![]() If that doesn’t set the scene, nothing will. The results are here on tape, the way we wrote it, just like it was in the basement on that cold January night in Jersey.” After a couple hours of record making, donut eating, and MTV watching we got bored, picked up two acoustics and started to jam. “On Maor somewhere there bouts, Richie and I flew into New York to mix some live tracks for a radio special. Jon explains the details in the liner notes, but only the cassette has this information: one more good reason to hunt down the tape. It’s just Jon and Sambora together with two acoustic guitars. The acoustic version of “Wanted” is the real delight here. It’s a perfect song, with every component serving a purpose and coming together. You can hear Richie pushing those strings and wrenching that solo from the instrument. Funny thing about Bon Jovi: the backing vocalist was better than the lead singer! Smoking guitar solo too, where every note counts. His backing vocals were the real highlight. Richie Sambora’s 12 string guitar made all the young guitar kids want to play one. An extended cowboy metaphor about the road, it’s timeless. “Wanted” is Bon Jovi’s first truly brilliant song. The original studio version (titled “Long Version” here to avoid confusion with the 4:10 single edit) leads side A. What about CD or vinyl? There was a rare Japanese version with a slightly different tracklist, but for 30 years, all I had was this cherished cassette. ![]() This version, discussed below, is a Holy Grail collectable. ![]() That’s definitely still the case for “Wanted: Dead or Alive”, the 1987 acoustic version originally released only on an extended play cassette in most of the world. Some rarities are easiest to find on tape. BON JOVI – “Wanted: Dead or Alive” (1987 Mercury extended play cassette)
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |