BON JOVI - Rockin' In Cleveland 1984 (2013)

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Do you remember the fantastic King Biscuit concerts broadcasted live during the eighties?
New promised bands and already established acts found a space to reach wised audiences in the US, and then many of these live shows were pressed on LP, cassette and CD to treasure.
Bon Jovi were, in 1984, the most promising new rock band around and one that those in the know were already tipping for the top.
The All Access label is releasing one the band's very earliest shows, played on 17th March 1984 at Cleveland's renowned Agora Ballroom as part of the tour undertaken to support their debut, self titled album - released just two months earlier.

This event remains more than just a distant memory of a talented rock band on the cusp of success, it is also now available here to enjoy for the first time on CD.
Jon's voice is so young sounding on this early recording and it sends you on a hard rocking, guitar busting emotional ride through their songs from the killer "Breakout" to "She Don't Know Me" to their first hit "Runaway".
"She Don't Know Me" hasn't been played since 1987 and they are reluctant to play it again because they didn't wrote it. I thought the album version was great but the live version is 10 times better and the song takes you on a roller coaster of memories.
Plus you get a rare cover version "Take You Higher" (Sly and the Family Stone) which I have never heard Bon Jovi do before.

"Rockin' In Cleveland 1984" is a truly great recording in terms of freshness, atmosphere and a hungry for glory primal Bon Jovi.
The sound quality is really good for a live '84 Radio broadcast, no overdubs, no remixes, no studio trickery, just Bon Jovi when they rocked hard.
Also this CD it's a chance to hear different versions of the songs, less polished yet melodic as ever. And I love it.
"Rockin' In Cleveland 1984" is exciting, showing the 'real' Bon Jovi, the one many of us miss with a tear.
Rocks!


01. Intro
02. Breakout
03. Come Back
04. Roulette
05. She Don't Know Me
06. Shot Through The Heart
07. Love Lies
08. Guitar Solo
09. Get Ready
10. Runaway
11. Take You Higher

Jon Bon Jovi - lead vocals, guitar
Richie Sambora - lead guitar, backing vocals
David Bryan - keyboards
Alec John Such - bass
Tico Torres - drums, percussion


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