Slippery When Wet

Some classics, way too edgy tho

Hook-driven pop music with a hair metal edge (mainly in guitar riffs and solos), because it was the popular genre at the time, loud drums and big crowd-like back vocals tailored for the arenas don't necessarily make a good album. Bon Jovi's big breakthrough album was a smash hit when it came out, but it really hasn't aged well. A lot of the hits from this album (Livin' On A Prayer, You Give Love A Bad Name) are still played regularly on Classic Rock radio stations nowadays (2021) in my hometown and we're kinda saturated tbh !

If you view this as a bit of fun and not to be taken too seriously, it certainly passes.

Ooooh so cheesy.

Shitty synth patches and drum machines destroy whatever impact this music might have had. And let's just say that David Gray's voice is an acquired taste. The compositions are utterly undistinguished as are the arrangements. Bland and forgettable middle of the road pop. I can't speak to the lyrics because I couldn't get past the music.

Beu Jovi

Bon Jovi ROCKS!!! 🤘 In like a sort of Gen X, classic rock radio kind of way. They play a commercial for Naproxen and your local mattress store before coming back with "15 minutes of non-stop ROCK!" and they kick it off with Livin' on a Prayer. What I'm saying is that in the wide world of rock music, from Deep Purple to King Gizzard, Bon Jovi is kind of lame. A little fun, but also a little lame. It feels like Jovi is performing rock, but is never really hitting the mark. Oh, and the b-sides are b-sides. It probably has a reason to be here.

Niet echt slecht maar ik kan het niet waarderen

Average

Without Love and Wild in the Streets are pretty good.

😩… Die stilistische Nähe von Richie Sambora zu Erik Johnson war mir vorher nicht aufgefallen, was zu einem Gutteil daran liegt, dass ich mich stilistisch mit Sambora noch nie auseinandergesetzt habe und mit Johnson nur nach ein zwei Hör- Eindrücken. Zum Album: eine Platte aus den tiefsten Achtzigern mit den bekannten und erwartbaren Gitarrensoli mit zu vielen Noten und zu wenig Musik. Die songschreiberische Finesse bewegt sich auf überschaubarem Niveau, die beiden bekanntesten Songs Living on a Prayer und You Give Love a Bad Name sorgen zumindest für so etwas wie Schunkel-Nostalgie, mehr bleibt dann von diesem Album auch nicht übrig und auch nicht zu sagen. Niemals mehr als 2 Sterne.

Some good melodies and production but nothing memorable 5/10

Generic 80s rock. Solid "eh"

Pop-metal, flere kendte sange, høj energi

arggh, didn't finish this one - I acknowledge the importance, but too much exposure for it to be fresh

Full disclosure: I hate Bon Jovi. They are the clearest representation of everything wrong with rock at that time - inauthentic, image-first hit chasers who were so bad at getting those hits that they brought in an external writer for album #3. They are not rock and roll, they are content. I know plenty of these songs far too well already, but will give the whole thing a go and see if there's something to improve my perspective. ---- Nah, fuck off. The first song is a limp-dicked rip off of Deep Purple's "Perfect Strangers" intro and it gets more annoying from there. Why are the guitars both very loud and very muffled? Why does every other bar require a synth fill or shred break? Why are all the lyrics either nonsense crap or "whoooah-ah-oooah"? I'd forgive it if they weren't so serious about being so hard rockin' and dangerous. This album sounds like what people who hate Def Leppard think Def Leppard sounds like. Or rather, if Def Leppard weren't funny. It's the perfect album to represent Reagan's USA. Thank fuck that it wouldn't be long until the world got Appetite for Destruction... ---- I think this album is really a 2-star, but having read plenty of reviews saying "this is a 3 or 4 but I'm giving it a 5 because of all the wrongos who gave it a 1 by default" I've decided to give it a 1. Fuck you.

Hard rock with no edge. 2nd rate Bruce Springsteen lyrics to let you know they’re from New Jersey. This is my least favorite genre of music. Hard pass.

Awful, cheesy, milquetoast garbage. Even the well known anthems have become annoying instaskips at this point. 1/5

I think this is the kind of 80's music I dislike the most...

Music for a demographic that exclusively uses the word "banger" to describe the music they like.

In my last review I noted that the jazz album I was assigned was very complicated, and I didn't quite get it. I think the generator heard me and as a prank assigned me Bon-fucking-Jovi, AKA the dumbest, most surface level testosterone filled cock-rock in existence. And while I appreciate the irony I'd be hard pressed to say I don't prefer to listen to something a little less dated. I'm fully aware of the hits on this thing, being a plague upon any sort of karaoke or sing-along. I cannot imagine the quality of the non-hits. Going into this with very low expectations, and I only hope that there is something here warranting my time. Let it Rock From the generic song title I'm expecting a generic song. It's loud, compressed and the keys sound really low quality, while the composition of the intro is kinda interesting it ends up sounding pretty bad on the recording. The energy is pretty okay. Sound kinda hollow. Hate the group vocals. Bon Jovi himself is at least a competent performer, though his voice is kinda rough to listen to. He has a lot of prescense in the recording and I feel he has full control over the track's energy. Omega dated. Did not like. 2/5 You Give Love A Bad Name I feel like it would be reductive to not at least acknowledge that while this track is dumb as all hell, it is still iconic to some degree. Ubiquitous with 80's hair metal, this track is extremely catchy with a well constructed refrain and subsequent guitar hook. It's obnoxious and loud, has some awful lyrics, but it's at the same time so cheesy that it comes out the other end as stupidly charming. It's awful, it shouldn't work at all, but it's also really fun outside of the perspective of it being a tad overplayed. I want to be pretentious and say I hate this, but it's genuinely impossible to. Decent. 3.5/5 Livin' On A Prayer Oh boy, another one... Many of the points in my review of the previous track still technically stand when it comes to this one as well. This one however I have a much less charitable relationship to. When it comes to music that's extremely popular it's often hard to shake your associations with the track when listening to it through a critical lens. When I hear this song I hear drunk people at 3am outside my terribly insulated student appartment badly belting out the chorus on their balcony while I'm trying catch a few hours of sleep before my shitty weekend job the next morning. Is it that bad? Perhaps, no? Have I been one of those drunk people badly belting out the chorus at one point? Perhaps, yes? It's iconic I guess, but for being a plague upon society I'll give myself a freebie and allow myself one single slip up. And while accepting that it's a bit hypocritical as it contains basically all the same qualities as the previous track, I can't shake my biases. I bestow the honour - With all the compliments in the world the title of: God Awful. 1/5. Social Disease Wtf is that intro. Uncomfortable. And this is what you get when a Bon Jovi track lacks any of the aforementioned iconic assosiations that the previous tracks had. The lyrics are extremely unflattering and vapid. Awfully dated production, an annoying chorus and terrible sounding vocals. Sounds almost predatory. Bad. 1/5 Wanted Dead or Alive. Luckily the last one of these megahits and perhaps the least notable one at that. It's cheesy and dumb and extremely unbelievable. Perhaps the single most dated sounded song in the history of mankind. It's like it's approaching the stage of fossilization. I'll give it this, it remains catchy, but those background effects and production techniques do not make the cut. I'd like to picture Bon Jovi as a little kid playing make believe with himself, trying to visuallly imagine himself as this bad ass outlaw in his sandbox. It has that juvenile energy which makes it impossible to take seriously. Strongly dislike. 1.5/5 Raise Your Hands More slop. The main guitar riff is almost okay I guess. Probably works better in the stadium than on the record. Here it only comes across as obnoxious. "From New Jersey to Tokyo", yep those two places have plenty in common, makes perfect sense... The musical equivalent to a lobotomy. Awful. 1/5 Without Love If aliens were to try to replicate human music the lyrics would sound something like this. Beyond ridiculous. Okay this might be the most dated sounded track in the history of mankind. Those synths could genuinely not be replicated today. Baffling, almost so bad it's good. It's at least very entertaining if nothing else. Bad in the best way. 1/5 I'd Die For You The Mayor of Cheesetown himself has outcheesed himself once again. Those synths, those guitars, the vocal delivery... I'm impressed, it cannot get more 1986 than this. Probably the single worst song I've heard from this generator so far, but I can't help but find it fascinating. It's repetitive, it's dumb, it drains me of brain cells, but it's entertaining as all hell with it's cheesiness and over the top camp. I'm broken. 2/5 Never Say Goodbye I'm at a loss for words... No redeemable qualities. Never seems to end. Feels like an infinite loop of the same unbarable chorus. Awful. 1/5 Wild In The Streets I like the energy of the track. As far as this album goes this is one of the more barable choruses, though the vocal delivery is pretty rough. Suffers from the same repetitiveness as many other tracks on here. Contains nothing of substance. A wall of sound with the occasional belting of a madman peaking through it. While some of the other tracks were at least entertaining in their ridiculousness, this one only comes across as annoying. Strongly dislike. 1.5/5 An experience to say the least. Life changing, really. Made me appreciate the smaller things in life, like silence and peace. All the while providing plenty of time for me to contemplate my life choices leading up to me reviewing this interesting piece of media at 1am on a work night. I'm honestly quite impressed by how something that sucks this much can be this entertaining. It's like the audible version of a trainwreck. A sonic puzzle where you're tasked with trying to piece out any sort of substance or meaning out of the corniest lines ever delivered in a set of lyrics. It's incessant in its bombardment of cheese of the lowest quality, enough to make the lactose intolerant amongst us toilet bound for at least the duration of the album's runtime. Has more cliches than a soap opera and contains songs that have been scientifically engineered to be as annoying as possible. With repetitive choruses, mindnumbing guitar hooks and synths that are so obnoxious they could piss off a deaf person, this album is a perfect storm of slop. It's not all bad, as if you're in the right mood this abhorrent datedness can come across as pretty funny - In a "help me!" sort of way. Comes with the worst associations possible, containing songs that have been a plague upon society, forever resistant to any sort attempt to remove them from the public conciousness. In that sense it deserves some respect, as while overplayed and annoying, the hits from this thing has at least managed to establish themselves as iconic songs in the rock 'n' roll canon. And while personally this is an era I can't stand, it remains important especially to the format of live stadium shows. I could definitely see this being innovative as to bringing heavier music into the public sphere. I could also imagine that the techniques used to set up and produce these songs live on stage would be important even today. However as fun as this might be live in Bon Jovi's prime, it doesn't translate well to an album format, especially through modern ears. Bon Jovi's skills as a performer, being a fairly entertaining front man still shines through however, though that alone cannot save how obnoxious I find the songs on here to be, especially as his grating voice adds to my dislike of it. I recognize this is a low hanging fruit for ridicule as this era isn't exactly fondly looked back on from a critical perspective, but I can't help but agree with the sentiment that this is just awful. 1/5 Fave track. You Give Love A Bad Name Least fave track. Never Say Goodbye

