Month: December 2023

Bon Jovi – “Thank You For Loving Me” (2000) – CD Single (The Bon Jovi CollectionSeries)

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On November 6, 2000, Bon Jovi released their third single from ‘Crush’, well, their second single in the U.S. The song did really well for the band reaching the Top 40 in a ton of countries like the UK, Germany and Australia, but not in the U.S. where it only went to #57. Proving more that Bon Jovi were actually bigger overseas then in their home country which had the way it was for at least a decade. Back in 2000, when Bon Jovi released a single, there would be a ton of different variants of that single in many different parts of the world, each with their own unique B-Sides and this one was no different.

The version I have is actually a Canadian release (and I think I got this from my good pal Mike Ladano from Grab a Stack of Rock and MikeLadano.com. Go check him out as you won’t be disappointed. The version I have according to Wikipedia is says it is actually the Japanese Edition and that is possible I guess, but this is definitely a Canadian pressing as it states it below.

The song title, “Thnk You For Loving Me” seems to be inspired by Brad Pitt’s character in the film ‘Meet Joe Black’ where he tells Claire Forlani’s character “thank you for loving me”…or it could be a giant coincidence. It was written by Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora and was inspired by Jon’s own personal experiences and observations on how love can change you and it was a giant thank you to those special people in his life.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=nddTokI9hHY%3Fsi%3DXgUVM7n8VV87XagV

The song is a ballad and chock full of ballad cliches with a full on string section, soft & gentle piano and some nice sweet guitar licks from Sambora giving us the power in power ballad. The song is a little over-the-top at times and cheesy, but Jon still delivers it as only he can with all the emotion needed to draw in the listener and pull at their heartstrings. Not their best ballad they’ve ever done, but honestly, its pretty damn good nonetheless.

The B-Side tracks (I now it is a CD so technically no B-Sides, but that is what I’m calling them) are all live and recorded to a two track player at The China Club in New York City on September 20, 2000. And all three tracks are not from the ‘Crush’ album. First up is the ‘New Jersey’ track “Born to Be My Baby”. This track was penned with the help of Desmond Child and you can feel his touch all over it with its melodies and hooks and that catchy chorus. Playing it live, they haven’t really altered it or strayed from the live version. It lacks a little of the studio version’s punch, but still a great track.

Next Up is “I’ll Be There For You” is also from ‘New Jersey’ and is a ballad. That opening guitar lick from Sambora is instantly recognizable on this track. Jon’s vocals are high in the mix and in 2000, he still sounded pretty great live. Richie’s backgrounds are key on this one too as I love how his vocals compliment Jon’s so much. If you listen close, you can hear the crowd singing along. They really nail this one and they don’t stray from the studio version much and that is okay.

The final track is “I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead” from ‘Keep the Faith’ and Bon Jovi shows they are still a bar band at heart, even though I don’t know how much they played in bars. Tico pounds away at the skins and Richie rips some riffs. David’s piano plays like an old honky tonk and the boys cut loose and have a good time with this one. Jon doesn’t sound the best as he sounds a little tired, but this is live and he shouldn’t sound perfect.

And there you have it. A cool gift from a friend and a nice addition to the Bon Jovi collection. I hope you enjoyed it and we still have one final ‘Crush’ related piece in the collection to review and that is coming next week. Until then, have a great day.

NEXT UP: BON JOVI – ‘THE CRUSH TOUR’ (2000) – DVD REVIEW

THE BON JOVI COLLECTION SERIES:

  1. Bon Jovi – The Albums Box Set (2017)
  2. Jon Bongiovi – The Power Station Sessions (1980-1983) (2001)
  3. Bon Jovi – Bon Jovi (1984)
  4. Bon Jovi – Shot Through the Heart: Live in Cleveland, OH March 17, 1984 FM Broadcast (Bootleg)
  5. Bon Jovi – 7800° Fahrenheit (1985)
  6. Bon Jovi – Slippery When Wet (1986)
  7. Bon Jovi – New Jersey (1988)
  8. Bon Jovi – New Jersey: Super Deluxe Edition – Disc 2/DVD (1988)
  9. Bon Jovi – “I’ll Be There For You” – Cassette Single (1988)
  10. Jon Bon Jovi – Blaze of Glory (1990)
  11. Jon Bon Jovi – “Blaze of Glory” – Cassette Single (1990)
  12. Richie Sambora – Stranger in this Town (1991)
  13. Bon Jovi – Keep the Faith (1992)
  14. Bon Jovi – “I Believe” – 7″ Single (1992)
  15. Bon Jovi – Cross Road (1994)
  16. Bon Jovi – “Please Come Home for Christmas” – CD Single (1994)
  17. Bon Jovi – These Days (1995)
  18. Bon Jovi – Live From London – DVD (1995)
  19. Jon Bon Jovi – Destination Anywhere (1997)
  20. Richie Sambora – Undiscovered Soul (1998)
  21. Bon Jovi – Crush (2000)
  22. Bon Jovi – Live From Osaka E.P. (2000)
  23. Bon Jovi – “Thank You For Loving Me” – CD Single (2000)
  24. Bon Jovi – The Crush Tour – DVD (2000)
  25. Bon Jovi – The Love Songs E.P. (Promo) (2001)
  26. Bon Jovi – Tokyo Road: Best of Bon Jovi (2001)
  27. Bon Jovi – One Wild Night Live: 1985-2001 (2001)
  28. Bon Jovi – Bounce (2002)
  29. Bon Jovi – Unauthorized: Rock ‘n Roll Legends – Bootleg DVD (2002)
  30. Bon Jovi – This Left Feels Right (2003)
  31. Bon Jovi – Target E.P. (2003)
  32. Bon Jovi – Wild in the Streets: Unauthorized – Bootleg DVD (2003)
  33. Bon Jovi – This Left Feels Right – DVD (2004)
  34. Bon Jovi – 100,000,000 Bon Jovi Fans Can’t Be Wrong (Part 1) – (2004)
  35. Bon Jovi – 100,000,000 Bon Jovi Fans Can’t Be Wrong (Disc 1, Part 2) – (2004)
  36. Bon Jovi – 100,000,000 Bon Jovi Fans Can’t Be Wrong (Disc 2, Part 3) – (2004)
  37. Bon Jovi – 100,000,000 Bon Jovi Fans Can’t Be Wrong (Disc 3, Part 4) – (2004)
  38. Bon Jovi – 100,000,000 Bon Jovi Fans Can’t Be Wrong (Disc 4, Part 5) – (2004)
  39. Bon Jovi – 100,000,000 Bon Jovi Fans Can’t Be Wrong (Disc 5, Part 6) – (2004)
  40. Bon Jovi – Have a Nice Day (2005)
  41. Bon Jovi – Live from the Have a Nice Day Tour (Walmart Exclusive) (2006)
  42. Bon Jovi – Lost Highway (2007)
  43. Bon Jovi – Lost Highway: The Concert (2007)
  44. Bon Jovi – The Circle (2009)
  45. Bon Jovi – When We Were Beautiful Documentary DVD (2009)
  46. Bon Jovi – Live at Madison Square Garden – DVD (2009)
  47. Bon Jovi – Greatest Hits: The Ultimate Collection (2009)
  48. Bon Jovi – Greatest Hits: The Ultimate Video Collection – DVD (2010)
  49. Bon Jovi – Inside Out – DVD (2012)
  50. Richie Sambora – Aftermath of the Lowdown (2012)
  51. Bon Jovi – What About Now (2013)
  52. Bon Jovi – Live E.P. (RSD – 2013)
  53. Bon Jovi – Live 2 E.P. (RSD – 2014)
  54. Bon Jovi – Burning Bridges (2015)
  55. Bon Jovi – This House is Not For Sale (2016)
  56. Bon Jovi – This House is Not For Sale – Live From the London Palladium (2016)
  57. Bon Jovi – The Albums Box Set – The Extra LP (2017)
  58. RSO – Radio Free America (2018)
  59. Bon Jovi – 2020 (2020)
  60. Bon Jovi – 40th Anniversary Box Set (TBA – I Hope it is out by the time we get here)

We’ve reviewed a bunch of pieces already over the years and won’t review again. They are as follows:

  1. Bon Jovi – The Brotherhood Tour Book (1988-1990)
  2. Bon Jovi – Bon Jovi Tour 2011 – Tourbook
  3. Bon Jovi – The Rock History – Bootleg CD
  4. Bon Jovi – “You Give Love A Bad Name” – 12″ Single
  5. Bon Jovi – “You Give Love a Bad Name” – 7″ Single
  6. Bon Jovi – Red Hot & 2 Parts Live E.P. – 12″ Single
  7. Bon Jovi – “Wanted Dead or Alive” – 7″ Single
  8. Bon Jovi – “Bad Medicine” – 7″ Single
  9. Bon Jovi – “Born to Be My Baby” – 7″ Single
  10. Bon Jovi – “I’ll Be There For You” – 7″ Single
  11. Bon Jovi – “Lay Your Hands on Me” – 7″ Single
  12. Bon Jovi – “Living in Sin” – 7″ Single

Kiss -‘End Of The Road’ – THE FINAL SHOW (December 2nd, 2023: Madison Square Garden)

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Yes, I was there for the end. The final Kiss show. I have been a fan for around 46 years or since ever since I discovered these albums in my brothers collection. I was around 7-8 years old. The make-up, the larger than life characters, the pictures on those albums and most of all, the songs all captured this little kid’s mind and never let go. Through the good years and the bad (and there have been some), Kiss has always been a part of my life.

My very first Kiss show was December 26, 1983 for the Lick It Up Tour. My brother, Gary, gave me a ticket for the show on my birthday, which was the day before the show. Imagine my surprise. Here we are 40 years later and this time I bought the tickets. My brother took me to My First Kiss Show and I am taking him to the Last!! We arrived in New York City early morning on Friday, December 1st, 2023. Gary from Atlanta and I from Charlotte. Once we arrived, we did a couple touristy things, but one of the cool things was going to where Kiss were photographed in the suits for the Dressed to Kill album cover. That was at the southeast corner of W23rd Street and 8th Avenue looking North. I didn’t recreate it, just took a picture there.

Cheesy, yeah…but it was fun standing there where the guys made that iconic Kiss picture. The other Kiss place we went was down to Electric Lady Studios. The place where Kiss recorded their demos with Eddie Kramer, prior to the debut album. You know this studio because it was Jimi Hendrix’s Studio. If you open the door, you will see the original door and brick that was there when Kiss was. The funny thing about these two locations is that we knew we found the right locations as there were already other Kiss fans doing the same thing we planned on doing. And speaking of fans, everyone we met was so friendly and so excited about the weekend. Kiss fans, when not being overly critical, are actually great people.

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My Sunday Song – “Run Run Run” by Tesla

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For My Sunday Song #389, we are almost to the end of Tim’s Choices and this time around is a cover song for Tesla called “Run Run Run”. It was originally done by Jo Jo Gunne in 1972 and written by Matt Andes and Joe Ferguson. It was only released as a B-Side on the CD Maxi Single for “Love Song” in 1990 so never on any of the band’s albums.

The song, lyrically, is very simple and seems to be about a guy who might be on the run from the law and needs to get to the border or the state line to get away from them. Nothing more than that. Pretty simple, right!

The band has fun with it. They keep to the spirit of the song but bring in to the 90’s with the sound as the original is very 70’s sounding. Jeff Keith’s vocals have such a cool grit that it really makes the song jump. The guitar work by both Tommy Skeoch and Frank Hannon scream and make the song feel like the song is really racing. The rhythm section of Brian Wheat on bass along with Troy Lucketta on drums also drives the song forward. You can feel the pressure and intensity of the guy running from the law. And then the song ends with a massive build up and bam, it’s done. A great, fun track by an incredible underrated band!

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Friday New Releases – December 1, 2023

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We are now in December. Christmas is fast approaching and the year is almost over. Man time flies. Speaking of flying, if I’m not responding to comments it is because I am heading to New York City for a very special show tomorrow night. You can read all about it on Monday (I hope I can get it done by then). For now, we have a batch of new releases for you. There is nothing for me although I do want to hear the new Peter Gabriel and I will try out Mike Shinoda’s new one. Otherwise too busy. Let me know what you want to hear this week or if we missed anything so everyone can see it. Thanks for stopping by and I hope you all have a great weekend. I plan doing just that!!!!

  • Peter Gabriel – I/O – (Peter Gabriel Ltd)
https://youtube.com/watch?v=VMJGV7GWC5I%3Fsi%3D143u_cw0KpGYqJA-
  • Mike Shinoda – The Crimson Chapter – (Fort Minor Inc / Warner Records)
https://youtube.com/watch?v=9yZc11o7eME%3Fsi%3DM9ZVlLT62aSS05oz
  • Dove Cameron – Alchemical: Vol. 1 – (Disruptor Records / Columbia Records)
https://youtube.com/watch?v=SiZKWq-0V6I%3Fsi%3DFL5TWPTn_8VYjqx_
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