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At the time Let's Get Rocked was released, Bon Jovi was writing quality songs like Dry County. If Bon Jovi had followed the Leppard formula, they wouldn't be selling out arenas today. People took BJ seriously. Def Leppard didn't transcend the hairband era. Today, kids pick Appetite, Back in Black, Slippery.. but Hysteria is ignored. |
Song writing, for the most part, is BS. Some of the best songs are the ones you can't understand or the ones where you have no clue what they are talking about.
It all comes down to sound. Bon Jovi have been very successful with modernizing their sound. They know how to change but still keep it Bon Jovi which is something most bands struggle to do. Kid Rock said it best in the WWWB documentary and I'll add in my own part as well….. There are two types of songs….. 1. Songs where the trend is bigger than the song. I'd say 99% of mainstream radio play fit this bucket. Or 2. The song is bigger than the trend. Right now, I'd say Adele takes this category. In addition, there needs to be a balance between albums. You don't want to be over exposed but you def don't want to be out of the spotlight too long. With Bon Jovi, they have been able to balance all this out…… Unfortunately, Def L struggled with all this in the 90's and now they are all but forgotten. DL made a grunge album in the 90's and once that didn't work, they turned around and made an 80's album. So even if they eventually did get it right, too much time has past, a new generation rolled in, and it's all over. As you can see, Bon Jovi are now starting to struggle because they are over exposed and their sound has not changed. They recognize the needed break, lets just hope they can get it right musically. |
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B.AC/DC is not hair metal. C.Hysteria is not ignored. Jesus, ever listen to XM Radio? |
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As for the new generation thing, they could get it right and pick up again. Half the people going to Bon Jovi shows weren't even alive when the first record came out. |
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The reason why Bon Jovi are crossing generations is because of everything we've been saying. Successful or not, hit or not, they've manage to stay in the spotlight and produce radio airplay up to 2012. Jon's now in a movie with an all star cast. That's huge publicity for Jon and the band. I actually saw Def Leppard this past summer and thought they were great. They looked great, sounded great. Played all hits. I think Two Steps Behind was as current as they got but the show was a complete blast. I even thought about how sad it is that it's all but over for most of these 80's bands. Even if/when rock comes back, these bands will be too old to continue..... Very Sad |
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Come on, I agree it's not the best, but top 50? really? |
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I personally love the album, it's different. Blood Runs Cold is amazing. Gift of Flesh is a winner, too. |
I consider Slang the best album DL has ever done and one of the most underrated gems of music to ever come out of the 90's. When they went "back in time" with Euphoria was such a huge letdown. They have since then pretty much never done a decent song (Go and Torn To Shreds are the two exceptions).
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