Yeah, no, I'm not listening to this, thanks though

The top review for this opens with “One of my absolute favourite things in the world is how much hipsters loathe 80s Bon Jovi.” and I’d just like to say that I loathe Bon Jovi in any decade.

Eekk a shit horrible combo of guitars and hair

This is #day708 of my #1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie challenge, and… it's hard to believe this record turns a crazy 40 years old in just a month. As a kid who grew up in the late '90s and early '00s, Bon Jovi was one of those bands that was always on the radio. "It's My Life"... what a song. I think the early '00s era up to Have a Nice Day is "my kind" of Bon Jovi. Around that same time, I also dubbed the Crossroad compilation and wore the tape down. "Livin' on a Prayer" is monumental. It's a time machine to a place you were never really there for, yet it somehow feels nostalgic. Do you have to hear some '80s hair metal before you die? Up to you. I like Bon Jovi, and I do think this kind of rock is fun and essential in its own right. This is a 5 out of 5. Looking forward to #day709.

(10/10) One of the greatest hard rock albums of all time, every song hits and it's just HIT after HIT after HIT. Perfect album sequencing too. Just M'UAH.

A staple of 80's Hard Rock! It incorporates more synthesizer than a lot of 80's Hard Rock bands and that adds a nice touch. It is their most popular album, and it's definitely worth the hype! There's not a bad song on the album!

Might be cheesy but it’s Brie-lliant!

Now this is just awesomely fun rock and roll. While it may not be your cup of tea it ruled the airwaves in the mid 80s and set a course for what became a great band.

Great!!

I get that a lot of people don’t like Bon Jovi. Well I do and I give this album 5 stars.

el principio del disco es simplemente increíble, es que estuve obsessed con wanted dead or alive no podía tener otra nota

An album of classics and I only knew 2 of the songs

Fuck yes.

OHHHH WE'RE HALFWAY THEREEEEE OHHHHH LIVING ON A PRAYERRRRRRR

Amazing album

A few absolute megahits surrounded by some lesser known but still fun songs. I had a good time at least. I’m surprised so many people seem to hate Bon Jovi.

Peak Hair Metal and nothing wrong with that. No need to over analyse it! I’d forgotten how bloody good it is from start to finish. Every track could have been a Single. It’s just chock full of bangers. Like a Time Machine for me….I instantly picture the dashboard of my first car listening to this - the tape was practically worn out it was played so much. Solid 5

Wow yeah crack that all the way up none of these songs are bad. I think a 5 out of 5 is a crime. If I could give it a 10 out of 5 I would.

28 million copies sold. 3 smash hits (You Give Love a Bad Name, Livin’ on a Prayer and Wanted Dead or Alive). It’s an absolute must listen.

The album that put Bon Jovi on the map, so many great tracks, and perhaps the greatest rock anthem of all time. And the fact that I'm not talking about "Livin' on A Prayer" says it all. 5 stars all around. Highlights: "You Give Love A Bad Name", "Livin' on A Prayer" and "Wanted Dead or Alive"

Uno de los mejores albumes del mundo

This might be the one album I've really been waiting for since day 1 because I have a minor Bon Jovi thing and it's incredibly upsetting to have only 1 of their albums on this list (whilst freaking Nick Cave gets 5). Apart from doing this, I very rarely listen to albums in their entirety and so coming across an album where I know every song and the majority of the lyrics is kind of unusual. So yes, that definitely skews my review and helps me look past some of the admittedly cheesy songs but the cheesiness is what makes them iconic songs and part of the reason why I love them so much.

Pinnacle of glamrock? Maybe.

MUITO BOM

rock on

PURE HITS

Solid hair metal. My Metallica loving 14 year old self would have given this an angry 1. But my love of hair metal runs deep. So, though it is certainly no Master of Puppets, I'm going 5.

10/10. É o Bon Jovi no auge.

Iconic.

I get it. I get the Bon Jovi hype. I understand why everyone loved him.

Absolute-masterpiece, loved it, more of these, pls ❣️

This is like if Neil Diamond or a yacht rocker went hard! It’s cheesy. However, it slays.

5 stars - This is my childhood right here. I listened to this album often sometimes two or three times a week and certain songs every day. Absolutely, a generation defining record.

This was fuckn amazing! I like the way it is ripe and fast, true 80's rock n roll, but it has sweetness and emotions in a romantic way

> the Beatles I wasn't gonna give it 5 stars but by my own metric, if this album came on at a party, I would be belting every word...

