SURPRISED US!| FIRST TIME HEARING Bon Jovi - Bad Medicine REACTION

[@elizabethmcmurray968]

This whole album is the anthem of my teenage self. This really takes me back.

[@rbjeans007]

Couldn't agree more. My all-time favorite album. I feel like I lived every moment of this album.

[@markdraine3571]

Ya , Liz, can you believe it's been 35 years ? Crazy . It's a good one ,for sure. Too bad Jon and his voice haven't held up as well as the recording. Allegedly.

[@elizabethmcmurray968]

@@markdraine3571 I frequently find myself unable to believe it's been that long. I cant believe how fast it goes.

[@dwightherron9692]

I miss my long hair I had back then, The 80s was nothing but a 10 yr non stop party

[@jovibabe1974]

Mine too!

[@firefighterchick]

The guy, in the beginning, was a stand-up comedian named Sam Kinison. He was known for his loud, brass, voice and mannerisms. Bon Jovi was one of my first teenage crushes, he and Joe Elliott of Def Leppard.

[@philipdickey6460]

I thought it was, miss his comedy

[@wendywoodruff2871]

Yes! He started as a preacher and he definitely carried that fire and brimstone delivery into his comedy career. I was in the fourth row of one of his shows. It was great. I can still hear him say, "MOVE TO WHERE THE FOOD IS!" 😀

[@Shellgrit]

I'm right with you there with the crushes. My two favourite guys ever! I'm still a massive Joe Elliott/Def Leppard fan

[@hawkeyegeorge]

I saw him live not long before he passed away. So raunchy and funny.

[@leighs3928]

RIP Sam

[@paulcallaway71]

I'm so blessed to have been a teen in the 80's!! I didn't attend a lot of concerts but MTV and radio during that era was a musical experience that can't be recreated.

[@courtnayzeitler8564]

We had a blast, didn’t we??

[@dawnwhite6071]

I agree!

[@DavidLender]

Same! Best decade ever!!

[@jerrytaylor8889]

@@DavidLender Absolutely! It's nice to have had the privilege of growing up, graduating (class of '85) & starting life in a decade that makes so many of today's generation wish they could have been a part of it. There will never be another like it, that's for sure!!

[@jp3813]

There's a 60+ minute video made by The Vintage Tribute titled "The 80s: A Pop Culture Special". Very highly recommended, it will remind you of a ton of things that were awesome in that decade. Yet it's just the tip of the iceberg.

[@benoitdesrochers4023]

I'm 52, in '88 I was 18. The 80's were the best music decade. The New Jersey album was Bon Jovi's "comeback" after Slippery When Wet. They were huge again. Great tour also.

[@dopiaza2006]

Me too - saw them Wembley Arena 1988 on the Bad Medicine tour!

[@scottlafleur4148]

Is it a comeback album? After Slippery When Wet it was more of a "stay on top" album.

[@dopiaza2006]

@@scottlafleur4148 Blood on Blood was and still is a classic, nothing comeback about it!

[@shelley3442]

1970 girl here also. Best music and times ever

[@roypartible9759]

@@scottlafleur4148 I remember it as kinda both. 87 had a lot of big albums come out, and Bon Jovi kinda slipped out of the public fascination. You had U2's Joshua Tree, George Michael's Faith, INXS Kick, and of course Appetit for Destruction by Guns and Roses, which set a new standard for heavy metal. In just a year, Bon Jovi had become yesterday's news. Goes to show you how amazing the quality of music was back then. But yeah, Guns and Roses really shook up the musical landscape when they came out. All other mainstream metal became lightweight compared to them.

[@skinnybuddha74]

I am devastated that the video version didn't include the breakdown. On the album version, at about the 4:10 mark, Jon gives us one of the greatest breakdowns in music history when he stops the song by saying, "I got, I got, I got, I got, I got, I got.. I gotta do it again. Wait a minute. Wait a minute. Hold on. I'm not done! One more time! WITH FEELING!" Also, this is pretty much the sound they were known for. You guys have just coincidentally done a bunch of their ballads in a row. Every hair band had a handful of ballads to keep the record execs happy (yes even Poison, Kiss and Mötley Crüe) but overall they were nitty-gritty rock bands.

