The Possibility of Bon Jovi Taking An Extended Break & Jon's Record Contract

Captain_jovi · #11 01-30-2014, 05:54 PM

That makes sense. I could see Jon doing a small promo tour ala Destination Anywhere but I don' t see him booking arenas and big venues for a mammoth tour.

danfan · #12 01-30-2014, 07:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Supersonic

Aloha !
People thinking a Jon solo record will be so different are delusional. Bon Jovi records, and especially the last one, are essentially Jon solo records. Sure, Richie Sambora's got some writing credit on the songs, but it's Jon only who decides that the album will sound like. It's very clear what direction Jon wants to go with a true solo record, but it's also something no one but a select few will care for. (Not Running Anymore, Amen, and more of that snoozerock). But no record company will back it up with a giant promo tour because really, no one cares. And Jon knows this too, so why bother recording that stuff anyway?

Salaam Aleikum,
Sebastiaan

Doesn't happen often, but I agree with Seb 100% on this one.

The last thing I want to hear is a Jon solo album. Honestly at this point, I really can't get excited about any new Bon Jovi music. Jon has clearly decided he wants to be strictly Adult Contemporary, and he is done with rock music. He clearly has no plans to do anything about his voice. Until he gets his head out of his ass, nothing is going to change.

DevilsSon · #13 01-30-2014, 09:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Supersonic

. And Jon knows this too, so why bother recording that stuff

He might have to?

Also - I think - there is a small chance Jon can do something un-expected. Not sure it'd all go in the Amen/Fighter etc direction. Not in it's entirety anyway. I can see him do some Southside Johnny stuff. With horn sections and saxophones and all that stuff. But yeah - the bigger problem is the fact that he lost his voice and that he surrounds himself with absolutely mediocre musicians. If he worked with people like Jeff Beck, Elton John or Dave Stewart there was a chance...but that won't happen. Plus - his nasal nausea-inducing rapping is just terrible...terrible terrible terrible....

Rdkopper · #14 01-31-2014, 12:54 AM

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Originally Posted by danfan

Doesn't happen often, but I agree with Seb 100% on this one.

The last thing I want to hear is a Jon solo album. Honestly at this point, I really can't get excited about any new Bon Jovi music. Jon has clearly decided he wants to be strictly Adult Contemporary, and he is done with rock music. He clearly has no plans to do anything about his voice. Until he gets his head out of his ass, nothing is going to change.

I don't agree at all....

Half of KTF was basically a Jon solo album too and that was brilliant. The purpose of a Jon solo album would be to add an element of diversity from the usual Bon Jovi sound. This is a well needed change we all need from Jon.

Jon sang with a deeper tone on Destination Anywhere and I think his voice could still handle an album as such.

I just hope Jon uses real musicians and not the KOS.

Becky · #15 01-31-2014, 12:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Rdkopper

I don't agree at all....

Half of KTF was basically a Jon solo album too and that was brilliant. The purpose of a Jon solo album would be to add an element of diversity from the usual Bon Jovi sound. This is a well needed change we all need from Jon.

Jon sang with a deeper tone on Destination Anywhere and I think his voice could still handle an album as such.

I just hope Jon uses real musicians and not the KOS.

I find myself agreeing with everything you just said. I want Jon to write a new solo album, use his connections like he did with Blaze of Glory to get some fabulous musicians, and write it essentially by himself like he did his other two solo albums. I'd like to see him work with various producers too. Maybe throw Butch Walker into the mix to start with.

rolo_tomachi · #16 01-31-2014, 01:15 AM

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/pi...n-jovi-0101575

Rdkopper · #17 01-31-2014, 02:09 AM

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Originally Posted by rolo_tomachi

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/pi...n-jovi-0101575

There are no technicalities behind this. Just a magazine that always hated Bon Jovi. Even when he was on the cover. Just some poor ass magazine writer with nothing backing his reasoning.

There are a ton of other Bands well ahead of Bon Jovi.

It's amazing how you could mutter the same things about Springsteen but yet he is still a rock superstar.

Bottom line, half of those statements were really positive. F off R.S. mag

crashed · #18 01-31-2014, 02:20 AM

love this post from one of the posters though...

Any musician /artist .. Deserves to do what they do for as long as they can ... As long as there is an audience that likes them.. There have been too many 1hit wonders that never make a list like this.. Way too many innovators on this list for me .. Let the music make us feel good... remember our youth , our passions and regrets.. Don't be so shallow ...

rolo_tomachi · #19 01-31-2014, 05:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Rdkopper

There are no technicalities behind this. Just a magazine that always hated Bon Jovi. Even when he was on the cover. Just some poor ass magazine writer with nothing backing his reasoning.

There are a ton of other Bands well ahead of Bon Jovi.

It's amazing how you could mutter the same things about Springsteen but yet he is still a rock superstar.

Bottom line, half of those statements were really positive. F off R.S. mag

I know. That's why I put it here, as it says at the end of the article, these guys will probably still be selling out stadiums in 2025 . They are right.

TheOriginalJez · #20 02-08-2014, 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Supersonic

Aloha !

Yeah, and because they are linked, the record company will provide financial backing for the promotion under the condition that they've got something to say about what the album is going to be like. After all, they're investing money in it as well.

No one really knows what the deal is with Jon's contract, and I doubt Jon is willing to discuss the matter as it will show how much influence he's got over the stuff he is releasing, and how much of the creative decisions are his choice, or the record company's decision. It has been very obvious that the record company does have a say in what ends up on the albums after having dismissed the first demos for Bounce, the first edition of Have A Nice Day and Jon being "allowed" to do a country album under the condition that the next release would be a Greatest Hits etc.

I doubt they are legally bound to tour, but he is legally bound to do some promotional activities. And because he has to do them, yet isn't very willing to do them, they've been so shit lately. The entire deal is done with the intention to make as much money as possible, but it's taken all the fun out of it. They do need to deliver an album in a certain period, this can be a live album, compilation record or new studio record. Aerosmith's deal was build that way, hence the insane amount of compilation albums in the last decade.

People thinking a Jon solo record will be so different are delusional. Bon Jovi records, and especially the last one, are essentially Jon solo records. Sure, Richie Sambora's got some writing credit on the songs, but it's Jon only who decides that the album will sound like. It's very clear what direction Jon wants to go with a true solo record, but it's also something no one but a select few will care for. (Not Running Anymore, Amen, and more of that snoozerock). But no record company will back it up with a giant promo tour because really, no one cares. And Jon knows this too, so why bother recording that stuff anyway?

Salaam Aleikum,
Sebastiaan

Jon's record deal won't be representative of what wiki shows at all - given that he has an admin deal worldwide on publishing at a 90/10 split with Universal I'd imagine everything else is pretty similar - whittled down to the very basics to minimise the company cut and maximise Jons control. I doubt it'd be admin only but it won't be far from it. As a former universal manager once said to me 'Jon could shit in a bucket and they'd sell it'.

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