Full of classics

2 Billion + Plays songs on this album "You Give Love a Bad Name" & "Livin' On A Prayer" at 2B. This might be one of my favorite albums of all time.

Hell yeah! Great rock with some classics on this album!

Foundational rock, and Living on a Prayer was my favorite song as a child. Amazing, intense instrumentation with such classic vocals.

holy grail of rock

J'ai toujours eu un faible pour les 5 premiers albums de Bon Jovi. Et comme dirait China Jon Bon Jovi est tellement un bon gars.

Du kitsch bien assumé je suis pour! Des sing along bien plaisantes. J'avais jamais réalisé aussi que du Bon Jovi c'était autant synth-oriented. Le gros orgue en début de 1ere toune 10/10. La dernière toune a l'air d'être volée à Springsteen.

Non mais quelle agréable surprise. Je partais avec un a priori négatif mais j’ai adoré. Outre les 2 méga succès que sont You give love a bad name et living on a prayer, j’ai aussi adoré Let It Rock qui commence parfaitement l’album. De l’orgue suivi de « oooohh-ooohh-ooooh »? Que demande de plus? Ensuite social disease avec la phrase « can’t start a fire without a spark » répétée plusieurs fois… bon jovi et Sambora sont-ils des fans de Bruce? C’est des ti-gars du New Jersey alors possible! Ensuite le melange glan rock et country dans Wanted Dead or Alive, ça marche vraiment bien! Un autre ver d’oreille! I’d die for you qui sonne comme (I just) Died in your Arms au début avec les synthés mais qui rapidement se mets à rocker pas mal plus. Finalement Wild in the Streets qui sonne tellement comme une chanson de Bruce Springsteen, c’est à s’y méprendre. J’ai fait une tite recherche et Bon Jovi est un méga fan de Bruce. Je trouve que ça parait. Bon Jovi a par ailleurs une voix magnifique. Le tout est très maximaliste et hyper-produit, on est loin du velvet underground du début de semaine. Mais en char, le volume à 11, ça faisait la job en masse! Certains tounes me semblent un peu plus drabes (Raise your hands, without love, la balade never say goodbye) alors je donnerait plus 4.5/5. Mais je me sens généreux aujourd’hui.

Great

A great and legendary album. I don't think I have anything to add to this Fav songs - You Give Love A Bad Name, I'd Die For You 5/5

Generational bangers up and down the album. Possibly the sound of 80's rock. Reminded me of Sticky Fingers by the Stones from name, banger, etc. I remember getting out of a Sigur Ros show at the Ryman in Nashville the same time as a Bon Jovi show next door. I overheard a woman coming out say "y'all... I can now honestly say I've lived my life!" This is a ton of people's favorite album and artist.

Vraiment l’un des meilleurs albums que j’ai écouté dernièrement!

One of my favorite Bon Jovi albums. Just so many bangers to sing along to… but sadly I’m dealing with the flu as this choice came up, and I couldn’t sing along without immediately coughing. *Sadface*

yes yes that was great

Catchy, hooks you in immediately and has the power to sustain throughout. Fully understand why Jbj became a star off this. Added to the library.

Maybe biased for this album - on a family holiday when I was 9, Cross Road was the only album anyone brought. There's quite a few songs from SWW on this album, so it brings back very good memories. 233.

no skips

Un disco divertido y exitoso como pocos con canciones que se han instalado en la memoria colectiva. Directos al estrellato, con un álbum que se hizo masivo, temas coreables más propios de estadios y multitudes que de garitos de carretera. Aquí se hizo mainstream el entonces llamado heavy, aunque en realidad no sea otra cosa que rock y pop con los calificativos que se quieran poner. Heavy había bastantes más cosas: Metallica, Motorhead, AC/DC y tantos otros pero Bon Jovi supo captar a los jóvenes y especialmente al público fenemino que entró a saco en este cóctel destinado a llamarse Gun n Roses...

Loved this album growing up. Livin on a prayer, Wanted dead or alive, You give love a bad name. Classics.

10/10 - some absolute university bangers on here, also perfect length of an album, nothing exaggerated

20/10/2025 A classic. Say no more. Spotify listeners: 30.6 million.

Everything is good

This album makes me feel exactly like I did when I bought it on cassette at age 11, but now I know what the lyrics mean. "Johnny used to work on the docks. Union's been on strike, he's down on his luck, it's tough." I'm sure I shouted that at the top of my lungs at the 6th grade dance but what did I know? Still, it rocked then. It rocks now.

Huge album, still relevant 40 years on Named after a trip to a strip club :)

Ca motive !!!

So many all time classics. The quintessential rock album.

Bon Jovi, the rocker who smiles. Greatness.

tutta la mia infanzia, Jon ti amo e ti amerò per sempre <3

Hit su Hit

I'd love to rate this higher. It's a huge piece of the soundtrack of my formative years and it brings back a lot of memories. Which, isn't music supposed to do that? If music is creating an emotional response, good, bad or otherwise, isn't that what most song writers would love to hear? So fuck it, I'll give it 5 stars on that alone.

No clue how anyone hates this, one of the best pop records ever made. This album FLIES by because it's just banger after banger after banger. Super catchy and fun to sing along to, and some sick guitar playing too!!

I didn't know until listening to this album four times on repeat that Bon Jovi are really great and I love them. Peak 80s.

I chose not to be a hater

Banger after banger. What an intro track!

Whoa oh, livin' on a prayer~

Bedrövlig underbar musik

Good album

Original review is spot on! "How my teenage angst and young broken heart are thankful for Bon Jovi. “Cross Road” never left my ears, and that compilation album wouldn’t be half what it is without “Slippery When Wet”! It doesn’t surprise me to see so many low ratings from the haters, just makes me love it more… 5+"

One of my favourite bands and one of their best albums, can’t go wrong! Beautifully 1980s rock all the way through

Every 80’s girl will love this. Some really great songs here.

Like all the hits on one album. Difficult to not dig.

Not too shabby

Отличный альбом, новая классика

Legendary album !

Livin on a Prayer is one of my 50 or so favorite songs of all time. The added bonus of Wanted Dead or Alive and You Give Love a Bad Name along with underrated bangers like Raise Your Hands pushes this to 5 stars

actually not one bad song on this album, so many classics on here aswell!! bless him his voice sounds so painful but it adds to it, love you bon jovi 😜

I thought the "crowd singing" effect was a one-time thing in Livin' On A Prayer, but it turns out it's used in pretty much every track. The mixing places Bon Jovi's vocal dead centre, with a group audience behind the listener mirroring the vocals. Really tricks the 1986 listener into thinking these songs are more beloved than they are. Which is pretty genius if you think about it. This was the band's breakthrough album and it has the huge, stadium-esque sound to match it. Plus, having three instantly recognisable megahits in one album is a bit unfair. Give the other albums on the list some room to breathe, will ya? The remaining tracks aren't too bad either. If any of the songs on a record could have plausibly been a global hit single, you know you've done something right. I like the lead vocal. The singer is a pretty typical rock screamer but it works wonders for this style. The arrangement is almost a textbook level of perfection. Incredible riffs in the lead guitar, bass, and synths. Generally great instrument arrangement (the tried-and-true guitar/bass/vocal/drums plus some synths here and there for the 80s flavour). Gritty rock melodies and chords. Maybe a slight overreliance on VIb-VIIb-I progressions, but I don't mind it. Less wishwashy than the infamous "80s production" which is definitely a relief. Livin' On A Prayer, as iconic as it is, doesn't even crack the top 3 tracks on the album because of how dang good some of the "lesser" hits are. Also, as another reviewer wrote: "was going to give this a 4. It's a great album. However, I am going to up that to a 5 as a finger to all of the unfun people who take music so seriously." Yeah. Take that, hippies. 5/5 Key tracks: You Give Love A Bad Name, Social Disease, Wanted Dead Or Alive

Banger

Every song sounds the same but in a different font. Overall great album though

yeah you could come into my bedroom in the middle of the night while i'm having the deepest sleep of my life and scream "SHOT THROUGH THE HEART" at me and I'd jump out of the bed and return "AND YOU'RE TO BLAME" 5/5

Love this album. Hair rock ftw!

