Legend’s Vocal On This Rock Classic Was SO HIGH…It’s NOW IMPOSSIBLE to Sing Live!--Professor of Rock

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Coming up, the story of a rock record that we all owned. Slippery When Wet by Bon Jovi was the pinnacle of glam metal and hard rock... in the 80s you couldn’t escape it if you tried. And it came from a rock band who more than paid their dues to make it. Bon Jovi did every job under the sun to make it. The record sold over 12 million copies on the strength of 3 massive hits. (You Give Love) a Bad Name, Livin’ On a Prayer and Wanted Dead or Alive…. the #1 hit that kicked the album off was a rocker that grabbed you by the throat from the first vocal but it was originally a disco song that was written for famous female singer Bonnie Tyler. But once these rockers put their stamp on it no one could fathom it being a disco pop song. Another of these hits was written in the basement of the guitarist’s mom… a masterpiece about the demons of fame. Wanted Dead or Alive... It was a warning sign of the back-breaking extremities of life on the road and years after the mega success of the record it became so overwhelming that this frontman was ready to end it all… So was this song a prophetic glimpse into this band’s future? With the help of an iconic rock producer Bob Rock, we’re going to find out… The many adventures of Bon Jovi starring Jon Bon Jovi, Ritchie Sambora, and the band!
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Today’s album was owned by most of the people watching today… it sold over 12 million copies in America starting in 1986 into 1987 with 4 big hits including 2 that hit #1. Even if you didn’t have the record you heard it. But today we’re going to take a different look at the songs…so please open your mind and watch even if you’re not a fan of the band because it’s quite a story. We are going to cover 2 of the three hits. Not the obvious one, which is easily one of the most popular songs ever recorded and one of the most overplayed as well. Instead, we will focus on the 1st and 3rd singles on this record which are just massive but not as overplayed. And we have a legendary producer to give us insight into the record since he engineered it. It's Bon Jovi and their classic hits Wanted Dead or Alive and You Give Love a Bad Name from their multi-platinum mega-hit Slippery When Wet.
It was a tireless work ethic, relentless ambition, and a take-no-prisoners tenacity that propelled Jon Bon Jovi from sweeping floors in Jersey to fronting one of the highest-grossing tour bands of all time. Bon Jovi would pay their dues to become global superstars, and then pay some more as they fought to stay on top. So let’s set it up.
John Francis Bongiovi Jr first met bandmate, David Bryan, at Sayreville High School in New Jersey. They played in various local bands and then moved to New York. To make some money and network with the music biz, Jon got a job at his cousin Tony Bongiovi’s recording studio called The Power Station. Where Jon worked as a gopher, sweeping floors and running errands. it was hard work. But it was a good move. Because after saving up some money, Jon hired some studio musicians to record a demo.

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@ProfessorofRock 9 месяцев назад

Poll: What is the GREATEST vocal from a song released in the 80s?

@Goup-oj4qr 9 месяцев назад

Fire Woman

@catherine6653 9 месяцев назад

What's Love Got To Do With It, Tina Turner With Or Without You- Bono U2

@karmab4391 9 месяцев назад

Greatest Love of All - Whitney Houston

@steverogers2635 9 месяцев назад

"With or Without You"-U2 "Pride (In the Name of Love)"-U2

@surlechapeau 9 месяцев назад

female - Eurythmics(Annie Lennox) - Would I Lie To You? male - Foreigner(Lou Gramm) I Want to Know What Love Is.

@disneylana 9 месяцев назад

I attended one of those fabulous concerts!! I was blown away by his talent. My daughter had passed away the year before. My older daughter decided we needed to go see the girls favorite band. I was so numb I just agreed. I had never been to a concert before. From the moment John hit the stage I was mesmerized. It pulled me out of myself and filled me with some of the best music I’ve ever heard. Thank you John you allowed me to step out of my grief for a moment in time.

@NorthernKitty 9 месяцев назад

There's a song by the Canadian group Sheriff - "When I'm With You" - that has an incredibly high and incredibly long-lasting F# at the very end. Somewhere around 20 seconds. (He actually belted out the last few notes without taking a breath for about 25 seconds.) I thought the title of this video might be referring to that song. Freddy Curci didn't originally intend to hold the note that long, he was expecting to be faded out when they were recording. But they didn't fade him out, so he kept holding the note until the band finally closed the song. As far as I know, this is still the longest note held by a singer for a song in the top 100.

@AggyThomas 9 месяцев назад

Fact

@markydee48 8 месяцев назад

I thought that Rob Halford of Judas Priest did higher notes and longer notes as well??

@wowmarkb 8 месяцев назад

Yes, Freddy is truly underrated! I ncredible singer.

@erinriwen 8 месяцев назад

I love this song

@georgetapio8999 8 месяцев назад

Freddie Curci of Sheriff and Alias fame. As a professional DJ, the club I worked at back in the day we hosted Sheriff for an entire week. During their Soundcheck on the Monday Night the band played " When I'm With You" and Freddie's vocals on were the same as on the LP. The only other Male Singer that Freddie was vocally close to live was the late Ron Tabak from Prism fame.

@Grommok 4 месяца назад

I am 51 years old from the Bronx, Ny and what I remember most was how in Sept. of 1986 the buzz in my Junior High School’s lunch room when someone was passing around the cassette tape and saying stuff like “ You have to hear this band”, Etc. EVERYONE loved Bon Jovi, Blacks, Whites, Hispanics, Asians, kids who did not normally listen to Rock loved them. ‘You Give Love a Bad Name’ just drew you in the minute you heard it.

@emilybazan1549 9 месяцев назад

I was a huge Bon Jovi fan as a teenager. Had him all over my bedroom walls. Seen him in concert 3 times. But it wasn’t until later on in life when I was devastated by a break up and ruining my marriage with adultery. My son wanted to live with his dad. I was sitting in my car alone crying and feeling like I had nothing left in my life that a song from Bon Jovi would come on the radio and it changed me for the better. I’m talking about the song “Thorn in my Side.” I fell in love with Bon Jovi all over again because that song changed my attitude 180 degrees. Thank you Jon Bon Jovi for saving my life. God bless you always.

