Home > Music > Bon Jovi > Discography

Bon Jovi 7800° Fahrenheit Release Date: 1985 04 zz Running Time: 47:15 Label: Mercury Bon Jovi's sophomore release found the New Jersey group continuing with its engaging mix of hard rock dynamics and blatant pop-metal overtones, and primed the pump for the coming popular explosion of Slippery When Wet. Ever since the keyboard call to arms of the breakthrough "Runaway," Bon Jovi had understood that real success lay in a billowing smoke, soft-focus derivation of true metal, where Journey-style synthesizers and soft rock chorus vocals were the name of the game. To that end, 7800° Fahrenheit tempered its black-leather rock & roll with a rudimentary form of the sound that would make Bon Jovi superstars. They puffed out their chests for the groupie-groping, Mötley Crüe-style catcalls of "In and Out of Love" and made sure "King of the Mountain" rumbled with boys-night-out bravado. But they seemed much more comfortable with the twittering ballad "Silent Night" or "Price of Love," where arena-ready riffing met smoke machine keys and vocal trills. There was even "Tokyo Road," a valiant attempt at the epic scope of Springsteen that featured a Japanese-language intro and full-on character development. It was in these moments -- when the tenets of metal tried on the hairstyles of pop -- that 7800° Fahrenheit burned its brightest; the professional songwriting and increased cash flow of Slippery When Wet just made the existing mercury burst. Johnny Loftus, All Music Guide Tracks: Title Composer Time 1 In and Out of Love Bon Jovi 4:27 2 Price of Love Bon Jovi 4:14 3 Only Lonely Bon Jovi, Bryan 5:00 4 King of the Mountain Bon Jovi, Sambora 3:53 5 Silent Night Gruber, Mohr 5:07 6 Tokyo Road Bon Jovi, Sambora 5:41 7 Hardest Part Is the Night Bon Jovi, Sambora, Bryan 4:25 8 Always Run to You Bon Jovi, Sambora 5:00 9 (I Don't Wanna Fall) To the Fire Bon Jovi, Sambora, Bryan 4:27 10 Secret Dreams Bon Jovi, Sambora, Torres, Grabowski 4:56 Releases: Year Type Label CD Mercury 1985 CD Mercury 1990 CD Mercury 1998 CD Mercury 1999 CD Mercury 1999 CD Mercury 1998 CD Polygram International CS Jambco 1985 LP Vertigo

Group Members: Dave "The Snake" Sabo Hugh McDonald Alec John Such Tico Torres David Bryan More >> Similar Artists: Cinderella Bad English Mr. Big Night Ranger Poison More >>

Influenced By: Bruce Springsteen Boston Van Halen Thin Lizzy The Rolling Stones More >> Followers: Damn Yankees Skid Row Slaughter Ugly Kid Joe Vending Machine More >>

Browse More Music:
# A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z