actually there werent that commerical back in the old days, they were considered 'heavy rock' and were constantly in magazines like kerrang etc.even playing monsters of rock. i didnt see larry king as i dont live in the U.S. but he was over here on graham norton saying that he felt there wasnt any creativity in music and that it was due to shows like this. he also did the have a nice gig thing here where he showcased unsigned bands to play on the tour saying once again that they couldnt get the breaks due to the charts being clogged up with reality acts etc.

i think one of the problems on here is that most people won't remember them from 1984/5/6. so they won't know that that they started out as 'rock' band and were grouped in with acts like van halen, scorpions etc. as for music peace festival well that was doc mcgee, he had to do something to avoid jail on drugs charges so he showcased all his acts to perform in moscow thus escaping jail in the US.
i didnt say i didnt like bon jovi's music anymore i just felt that have a nice day was Bounce2. that was all and i wasnt alone in that. a lot of people didnt think the tour was up to the mark either (hull and back anyone!!) what i said was i hope this new stuff is better thats all and american idol is a waste of everyone's time involved. anyone here remember 'Gareth Gates' and Hearsay