[Mr Bluesman]

Ok, so One Wild Night: Live wasn't really what most people wanted; some wanted a full concert from the Slippery/New Jersey era, some wanted a double CD of the very best live Bon Jovi songs and others wanted a variety of songs from the beginning right through to the date (which is kinda what we got except for most songs were from the Crush and OWN tours and not enough from the era that I mentioned).
So this is quite similar to the concert with two songs from each album topic, but if you were part of the record company that could chose the tracks for the CD, what songs would you swap from OWN: Live?

You can swap any and as many as you want but you can't have more than 15 and only songs with Jon, Richie, Dave, Tico, Alec/Hugh. You caon have some that feature other bands/artists but all have to feature all of Bon Jovi.

[ann]

I would have liked for myself a live album of the last wembely show bon jovi did. ann

[Stut]

I wouldn´t change the songs. There´s nothing wrong with the setlist. I would change the places and tours where certain songs were recorded. Something from every year/tour. But ok, let´s play along, since Rockin´ In The Free World & I Don´t Like Mondays are not Bon Jovi originals I´d kick them out. And no studio tracks on live album, so bye bye One Wild Night 2001. Replacements? Hmm, maybe another song from Keep The Faith. Probably... In These Arms. Then I´d definetly put Born To Be My Baby from New Jersey tour because that version is simply the best. 3rd replacement would be These Days. And I would mix the whole cd so that it would sound as it was one concert.

[Captain Kidd]

Here's some changes

These Days instead of Somethin for the Pain
I'll sleep when I'm Dead instead of In and out of love

And I would replace I don't like mondays with the cover of Walk this Way that Bon Jovi did with Steve Tyler & Joe Perry at Milton Keys in 1988. :P

[jono]

Hmmm..

ok lets go for dry county (milton keynes '93) instead of i don't like modays, i'll sleep when i'm dead (wembley '95(?'96)) instead of one wild nite 2001 (cool version, orig. better) and mixed as an entire concert. i prefered live era by g'n'r coz you got the energy ... production breaks take that away. I'd put these days on there as well but what to take off???????????????

jono

[Brijovi]

personally im getting annoyed by all the criticism OWN-live has recieved. sure it wasnt super-fantabulous, but it was a great album. if i could change 1 thing about the album it would be the editing of the song LOAP. other then that, one of my all time favourites, because bon jovi really is a live band! cya round,

brijovi, rock and roll EVERYDAY!

[jovi29579]

I think the problem people had with it was that most people have created their own live albums from mp3s, and for me some of my own creations are better sound quality than the live album. The way Keep The Faith distorts at the start is rediculous. Those China Club revordings were crap, I have about 5 songs from that on various cd's and they all sound rough. The live album had a lot of stuff off the dvd, and worse still they cut the songs, Bad Medicine, Prayer, were both cut heavily. In saying that I enjoyed the album, although I never ever listen to I dont like Monday's, I cant believe that made it.

1. Livin on a prayer (from 80's)
2. Born to be my baby
3. Wild in the streets
4. These Days
5. Damned
6. Dry County
7. Keep the faith
8. You give love a bad name
9. Wanted dead or alive
10. Just Older
11. Bad Medicine
12. Runaway
13. I'll be there for you
14. Next 100 Years
15. Its My Life

[walter]

they tried to put the best stuff from all eras on one cd, but so much classics disappeared! we needed 2 cds!

[Dawn]

I was thinking about this the othEr day whilst listening to the album whilst ironing.

I like the album a lot and probably wouldnt change it. The only thing that seems a shame is that there is only 2 songs from the early days with Alec. I would have like more from that era.

Dawn

[BleedinGuitar]

Originally Posted by walter

they tried to put the best stuff from all eras on one cd, but so much classics disappeared! we needed 2 cds!

No, they didn't.

People tend to complain more about the sources used for the live album...not the song choices. That's exactly how I feel, too.

If you seriously think that Keep The Faith as presented on OWN Live is the best........then you really do not know what Bon Jovi is capable of live..and that is what this CD really lacks. One need go no further than the One Last Wild Night Giants Stadium performance for a much better example of Keep the Faith.

Living On A Prayer and Bad Name...whilst not only being lifted from the DVD...but neither are particularly special or have higher energy.

This album was a rush job...plain and simple..and not worthy of being held up in history as a live document of Bon Jovi. It's fine to like it and all..but be aware that things get much better than was presented.
Living on a Prayer and Bad Name should have been taken from the New Jersey tour......the combo of still being performed with the energy of new songs while having matured in a live setting by being in their sophomore go-round really pushed them forward on that tour.

The live album's high points are the Tokyo 1985 tracks, Someday I'll Be Saturday Night and Something to Believe In. I admit I do like the choice for It's My Life and Just Older. After that..it's all downhill.

Even the single/video chosen...Wanted Dead Or Alive......very typical of the album.....subpar boring performance. Go listen to Moscow 1989 and that's a live band who does it like they mean it.