Like a greatest karaoke hits album.

There are a lot of bad hair metal albums out there. This is not one of them. Even if the genre might be played out, this still stands as an example of how it can be done right.

One of the best rock albums ever. Up there with appetite and others. Hit after hit after hit simply a perfect stoorm and mix of love and disdain and rocking non stopping.

I grew up thinking Bon Jovi was such a lame guy, like a fake rock and roller. But as I've gotten older and started to embrace music from other era's as not being "corny" but taking them more for what they are, I've really grown to appreciate this stuff. This album rocks really hard, and right from the start you get some crazy high energy guitar shred right into Bon Jovi's awesome soaring voice. He's a great singer and front man and sounds great on top of these tracks. "You Give Love A Bad Name" is one of the more memorable songs of the 1980's. I'm noticing that I write a lot in my reviews "This song is one of the best of the 19XX's", but I can't help it and I'm not the most eloquent person so forgive me there but yea... this is one of the best songs of the 1980s, same with "Livin' On A Prayer". Both of these tracks sync together so well- it's hard to describe but I can picture being in the studio or in the practice room and having these choruses just appear out of thin air and looking around the room like "holy shit we've got something here". That feeling is my favorite thing about being a songwriter. The bass line on "Livin' On A Prayer" is so great. It's very simple but there's a lot of complexity in the chord progression there for a 1980's pop rock song. How great is the bass part again at the big key change at 3:25? It's so fun! And that talk-box guitar part is so special and a color that is seldom used. Yet another timeless chorus too. "Wanted Dead Or Alive" is really the third part of the trident of sick tracks on this album, even if it falls behind the two other hits in play counts (as per Spotify). This song I think is one of my mom's favorites, I feel like I heard it a trillion times growing up but I'm not sick of it; in fact, I'm going to play it twice today. "ON A STEEL HORSE I RIDE" Great album cover. For me this is a high 4, like a 4.8, and enough to round up to a 5 (which is rare for me to round a high 4 up). The three big hits are so monstrous that they propel this album into the stratosphere of "truly great".

How my teenage angst and young broken heart are thankful for Bon Jovi. “Cross Road” never left my ears, and that compilation album wouldn’t be half what it is without “Slippery When Wet”! It doesn’t surprise me to see so many low ratings from the haters, just makes me love it more… 5+

it's funny I know You Give Love A Bad Name so well and hear it all the time. But I never would have been able to tell you who sings it. lol Livin on a prayer too! Well I was only going to give this a 4 because I never really was into Bon Jovi but the fact that it had so many hits and the nostalgia feelings it gave me when I was walking during my lunch and listening to this, deserves a 5.

Way overblown, way overly-theatrical, and absolutely brilliant. So many unexpected favourites that I hadn’t heard before, besides the big hits. Without Love, Raise Your Hands and Let It Rock were awesome.

My sister had this album on cassette tape when I was a kid and we listened to it quite a number of times. I know all of the song pretty well, and love them all. Definitely peak Bon Jovi in my opinion. I listened to it twice and could have gone more, five stars easily.

So this was pretty great back then and stands up after all this time. Wanted Dead or Alive will always be a massive song and this will remain a all time great LP

Bon Jovi’s best hits

i love bon jovi

Awesome album. Apart from the radio hits, there are 3 or 4 other great songs on here. My ear could be clouded by nostalgia since this was a huge album in my house when I was a kid. Either way, it's a romp back through the '80s for me.

Bangin

Look, I get why hair metal gets a bad rap. Or at least, I can imagine the general perception of hair metal. To a lot of people, not just headbangers and metal purists, it can be a joke to even call these groups "metal" in the first place. Bands like Poison are a lot closer to 'NSYNC than they are to something like Metallica. I mean, you listen to "Unskinny Bop" — you call that a "metal" riff? It's not even heavy! And, y'know, they got all these upbeat "nuthin' but a good time" drinkin' n' partyin' fun times songs about girls, girls, girls... And it's like, unless you're Guns N' Roses, there's rarely any danger or edge to this kinda music. You could play this stuff to your grandma, and at most she might ask about how much hairspray they inhale. It's never been a very respected genre, in short. Sure, the Sunset Strip might've brought in the big bucks, but they were always gonna be a punchline next to acts like Venom and Slayer. And as much as I can understand that, frankly, I don't care. To me, hair metal was never about how real or heavy or dangerous they are — it's just fun music. That's all I ask from them, so I really can't complain, can I? I mean, goodness, I'm the kinda person who unironically enjoys the ROCK OF AGES movie soundtrack, 'coz I enjoy the genre (and GLEE-style theater kid Broadway covers, I guess) that much. (And, y'know, in light of what I said above, it's funny that the movie ROCK OF AGES wants to act like ending up in a pop boy band is such a terrible fate — worse than a stripper! — but that's completely off-topic...) One of the bands covered in the show and on the soundtrack is — hey, hey, I get to tie back in with the review topic: Bon Jovi! Which... Actually, it's funny. Despite my pre-amble, I don't... Entirely consider Bon Jovi to be hair metal? No, honestly, I've kind of always slotted them in more alongside arena rock. Journey and all that. Which is another genre widely derided, labelled "corporate rock..." And, y'know, I don't care about that perception either. Look, lemme jus' cut to the chase: I love this album. A lot. Wall to wall, it's fun, upbeat, and poppy. The chorus of "You Give Love A Bad Name"? So much fun to sing and shout along to. The whole vibe of "Wanted Dead Or Alive"? So badass. The talkbox riff on "Livin' On A Prayer"? Iconic, and also a blast to try and imitate. And that's not even bringing up the **key change**. Abrupt? Oh, for sure; it comes straight damn outta nowhere. But at the same time, it's **amazing**. The way Jon goes for that "WOOOOAAAH-OOOOOAH!!!!!" is... Like, gosh, it's cheesy in the greatest possible way. I mean, there's a damn good reason these songs have stuck around for as long as they have; they're straight-up classics, full stop. It's impossible to not wanna crank these up as loud as you can. But those are just the singles. They're monsters, in and out of the context of the album. How do the rest of the songs hold up? OK, so this might sound like a back-handed compliment, but I mean this in the nicest, most-positive way possible: they're good enough that they don't bring the rest of the album down.'Cuz of course, they were always gonna be "lows" in comparison, but that's just because the album's hits tower so highly in general. These deeper cuts are still a lot of fun on their own, and keep the energy up. I can't imagine any song other than "Let It Rock" kicking things off. "Social Disease" has, y'know, **an opening**, but damn if I don't dig those horns. "Without Love" and **especially** "Never Say Goodbye" are as good of hair ballads as you can get. And "Wild In The Street" — now **that's** the best non-single on the album, honestly. Burner of an album closer. Honestly, in regards to these songs, I feel like the worst thing I can say about this album is that it's front-loaded. All of the singles, the best songs on the album, are on the first side. I'll stand by the deeper cuts, of course, but I can't blame people for never playing side two. (Also, "I'd Die For You" is probably the weakest song here, but I can give it a pass.) All n' all and all around, I think from my tone you've already assumed that this album is a 5. It's just a blast, front to back. Any complaints I have, they're outweighed tenfold by how much I enjoy listening to this. I mean, that's just hair metal for you, as long as you're not thinking too hard about it. This was an incredibly fun one to get on Christmas Eve, and I can only hope the one my group gets tomorrow can match up. (And seriously — that boy band parody is actually the best song from the ROCK OF AGES movie? Seriously, it rules.)

