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Cross Road (videos)
''Cross Road'' is a video release of music videos by rock band Bon Jovi, coinciding with the band's greatest hits album of the same name. It contains 16 of the band's music videos, four of which were previously unreleased. ''Cross Road'' won a 1994 Metal Edge Readers Choice Award for Best Video Cassette. The compilation was released on DVD in Japan in 1997. Track listing # "Livin' on a Prayer" # "Keep the Faith" # " Wanted Dead or Alive" # "Lay Your Hands on Me" # "You Give Love a Bad Name" # "Bed of Roses" (Short version - contains bar scene) # " Blaze of Glory" (Jon Bon Jovi solo, previously unreleased) # "In These Arms" # " Bad Medicine" (1st Version) # " I'll Be There for You" # "Dry County" (Previously unreleased) # " Living in Sin" # "Miracle" (Jon Bon Jovi solo, previously unreleased) # " I Believe" # " I'll Sleep When I'm Dead" # "Always" (Previously unreleased) Available on the following formats *VHS *Video CD *DVD *Laser Disc LaserDisc (LD) is a home vid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Bon Jovi
Bon Jovi is an American Rock music, rock band formed in Sayreville, New Jersey in 1983. The band consists of singer Jon Bon Jovi, keyboardist David Bryan, drummer Tico Torres, guitarists John Shanks and Phil X, percussionist Everett Bradley (musician), Everett Bradley, and bassist Hugh McDonald (American musician), Hugh McDonald. Original bassist Alec John Such left the band in 1994, and longtime guitarist and co-songwriter Richie Sambora left in 2013. In 1984, Bon Jovi released Bon Jovi (album), their self-titled debut album, and its single "Runaway (Bon Jovi song), Runaway" managed to reach the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100. In 1986, the band achieved widespread success and global recognition with their third album, ''Slippery When Wet'', which included three Top 10 singles on the Billboard Hot 100, two of which reached No. 1: "You Give Love a Bad Name" and "Livin' on a Prayer". Their fourth album, ''New Jersey (album), New Jersey'' (1988), was also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Bad Medicine (song)
"Bad Medicine" is a song by American rock band Bon Jovi. It was written by Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, and Desmond Child, and was released on September 12, 1988, as the lead single from the band's fourth album, ''New Jersey'' (1988). The song reached number one on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, Bon Jovi's third single to do so, and became a top-10 hit in Australia, Canada, Finland, Ireland, the Netherlands, and New Zealand. Critical reception ''Cash Box'' said that " producer Bruce Fairbairn and Jon Bon Jovi fashion gang harmonies around a typically monumental guitar sound." Music video There are two videos for the song, one with the band live in concert, and a more well-known live video which begins with a crowd of young people waiting in line to get into the video shoot. Before being let in, one of the security guards asks if there are any questions, and Sam Kinison asks if the video will "be the same of video slop that we get from these glam rock pretty boys". When he answer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
1994 Video Albums
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Bon Jovi Video Albums
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Laser Disc
LaserDisc (LD) is a home video format and the first commercial optical disc storage medium. It was developed by Philips, Pioneer, and the movie studio MCA. The format was initially marketed in the United States in 1978 under the name DiscoVision, a brand used by MCA. As Pioneer took a greater role in its development and promotion, the format was rebranded LaserVision. While the LaserDisc brand originally referred specifically to Pioneer's line of players, the term gradually came to be used generically to refer to the format as a whole, making it a genericized trademark. The discs typically have a diameter of , similar in size to the phonograph record. Unlike most later optical disc formats, LaserDisc is not fully digital; it stores an analog video signal. Many titles featured CD-quality digital audio, and LaserDisc was the first home video format to support surround sound. Its 425 to 440 horizontal lines of resolution was nearly double that of consumer competing consume ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Video CD
Video CD (abbreviated as VCD, and also known as Compact Disc Digital Video), (not to be confused with CD Video which is a type of Laserdisc) is a home video format and the first format for distributing films on standard optical discs. The format was widely adopted in all of Asia (except for Japan and South Korea), superseding the VHS and Betamax systems in those regions until DVD-Video became more affordable in the 2000s. The format is a standard digital data format for storing video on a compact disc. VCD discs/disc images are playable in dedicated VCD players and widely playable in most DVD players, personal computers and some video game consoles with an optical disc drive that is programmed to understand VCD discs. However, they are less playable in most Blu-ray Disc players, vehicle audio with DVD/Blu-ray support and video game consoles such as the Sony PlayStation and Xbox due to lack of backward compatibility for the older MPEG-1 format, inability to read MPEG-1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Always (Bon Jovi Song)
