BON JOVI

Release Year: 1986
Artist Origin: USA
Style: sweeping catchy emotional hard rock

legendary third record by American five-piece became a genuine turning point, as after two moderately successful albums they focused all efforts on crafting potential hits, drawing on producer Bruce Fairbairn's strong vision, highlighting cohesive elements and generating a stack of catchy singles, perfectly suited for radio and MTV rotation, while also capitalizing on the highly favorable rise of hard rock at the time, strengthening their visual identity and expanding thematic accessibility of the songs to a wider audience; this combination of factors turned ten tracks into a massive commercial triumph, solidifying their reputation as one of the standout names of heavier rock era, fueling continuous touring growth and helping to break worldwide, sustained by charismatic sound, finely tuned melodic ease, and infectious drive of the songwriting; recent European re-issue comes with a remastered sound