Bon Jovi

©Bon Jovi/Island
Formed: 1983 in Sayreville, NJ
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Genre: Rock
Styles: Hard Rock, Pop/Rock, Hair Metal, Pop-Metal, Arena Rock, Album Rock, Heavy Metal
Group Members: Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, David Bryan, Hugh McDonald, Alec John Such, Tico Torres, Dave "The Snake" ...
Biography: Few bands embodied the era of pop-metal like Bon Jovi. By merging Def Leppard's loud but tuneful metal with Bruce Springsteen's working-class sensibilities, the New Jersey-based quintet developed an ingratiatingly melodic and professional variation of hard rock -- one that appealed as much to teenagers ...Read full biography
Slippery When Wet [Remastered]
Released: 1986
Label: Island Def Jam
Critics' Rating:
It is probably true that Bon Jovi's breakthrough success with Slippery When Wet, their third album, had more to do with lead singer Jon Bon Jovi's mop of curls and winning smile than with anything in the ...Read full review
New Jersey [Remastered]
Released: 1988
Label: Island Def Jam
Critics' Rating:
Bon Jovi had perfected a formula for hard pop/rock by the time of New Jersey, concentrating on singalong choruses sung over and over again, frequently by a rough, extensively overdubbed chorus, producing ...Read full review
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