Barely recovered from the prolonged jet lag of the previous 15 month world tour, the pair were keen not to lose any momentum and drew from their road experiences, as well as childhood memories and relationship bust-ups, to write their fourth, more mature effort, New Jersey, originally unleashed in September 1988.Ī quarter of a century after its original release, we arrive at an almost coming-of-age rerelease (it’s actually 26 years old) and Universal Music have dug deep, raided the vault and worked with Messrs Bon Jovi & Sambora to deliver an expanded two-CD plus DVD set that is something rather pleasing, if ultimately a tad unfulfilling.
Keen to maintain, and match, those multi million sales, Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora holed themselves up in late ’87 and early 1988 to do just that. Giving them the commercial success they craved, they rode high on the crest of the ‘don’t bore us, get to the chorus’ wave, setting the bar exceptionally high for other bands to follow.
NO ROCK FAN OF A CERTAIN AGE can have failed to notice the steel horse Bon Jovi rode in on back in 1986 and the über-success of their slick and glossy third album, Slippery When Wet. Graeme Piper reviews the Bon Jovi’s New Jersey reissue.
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