NEWS 2021/04/12
A full 15 years following its initial April 2006 release, this album remains a brave and beautiful piece of work. Yet, personally, it’s a painful one to revisit. “I want a copy of that record on the bus — tonight!” It was the latest command from the demanding rock star for whom I was working on tour as a personal assistant — a gig for which I clearly was uniquely unqualified. As I struggled to perform the most basic daily tasks with even the slightest smidge of competence, I realized quickly, this was NOT the rock and roll “party” I thought I’d signed up for. “It’s that song that goes, ‘Hate me! Hate me! Hate me!’” the rock star barked out repeatedly. “Do whatever you gotta do. Just do it!” Being on a major American concert tour presented me with few ops in which to operate in the “normal”...
SLIPPERY WHEN WET
Digitally re-mastered from the original master tapes using 20-bit technology for superior sound, this upgraded edition of Bon Jovi's Slippery When Wet features enhanced packaging faithful to the original album release. Tracks: "Let It Rock," "You Give Love a Bad Name," "Livin'' on a Prayer," "Social Disease," "Wanted Dead Or Alive," "Raise Your Hands," "Without Love," "I'd Die for You," "Never Say Goodbye" and "Wild in the Streets."