, but then deliver a bit of a country or southern rock tune about how things in the music business today are the same as they were when the band started, by listing things that have changed in the past few years.
The message seems confusing.
The new songs on disc one are "What Do You Got?" and "No Apologies.
"Both songs are decent, but " No Apologies "sounds like it would be more at home on an album by Meat Loaf here.
Overall, though, fans new and old cannot deny the staying power of a band that survived the backlash of 80s metal and has kept going through the years with very few changes to its sound.
Good music is always resistance, and "Bon Jovi Greatest Hits " is good music, no matter the decade.
It's worth a good close look.
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