[@cjc2]

Haha, I’ve been wondering why they didn’t include that part in the video since 1988.😂 would have been so cool.

[@csblame]

And they got grittier in 90’s with KTF and These Days. Those Bon Jovi b-tracks are killer. I like most of their b-sides more than the actual singles.

[@bostonhandbagoftheday1730]

What a bummer that isn’t included on the video version. That is my favorite part.

[@melissagerber7231]

I think it has a girls voice at the beginning , moaning, then saying, " Is that it?"

[@ujohnlynch2341]

@@melissagerber7231 I think that is on a song in the Slippery When Wet album.

[@marybaillie8907]

Released in 1988, this was lead single released from their fourth album, New Jersey. It made it to Number 1 on the US Billboard. Just a great tune, with a great rockin' melody. Fantastic. Great reaction. Buckets of Maple Syrup love from Canada ❤️❤️ 🇨🇦 🇨🇦

[@MaryellenAzack]

❤from n.j.

[@marybaillie8907]

@@MaryellenAzack 👍✌️🎶❤️🇨🇦

[@tristramcoffin926]

I went to the store to buy this the day it came out. It was so exciting! You are right. It was a 24 hour party, this time. You had to worry about school and normal teenage stuff but once you got a clear moment from that the world wasn't beating down on you like today's kids deal with. By the way, Amber, your hair looks gorgeous. Thanks for doing this reaction. Brings back such great memories.

[@BettyBicepGirls]

Sam Kinison was the man in the beginning asking “if this was going to be same old style video with these pretty boy bands?” … he was a very popular comedian in the ‘80’s and hung out with a lot of the rock bands then. You can see him him in a couple Motley Crue videos as well. “ I believe “ Dr Feelgood” ? He also had a hit video in the ‘80’s that played on MTV called “ Wild Thing” a cover by him with his comic version of it as he sings to the ex- sweet and innocent secretary Jessica Hahn , that had an affair with the crooked tv preacher Jim Baker back when he fell from grace. A lot of ‘ 80’s pop culture history there. But the video has over a dozen rock stars featured in it as well like … Billy Idol, Slash, C.C. DeVille, Jon Bon Jovi, Sebastian Bach, Steven Adler, Joe Perry , Steven Tyler , Steven Percy…

[@jp3813]

Today's kids are privileged in other ways. But there seems to be a cycle of fun vs angst when it comes to music. By the time the early 90s came around, teens preferred the "life sucks" kind of bands.

[@LS-fy9cu]

Amber, your hair also looks great whether in your natural curls or rockin' some braids! 😀

[@ChrisHaar]

I remember seeing Bon Jovi in concert when they were touring this album. It was a great show.

[@sharonalverson6743]

Yes they were!

[@MandyLynn1973]

I saw them on this tour, as well. To this day it is the best concert I have ever attended.

[@chapmaned24]

Same here!

[@sharlar517]

Me too. I saw them in Lubbock, Texas during this tour.

[@karlsmith2570]

Hey Jay and Amber, Fun Fact for you: This video was part of a contest by MTV for Bon Jovi fans to film their own footage for this song and they'd actually used the footage filmed by the fans for this video

[@faiz7180]

New Jersey (1988) is full of hidden gems. Born To Be My Baby, Lay your hands on me and Living in Sin is another good one from the same album. Richie Sambora also loved to play around with the whammy bar in his solo. A lot of his solo from the 80s have some whammy bar tricks.

[@amandabispo2949]

I love Richie's song Ballad of Youth.

[@dottzie33]

It’s still one of my favourite albums x

[@melissagerber7231]

The video for Living In Sin got censored.

