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Track Listings
| 1. Undivided |
| 2. Everyday (Album Version) |
| 3. The Distance |
| 4. Joey |
| 5. Misunderstood |
| 6. All About Lovin' You |
| 7. Hook Me Up |
| 8. Right Side Of Wrong |
| 9. Love Me Back To Life |
| 10. You Had Me From Hello |
| 11. Bounce |
| 12. Open All Night |
| 13. EPK |
Product Description
Amazon.co.uk Review
The album has, however, a distinct and deliberately contemporary feel--power chords instead of endless Sambora guitar noodling. The opener, "Undivided", hammers this point home, and "The Distance" and first single "Everyday" tell you that Bon Jovi can compete with the upstarts. The polar opposites of these are old-style tracks--the Jovi/Sambora cowboy partnership of "Right Side of Wrong" and, yes, the token ballads--none of which compare to "Bed of Roses" or "Always". If the band could produce an album as contemporary, slick and just plain good as Jon Bon Jovi's second solo offering, Destination Anywhere, then their future would be assured. More mature, sophisticated and modern than Crush, it will galvanise their slowly declining position for a while longer. It's a disappointment, of course, but a pleasantly surprising one. --Ben Johncock
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From the opening heavy drum beat of the first song "Undivided" to the final guitar solo of the last track "Open All Night" this is unmistakably Bon Jovi; radio-friendly hard rock. This first song is lyrically the weakest song on the album with Jovi's repeated chorus: 'one for love, one for truth...' It is quite a dark and uninspiring opening track which sets the tone for an album that is influenced by the events of September 11th. Thankfully, the next track and recent single, "Everyday", is much more of a pop rock song with its unusual opening bars, slightly offbeat drumming and catchy chorus. It's set to become another of their anthems, easily sitting alongside such legends as "Wanted Dead or Alive" and "Keep The Faith".
"Everyday", "Love Me Back to Life" and "Bounce" are all upbeat, loud tracks with superb power chords, a big drumbeat and Jovi's unmistakable vocals that ooze good clean American fun. You won't be able to stop your feet tapping and your hands playing imaginary drums.
However, the rest of the album is more mellow and reflective compared to their previous albums. Gone are the wild celebratory songs that can be heard on Crush and Keep the Faith and in their place there is a bleaker, even sombre sound. The ballads here, "You Had Me From Hello" and "All About Lovin' You", don't quite hit the mark and are not in the same league as classics "Always" and "Bed of Roses".
All in all Bounce is an album every Bon Jovi fan should have in their collection, the cover and booklet are pretty fantastic for a start. They haven't broken down any barriers here, but they have once again successfully bridged the gap between heavy metal and stadium rock.
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Customer Reviews
This is a good album. Lyrically it is as good as usual (no These Days but everybit as good as Crush) and musically it is more varied than any of the previous Jovi albums.
The 12 tracks are about an equal mix between out and out rock (Everyday, Bounce and Undivided) and the now-familiar ballads (You Had Me From Hello, Open All Night).
Opening track Undivided is the song most inpsired by Sept 11th but displays the bands optimism for the future instead of dwelling on the past like some songs have. It's a good rock track and I think most fans will love this track.
On the other end of the rock scale is Open All Night - inspired by Jon's character on Ally McBeal - this is an honest and heart-felt song with simple but effective music.
Joey is a good piano led song which is perhaps a little too similar to Elton John's Levon.
Finally, Right Side Of Wrong - I don't know why but I love this song. Great movie like lyrics and good music with some great guitars from Sir Richie Sambora ("We're not worthy!")
Overall, this album is less rock that Crush was, but probably better for it. I felt the ballads on Crush were not up to the usual standard but Bounce more than makes up for this.
A note for fans of Dave Bryan is that he seems a lot more prominant on this album than any of the previous ones.
Anyway, I doubt this will convert many non-Jovi fans but all Bon Jovi-fans should like it at least.
'Undivided' contains subtle references to September 11, not soppy, sentimental or lucid but moving. 'All about lovin' you' is another beautiful ballad, which Bon Jovi specialize in. 'Bounce', the title track and 'Everyday' are both good rock pieces, my personal favourite being 'Hook me up'. This album contains some seriously heavy guitar work. Another of Jon's moral stories is 'Joey', whilst 'Wrong Side of Right' is another song that brings tears to your eyes, invoking the legendary cowboy relationship.
Jon seems to have regained the power in his voice and Richie is, as usual, simply amazing. Forget the temporary blip that was Crush, this is Bon Jovi back in full swing. Buy or regret it. Bon Jovi are just getting even better!
1. 'Joey' love it. words are brill, and it has meaning. a lovely song.
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