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Slippery When Wet | 
| Artist: Bon Jovi
Label: Mercury/Philips
Category: Music
Buy Used: $0.73
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Rating:  14 reviews
Sales Rank: 67073
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
UPC: 042283026421
EAN: 0042283026421
ASIN: B000001FKF
Publication Date: 1986
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 Changed my life...seriously May 10, 2007
Justin Gaines (Atlanta, GA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Everyone has that one album that they can credit with changing the way they listened to music. Some are fortunate enough to have experienced this great awakening to Are You Experienced or The Doors. For others it was London Calling, Ramones, or even Black Sabbath. For me it was Slippery When Wet. That's right, Bon Jovi changed my life. I realize on some level that I should probably be embarrassed about that little fact, but the truth is I love this album every bit as much now as I did two decades ago.
I still remember like it was yesterday. I was 11 at the time, and didn't really care about music one way or another. I did however think that Transformers were quite awesome, but I digress. I was flipping channels and came across the video for Livin' on a Prayer. I wish I could accurately describe the impact that silly, you and me against the world love song had on me. It was like all of the tumblers of a combination lock sliding into place inside my head. I knew I had to hear more, but that wasn't going to be easy. My mama didn't dance and my daddy didn't rock & roll, so to speak, so I had to track down the cassette through a friend. If Livin' on a Prayer grabbed my interest, You Give Love a Bad Name and Wanted Dead or Alive sealed the deal. After that I moved on to Poison, Europe, Stryper, and dozens of other hairspray laden bands that I naively thought of as "metal", but Bon Jovi was the first.
I sometimes wonder if I would have reacted the same way to any other album. Somehow I doubt it. Bon Jovi was at the top of their game with this album. You could argue that their follow-up album New Jersey is the band's best, but I'll put the songs on Slippery When Wet up against that Bad Medicine stuff any day! With Slippery When Wet, Bon Jovi built on the sound they developed with their two previous efforts and added hitmakers like Desmond Child to take the songwriting to a whole new level. I can hear you snickering at the thought of You Give Love a Bad Name and Never Say Goodbye as examples of quality songwriting, but it's hard to argue with the results. I believe that the lessons Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora learned while recording this album are a big reason why they are still big stars to this day, when so many of their peers have been relegated to the bar & grill circuit.
Slippery When Wet was the perfect fusion of Bruce Springsteen's American rock & roll, Van Halen's party rock image, and an impeccable pop sensibility. It didn't hurt that Jon and the boys were easy on the eyes and could represent the new face of "metal" in a totally unthreatening way. I can't help but wonder how many other kids made their way to Iron Maiden and Metallica by first discovering a band like Bon Jovi.
Say what you will about this era or this style of music. I firmly believe that Slippery When Wet is a great example of rock & roll in the 80's, and it will always have a special place in my heart.
 State of pop metal in 1986! May 28, 1998
I remember back in 1986 this was the album to own!! Everyone of my friends had it and so did I. We were all young once!! The music today is dated to say the least, but still fun. When I hear songs like "You give love a bad name" or "Living on a prayer" I remember the good times!! Worth having for memories alone.
You want some BonJovi...Get that one !!! June 27, 1998
Bon Jovi is well known for Bed of roses, keep the faith and stuff like that. But This CD is the best they ever made. Livin on a prayer, You give love a bad name and, maybe their best song ever, Wanted dead or alive, are on that CD. You HAVE to own it quick.
Pretty cheezy, but tough to not like September 29, 1998
Nick Karn (Riverside, NJ)
Bon Jovi was a pretty cheezy pop metal band back when "Slippery When Wet" was released, but the songs have SO much energy and memorable riffing, it's hard to not like them. Even though there are some merely average love songs in the bunch, there are great highlights -- "Livin' On A Prayer", "You Give Love A Bad Name" and "Wild In The Streets" are particularly awesome.
10 Perfect Songs, one of the best albums ever September 4, 1998
This is one of the only albums that has no weaknesses. Every track is about has good as a song can be. Bon Jovi is absolutely loaded with talent and there was nothing that could stop this ablum from going big time. From the genius writing and singing skills of Jon Bon Jovi to the phenominal guitar playing Of Richie Sambora this band had it all. It's hard to name the best hits on this album because every single song seemed to fit that title. The hits were livin' on a prayer, you give love a bad name, and wanted dead or alive. But any song on there could have easily been just as huge of a hit. For proof, hear songs like Never say goodbye and Let it rock.. these songs are as awesome as can be, and all part of one of the greatest albums ever made, Slippery When Wet.
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