[@tequilasunrise9667]

You forgot about Wild is the Wind, possibly their most obscure hidden gem. Such a great tune that not many people know about, unless they are die-hard Bon Jovi fans

[@t.lee.p9182]

Can't go wrong with Bon Jovi

[@karstenthiemann2828]

well - yes you can with the newer stuff..

[@AlexHernandez-yb9rx]

Y’all please react to “Lay your hands on me” I think you’d like that one too. I remember when this album came out, they went on tour and my grandma got me tickets to their concert (that is so unlike her bc she didn’t listen to my music but she knew I had posters of Bon Jovi in my room, best surprise by her ever!) yes Bon Jovi’s music is just great memories ❤

[@muc405]

I remember the hype on MTV for this first single off their second album "New Jersey". It was going to be released as a world premier and I had MTV on all day so I wouldn't miss it. God I miss the days when MTV actually played music videos.

[@ForsbergGirl21]

It's so funny that you see this as "a different side" when to me, this WAS Bon Jovi! This was just . . . so very much their wheelhouse and what they were known for. This banger, and Slippery When Wet, it's not that they didn't have soft songs (and I love their softer songs) but THIS is how I picture Bon Jovi--the hair, the moves, the fun!

[@TheRetroManRandySavage]

Probably my favourite song of theirs. Super fun. Reminds me of my 80s childhood so much.

[@NeutronDance]

Oooh yeah!

[@TheRetroManRandySavage]

@@NeutronDance ten thousand years as the intercontinental champion, oooooh yeeeah dig it. 💪😎

[@taki2003]

guys do not feel bad about not "being there" because you get the joy of hearing/discovering these songs for the first time just like we did back in the 80's...close your eyes, enjoy the journey and thanks for sharing with us!!

[@greggfla]

Amber's hair 🔥 This song brings back such great memories, girlfriend, friends, and great times. Sweet nostalgia! Awesome reaction as always! 👍👍💙💙

[@jp3813]

I hate it when music videos shorten songs. The last chorus wasn't even done yet when it faded out. Their next hit after this one is "Born to Be My Baby". Please react to it sometime.

[@elizabethklaver7404]

I was a big concert goer in the late seventies and early '80s and this is exactly what they were all like. Full of energy. Everyone happy. Never anything to worry about except finding your cars in the parking lots.

[@katestafford8837]

They provided the cameras to the fans and invited them in to film. The guy at the begining was Sam Kinison a great comic that we lost way too soon. I love Bon Jovi and the tour for New Jersey was freaking awesome.

[@John_Locke_108]

You guys should check out the movie Back To School for more Sam Kinison. Staring Rodney Dangerfield.

[@sergiodavila5269]

To my favorite reactors on KZbin: it’s so refreshing to finally see y’all react to the Hard Rock side of Bon Jovi!!!!! LOVE Y’ALL for that!!! I grew up on the “Slippery When Wet” & “New Jersey” albums in junior high & high school. Yes….the 80’zzzz we’re carefree & fun no doubt. I miss that time. Wish I could go back in time in a Time Machine knowing what I know now 😉…..for more rockin stuff from Bon Jovi, check out “Lay Your Hands on Me” from this album & “Raise Your Hands” from the “Slippery When Wet” album 🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽

[@dazzanomas9418]

I first got to see Bon Jovi headlining the Monsters of rock festival back in 1987 on the Slipper When Wet tour when i was 16 years old and i was blown away, i then went on to follow them around the UK when ever they played over here and got to see them 34 times live. It really was an amazing time in life, sadly the last good song they released was It's my life and after a few dodgy albums my time following them around on tour come to an end. Now they seem to have become a line dancing band and i wouldn't go to watch them again but i do treasure my youth with fond memories of following them around because back in the day they really did rock and i will be forever grateful i was along for that ride.

[@mst1740]

This is Bon Jovi. The ballads came later and stayed popular but they are first and foremost a rock band.

[@jeremiahrose4681]

Yep hearing Bon Jovi oozes 80's for sure.

