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Bon Jovi - The Crush Tour [VHS]

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My brother Pablo gave me this DVD on my birthday last year. I never was fan of "Bon Jovi", I was always a "KISS" fan. But I thought maybe I should give these guys a chance. I gave 'em, I ended up loving 'em. These guys are really talented. I like their music. You should buy this one. It's a great DVD from BON JOVI:


1.- "Intro".- Nothin' special about the intro.

2.- "Livin' On A Prayer".- Now here is where the concert really starts. I think this song is perfect for an intro and I also think this is one of their best songs they wrote.- 10/10.

3.- "You Give Love A Bad Name".- Another one of their best songs. I like the chorus.- 10/10.

4.- "Captain Crash & The Beauty Queen From Mars".- Another masterpiece from this band. I love this one. Has a great guitar intro.- 10/10.

5.- "Say It Isn't So".- I think this one is one of my favorite songs EVER. I love this one.- 10/10.

6.- "One Wild Night".- Even another classic song from these guys. This one is a wild one.- 10/10.

7.- "Born To Be My Baby".- I like it. But not as much as "Say It Isn't so" or "One Wild Night".- 8/10.

8.- "It My Life".- The very first song I heard from this band. A perfect first impression.- 10/10.

9.- "Bed of Roses".- Great. Fantastic. One of my all-time favorite's. Very romantic.- 10/10.

10.- "Two Story Town".- Good. I like it.- 9/10.

11.- "Just Older".- One of my favorite's from this band. I like it as much as "You Give Love A Bad Name".- 10/10.

12.- "Runaway".- Super. I loved it.- 10/10.

13.- "Lay Your Hands On Me".- Another classic song from BON JOVI. I love this one.- 9/10.

14.- "I'll Sleep When I'm Dead".- One of my favorite rock and roll songs.- 10/10.

15.- "Bad Medicine".- Another classic from BON JOVI and one of my all-time favorite's.- 10/10.

16.- "Wanted Dead Or Alive".- One of my favorite's. I love acoustic songs.- 10/10.

17.- "I'll Be There For You".- I like this one too. Another acoustic act.- 10/10.

18.- "Next 100 Years".- Another classic.- 10/10.

19.- "Someday I'll Be Saturday Night".- Another acoustic act. I always enjoy this song.- 10/10.

20.- "Keep The Faith".- A great outro for an explosive concert. I like this one too.- 9/10.

21.- "Credits (Background Music: "Thank You For loving Me").- I gotta be honest. I think the song "Thank You For Loving Me" is the best from BON JOVI. I wanted to be a live song they play on this concert. But at least it is on the concert.


There you go. I suggest you buy it now. If you are planning to buy from amazon.com, I suggest you buy it now for there are only 1 left in stock.


BON JOVI RULES!!!!!!!!!!!

The first live concert I went to was a Bon Jovi show. It was the final stop on their US Slippery When Wet tour (Honolulu). I had gone to keep a friend company. Needless to say, I was hooked, and a die hard fan ever since. Aside from "An Evening With Bon Jovi", which was more of a toned-down, MTV affair, I have been waiting for years for the definitive Bon Jovi live video. The wait is over!

The guys cover most of their biggest hits, as well as some of their future hits too. I was reading an interview with Richie Sambora, and he had said that they don't really rehearse for tours anymore. For the Crush tour, they rehearsed a total of four (4!) days. From watching this vid, you can tell that these guys define the term 'Road Warriors'. Each knows how to work the crowd, and they always know where the others are and what they are doing. True professionals. As I watched the opening number, 'Living on a Prayer', I couldn't believe that it's been almost fifteen years since this song was released. It has stood the test of time. Their other songs are just as timeless, if not moreso. "Wanted.." is to my generation what "Stairway to Heaven" is to the generation before mine...a bookmark for a period in our lives when all did was play air guitar and rock out.

Granted, the boys aren't as youthful as I remember them. In "Wanted Dead or Alive", Jon reminds me more of Woody from Toy Story than a road-weary rocker, but I think that serves as a testament to their longevity more than to hurt their credibility. Aside from Aerosmith and the Rolling Stones, can you name another band that has gone out and toured and toured for almost two decades? (The Eagles don't count because they only did it once, and solely for the money.)

As for the disc itself, I was impressed with the video quality, and the editing. The director was able to catch the electricity of being front row center at a Bon Jovi concert, while also allowing us to see what goes on backstage, behind the drum riser, behind the keyboards, etc. This concert is in letterboxed format, and overall color and transfer is excellent.

The audio is Dolby Digital 5.1, although it seems as though the disc defaults to Dolby Surround 2.0. The 5.1 presentation is very good, putting you in the center of the crowd. It is laid out with the vocals taking center channel, guitar mid-left, and keyboards mid-right along with upper-range bass guitar. The crowd noise takes the rear surrounds along with ambient noise from the stage. The sound on this disc blends so well, that it's a case of "close your eyes....you're there".

The extras on this disc are comprised of a 30-minute behind the scenes, and the videos for "It's My Life" and "Say It Isn't So". As a sidenote, Bon Jovi pioneered the concert performance video back in the 80s. They were damn good at it. I just wished that they could have stayed with the formula for these two videos, which do contain live performance footage, but only against the backdrop of other action in the video. But I digress...

Bottom Line: If you are a die hard BJ fan, this decision is a no-brainer. If you enjoy high-energy stage shows with lots of audience participation, familiar hits, and gobs of nostalgia, drop the Andrew Jackson and pick this disc up.

