mystixboi
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Don't know how many Bon Jovi fans are in here, but I was just listening to some older stuff. What happened to this band? I know it has always been “jon’s band”, but how watered down can you get?!?!?!? Slippery When Wet was the album that made me want to play guitar. I was 8 when it came out and even though I was digging Van Halen, Def Lep and Journey, something about Prayer and Dead or Alive really connected with me.
Over the years, as their sound changed, I loved it!!! New Jersey, Keep the Faith, These Days, Bounce, Crush are fantastic albums… even Lost Highway was awesome. But ever since Have a Nice Day, all of their songs seem regurgitated. Each album has had a few decent songs, but nothing as good as the earlier albums. You could literally put the songs from each album in a blender and pull out 12 and that could be an album for them.
When Phil X was introduced to the band, I thought he would add a shot of intensity and rock back into their sound. He is such a monster player and huge talent(not to mention hilarious in interviews). Nope… sadly, they don’t utilize him at all. It’s so sad. I even read that he didn’t play much on their latest album. Most of the guitar was covered by the song writer that Jon has been writing with… balls.
If the music of Bon Jovi was what inspired me as a song writer, then Sambora was my biggest hero. Don’t get me wrong… I loved Vai, EVH, Eric Johnson and players like that, but something about Sambora’s blend of blues, melody and some speed really spoke to me as a guitar player. Over the past few days, I’ve been listening to his solo albums and older BJ. Wow… he was on fire and really wanted it. It seemed like he really connected to the music.
Now when I see him in recent vids(and even the last few years with BJ), he was just mailing it in. I can’t even find a recent vid of him on YouTube without him seeming like he was on something. Such a waste of talent. I’m really hoping he doesn’t pull Orianthi down into whatever hole he’s in.
Over the years, as their sound changed, I loved it!!! New Jersey, Keep the Faith, These Days, Bounce, Crush are fantastic albums… even Lost Highway was awesome. But ever since Have a Nice Day, all of their songs seem regurgitated. Each album has had a few decent songs, but nothing as good as the earlier albums. You could literally put the songs from each album in a blender and pull out 12 and that could be an album for them.
When Phil X was introduced to the band, I thought he would add a shot of intensity and rock back into their sound. He is such a monster player and huge talent(not to mention hilarious in interviews). Nope… sadly, they don’t utilize him at all. It’s so sad. I even read that he didn’t play much on their latest album. Most of the guitar was covered by the song writer that Jon has been writing with… balls.
If the music of Bon Jovi was what inspired me as a song writer, then Sambora was my biggest hero. Don’t get me wrong… I loved Vai, EVH, Eric Johnson and players like that, but something about Sambora’s blend of blues, melody and some speed really spoke to me as a guitar player. Over the past few days, I’ve been listening to his solo albums and older BJ. Wow… he was on fire and really wanted it. It seemed like he really connected to the music.
Now when I see him in recent vids(and even the last few years with BJ), he was just mailing it in. I can’t even find a recent vid of him on YouTube without him seeming like he was on something. Such a waste of talent. I’m really hoping he doesn’t pull Orianthi down into whatever hole he’s in.