Easy, easy 5 – probably a 10, really. I knew this was the one with the big 3 hits of “You Give Love a Bad Name”, “Livin’ on a Prayer”, and “Wanted Dead or Alive” – it was always going to get a 3, bare minimum because of those 3 tracks. The real question, for me, was simply if the rest of the album would live up to the remarkably high bar of those tracks. It did that, and more – I’m really annoyed at myself for not digging deeper into this album; everything on here just fucking kicks ass. Say what you will about 80s rock like this – yes, it’s been overplayed to hell & parodied to the point where some of these tracks have lost some of the same impact they had 38 years ago… but I just don’t fucking care, man. When it rips, it rips, and this album rips in the fastest 44 minutes I can remember. Let It Rock is a fantastic opener where the charisma of the album oozes in spades immediately, followed by the starstudded 1-2 punch of You Give Love a Bad Name & Livin’ on a Prayer – I am genuinely hard pressed to think of any other 80s rock album that has a 2-track stretch comparable to that. Social Disease is fun; bit of a Phil Collins vibe in the percussion, and it’s baked in a lot of 80s production tricks that just fit my tastes. Wanted Dead or Alive is the other of the big 3 here, and this is my first time realizing that he’s been singing about the band the whole time (“steel horse” should’ve been obvious, I know). The first half of this album is just banger after banger. Past that, the entire second half of the album was blind to me, but man, it fucking rocks – Raise Your Hands has a Britpop structure with an American edge that elevates the track for me, and feels like a great stadium cut. Without Love is drenched in a pop song structure, and reminds me a lot of Jefferson Starship, but that’s part of why I liked it a lot. I’d Die For You feels like this hybrid of The Police & Journey that clicked really well for me, if a little cheesy in the chorus. If I have any complaint, it’s that Wild in the Streets & Never Say Goodbye should’ve flipped their track order – they both rock, with Wild in the Streets feeling like a very Springsteen-esque cut, but Never Say Goodbye is like, custom made to end concerts, and it should’ve ended this album. Ultimately, this is just pure 80s heavy glam metal at one of its finest points, and I’m a pure sucker for it. Perhaps it just struck me really well on a first listen, but I think I'll be coming back to this one for a while. I really do wish I had heard some of these tracks before now, but better late than never – it’s a very easy 5 for my tastes, and it just fucking rules. We gotta get more tracks with key changes in these 1,001 albums.

gosh i love the energy the drums bring. definitely added for future reference.

So many good songs on here

This is an album with some serious hits, that do still hold up. If you want a good example of classic rock, worth a listen.

Whoa we're halfway there... whoaaa oh livin on a prayer!!!! 🤘🏻 I was so excited to see this on my list!!!! I already knew I liked it, and was nice to relisten for the first time in years. Theres big tunes on this tracklist, but also some hidden gems My mum had this album, and as a teenager I would go through her cd collection and put any good ones on my ipod. Slippery When Wet was one of the few albums I copied over in full! I really really enjoyed it 5 ⭐️

Absolute banger of an album. This is a perfect album for cruising down the highway on a road trip. Three of their iconic hits came of of this album. I love the organ on the opening track playing around with the theme from Wanted Dead or Alive. Extremely fun listen start to finish.

Oh yeah this is an EASY 5 iconic album

Brilliant. I played this album to death when it first came out.

I still know every word to every track. Somewhere along the line Bon Jovi stopped being rebellious and became my mom’s band.

I actually groaned out loud when I got this as my album of the day. I had it in my head that Bon Jovi is crap. I went into it thinking I was going to hate it and then the strangest thing happened. I started to like it. A lot. This album is basically just hair metal/arena rock. Big guitars and drums with really catchy riffs, hooks and solos. Singalong choruses, crisp production. Dad rock but with more hairspray. There are a couple of criticisms. Firstly, I would have rather this album lean slightly more towards the hard rock and heavy metal side of things instead of pop, but that's purely just personal preference. Secondly, I still think 'Livin' on a Prayer' is very overplayed, butchered to death on karaoke and probably my least favourite track on here. Thirdly and most importantly. Jon Bon Jovi's voice. It's difficult to describe, but I'll try. It's like he's putting on a "cool" voice, like his upper lip is curled up whilst singing. There's a certain whine to it. It isn't quite rough, raspy and harsh, and it isn't quite as clean as a whistle, it's this really awkward middle ground and despite how objectively good at singing he may be, I'm not a fan. Plus his diction when singing those high notes is pretty bad. Despite this though, it's not quite enough for me to take away a star from the rating. This is a really fun album, just don't take it too seriously. I enjoyed this a hell of a lot, and I hate myself for saying that.

80’s rock

Some of these other reviewers need to get their nose out of the air, their head out of their asses, and stop taking music (and themselves) so seriously. Is this the absolute peak of music?? No, but welcome to the music industry. They find what sells and duplicate to oblivion! With multiple tracks with over a billion plays on Spotify, this is a mega album. It’s fun, high energy, nice solos. I think I’d typically rate this 4/5 but I’m rating up to stick it to the sticks-in-the-mud that think they’re too good for this hair metal.. screw them

Excited the moment I saw the album cover. I remember jamming out to this album because of my older sister. OMG, Young Guns! 10 years old. Sis is 10 years older. The album was on the player already. I wasn't supposed to play with it, but I knew how. Let it Rock...

Astonishing, I could hear that again

This album features many classics, some of which practically everyone knows. Livin' On A Prayer is the first song that comes to mind when thinking about Bon Jovi, and for a good reason. Powerful synths dominate throughout, which is definitely an acquired taste for a metalhead like me. Overall the entire album was a great listen, the first half being a solid 5/5 and the second being a great 4/5. Therefore, 4.5/5 for this landmark of an album.

holy damn, no, holy GLAM. i can feel the fishnet tights and the fuzzy blonde hair. there's certainly no denying that this album is a prime example of what makes jon bon jovi's music memorable. belting scratchy lead vocals, deep power strummed guitars, dramatic (and maybe a little cheesy) synthesizers... this album will blow your speakers and your socks clean off. there's the classic tunes like living on a prayer and you give love a bad name, and the other tracks featured throughout are on a similar rockin' sing-along energy. i really enjoyed this one. play this album to your dad and he'll probably love you to death.

Hall of Fame.

Love!

Alright time for some radical candor: the very first type of music that I liked, other than like the Barney theme song, was 80's hair metal. The first albums I purchased were the Monsters of Rock and Monster Ballads compilation records. Poison, Whitesnake, Ratt, Def Leppard, etc. I won't say I'm necessarily proud of it, but not embarrassed either. And of course I still have a soft spot for this type of stuff. I recognize that this music is not great, hell it's barely even music in some sense, but nostalgia is the most powerful force on earth, and I will be god damned if I did not sing along to almost every word of most of the songs in this album and have the time of my life. So this is not a 5 (it's like a 2.5) to my brain, but in my heart and my balls I feel it is a 5, and that is what it is getting. I guess it's the bad medicine that I need ;)

Banger after banger after banger after...

