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Old 05-09-2012, 02:14 PM
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Default Track Rankings 2012 - Keep the Faith

Eight rounds down, five to go. Up next is the mighty Keep the Faith. It's always been a fan favourite and it was voted the 3rd best record released by the band as voted by Jovitalk members. The album has released the most singles (6) and most music videos (7) than any other Jovi album.

Here are the results from 2008...

01. Dry County [277]
02. Keep The Faith [258]
03. In These Arms [237]
04. I Believe [229]
05. Bed Of Roses [213]
06. Save A Prayer [152]
07. If I Was Your Mother [142]
08. I'll Sleep When Im Dead [131]
09. Starting All Over Again [126]
10. Fear [116]
11. I Want You [113]
12. Blame It On The Love Of Rock N Roll [104]
13. Little Bit Of Soul [94]
14. Woman In Love [79]

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Melbourne - December 7, 2013
Melbourne - December 8, 2013
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I love These Days, but honestly Keep the Faith kicks its ass. This is such an awesome album. I like every song on it with the exception of Little Bit of Soul - I just cant get into it (I've tried!).

I would love love love to see I Believe and In These Arms beat Dry County and Keep the Faith but I dont think that's going to happen unfortunately. IB and ITA are my favourite Bon Jovi songs ever (with the exception of Prayer).

I also think Fear is very underated. It has such great lyrics and an awesome bridge before the chorus. It is so full of energy.

14000pts] I Believe
13pts] In These Arms
12pts] Bed of Roses
11pts] Fear
10pts] If I Was Your Mother
9pts] Keep the Faith
8pts] Dry County
7pts] I Want You
6pts] Blame it on the Love of Rock N Roll
5pts] Woman In Love
4pts] Save a Prayer
3pts] Starting All Over Again
2pts] I'll Sleep When I'm Dead
1pt] Little Bit of Soul
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Perth - December 8, 2010
Sydney - December 17, 2010
Sydney - December 19, 2010 (I Believe!!!)

East Rutherford - July 25, 2013
Melbourne - December 7, 2013
Melbourne - December 8, 2013
Perth - December 12, 2013

Sydney - December 8, 2018
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Old 05-09-2012, 03:58 PM
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I really love this album with the exception of the bottom 2. It's one of the mainstays of my ipod while running. Good rock tunes and great lyrics.
"I Believe" was awesome in Lisbon last year which just made me appreciate it even more than I already did, that performance probably just eased it above Dry County which is an absolutely brilliant song. Both songs would have to be in any Jovi Fans top 10.

14pts - I Believe
13 - Dry County
12 - Keep The Faith
11 - In These Arms
10 - Bed Of Roses
09 - If I Was Your Mother
08 - I Want You
07 - I'll Sleep When I'm Dead
06 - Fear
05 - Save A Prayer
04 - Starting All Over Again
03 - Blame It On The Love Of Rock 'n' Roll
02 - Little Bit Of Soul
01 - Woman In Love
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01. Dry County
02. Keep The Faith
03. If I Was Your Mother
04. Bed Of Roses
05. I Believe
06. Save A Prayer
07. In These Arms
08. Fear
09. Starting All Over Again
10. I'll Sleep When Im Dead
11. I Want You
12. Blame It On The Love Of Rock N Roll
13. Little Bit Of Soul
14. Woman In Love
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I promised I'd be ranking sooner this time, so here we go.
To me Keep The Faith is massive and right up there together with TD as my favourite Bon Jovi record. At the moment it even might be THE best one in my book. What it is that makes it such a damn addictive record to me? Well first of all the quality of the songs that were created during the KTF sessions is undeniable. If you take a look at the list of songs from the boxset there are so many high profile songs from those sessions that didn't make the record unfortunately. Radio, Taking it back, Miss 4th, Sympathy etc... And there probably lies the weak spot of the album: Some of the tracks that ended up on the record might be a bit weaker than others that were left off. What a monster this could have been! But although many are complaining that KTF gets considerably weaker in the second half I say it's still a pretty damn high standard there. It may come down to matters of taste in the end but to me this album is close to perfection in many ways.
Another strength of the album is the crystal clear and massive production by Bob Rock for example. Pretty much the best work the guy ever did and battling with TD over the best production on a Jovi record. And the KTF tour arguably saw some of the bands finest moments as a live act. I could go on like that forever but I should really try to rate the songs now