[@endresnildal223]

I`m so happy you keep coming back to Bon Jovi. There are so many great ones you still haven`t done yet. It`s actually quite surprising though that the song "Wanted Dead or Alive" has not been picked! Please make it your next one. It just has to be done. 🤠 👌

[@Joeking313]

I have to admit I am truly happy I got to be in my late teens at these concerts and many others ❤

[@jerroldclark7053]

I saw them in concert in 1986, they were incredible and one of the best concerts I’ve ever seen. I was 18 and it was a great time to come of age in the 80s. Times were simpler and care free, no one worried about shootings or Covid. It was all about having fun.

[@seanswinton6242]

Agree! I saw and met them in 1986 on their "Slippery When Wet" tour. Meeting them was both scary then the best! My neighbors were hard rockers so they hashed a plan o meet Bon Jovi. At university, the Journalism college was in part if the basement of our coliseum. They knew how to get from there to the "Elephant Room", the floor of the coliseum. University registration, schedules, and tuition payment took place their before the semester. Bands loaded in their for concerts. We snuck in and sat the dark bleachers for their soundcheck and warmup. It was so cool until my friend lost his mind and yelled for the band to play "Social Disease". The lights came on and we were told to report to the stage. I almost wet my pants! I thought we were going to jail! We met the band, I apologized and begged for mercy. After all I still had tickets to the show and my girlfriend was going to be angry twofold. First, because I got arrested and secondly because I met Bon Jovi! Fortunately the band and their roadies were cool about it. We watched them finish the soundcheck, left and returned for the show! I attended many concerts back then. They were affordable and the road trips for them were fun. I really miss those days!

[@pdog547]

You're right, concerts (and life in general) were a lot more care free back then.

[@kimsolari2248]

Saw them many times in concert my favorite time was when Cinderella opened for them…They were amazing, always makes me smile❤

[@karlsmith2570]

It's not surprising that Cinderella opened for Bon Jovi during that tour, especially when you consider that they were discovered by Jon Bon Jovi himself which also explained the cameo appearance of Jon and Richie Sambora at the end of the video for their song "Somebody Save Me"

[@Devila103]

I saw that concert, too, only in my hometown in Louisiana! It was amazing!

[@donjackson5522]

Saw that show in The Meadowlands in NJ. Awesome show!

[@vincentp149]

One of Bon Jovi's best! That's the late Sam Kinison ranting in the beginning of the video. Sam was comedian who was huge at the time (sadly, he died in a car crash at the age of 38). Sam had a great "scene stealing" scene in Rodney Dangerfield's "Back to School." It's a great comedy that you should react to.

[@surlechapeau]

Jay & Amber, you'll love Jon Bon Jovi's "Who Says You Can’t Go Home" with Jennifer Nettles of Sugarland!!!

[@unklebacon44]

My highschool soundtrack. God Bless and RIP Sam Kinnison with the intro

[@johnkonertz8042]

Back in the day Bon Jovi was considered a "chic band " atleast in my area but we would go to their concerts. Why you ask....there were 1000's of single chics there getting all worked up. And we were there to cash in on the Bon Jovi effect.....lol.

[@thebibagirrrlshow]

Concerts back then were amazing & Bon Jovi was one of the best shows I saw, concerts were also very affordable to go to, fun outfits, big hair, such good times!

[@Corbs_vinyl_and_cassettes]

I’m glad your hearing it for the first time. I’m a huge bon Jovi fan. I’ve been a huge fan since I was 3 back in 2001 and I’ve seen them in concert two times

[@top40researcher31]

@Corbinator it wouldn't be their first

[@marcelofarah8657]

I think you will love "Keep the faith" by Bon Jovi. Early 90s but great song, the whole album was one of their best for me

[@jamiegriffin9866]

Bon Jovi was one of the best or was the best concert I ever attended. Saw them in Dallas back in 2008

[@frankbustamante6833]

Sam Kenison at the beginning of the video first hit the mainstream when he appeared as a college professor in the movie "Back to School" starring one of your favorite funnyman Rodney Dangerfield. Hilarious movie to react to. You'll also see Pauly from Rocky fame, Johnny from Cobra Kai fame....lots of recognizable faces.