A glorious representation of glam metal/pop metal complete with cheesy power ballads and rockin tunes. This album has most of Bon Jovi's best songs in one spot! Fantastic record! Favourite songs: Livin' On a Prayer, You Give Love a Bad Name, Wanted Dead or Alive, Raise Your Hands, I'd Die For You, Social Disease, Let it Rock, Wild in the Streets, Without Love Least favourite songs: Never Say Goodbye 5/5

The worst part about listening to this album is that I couldn’t listen to it with fresh ears. Too many iconic rock anthems. Electrifying music. Certainly an album to listen to before you die. Standouts: You Give Love A Bad Name, Livin’ On A Prayer, Wanted Dead Or Alive, Raise Your Hands, Without Love, and Never Say Goodbye.

Incredible album. Livin’ on a Prayer, Shot through the Heart, Wanted Dead or Alive, and Raise Your Hand are on this one.

Bon Jovi make me very happy and I'm not afraid to admit it any more

Hard rock de Bon Jovi. Megahits a gogó. Vinilo.

Social Disease is kinda weird on the intro

So iconic he became a caricature of himself.

Banger after banger from Millie’s father-in-law. “Livin’” and “You Give Love” AND “Wanted” on one album is crazy!

Classic Rock. Cant go wrong with Bon jovi

A 80's classic. These musics never gets old.

My “Born in the USA” review can be applied to this, pretty much verbatim. Must be a Jersey thing.

This album is full of bangers. I like every song.

Some absolute bangers on here

Knew this album had some hits but was surprised at how many of these songs I knew and how quickly the album went by.

One of my favourite albums growing up as a kid. Wanted dead or alive from young guns!!! Love it

A lot of a bangers

This might as well be a Bon jovi greatest hits album. So many classic songs, no filler tracks everything is super clean and interesting. Guitar solos are epic, production is top notch, this album is S teir for SURE

Always loved this album, just such good energy and some classically fun james!

It's perfect. It's so many of the Bon Jovi classics in one package. I'd actually be hard pressed to name a Bon Jovi song I know that ISN'T on this album.

Classic

Cracking songs, cracking hair, what's not to love?

One of the Iconic bands of the late 1900s and early 2000s. 5/5

Wow, flashback! Where do I even begin? I was unhealthily obsessed with Bon Jovi, specifically Jon Bon Jovi, when I was a girl in high school. To me, he was the sexiest most incredible man alive and I wanted him to be mine real bad. I loved his hair and his smile and his raspy scratchy voice. I loved his squinty eyes and his tight little ass. Omg, he was my dream!! I therefore know every single word to every single Bon Jovi song on every single album of theirs from the self-titled debut all the way through to Crush. This is by far their best stuff, but honestly all 80s and early 90s Jovi still slaps. It’s so corny but comfy like a favourite old pair of boots too. Cowboy boots. I don’t listen to them regularly anymore because I’ve long outgrown my crush, but Jon can still get today, he is a fox at any age. Rating generously for the memories.

Love it

bangers

BON JOVI FOREVER!!!!!!!!!! I may be biased but Bon Jovi is the GOAT and my favorite band of all time!!!!

I enjoy this record, I don't think it is a 5er, but my wife does and I am grateful to skew the numbers on her behalf. She, like this album, is pretty great.

Not the biggest Bon Jovi Fan, but man, this album is fun... And at least 4 top hits on it that most people will recognize, which is incredible... Musically it is great, all instruments are clearly audible and complement each other beautifully. Easy rating...

Got Wild In the Streets when I listened to this one and now I’m Wanted Dead or Alive.

This is a great rock album. John has great vocals with solid guitar and drums. Best album that we have had in a while.

This album did not give itself a bad name.

"pop metal", according to Spotify. Good fun, great voice

💖 raise your hands 🗣️ 9️⃣

One of my favourites

One of my favorite albums from the mid 80s. I was definitely a product of the MTv. Bon Jovi ruled the airwaves with the likes of Michael Jackson, Madonna, Van Halen, Journey and other legendary acts. This album takes me back to 8th grade, hoping to passively impress the girls in class then realizing they were all listening to Depeche Mode anyway. Lol. They missed out! Even though I cannot (in good conscience) say that this is the best album, musically, ever written, it has several huge hits that still entertain audiences today. For nostalgia, it gets the golden ticket! I have played about half of the songs on the album in some venue or another over the years. I am actually involved with a group of former touring musicians that play a send off pep rally at a local high school every year. The principal sings most of the songs. The kids absolutely eat it up. Feels like the Beatles on the Ed Sullivan show. That’s this week. We will be playing You Give Love a Bad Name and Livin’ on a Prayer and you so t be able to hear anything for their screams. That’s stayin’ power!

Hard rock de Bon Jovi. Megahits a gogó. Vinilo.

This album makes me think of Rosie :) perfect to dance and lip sync to on a Monday morning so it feels like the week could be fun after all. Melodramatic, campy and had a wonderful time 10/10

Old classic!

4.6 very good album. A bunch of forgotten classics.

ok this album kinda slaps. this was a lot better than i expected, having only heard the three huge singles from this before now. the less-known tracks still pack a punch and have a great energy and sound to them overall. while i got Runaway vibes from it (my favorite JBJ song), my finacee said that the opening of I'd Die for You sounds like the original Pokemon anime theme song which is completely spot on. this is kind of a 4.5 for me but i so rarely give albums 5 stars on here, what the hey favorites: you give love a bad name, livin on a prayer, wanted dead or alive, raise your hands, i'd die for you

Wish I could give it a 6

I think the scales tipped towards a five on this guy not because it is so good and I didn't realize all of these songs were on one album, but because the playlist Spotify played when it was over was incredible. Cyndi Lauper, Bryan Adams, Toto, Kansas... just so good.

Classic masterpiece

Solo voy por Livin' On A Prayer and its already a 10. Bon Jovi es de esas bandas que tienen sus haters pq dicen que no son rock real and shit, pero de verdad que estos Manes tienen tecnica, un gran equipo de producción detras de ellos y de lo unico que pecan es que el vocalista sea guapo. Realmente hay demasiado talento en esta banda y Slippery When Wet demuestra porque son tan importantes para la cultura y las bases que sentaron en los 80's para mantener el rock dentro del mainstream. Unos cracks. 10/10.

Fuck the haters....that's a 5 from me dawg.

I.con.ic voice of the 80s. So many bangers. 5/5

really nice

Iconic rock album! Very first full Bob Jovi album I’ve listened to from beginning to end and I loved it!

DISCAZO

This is the soundtrack of my youth

"Slippery When Wet" by Bon Jovi is a classic rock album that has stood the test of time since its release in 1986. This album is filled with energetic, anthemic rock songs that showcase the band's talent and charisma. Tracks like "You Give Love a Bad Name," "Livin' on a Prayer," and "Wanted Dead or Alive" are timeless rock anthems that have become staples of the genre. These songs are filled with catchy hooks, powerful vocals, and driving guitar riffs that make them irresistible to rock fans. Beyond its commercial success, "Slippery When Wet" is an album that captures the spirit of the 1980s rock scene. It's a record that's meant to be played loud, with its infectious energy and memorable melodies. Overall, "Slippery When Wet" is a quintessential rock album that deserves its status as a classic. It's a must-listen for any fan of rock music and earns a perfect 5/5 rating for its enduring appeal and timeless quality.

great music, lyrics, sounds

This album has the theme song for Deadliest Catch so this is an automatic 5 stars. Overall this is a pretty epic album.

SPECTACULAR

EPIC

Everything cliché about the 80s and New Jersey. Not great music, but fun and good enough for a Friday night.

looking at the reviews it's clear that all the people who gave it negative reviews are either music snobs or just don't like having fun. this album isn't perfect, but there's a reason why everyone knows its mega hits. it's simple and cliche but this is a catchy rock album for the ages. also the alternative cover art is better

Yeah!!

