JON BON JOVI - “An Album Is Important.. It’s Not Just Worrying About Singles On The Radio To Sell Pop Songs”

September 26, 2016, 7 years ago

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JON BON JOVI - “An Album Is Important.. It’s Not Just Worrying About Singles On The Radio To Sell Pop Songs”

Jon Bon Jovi has taken a swipe at  the younger generation of pop stars for focusing too much on singles.

Jon, 54, told the Standard: “We live now in an era of all kids care about is producing a song. They’re not thinking about an album. To me it was always about the record.

“This is a complete representation of who I am and have been in the last three years. It’s just not the way I think. An album is a moment in time. I remember that conversation happening 15 years  ago with the advent of the iPod,  ‘Now I just have to record three  or four songs and then I can go back on tour’.

“Well that’s not the generation I grew up in. An album is important. It’s not just worrying about singles on the radio to sell pop songs — it’s a statement about who and what I am. It’s not a collection of pop songs.”

Read more at Standard.co.uk.

Bon Jovi is teaming up with Target to bring fans even #MoreMusic with an exclusive deluxe edition of the band's upcoming new album, This House Is Not For Sale, featuring three extra tracks: "I Will Drive You Home," "Good Night New York" and "Touch Of Grey."

Pre-order your copy now at Target.com. The Target edition of the album will be available in Target stores and at Target.com on October 21st.

 

 

Bon Jovi will release their new album, This House Is Not For Sale, on October 21st in partnership with Island/UMG. The new video below takes you behind the scenes at the photoshoot for the new album:

This House Is Not For Sale is Bon Jovi’s 14th studio album since their 1984 debut. It reunites the band with Grammy Award-winning producer John Shanks, who began working with the band in 2005, for the RIAA platinum Have A Nice Day album, which entered the charts at #1 in 15 countries worldwide.

This will be their first major release since What About Now (2013), which was the band’s third consecutive multi-platinum album to enter Soundscan at #1 (following Lost Highway in 2007, and The Circle in 2009).

Over an illustrious career spanning more than three decades since their formation in 1983, Bon Jovi has earned their place among global rock royalty. With over 130 million albums sold worldwide, an extensive catalog of hit anthems, and more than 2,800 concerts performed in 50 countries for more than 35 million fans, Bon Jovi is the consummate rock and roll band.

Tracklisting:

“This House Is Not For Sale”
“Living With The Ghost”
“Knockout”
“Labor Of Love”
“Born Again Tomorrow”
“Roller Coaster”
“New Year's Day”
“The Devil's In The Temple”
“Scars On This Guitar”
“God Bless This Mess”
“Reunion”
“Come On Up To Our House”

“This House Is Not For Sale” video:

“This House Is Not For Sale” making-of footage:

Bon Jovi will perform four intimate shows in October as part of Tidal X: Bon Jovi. The band will play their new album This House Is Not For Sale in its entirety in historical theaters.

Dates:

October
1 - Red Bank, NJ - Count Basie
10 - London, UK - Palladium
17 - Toronto, ON - Queen Elizabeth Theatre
20 - New York, NY - Barrymore Theatre

Bon Jovi will be giving away tickets to these events. Sign up for the mailing list at BonJovi.com to be notified when the giveaway begins.

 

 

 

 

(Photos - Norman Jean Roy)



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