[@Cynthia...]

Bon Jovi rocks. Brings back some memories for sure.

[@newfiemom8696]

Biggest thing to notice about this video, is nobody is on a cell phone!! They are all bonding and interacting. We had soooo much fun at concerts in the 80’s and early 90’s. No cell phones to video and take pics, we literally lived in the moment!! So sad that doesn’t seem to happen anymore. Bon Jovi does super fun concerts, if you’ve never been, I highly recommend them. I am sure they are still great, but no way you can go back to them in their prime! #purefun #80’sbaby #blessed #BonJovi. Richie and Jon are like a fine wine 🍷 they get better with age LOL ❤

[@Shellgrit]

If you love this one, you'll probably love "Wild in the Streets". It rocks out just as much as "Bad Medicine"

[@urthboundmisfit]

"99 In The Shade" was pretty good too.

[@chriso6719]

The 'fan' with the question at the beginning is comedian Sam Kinison.

[@emeraldtiger7135]

I woke up every morning at 6 am to this song on the radio in my freshman year of high school. I was so sick of this song, but now can't get enough of it!

[@Shrykespeare]

The shouting man at the beginning was legendary comedian Sam Kinison. He had a HUGE following in the 80s and 90s. (And if you ever react to "Back to School" starring Rodney Dangerfield - which you really should, it's a classic - you'll see more of Sam.) And that double-handed thing? Joe Satriani does that too sometimes.

[@roypartible9759]

I was a senior in high school when "Slippery When Wet" was ruling the charts. Our high school prom theme song was "Never Say Goodbye." I and everyone at my high school were huuuuge Bon Jovi fans. I can't hear that album without it bringing back images of my senior year in high school. So when "Bad Medicine" came out as the follow up single to "Slippery When Wet." It instantly became my favorite song. I remember the first day of the album release of "Bad Medicine," driving to my local Wherehouse record store (for those too young, that was the actual name of the record store.) and hoping they didn't sell out by the time I got there. When I got it, I was so excited to hear it, I plopped it into my cassette player and listened to the entire thing in my car. I was a little disappointed because other than Bad Medicine, the entire album was different from the rock anthemic songs of Slippery When Wet. After that, I kinda put away the cassette and didn't play it much, but as each new single began being released, I kept thinking hey that's a pretty good song. The when Lay Your Hands on Me was released right after I'll Be There For You, I was like, "Why didn't I like these songs when I first heard them?!" I guess I was hoping it would deliver that same sound as their previous album cause it reminded me of high school, which at the time, I had missed cause college life was a struggle at first. But as I adjusted to my new reality, I was able to appreciate the songs from the album. And now listening to it today, there doesn't seem like such a big difference musically, but even slight changes at the time seemed like such a big deal, caused it mirrored my own circumstances. I guess it goes to show how big a part music plays in all of our lives.

[@thecadman99]

Ah, walking down the hall my senior year with this cassette in my Toshiba.

[@UliFandoms]

Haven't heard that song in such a long time! Thanks for making me jump up and rocking around my living room!! 🙌

[@TwoRavens222]

I was blessed to have been a teenager in the 80s. It was a great time. So much fun!

[@layyah0905]

Good group and song ,back in the day there was just such a lot of top class music. That period I was blown away by the Joshu Tree album by U2,just a monumental achievement and Justice for All album by Metallica,a masterpiece. Red Hot Chili Peppers were finding their feet.And cassettes were still huge.

[@billclisham8668]

I forgot about Sam Kinison being in this video!! He was actually a pretty good musician in his own right but much better known for his comedy. His comedy bit on world hunger will NEVER be bettered by anyone.