"Always" is a song by American rock band Bon Jovi. The power ballad was released in September 1994 by Mercury Records as a single from the band's first official greatest hits album, '' Cross Road'' (1994), and went on to become one of their best-selling singles, with a million copies sold in the US and more than three million worldwide. The song reached number four on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, becoming the band's 11th and last top-10 hit. It was an international hit as well, peaking at number one in Belgium, Canada, Ireland and Switzerland, number two in Australia and the United Kingdom, and number four in Germany. The accompanying music video for the song was directed by Marty Callner. "Always" was bass player Alec John Such's final single with the band before he left in late 1994. Song origin The song was originally written by Jon Bon Jovi for the soundtrack to the 1993 film '' Romeo Is Bleeding'', starring Gary Oldman as a corrupt cop and Mafia aide who is renounced by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
I'll Sleep When I'm Dead (Bon Jovi Song)
"I'll Sleep When I'm Dead" is a song by American rock band Bon Jovi. It was released on July 26, 1993, by Mercury and Jambco, as the fourth single from their fifth studio album, '' Keep the Faith'' (1992). The song was written by Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, and Desmond Child. "I'll Sleep When I'm Dead" reached 17 on the UK Singles Chart, No. 97 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and No. 29 on the ''Billboard'' Album Rock Tracks charts. The grave of the Doors' lead singer Jim Morrison was featured in the song's music video. Live performances The driving drumbeat and catchy chorus of "I'll Sleep When I'm Dead" have made it a crowd favourite during live performances. It had the distinction of being one of the few Bon Jovi songs to be played at virtually every live concert since its introduction, until The Circle Tour in 2010, where it was only played occasionally. When played, it is often incorporated into a medley with a cover song inserted into the middle, such as "Jumpin' Jack ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
I Believe (Bon Jovi Song)
"I Believe" is a song by American Rock music, rock band Bon Jovi. Written by Jon Bon Jovi, it was released in September 20, 1993, by Mercury Records, Mercury and Jambco, as the fifth single from their fifth studio album, ''Keep the Faith'' (1992). The single reached number 11 in the United Kingdom and number 40 in Australia. Live performances "I Believe" was played extensively during the Keep the Faith Tour (1993) and the I'll Sleep When I'm Dead Tour (1993) and on occasion on the Crush Tour (2000). Since then, it has been barely played and has become one of the rarest songs to be played live. It was played once in Germany during the 2003 Bounce Tour, once in London during the 2008 Lost Highway Tour, and most recently, once in Sydney, Australia during the 2010 The Circle Tour, Circle Tour. Track listing * UK release # "I Believe" (Clearmountain mix) # "Runaway" (live) # "Livin' on a Prayer" (live) # "Wanted Dead or Alive" (live) Tracks 2, 3, and 4 were recorded live on the New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Miracle (Jon Bon Jovi Song)
"Miracle" is the second solo single by American rock singer Jon Bon Jovi. It was released in 1990 from his debut album, '' Blaze of Glory'', the soundtrack album from the film ''Young Guns II''. The song charted at 12 on both the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and ''Cash Box'' and No. 20 on the Album Rock Tracks charts. Music video The music video for the song features Jeff Beck on guitars and stars Matt LeBlanc Matthew Steven LeBlanc (; born July 25, 1967) is an American actor. He garnered global recognition with his portrayal of Joey Tribbiani in the NBC sitcom ''Friends'' and in its spin-off series, '' Joey''. For his work on ''Friends'', LeBlanc ... in one of his earliest acting appearances. The music video was filmed at the Veluzat Motion Picture Ranch in Saugus, California. The video features the ranch's church and small town. Track listings US and Canadian 7-inch single (878 392-7) # "Miracle" – 5:08 # "Blood Money" – 2:34 UK CD single (878 523-2) # "Miracle" †... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Living In Sin (song)
"Living in Sin" is a song by American rock band Bon Jovi. It was written by lead singer Jon Bon Jovi and was released in September 1989 as the fifth single from their fourth album, ''New Jersey''. It was the fifth single from ''New Jersey'' to chart within the US top 10, peaking at number nine on both the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and ''Cash Box'' Top 100 charts. In was also a top-20 hit in Switzerland, peaking at number 20. Song structure The song features a slow beat, driven by a strong rhythm by then-bass guitarist Alec John Such. "Living In Sin" bears a delivery of emotional lyrics, driving guitars, and interspersed keyboards. The themes discussed are cohabitation and that true love is stronger than anything, despite what other people may say ('I call it love, they call it living in sin'). When performed live, the band often play a short cover of "Chapel of Love" during the outro of the song. Music video The music video for the song was filmed in all black and white, just like " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Dry County (song)
"Dry County" is a song by American rock band Bon Jovi. It was released on March 7, 1994, by Vertigo and Mercury Records, as the sixth and final single from their fifth studio album, ''Keep the Faith'' (1992). It was written by Jon Bon Jovi. Clocking in at 9 minutes and 52 seconds, "Dry County" is the longest song that Bon Jovi has ever recorded on a studio album. The song reached number nine on the UK Singles Chart and number six in Finland. It was not released in the United States or Canada. Lyrical interpretation "Dry County" is about the decline of the U.S. domestic oil industry and its effect on those whose income relied on it. In live versions of the song, during the buildup to the second guitar solo, Jon Bon Jovi often includes a monologue about the struggles of life generally. Live performances Although "Dry County" is considered a fan favorite, it was only played regularly on the Keep the Faith Tour. On May 13, 2006, Bon Jovi played "Dry County" live at the first conc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