@anthonyjanicas 8 месяцев назад

Wow, bless your heart. Didn't know that was ever played on radio. Amazing song from an incredible album. Thanks for sharing your heart!

@BrandyStaples-d8l 9 месяцев назад

"I've seen a million faces, and I've rocked them all!" One my favorite lyrics.

@submariner1348 9 месяцев назад

Bon Jovi are an enigma. Beloved by legions and legions of millions of fans around the world, produced incredible rock music and some of the most memorable songs of the 1980's, 90's and 2000's, musically brilliant and universally appealing. Yet a minority of influential critics created a terrible stigma around them, which was ridiculous. The rock 'establishment' shunned them, only just being accepted into the rock hall of fame a few years back. Ultimately these plebs were proven wrong multiple times over for decades, that the term 'egg on face' doesn't come close to describing what these critics look like to the public.

@BrianMcKnight68 9 месяцев назад

I (unintentionally) saw Bon Jovi on the Slippery When Wet tour. My friend had tickets for him and his girlfriend, but she broke up with him before the concert and he begged me to go. I told him I wouldn’t pay for the ticket, but I would go to make him happy. I thought BJ were bubblegum and “wussy-rock”. I was not a fan. Well, the concert blew me out of my shoes. They absolutely were great. So great that I bought the cassette (yes, cassette!) the very next day. Have been listening ever since.

@kierstenridgway4634 3 месяца назад

Great story!!

@Dave-lq2le 9 месяцев назад

Went to a Ratt concert years ago(1985)for their "Invasion of Your Privacy " tour. Opening act was a basically unknown act named Bon Jovi pushing their "7800 degrees album. Needless to say, they weren't unknown for long!! Thanks, Professor!! 😎👍

@ProfessorofRock 9 месяцев назад

Very cool. Did they play all the song from the record? Or the big ones?

@Dave-lq2le 9 месяцев назад

@ProfessorofRock As I recall, they played Runaway from their first, and a few others from 7800 Degrees. After all, they were just the opening act!! Played for about 30 minutes.

@michaelbeale518 9 месяцев назад

I remember that tour. I saw the tour in Spokane Washington

@Dave-lq2le 9 месяцев назад

@@michaelbeale5181985, I think!!👍

@ProfessorofRock 9 месяцев назад

Thanks!@@Dave-lq2le

@davidjarvie9546 9 месяцев назад

I remember how big "slippery when wet" was at the time. It was everywhere, on all the radio stations and music TV channels. Everyone was talking about Bon Jovi and we all had to have the album. It was the 1st time that we had heard them and they went straight to the top. Crazy times for the music world when music still meant something. 🇬🇧👍🎵🎶🎶🎵🎵🎶🎵

@commentfreely5443 9 месяцев назад

let it rock, my dudes

@MrZappaman420 9 месяцев назад

Bon Jovi was better before slippery when wet, imo

@Jayhawk9 9 месяцев назад

Slippery when wet was my first concert ever. Cinderella was the up and coming new band and they opened for Jovi. I was about to turn 15 and it all was mind blowing to me. Miss the 80’s

@angelalinderman9985 8 месяцев назад

Same here!!!!👍🥰👋🤘

@jimwerther 3 месяца назад

JBJ helped Cinderella big time

@VampireJack10 Месяц назад

Sounds like a great gig. Shame Cinderella are no more. 😥

@s.g.r.2773 Месяц назад

Same. Saw them for my 15th birthday at the Binghamton Arena with Cinderella opening.

@susanpumphrey354 9 месяцев назад

Wanted: Dead or Alive is one of my favorite songs to this day. I LOVE how even though it's such a raw, gritty look at the reality of life on the road 24/7, they never come across as whining or complaining or disrespecting their fans, just being honest about it. It makes them relatable as people, not just entertainers.

@hisandherscoaching 9 месяцев назад

Naive question here: Do record execs / managers / producers ever consider lowering tour schedules back a notch? I get it... strike while the iron is hot, and make as much buzz and money while you can. BUT... time and time again (thanks to sources like VH1 Behind the Music and PofR =) we see that this ALWAYS ends bad and often with suicide or bankruptcy or overdose (fatal and near fatal). What if... they just managed it slightly better. Giving rest and recovery days here and there. Perhaps that doesn't work as it may throw off momentum or something (yes I'm not the pro here). But, I still have to ask... is there some better way?

@Misterguitar 8 месяцев назад

Seeing the Slippery concert in Vancouver not far from where it was recorded was the best concert I’ve ever seen. The energy was off the charts. What a time to be a teenager.

@bobjose5855 9 месяцев назад

I remember first hearing "You give Love a Bad Name" late summer of '86. I thought that was an amazing song and told my friends they were going to be huge. I was familiar with their earlier releases and I liked "Runaway" and "Shot Through the Heart". They pulled the single back and it disappeared. I was really bummed and wondered what happened. People were going to miss this really great song. Then, "Livin' on a Prayer" was released and it EXPLODED. I was still wondering what happened to "You give Love a Bad Name". Finally, they re-released it and it really hit. Truly and amazing album. Raise Your Hands is an epic intro.

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 9 месяцев назад

Wow. Just when you think you’ve heard the best of them, then they come out with something better.

@rogerdeahl9629 9 месяцев назад

❤ Wanted Dead or Alive......... the video was mostly filmed in Pittsburgh. Just a funny little fact. Jon is a really good human. His restaurants are "pay as you can", ensuring those who really cant afford a meal can still get one. Thanks Professor! Have a great Tuesday!

@ProfessorofRock 9 месяцев назад

Roger! You're #1 with a bullet!

@rogerdeahl9629 9 месяцев назад

@@ProfessorofRock Woo Hoo!

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 9 месяцев назад

Helping out the community is always a plus in my book.

@wxkat 9 месяцев назад

I credit Mel Brooks’ “Spaceballs” for introducing me to “Raise Your Hands,” another track from Slippery When Wet. I don’t remember hearing that track outside of the movie, but it’s one of my favorites.

@stephenhanft1226 9 месяцев назад

Love Bon Jovi. I remember when the album Slippery When Wet was released in 1986. I immediately bought the album. The first 2 songs that were released as singles went to #1 on the pop charts and ushered in Bon Jovi Mania and launched the band into the stratosphere in popularity. I've always said that Bon Jovi did for Glam-Metal what the Bee Gees did for Disco. I'll explain: During the mid-1970's, disco was already popular. When Saturday Night Fever was released in December 1977, it produced 4 #1 songs. It was a cultural phenomenon as the Bee Gees became the most popular musical group and disco became the most popular musical genre. Comparatively, the same can be said in regards to Bon Jovi. Before 1986, Glam-Metal was already popular. The success of Bon Jovi's Slippery When Wet exploded, became a phenomenon, took Glam-Metal to another level making it the most popular musical genre. Bon Jovi is one of many great artists that I'm proud to say comes from my home state of New Jersey. Others include Frank Sinatra, Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons, Bruce Springsteen, Whitney Houston, Dionne Warwick and I could easily name many more.

@jenniferspengler4688 9 месяцев назад

You just described exactly what I was trying to put my finger on about Bon Jovi. I was 9 when that album came out and I was into Madonna and George Michael... I was a pop enthusiast (lol). But Bon Jovi introduced me to a sound I was previously unaware of. Slippery When Wet is one of my fave albums to this day! I'm 46 now :)

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 9 месяцев назад

I would love to visit New Jersey.

@cc1k435 8 месяцев назад

Bon Jovi definitely gave the genre new life and probably allowed it to continue a few years longer than it would have. BeeGees were very much the same that way. Good analysis. Without BonJovi, we might have been lost until Nirvana. 😂 ❤

@chrisstacy-u3e 9 месяцев назад

I was lucky enough to get to see Bon Jovi over the Memorial Day weekend of 87. It was awesome, and the tickets were an outragous price of $17.00 LOL.

@kevinstarski1598 9 месяцев назад

Blaze of Glory is another "western" sounding song that I really enjoy.

@soshieopath7142 9 месяцев назад

Written in one night by John and Richie… for the Young Guns soundtrack

@deenoelle3518 7 месяцев назад

@@soshieopath7142 It was written by Jon only. It's part of his solo album. Richie and the other band members had no part whatsoever in the Young Guns soundtrack. The guitar solo is played by Jeff Beck!

@soshieopath7142 7 месяцев назад

@@deenoelle3518 cool, I didn’t know that

@tony_n316 9 месяцев назад

Fun fact: Their first big hit Runaway wasn’t actually performed by the band as you know them today. Jon had a song but no band. Session players came in and the legendary guitar player Tim Pierce laid down the rhythm and lead tracks for the song. So when you hear it, it’s not Ritchie playing on the album, he came later when Jon assembled the band.

@BillGraper 9 месяцев назад

As a huge Bon Jovi fan, you would think I would've known that. 🤔

@tmklunk 9 месяцев назад

Snake szabo was the first lead guitar player who went on to skid row fame

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 9 месяцев назад

I actually did know that! It was recorded a year before he formed the actual band.

@ericgilbert8725 9 месяцев назад

Wasn't it re-recorded for the band though when it was released under the label?

@seatstitcher3636 9 месяцев назад

The guitar solo in Runaway is stellar! Richie sambora can’t touch Tim pierce.

@josephquartuch2753 9 месяцев назад

'Sheila' by Steelheart... all 7 octaves of Milijenko Matijevic's range.... jaw-dropping.....❤❤

@AggyThomas 9 месяцев назад

Severely underrated vicalist

@sw4370 9 месяцев назад

I couldn't agree more back in 1984 I was in a band we did a mix of hair metal (poison, ratt, crew, bon Jovi) top 40 (The Police, flock of segals, gary Myrick, Eddie money) plus bar dance songs from the 70's our singer had just quit and we had just hired a 17 year old kid to drum for us from day one this kid kept asking if we could learn and do angel eyes by steetheart we told him no every day for 2-3 weeks I kept telling him no one can hit those high notes and our singer had just quit and every time he would say he could sing it of course laughing and insaults would always follow. so one night the drummer, the bassists and myself were waiting on the other guitarist to show up and a singer he was bringing to try out. so I tell the drummer I had learned angel eyes if he wanted to show us his singing skills of course he's all gung-ho so I start playing it when he starts singing we just about fell over this little shit hit every note he really cold sing half way through the other guy shows up with the singer they were stuned we stop playing and the guy that was there to try out said well thanks anyways but this guy is better than me I said that could be but this is our drummer needless to say we found a new drummer he became our singer and was in our band for 6 Years we recorded a few demos of our own songs but could never get a break looking back we probably were not as good as we thought we were but that kid was an amazingly good singer.

@AggyThomas 9 месяцев назад

@@sw4370 what an amazing experience that only a few talented people like y’all could have. I would’ve loved to hear y’all play. I’m 49 so hair metal and cover bands were always my jams !!!

@57WillysCJ 9 месяцев назад

Sambora was sporting the Stevie Ray Vaughan look back then as he one of his influences. Funny how many have songs about the crappy life on the road but they keep doing it. Shot through the heart hits most people who have had a split. Jon is still young as far as rocker's go.

@ProfessorofRock 9 месяцев назад

That's right!

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 9 месяцев назад

Because they believe music can change the world.

@HotRod12667 9 месяцев назад

Because there is no greater high than playing live on stage.

@trynsurviven2440 9 месяцев назад

This is another example of how awesome the 80’s music scene was. It was a great time as a teenager to witness all of this as it played out before our eyes. I don’t believe it will ever be duplicated again and if it does I can only hope I get to see it once more.