14pts] Keep the Faith
13pts] Dry County
12pts] Bed of Roses
11pts] I Believe
10pts] Starting All Over Again
9pts] In These Arms
8pts] Fear
7pts] Little Bit of Soul
6pts] I Want You
5pts] Blame it on the Love of Rock N Roll
4pts] Save a Prayer
3pts] I'll Sleep When I'm Dead
2pts] If I Was Your Mother
1pt] Woman In Love

It was a close one between KTF and DC, but DC will win in the whole thing anyway so I gave my top vote to KTF. There was a time when I really loved Mother, but it became a bit boring over the time. This and Woman in love were the only positions I was sure of, the others were quite hard to choose.
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Old 05-09-2012, 05:36 PM
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Ok, this is hard...

12. In These Arms
11. Dry County
10. I Believe
09. Keep The Faith
08. Bed Of Roses
07. I Want You
06. If I Was Your Mother
05. Blame It On The Love Of Rock n Roll
04. Fear
03. I'll Sleep When I'm Dead
02. Little Bit Of Soul
01. Woman In Love

The top five are simply AMAZING songs. I had a hard time choosing between ITA and DC as my favorite, but I figure DC will win anyway so I gave ITA the nod.

I've always had a major soft spot for I Want You. I think it is one of their most underrated songs, with one of the best choruses they have ever written. I Believe, Keep The Faith and Bed Of Roses could also switch on a daily basis, but I'll settle for this order for now.
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14 - I Believe
13 - Keep The Faith
12 - Dry County
11 - Bed Of Roses
10 - If I Was Your Mother
9 - I'll Sleep When I'm Dead
8 - Starting All Over Again
7 - In These Arms
6 - Save A Prayer
5 - I Want You
4 - Blame It On The Love Of Rock n' Roll
3 - Woman In Love
2 - Fear
1 - Little Bit Of Soul
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14. Dry County
13. Keep The Faith
12. Blame It On The Love Of Rock And Roll
11. In These Arms
10. I Want You
9. I Believe
8. Bed Of Roses
7. Little Bit Of Soul
6. I'll Sleep When I'm Dead
5. If I Was Your Mother
4. Save A Prayer
3. Woman In Love
2. Starting All Over Again
1. Fear
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I, like many of you think this is quite an excellent album. My 2nd favorite Bon Jovi record. I have thoroughly enjoyed every song on it at one time or another (which is more than I can say about my favorite album, These Days). KTF is an interesting album because it draws from many different influences (like Bounce). But unlike Bounce, the production is the glue holding it all together. Think about tracks 2-7... how many ups and downs there are in those songs. It goes from Bed of Roses to IIWYM to Dry County. How can that work? It does.

Here it is:

14: Bed of Roses
13: Dry County
12: I Believe
11: In These Arms
10: Keep the Faith
9: If I Was Your Mother
8: Save a Prayer
7: I Want You
6: Fear
5: Starting Over Again
4: I'll Sleep When I'm Dead
3: Blame it on the Love...
2: Woman in Love
1: Little Bit of Soul

I feel bad giving the bottom three the bottom spots... that is how much I love these songs. On a 1-10 scale, every song would earn a 7-8, with BOR and DC getting a 10... a fn 10.
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This is gonna be tough...

14. Dry County
13. In These Arms
12. Keep The Faith
11. Bed Of Roses
10. I Believe
09. If I Was Your Mother
08. I Want You
07. Fear
06. Blame It On The Love OF Rock And Roll
05. Starting All Over Again
04. Little Bit Of Soul
03. I'll Sleep When I'm Dead
02. Woman In Love
01. Save A Prayer

I divide this album into to part - the one I like better (14 -> 09) and the one I like less (08 -> 01). I love the album the way it is. I don't those ideas that this would be better with this song and without this song. SWW, NJ and KTF did really well the way they were released. Those b-sides don't the album, Starting All Over Again also doesn't fit it.
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