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As Cap said I think there is something about the band that has made them very uncool. I see people in Def Leppard and Van Halen and Aerosmith shirts, but I rarely see any Bon Jovi shirts, even at rock shows and that goes for all ages really. It's strange because at their peak they were more popular over here than all of those bands. But I guess they crossed over into a pop audience big time and that maybe alienated the rock fan base a little. |
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I am not arguing either way about Bon Jovi's appeal to younger demographics and am humble enough to understand that I have no real clue what teenagers are listening to in comparison to other legacy bands. I mean the other poster is a teenager (soon not to be, of course), so is in touch with that demographic and reports Bon Jovi is on the radar, if not popular. I presume the majority of us older fans can only speak about the popularity of the band amongst younger people based on our interactions with our kids. My kids, for example, listen to them because of me. Their friends (in Argentina) listen to or know the odd hit. I would say 80s and 90s Bon Jovi is as popular as other major bands from that era barring a few culture-permeating exceptions (Guns, Metallica, Nirvana, Oasis, etc). But again, I don't have my boots on the ground with teenagers to know. You say young people in the UK have zero interest in Bon Jovi. Maybe, probably even. Still, you are saying that with a degree of certainty that makes me think you actually know what you are talking about. I am curious how you know this. |
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Younger people do not view bands or consume artists the way that we did when we were young. It's a very different thing. They don't even really listen to albums. It's all about the song now. Of course there are exceptions, the rock fan base for instance. But the rock fan base has very little interest in Bon Jovi in 2023. It's a different world now. |
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