Bon Jovi "Bounces" back with yet another awesome album!
Matthew DeLuca | Tulsa, OK | 09/21/2002
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This album is awesome! It's a good old fashioned American rock and roll album. The first song on the album is "Undivided". It is a beautiful song that could very well pass for America's new National anthem following the terrorist attacks. It talks about how we have all become United, as one, and that we stand for love, and truth, as we pray to God for his help. Try NOT to sing along with "Undivided", you wont succeed though.
The second track is "Everyday". This is a cool, clean sounding song that reminds us to make the most of "Everyday". To dream, and to spread our wings and fly to accomplish those
dreams.
Track number 3 is "The Distance". It is about how when you love somebody, NOTHING can or will stop you from being with them. That you will do whatever it takes to be with them, even if it means "going the Distance".
Track 4 is "Joey" and is about someone changing their life, and making it better, even though it is sometimes scary to do so.
Next, is the song "Misunderstood". It talks about how, in relationships, or life in general, that when someone gets mad at us, we shouldnt be too upset about it, because they just misunderstood us, because we had good intentions in doing what upset them in the first place.
Track number 6 is "All about lovin' you". This title says it all. It talks about dedicating our lives to those who we love.
Song number 7 is "Hook me up". It is about a young man who is seperated from the rest of the world, and reaches out to be part of it, and that whether you live in America, or in Afghanistan, we are all Brothers, who all have the same need....to be loved.
Song #8 is "The right side of wrong". This is a great song that has the feeling of Bon Jovi's classic "cowboy" mentality.
Song #9 is "Love me back to life". It describes how love can cure our pain and give us hope.
Song #10 is "You had me from Hello". It is a BEAUTIFUL love song...and any guy who wants to send good shivers down his woman's spine, should sing this song to her.
Song #11 is the title track, "Bounce". It is the classic, "If you fall off the horse, dust yourself off, and get right back on again" song. It's about bouncing back even when everyone else counts you out. If you are having a hard time in life, and need inspiration to have the courage to reach for your dreams, and to ignore what others say, THIS IS THE SONG FOR YOU!
This imported version has good bonus songs, but there is an aggravating pause between the last song, "Open all Night" and the bonus songs for some reason. "Open all night" is another classic Bon Jovi love song.
This is what the album "Bounce" means to ME. But the great thing about Bon Jovi and their music is that the songs can mean ANYTHING you want them to. They are YOURS and yours alone, and you can enjoy them and use them to inspire you anyway that you want. This CD is a great example of that. I hope you enjoy it, and that it inspires you to reach for your dreams. You just might reach them, as long as you dont ever give up."
Track Listings (12) - Disc #1