Slippery When Wet (studio album) by Bon Jovi

Album Rating: 71.60
(716/10)

18.08.1986

Bon Jovi (US): Slippery When Wet

1.Let It Rock 63
2.You Give Love A Bad Name 81
3.Livin' On A Prayer 84
4.Social Disease 70
5.Wanted Dead Or Alive 86
6.Raise Your Hands 61
7.Without Love 68
8.I'd Die For You 80
9.Never Say Goodbye 71
10.Wild In The Streets 52

For a pop/glam metal record this is probably the most enjoyable one. Of course Livin' On A Prayer and You Give Love A Bad Name are very good, iconic tracks, but the rest is not that bad.

Some massive anthems on here that are some of the best material Bon Jovi have ever created but the album on the whole is quite inconsistent. Those few outstanding songs are just so full of quality and energy that it is impossible to not fall in love with them. They infect every person that listens to them and that is why they have become the massive hits that they are. The rest of the album is no way near that same level in my opinion. There are a few songs which come closer but the majority feel like weaker versions of those big songs. They rely too heavily on the choruses on every song for my liking and that leads to them being extremely repetitive and irritating for me. It also leads to most songs feeling a bit copy and paste and I do find myself craving a bit more experimentation. The energy they maintain is fantastic however and I can imagine this would be fantastic to hear live with a big crowd. Overall, I am always a little underwhelmed when I come back to this album, but the elite level songs always make it worth a revisit.

From Jboy56 02/08/2022 13:22

One of the pop, GREAT pop&hard rock albums with big songs and melodies.

It’s an 80’s Arena Rock Classic with excellent loud production and mixing and takes you back to a time when rock bands still knew how to have fun…….

From jwammo12 07/27/2021 01:46

Surprised I liked this as much as I did. I was sure these songs had worn out their welcome in my ears, but apparently not, and the hair metal sound was a welcome change from the other stereotypical sounds of the 80s

From jeremy9 09/20/2019 18:06

Only hits

Favorite Tracks:You Give Love A Bad Name, Never Say Goodbye

From VictorVale 01/02/2019 16:53

Poucos álbuns representam tanto os anos 80's quanto esse.

From Goliath 12/04/2018 15:35

Hair metal or pop metal? Some great tracks on this album, it's the 'party' album that Kiss's Destroyer should have been.