@teristedman8420 9 месяцев назад

You said it! Wow what a decade!

@warlock____ 9 месяцев назад

Bon Jovi gets all this hate for being commercial or whatever. This band being THIS famous can’t just be some random phenomenon - they are THAT good. they are all fantastic musicians and made really good rock songs that were fantastic 80’s hard rock. New Jersey I think is a better record than Slippery When Wet, but both are absolutely incredible. Glad you made a video on them, they deserve to be spoken of by THE Professor of Rock haha!

@SamanthaMunitz 9 месяцев назад

It goes without saying that 80's music Bon Jovi will always be timeless.

@ProfessorofRock 9 месяцев назад

Definitely What's your favorite track by them?

@SamanthaMunitz 9 месяцев назад

Livin’ on a Prayer @@ProfessorofRock

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 9 месяцев назад

No doubt.

@neilwales7543 9 месяцев назад

90s Bon Jovi wasn't too bad either!

@musclesmouse 9 месяцев назад

This is one of my favorite albums. It is one you can play endlessly

@ProfessorofRock 9 месяцев назад

I know what you mean.

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 9 месяцев назад

Not a dull song on it! Give it a spin.

@angryredninja 9 месяцев назад

I've been a fan of Bon Jovi long before Slippery When Wet. The First album was almost a perfect album. My favorite track on Bon Jovi- Bon Jovi was Shot Through The Heart. The Best songs on 7800° Fahrenheit was In andOut of Love and Silent Night. After I saw them open for Ratt in 1985, I was officially hooked. I was on the bandwagon long before the Slippery When Wet came out. I told all my friends after seeing them in 1985 that they were going to be the next big band to hit the charts! Thank God they didn't quit and proved me right! Thank you Professor!!

@GaelynVenger 9 месяцев назад

Totally agree about "Shot Through the Heart" being the best track on that first album. I imagine the reason they couldn't give "You Give Love a Bad Name" the title "Shot Through the Heart" was because they had already used that title on Bon Jovi - Bon Jovi.

@MrZappaman420 9 месяцев назад

the hardest part is the night is my personal pick

@angelalinderman9985 8 месяцев назад

Silent Night gives me goosebumps 😂 it's a beautiful song 👍💜

@robertweldon7909 9 месяцев назад

Here's an odd, but true story. In 1989, or there about, I visited a chiropractic collage (Life Chiropractic) in Atlanta. They had a grad student clinician named Bon Jovi. He is Johns cousin. After graduating, he went back to New Jersey. He was surprised that I made the connection, between him and his famous cousin. (they even looked alike, minus the big hair). Just how many people named Bon Jovi can be from the same place?

@waynevia6976 9 месяцев назад

My favorite bon Jovi song is she don't know me from his first album. Wanted dead or alive is awesome played in Harley Davidson & the Marlboro Man and supernatural.

@ProfessorofRock 9 месяцев назад

Very cool. Need to go back and watch again!

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 9 месяцев назад

Wanted Dead or Alive is my favorite Bon Jovi song.

@ericleiter6179 9 месяцев назад

I know it's a great song and a great vocal performance for sure...but having said that, I am SO tired of hearing these 3 hit songs from Slippery,,,if I never hear them again, that's too soon!!!

@michaelbeale518 9 месяцев назад

It's all a shame, the names will change Every day, it seems we're wastin' away Another place where the faces are so cold We patrol all night just to get back to base. I'm a gunner On the humvee I ride I'm wanted dead or alive Wanted dead or alive I barely sleep, sometimes it's not for days The people I meet sometimes go away Sometimes you tell the day by the dirt on your face And times when you're alone, well, all you do is think.

@ProfessorofRock 9 месяцев назад

Love it!

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 9 месяцев назад

Iconic lyrics.

@kenniblock1206 9 месяцев назад

In August of 1985, I saw Bon Jovi open for Ratt in Jax Florida. I was not a fan at the time and was annoyed as I was waiting for Ratt to hit the stage. At some point in the middle of their performance, Jon was walking around the stage looking for something as Richie jammed away on his guitar. Eventually Jon walks up to a mic and says, l F’d up and threw my mic into the audience, can you guys pass it up. It was such a weird moment, that is all I remember from the entire show. Ratt faded and I became a fan of Bon Jovi… my wife and I rock out to them to this day. Just a fun story I thought worth sharing.

@GaScorpio38 9 месяцев назад

Wasn't Never Say Goodbye a hit? That was one of my favorite 80's songs. I thought I heard it all over the radio airwaves

@metjovi 8 месяцев назад

It was a minor hit compared to "Prayer" and "Bad Name". It was played on the radio and was a fan favorite in 87, but I think I read some time ago it couldn't appear on charts since it wasn't released as a single in the US.

@RC32Smiths01 9 месяцев назад

Bon Jovi is truly a product of their time in a really unique and popular way! The vocals alone are just something you instantly recognize!

@ProfessorofRock 9 месяцев назад

For sure! What's your favorite song by them?

@RC32Smiths01 9 месяцев назад

@@ProfessorofRock Definitely Runaway!

@ProfessorofRock 9 месяцев назад

Great one!@@RC32Smiths01

@RC32Smiths01 9 месяцев назад

@@ProfessorofRock Ahh thanks !

@kennydavis2276 9 месяцев назад

@@ProfessorofRock Runaway, Bad Medicine and Never Say Goodbye.

@pinballinc1752 9 месяцев назад

How about doing an episode of the song "I Drove All Night". It's a great story about Roy Orbison, Cyndi Lauper and a connection to Nintendo and Stevie Ray Vaughan and his death.

@ProfessorofRock 9 месяцев назад

Will do!

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 9 месяцев назад

It’s a great song.

