Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet (1986) [DualDisc CD-DVD] {FLAC-ISO}

Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet [5.1 Surround CD/DVD]
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The DVD side also includes 5 PROMO VIDEOS from the album in 5.1 Surround:

The DVD side contains the same 10 CD tracks as the CD side, but in high resolution 5.1 surround and stereo for DVD-Audio players & Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround and Stereo for standard DVD players also. NO WATERMARKS!

Slippery When Wet is the third studio album by Bon Jovi, released in August 1986 by Mercury Records. Slippery When Wet was an instant commercial success. The album features songs that are today considered as Bon Jovi's most well-known tracks such as "You Give Love A Bad Name", "Livin' on a Prayer" and "Wanted Dead or Alive". It spent eight weeks at number one on Billboard 200. Slippery When Wet is the band's best-selling album to date, with over 12 million copies sold in the United States and over 28 million copies worldwide[2] and received diamond certification from the Recording Industry Association of America. It was named the top selling album of 1987 by Billboard,[3] and is currently the 21st best-selling studio album of all time. The album is featured in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.

# DualDisc Audio CD (September 20, 2005)
# Original Release Date: September 20, 2005
# Number of Discs: 1
# Format: Dual Disc
# Label: Island / Mercury
Released August 18, 1986
Recorded Little Mountain Sound Studios, Vancouver, BC
Genre Hard rock, glam metal, heavy metal[1]
Length 43:42
Label Mercury Records (USA)
Vertigo Records (Europe)

Disc: 1 (CD Side)

Track listing

1. "Let It Rock" Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora 5:25
2. "You Give Love a Bad Name" Bon Jovi, Sambora 3:44
3. "Livin' on a Prayer" Bon Jovi, Sambora, Child 4:09
4. "Social Disease" Bon Jovi, Sambora 4:18
5. "Wanted Dead or Alive" Bon Jovi, Sambora 5:08
6. "Raise Your Hands" Bon Jovi, Sambora 4:16
7. "Without Love" Bon Jovi, Sambora, Child 3.30
8. "I'd Die for You" Bon Jovi, Sambora 4:30
9. "Never Say Goodbye" Bon Jovi, Sambora 4:48
10. "Wild in the Streets" Bon Jovi 3:54

Disc: 2 (DVD Side)

1. Let It Rock [5.1 Surround]
2. You Give Love a Bad Name [5.1 Surround]
3. Livin' on a Prayer [5.1 Surround]
4. Social Disease [5.1 Surround]
5. Wanted Dead or Alive [5.1 Surround]
6. Raise Your Hands [5.1 Surround]
7. Without Love [5.1 Surround]
8. I'd Die for You [5.1 Surround]
9. Never Say Goodbye [5.1 Surround]
10. Wild in the Streets [5.1 Surround]

Plus 5 Bonus Videos in 5.1 Surround

1. YOU GIVE LOVE A BAD NAME
2. LIVIN' ON A PRAYER
3. WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE
4. NEVER SAY GOODBYE
5. WILD IN THE STREETS

Jon Bon Jovi – lead vocals
Richie Sambora – guitars, guitar synths, backing vocals, talkbox on "Livin' on a Prayer"
Alec John Such – bass, backing vocals
Tico Torres – drums, percussion
David Bryan – keyboards, piano, synthesizer, various noises, backing vocals

