Bon Jovi

 

  

Band Profile | Bon Jovi | Jon Bon Jovi began playing piano and guitar in 1975, at the age of 13, with his first band 'Raze'. At 16, Bon Jovi met David Bryan and formed a band called Atlantic City Expressway. Still in his teens, Bon Jovi played in the band "John Bongiovi and the Wild Ones," playing local clubs like "The Fast Lane," and opening for known acts in the area. Bon Jovi visited the local radio station WAPP 103.5FM "The Apple" in Lake Success, New York. Bon Jovi was initially reluctant, but eventually gave them the song, on the which Bon Jovi had used studio musicians to play on the track. In March 1983, Bon Jovi called David Bryan, WHO in turn called bassist Alec John Such (b. Alec John Such, November 14, 1952, Yonkers, New York, USA) ex-Phantom's Opera and an experienced drummer named Tico Torres. Tapped to play lead guitar was Bon Jovi's neighbor, Dave Sabo (aka The Snake) WHO later formed the group Skid Row.

Message was originally signed to Led Zeppelin's Swan Song Records label, although the album was never released. David Bryan had quit the band he and Bon Jovi That had founded in order to study medicine. When Bon Jovi called his friend and said That he was putting together a band, and a record deal looked likely, Bryan Followed Bon Jovi's lead and gave up his studies. Once the band began playing showcases and opening for local talent, They caught the attention of record executive Derek Shulman, WHO signed them to Mercury Records and WHO was part of the PolyGram company. Because Jon Bon Jovi wanted a group name, Pamela Maher, a friend of Richard Fischer and an employee of Doc McGhee, They call Themselves suggested Bon Jovi, following the example of the other famous two-word Such bands as Van Halen.

With the help of new manager Doc McGhee Their They recorded the band's debut album, Bon Jovi the which was released on January 21, 1984. The album included the band's first hit single, "Runaway", reaching the Top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100 Followed by "She Do not Know Me" which was a song Mercury requested Jon record and include on the album as part of his deal. Bon Jovi got the very first gold disc for Their first album in Japan. The album peaked at # 43 on the Billboard 200 album chart in the U.S. and a year after its release, it was certified Gold by the RIAA. In 1985, Bon Jovi's second album 7800 ° Fahrenheit was released. The band released three singles "Only Lonely", "In And Out Of Love" and the ballad "Silent Night". In May 1985, Bon Jovi headlined venues in the UK and Europe. Jon Bon Jovi also did a solo appearance at the very first Farm Aid in 1985.

After a nearly four-year hiatus, during the which Several band members worked on independent projects, Bon Jovi regrouped in 1999 to begin work on Their next studio album. In June 2000, Crush was released as the band's seventh studio album. That year the band received two Grammy nominations for Best Rock Album and Best Rock Crush Performance by Duo / Group "It's My Life". Bon Jovi's ninth studio album, Have a Nice Day, was released in September 2005. "Have A Nice Day", the first single off the album. The band also won an award for Favorite Rock Song at the People's Choice Awards with "Who Says You Can not Go Home".

The tour was a significant commercial success, as the group played to 2,002,000 fans, and the tour grossed a total $ 191 million. The tour was the third-highest-grossing tour of 2006 taking in just over $ 131 million, just behind The Rolling Stones' A Bigger Bang World Tour and Madonna's Confessions Tour. On November 14, 2006, Bon Jovi were inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame alongside James Brown and Led Zeppelin. In April 2009, Phil Griffin's documentary on the band, "When We Were Beautiful", debuted at the Tribeca Film Festival, Bon Jovi's chronicling the ups and downs over 25 years and Following the band on Their latest Lost Highway tour. In June 2009, Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora were inducted into Songwriters Hall of Fame.

On November 10, 2009, the band released Their 11th studio album, entitled The Circle. The album is a return to rock n 'roll influenced Nashville after Their album, Lost Highway. To promote the album, Bon Jovi performed "We Were not Born to Follow", the first single off the album, on the result show of the rock days of the TV show, The X-Factor. Bon Jovi headed out on the road once again on February 19, 2010, embarking on the Circle Tour. In 2011, the tour morphed into Bon Jovi Live. In May 2009 special editions of Bon Jovi albums from 1984 to 2007 were released, featuring new artwork and photos from the time period of when the albums were released and live recordings of select songs on the album recorded on the tour That supported the album. Bon Jovi had planned to release a greatest hits album in 2009, but the project got sidelined after the group CAME up with enough material for a brand new studio album. In July 2010 Bon Jovi posted pictures on Their Facebook page from the photo shoot for the Greatest Hits album.

It has been confirmed That the new Greatest Hits album will be made available as downloadable content for Rock Band 3. In September 2010, Bon Jovi was nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Bon Jovi's musical style has been characterized as Generally 'hard rock', 'pop / hair metal', 'arena rock' and 'pop rock', although They have also experimented and varied from these genres at times The band's first four albums blended the pop metal and hard rock genres, although They had mostly shed the pop metal sound by Their fifth studio album, Keep the Faith, and Their sixth, These Days, utilizing a more mature sound of hard rock.  The band altered Their sound Dramatically in their next release, Lost Highway, blending influences from country music and country rock, a sound Jon Bon Jovi described as "a Bon Jovi album influenced by Nashville".

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