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The Light the Sky Podcast returns and proudly presents the 80’s Summer Tour! Join us on an exploration of one of our favorite decades, examining some of the most impactful albums of the era, reminding us of backyard barbecues, taking the T-Tops off on a Camaro, popping in a cassette and rocking out. We start with Bon Jovi’s diamond album “Slippery When Wet”. Is this album more than just the big hits? Is there anything salvageable on the B-side of the record? Do the synths sound tinny and annoying or are they a part of the decade’s charm? Join Mark, Alex, Chris and Kevin as the gang debates all of this and more, going track by track through the album and of course ending in a classic Light the Sky Love it or Flush It.
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Quick Reviews
Mark The best paper-thin album you’ll ever hear.
Chris Should have just made an EP of the strong songs. Really dislike the synths here, not enough muscle for my liking.
Alex The songs I didn’t know ended up being a real treat – the discovery of some new Bon Jovi songs I hadn’t heard a million times.
Kevin They knew they wanted to sell a million albums and they went for it, worked hard and succeeded. How can I not applaud that?
Love It or Flush It
| M | C | A | K | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Let It Rock" | 5:26 | F | F | L | L | |
| 2 | "You Give Love a Bad Name" | 3:43 | L | L | L | L | |
| 3 | "Livin' on a Prayer" | 4:11 | L | L | L | L | |
| 4 | "Social Disease" | 4:18 | F | F | F | T | |
| 5 | "Wanted Dead or Alive" | 5:09 | L | B | L | L | |
| 6 | "Raise Your Hands" | 4:17 | F | L | L | L | |
| 7 | "Without Love" | 3:31 | L | L | L | L | |
| 7 | "I'd Die for You" | 4:31 | L | F | B | B | |
| 9 | "Never Say Goodbye" | 4:49 | B | L | L | L | |
| 10 | "Wild In the Streets" | 3:56 | T | T | T | F |
Love It or Flush It Legend
L = Love. As many as you like.
F = Flush. Must flush at least one track per album.
B = Buy. Purchased for the ultimate LTS “Best Of” playlist for each of us. One per album.
T = Terminate. Should have never even existed. One per album.
The Rules
Each of us must Love, Flush, Buy, and Terminate AT LEAST ONE track on an album, no matter how great or terrible the album is. Whoever wins the “7 for the Buy” section gets an extra Buy or Terminate to use on the album. Because Chris hosts this section and thus cannot win, he gets an extra Buy or Terminate every 4 albums.
Album Information
Slippery When Wet is the third studio album by American rock band Bon Jovi. It was released on August 18, 1986, by Mercury Records in North America and Vertigo Records internationally. It was produced by Bruce Fairbairn, with recording sessions between January and July 1986 at Little Mountain Sound Studios in Vancouver. The album features many of Bon Jovi’s best-known songs, including “You Give Love a Bad Name“, “Livin’ on a Prayer“, and “Wanted Dead or Alive“.
Slippery When Wet was an instant commercial success, spending eight weeks at No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart and was named by Billboard as the top-selling album of 1987.[7] Slippery When Wet is Bon Jovi’s best-selling album to date, with a Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) certification of 12× Platinum, making it one of the top 100 best-selling albums in the United States.[8] The album has been called the album that turned “heavy metal into a radio-friendly pop format”,[9] and is also commonly seen as “a breakthrough for hair metal”.[10][11]