@DushyantsCHANNEL 9 месяцев назад

Brilliant segment. I've heard a million songs, & this is my all time favorite. It's just ten levels above anything I've ever heard. It gives me goosebumps every 15 seconds even on the millionth listen. I could go on and on, but that's the gist.

@killrmillr 9 месяцев назад

Jon Bon Jovi's first ever recording was the lead vocals on R2-D2 We Wish You A Merry Christmas from the Star Wars Christmas Album recorded at The Power Station when he worked there.

@ProfessorofRock 9 месяцев назад

Awesome! I didn't know that! Where can i find this?

@killrmillr 9 месяцев назад

It's right here on RU-vid@@ProfessorofRock

@killrmillr 9 месяцев назад

@@ProfessorofRock You can find it on RU-vid.

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 9 месяцев назад

I had no idea!

@joetheman74 9 месяцев назад

Wanted Dead or Alive is one of my top 10 favorite rock songs of all time. The solo is so powerful and emotional. Sambora may not be Malmsteen or Van Halen but the emotion he speaks through his instrument more than makes up for it. Sometimes gives me goosebumps when I listen to it after not hearing it for a long time.

@VampireJack10 Месяц назад

I personally think it's a crime how underrated Sambora actually is. Personally I think he blows Slash out of the water, as he plays more styles naturally.

@DaveBassington-yu3nl 9 месяцев назад

I worked at London zoo for 15 years, he came in once, couldn’t believe it, saw a lot of famous people but this was amazing… Happy Christmas prof and all our American cousins..

@ProfessorofRock 9 месяцев назад

Happy Christmas to you my friend!

@flavellinator 9 месяцев назад

Hard to believe Jon once played guitar with Scandal for a short while...

@ProfessorofRock 9 месяцев назад

No joke! Thanks Flave!

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 9 месяцев назад

I didn’t know that!

@BOURBON-BANDIT 8 месяцев назад

The LAST note of Steelhearts "I'll Never Let You Go" comes to mind.

@trinaq 9 месяцев назад

Bon Jovi has a plethora of iconic songs, my favourite definitely being "Livin on a Prayer." I used to sing it to my mother, since her name happened to be Gina. Rest in Peace, Mama. ✌🏾😇

@ProfessorofRock 9 месяцев назад

THanks Trina! RIP to your Sweet Mother!!

@constipatedinsincity4424 9 месяцев назад

Rest Peacefully dear Mama of yours!

@trinaq 9 месяцев назад

@@ProfessorofRock Thank you very much, Adam, you're very kind to say so! 😘

@trinaq 9 месяцев назад

@@constipatedinsincity4424 Thank you so much. 😘🤗

@constipatedinsincity4424 9 месяцев назад

@@trinaq Always my love and respect for our loved ones who have left us behind! I miss my parents too. GOD BLESS YOU AND YOURS!

@Goup-oj4qr 9 месяцев назад

Aww....I'd rather hear Bon Scott

@ProfessorofRock 9 месяцев назад

LEGEND!

@MyName-pl7zn 9 месяцев назад

Wanted Dead or Alive is definitely my favorite Bon Jovi song since it first came out. How could anyone not love this track? It's great when you get Bob Rock to tell the story, one take after some shots, now that's a tight band. Love them or hate them they filled the arenas across the country because they rock us all! Great episode professor!

@ProfessorofRock 9 месяцев назад

THat's right. I agree My Name. Hav you seen 'em live?

@MyName-pl7zn 9 месяцев назад

@@ProfessorofRock yes I saw them twice,both great times and shows

@stephaniechaffin1154 9 месяцев назад

It was the first song my husband has told me (many times) that he learned how to play on guitar.

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 9 месяцев назад

I agree with you. The main guitar line is just so haunting.

@MyName-pl7zn 9 месяцев назад

@@stephaniechaffin1154 it is a fantastic song to learn on guitar, pretty complicated for a beginner he should be proud

@beatleographer_10-51 9 месяцев назад

Love your t-shirt. I had a subscription to Creem in HS. Many moons ago

@ProfessorofRock 9 месяцев назад

Thanks sir! Great mag.

@MrZappaman420 9 месяцев назад

Desmond Child is surely one the best songwriters ever!

@boleperishon5272 9 месяцев назад

A piece of trivia - Radio 202 in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, played Bon Jovi songs before they were famous.

@tobymummert3035 9 месяцев назад

"Raise Your Hands" without a doubt is the best song Bon Jovi ever created and recorded and put on any album. It is indeed far better than ANY other song on Slippery When Wet. To me it epitomizes the perfect hard rock song from first note to last. Plus it's so much fun and sounds great!! I'm so glad that Bob Rock brought it up during this interview because it deserves so much recognition and gets so little if any at all.

@billkeithchannel 9 месяцев назад

A friend (RIP Mark) was a total rocker and balked at commercial rock such as Bon Jovi. We were both learning guitar when *Guitar For The Practicing Musician* printed the tab of _Wanted Dead Or Alive._ Trying to play that opening picking notes gave Mark first time respect for Richie Sambora. I still have that issue.

@itslikethesamebutdifferent8020 9 месяцев назад

All i read was “recorded the song with a terrible cold” and immediately thought Twist And Shout by the Beatles, until i saw the silhouette of another singer and read the description.

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 9 месяцев назад

Lennon deserved a big jug of water after recording that.

@FleetAdmiral215 8 месяцев назад

One of the Best Rock Bands Ever !!

@williamwilkinson6665 9 месяцев назад

Not a fan of Bon Jovi but since it's Christmas time,heres an interesting FYI Jon sang on the Star Wars Christmas album Christmas in the stars (1980 i believe) . He was credited as Jon Bongiovi which was his birth name

@robertcreighton4635 9 месяцев назад

Isn't it weird I have no memory of this. 😂😂😂 old age kicking in I guess 😢😢 Happy Christmas Prof. Great content as ever 👏 👌 👍

@ProfessorofRock 9 месяцев назад

Same to you!

