Owning up to your hidden truths..

Before I go into the detail, I'll just get admission over and done with. Not only did I once think Bon Jovi were an 'ace' band when I was about 11, but to tell you the truth, when I look back at their earlier stuff now, it still sounds really good.

That's a bit of a general statement, so I should focus it a bit more. Their first two albums were flakey at best. Their third, Slippery When Wet certainly had its moments ("Wanted Dead or Alive" for instance). Their next album New Jersey has it's fair share of 80s poodle rock, but there are a couple cracking songs on it, the highlight probably being "I'll Be There For You".

It's their 5th album (Keep The Faith) that's stood the test of time though. One of my brothers popped round earlier to update his iPod, and whilst going through it we spotted Bon Jovi and made some derogatory remark. One of us then said "Yeah, but Dry County is a good song. No denying that!". So we had a look at the album its from (Keep The Faith) and went through each track commenting on whether its any good. To our surprise we were keen on the majority of them. Looking back its a good album thats overlooked when people take the mickey out of the band.

If for some reason you feel like delving back into the late 80s/early 90s, I'd suggest checking out these tracks (those in bold are well worth trying):

Band : Album : Song

Bon Jovi : New Jersey : I'll Be There For You
Bon Jovi : New Jersey : Wild Is The Wind
Bon Jovi : Keep The Faith : Keep The Faith
Bon Jovi : Keep The Faith : In These Arms
Bon Jovi : Keep The Faith : Bed Of Roses
Bon Jovi : Keep The Faith : If I Was Your Mother (Surprisingly heavy for them..)
Bon Jovi : Keep The Faith : Dry County (A 10 minute epic! Thats something you don't associate with the Jovi)
Jon Bon Jovi : Blaze of Glory : Blaze of Glory
Jon Bon Jovi : Blaze of Glory : Sante Fe (Cracking tune this. Seriously, try it)
Jon Bon Jovi : Blaze of Glory : Bang a Drum (Gospel singers n all)