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Slippery When Wet transformed Bon Jovi from minor-league poodle rockers to global superstars on the back of hit singles "You Give Love a Bad Name," "Never Say Goodbye," and, of course, "Living on a Prayer." From the scantily clad car-wash girls on the inner sleeve to the "You lost more than that in my back seat / Yeah!" lyrics, the album is blissfully untouched by irony and subtlety, which actually adds to its charm. With guitarist Richie Sambora and songwriter Desmond Child, Jon Bon Jovi has produced a slew of consistently memorable tunes, and this album contains its fair share of them. Slippery When Wet won't change your world, but it will, undoubtedly, rock it. --Ronita Dutta

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 "Mountains of money kept me afloat" 2010-07-27
By Da Peace Dogg (Hollywood)
I own a small record shop, and this album saved my hide last year when it came out. The newer, spiffier Musicland opened just across the street some 18 months ago, and, as you might imagine, its broad selection and lower prices nearly put me out of business. With a wife and three kids to support, this was not a promising time in my life.

Enter Bon Jovi's "Slippery When Wet."

As stated, this album singlehandedly saved my shop from going bankrupt. In point of fact, I could barely keep it in stock. And while I myself don't much care for this loud style of music, I've got to admit that this Jon Bon Jovi guy is on to something. Thanks for saving my hide, Mr. Jovi.

The new Def Leppard comes out later this year. Be interesting to see how it does.


 "Way Overrated.....but......" 2010-07-20
By Sean Moloney
Believe it or not, I was a Bon Jovi fan when thier self-titled debut came out, I started wavering when 7800 farenheit came out, then finally completely gave up when this hit the airwaves. Yes it sold billions and billions, but something about it just put me off. Without question the single most overrated album ever, (However, it's still being chased by Nirvana's 'Nevermind') it's so completely and utterly commercial it's almost absolutely intolerable. The big hits 'You give love a bad name', and 'Livin on a prayer' are the worst offenders, complete sell-out songs with no emotional value or genuineness to be found. Jon Bon Jovi is the most Overrated frontman ever, and his bland voice is constantly overtracked multiple times to attempt to give it some emotion. His songwriting is also generic and cliche filled. So, you ask, why 2 stars and the 'but' in the title of this review? There are actually flickers of life in this overproduced overhyped piece of work. 'I'd die for you' actually has a pulse, and go ahead and poke fun at me all you want, but 'Wanted dead or alive' actually works, and was different from everything else on here. Now... here comes the 'but'. While his work on here is generic hair-metal shredding, Richie Sambora manages to at least make you wonder where the talent in this band actually is. Fast forward to Jon Bon Jovi's solo effort 'Destination Anywhere' and Sambora's solo masterpiece 'Stranger in this town' and the wonder disappears. It took Sambora getting away from the limitations of Jon Bon Jovi's lack of talent to reveal his true brilliance. (That said, DO NOT HESITATE and buy 'Stranger in this town' RIGHT NOW! It is a true masterpiece by a brilliant and talented musician!) Finally, this album gives the "Hair Metal" genre a bad name, (Pun Intended?) but there were plenty of good bands in that genre. So without this fluff opening the door, legitimate, talented bands like Danger Danger, Night Ranger, White Lion, and the most underrated band ever, Cinderella, (Ironically discovered by Jon Bon Jovi but more talented and genuine than anything he's ever done. And Tom Keifer is the artist Jon Bon Jovi wishes he was!) would never have gotten a shot. 'Slippery when wet' isn't very good, and in 2010 it sounds incredibly dated. It's lightweight, overly commercial, predictable, and Jon Bon Jovi sings on it, which alone makes it a tough listen. BUT...it does have brief moments. I can still listen to 'I'd die for you' and it brings a smile to my face, and parts of 'Wanted dead or alive' can still make me want to sing along at the top of my lungs. And without it, we wouldn't have Sambora's masterpiece 'Stranger in this Town', Cinderella's brilliant 'Long Cold Winter', or Danger Danger's underappreciated 'Screw It'. Every cloud has a Silver lining right?


 "bon jovi cd" 2010-07-15
By angela hill (LENOIR CITY, TN, US)
this is a good cd of classic rock.i would definely reccomend this to a friend.


 "The Start Of Bon Jovi's Legacy" 2010-04-11
By michael
There are certain albums I believe for music lover's change how and what they listen to.For me this is one of those album's.
This is one of the first rock album's I ever bought,I was 11 at the time, and I did not listen to a lot of new music.I mostly listened to 70's rock and old country from my older sister's record collection.
A friend of mine had this on cassette and had me listen to it.I was blown away.Here was a band who rocked hard and had good lyrics.When I got my alllowance for the week I bought this album and began my love of Bon Jovi and rock music.
This album is the start of Bon Jovi's climb to the top tier of all-time rock acts.
If there are any music acts I would take to a deseret island Bon Jovi would be one of them.This album forever changed how I listen to music.


 "Classic of its time" 2010-01-09
By H. Jin (Melbourne, Australia)
Go on, admit it. You used to love Bon Jovi back in the day too, didn't you?

Sure, their mix of pop-metal and working-class rock is regarded as very uncool in the 2000's, but this album was a classic of its time. 'Slippery When Wet' is big, loud, unashamed 80's stadium rock; huge riffs, huge choruses and huge hair. But unlike the other "hair" bands, who were mostly all show and no chops, Bon Jovi were actually pretty talented. They could write great arena anthems like 'Raise Your Hands', 'Social Disease', 'Wild In The Strets', 'Let It Rock', and the massive hits 'You Give Love A Bad Name' and 'Livin On A Prayer'. But they could also branch out a bit to incorporate Western imagery on 'Wanted Dead Or Alive', or go for a more reflective mood on 'Without Love' and the relatively poignant 'Never Say Goodbye'. The latter two songs are a good example of why Bon Jovi survived and reinvented themselves as a more adult-contemporary band in the 90's; unlike most other rock/metal bands, Bon Jovi's ballads never sound forced or embarrassing.

While there were some huge hit singles, the best thing about 'Slippery When Wet' is its consistency; there's not one weak song here. Just about every track from the album could have been released as a single, and actually it's a bit surprising that they didn't do a Michael Jackson and try to spin off even more hits. 'Without Love' in particular would have been a massive success had it been released as a single.

Yes, it's very much of its time, and it won't win you too many points in the style stakes to been caught listening to this in 2010. But so what? 'Slippery When Wet' is simply great stadium rock that you can play loud and sing along with. What more do you want?


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