@jennyjenny4501 9 месяцев назад

There’s no band on earth that screams the 80’s like Bon Jovi!

@ProfessorofRock 9 месяцев назад

NO kidding. You a fan?

@michaelopry3456 9 месяцев назад

def leppard comes to mind, and anything VH after 1984 also once Ed started really expanding on the keyboards.

@sigma80 9 месяцев назад

Them and Def Leppard caused at least 70% of the Artic Ozone hole just from their hairspray!

@jennyjenny4501 9 месяцев назад

@@ProfessorofRock to this day!

@TheRetroManRandySavage 9 месяцев назад

Def leppard.🤟😝

@bjorn-falkoandreas9472 9 месяцев назад

How the HECK does that guy get somebody to talk to him? I wouldn't be surprised if I randomly clicked a video and see Ann Wilson talk to him.

@jayluck8047 9 месяцев назад

Due to an accident, I have no memory of my Sister before the age of thirteen; save one. Running home from school with her, hand-in-hand at lunchtime to watch the MuchMusic daily countdown. We jumped up and down on my parents bed and sang “You give love” and “Living on a Prayer” at the tops of our lungs!

@ProfessorofRock 9 месяцев назад

So cool! Great memory!

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 9 месяцев назад

Sounds like so much fun!

@kellingtonlink956 9 месяцев назад

In the late eighties, it was literally impossible to walk into ANY strip club (peeler joint) and not hear “Wanted, Dead or Alive”… Ah… fond memories. Thanks for the video.

@jaakpotts 9 месяцев назад

It’s sad to me that we will no longer have a music scene like this anymore. Yes, there will always be music, but now it’s electronically shared, downloaded and “instant”. It’s now bad, but to me there is a connection that will be missed.

@assignmeanameplease 9 месяцев назад

I saw in an interview years ago that the the “Steel Horse” Jon sings about was referring to his tour bus. I had always envisioned a motorcycle but the bus does make sense in the context of the song

@darthtater4655 9 месяцев назад

Never cared for this band but the stories behind the music are always great.

@ProfessorofRock 9 месяцев назад

Thanks for watching!

@jersydvl 8 месяцев назад

I graduated from Sayreville HS. The stories I was told by some of the teachers I had that Jon also had are very amusing. Nobody should be surprised that he didn't take class very seriously and spent much of the time off somewhere else, spending time with girls.

@sandeerawson1248 9 месяцев назад

Last night we were at a hockey celebrating our 41 anniversary when Living on a Prayer came on. I swear I sang every word and even hit the high notes even though it hurt!! Bon Jovi forever!

@OZARKMOON1960 9 месяцев назад

I've always been a fan of Jon and the band. If you followed music in the later 80s, you had this album. And if you were really uptown, you had it on CD! The things I still hear about him and his charitable work (with his wife) just impress me more with his passion for life and his drive to keep rocking.

@frank_scalise 9 месяцев назад

One of my low-key favorite records is the band's re-imagining of their hits on THIS LEFT FEELS RIGHT... would love to see you take a look at that.

@BillGraper 9 месяцев назад

Have you heard their unreleased song "Prostitute"? I discovered it as the b-side to "This Ain't A Love Song" back in the 90's. It's a bit like grunge. It's still one of my favorite jams. I bought the CD single on Ebay in the 2000's, so I could have a good copy. Originally, I had it on cassette single.

@meurdesoifphilippe5405 9 месяцев назад

No need to un bury it, no thanks !

@DJMichaelAngelo 8 месяцев назад

Deceptive clickbait in the worst way - I'm done with this channel. Your misleading video title is "Legend’s Vocal On This Rock Classic Was SO HIGH…It’s NOW IMPOSSIBLE to Sing Live!" yet in the 24 minutes you spend about 4 seconds talking about this angle, and it's only to inaccurately promise "more on that in a minute" which actually NEVER occurs. Poor editing maybe? Either way, you guys seem to do this A LOT. Your splash screen/thumbnail promises one thing, your video title promises another, and neither one delivers. I'm through with it.

@cjgia4898 9 месяцев назад

I remember that video. The very first time it played on MTV. Those were the days! 😊

@ProfessorofRock 9 месяцев назад

Classic! I remember too!

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 9 месяцев назад

I can see the video in my head.

@bradbo3 9 месяцев назад

Been a Bon Jovi fan for 40 years now….have seen the live in every decade since….and never miss a show when they are close by…even my Kids LOVE Bon Jovi’s Music…..my wife teases me that I have a man crush…LOL….but its the music….the whole band. Even here in western NY where Jon Bon Jovi is hated for trying to buy our Buffalo Bills….Im a hold out and still Jam the music LOUDLY.

@tedbecker4051 9 месяцев назад

Great album. All these years later, my 5 year old daughter's face lights up whenever she hears "You Give Love a Bad Name," and she sings it at the top of her voice. Love it! I think she's a bigger fan of Bon Jovi than I am. Thanks for another great story behind the music.

@ProfessorofRock 9 месяцев назад

Awesome! Thanks Ted!

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 9 месяцев назад

That is so cute!

@tedbecker4051 9 месяцев назад

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 - She went from Baby Shark to Bon Jovi and just like that my sanity returned. 😄

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 9 месяцев назад

@@tedbecker4051 Wow, that’s a sharp turn!

@kittyplay9410 9 месяцев назад

@@tedbecker4051Thanks a lot! Now I'm stuck on Baby Shark!

@StonerCreek74 9 месяцев назад

MTV sure did alot to propel all these 80's rock bands into stardom. I was glued to the tube just to watch these type videos over and over!

@dianebuzek723 9 месяцев назад

I got to meet Jon and Ritchie after a concert in 1987, at the height of Jon’s burnout. We had to not rush him and be quiet, like Jon was a fragile wild animal. He was not himself, but still polite. I felt bad for him.

@DeeDee-lz8zx 9 месяцев назад

John Lennon's murder affected many celebrities even if they didn't admit it.