[@MiguelLopez-is9te]

🤘😎🤘 I was 16 when this song came out and would blast it in my awful used 1980 Mazda. But my friends and I enjoyed it so much. Still miss the '80s.

[@kimberlinibambini1988]

Yes! LOVE Bon Jovi!!😍 one of their many bangers! 🔥💝💙

[@portalofwisdom8858]

Great song. One of my favorites. Also great is Lay your Hands on Me! Have you done Wanted dead or Alive yet? It is also great.

[@Malryth]

Sam Kinison...the Man...who Screamed us into the 80's!!! A perfect opening to a Bon Jovi music video... Play it Loud People!!!

[@jeremybilbrey1133]

the 80s were fun, no one was offended by anything, everyone got along for the most part. we all had fun. never been a huge Bon Jovi fan but another band that a huge stage production. R.I.P Alec

[@Shrykespeare]

Not QUITE true. I distinctly remember there being Congressional hearings spearheaded by politicians who wanted to censor provocative song lyrics. Dee Snider of Twisted Sister was one of several musicians who testified.

[@ITPalGame]

The 80s, where Keanu Reeves and fellow actor said, "fag!", in "Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure", after both hugged each other spontaneously, and no one bothered to whine about it.

[@VinzClorthokeymasterofGozer]

While I love the sentiment, there were a lot of people offended at books and trying to ban them or kill the author, education was being too liberal for some and needed more Jesus, heavy metal was devil music and needed Congressional hearings, 2 Live Crew was arrested on stage for lewd lyrics, and AIDS was allowed to kill people because they thought it only killed gays. The cold war was in full swing. The US was supporting insurrections and military coups in Central and South America, and training terrorists in Afghanistan. Gang violence and gun violence were rising like crazy. The crack epidemic was decimating cities and prisons were filling beyond capacity because of it. But there was a lot of fun too.

[@darrinlindsey]

I was offended by my neighbor, in 1986, that would defecate in my lawn, in the overnight hours!

[@Vinylrebel72]

Back in school, I wasn’t the biggest Bon Jovi fan but man the girls loved him and my best friend was a girl and she was really into metal and glam metal..and when we went out with my gf we would crank this up and cruise and have a blast.

[@kitcatsaunders]

One of my fav Bon Jovi songs m p,thanks for the amazing reaction, good vibes and much love 🤗🙏❤️😇

[@73cgreene]

Bon Jovi's "hands" songs are critical to the musical experience! "LAY YOUR HANDS ON ME" and "RAISE YOUR HANDS" are stellar 80's arena rock songs!! Glad you enjoyed this one. Keep 'em coming! We're loving your reaction videos!

[@greg6985]

Did it to me again another Bon Jovi song but no Wanted Dead or Alive!! You just keep teasing and teasing!! And I know you've seen it mention many many times. But keep up the awesome work you two!! And maybe just maybe you get around to it!! Wanted Dead or Alive baby!!✌️

[@ron57strat]

The guy at the first of the video is the comedian sam kinison FROM TULSA.

[@richardhenderson9767]

Please react to "Without Love", and "Always", by Bon Jovi.

[@bhans1649]

I think you would like Dry County, Keep the Faith, These Days, Everyday… I could go on forever because I’m a huge Bon Jovi fan 😂

[@reneeheknowsmyname6771]

Next up ..... 'Born To Be My Baby!' Saw Bon Jovi when Skid Row opened up for them! They really put on a great show!!

[@LanceThompsonKssooner]

Back when rock was about having a good time. I love dark and heavier metal but sometimes I miss "good times" songs.

[@jp3813]

Blame grunge.

[@LanceThompsonKssooner]

@@jp3813 well I loved grunge and honestly the decadence of hair metal brought it about. But it was still fun 🤘

[@amyconnors8918]

I remember when the Slippery When Wet album came out. I got it on cassette and I listened to it on my Walkman at the bowling alley. We went all night bowling with a big group of friends. Had my jean jacket on and I thought I was so cool. Was a fan from then on. Man am I old.