Album notes
Bon Jovi: Jon Bon Jovi (vocals); Richie Sambora (acoustic & electric guitars, guitar synthesizer, talk box, background vocals); Dave Bryan (keyboards, background vocals); Hugh McDonald (bass, background vocals); Tico Torres (drums, percussion).
Recorded at Little Mountain, Vancouver, British Columbia.
All tracks have been digitally remastered using 20-bit technology by George Marino (Summer 1998, Sterling Sound, New York, New York).
This video compilation includes interviews of the band.
Bon Jovi: Jon Bon Jovi (vocals); Richie Sambora (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, synthesizer, background vocals); Dave Bryan (keyboards, background vocals); Alec John Such (bass instrument, background vocals); Tico Torres (drums, percussion).
Slippery When Wet wasn't just a breakthrough album for Bon Jovi; it was a breakthrough for hair metal in general, marking the point where the genre officially entered the mainstream. Released in 1986, it presented a streamlined combination of pop, hard rock, and metal that appealed to everyone -- especially girls, whom traditional heavy metal often ignored during the '80s. Slippery When Wet was more indebted to pop than metal, though, and the band made no attempt to hide its commercial ambition, even hiring an outside songwriter to co-write two of the album's biggest singles. The trick paid off as Slippery When Wet became the best-selling album of 1987, beating out contenders like Appetite for Destruction, The Joshua Tree, and Bad.
Part of the album's success could be attributed to Desmond Child, a behind-the-scenes songwriter who went on to write hits for Aerosmith, Michael Bolton, and Ricky Martin. With Child's help, Bon Jovi penned a pair of songs that would eventually define their career -- "Living on a Prayer" and "You Give Love a Bad Name" -- two teenage anthems that mixed Springsteen's blue-collar narratives with straightforward, guitar-driven hooks. The band's characters may have been down on their luck -- they worked dead-end jobs, pined for dangerous women, and occasionally rode steel horses -- but Bon Jovi never presented a problem that couldn't be cured by a good chorus, every one of which seemed to celebrate a glass-half-full mentality. Elsewhere, the group turned to nostalgia, using songs like "Never Say Goodbye" and "Wild in the Streets" to re-create (or fabricate) an untamed, sex-filled youth that undoubtedly appealed to the band's teen audience. Bon Jovi weren't nearly as hard-edged as Mötley Crüe or technically proficient as Van Halen, but the guys smartly played to their strengths, shunning the extremes for an accessible, middle-of-the-road approach that wound up appealing to more fans than most of their peers. "It's alright if you have a good time," Jon Bon Jovi sang on Slippery When Wet's first track, "Let It Rock," and those words essentially served as a mantra for the entire hair metal genre, whose carefree, party-heavy attitude became the soundtrack for the rest of the `80s. ~ Andrew Leahey

5.0 out of 5 stars Stunning Surround Sound and Stereo Mix Remaster!, September 20, 2005
By Jason W. Bellenger (Byron Center, Michigan, USA)

This review is from: Slippery When Wet (Audio CD)
Now this is how a DualDisc is done!!! Mercury Records has done a wonderful job with this classic 1986 album. Not only do we get a new August 2005 stereo remaster by George Marino at Sterling Sound, New York, but we also get an excellent 5.1 surround sound mix by Jeff Fura-- which restores some tracks to longer mixes, including "Livin' On A Prayer" and "Raise Your Hands". The real treat here is the new surround sound mix of "Never Say Goodbye", complete with a new introduction! It sounds awesome! The album has never sounded better!

If that wasn't enough, Mercury have generously included the 5 music videos pulled from the album: You Give Love A Bad Name, Livin' On A Prayer, Wanted Dead Or Alive, Never Say Goodbye, and Wild In The Streets -- all directed by Wayne Isham.

The package also includes lyrics, a biography, and photos. The surround sound mix is available on both DVD-Audio players and standard DVD players.

Hopefully we will see DualDisc versions of more Bon Jovi albums to follow shortly.
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4 1/2 Stars

AllMusic Review by Andrew Leahey

Slippery When Wet wasn't just a breakthrough album for Bon Jovi; it was a breakthrough for hair metal in general, marking the point where the genre officially entered the mainstream. Released in 1986, it presented a streamlined combination of pop, hard rock, and metal that appealed to everyone -- especially girls, whom traditional heavy metal often ignored during the '80s. Slippery When Wet was more indebted to pop than metal, though, and the band made no attempt to hide its commercial ambition, even hiring an outside songwriter to co-write two of the album's biggest singles. The trick paid off as Slippery When Wet became the best-selling album of 1987, beating out contenders like Appetite for Destruction, The Joshua Tree, and Bad.

Part of the album's success could be attributed to Desmond Child, a behind-the-scenes songwriter who went on to write hits for Aerosmith, Michael Bolton, and Ricky Martin. With Child's help, Bon Jovi penned a pair of songs that would eventually define their career -- “Living on a Prayer” and “You Give Love a Bad Name” -- two teenage anthems that mixed Springsteen's blue-collar narratives with straightforward, guitar-driven hooks. The band's characters may have been down on their luck -- they worked dead-end jobs, pined for dangerous women, and occasionally rode steel horses -- but Bon Jovi never presented a problem that couldn’t be cured by a good chorus, every one of which seemed to celebrate a glass-half-full mentality. Elsewhere, the group turned to nostalgia, using songs like “Never Say Goodbye” and “Wild in the Streets” to re-create (or fabricate) an untamed, sex-filled youth that undoubtedly appealed to the band’s teen audience. Bon Jovi weren't nearly as hard-edged as Mötley Crüe or technically proficient as Van Halen, but the guys smartly played to their strengths, shunning the extremes for an accessible, middle-of-the-road approach that wound up appealing to more fans than most of their peers. “It’s alright if you have a good time,” Jon Bon Jovi sang on Slippery When Wet’s first track, “Let It Rock,” and those words essentially served as a mantra for the entire hair metal genre, whose carefree, party-heavy attitude became the soundtrack for the rest of the ‘80s.

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