If you are a Bon Jovi fan and you have a DVD then this is the concert that you should buy. The concert star with two classics. "Living on a Prayer" and "You Give Love a Bad Name". After that be prepared to see a lot of awesome songs like "Say it Isn't So", "Born to be my Baby", "It's my Life" and many, many more. The best songs of the concert are "Bed of Roses", "Lay your Hands on me". The duo that Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambore made with "Wanted Dead or Alive" and "I'll be There for You" are outstanding. After see the concet you have extras like behind the concert, two music videos, pictures and discography. If you like Bon Jovi and you would like to have a great concert on your DVD collection, the this is the one you have to get. BUY THIS DVD

Some time ago, I was at a local Hollywood Video and I saw BON JOVI: LIVE FROM LONDON! on the shelf. I had to rent it. It was good but was short and could have been better. When I found out there was going to be a new BON JOVI live video, I freaked, but was skeptical about if had all the good songs. I found out on the internet and got it. It rules. An 80,000 people sold-out stadium. Best performances: "Lay Your Hands on Me", "Sleep When I'm Dead", and "Say It Isn't So". But I wish they had "This Ain't a Love Song", and "Never Say Goodbye." Buy this DVD.

I own this dvd and have watched it many times in Dolby surround sound. I can't watch it enough. The quality of this dvd is great. I was at the show in Nov. at the Forum in LA and even though there is nothing like a live performance, this dvd was the closest thing to being there. These guys put on one heck of a show. They still can rock. For any die hard BonJovi fans, and even the casual fan, I highly recommend this. You wont regret it. The 30 minutes of interview and backstage stuff is great. There are also 2 videos from the Crush CD, including one not released yet.

This is a must have for any Bon Jovi fan! The set list is AMAZING and the energy level the band put out can be felt even through the television. Two thumbs UP up up!

I must say that this concert rocks!! Bon Jovi sounds their best here. Surprising, since when they came though Dallas they did not sound all together. I'm not sure if it was because it was at the end of the tour and they were just tired which would be understandable; or if it was just me being angry that they were out of the loop for so long. This DVD has an amazing version of Runaway and wow Bed Of Roses is so beautiful it almost puts me in a comatose state! The sound quality is superb here. I played a trick at a party I threw and told everyone I was putting in Shrek and instead put in Bon Jovi. When the sound clip Living On A Prayer came on, everyone went nuts and sang with the tune! When around twenty people who were tearing up my apartment stopped, sat down, and watched the whole show it tells you something!!

I disagree with the negative reviews on this one BIG time. The concert was awesome! The picture and sound were great on my TV/stereo system. Although different than their concerts from the late '80's and early '90's (as one should expect), Jon, as always, has the crowd singing along, dancing, and waving their arms in unison (and not so unison at times, lol) even though it was pouring rain and the fans (and some of the band) were getting soaked as he exhibited his expertise as front man that he does so well. If you are looking for the origional (CD) versions and not variations or "strays" of their songs (especially their infamous hits from yester-year), this is not the CD that will provide that (though you shouldn't be disappointed). Just note variations mostly, the rockers are still rockers with only 1 exception that I can think of - and I especially loved the "Runaway" rendition - it was a hauntingly beautiful ballad that blew me away and I'd buy this DVD again for that song alone. Just as their self stated anthem "Just Older" is all about I think that Bon Jovi's music reflects on their maturity as a band and it especially reflects on their musical talent and genius. The fact that they are now playing to 2 generations of audiences, many of which thought "Crush" was their first CD, is fantastic and says a lot for the band and their talent by their ability to appeal to more than the "just older" crowd (just check out all of the young faces in the crowd absolutely thrilled to be there in the rain). I also thought it was cool that the concert was also broadcast over the radio, I sure wish bands did that here. They played 19 songs total (I rarely went to a concert where the band played 19 songs - especially in the rain! - and I've been to quite a few concerts in the past), with a 3 song encore ("Keep The Faith" rocked!). An awesome fire works show at the end of the concert as the band leaves while "Thank You For Loving Me" plays in the background... a nice touch for the ending. Also interviews, pictures, and more on the DVD. Get it while you can, it's well worth it! Jon, Richie, David, Tico, Hugh... my hat's off to you all! I wish I could have been there!

There's nothing wrong with the performance or the sound quality here. No, the problem is the constant quick cutting from shot to shot. It's like channel surfing : a constant search for what else is on. Your attention is bounced around like a ping-pong ball. And the cuts come without rhyme or reason. Warning : this dvd will produce a pounding headache.

Bon Jovi are by far the greatest live band in the world, but the awesome live performance and atmosphere that anyone who has ever been to one of their concerts knows, is not apparent watching this DVD. This DVD makes the great ones' performance look rather average, which is just plain wrong. Like with the live CD that was released around the time of the Crush Tour you can not even hear the Zurich crowd in most songs with the producers seeming to care more about having studio quality sound, which I might add they did not always achieve. In fact Livin' on a Prayer and You give Love a Bad Name are the exact same recording as was on that album. All shots looking at the stage are way above the crowd's heads meaning you don't get the concert attendees perspective at all. Lots of editing means you also miss out on all the stuff between songs as well as a fair few of the songs as well. Jon Bon Jovi mentions in the 30 minute "backstage" program extra, that the band would never turn up to a concert and reduce a two and half hour show to only two hours as that would not only cheat the fans but cheat themselves as well. Yet this is exactly what those who put together this DVD did.

You can also get better live versions of the songs on here on other DVDs or bonus songs that came with their singles. The, photo gallery, discography and film clips for the songs It's My Life and Say it Isn't So and 30 minute "backstage" program are pretty good. It would have been nice though if they could have taken off their sunglasses during the interviews, but Jon did explain in the DVD he was doing this to hide his wrinkles.

Bon Jovi are by far the greatest live performers there have ever been. Definitely make sure you have seen these guys at least once before they retire which hopefully is not for a while. Don't pay too much for this very average DVD though.