I have a confession: I'm 48 years old, originally from Jersey, and I've never owned a Bon Jovi song until this past Friday.
They're not bad, just not my cup.
My 11 year old son (a drummer) and some friends have started a band, and they've chosen a few Bon Jovi songs to learn together...just to see what they've got. Ironically enough, there was a documentary on those guys on last night. I think I missed the first 10-15 minutes, but I swear I watched over an hour or so (at least it seemed like over an hour)...no mention of a bass player. Even the live shots, you got the drummer, keys, guitarist, vocalist...no bassist in any shots. I read on Wiki that the original bassist Alec John Such left the band in 1994 and he was replaced by Hugh McDonald.
I was interested in checking out the bassist because I'm going to have to learn some of their tunes to help my son practice at home. I mean, the songs seem simple enough, but I just found it weird that in an entire documentary about a band (I almost wrote Hair Band, but didn't) there is no mention of a bassist.
I like these documentaries - even about bands I don't like much; Metallica, Motley Crue, etc...I find them real interesting and the ones that are done well give you a little more insight into the personalities within the bands. The Metallica documentaries are insane.
Anyway, just curious about the absence of any mention, if anyone has a clue.
Thanks,
Steve