Cross Road: 14 Classic Grooves by Bon Jovi

Pros: Variety of different styles, some classics songs, all around good solid album.
Cons: A little problem with production, a couple of songs could be switched out.

I remember when Bon Jovi really hit the music scene in 1986 even though I was just a teen. To this day I remember my brother coming home and he had mentioned that he heard this song called "Wanted Dead Or Alive" playing on the radio. His exact words to ...

Pros: Good looks, decent riffs, great vocals
Cons: At times lacks direction, some lackluster tracks, zero edge

I remember the moment I discovered rock and roll. I was in fourth grade and the music teacher was instructing the class on the lyrics of two songs. One was the classing Lean on Me. The other was the contemporary Bon Jovi single Livin’...

Pros: a good helping of Bon Jovi's great 80s output
Cons: some questionable selections, the Prayer re-do sucks

In the late 1980s, only U2 and perhaps Def Leppard could have laid claim to being bigger than New Jersey rockers Bon Jovi. With their 1986 pop metal masterpiece Slippery When Wet, the band created one of the "must own" albums ...

Pros: 15 quality songs on the ultimate Bon Jovi collection
Cons: Perhaps one song could have been replaced with another

THE BEST OF BON JOVI CROSS ROAD (1994) I think that Bon Jovi were always misunderstood and underrated. Music critics and commentators regularly tore their albums apart, but they always approached the band's albums the wrong way; it ...

Pros: Much better than you would expect coming from Bon Jovi. What more? HONEST!
Cons: Sappy lyrics, overproduced, indulgent, disposable, ambitious - 80's Hair Metal

It's really hard to think of Bon Jovi as a respectable band - they truly embodied much of the ugly side of 80's Rock (and Hard Rock in special). Layers and layers of saccarine and production over silly party songs, insipid ballads, and embarrassing...

Pros: A bunch of back to back hits
Cons: A few song choices that could have been replaced with better songs

Okay, so maybe I wasn't as much of a die hard Bon Jovi fan as some back in the 80's, but I can relive most of their biggest hits on this one CD. In fact, this CD is better than most compilations in that it is rare when you have to skip a track because...

Pros: many great songs on one compilation
Cons: a few questionable choices

Bon Jovi teamed with Mercury records to deliver their fans some much needed nostalgia. I certainly believe that Mercury records saw this as an opportunity to make a monster cash killing. Isn't that why all the big hair bands released Best of...

Pros: Rocking tunes, great memories, good party music
Cons: "In and Out Of Love" sucks and that's all there is to it.

I'm a poster boy for NJ. It's something that I always wasn't, though. For years, most of them teen years, the only thing I wanted to do was get out of this state as soon as possible. However, in the last few years I have established a love for my home...

Pros: Greatest Hits of Bon Jovi...need I say more?
Cons: Needs more space.

NOTE: This contains some updated excerpts from my other Bon Jovi reviews. It's not just a greatest hits of my opinions though, as I have a whole lot to say...as always.

After ten years of lighting the world of music on fire, Bon Jovi was...

Pros: WOW
Cons: one song I wish they had put on this c.d.

If you were to ask me who my favorite band is only one name in my mind would come up almost as soon as the question left your lips , "BON JOVI". I grew up with Bon Jovi's music by my side. I never missed out on a concert, new release or...

Pros: 14 best hard rock grooves of all time, all on 1 CD. MUST HAVE
Cons: none

Well, what can say about Cross Road?. It IS the best. Imagine Slippery When Wet with its incredible hits, add great ballads of New Jersey and mature Keep the Faith. Finally, remember Bon Jovi and 7800 Fahrenheit...

Pros: Very good rock and roll from top to bottom, very enjoyable to listen to
Cons: Only a couple of duds

For the longest time throughout high school, I hated Bon Jovi. I was into grunge and alternative, and Bon Jovi was just a cheesy 80's band. Then a funny thing happened. I moved in with a roomate who was a huge Bon Jovi fan and listened to this album...

Pros: variety, clear sound, great lyrics
Cons: too much variety

I have listened to BJ since 1988. This is a compilation of some decent prerecorded songs, and two new ones. I bought this album because it has some songs that I do not have from previous albums, and it is on CD also. I thoroughly enjoyed the update of...

Pros: Awesome everything
Cons: None

I bought this album for the single song, "Wanted Dead or Alive" I heard it on the radio and the sound was so amazing I had to purchase it.

From here on out, I have loved everything about this album. Every song contains a balance...

Pros: Songs you can't forget
Cons: None

Bon Jovi at their best with all their greatest hits a total of fourteen songs that will make you want to sing, dance, or keep listen to over and over. With songs like Livin on a prayer, Lay your hands on me, and You give love a bad name that as the beat...