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BON JOVI
1985 - 7800° Fahrenheit.
1986 - Slippery When Wet.
1988 - New Jersey.
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March 27, 1985 - 2025: 40 years of: 7800° Fahrenheit.

It's gettin' hot in here !

After their 1984 self-tilted introduction LP, the gang would get rough and serious. Rebelicious to the melting-point, BON JOVI is gearing up to become the second hottest band in the world.

"In And Out Of Love" ...they're givin' love a bad name. With a firm grip on hard arenarock, they pay the "Price Of Love", while "Only Lonely" comfortably sits on top of the poprock Charts. Red-blooded rocknrolls-out, as the crushing "King Of The Mountain" and highway lap of "Tokyo Road" lits the scene in a blaze of glory.

RIAA-certified Platinum and having a taste of fun on the road, the gang wanted more. While all eyes and ears were zoomed on the now glamorous West-Hollywood, BON JOVI made sure their New Jersey roots were evident.

Out of the power station and focusing on the big leagues, in 1986, they shall become the hottest band in the world. Watch out, 'coz it's slippery when wet !

RIP Alec John Such (1951-2022)

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In And Out Of Love = video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5U6Y4xSa0HY
Only Lonely = video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfIu7hf5nqc
Silent Night = video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HjC6T2HDI4
7800° Fahrenheit = full LP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njizbGs2-3A&list=OLAK5uy_l347NaotPSUqyrqmMGcCHzxg34h50H4Hk
Interview in 1985
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaQuxrKHZt4
Live in Tokyo in 1985
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40eW4fzN5d4&list=PLO6n3CcbNtZcZjW2J0ijXj_LYK4t8d7IY

August 18, 1986 - 2026: 40 years of: Slippery When Wet.

Changing the course of history.

1986: Ground Zero for American hardrock. Caught within Cinderella's dream, turbo-rock would now poison the Red, White & Blue. In full spandex, big curly hair, cool jackets and muscle cars ...rocknroll is now fueled by BON JOVI.

Burnin' at 7800° Fahrenheit, they "Let It Rock". Loudly and proudly, the arenas get high jacked by the fire of both "Wild In The Streets" and the metalized "Raise Your Hands". Also integral part of the party is the powerballad juggernaut of "Wanted Dead Or Alive". FM-staple and catalyst for the genre's expansion, this single thrusted the LP deep into Platinum territory.

In and out of love, the now iconic "You Give Love A Bad Name" cracks decibels and worldwide Charts. Catchy hardrock with killer hooks reek on "I'd Die For You", while we finally receive the ultimate consecration: "Livin' On A Prayer" ...one of the Ten Commandments.

Blame it on rocknroll.

Slippery When Wet LP is one of the biggest statement of this decadent generation, a tried and true: all killers - no fillers. Top production and incendiary hooks, matched with massive radio-singles that are still air-played today on a regular rotation. Immortal magic from the creative duo of Bongiovi Jr. + Sambora, with extra help from Desmond Child, a tried and true: hit-factory.

BON JOVI came out strong against rival European arenarock titans DEF LEPPARD, SCORPIONS and EUROPE. Forever wanted dead or alive, this social disease rose their hands and gave love a bad name. The skid row crew gave the competition a run for their money ...besides, RIAA-certified 15 million+ sales can't be wrong.

1986: the dawn of hardrock's Golden Age and BON JOVI are now at the Pole Position. Our poster-boys would repeat with 1988's New Jersey LP.

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Livin' On A Prayer = video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDK9QqIzhwk
You Give Love A Bad Name = video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrZHPOeOxQQ
Wanted Dead Of Alive = video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRvCvsRp5ho
Never Say Goodbye = video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifm00JEjSeo
Wild In The Streets = video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DeYorWrV6DI
Slippery When Wet = full LP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntWAP4WXw_s&list=OLAK5uy_kYPxQ2fLNxjle8Xt4Hc53VrkaE1VY1JMk
Interviews and on the road in 1987
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_plE7RALmoM
Alive in 1986-97
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vYmIEe7wp0

September 19, 1988 - 2023: 35 years of: New Jersey.

Less slippery, more Farhenheit, were are they from ?

The 1987-88 hardrock-landscape, the ultimate war-zone for hot ratings and hot hits, yet two bands were head-to-head: DEF LEPPARD and BON JOVI. Pound for pound, these two owned half of MTV's hard-music rotation. Following 1986's trend-steering Slippery When Wet LP, the New Jersey gang would strike back at the hysteria.

The crowd-warmer and subsequent explosive "Lay Your Hands On Me" is why hardrock is the greatest form of music out there. Primal rhythms and face-melting guitar-licks, Jon then calls the shots ...6mins of Armageddon, one of the genre's best cut. While still waiting for the Dr. Feelgood to show up, willfully get a dose of this lethal "Bad Medicine" ...some like it rough and some like it rough-rock.

Masses of crunch and energetic hard-rocking hooks abound on "Blood On Blood", trigger-happy arenarocks of "Stick To Your Guns" and the heavy-duty boogie of "Homebound Train". Still wanted dead or alive, they slow down for that special lady on the FM-powerballad "I'll Be There For You" and rev back up to the 2-3-4 fast ass-kicker "Born To Be My Baby".

BON JOVI are that blue-collar squad that always means serious business.

More muscular than most and more addictive than most, these Jersey boys once again dictate the pace. Providing decibels to more then 100000 (x2) rock-hungry Soviet eardrums at the Moscow Music Peace Festival ...the globe was now under their spell.

Currently RIAA-certified 7x Platinum, the mid-to-late 80s was fully wall-to-wall BON JOVIed ! The party shall continue in 1992, in a very very different rock-scene, yet this motley crew would still Keep The Faith.

"Your satisfation is, um, garanteed." - Jon *
Lay Your Hands On Me = video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhjSzibOIH4
Born To Be My Baby = video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ahf2B_eZUc4
I'll Be There For You = video
Bad Medicine = video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOUtsybozjg
New Jersey = full LP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0cMcU2Wc10&list=OLAK5uy_ltQfXDdZCbibEE_oqmLEJ1KaA5WuXxfpI
MTV Australia intreview in 1988
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NI2u3dabpSY
Live at the Moscow Music Peace Festival in 1989
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdshtRVU9AQ

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#Moscow Music Peace Festival