LittleSmedley said:

have you listen to the words of any gwen stefani or fergie songs lately???

Its alright not to like a band or artist or whatever, just always make sure its for good reason. There are tons of artists that i dislike or cant get into but if they are talented i do admit it. Some people that HATE jovi dont think they are a good band or can play, which is insanity. If you dont dig them because of the time they came from, or maybe ballads, they have lots to offer on their albums but hey its every ones opinion. To me they are one of the best bands over the last two decades which is why they are still around.

avasdad said:

yeah and they're shit as well

You are absolutely 100% correct to hate Bon Jovi.

They are awfull. Blandness at it's best. Give it up JBJ

I think they made some great songs

LightOfArt said:

if you can name one that will change my mind, do it. I hear them everywhere and it drives me nuts, they are so shit.

LittleSmedley said:

It's not about changing your mind. It's your opinion. Hate what you want.

LittleSmedley said:

How many songs have you actually heard by them? I will admit that the recent material has been VERY inconsistent but they have some GREAT songs, particulary some of the older album tracks. I think they best songs they have ever recorded are, To the Fire, Dry County and Let's Make it Baby.

LittleSmedley said:

I wake up in the morning and i raise my weary head.. i got an old coat for a pilow.. and the earth is last nights bed. I dont know where im going.. only god knows wear i been.. im a gun through your stable im what kane was to able .. mr catch me if u can.


I love that song for what it is. A pissed up track.

3121 said:

exactly the kinda cliche-ridden lyrics i hate from them

3121 said:

That's a Jon Bon Jovi solo release


still shit tho

LittleSmedley said:

Ahh! i didnt know that. You don't know how follish i feel!

3121 said:

you must feel like a prize dick 3121

Tommy used to work on the docks.. unions on strike.. he's down on his luck.. it's tough.. ohh it's tough

Thank you. If you want to make the worst music of any genre sound good, play it alongside of shit hop and even polka would sound good.

3121 said:

Stop!

Cinnie said:

When he pulls you close.. when he holds you near.. when he says the things you been needing to hear.. i wish that i was him.. those words were mine.. to say to you untilll the end of time and iiiii willlll lovvvve youuuu alwayssss!

3121 said:

F**k!

The thing is, say what you will but there is an art to writing a pop song or ballad or whatever, and seriously no one seems to be able to do it anymore. Jovi is no Dylan, but he also didnt live through the time that Dylan lived through.

LittleSmedley said:

It's probably just not your kind of thing. I always had a thing for 80s pop metal. But since you asked try these:

1) Tokyo Road..my favourite
2) Runaway
3) Dry County

Whhhhhyyyyy!!!

Naw...just kidding, I hate some other bands too...

i respect him because he's tried to rack up some credibility as a serious musician over the past decade, and he's done some adequate acting, and he seems like he's good to his fans and has a good sense of humor about himself...just don't make me listen to his music.

lastdecember said:

And Dylan also didn't have "song doctor" Desmond Child assisting in the song writing. That paint-by-numbers approach to songwriting has hindered Bon Jovi ever since they hooked up with him. It goes something like this:

Us against them lyrics/cliches - check.
Catchy, pump-your-fist chorus - check.
Brief, not too flashy Richie Sambora solo - check.

So, a lot of blame/credit goes to Desmond Child. Then again, any more Jon Bon Jovi attempts at writing lyrics like "I french kiss the morning" (Bed of Roses) might have me puking my guts out.

That being said, I like Bon Jovi. They come up with catchy, albeit predictable tunes that are extremely radio-friendly - nothing adventurous, nothing that deviates too much from the Bon Jovi formula. I dig Richie Sambora's playing, and I think he's a better vocalist than Jon, though his solo albums have featured the same earnest, cliche-ridden lyrics and overwrought singing...

I gotta give my fellow Jersey boys props for still hanging in there all these years. They hit upon a formula and stuck with it, for better or worse. And you know what? That country-tinged song, "Who Says You Can't Go Home" is CATCHY as hell....

One of my favorite albums of all time is New Jersey (1988), but I cannot claim to be a fan of their entire catalog . . .

Their lyrics are their main weakness. Too many rhymes, too many cliches, too many attempts to be witty. Even JBJ's solo stuff suffers in that area, but not as much.

I think the term shit-hop should be banned. It was cute in the beginning but now it's just damn pathetic cause some people are so ignorant/lazy that they won't look beyond MTV/BET.
Hiphop is not TPain, Akon, 50 cent etc they are pop stars that rap to sell records.

Hiphop is K-os, Kannan, Q-Tip, Lyrics Born, Outkast, The Roots, Dead Prez, Pharoahe monch, Mr Lif, Little Brother, Nas.
Do some research people

How do funk fans feel when people say they listen do disco, I fucking hate it.
How do rock fans feel when they see you folks diggin Fall out boy and All American rejects?

where's damo?

Anxiety said:

Agreed. There's only a one or two songs that I can remotely tolerate by him.

JesseDezz said:

True to a certain extnet. Jovi have used Child, but he still has written a very small % of their songs with them, some of them released as singles, mostly ballads, which he aslo did for Aerosmith and lots of others, so i really cant fault them for it, because look at all the people that used Dianne Warren to write with, and now Linda perry has become the new "diane Warren" so really they all use songwriters to work with when they need a big single, which is always commissioned by a label. Jovi are from that time period where you had to write the catchy song, cliche as it may be, someone has to do it. But to me having followed them through it all, i respect longevity, not only that Jon is one of the smartest business men ever what he has done with that band worldwide is truly amazing, and also owning it all, once again pure genius in business and he should be respected for that. I mean there are tons of artists from his day, from the Hard Rock days that either are dead or just dead broke because they spent all their money on drugs, Jon has always led that band like a "mafia" almost, NO one on the outside knows are business, i think was Jons quote, and i think that is a reason why they still are here, plus the millions of fans round the world kinda help too.

Wasting time hating some bubblegum rock band from the 80s is pretty silly. Despite being still active today, they belong to a whole different era with completely different standards for aesthetic appreciation - and you know, I can even enjoy other 80s cheesy stuff like the Karate Kid movies once in a while these days without any problem. It's not avant-garde but if you hear a song like that while shopping in the supermarket it's more than welcome.

Altough I can't believe I thought You Give Love A Bad Name was one of the "best-written songs ever" when I was 14. Actually I thought the same of Janet Jackson's "Black Cat" too.

Hate the Jovi. Besides the fact that their music is corny, cliche-ridden crap, they always seem to get lumped in with Springsteen and tar my man's good name. The Jov aren't smart enough to realize what makes Bruce great, instead they just mimic the trappings of the stuff he wrote when he was in his twenties.

I like to refer to the Jovster as "the retarded Springsteen".

Anybody mention this yet?: http://youtube.com/watch?v=-6UBYSrAdjI