@jwaller1327 9 месяцев назад

I don't know for sure what year it was, 2007 maybe, but Wanted Dead or Alive was used as the intro music for the rising, young Supercross racer James "Bubba" Stewart at the Houston Supercross. They even had a parody of the music video playing on the jumbotron with Stewart wearing a wig with a headband and all that. At the end, he rides out on his bike wearing the wig and all, dressed like a rock star. The whole stadium erupted. A really cool moment. He went on to be one of the greatest supercross/motocross riders ever, a real rockstar of motorcycle racers.

@randymartin5521 9 месяцев назад

Thank you for all of the stories you share about the artists, the songs, albums, etc. I am always amazed at the creativity of the music artists. How many times has a hit song been penned in the spot like Blaze of Glory, let alone a hit that has stood the test of time? It's absolutely astounding that someone can be so creative and even more so when it's not just one person but two, three or more being so in tune with eachother that they can do that.

@bobbyhorton7413 9 месяцев назад

The 80’s formula for videos for an album’s singles- First rockin’ song video Second rockin’ video Third video-power ballad with slow motion black and white tour footage

@kirbymarchbarcena 9 месяцев назад

Funny how Jon has to change his name because people couldn't say his surname right. Nevertheless, his musical talent is rightfully acknowledged by us fans.

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 9 месяцев назад

Bongeeohvee 😜

@kestonsoldschoolcomicbooks6842 9 месяцев назад

"I've seen a million faces, and I've rocked them all." -- Bon Jovi. "It's kind of an understatement, right." -- Professor of Rock

@jerryoxley1827 9 месяцев назад

My wife met Jon before Runaway became a big hit. She was enamored by him. He was a nice guy with a lot of talent, and she's still a fan to this day. I was able to introduce her to your program thanks to this episode. Thanks again for the great history lesson.

@jessestaggs2136 9 месяцев назад

I was introduced to this album via a friend of one of my parents who was kind enough to record a copy of it for me. I remember nights spent out in the game room rockin out to this amazing record (which is in my 51 disc CD changer right now), shooting pool and we would just go ballistic when Dead Or Alive started playing.

@BillGraper 9 месяцев назад

Bon Jovi is my 2nd favorite band all-time, behind only the Beatles. I'm going to save this one for when I get home from work. I know it's going to be great 😄

@ProfessorofRock 9 месяцев назад

Rock on! Awesome!

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 9 месяцев назад

What is your top 5, Bill?

@BillGraper 9 месяцев назад

@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 It's tough to pick after my top 2. I think Heart is way up there. Def Leppard.... Air Supply... All of the ones you would expect, like the Eagles, Stones, Zeppelin... 😎

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 9 месяцев назад

@@BillGraper Zeppelin is #1 for me in terms of greatest rock band.

@siouxspur 3 месяца назад

YOU GIVE LOVE A BAD NAME and WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE are my two favorites! Just great music, a far cry of what the music industry is today!

@tristramcoffin926 9 месяцев назад

When I was 14 Slippery When Wet was all I cared about. I wouldn't be surprised if I have listened to the album 1000 times.

@VampireJack10 Месяц назад

Ditto. I was 12 when the album was released - now I'm 50 and still play it on a regular basis.

@ThePMcDonald 9 месяцев назад

Bon Jovi IS quintessential Jersey Rock ... Jon ADMITS that it was Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes -- NOT Springsteen -- that fueled his drive to the top ... I was a Jukes fan, not a Springsteen/E-Street fan, because (nothing against Clarence) Southside Johnny had THE hornline (I play trumpet), and the ENERGY of The Jukes is replicated by "Slippery When Wet" and much of the rest of the Bon Jovi catalog ... I was SO HAPPY when Jon credited Southside Johnny Lyons and The Jukes ... it shows that Jon KNEW what was REAL Jersey Rock ...

@mickneals8696 9 месяцев назад

Their first hit, Runaway, was released from the actual demo recording before Jon had hired any of the other musicians. Studio guitarist extraordinaire Tim Pierce played all the guitars on the track. This is important information for all the fans that are wanting Ritchie back and claiming this song as one of the reasons. Ritchie had to be taught the solo that Tim nailed on the song. The next album also featured studio musicians because the team Jon assembled was not quite up to par with working in the studio. As for Phil X, he is an incredible guitarist who can play circles around Ritchie as well as an amazing vocalist. Couple that with the way RS left the band, I believe Phil X has cemented his position in the band.

@coyotehater 9 месяцев назад

Bon Jovi had a lot of great songs, but my favorite is Wild is the Wind from New Jersey.

@lesliesnowdon8490 9 месяцев назад

Funny story. When I was pregnant with my oldest daughter, this album had just come out. I listened to it constantly. When she was a teenager and listened to bands like Rammstein, she asked me why she liked Bon Jovi. I laughed so hard when I explained it was because she heard it all the time before she was born. She wasn't happy lol

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 9 месяцев назад

Was Bon Jovi #1 when your daughter was born?

@lesliesnowdon8490 9 месяцев назад

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 I don't think so, just in my heart lol.

@Jims_Camera_at_dawn 9 месяцев назад

Jon's good. Much better than the average bear.

@ProfessorofRock 9 месяцев назад

Good call!

@karmab4391 9 месяцев назад

I was a big Judas Priest fan and a bit of a metal snob, so I often made fun of Bon Jovi back in the day. Since I had a ticket connection in Atlanta when the band came through on their New Jersey tour, my friend begged me to get tickets and I begrudgingly agreed to go with her. They blew me away live and I have been a fan ever since. Also by the time of the show their opening act Skid Row had dropped Youth Gone Wild and I was more enthusiastic about attending.

@Dave-lq2le 9 месяцев назад

Great story!!👍

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 9 месяцев назад

What year did you see them?

@karmab4391 9 месяцев назад

I think it was 1989, could have been '88@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980

@kayakutah 9 месяцев назад

You may have covered it in the past, but didn't "The Box Tops" record "The Letter" with the singer who had a cold at the time?

