Legendary - new single

Sami · #**171** 03-14-2024, 06:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Elvistico

So that's what a new Bon Jovi record comes down to these days? Hoping at least one song will have a guitarsolo?

Let's go back to 1992 - Keep The Faith
1. I believe: Kick ass solo
2. Keep the Faith : Legendary solo
3. Sleep When I'm dead: Kick ass solo
4. In these arms : Kick ass solo
5. Bed of Roses : Legendary solo & also the main guitar riff/lick/intro is top notch guitar
6. If I was you mother: Guitar Solo's and riff and all you can think from start to finish
7. Dry County : THE guitar solo : Basically 2 guitar solo's that are extraordinary and the outro is an extended guitarsolo again
8. Woman in love : guitar drive rocker with cool guitar solo
9. Fear : one of the most underrated guitar driven heavy rock tracks by the band
10. I want you : Pretty guitar solo
11. Blame it on the love of Rock'n'Roll : We all know it's basically a Sleep When I'm Dead part 2, but full of cool guitars start to finish
12. Little bit of soul : Cool guitar Solo
13. Save a Prayer ( for those who have the European version) : what a guitar smash. Haunting guitars where Richie both rocked and got into some 'The Edge' effect shit
14. Starting all over again : another guitar driven song with cool solo

(I could have done this for any Bon Jovi record up till Crush)

Epic!

this is hilarious

Now that you put it like this, you are absolutely right of course. What a masterpiece, the whole album. Back in the day, it was the standard for a rock band to actually have guitars all over the songs.

(I might add Neurotica onto the list even if it’s the wrong album. I mean, that song is guitar driven rock in the purest sense: The whole song is merely a massive collection of asskicking distorted hard rock riffs, only to be interrupted by an epic and everlasting solo. And when you think it’s finally over you are treated with yet another shredding blues rock solo, only to be followed by yet two different hard rock riffs, and only then it is finished.)

Sorry to have gone a bit off topic, though.

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Jovi98 · #**172** 03-14-2024, 06:49 PM

In my opinion this song also wants to approach even to those who don't know the band, doesn't have a favorite artist/band, but likes listen pop/pop rock songs.

This song is energic and catchy, so overall it's a good song.

Captain_jovi · #**173** 03-14-2024, 06:49 PM

We're hitting the point of "Why isn't it like it was in 1992" part of the discussion because the lead single didn't have solo, eh? Well okay!

bonjovi90 · #**174** 03-14-2024, 06:56 PM

My biggest gripe isn't that there's no guitar solo. Don't necesasrily need that. But that the instrumentation feels uninspired and bland. You don't really hear that there's two guitar players at all. At least have one take notice that they're there.
The chorus is really catchy, the verses are a bit of a letdown since that constant four-on-the-floor drum beat kind just blends everything into one.

Captain_jovi · #**175** 03-14-2024, 07:00 PM

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Originally Posted by bonjovi90

My biggest gripe isn't that there's no guitar solo. Don't necesasrily need that. But that the instrumentation feels uninspired and bland. You don't really hear that there's two guitar players at all. At least have one take notice that they're there.
The chorus is really catchy, the verses are a bit of a letdown since that constant four-on-the-floor drum beat kind just blends everything into one.

Yeah I feel the same way. I like the snare timing in the chorus and the way the beat chages in the second pre-chorus. The song desparately needs a bridge. Production has not grown on me one bit but Limitless doesn't sound like most of 2020 so that's keeping me interested enough.

semigoodlooking · #**176** 03-14-2024, 07:06 PM

The bigger question for me is why Jon is so against having quality guitar work in his songs. If he wants to be something other than a rock band, go for it and commit fully. That would be fine. What we have now is this sort of in-between insipid music that has no layers to it and no flourishes to discover on repeat listens. We just get the most bland guitar music imaginable. I don't see the thinking behind it.

Bucketfinck78 · #**177** 03-14-2024, 07:27 PM

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Originally Posted by semigoodlooking

The bigger question for me is why Jon is so against having quality guitar work in his songs. If he wants to be something other than a rock band, go for it and commit fully. That would be fine. What we have now is this sort of in-between insipid music that has no layers to it and no flourishes to discover on repeat listens. We just get the most bland guitar music imaginable. I don't see the thinking behind it.

There were some nice guitar work on 2020, Blood in the water, Beautiful drug, the instrumental end to Story of love and Brothers in arms.
Not every song needs a guitar solo though, but lets hope for some more guitar centered tracks. I think at least there were some there before final mixing (ref Phils interview)

Jovi98 · #**178** 03-14-2024, 07:29 PM

There are others 11 songs in the new album, one of those will have a guitar solo almost for sure i hope.

In my opinion part of the reason why they didn't add one in Legendary it was the reason i already said (this song also wants to approach even to those who don't know the band, doesn't have a favorite artist/band, but likes listen pop/pop rock songs).

I say that because if the band wanted to reach an audience of "fans" they would have added a guitar solo, but they didn't because they are also aiming mostly at those who are not fans of Bon Jovi or another band/artist in general.

P.S

A lot of BJ fans out of here are also boy/girls on socials that love anything Jon or the band make, so with or without solo they are happy the same...

Butters · #**179** 03-14-2024, 07:41 PM

It's 2024, and it's a pop song, hence why there is no guitar solo. If it was 1988, it would have had a solo.

The woahs are definitely over used now but it seems like they are the way to try and make the songs big and anthemic since Jon's vocals cannot get the songs to that place anymore.

facaXe · #**180** 03-14-2024, 07:50 PM

Legendary now has almost as many views as THINFS after 1 day. limitless only had 98k views after 24 hours. it seems like legendary overall has a better publicity than the last singles. I'm curious to see how the song performs in the charts

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