Bon Jovi started out back in the early 80's and is consisted of band members Jon Bon Jovi, Dave Bryan, Richie Sambora, and Tico Torres. The band's emotional ballads and steady rock form the core of this band. The groups first album is entitled Bon Jovi and contains the hits "Runaway", "Shot Through the Heart", "Burning For Love" and "Get Ready". This album was an instant success, fueled by "Runaway" and "Shot Through the Heart", the band began to gain an almost religious following after the release of this album in 1984.
Their influence only then increased the next year with the release of their 7800°Fahrenheit album. Songs on this album include "In and Out of Love", "The Hardest Part is the Night", "To the Fire", "Silent Night" "Only Lonely" and "The Price of Love".
The next year, the band releases the infamous Slippery When Wet album as concert goer's flock to get tickets and other band memorabilia.
This album is perhaps Bon Jovi's most popular album and contains the hits "Livin' on a Prayer", "Wanted Dead or Alive", "You Give Love a Bad Name", "Let it Rock" and "Raise Your Hands".
After the release of this album, Bon Jovi had indeed achieved rock-super-star status in the industry. It didn't stop there for this talented group of performers.
New Jersey was the bands next album released in 1988. tracks on this work include "Wild is the Wind", "Living in Sin", "Lay Your Hands on Me", "99 in the Shade" and "Born to be my Baby".
The bands next album is Keep the Faith. Songs on this title include "I'll Sleep When I'm Dead", "I Believe", "Bed of Roses", "Woman in Love", "I Want You", "Blame it on the Love of Rock & Roll" and "Keep the Faith".
Cross Road was released in 1994 and is the bands first hits album and includes a few selected tracks as well. Contained on this album are the songs "Always", "Blaze of Glory", "Prayer 94", "Someday I'll be Saturday Night", "Livin' on a Prayer", "Keep the Faith", "Bad Medicine" and "Runaway".
These Days was the band's next album released in 1995. Songs on this album include "Hey God", "My Guitar Lies Bleeding in my Arms", "Something to Believe in", "These Days", "This Ain't a Love Song", "Hearts Breaking Even" and "If That's What it Takes".
Following the release of These Days the band enjoyed a hiatus from making records for a while. During this time Jon worked on his solo career and performed in several movies such as Moonlight and Valentino, The Leading Man, Little City, Destination Anywhere, No Looking Back, Homegrown, Sex and the City, Row Your Boat, U-571, and Pay it Forward.
2000, the band releases Crush, the first album produced by the band in five years. Hit's from this album include "It's my Life", "Save the World", "Two Story Town", "Captain Crash & the Beauty Queen from Mars", "Thank You for Loving Me" and "I Got the Girl".
The next year the band releases One Wild Night: Live 1985-2001 a live version of collected works from the band on the road. Hit's from this album are "Something to Believe In","Someday I'll be Saturday Night","Just Older", "One Wild Night 2001" and a covers of Neil Young's "Rockin' in the Free World" and the Boomtown Rats "I Don't Like Mondays".
Bounce was Bon Jovi's next album in 2002. Songs from this album include the hits "You had Me from Hello", "Hook Me Up", "Everyday", "Right Side of Wrong", "Love Me Back to Life", "Open All Night" and "Bounce".
In 2003 and 2004, the band hit the studio hard to work on two collections of works. The first one is This Left Feels Right: Greatest Hits. Hits on this album are "Livin' on a Prayer", "Wanted Dead or Alive", "You Give Love a Bad Name" and "Bed of Roses". The other work is the Ultimate Collection of Bon Jovi's music ever and is called 100,000,000 Bon Jovi Fans Can't Be Wrong.
This rare one-of-a-kind set contains the bands songs that were not included on previous albums as well as literature to accompany the set.
This collection is a must have for any Bon Jovi fan. Some of the tracks listed on this humongous collection are "Letter to a Friend", "Garageland" and "Outlaws of Love". This collection contains 4 CDs and 1 DVD of the bands rarest work ever.
Have a Nice Day is the band's 13th album. Hit's from this album are "I Am", "Last Man Standing", "Who Says You Can't Go Home", "Story of My Life" and "Have a Nice Day".
It was also in this year that the group won a Grammy for "Who Says You Can't Go Home" in the Best Country Collaboration with Vocals Category.
As of 2007, Bon Jovi as a band have been making music for over 23 years. Their release in this year is entitled Lost Highway and is the latest album at this time.
It has the songs "The Last Night", "I Love This Town", "Summertime", "Till We Ain't Strangers Anymore", and "Lost Highway" included in upon it.
Jon and the rest of the group have rocked countless stages in front of armies of loyal fans.
They are accepted into the most elite rock circles everywhere and have the musical talent to back it up. Their music is brilliantly composed and diligently worked upon until it is released.
This is why Bon Jovi is so good, they always present a finished product for their fans to enjoy. Their music is very alive and full of energy and their love soaked ballads continue to melt romantic hearts wherever they go.
I don’t know, I just like Bon Jovi I guess. They have that style that is unmatched by other fellow musicians and the guitars are really good and Jon can sing about anything and it still rocks. His movies aren’t too bad either and he’s a pretty good actor.
Growing up in the 80’s Bon Jovi was a household name. All the women were always talking about him, trying to score tickets to his concerts and how good he looked. Bon Jovi gets all the ladies. He’s a good guy too.