@kyliepollert8341 9 месяцев назад

I know it was inspired by "Turn the Page", but I had no idea Jon was sick when they recorded "Wanted Dead or Alive", and he sounded really good!

@ProfessorofRock 9 месяцев назад

He nails that vocal!

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 9 месяцев назад

Me neither! I would have never guessed.

@johntrujillo2968 9 месяцев назад

Wanted Dead or Alive and Blaze of Glory are about the only 2 Bon Jovi songs I like. The guitarists in both are legendary.

@mickfrendo8212 9 месяцев назад

Very well researched video. I had NO IDEA the history of Bad Name being associated with Bonnie and Disco. Also very interesting how Wanted was inspired by Bob Seger, especially as J.B.J was attempting to sue Belinda Carlisle with plagarism. Bon Jovi were the closest thing to the BEATLES mania id have ever known. All of the hype and bullshit of todays music will never come close to the reality of master musicians such as Bon Jovi.

@jo.wilkinson 9 месяцев назад

Ah, the memories those songs bring back to me! Bon Jovi will always be my favorite band!💚

@ProfessorofRock 9 месяцев назад

Very cool! Have you seen them live?

@jo.wilkinson 9 месяцев назад

@ProfessorofRock I actually have, it wasn't during our hey day, though!

@Nopaants 7 месяцев назад

0:15 Well, I was going to say, high note so high?! Would have to be Steelheart, Never Let You Go but not in ‘86. John Bon Jovi in the thumbnail? The only high note song from him would be my final answer. Bon Jovi, Runaway from Slippery When Wet? “You give lo o ove a sheet stain!”

@thetitleisours1 9 месяцев назад

Great song that you still play today. They were so huge back then

@ProfessorofRock 9 месяцев назад

So true!

@thetitleisours1 9 месяцев назад

@@ProfessorofRock :)

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 9 месяцев назад

It’s an iconic 80s classic.

@thetitleisours1 9 месяцев назад

@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 It was :)

@ChewyToeNails 9 месяцев назад

For myself, and I presume a LOT of people, reality at any age of life is not as pleasant as we would like or expect it to be. When I was a kid, reality was not a happy place. At times as an adult it is not a happy place. Too many rude, unkind, toxic, angry humans. I need inspiration to keep going, we all do. We look for it everywhere, every second, of everyday. With a longing to be needed, wanted, to be loved, to find the light the led me to a strength to get me to the next sunrise and do better, climb out, rise, and achieve. I would take moments from what I could find in books, cartoons, movies, shows, and most of all music. One day, as I sat alone on the living room floor with nothing to eat, waiting for parents to come home from work for hours, and after a harsh day at grade school, I sat. Lonely. Sad. Lost. As I flipped through channels trying to distract myself, pacify the time, to numb me, I stopped... Suddenly up on the screen were these happy guys, smiling, laughing, loving life. I watched this rock'n'roll story unfold before my eyes, the words and melodies lift my spirits and fill me with a sense of strength "you can do it! We all can!" Hope... "Tommy used to work on the docks, he was down on his luck, it's tough, so tough. Gina dreams of running away, she cries through the night" "We've got to hold on to what we've got, it doesn't make a difference if we make it or not" "Late at night and we worked all day, table for two on a t.v. tray, it ain't fancy but that's okay" "Stick to your guns, and ain't nobody gonna hurt you baby. You can go to war but only if you have to." "Boy, stand your ground. You better give it all you've got now, or you might get shot down, fight hard until the battle is won." etc.. etc.. Through many years, so many lyrics, from many songs, the melodies, the rhythmic and powerful drumming. The beautiful piano, the grooving bass, the ripping to romantic guitar, and a team of great vocals. Bon Jovi helped me. To this very day those songs don't remind me of the past, and what negative a thing it can be. Instead, they inspire and remind me, how far I've come, how far we ALL have come. Keep going, we are doing great! Keep moving forward. Stand tall. Work hard. Live. Laugh. Love. Thank you Bon Jovi

@constipatedinsincity4424 9 месяцев назад

This is one of the most overrated albums of the 80's!💯

@mournblade1066 9 месяцев назад

"Wanted Dead or Alive" is particularly loathsome. Can't stand Bon Jovi--they're like the American version of Def Leppard (ugh!). That said, I must admit that I REALLY like Bon Jovi's song, "Runaway."

@constipatedinsincity4424 9 месяцев назад

@@mournblade1066 That's what I do when Bon Jovi comes on. I Runaway

@ProfessorofRock 9 месяцев назад

I don't know if it can be overrated with that my hits!

@ProfessorofRock 9 месяцев назад

Ok!

@ProfessorofRock 9 месяцев назад

Oh boy!

@johnhagan582 9 месяцев назад

You had me thinking you were first talking about Van Halen lol (think about it) about a band having payed their dues and a male lead singer having turned a Disco song writen for a "female" artist into a song of theirs .taking it and putting their stamp on it and making it a Rock song ? Does this sound vaguely simular?? Van Halen and Roth with"Your No Good" by Linda Ronstadt ??? but when you said 1986 I knew right then who you were talking about lol awesome though guess several bands have done that

@malcommarcone2559 9 месяцев назад

Just the other day I was wondering if you would cover some Bonjovi ( probably my favourite band of all time and first concert ever)songs and behold this video! I think Bonjovi is underrated for the power of his lyrics on many iconic songs...even some rather less popular like " Hearts breaking even" and Bang a drum, etc. Thank you Professor!

@ProfessorofRock 9 месяцев назад

Thanks for watching! How'd you like the interview?

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 9 месяцев назад

Some of their songs tell an important story.

@quattro4s 8 месяцев назад

If Bon Jovi was 1986's best album perhaps you haven't listen to Queensrÿche and Geoff Tate who was unbeatable and still is . Take a deep listen on Rage for Order and will understand what I mean