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Slippery When Wet · 1986
Social Disease
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Wanted Dead or Alive
Slippery When Wet · 1986
Raise Your Hands
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Without Love
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I’d Die for You
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Never Say Goodbye
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After that peak, the band proved they could reinvent themselves without losing what made them recognizable. New Jersey (1988) was the confirmation: five Top 10 hits on Billboard, two number ones, and a tour that lasted two years without pause. But where many groups would have fallen into complacency, they took an unexpected turn in the '90s. Keep the Faith (1992) showed them more serious, with lyrics that spoke of maturity and a sound that no longer needed the excessive shine of the '80s. "Bed of Roses" became an atypical hit for them: slow, introspective, yet just as catchy. Then came Cross Road (1994), that compilation that took them to another level with "Always", a song that, years later, still sounds at weddings and stadiums alike.
The new millennium found them exploring different territories. Crush (2000) brought them closer to a generation that hadn't lived them at their prime, thanks to "It's My Life", a track that sounded like a generational anthem without losing its rock essence. But the most striking turn came with Lost Highway (2007), where country seeped into their sound. "Who Says You Can't Go Home" not only earned them a Grammy but became the first rock single to reach number one on country charts. It wasn't a change of skin, but an expansion: they proved they could adapt without betraying themselves. The Circle (2009) was the return to their roots, and though This House Is Not for Sale (2016) arrived without Richie Sambora, the band pressed on with the same energy, even rewriting 2020 to include themes inspired by the pandemic and protests over George Floyd.
Today, with Forever (2024) freshly released and a tour scheduled for 2026, Bon Jovi remains that bridge between the classic and the new. They're not a band of fleeting trends, but of songs that endure. And though they've sold over 130 million records and played for 34 million people in 50 countries, what's most surprising is how, after forty years, they still sound like that bar band that one day decided the world needed to hear their version of rock.
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- Born
- 1 Jan 1983
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Genre
- Rock
Awards and honors
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Grammy
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Brit Awards
Members
- backing vocals, keyboards, vocals, pedal steel guitar, piano, founder · 1983–present
- David Bryan
- acoustic guitar, electric guitar, eponymous, vocals, maracas, founder · 1983–present
- Jon Bon Jovi
- backing vocals, drums, vocals, percussion, founder · 1983–present
- Tico Torres
- backing vocals, bass · 2016–present
- Hugh McDonald
- acoustic guitar, backing vocals, electric guitar, vocals, talkbox · 2016–present
- Phil X
- acoustic guitar, backing vocals, electric guitar, vocals, talkbox · 1983–2013
- Richie Sambora
- backing vocals, bass, founder · 1983–1994
- Alec John Such
- backing vocals, electric guitar, founder · 1983–1983
- Dave “The Snake” Sabo
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