Best album of the 80’s per Chris Lessing (Okc)

Had my first car accident listening to Slippery When Wet. 5/5

A classic.

What an ablum. They dont make them likexthat anymore. 10/10

Three absolute bad ass songs, and then the rest holds serve.

Solid rock album

Iconic and enduring. Took the late 80's by storm and encompassed the vibe of rock at the time.

This came out when I was 15. I remember all the hits being on MTV everyday. I'm sure my brother had this on tape. Probably the best hair metal album there is. I saw Bon Jovi open for Scorpions in '84 and Ratt in '85. Good times.

An absolute classic.

This album got me pregnant.

So many bangers. Yay for 80s hair bands.

Standalone radio banner after standalone radio banger.

Great album. Remember the good old times.

An absolute classic from start to finish. While the three biggest songs from this album are among the most well known and popular songs of their era, this album is great song after great song. Without Love & I’d Die For You could’ve been huge singles had they been released as such at the time. A true five star album by every metric for me. You can’t listen to this album and not help but smile.

I can’t believe how many of their most famous songs are on this one album. It’s so good.

Epic album that made hair bands so accessible.

Amazing! Great soumds, cool stories and all time classics. Love it!

Listened to this on repeat all day and just fantastic start to finish.

Banger after Banger

'80s was best decade of the 20th century, by far. And it would had not been the same without this record

Bon Jovi at their Bonniest and their Joviest.

Yeaaa

Great collection of songs that are absolute classics. Not much more you could ask for in a single release. These songs defined a decade.

my childhood in an album

Damn, when did I start unironically enjoying cheesy 80s hair metal? I thought this was a banger of an album to be honest, with quite a few songs I already knew well, a couple of great songs that were new to me and one or two I didn't much care for, but overall I can't fault this at all. I enjoyed it a lot more than I was expecting. Favourite: I'd Die For You

An impress list of all-timers throughout this album. Even the lesser known songs are so damned catchy and well-performed. This is an ascending rock band at the point where they’re going to takeoff. A true moment in 1980s rock n roll.

beautiful. i love rock. long live bon jovi!

Absolutely excellent album. 5/5

This is a great, fun album with some knockout tracks!

A classic. The hits are all fantastic: #2 You Give Love A Bad Name, #3 Livin On A Prayer, #5 Wanted Dead or Alive, & #9 Never Say Goodbye.

Not liking this album is like not liking Top Gun. Is it the best thing ever made? Of course not, but just enjoy yourself and stop over thinking it.

Part of the greatness of the 80s

I've always enjoyed Bon Jovi and know he was a rock legend, but I never listened to anything but his greatest hits. Slippery When Wet is an incredible 80s rock album that doesn't slow down. It's basically all killer, no filler. 5/5. Favorite Track: Livin' On A Prayer

I've always enjoyed Bon Jovi and know he was a rock legend, but I never listened to anything but his greatest hits. Slippery When Wet is an incredible 80s rock album that doesn't slow down. It's basically all killer, no filler. 5/5. Favorite Track: Livin' On A Prayer

Absolute sing-a-long classic rock

This was the second album I ever fell in love with, all the way back in middle school, and it is still straight up fire through and through. The High point of hair metal.

Fuck, this is jampacked. I did not anticipate this many potent songs, I figured Bon Jovi had a bit more of a spread, but now I see they had an excellent birth of pop hair metal that really grabbed a stranglehold on Gen Xers everywhere.

a 5 just for having all of those hits

Hit after hit. There are few albums that scream 1986 as loudly as this one. Great songwriting and production land an album that still holds up!

omg I know this album so well

Прослушано! Альбом супер, слушать и слушать.

Absolute banger of an album, maybe it's just nostalgia from listening to this growing up, but I love it.

Just superb.

Cet album est à réécouter. Un classique du rock.

This is a great album full of tunes

Sarà pop? Sarà fatto "apposta" per piacere? Sarà poco profondo? Fa niente! Ha 'You give love a bad name', 'Livin on a prayer' e 'Wanted dead or alive', che possono tranquillamente giocarsela come migliori di canzoni di sempre, contornate da un sacco di hit, che non a caso continuano a essere suonate nei live come 'Let it rock', 'Raise your hands' (<3) e 'Never say goodbye'. Influisce anche il fatto che siano il mio gruppo preferito.

10/10 fire

YES. YES. YES. this album is everything I wanted and more. ‘80s rock is awesome. love bon jovi.

The good songs on here are sooo good. I grew up listening to the classic hits off of this album and they have nostalgia for me now. I don’t dislike any tracks and I’d say I like all of them, some I wouldn’t put on by choice but I definitely wouldn’t turn off. His voice is incredible and it’s such a good energetic album. I love me some classic rock action

Soundtrack to my adolescence!

Few big hits, others that are decent.

Aaaahhhhhhh maaaan I love Bon Jovi! What a record! It always gets me feeling frisky and in the mood to watch Power Rangers. There is no greater love in this crazy world than the beauty in Bon Jovi's voice and lyrics. Amen. I'm listening to it again right now.

Great album, very high energy a lot of classics

O segundo melhor álbum da Bon Jovi (em primeiro para mim está o New Jersey) que contempla o melhor momento da carreira deles, o ápice. Aula de hard rock, voz impecável do Jon, solos marcantes do Richie... Que fase maravilhosa! Never Say Goodbye está entre as maiores baladas do hard rock sim e com certeza.

They honestly did put a lot of care into their albums in the 80s

stone cold 5

Nice throw back to the big hair era - some real well known tunes on there and some lesser favourites

The album that made hair metal an iconic moment of the 80s, combing pop with metal, with megahits that dominate radio and karaoke to this day. Production is spot on, BJ’s voice is great, Sambora is amazing, the album is the perfect 80s rock album

What a great album. 3-4 of Bon Jovi's biggest hits are on here and the rest of the songs are also not far behind in terms of quality. 80s rock at its finest

Classic rock album!

Super fun! All of the big singles score high on the slap-o-meter

This was a fun blast from the 80s. An album with so many sing-along singles but also just an awesome rock album.

So fun. I love this record. Takes me back. Back back back. Super fun!

‘86 KIX! This came out a few months after I graduated, but it remains inextricably tied to that time when I graduated from high school. Hair metal at its most refined! I fell in love with “Livin’ On A Prayer” from the first time I heard it. But this album is an embarrassment of hits. “Let It Rock,” “You Give Love A Bad Name,” “Wanted Dead Or Alive,” “Raise Your Hands,” “I’d Die For You” and “Never Say Goodbye” defined the sunset of my teens and remain incredible hits! And hearing the deeper cuts “Without Love” and “Wild In The Streets” I go right back and can sing along even though until a few minutes ago I hadn’t hear them in 30 years. Several of the songs on this album have stayed in the rotation over the last 30 years. But listening to it now I realize that I’ve forgotten more great Bon Jovi than I had been listening to. Now I have to figure out how I’m going to see this group live in concert for a long-overdue in-person Bon Jovi experience. But whether or not that ever happens, SLIPPERY WHEN WET is back and in permanent rotation. I haven’t had this much fun since I got snowed in at the Elks’ convention!

Mange toposanger, men er ikke nok til å bli 5

It it's time, it was smooth enough for connoisseurs and rough enough for ruffians.

My all-time favorite bands! Love every song

Just classic. So good.

Some great metal-ish music! Don't like the album cover but the songs are cool :) Favorite Track: Livin' on a Prayer In one word: Slaps

Fantastic album - lots of great hits on this and an easy listen. 9/10.

Yeahhh. More of this!

