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Torres's only songwriting contribution comes in the overlooked "Secret Dreams" where keyboardist Bryan provided a staccato melodic pattern similar to the one he used in "Runaway" and it's a gem.The remaining songs "The Price Of Love", "King Of The Mountain", "Tokyo Road", and "Always Run To You" feature their vintage hard rock/pop metal sound and they are fantastic. The band's sophomore collection "7800° Fahrenheit" came out in 1985 and it continues where the debut left off with ten hard rock/pop metal compositions. Lance Quinn was chosen to produce the recording made at the Warehouse in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.The album begins with probably the most popular tune of the bunch called "In And Out Of Love" which was selected for single release (it reached #37 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart) and it is a fine piece of hard rock typical from its time with those shouted background vocals in the chorus. I'm pretty sure you will enjoy it.Thanks for taking the time to read.Later.
There's nothing wrong with Hawaiian music and country but that's not what Bon Jovi was really about as the excellent "7800° Fahrenheit" demonstrates.Do you like hard rock and pop metal. If your answer is yes, you should add this great sophomore LP from Bon Jovi to your music library. I much rather listen to their early hard rock sound instead of their latest experiments such as the Hawaiian renditions of the classics or their more recent soft country direction. There are a lot of gems here.
There are two memorable ballads "Only Lonely" and "Silent Night" (both released as singles) that feature the expected catchy vocals, some atmospheric keyboard textures from Bryan, and memorable melodic soloing. I don't get it. At this point in their career the line up consisted of Jon Bon Jovi on vocals, Richie Sambora on guitar, David Bryan on keyboards, John Alec Such on bass, and Tico Torres on drums. It was surprising to find out that the band has recently refused to play any material form this LP live because they feel is not up to par with their newer stuff.
Another interesting composition is the Bon Jovi/Bryan/Sambora written "(I Don't Wanna Fall) To The Fire" where the rhythm section of Such/Torres uses a more electronic based sound with Bryan providing a melodic string-synth line that drives the song along while Sambora lets the heavy chords ring out. Sambora plays some killer staccato rhythm guitar and an even cooler solo. A fourth single "The Hardest Part Is The Night" employs some melodies that recall the AOR sound of the group Foreigner and it is a favorite of mine.
This album has that classic 80's feel with the unique kick that Bon Jovi brings to all of their albums. I love every song on this album especially "In and Out of Love", "Silent Night", "The Hardest Part is the Night" and many others. I'm thrilled that I bought this album, it was worth it. I absolutely LOVE this album. I don't understand how some listeners and even the band themselves hate this album.
"Hardest Part " is probably the best slow song after "Only" and don't get me started on "Silent Night" (God awful). The ballads aren't great though "Only Lonely" features a great lead from Richie Sambora. I love the intro and verse on "Always Run to You" but man the chorus sucks. Somewhere along the way to megastar status between their self titled debut and their monster breakout third record, Bon Jovi mistepped on album number two. `7800' would be disowned by the band and I really can't say I blame them.'Slippery When Wet' it ain't. Still trying to find their identity (do we want to be a hair metal band or a Journeyesque pop band)., Jon and the boys cover all the bases with nothing really notable with the possible exception of opener "In and Out of Love", a very good song but it really didn't set the band apart from their glam metal brethren. Not a bad LP but certainly not a stunner, `7800 Degrees Fahrenheit' was not better than `Bon Jovi' was is the proof that it was a slight decline in their evolution. "Tokyo Rose" is okay but kinda silly.
Good for the collection, Bon Jovi's later material is better, but still worth getting this cd.
It is worth a listen, if only to chart to progress of their music - although there are a few good tracks on there like "the hardest part is the night" and my personal favourite "The price of love". Like diamonds in the rough, the first 2 albums are in need of a little polishing. I bought this album 15 years ago while I was still at school. Following their first albums "Bon Jovi" and "7800 Farenheight" the band mellow out significantly, taking on the identity of Pseudo rockers, or soft rock, rather than the original raw attempts. However, 7800 marks the first step towards the rest of Bon Jovi's remarkable career. Having already bought "Slippery when wet" and "New Jersey", I found this album to be quite the treat. Having been released before the massive commercial success enjoyed by the band on the release of Slippery when wet,7800 Farenheight is a rare glimpse at Bon Jovi's original attempt to classify themselves as "hard rock".
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