Bounce (Bon Jovi album)

Occupation

Bounce (English for example: " bounce " ) is the eighth studio album by the American rock band Bon Jovi and was released in October 2002. Lyrically, the album was influenced by the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001.

Formation

Bon Jovi ended in July 2001, her tour for this album Crush. Three weeks later, the band started the songwriting for Bounce. The first demos were recorded in November 2001. Influenced by the events of September 11, 2001 resulted in several songs that should inspire hope. However, this album should not be understood as a concept album September 11. The recording of the album took place from March to June 2002. The album was, as already produced the previous studio album, Crush, by Luke Ebbin, Richie Sambora and Jon Bon Jovi.

Musical Style

The album is intended as a return to the band's roots: the guitar sounds of Richie Sambora are harder, rougher vocals ( Undivided, Hook Me Up or bounce ). The proportion of slower tracks is larger than in the early years of the band ( Joey, All About Lovin 'You, Right Side of Wrong or You Had Me from Hello). Thus, slower and faster change tracks on this album from. Most of the album reviews but turned out badly, even sales that were high in the first few weeks, subsided quickly.

Title list

Bonus Tracks (Japan)

Bonus Tracks Special Edition

On 21 May 2010 the album was released in a tonally revised version that also includes the following live recordings that were recorded during the Bounce Tour:

Information about individual songs

The first single Everyday is about the feelings of the band after 11 September 2001 and as you should now go on, is lyrical but more general as opposed to Undivided, which received a direct reference to the events.

Open All Night refers to Jon Bon Jovi's role of Victor in the television series Ally McBeal. Jon Bon Jovi's wife was pregnant and expected at this time her son Jake. Jon could no longer devote the series, and the producers wrote Victor out. Jon Bon Jovi delivers here from another end that the character of Victor had his opinion been better. He had previously written tracks called Open All Night, two of which are on the CD box set 100,000,000 Bon Jovi Fans Can not Be Wrong to find.

Bounce is Bill Belichick, coach of the New England Patriots, dedicated and acts of its winning the Super Bowl after years of setbacks. In addition, Jon Bon Jovi wrote it to yourself to remember that he has to occasionally restrict his pace in order to perceive the events in the present.

The song You Had Me from Hello, after a line from the movie Jerry Maguire - named game of life.

Hook Me Up is about a boy in the West Bank, who witnessed the fighting between Israel and Palestine. He operates amateur radio and seeks contact with the outside world. The song is based on a story that had read in the newspaper the band.

Reception

Although the album is considered long term not much of the band, it got quite positive reviews from the press. So the album was rated as the Rock Hard 8 out of ten. This was supported by Daniel Böhm with the following verdict: "Bon Jovi have been thinking - and make back what they always did best: rock. And the predominantly hard. Musical tributes to Jeff Lynn, the Beatles or Bruce Springsteen today there are therefore no more, and also the angebluesten Sounds of These Days are only times of the past. Bounce is the hitherto most sophisticated and most detailed album of the band from New Jersey, has bums and celebrates its best moments always exactly when Mr. Sambora his seven- unwrapping (!) And courageously drauflosrifft. Everyday, the first single, is not only the best Bon Jovi song since Blessed New Jersey days, but also symptomatic of the march towards the heavier songs on Bounce. Here's anywhere decent loop and electric gadgets, high-quality stadium choruses, exquisite arrangements and fattest Bratgitarren ( Undivided, Bounce, Hook Me Up, The Distance ). But friends less hard Bon Jovi get their money. For example, when dashing and slightly to the Goo Goo Dolls reminiscent Misunderstood ( with singer / songwriter felling and Bon Jovi atypical vocal use in the chorus - absolutely great! ) Or at You Had Me From Hello, the best quiet song of the album. Fear makes only the certainty that the days are numbered until the single release of ballad garbage like All About Lovin 'Me and Open All Night and we must now adjust to appropriate radio penetration. Housewives this earth let be said to you: Whether ironing, boogers or cooking - EVERYTHING goes better without these songs! Nevertheless, Bounce is a big surprise from the house of Bon Jovi, who have made it with this album for the first time to provide their complete, over the years earned Fanklientel satisfied. Keep it up! "

In live performances of the band, the album, however - notably bypassed - for unknown reasons. Already during the Have- a- Nice- Day tour only the song Undivided was performed live, on all subsequent tours only and Undivided Bounce were presented live in rare cases. The reason for this is speculative probably the fact that this album is related to the events of 11 September 2001 and the band due to his not really want to remember. On the second published in 2010, Bon Jovi Greatest Hits compilation Bounce was the only album from which no song has found its way to the title list.

To date, the album has sold over 6 million times.

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