Jugend flash-back… hervorragend gealtert 👍🤘😎❤️

Still slaps hard. Who can resist Livin' on a Prayer?

aaa

Wat moet ik hier nu van zeggen. Ik heb nooit iets gehad met Jon Bon Jovi, al ken ik zijn bekende nummers wel natuurlijk. Het is gewoon een goede band. Geen overdreven bewijsdrang maar lekkere nummers met een melodie en toch dat stoere rock geluid. Ik vind de zanger ook goed met zijn beetje rauwe stem, maar lang niet zo irritant als Nickelback. Ten slotte de nummers zijn stuk voor stuk steengoed. Niet zoals bij veel albums en paar hitjes en de rest klinkt bekend naar. Ineens was het album al af. De tijd gaat snel als je lol hebt. *****

every track is a banger

Great album! Well mastered and almost every track is a good listen.

Classic JBJ. Awesome album and all winners

Classic

An album consisting mostly of my favourite bon Jovi songs, how can this be less than a 5?

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Bit Elliot Smithy. I enjoyed, very relaxing

Incredible for the first 3 songs, and then “Social Disease” kinda snaps you out of it. Bon Jovi (the guy)’s voice is actually great, which was exactly what was missing from AC/DC’s Back In Black, the album I’ve chosen to compare this to, since I like this significantly more than that even though they’re very similar, and that’s interesting. This kind of rock, when done correctly, is the type of stuff I live for. Except, even then, I can’t listen to it for too long. It’s really awesome for a bit, but it eventually becomes very apparent that you’ve been listening to a variation of the same song for half an hour, and then you don’t want to listen to the rest of it, especially when you know the best is behind you. That being said, even though some of these songs can contribute to this feeling, a lot of them are really fucking good either way. Just look at how many hits are on here! And they’re good too! Yes, “Social Disease” and “I’d Die For You” kinda suck. But look at all those really good songs! Tracks 2, 3, 5, 6, and 8 are all massive, and ridiculously good. Yes, it’s campy. Yes, the lyrics intermittently suck. But that doesn’t stop the commercial power, and much more importantly the amount of fantastic songs on here. 8.7/10

This is one of the better albums I’ve listened to on this list. A few bangers and a couple others that are good.

Until I listened to "Slippery When Wet" in its entirety, I dismissed Bon Jovi as a cheesy 80s band. You see, I was tired of "Livin' on a Prayer". It turns out that "Slippery When Wet" was actually great. I think "Wanted Dead or Alive" is the best track on the album. The moral of the story is that you shouldn't judge an album by its singles. 4 stars for "Slippery When Wet".

De los mejores discos de Hard Rock de los 80's, Bon Jovi simpre tan potente como siempre, el mejor disco para mi que tiene éxito tras éxito, podría ser una recopilación de mejores éxitos

Lots of fun.

Undeniably cheesy, but also undeniably full of bangers

I don't like this but it's so catchy. this album has some of Bon Jovi's biggest hits

A time capsule that dumped me right back into my childhood, listening to this in my uncle's car on cassette. Unmistakable hair band glimmer with a heart. Some tracks slip by like that first slow dance at the middle school prom.. you were there, but did it really happen? Spins: 2 Playlist Additions - You Give Love a Bad Name - Livin' on a Prayer - Wanted Dead or Alive - Never Say Goodbye

80s classic. I grew up on this and I genuinely really like the 80s hair metal rock as a sound. Can’t help but enjoy it. 4/5

A 'monster' album of my sixth form - the biggest billboard seller of 1987 and the first 'hair metal' album to have three top 10 singles on it. It is easy to forget how popular this band was - only Def Leppard sold more in the rock world at this time - and the influence that 'Wanted dead or alive' had on the Young Guns movies at the time. Jon Bon Jovi became New Jersey's second rock icon and his voice was impressive back then. 'Livin' on a prayer' and 'you give love a bad name' are now part of popular culture. I think side one is better overall and I find some of the big rock ballads a bit clawing but the band survived and in no small part to this album's appeal.

Muy bueno

I don't like this as much anymore, because it's really dated, but come on. Some of the best rock hits of the 80s, earworm choruses and memorable guitar riffs. These songs are just simple and effective. Amazing.

This album is delightfully stupid and you’d have to just genuinely not enjoy fun to hate on it. Not every album in this book has to be high art to be good. This certainly isn’t, and it’s by far the best album I’ve had in over a week. It’s dumb, it doesn’t take itself seriously, and it’s a seriously good time. I could listen to nothing but this album for a week and still have a good time with it. It’s front loaded for sure, but the entire first half of the album is banger after banger after banger. Love the singing, love the solos, and the vibes?? Oh man, the vibes are good on this one. The only mood I’d have to be in to not want to listen to this one would be “literally dead”. “You Give Love A Bad Name”, “Livin’ On A Prayer”, and “Wanted Dead or Alive” are bonafine classics, and the rest of the album isn’t bad either. But those songs alone are worthy of a 4 star review. I have personal anecdotes for why I like 2 of those songs as much as I do, but regardless of that, they’re just good songs. In fact, despite having never heard this album from front to back until now, you can be certain that I recognized most of the songs on this album. Plus, all of them are fun to sing, preferably when you’re alone. “Livin’ On A Prayer” is yet another certified Guitar Hero classic banger, and “Wanted Dead Or Alive” was the theme song to the show Deadliest Catch. Both of those songs have deep sentimental value for me, and I’m still going to say “You Give Love A Bad Name” is my favorite song on the album because it’s just THAT good. The clapping, the solo, the background vocals, it’s all pretty peak. It’s the most fun to sing as well, in my opinion, and of the 3 classics, it’s probably the one I think about the most. Anyway, this is a classic album, and all of the hits are incredible songs. This is almost a 5, going to give it a 4.9 simply because the second half of the album is mostly forgettable and isn’t as good as the top half. Hell of a good pick for Bon Jovi. Very happy this album is on here. What a great change of pace from the albums I’ve been rolling lately. Now to see what the weekend album is.

Good ol' Bon Jovi!

W sumie niezłe. Dwie pioseneczki bardzo dobre, ale reszta taka miękka. Na 4.

Let It Rock - Amazing start, love the organ music in the beginning You Give Love A Bad Name - A classic! One of my favourite songs by the band, I've listened to it 170 times this year alone according to my Spotify stats which is a completely normal and sane amount! Livin' on a Prayer - One of the more famous tracks by Bon Jovi along with It's My Life, absolute banger as well! Social Disease - Not as good as the previous tracks but also very good Wanted Dead Or Alive - Loved the old western vibes throughout, also I did know this song as well (at least the chorus was familiar!) Raise Your Hands - Every album has at least one kind of forgettable song, this one was it for me. Without Love - There is something creepy about a grown ass man singing a love song about a woman he describes as "not young but still a child", just you know historically speaking, which is a shame that took me out of it because the song itself is good I'd Die For You - I will be so surprised if it turns out this song has never played in the background of some action movie scene Never Say Goodbye - Discovering I know way more Bon Jovi songs than I thought I did, but another great one! Wild In The Streets - Another mildly forgettable song, it was nice and upbeat though, I enjoyed it

I get it, I don't want to admit to liking Bon Jovi either, but come on everyone rating this low hates fun. Not all music needs to be a complex masterpiece, sometimes it just needs to be loud, have energy and be catchy as Hell. I would have never listened to this without this challenge, but I was pleasantly surprised even if Livin' On a Prayer still annoys me. It really is not a bad song, it has just been overplayed to death Favorite Track - Raise Your Hands Least Favorite Track - Livin' On a Prayer ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

The album starts off really strong and then you get a few generic songs after. They really were going for a Springsteen meets Van Halen vibe, maybe unintentionally.

Great album with great songs. The guitar and drum are phenomenal.