[@dawnwhite6071]

Being a teen in the 80’s was awesome!!!

[@i8jaffas]

My favourite concert experience ever was because of this song! I heard Jon call out "is there a doctor in the house" from backstage, I jumped up and started screaming. This guy behind me told me to shut up and sit down as there was no way I was a doctor. I turned around and said "You're right, I only have my masters but at least I'm a fan and know when my favourite song is about to start."

[@keithkalif2778]

I love Jon Bon Jovi he is awesome I love his voice and music

[@terryschleicher8511]

I saw Bon Jovi back in 86 and they were opening for RATT. Both bands had just released their second albums.

[@johnsmith2046]

This came out when I was 15, and I am now 49. I have always liked their first four albums (the albums they made in the 1980's). We Generation X'ers were spoiled with great music! Hello from northeast Ohio.

[@lottiefaith6935]

I have to admit we were extremely blessed to be able to go to these concerts and be involved in them. We used to be able to fight our way to the very front of the stage, my first concert was Peter Frampton and I stood on the chair in the first row no farther than six feet from him! I think I was in six grade and firmly in love for the rest of my life with Peter Frampton, his incredible guitar skills and concerts! They aren't the same anymore.

[@davidviteris]

BON JOVI - I'll be There for You cheers!

[@FLmickey90]

Alec John Such (bass player) was an original member from 1983-1994 passed away June 4 this year. When Bon Jovi was inducted into the R&R HOF, he was inducted with the band and performed at least a couple of songs from when he was in the group. He was replaced with Hugh McDonald, who was a session musician (studio musician) for many artists over the years before joining the group. He was actually the bass player for Bon Jovi's song Runaway before Alec joined the group.

[@carolki1315]

that's exactly what happened to so many of us back then: so many songs were so good, you couldn't get it out of your head. another reason why so many of these songs and album were huge sellers and huge hits on the billboard charts.

[@retro-robbo]

The era of Bon Jovi I saw them live several times. All their songs my teenage anthems from this period. Lay Your Hands On Me is a must listen.

[@johnnyboy114]

Huge Bon Jovi fan here. Must have seen them 7-8 times over the early years. The first 5 albums were absolute rock classics. The pinnacle being Slippery When Wet and New Jersey. And what you have with Bad Medicine IS what they do. Yes, for hair rock they wrote a mean ballad but their bread and butter was balls out rock and roll that defined the top of the genre at the time. And as for them as musicians, probably all of the right up there with the very best, weirdly with Jon himself possibly being the weakest link, but only on an objective level. They were all top top musicians. Richie Sambora is still to this day an unsung hero of the guitar playing world. Not only technically right up there with the very best but wrote some truly iconic solos for tunes too. You could easily listen to just to solo from a dozen of their tunes and know which tune it is. Alec John Such was a kick ass bass player, Tico Torres criminally underrated and Dave Bryant on keyboards is classically trained to the highest level. Put them all together and they just gelled. You have some classics to come, that’s for sure!

[@cynthiaschultheis1660]

Guy yelling is Sam Kinison comedian. Hilarious, 🙏RIP SAM🙏

[@ChristysChannelYall]

This was Bon Jovi back in the beginning. This is what I know them for. This was my teenage years and so much fun!

[@therealmciver3761]

I was born in 1970 so this was my music. Love it when you do the 80's rock/hairband! Life was so much cooler back then. Around here as long as you had a license you could get into any bar. Every bar from Pittsburgh to Cleveland was packed every Friday n Saturday night with bands playing nothing but this.

[@erica.e.emily1]

I agree with you guys. Growing up in the 80s was the best! So glad I got the experience. Felt safe, although we wouldn’t have recognized it at the time because there wasn’t anything to compare it to. And, I grew up in a rural southern town, also safe. ❤

[@bobcoss6777]

What an awesome song. And Sam Kinison as a bonus!

[@sharonalverson6743]

They were amazing in concert back in the day he flew through the air it was amazing!

