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Maybe you should read Ice's explanation a third time because it's really not that hard to understand and quite insightful. Here is a Hint: It has to do with playing techniques differing from sounding like an exact copy. |
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Well, you wouldn't know that BJ are big Stones fans outside of a few select tracks. The lead singer / guitar player thing would be arguable, but really, that's Zeppelin and Aerosmith just as much. They're rock band in their 50s, so you KNOW they were influenced, but it's nowhere near as obvious as with, say, Oasis.
Bon Jovi still might be influenced by the Stones, in the way they approach things, in the way they arrange stuff. The R&B influences they showed during the These Days era probably owe more to the Stones than to Motown. But stylistically, Bon Jovi are very different. The interesting thing is, the covers they've done usually did not fumble with the arrangement. They could have done Let's Spend The Night Together, with some Wild In The Streets-style 80s keys. Instead, they do Start Me Up and act like they're a traditional rock & roll band. I guess it has a lot to do with perceived heritage. Jumping Jack Flash could have a ton of vocal harmonies and big sound in the chorus, ala Raise Your Hands. AFAIR, they don't perform it like that. I guess the only track they gave their own sound was the Cher cover. |
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As far as unspoken influences go - I hear a ton of Survivor (the band) on the first two albums. There's also Aldo Nova, who even contributed to the first album. |
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As for the actual songs, yeah I see some Ozzy influences I suppose on the second record, although I don't think it is worn on the Jovi's sleeve. I do not see the Van Halen/Bon Jovi connection though other than they both peddled 80's rock and the already mention guitar thing. At that time Van Halen was still doing the meats and potatoes songs that just happened to have insane riffage over them. Bon Jovi always felt more polished, and never had the same lyrical slant as DLR, or even the way he would compose a melody. I am not sure about Def Leppard because I don't listen to that band enough to comment. What is certain is that all those big 80s bands were influenced by each other, or let's say by the whole scene at that time. I don't think Jon ever thought I want to be Ozzy Osbourne in the same way he wanted to be Springsteen for example. If he happened to take influence off Ozzy, it was just because of what was around him at the time. It's a tough one man, good thread though. |
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