Why is it that Bon Jovi are such an embarrasment for a lot of people? On one hand they are this huge band with 100 000 000 albums sold and loads of devoted fans and then there is pretty much everyone else who either can't stand them, regards them as being a really crap band or hides the fact that they like them...

I've lost count of the amount of times I've seen comments next to Bon Jovi's name in brackets when people mention their favourite bands (if Jovi even show up at all which isn't common on a lot of boards)... It's like they have to explain why they like them or justify them being on their list for some reason .. It's usually like

Blink 182
Greenday
Oasis
Bon Jovi (Please don't hate me) or (I want to hate them but I like a few songs)
Def Leppard
ACDC
U2

and then theres the inevitable reply with "Bon Jovi "... meaning "I have no problem with the other bands on your list but if you like Bon Jovi you must have really bad taste!"

the reason for this post is that I was at a Guns n Roses message board (where I figured Jovi would be respected) earlier that I sometimes go to and I found a thread where Jovi got completely slammed.. People were saying "they really suck"..."they are wimps" etc.. "Slash is way better than Sambora.."

I was thinking maybe people are just trying to sound tough and cool. There isn't a great deal of attitude with Jovi and they are nice (to some extent) guys playing non heavy rock and roll...

A lot of people (particuarly those into metal) seem to be a little immature when it comes to their musical tastes.. If it's not angry or agressive it's gotta be gay or pussy rock and they judge their peers on what they listen to as if it makes them more "cool" to listen to heavy music..

Do some of these people even know the meaning of diversity or writing good compositions that don't sound like every other metal band... Jovi may not be heaviest but they are more unique and IMO musically better than a lot of these metal bands that sound pretty much the same as each other with most of the songs they bring out.. It seems as if there is no riff or/and it ain't heavy, it's poor music and the band sucks. I love a lot of heavy metal bands myself but it annoys me when some fans of these bands can't seem to see past that kind of music and at least show some respect to a band that chooses to write the odd ballad.

I watch the music channels at home all the time and every time a Jovi song comes on, I still watch it (despite having heard it lots) and go "wow, what a great song"... then the next song will sometimes sound bland or even boring by comparison. Are these people really able to sit in a room with Livin on a Prayer or Blood on Blood blasting and think "wow these guys suck"..

Anyway, my point is that I really don't understand why Bon Jovi is so hated.. even if they were only a cover band they'd still be a good band based on the technical ability of the band members IMO... Other people don't influence my opinion on this band one bit and I realise they arn't the only band that gets hated..Of all the big bands though, they seem to the one that gets picked on the most... It's like people think they don't deserve it and it kind of annoys me...sorry bout the long post but I feel better now I've said this....