BON JOVI — New Jersey (review)

BON JOVI — New Jersey album cover Album · 1988 · Hard Rock Buy this album from MMA partners
4.5/5 ·
Losimba
New Jersey was my first contact with Bon Jovi, and I got the album shortly after its release. At the time it was certainly one of my favourite albums and it still one I enjoy. As I hadn't heard Slippery When Wet at the time and Runaway was the only other Bon Jovi song I knew, it's difficult to say the album gave me exactly what I expected from a Bon Jovi album in 1988. So I'll try a different approach.

Though I wouldn't consider all songs extraordinary, none of them is near or below average. Originally I had some problems with Ride Cowboy Ride until I finally realized that this wee mono piece is a prequel or intro to Stick To Your Guns which has always been one of the better songs of New Jersey. The other song I rate higher now than in 1988 is Lay Your Hands On Me. The reason is simply that I really love album opening sequences with pompous drums, bells or the like. On ther other hand, my rating of I'll Be There For You has dropped from a 6 star to a 4.5 star song. But the best song of the album is still Blood On Blood, and that is mainly because of the lyrics. Especially at the time it was so refreshing to have something else than love songs by someone else than Saga. The music of the song isn't bad either, and back in '88 the more than 6 minutes were definitely a bonus.

All in all New Jersey is my favourite band album by Bon Jovi. It is not absolutely perfect, so no 5 stars, but I have no hesitation to award four and a half.
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m@x wrote:
more than 2 years ago
Very good pop rock music album and great production too. Classic stuff.
UMUR wrote:
more than 2 years ago
I haven´t listened to this one since the early nineties, but I used to be a gigant Bon Jovi fan.
Bosh66 wrote:
more than 2 years ago
This is one of the few Bon Jovi albums I still (occasionally) listen to. It is indeed a good album.

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