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New Jersey natives Bon Jovi hold the distinguished honor of being one of the few bands to sell over a hundred million albums. Fronted by the charismatic Jon Bon Jovi (born John Francis Bongiovi), the group was hastily assembled by Bon Jovi when his original composition 'Runaway' became a surprise local hit.
Bon Jovi convinced childhood friend and former bandmate David Bryan to join his band as keyboardist, who in turn drafted bassist Alan John Such and drummer Tico Torres, whose impressive r�sum� already included live performances with ...read more
New Jersey natives Bon Jovi hold the distinguished honor of being one of the few bands to sell over a hundred million albums. Fronted by the charismatic Jon Bon Jovi (born John Francis Bongiovi), the group was hastily assembled by Bon Jovi when his original composition 'Runaway' became a surprise local hit.
Bon Jovi convinced childhood friend and former bandmate David Bryan to join his band as keyboardist, who in turn drafted bassist Alan John Such and drummer Tico Torres, whose impressive r�sum� already included live performances with Miles Davis and Chuck Berry. Completing the line-up was another former acquaintance of Bon Jovi, a guitarist named Richie Sambora, who was being considered for Ace Frehley's vacant position in KISS at the time.
Signed to Polygram Records, and officially adopting the name Bon Jovi (most likely a nod to Van Halen), the band quickly turned out two records, 1984's Bon Jovi and 1985's 7800� Farenheit; the former sold 500,000 copies and earned the band a support slot on KISS's European tour, but the latter was poorly received at home and abroad. Fortunes very quickly changed, however, in 1986 with the release of the bona fide classic Slippery When Wet which broke all manner of records and spawned three huge hits: 'You Give Love A Bad Name,' 'Livin' On A Prayer' and 'Wanted Dead Or Alive.' Overnight, Bon Jovi were the biggest rock band in the world.
Unfortunately, the combined forces of heavy touring and the strain the high notes put on his voice, Bon Jovi suffered damage to his throat which threatened to end his singing career. Luckily, he recovered, but he's tended to sing significantly lower since. 1988 saw New Jersey released, a far more ballad-based collection and, no strangers to drama, almost spelled the band's demise as tensions heightened between Sambora and Bon Jovi. Crisis was averted as the band took an extended hiatus, with both Bon Jovi and Sambora pursuing solo projects, the former writing the soundtrack for the movie 'Young Guns II.'
The band re-united in 1992 and released Keep The Faith and completed their transition to ballad territory. Greatest Hits package Crossroads produced two of the band's biggest hits in 1994, with the classic ballad 'Always' and rocker 'Someday I'll Be Saturday Night.' 1995's These Days was a comparative failure, though failure in Bon Jovi terms still meant a million copies sold.
After another solo break, the band re-united for 2000's Crush, which saw the band rocket back to the charts with smash 'It's My Life,' but it's follow-up Bounce wasn't so successful in 2002. The next year saw the release of This Left Feels Right in which Bon Jovi rejuvenated a set of their old classics with alternative arrangements. 2005's Have A Nice Day proved the band can still ignite the charts, but they're still yet to re-create their late '80s/early '90s successes. « hide |
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