[@coachjdc]

saw a ton of these bands throughout the 80s but my coolest experience was seeing Bon Jovi do an unannounced warm up gig at a club in Woodstock, NY in '88 prior to the NJ Tour. Less than 150 people and the "stage" was a 6" riser. Just amazing. Ended the night sitting at the bar with Tico (drummer) and Alec (bassist)

[@bknsty14]

“Homebound Train”, “Let it Rock”, “Raise Your Hands”. Those are all harder Bon Jovi songs. All great songs. “Love for Sale” is a great, fun Bon Jovi song.

[@danmellen1423]

These times were the best. Went to so many concerts and just had such fun. Growing up in the mid to late eighties was some of the best times

[@poguemom3]

I was obsessed with this album! Bon Jovi was such a huge part of my teen years and this song brings back good memories. 💜

[@Islendingar]

The first single from the follow up album to the mighty Slippery When Wet !’ New Jersey was actually released a few days after the tour actually started. During that tour it was placed all over the set list but since Keep The Faith, the one after New Jersey it’s been a set closer. Killer vibe and they still have the energy then as at the start of the show ! The guy shouting at the start is Sam Kinison who passed away in a car crash at just 38 ….. he was a comedian and the band loved him and hence then cameo …. I think he appeared in others too …. Amazing track !!

[@AndrewMoffitt]

This track is everything that was right with 80s hard rock. God, what a sound!

[@TheOicyu812]

The 2nd concert I ever saw was Bon Jovi opening for Ratt at the Richmond Coliseum in 1985. I was 17 years old at the time. Great memories!

[@paulbyrne7617]

Saw Bon Jovi in the late 80's when they toured Australia, great live band, Jon Bon Jovi was in the harness and flying all around the stadium, it was a great night.

[@kimfoster6249]

I am truly blessed to have been growing up up in the 70’s and 80’s. Truly the best music ever!!

[@quinny6920]

Cant go wrong with Bon Jovi!!! So so many great huge hits back in the day!! Great comcerts too!! I’ve seen them a few times

[@Meltog]

John was a restless soul always seeking change and perfection. He kept the bands music and style evolving. That’s why Bon Jovi has lasted long after other 80s artists disappeared. Another real head banger is “If I Was Your Mother”.

[@germanvelasquez8060]

La mejor banda del World....

[@blackkatt777]

Living on a prayer has the same energy as this song. Bon Jovi are Anthem Rock Royalty. They are number to only to Queen. Queen was King of Anthem Rock. You play Queen or Bon Jovi at any stadium event...especially a edm music festival and the whole crowd is singing every lyric at the top of their lungs. Good vibes.... Thanks for this one. I'd like to suggest Patti Labelle's video from the Beverly Hills cop soundtrack...NEW ATTITUDE. Donna Summers: DIM ALL THE LIGHTS. Johnny Mathis and Deniece Williams: TOO MUCH. TOO LITTLE. TOO LATE. And more Janet Jackson, please.

[@courtnayzeitler8564]

That wasn’t the end of the whole song!! You guys gotta get the complete version!!

[@Darkstar72SR]

‘Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back’ . . . The Mooby’s scene . . . ‘Nuff said . . .

[@pablo-1372]

Jon Bon Jovi & Richie Sambora... MTV Video Music Awards... Livin' on a Prayer/Wanted Dead or Alive. Basically started the whole "Unplugged" movement that many of the 80s rock bands followed. You will love it, I assure you.

[@kazzaMcFazza]

So many great songs still to do. "Bed Of Roses", "Wanted Dead Or Alive", ""In These Arms", "Someday I'll Be Saturday Night", "Lay Your Hands On Me", "In & Out Of Love". Ok that's enough for now. 😄

[@davparksoh]

Saw Bon Jovi in '85 just before they hit it big with 'Runaway' - we all knew they were gonna be HUGE - along with Rush, the tightest live rock concerts I've seen - the hair bands you mentioned made the 80's a blast - best era ever!