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Originally Posted by Tom_K
Does anyone else feel that Bon Jovi have become much more a "chick band" since 2000? I've been a fan since 1994 and I can't get over the feeling that they have changed their image dramatically. Maybe it's me but I really see a difference between 1983-1996 and 2000-present. They changed their style during the first period but remained a rock band but now I have the feeling they decided to start taking advantage of their looks more. It's hard to put into words. Basically what I'm saying is that I don't see them as a rock band anymore but rather a band for girls. The singles they put out are more pop than rock. The last album is heavily polluted with ballads.
Maybe the change in how I perceive the band has a lot to do with how Jon looks. He looks like a Barby doesn't he? Peroxide hair and all and cashing in on his looks. He used to be less flashy in the old days. You may not agree but I think looks have become more important than music in the Bon Jovi camp and I don't like it. Maybe it's just me but I'd love to hear if anyone else feels the same.
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I have always thought that Bon Jovi has always been considered a "chick band" ever since Slippery When Wet became very successful. Ditto for bands like Def Leppard and Poison. Mainly because at that time "guys band" are supposed to be Motorhead, Iron Maiden, Carcass and all those good stuff
So I guess that hasn't changed.
Jon has always had good looks... that's one of the reasons that they became successful. Sure they have the songs and the great live show, but if Jon looks like fat bastard, Bon Jovi would've gone nowhere and some of those groupies in backstage wouldn't be there!
There's nothing wrong with him using his looks as one of the ways to sell records. We guys like pretty girls, and girls like pretty boys. That's the way it's always been. And I think Jon was much 'flashier' back in the SWW/NJ era. Since I'm a guy, I don't pay much attention to his looks, so I can't really tell if now his looks matter more than the music. All I care is the music, as long as the albums have some tracks I enjoy, I'll buy them.
I agree that the music becomes more 'pop' starting with Crush, but hey it saved their career
And I actually enjoy Crush more than These Days, although it is nowhere near the holy trinity of SWW, NJ and KTF. Bounce is so so in my opinion but I still have faith that I will enjoy parts of their next studio effort... whenever that will come out.